Episodes
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Fathers Sons Daughters
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Recorded on Fathers Day, this episode features jazz fathers, sons and daughters. We begin with John and Ravi Coltrane. Also featured is the Redman, McLean, Whitfield, Valde, Fulton, Davis families. Hope you enjoy your day with your father, or remembering your father.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ Cousin Mary ~ Giant Steps
Ravi Coltrane ~ Shine ~ Blending Times
Dewey Redman Feat. Joshua Redman ~ The Turne Around ~ African Venus
Jackie McLean ~ Some Other Time ~ New York Calling
Mark Whitfield ~ Afro Samurai ~ Grace
Bebo Valdés & Chucho Valdés ~ Descarga Valdés ~ Juntos Para Siempre
Champian Fulton ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Birdsong
Tony Davis ~ Braeburn ~ Golden Year
Sunday May 23, 2021
East to West
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Another bicoastal episode. From the east coast, Greg Abate and John Hasselback. From the west, Gilbert Castellanos, Rob Thorsen and Doug Webb. Mary Corso's new single has both coasts represented. Enjoy!
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Greg Abate ~ Innocence ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
John Hasselback III ~ Rene's Way ~ Entrance
Mary Corso ~ Catching Up - Single
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Marlo ~ Underground
Rob Thorsen ~ Little Melonae ~ Lasting Impression
Doug Webb ~ Lunar ~ Bright Side
Mario Pavone ~ Streetsongs ~ Street Songs
Mario Pavone Sextet ~ Ellipse ~ Vertical
Buddy Rich ~ New Blues ~ The Lost Tapes
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Herbie 81
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
We begin this week's episode celebrating Herbie Hancock's birthday with a set of great music from this influential pianist. Next up is new music from Greg Abate, Sam Hirsh and a fine debut album from John Hasselback III. San Diego's Holly Hofmann is represented here too.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ Maiden Voyage ~ Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock ~ Hang Up Your Hang Ups ~ Man-Child
Herbie Hancock ~ Canaloupe Island ~ Empyrian Isles
Greg Abate ~ And Then Again ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Sam Hirsh ~ Pop's Delight ~ Quite Frankly
John Hasselback III ~ Kingsbridge ~ Entrance
Lee Morgan ~ Ceora ~ Cornbread
Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Takin' Off / Driftin' ~ Live At Birdland
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sounds of San Diego
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
This episode showcases the jazz scene in San Diego. It features many of the jazz artists that play regularly at San Diego venues, and teach young aspiring musicians.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Christopher Hollyday ~ Dialogue ~ Dialogue
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Bill Cunliffe & Holly Hofman ~ Too Late Now ~ Three's Company
Rob Thorsen ~ Giant Steps ~ Lasting Impression
Rob Thorsen ~ Little Melonae ~ Lasting Impression
Black/Note ~ I Saw Her First ~ Nothin' But the Swing
Danny Green Trio ~ The Merge ~ Altered Narratives
Joshua White ~ Scarlet Tanager ~ 13 Short Stories
Irving Flores & Danzon Jazz Trio ~ Bolero in San Diego ~ American Influence
Charles McPherson Quartet ~ What is This Thing Called Love ~ Live at San Sebastián Jazz Festival
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Bird and Wayne
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Part one of my last radio show on WWUH features music by Charlie Bird Parker and Wayne Shorter, both of which are celebrating birth anniversaries.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Charlie Parker ~ Groovin' High ~ Groovin' High
Jackie McLean ~ Confirmation ~ 4, 5, And 6
Keith Jarrett ~ Scrapple From The Apple ~ Up For It
Jaco Pastorius ~ Donna Lee ~ Jaco Pastorius
Giacomo Gates ~ How High The Moon / Ornithology ~ Centerpiece
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland ~ Segment ~ The Art of Conversation
Charlie Parker ~ Yardbird Suite ~ Salt Peanuts
Wayne Shorter ~ Footprints (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (2000 - Remaster) ~ Adam's Apple (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Wayne Shorter ~ Lost and Orbits Medley (Live) ~ Emanon
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Hard-bop set
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Smokin' set from your favorite hard-bop cats; Blakey, Cannonball, Henderson and more. We end with a taste of the San Diego jazz scene on Christopher Hollyday's latest release.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers ~ A La Mode ~ Keystone 3
Cannonball Adderley ~ Dat Dere ~ Them Dirty Blues
Lee Morgan ~ Exotique ~ Tom Cat
The Cookers ~ Priestess ~ Warriors
Cedar Walton ~ Bolivia ~ Eastern Rebellion
Joe Henderson ~ Mode for Joe ~ Mode for Joe
Joe Henderson ~ Relaxin' At Camarillo ~ Relaxin' At Camarillo
Duke Ellington ~ Black and Tan Fantasy / Rockin' in Rhythm ~ n/a
Christopher Hollyday ~ Dialogue ~ Dialogue .
Christopher Hollyday ~ Paid Time Off ~ Dialogue
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Crossover
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
This episode features bluegrass/jazz crossover. Grisman, Garcia, Fleck take over the first part of this show. A few more tunes including Chick's new trio album. Then we finish with a tribute to Larry Willis, who recently passed on but leaves us a great legacy of piano work as heard here.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman ~ Milestones ~ n/a
David Grisman - Martin Taylor ~ Crystal Silence ~ Tone Poems II
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones ~ Big Country ~ Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Chick Corea & Bela Fleck ~ Brazil ~ The Enchantment
Chick Corea ~ 500 Miles High ~ Trilogy 2
Ella Fitzgerald ~ Early Autumn ~ The Johnny Mercer Songbook
Avery Sharpe ~ Arrival ~ 400: An African American Portrait
Larry Willlis ~ Alter Ego ~ The Offering
Steve Davis ~ To Wisdom the Prize ~ Live At Smalls
Jackie McLean ~ Climax ~ Jacknife
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Classic Mingus Brubeck and more
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
We begin with classic Mingus and Brubeck before venturing into more modern music with a local Hartford connection.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Charlie Mingus ~ Dizzy Moods ~ Tijuana Moods
Charlie Mingus ~ Ysabel's Table Dance ~ Tijuana Moods
Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Kathy's Waltz ~ Time Out
Daryl Yokley's Sound Reformation ~ Echoes of Ancient Sahara ~ Pictures at an African Exhibition
Anthony Wonsey ~ Overjoyed ~ The Thang
Rudy Royston ~ Bownz ~ 303
Rudy Royston ~ Prayer (for the Earth) ~ 303
Steve Davis ~ Bird Lives ~ Update
Nat Reeves ~ Big Birtha ~ Blue Ridge
Jimmy Greene ~ Love In Action ~ Mission Statement
John Coltrane ~ Impressions (take 3) ~ Both Directions at Once