In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

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

Great Vibes

This podcast features the artistry of Bobby Hutcherson, a jazz master who passed away this week. We feature his music as a leader and a sideman. This episode starts with new music from the Black Arts Collective and concludes with Miles Davis from his landmark album Kind of Blue.

Featured Album

Bobby Hutcherson Total Eclipse

 

Playlist

Artist ~ Track ~ Album

Black Art Jazz Collective ~ Salvadore de Bahia ~ Presented by The Side Door Jazz Club

Bobby Huthcherson ~ Herzog ~ Total Eclipse

Bobby Hutcherson ~ In Walked Bud ~ Landmarks

Bobby Hutcherson ~ Little Niles ~ Landmarks

Joe Henderson ~ Mode for Joe ~ Mode for Joe

Kenny Garrett ~ Kiss to the Skies ~ Beyond the Wall

SF Jazz Collective ~ Lingala ~ SF Jazz Collective

Eric Dolphy ~ Hat and Beard ~ Out to Lunch

Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco ~ Hey Harold ~ Enjoy the View

Miles Davis ~ Flamenco Sketches ~ Kind of Blue

 

Morning Jazz radio

More from my Monday Morning radio jazz show. We begin with 70's fusion era jazz with Weather Report, Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Clark. That is followed by new music from Anat Cohen and local favorite Craig Hartley. We finish this set with a "Blues Groove" from the great Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford.

Featured album

Anat Cohen - Luminosa

Track ~ Artist ~ Album

Elegant People ~ Weather Report ~ Black Market

Mr. Clean ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Straight Life

Stanley Clarke ~ Sea Journey ~ Children of Forever

Lilia ~ Anat Cohen ~ Luminosa

In the Spirit of Baden ~ Anat Cohen ~ Luminosa

K2 ~ Craig Hartley ~ Dial 411

My Foolish Heart ~ Craig Hartley ~ Books on Tape Vol 1

Frame for the Blues ~ Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford ~ Blues Groove

Spring Is Here

Spring inspired music begins our show this week. Trane, Freddie and Jimmy Greene interpret their meaning of this season. Chris Potter, Gil Evans, Manuel Valera and Oscar Peñas round out this week's podcast. Celebrate the return of nice weather and the renewal of life that Spring brings to us with jazz music.

Featured Album

Out of the Cool - The Gil Evans Orchestra on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Spring is Here ~ John Coltrane ~ The Stardust Sessions
Joy Spring ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Born To Be Blue
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most ~ Jimmy Greene Sextet ~ Introducing Jimmy Greene
Morning Bell ~ Chris Potter ~ Underground
Every Time We Say Goodbye ~ Chris Potter ~ Pure
La Nevada ~ Gil Evans Orchestra ~ Out of the Cool
Isabelita ~ Manuel Valera & New Cuban Express ~ Expectativas
Paco ~ Oscar Peñas ~ Music of Departures and Returns