Can't get enough Chick Corea. We have been playing a lot of Chick on recent podcast, and I just realized his 75th birthday had just passed. We start with three very different tunes from Corea followed by new music from a young Christian Sands and then a couple from Billy Childs. We cap things off this week with vocalist Gregory Porter.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Return to Forever with Chick Corea ~ Spain ~ Light as a Feather
Chick Corea Trio ~ Fingerprints ~ Trilogy
Return To Forever ~ Sorceress ~ Romantic Warrior
Christian Sands ~ Armando's Song ~ Reach
Chistian Sands ~ Use Me ~ Reach
Billy Childs ~ The Starry Night ~ Rebirth
Billy Childs ~ And When I Die (feat. Allison Krauss) ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Gregory Porter ~ Lonesome Lover ~ Liquid Spirit

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This is a special podcast of Eastern or Indian influenced jazz music. We will hear from Alice Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Charles Lloyd and more. This influence even affected the Beatles, particularly George Harrison. The last portion of this podcast shows a funky side of Indo-Jazz fusion with many influences.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond
Alice Coltrane ~ Jourey in Satchindananda ~ Jourey in Satchindananda
Alice Coltrane ~ Blue Nile ~ Translinear Light
Ravi Coltrane ~ For Turiya ~ Blending Times
Shakti featuring John McLaughlin ~ Get Down and Sruti ~ Natural Elements
Remembering Shakti ~ Lotus Feet ~ The Believer
Charles Lloyd ~ Dancing on One Foot ~ Sangam
The Beatles ~ Within You and Without You ~ Seargent Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band
Mynta ~ First Summer ~ First Summer
Mynta ~ Fuzzy ~ Website download
Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble ~ The Chant ~ Flat Planet
Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble ~ The Hangar ~ Flat Planet

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The gem of this episode is the last 4 tracks celebrating the birth anniversary of Jackie McLean. We start off with two of Jackie's students. Steve Davis, now professor at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at University of Hartford, and Ray McMorrin who now resides in Japan and has released a great album. Other notable sax players on this podcast are Greg Abate and Joe Farrell.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Steve Davis ~ Warrior ~ Think Ahead
Ray MacMorrin ~ Procrastination ~ RayMac
Greg Abate w/the Tim Ray Trio ~ Farewell To Phil ~ Road to Forever
Greg Abate w/the Tim Ray Trio ~ Mr. Parker ~ Road to Forever
Joe Farrell ~ Moon Germs ~ Moon Germs
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback
Joe Farrell ~ Circle in the Round ~ The Joe Farrell Quartet
Jackie McLean ~ Sentimental Journey ~ 4, 5 and 6
Jackie McLean ~ Appointment in Ghana ~ Jackie's Bag
Jackie McLean ~ The Expolorers ~ Rhythm of the Earth
Jackie McLean ~ Optimism ~ Fire & Love

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This podcast runs the gamut of modern jazz music. Joe Farrell and Greg Abate bring a retro-fusion sound. We take you back to 70's classic rock with War. Steve Davis, Art Pepper, Mitch Foreman put their spin on some great jazz Standards. The podcast concludes with new music from young pianist Christian Sands. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Joe Farrell ~ Great Gorge ~ Moon Germs
War ~ City, Country, City ~ The World is a Ghetto
Greg Abate w/the Tim Ray Trio ~ Road to Forever ~ Road To Forever
David Weiss & Point of Departure ~ Gazelle ~ Wake Up Call
Steve Davis ~ When The Saints Go Marching In ~ Say When
Art Pepper ~ The Shadow of Your Smile ~ The Complete Galaxy Recordings
Jeff 'Tain' Watts ~ Water ~ Blue Vol 2
Mitch Foreman ~ What a Wonderful World ~ Perspectives
Mitch Foreman ~ Here There and Everywhere ~ Perspectives
Christian Sands ~ The Song of the Rainbow People ~ Reach
Christian Sands ~ Oyeme! ~ Reach

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The gem of this podcast is at the end with a tribute to the 100 birth anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald. We start with a funky fusion groove, followed by the sultry sound of Stan Getz, and some killin' drum work from Ralph Peterson

