Episodes
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Episode Mar 3 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 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
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Episode Feb 4 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
A variety of music beginning with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Larry Coryell. That is followed by music from towns that I have resided in for most of my adult life, Hartford and San Diego. Also, the "Jazztodon" inspired track. We have new music from Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh as well.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila ~ Tequila
Larry Coryell ~ Bumpin' on Sunset ~ The Power Trio
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Mike DiRubbo ~ Scrollin' and Trollin' ~ Inner Light
Ken Peplowski & New York Trio ~ In the Middle of a Kiss ~ Stardust
Vijay Iyer ~ Overjoyed ~ Compassion
Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
MLK Day and more
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
This episode starts with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as this show will air on MLK Day weekend. Following are some great tracks, most notably from Tommy Flanagan and Jackie McLean. The show ends with two versions of Mercy Street from the original Gabriel recording followed by Hancocks great cover.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ I Have a Dream ~ The Prisoner
Tommy Flanagan ~ Raincheck ~ Jazz Poet
Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good!
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Jackie McLean ~ Nature Boy ~ Nature Boy
Peter Gabriel ~ Mercy Street ~ So
Herbie Hancock ~ Mercy Street ~ The New Standard
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Autumn Celebration
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
We are right in the middle of Autumn, and this episode celebrates my favorite season. Great renditions of this season's classics by Hollyday, Sharpe and Kessel. Something new from Joey Alexander, something old from Herbie, and much more.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Christopher Hollyday ~ Autumn in New York ~ Telepathy
Avery Sharpe Trio ~ Autumn Moonlight ~ Autumn Moonlight
Barney Kessel ~ Autumn Leaves ~ Autumn Leaves
Manuel Valera ~ Mov III -- Fall ~ The Seasons
Miles Davis ~ Fall ~ Nefertiti
Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Cannonball Adderly Sextet ~ Unit 7 ~ Jazz Workshop Revisited
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Kaddish
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
This episode is in honor of those innocent civilians that have lost their lives in the recent Middle East conflict. It is our hope that peace can be achieved in the region. We pay our respects through Emmet Cohen's Hatzi Kaddish. That is followed by other great piano trios from Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner and more.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Emmet Cohen ~ Hatzi Kaddish ~ Masters Legacy Series Volume 2: Ron Carter
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio ~ Pass It On ~ Without Deception
McCoy Tyner ~ Moment's Notice ~ McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane
John Coltrane ~ Wise One ~ Crescent
ARTEMIS ~ Slink ~ In Real Time
David Whitman ~ Bop This ~ Ode To Joe
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Monterey 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
This special episode is a review of this year's Monterey Jazz Festival. This was my first year attending, and it was a great experience. The selections played are all from artists that I had the pleasure of seeing at the festival, and most of the tracks were those played by these artists during the three day event.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Jubilation ~ Phoenix
Terence Blanchard ~ The Elders ~ Absence
Herbie Hancock ~ Actual Proof ~ Thrust
Peter Sprague ~ Minuano (featuring Diana Reeves ~ Peter Sprague Plays Pat Metheny, Vol. 1
Samara Joy ~ Can't Get Out Of This Mood (feat. Gerald Clayton) ~ Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition)
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Move On Up ~ Live In Loveland!
Billy Childs ~ Master of the Game ~ The Winds of Change
Charles Lloyd ~ Forest Flower: Sunrise ~ Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd At Monterey
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Honoring WS and 0 Gravity
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
This week's episode honors a recently released biopic on Wayne Shorter entitled Zero Gravity. The three part series is perhaps the best of it's kind I have ever seen. Also are some discoveries from jazztodon.com (a jazz-centric social media platform) from guitarist John Pizzarelli and drummer Johnathan Blake. The show ends with classic tunes from Nelson and Hubbard.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wayne Shorter ~ Black Nile ~ Night Dreamer
Wayne Shorter ~ Infant Eyes ~ Speak No Evil
Wayne Shorter ~ Footprints (Live) ~ Footprints Live!
John Pizzarelli ~ James ~ Better Days Ahead
Johnathan Blake ~ Tears I Cannot Hide ~ Passage
Oliver Nelson ~ Stolen Moments ~ The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Episode April 23 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
A different kind of start for this episode of In The Groove. First up is a R&B Classic from Curtis Mayfield followed by progressive Rock from Santana. That is followed by a vocal set before we close out the show playing tribute to Ahmad Jamal who passed away last week at 92 years old.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Curtis Mayfield ~ Move on Up ~ Keep On Keeping On: Curtis Mayfield Studio Albums 1970-1974
Santana ~ Song of the Wind ~ Caravanserai
Steps Ahead ~ Pools ~ Steps Ahead
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Never Will I Marry ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Herbie Hancock Feat. Corinne Bailey Rae ~ River ~ River: The Joni Letters
Cécile McLorin Salvant ~ Mélusine ~ Mélusine
Samara Joy ~ Sweet Pumpkin ~ Linger Awhile
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ Patterns ~ The Awakening
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ Poinciana ~ Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing: But Not for Me