In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Last Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves have fallen, so this version from Steve Kuhn will be the last of the season to open the show. The cool sound of Chet Baker follows, before we explore new releases from the likes of Rob Garcia with Noah Preminger, newcomer Jason Hainsworth, Donnie McCaslin and Orrin Evans. An acoustic set from John McLaughlin, Gregory Porter and guitarist Joshua Breakstone complete the podcast.

 

Featured Album

Donny McCaslin, Beyond Now

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Steve Kuhn ~ Autumn Leaves ~ Love Walked In

Chet Baker ~ Lets Get Lost ~ Deep In A Dream

Rob Garcia ~ Whatever Gets You By ~ Finding Love in and Oligarchy on a Dying Planet

Noah Preminger ~ Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues ~ Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground

Jason Hainsworth ~ Groiditude ~ Third Ward Stories

Jason Hainsworth ~ Prince of Darkness ~ Third Ward Stories

Donnie McCaslin ~ A Small Plot of Land ~ Beyond Now

Donnie McCaslin ~ Warszawa ~ Beyond Now

Orrin Evans ~ When Jen Came In ~ #knowingishalfthebattle

John McLaughlin ~ Goodbye Pork Pie Hat ~ My Goals Beyond

John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond

Shakti featuring John McLaughlin ~ La Danse Du Bonheur ~ A Handful of Beauty

Gregory Porter ~ When Love Was King ~ Liquid Spirit

Gregory Porter ~ Hey Laura ~ Liquid Spirit

Joshua Breakstone ~ Black ~ The Cello Quarted

Beatle Jazz

After kicking it off with Autumn Leaves from Bobby Timmons, and Misty by Pharoah Sanders, we settle into sets from Chick Corea, Dave Holland and then a set of creative arrangements of Beatle tunes from various artists.

Feature Album

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Bobby Timmons Trio ~ Autumn Leaves ~ In Person

Pharoah Sanders ~ Misty ~ Crescent with Love

Chick Corea ~ Straight Up and Down ~ Inner Space

Return to Forever ~ Captain Senor Mouse ~ The Anthology

Return to Forever ~ Romantic Warrior ~ Return to Forever

Dave Holland Quartet ~ Conference of the Birds ~ Conference of the Birds

Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds

Dave Holland and Papa Habichuela ~ Joyride ~ Hands

BeatleJazz ~ Yes It Is ~ With a Little Help from my Friends

BeatleJazz ~ Strawberry Fields ~ With a Little Help from my Friends

Hot Club of San Francisco ~ Things We Said Today ~ John Paul George & Django

Terri Lynn Carrington ~ Michelle ~ Mosaic

Covers

This podcast begins with tracks from cover albums from Billy Childs (Laura Nyro), Dave Stryker (70's R&B), and The Ed Polermo Big Band (Zappa). Also of note are new releases from guitarist Rale Macic and the sophomore release from young pianist Joey Alexander.

 

Featured Album

Dave Stryker - Eight Track II

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Billy Childs ~ The Confession (feat. Becca Stevens) ~ Map to the Treasure

Billy Childs ~ Save the Country (feat. Shawn Colvin) ~ Map to the Treasure

Dave Stryker ~ Trouble Man ~ eight track II

Dave Stryker ~ I Can't Get Next to You ~ eight track II

The Ed Palermo Big Band ~   ~ One Child Left Behind

Rickie Lee Jones ~ Trouble Man ~ It's Like This

Behn Gillece ~ Dare to Be ~ Dare to Be

Black Art Jazz Collective ~ Salvador da Bahia ~ Presented by The Side Door Jazz Club

Rale Micic ~ Late Call ~ Night Music

Rale Micic ~ Blue ~ Night Music

Joey Alexander ~ City Lights ~ Countdown

Joey Alexander ~ Countdown ~ Countdown

New and Old Fusion

For fans of the genre-bending Jazz Fusion, we have some interesting takes on this music. From young guitarists Rale Micic, Tom Guarna and Rez Abassi, to Fusion classic bands, Return To Forever, Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra. This show finishes with a new release from Dave Stryker with some tunes you might have listened to on your eight track.

 

Featured Album

Dave Stryker, Eight Track II

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Rale Micic ~ Hotel Insomnia ~ Night Music

Tom Guarna ~ Shambleau ~ Rush

Rez Abbasi & Junction ~ Self-Brewing ~ Behind the Vibration

Return To Forever ~ The Sorceress ~ Romantic Warrior

Tony Williams ~ Allah Be Praised ~ Turn it over

Wayne Shorter ~ Dindi ~ Supernova

Weather Report ~ Medley ~ I Sing the Body Electric

Weather Report ~ 125th Street Congress ~ Sweetnighter

Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Inner Mounting Flame ~ The Noonward Race

Dave Stryker ~ When Doves Cry ~ eight track II

Dave Stryker ~ Time of the Season ~ eight track II

Toots and Wayne

This podcast features two giants of jazz music. We begin with a tribute to Toots Thielmans, legendary harmonica player, who passed away this week. At the end of this show we feature the music of Wayne Shorter celebrating a birthday this week. Wayne, one of the great jazz saxophonist and composer of our time. In between, you will hear from Zappa, Marsalis and Metheny and more.

