In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Fusion New and Different

Another Fusion set, but this one a bit different. We'll hear jazz fused with pop tunes, string quartets, orchestra, Indian Classical, Ukrainian folk music and hard rock.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Frank Zappa ~ Stolen Moments ~ Broadway the Hard Way
Frank Zappa ~ Murder By Numbers ~ Broadway the Hard Way
Roman Baranskiy | Scott Amendola, Matt Muntz, Friction Quartet ~Chuhayster ~ (YouTube) 
Ben Williams ~ Consciousness ~ Between Church & State
Andrew Renfroe ~ DREAMER ~ POP LOGIC
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Lila's Dance ~ Visions Of The Emerald Beyond
Shakti ~ Happiness Is Being Together ~ Natural Elements
Tim Garland ~ Moment Of Departure ~ Moment Of Departure
Brandee Younger ~ Gadabout Season ~ Gadabout Season
Miles Davis ~ Honky Tonk ~ Get Up With It

70's Jazz-Rock Fusion

Jazz Rock Fusion is on tap to begin this week's show. Headhunters, Return To Forever, and Mahavishnu Orchestra were the innovators in Jazz from the early 70's. After that set we hear new music from saxophonist Joshua Redman and others.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ Sly ~ Head Hunters
Return to Forever ~ Captain Señor Mouse ~ Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Open Country Joy ~ Birds of Fire
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback
Joshua Redman ~ Icarus ~ Words Fall Short
David Borgo ~ Bright Sun ~ Cycles
Victor Baker Quartet ~ Time Ripples ~ As the Crow Flies
Wes Montgomery ~ Bumpin' On Sunset ~ Tequila

Episode June 22 2025

A varied playlist of vocals, hardbop, fusion and electronic music ranging from the 1960's to today's modern jazz.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ The Old Country ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Unit 7 ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ La Fiesta ~ Trilogy 2
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ Sea Journey ~ Passengers
Freddie Hubbard ~ Arietis ~ Ready for Freddie
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Nicole McCabe ~ A Song To Sing ~ A Song To Sing
Weather Report ~ American Tango ~ Mysterious Traveller
Michael Brecker ~ African Skies ~ Tales from the Hudson

Episode June 8 2025

This episode begins with jazz masters Trane, McCoy and Moody. Then a talented San Diego guitarist Alex Ciavarelli. The show concludes with a set of 70's jazz/rock fusion classics.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ Pt. 1: Acknowledgement ~ A Love Supreme
McCoy Tyner ~ Man From Tanganyika ~ Tender Moments
James Moody ~ Cherokee ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note
Alex Ciavarelli ~ This Could Be the Start of Something Big ~ A Tribute to Oscar Peterson on Guitar
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay
Herbie Hancock ~ Watermelon Man ~ Head Hunters
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs

Episode April 20 2025

Lots of new music on today's episode beginning with Gerald Clayton on his new album One's and Two's and a collaboration on Out Of/Into. That is followed by more new releases from Lovano and Branford. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Ofafrii ~ Motion I
Gerald Clayton ~ For Peace ~ Ones & Twos
Gerald Clayton ~ More Always ~ Ones & Twos
Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio ~ Golden Horn ~ Homage
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ ‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours ~ Belonging
Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden ~ The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ~ Beyond the Missouri Sky
Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein ~ Ditty for Dewey ~ Solid Jackson
Jeremy Pelt ~ Invention #2 / Black Conscience ~ Woven

Vinyl Record Fair

This show reviews some recordings I picked up at a vinyl fair in San Diego recently. It is a mixture of 70's prog-rock and jazz music. This music will take you back to the great music being created in this era of rock, fusion and free jazz.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Tower Of Power ~ Only So Much Oil In the Ground ~ Urban Renewal
Stanley Clarke ~ Sea Journey ~ Children of Forever
Steely Dan ~ Home at Last ~ Aja
The Doors ~ Break On Through ~ The Doors
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Transition ~ Transition
The Oscar Peterson Big 4 ~ Night Child ~ Freedom Song

Episode Mar 9 2025

A playlist starting with the great Cannonball Adderley and concluding with honoring the late pioneer of Acid Jazz, Roy Ayers. 

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Arriving Soon ~ The Quintet Plus
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sphere ~ Dual Force ~ Sphere: Live On Tour
ARTEMIS ~ Footprints ~ ARBORESQUE
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember
Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill
Out Of/Into ~ Gabaldon’s Glide ~ Motion I 
Roy Ayers Ubiquity ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Episode March 2 2025

This episode begins by paying our respects to Roberta Flack, who passed away last week. The recording featured here is my favorite track by Ms. Flack. Following that is new music by another fine vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. We have more great jazz in the following tracks. The podcast concludes with a live recording from 70's fusion band Weather Report.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Nicole Zuraitis ~ ode to billie jo ~ siren songs volume 1
Wynton Marsalis ~ Black Codes ~ Black Codes (From The Underground)
Miles Davis ~ All Blues ~ My Funny Valentine: In Concert
Joe Farnsworth ~ Someday We'll All Be Free ~ In What Direction Are You Headed?
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Minor Blues ~ The Next Step
Weather Report ~ A Remark You Made ~ 8:30