In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Jazz Covers of Soul

These are jazz covers of mostly soul tunes of the 60's-70's. The episode ends with a familiar jazz standard as played by Ahmad Jamal, and a great new big band arranger and drummer, Dan Pugach. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Trouble Man ~ Jungle Soul
Billy Childs ~ Stoned Soul Picnic ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Ain't No Mountain High Enough ~ Single
Hampton Hawes ~ The Look of Love ~ The Two Sides Of
Kenny Garrett ~ I Say a Little Prayer ~ Pushing the World Away
The Bad Plus ~ Long Distance Runaround ~ For All I Care (With Wendy Lewis)
Joe Farrell ~ Too High ~ Penny Arcade
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ On Green Dolphin Street ~ Count 'Em 88
Dan Pugach ~ Discourse This! ~ Bianca

Fusion 70's to Today

Today's show is all about jazz/rock fusion. We begin with 70's fusion from Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The latter half of the show is current music influenced by not only decades old jazz and fusion, but rock, beats and hip-hop.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ One Word ~ Birds of Fire
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country EP
Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations
Kneebody ~ The Trip ~ Chapters
Mark Guiliana ~ under the influence ~ the sound of listening

An Eclectic Mix

This show features an eclectic mix, beginning with new releases followed by 70's fusion and concluding with classic 50's jazz.  

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Moment Before Sunrise ~ Inner Light
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ Booker's Garden - Single
Samara Joy ~ Round Midnight ~ Linger Awhile
David Liebman ~ Within You Without You ~ Sweet Hands
Return to Forever ~ Game Maker ~ Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) ~ Passengers
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time

Episode Mar 3 2024

Brand new music and familiar standards in this week's episode. New releases from Ulysses Owens, Nicole Zuraitis and Chris Potter, interspersed wth blasts from the past from trumpeter Jim Rotondi and Herbie Hancock. The show concludes with a fusion masterpiece with lush orchestrations by Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Bird Lives ~ A New Beat
Jim Rotondi ~ Little B's Poem ~ Excursions
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Nicole Zuraitis & Gilad Hekselman ~ Save it for a Rainy Day (single)
Chris Potter ~ Dream of Home (single)
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Vision Is A Naked Sword ~ Apocalypse

Jazz 2024 Grammy Recap

This episode is a recap of the Grammys awarded to jazz artists in various categories. What strikes me in this playlist is the wide range of styles and cultural influences that have melded in today's modern jazz. There is funk, R&B, Indian, Latin, jazz and folk music represented here. Congrats to all these artists on their Grammy awards.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer ~ Tradewinds Bengali ~ As We Speak
Shakti ~ Shrini’s Dream ~ This Moment
Billy Childs ~ The End of Innocence ~ The Winds of Change
Nicole Zuraitis ~ Reverie ~ How Love Begins
Samara Joy ~ Tight ~ Tight - Single
Meshell Ndegeocello ~ Burn Progression ~ The Omnichord Real Book
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo ~ En La Soledad ~ El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2
Tracy Chapman ~ Fast Car ~ Tracy Chapman
Emma Rawicz ~ Rangwali ~ Chroma

Soprano Trane to Electric Miles

This episode features iconic tracks that changed the direction of jazz music. Trane takes up the soprano, and Miles invents fusion. Lots of great stuff in between.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ My Favorite Things ~ My Favorite Things
Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time
Eddie Henderson ~ Why Not? ~ Witness to History
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Miles Davis ~ Spanish Key ~ Bitches Brew

Jazzy New Year 2024

Wishing you all a jazzy Happy New Year as we begin this episode with an aptly titled tune from Joshua Redman. As I look at this playlist, it is dominated by great guitarists including Bernstein, Scofield, McLaughlin and newcomer Andrew Renfroe... and more

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joshua Redman ~ New Year ~ Still Dreaming
Mike DiRubbo ~ Inner Light ~ Inner Light
Andrew Renfroe ~ SPRINGS ~ Single
John Scofield ~ Mr. Tambourine Man ~ Uncle John's Band
John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum
Todd Sickafoose ~ Prospects ~ Bear Proof
Hampton Hawes ~ Morning ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes

Holiday with a San Diego Spin

This holiday episode of In The Groove begins with a few Christmas classics. Then we continue with some of my favorite 2023 releases, including ones from San Diego.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Samara Joy ~ The Christmas Song ~ A Joyful Holiday
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Ferromagnetic ~ Dynamic Maximum Tension
Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ (Single)
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo
David Borgo ~ Aqaba ~ Pathika
David Whitman ~ Ode To Joe (feat. Bob Sheppard) ~ Ode To Joe
Peter Sprague ~ Wise One ~ Wise One: Peter Sprague Plays Coltrane