 

Featured Album

Toots Thielmans - Only Trust Your Heart

Playlist 

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Toots Thielemans ~ Speak No Evil ~ Only Trust Your Heart

Toots Thielemans ~ Giant Steps ~ Images

Toots Thielemans ~ The Dragon ~ Only Trust Your Heart

Toots Thielemans ~ Take Five ~ East Coast, West Coast

Toots Thielemans ~ Ornithology ~ East Coast, West Coast

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ You Are Here ~ Real Enemies

Frank Zappa ~ Eat that Question ~ The Grand Wazoo

Frank Zappa ~ Cosmik Debris ~ Apostrophe

The Ed Palermo Big Band ~ Pygmy Twylyte (featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock) ~ One Child Left Behind

Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour ~ The Magic Hour

Pat Metheny ~ First Circle ~ The Road To You (Live)

Wayne Shorter ~ Footprints ~ Adam's Apple

Wayne Shorter ~ Speak No Evil ~ Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter ~ Plaza Real ~ Without A Net

Miles Davis ~ Capricorn ~ Water Babies

Enemies Within

A jazz podcast with political undertones. I make a statement with the opening track from Charlie Haden's This is Not America (for DJT). Darcy James Argue's Real Enemies opening track being The Enemy Within sums up my sentiment about one actor in this election year. From their we lighten it up with Dexter, Wynton, Nat and Chick.

 

Featured Album

Darcy James Argue's Real Enemies

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra ~ This is Not America ~ Not In Our Name

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ The Enemy Within ~ Real Enemies

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Dark Alliance ~ Real Enemies

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Trust No One ~ Real Enemies

Dexter Gordon ~ Willow Weep For Me ~ Our Man In Paris

Wynton Marsalis ~ L.C. On the Cut ~ Thick in the South

Nat ''King'' Cole ~ It's only a Paper Moon ~ After Midnight: The Complete Session

Nat ''King'' Cole ~ Sometimes I'm Happy ~ After Midnight: The Complete Session

Chick Corea ~ Steps-What Was ~ Now He Sings Now He Sobs

Chick Corea Trio ~ Fingerprints ~ Trilogy

 

Newport 2016 Review

_{This year's Newport Jazz Festival was a great success both musically and in terms of attendance. Saturday's event was sold out. This podcast features some of the artists and the tunes they performed. In addition, please} check out my photo gallery from the festival_.  

  

Newport Jazz Festival photo gallery

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Gregory Porter ~ Holding On ~ Take Me To The Alley

Gregory Porter ~ Take Me To The Alley ~ Take Me To The Alley

Chick Corea Trio ~ Recorda Me ~ Trilogy

Ben Williams ~ Strength and Beauty ~ Coming of Age

Kamasi Washington ~ Change of the Guard ~ Epic

Dave Liebman ~ Hat Trick ~ The Puzzle

Edmar Casteneda World Ensemble ~ Jesus De Nazareth ~ Live at the Jazz Standard

Anat Cohen ~ Putty Boy Strut ~ Luminosa

Kenny Barron ~ Nightfall ~ Book of Intuition

Kenny Barron ~ Bud Like ~ Book of Intuition

EJ and more

This podcast features the music as well as an interview with drummer E.J. Strickland. Strickland, also a composer and bandleader is one of the more in-demand drummers in NYC. We speak about his family, composing music, and living in New York pursuing this art form. Other artists featured are Noah Preminger, Tom Harrell, Rez Abbasi and others.

Featured Album

E.J. Strickland - The Undying Spirit on iTunes

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

E.J. Strickland Quintet ~ For My Homefolk ~ The Undying Spirit

E.J Strickland ~  Interview

E.J. Strickland Quintet ~ Impromptivity ~ The Undying Spirit

Tom Harrell ~ Sunday ~ Trip

Noah Preminger ~ Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues ~ Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Jeff Fuller & Friends ~ Billies Bounce ~ Shoreline Blues

Kamasi Washingtin ~ Miss Understanding ~ Epic

Robert Glasper ~ Afro Blue ~ Black Radio

Rez Abbasi and Junction ~ Holy Butter ~ Behind the Vibration

Rez Abbasi & Junction ~ Groundswell ~ Behind The Vibration

The Ed Polermo Big Band ~ Fifty-Fifty ~ One Child Left Behind