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
The Dave Weckl Band ~ Wake Up ~ Transition
Joe Farrell ~ Too High ~ Penny Arcade
Stan Getz ~ Feijoada ~ Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions
Stan Getz ~ Soul Eyes ~ Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions
Jimmy Greene ~ Flowers ~ Flowers Beautiful Life Vol 2
Ralph Peterson ~ Minor League ~ Alive at Firehoue12 - Vol 1
Aggregate Prime w/Ralph Peterson ~ Emmanuel the Redeemer ~ Dream Deferred
Zaccai Curtis, Ralph Peterson, Luques Curtis ~ Backgammon ~ Triangular III
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie ~ Them There Eyes ~ Ella and Basie!
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie ~ Satin Doll ~ Ella and Basie!
Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie ~ Tea for Two ~ Ella and Basie!
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ~ They Can't Take That Away from Me ~ Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

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We explore lots of new music in this week's podcast. First we pay tribute to fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth who passed away this week. This is followed by new releases by Kevin Eubanks, Billy Childs, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Linda Oh, and Christian Sands. The show concludes with Stan Getz.

PLAYLIST
Artist ~ Song ~ Album
Tony Williams Lifetime Fred Believe It
Allan Holdsworth The Sixteen Men of Tain The Sixteen Men of Tain
Kevin Eubanks Take the Coltrane East West Time Line
Kevin Eubanks Captain Senor Mouse East West Time Line
Billy Childs Rebirth Rebirth
Luciana Souza Balao a Tempo An Answer to Your Silence
Jeff 'Tain' Watts Chicken Ballet Blue Vol 2
Jeff 'Tain' Watts Son of Jitney Man Blue Vol 2
Linda May Han Oh Firedancer Walk Against the Wind
Linda May Han Oh Walk Against the Wind Walk Against the Wind
Christian Sands Bud's Tune Reach
Christian Sands Reaching for the Sun Reach
Benny Green Down Under happiness Sunnyside
Stan Getz Beatrice Bossa's and Ballads: The Lost Sessions

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This episode is part 2 of last week's broadcast and features some great guitarists, sometimes in a supporting role. Lionel Lueke, Kurt Rosenwinkle and Joshua Breakstone are heard here. Next up is something new from rising star pianist Christian Sands. The last half of the podcast has great players with roots in the Hartford area that have played here recently. Noah Preminger, Earl MacDonald, Noah Baerman and singer Giacomo Gates are included.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Dave Hollland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland ~ Walkin' the Walk ~ Aziza
Orin Evans ~ Chiara ~ #knowingishalfthebattle
Joshua Breakstone ~ News for Lulu ~ 88
Christian Sands ~ Gangstatude ~ Reach
Christian Sands ~ Somewhere Out There ~ Reach
Noah Preminger ~ Mother Earth ~ Meditations on Freedom
Earl MacDonald ~ Blackbird ~ Mirror of the Mind
Earl MacDonald 6 ~ echoes in the night ~ echoes in the night
Noah Baerman ~ Now! ~ Bliss
Giacomo Gates ~ Four ~ Miles Tones

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Let's start this show with the Curtis Brothers and Ralph Peterson. Next up is Pianist Emmet Cohen with Jimmy Cobb. Then we will get into a Frank Zappa set. Jimmy Greene has a new album out. Then we wrap it up with guitarists Mark Whitfield and Dave Stryker.

Playlist
Artist ~ Album ~ Track
Zaccai Curtis, Ralph Peterson, Luques Curtis ~ Beatrice ~ Triangular III
Curtis Brothers Quartet ~ Afro Blue ~ Syzygy
Emmet Cohen, featuring Jimmy Cobb ~ Two Bass Hit ~ Masters Legacy Series, Vol. 1
Emmet Cohen, featuring Jimmy Cobb ~ Tin Tin Deo ~ Masters Legacy Series, Vol. 1
Frank Zappa ~ Peaches en Regalia ~ Hot Rats
Frank Zappa ~ Waka / Jawaka ~ Waka / Jawaka
Frank Zappa ~ Stolen Moments ~ Broadway the Hard Way
Ed Palermo Big Band ~ Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus ~ One Child Left Behind
Jimmy Greene ~ Big Guy ~ Flowers Beautiful Life Vol 2
Jimmy Greene ~ Someday ~ Flowers Beautiful Life Vol 2
Jimmy Greene ~ Fun Circuits ~ Flowers Beautiful Life Vol 2
Mark Whitfield ~ Undiscovered ~ Grace
Dave Stryker ~ Time of the Season ~ Eight Track II

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