In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

A Jazzy Little Christmas

We start with a set of Christmas classics as performed by some of my favorite jazz musicians. Next up is a set from the new 2021 remake of West Side Story, with the great soundtrack from Leonard Bernstein. That is followed by two Hartford graduates. Jimmy Greene pays tribute to his daughter Ana on the 9th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings which took her life. Brandee Younger scores a grammy nomination with Black is Beautiful. We finish with a jazz standard from the late great Chick Corea.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas 2
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Pancho Sanchez ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas ~ Latin Jazz Christmas
Ellis Marsalis ~ This Is Christmas ~ A Jazzy Wonderland
Leonard Bernstein ~ Prologue ~ West Side Story
Ansel Elgort & Mike Faist ~ Cool ~ West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein ~ The Dance at the Gym: Mambo ~ West Side Story
Jimmy Greene ~ Ana's Way (feat. Kurt Elling) ~ Beautiful Life
Brandee Younger ~ Beautiful Is Black ~ Somewhere Different
Chick Corea Akoustic Band ~ On Green Dolphin Street ~ LIVE

Episode Oct 24 2021

Just some music I've been listening to this week. No particular theme. New music from Helen Sung, J. McLaughlin, Brandee, and Chick. Enjoy!

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Helen Sung ~ Long Yellow Road ~ Quartet + (with Harlem Quartet)
Bob Reynolds ~ Ecaroh ~ A Message for Mobley
John McLaughlin ~ As the Spirit Sings ~ Liberation Time
Brandee Younger ~ Somewhere Different ~ Somewhere Different
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ The Creator Has a Master Plan ~ Force Majeure
Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton & Mark Whitfield ~ Driftin' ~ Fingerpainting - The Music of Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ The Complete Blue Note Sessions Disk 3
Chick Corea Akoustic Band ~ You And The Night And The Music ~ LIVE

Voices from the coast

A vocal set of LA & San Diego musicians to start today's program. San Diego flautist Holly Hofmann covers Metheny's Farmer's Trust before we here something new from NEA Jazz Master Metheny himself. Also on this show are Chick/Burton duets, Garrett and Adderly.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ~ Fever (feat. Barbara Morrison) ~ L.A. Treasures Project
Denise Donatelli ~ Walk on By ~ Whistling in the Dark - The Music of Burt Bacharach
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ That Girl ~ Dream Walkin'
Holly Hofmann ~ Farmer's Trust ~ Low Life
Pat Metheny ~ Lodger ~ Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)
Chick Corea & Gary Burton ~ Native Sense ~ Native Sense
Kenny Garrett ~ Soldiers of the Fields / Soldats des Champs ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Cannonball Adderly Sextet ~ The Jive Samba ~ Jazz Workshop Revisited

ITG Oct 10 2021

We begin with the late Dr. Lonnie Smith, playing in a more progressive modern style. We follow that with a soulful Donny Hathaway. Then west coast soul from the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, and classic Blakey. The rest of the podcast has new releases from Chick, Renee, Metheny and finally Miles.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Turning Point ~ Turning Point
Donny Hathaway ~ Someday We'll All Be Free ~ This Is Soul
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ~ Got to Get Back to L.A. ~ L.A. Treasures Project
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers ~ Skylark ~ Caravan
Chick Corea Akoustic Band ~ Humpty Dumpty ~ LIVE
Renee Rosnes ~ Passing Jupiter ~ Kinds of Love
Pat Metheny ~ Timeline ~ Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)
Miles Davis ~ In a Silent Way ~ The Lost Concert

JCBD 2021

It's John Coltrane's birth anniversary, so we must start there. That is followed by some other favorite sax players; Mobley, Reynolds, Getz. Finally, check out these new releases from Garrett, Sung and Chick.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Lonnie's Lament ~ Crescent
Hank Mobley ~ No Room for Squares ~ No Room for Squares
Bob Reynolds ~ Up a Step ~ A Message for Mobley
Bill Evans Trio ~ The Peacocks ~ But Beautiful (feat. Stan Getz)
Kenny Garrett ~ Sounds from the Ancestors ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Helen Sung ~ Time Loops ~ Quartet + (with Harlem Quartet)
Chick Corea Akoustic Band ~ Humpty Dumpty ~ LIVE

Birth Day & Birthdays

This episode celebrates the birth of our granddaughter and a couple birthdays of jazz icons Charlie Parker and Wayne Shorter. Also, a set of music for the end of summer, new music from Andrew Renfroe and more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Pat Metheny Group ~ The First Circle ~ First Circle
Wayne Shorter ~ Black Nile ~ Night Dreamer
Charlie Parker ~ Yardbird Suite ~ The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Charlie Parker ~ Ornithology ~ The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Steve Davis Sextet ~ Dig Deep ~ Dig Deep
Herbie Hancock ~ Summertime ~ Gershwin's World
Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Too Damn Hot ~ Too Damn Hot
Andrew Renfroe ~ Dula ~ Run in the Storm
Chick Corea & Gary Burton ~ La Fiesta ~ Duet

Summer Fusion

Two of the most requested themes for this podcast are Jazz Fusion and Indian/Jazz Fusion. From new releases to classic fusion, we've got this covered. Enjoy and rock out!

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joshua Redman ~ Jazz Crimes ~ Elastic
Snarky Puppy ~ Lingus ~ We Like It Here
Brandee Younger ~ Reclamation ~ Somewhere Different
Chris Potter ~ Southbound ~ Sunrise Reprise
Chick Corea ~ Vulcan Worlds ~ Return to the Seventh Galaxy
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Miles Beyond ~ Birds of Fire
Shakti ~ Happiness Is Being Together ~ Natural Elements
Mynta ~ First Summer ~ First Summer

A Stevie tune and more

Let's wish Stevie W a happy birthday. Then Emmet's amazing playing, Cyrille's singing and on from there. Wrap it up with early Chick from Bones.

Playlist  
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
SFJAZZ Collective ~ Do I Do ~ Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions: Live in New York
Emmet Cohen ~ Dardanella ~ Future Stride
Cyrille Aimée ~ Words ~ Let's Get Lost
Jay Hoggard ~ Piety And Redemption ~ Straight From The Hart
Greg Abate ~ Golden Lotus ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
John Hasselback III ~ B.F.G. ~ Entrance
Chick Corea ~ Litha ~ Tone's for Joan's Bones