In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode Mar 20 2022

We start this show with swingin' "soul-jazz", with a new release from trombonist Matt Hall and classic sax from Dexter G. Next that slick CTI sound from Stanley Turrentine and Joe Farrell. Finally, back to Southern California with local favorites Gilbert and Holly.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never
Dexter Gordon ~ Society Red ~ Doin' Allright
Stanley Turrentine ~ Sugar ~ Sugar
Joe Farrell ~ Great Gorge ~ Moon Germs
Gilbert Castellanos ~ This Is for Horace ~ Underground
Holly Hofmann ~ Jack of Hearts ~ Low Life

New music from SoCal

We begin with new music from San Diego jazz artists Peter Sprague (guitar) and Matt Hall (trombone), followed by jazz icon Charles McPherson from his latest album Jazz Dance Suites. I haven't forgotten my Hartford music roots, Steve Davis and John Hasselback III are represented here too.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Peter Sprague ~ Going with Me ~ Peter Sprague Plays Pat Metheny, Vol. 2
Matt Hall ~ Spearhead ~ I Hope to My Never
Charles McPherson ~ Tropic of Capricorn ~ Charles McPherson's Jazz Dance Suites
George Garzone, Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua & Darek Oles ~ I Want To Talk About You (Night #2) ~ 3 Nights in L.A.
John Hasselback III ~ Robert's Run ~ Entrance
Steve Davis ~ Inner Glimpse ~ Correlations
Herbie Hancock ~ Cantaloupe Island ~ Empyrean Isles

Pepper Revisited

A look back at the iconic album Sgt. Pepper's LHCB, with unique covers from jazz artists, and finally George Harrison's classic composition on that record. That is followed by three fine San Diego jazz artists, Lori Bell, Holly Hofmann and Matt Hall. A new single from Jamile & Tony Davis, playing one of my favorite tunes and concluding with a John Coltrane classic.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
San Francisco String Trio ~ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ~ May I Introduce to You
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ With a Little Help from My Friends ~ Dream Walkin'
Brandee Younger ~ Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! ~ A Day in the Life: Impressions of Pepper
The Beatles ~ Within You Without You ~ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lori Bell ~ Harlem Nocturne ~ Brooklyn Dreaming
Holly Hofmann ~ Farmer's Trust ~ Low Life
Matt Hall ~ No Going Back ~ I Hope to My Never
Jamile & Tony Davis ~ Never Will I Marry ~ Never Will I Marry - Single
John Coltrane ~ Lonnie's Lament ~ Crescent

Episode Jan 30 2022

Today's show begins with classic CTI recordings from Milt Jackson and Joe Farrell. Sellick and Renfroe cover Tom Petty from an acoustic duet album. The San Diego jazz scene is represented by alto saxophonist Chris Hollyday and guitarist Peter Sprague. Last but not least, we have jazz icons Hank Mobley and Cedar Walton to wrap up the show.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Milt Jackson ~ Sunflower ~ Sunflower
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Wildflowers ~ Small Vacation
Christopher Hollyday ~ Text Tones ~ Dialogue
Peter Sprague ~ All Blues ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Gerald Wilson Big Band ~ Patterns ~ Gerald Wilson: Deep Dive!
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station
Cedar Walton Trio ~ Voices Deep Within ~ Cedar

West Coast Favs

The first set is from some of my favorite SoCal artist, Gerald Wilson, Peter Sprague and Holly Hofmann. Following is new music from coast to coast. Also, new highly celebrated albums from Brandee Younger, Johnathan Blake and more. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra ~ So What ~ Gerald Wilson: Deep Dive!
Peter Sprague ~ Blue in Green ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Bohemia After Dark ~ Live At Birdland
Brandee Younger ~ Love & Struggle ~ Somewhere Different
Johnathan Blake ~ LLL ~ Homeward Bound
Jimmy Greene ~ No Words ~ While Looking Up
Andrew Renfroe ~ Chemirocha ~ Dark Grey - EP
Harold Land Sextet ~ Compulsion ~ West Coast Blues!
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station

Week 2, 2022

A wide variety of jazz styles are represented in this podcast; the second of year 2022. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Hotep Idris Galeta ~ King Tut's Strut ~ The Lost Singles - Single
Christopher Hollyday ~ Kiss Me Right ~ Dialogue
Johnathan Blake ~ Steppin' Out ~ Homeward Bound
Steph Richards & Joshua White ~ Sacred Sea: Zephyr ~ Zephyr
Joshua Redman ~ New Year ~ Still Dreaming
Oscar Peñas ~ Rain ~ Music of Departures and Returns
Sammy Figueroa ~ Seven Steps to Heaven ~ The Magician
Chick Corea ~ Return To Forever ~ Return To Forever

Looking Back 2021 p2

We continue our retrospective on 2021 releases. First we reach back a decade with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio from 2010. Then let's hear the title tracks from Emmet Cohen and Greg Abate's chart topping recordings from last year. CT trumpeter Nick Di Maria, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin are trending with jazz-fusion on their latest releases.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ New Light ~ Journeys
Emmet Cohen ~ Future Stride ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Magic Dance ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Nick Di Maria ~ Sagittaron ~ Indigo Seven
Dave Holland ~ Gentle Warrior ~ Another Land
John McLaughlin ~ Right Here, Right Now, Right On ~ Liberation Time
Miles Davis ~ In a Silent Way ~ The Lost Concert

Looking Back on 2021

Some of my favorite releases in 2021 are here in this episode (after a satirical look at the holidays). You'll find  Kenny Garrett, Greg Abate, Emmet Cohen and more represented here. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis & Gil Evans ~ Blue Xmas ~ The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Andrew Renfroe ~ Gotham ~ Run in the Storm
Emmet Cohen ~ Dardanella ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Cook's Bay ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Greg Abate ~ Voyage ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
John Hasselback III ~ Rene's Way ~ Entrance
Peter Sprague ~ Flamenco Sketches ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Pat Metheny ~ Zenith Blue ~ Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)