In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode Feb 5 2023

We start with new music from Gilbert Castellanos and a solo album from Kenny Barron. After that a mix of music I have been listening to lately. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Big P ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Kenny Barron ~ What If ~ The Source
The Griffith Park Collection ~ Guernica ~ The Griffith Park Collection
Charlie Haden ~ Ellen David ~ Closeness Duets
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra ~ Billie's Blues ~ The Essential Billie Holiday
Kurt Elling ~ Higher Vibe ~ Man In The Air
Josh Nelson ~ Introspection On 401 ~ The Discovery Project Live in Japan

Episode Dec 4 2022

Classic jazz and new music abound in this podcast episode. Hear from jazz masters Art Blakey, Dave Holland, Charles Lloyd and Miles. As well as a new generation, and a modern style from Immanuel Wilkens, Dezron Douglas and Emmet Cohen.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ~ The Core ~ Free for All
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Conference of the Birds ~ Conference of the Birds
Immanuel Wilkins ~ Don't Break ~ The 7th Hand
Dezron Douglas ~ Foligno ~ Atalaya
Charles Lloyd ~ Tales of Rumi ~ Trio Of Trios
Emmet Cohen ~ Distant Hallow ~ Uptown in Orbit
Miles Davis ~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Round About Midnight

Episode Oct 1 2022

A podcast of jazz music, new and old. New releases from Joshua Redman, Samara Joy, Willie Jones III, along with classics from Max Roach, Herbie Hancock and Freddie Hubbard.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joshua Redman ~ Disco Ears ~ LongGone
Samara Joy ~ Everything Happens to Me ~ Samara Joy
Samara Joy ~ Misty ~ Linger Awhile
Willie Jones III ~ Jackin' for Changes ~ Fallen Heroes
Willie Jones III ~ To Wisdom, The Prize ~ Fallen Heroes
Max Roach ~ Libra ~ Members Don't Get Weary
Herbie Hancock ~ The Maze ~ Takin' Off
Freddie Hubbard ~ Lament for Booker ~ Hub-Tones [Remastered]
Jazzmeia Horn ~ Lift Every Voice and Sing / Moanin’ ~ A Social Call

60’s Bop and Beyond

The show starts with some of my favorite track from the 60's hard bop era, with Freddy, Hank, Horace and Herbie leading off. We then bring it back to a couple brand new releases before concluding with Miles, pushing jazz toward rock sounds and rhythms.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ Open Sesame ~ Open Sesame 
Hank Mobley ~ Up Over and Out ~ Reach Out! 
Horace Silver ~ Nica's Dream ~ Horace-Scope
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Old English ~ A Year and a Day
Kite Song ~ Joshua Redman ~ LongGone
Miles Davis ~ Paraphernalia ~ Miles In the Sky

PBMNJ 2022 pt1

The first half of this episode features the Hartford Jazz Society's Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz series. We hear from some of the artists that will be performing in the first three weeks of concerts in Hartford CT this summer. We also play new music by Matt Dwonszyk, Jonathan Barber and Gerald Clayton.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Al Foster ~ Pent-Up House ~ Reflections
Julieta Eugenio ~ La Jungla ~ Jump
Brandee Younger ~ Reclamation ~ Somewhere Different
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ~ Clump, Unclump ~ Four Questions
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Room to Dream ~ A Year and a Day
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead ~ Denim ~ Poetic
Gerald Clayton ~ Peace Invocation ~ Bells On Sand
Freddie Hubbard ~ Birdlike ~ Ready For Freddie

Episode May 15 2022

We kick off this week's episode with fire from Freddie Hubbard. Most of what follows is from young west coast artists beginning with another trumpeter and a San Diego legend in Gilbert Castellanos. Following that are many of SoCal's great young talent. Danny Green, Justin Joyce, Justin Grinnell and Matt Hall display the virtuosity that we have in the San Diego area. The podcast ends with LA's latest guitar phenom, Andrew Renfroe and finally a young drummer from back east currently on tour on the left coast, Jonathan Barber and his group Vision Ahead.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Chula Juana ~ Federal Jazz Project
Danny Green Trio ~ After the Calm ~ After the Calm
Justin Joyce ~ E.R.J. ~ Story Tales
Justin Grinnell Quartet ~ Hit the Brakes ~ Without You
Matt Hall ~ The Tiger's Ritual ~ I Hope to My Never
Andrew Renfroe ~ Chemirocha ~ Chemirocha - Single
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead ~ Poetic ~ Poetic

Couple of Birthdays

A couple of birthdays to celebrate this month; Charles Mingus on his Centennial 100th birthday, and Herbie Hancock who turned 82 years young. First, a track from the Grammy award winning McBride Big Band. Also, new music from drummer Jonathan Barber's Vision Ahead, and his jazz partner, guitarist Andrew Renfroe. Also represented in this episode are two of my favorite modern tenor sax players, Joe Farrell and Chris Potter.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Christian McBride Big Band ~ Down by the Riverside ~ For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver
Charles Mingus ~ Ysabel's Table Dance ~ Tijuana Moods
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition)
Joe Farrell ~ Geo Blue ~ Penny Arcade
Jonathan Barber ~ Denim (feat. Vision Ahead) ~ Denim (feat. Vision Ahead) - Single
Andrew Renfroe ~ Alps (feat. Braxton Cook, Taber Gable, Rick Rosato & Curtis Nowosad) ~ Run in the Storm
Chris Potter ~ Southbound ~ Sunrise Reprise

Episode Apr 3 2022

Jazz masters Freddie Hubbard and Chick Corea bookend this episode along with players not quite as well known. Garzone channels Trane's Equinox, Eubanks rocks, Renfroe and Davis cover Campbell and Hendrix, and San Diego's Justin Joyce creates a sweet sound before Chick takes us out.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ Open Sesame ~ Open Sesame
George Garzone, Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua & Darek Oles ~ Equinox (Night #3) ~ 3 Nights in L.A.
Orrin Evans & Kevin Eubanks ~ I Don't Know ~ EEE (Eubanks-Evans-Experience)
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Wichita Lineman ~ Small Vacation
Tony Davis ~ May This Be Love ~ Golden Year
Justin Joyce ~ Placid Pandemonium ~ Story Tales
Chick Corea ~ Admiration ~ Antidote (feat. The Spanish Heart Band)