In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Spring 2023

This is the spring edition of In The Groove. It is also the birth date of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. We celebrate both of these with this week's podcast. Also of note is the release of harpist Brandee Younger with a featured track from her album Brand New Life. Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin's latest release Phoenix wraps up this episode.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Kneebody ~ The Trip ~ Chapters
Emmet Cohen ~ Venus de Milo ~ Uptown in Orbit
Brandee Younger ~ Running Game ~ Brand New Life
Freddie Hubbard ~ UK Forty One  ~ UK Forty One EP 
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ~ Up Jumped Spring ~ 3 Blind Mice, Vol. 1
Milt Jackson ~ Sunflower ~ Sunflower
Joel Frahm ~ Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most ~ We Used To Dance
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Jubilation ~ Phoenix

NYC Visit

Returning from my New York City trip, I wanted to review some of the shows we saw at some iconic clubs. You will hear Joe Farnsworth (heard at Smalls), Mark Giuliana (Village Vanguard), SF Jazz Collective (Birdland) and Sarah Hanahan (Smalls). In addition, Grammy award winner Samara Joy and more.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joe Farnsworth ~ New York Attitude ~ City of Sounds
Mark Guiliana ~ under the influence ~ the sound of listening
SFJAZZ Collective ~ God Bless The Child / That's The Way Of The World ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined
Sarah Hanahan ~ Here For Jackie ~ Straight From The Hart
Samara Joy ~ I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) ~ Linger Awhile
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Noah Preminger ~ Way Early Subtone ~ Preminger Plays Preminger
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis ~ That Dance We Do (That You Love Too) ~ The Democracy! Suite

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

NEA Jazz Masters 2023

This episode begins with a birthday tribute to the Father of Jazz, Louis Satchmo Armstrong. That is followed by recognizing the NEA Jazz Masters, class of 2023; Louis Hayes, Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Sue Mingus.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Louis Armstrong ~ When It's Sleepy Time Down South ~ Ken Burns Jazz
Louis Hayes ~ Silver's Serenade ~ Serenade for Horace
Kenny Barron & Regina Carter ~ Footprints ~ Freefall
Kenny Garrett ~ Sing a Song of Song ~ Songbook
Mingus Big Band ~ Gunslinging Bird ~ Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
Charles McPherson ~ Deep Night ~ First Flight Out
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Old English ~ A Year and a Day
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback

Episode Jun 19 2022

No theme to this week's show. We begin with more music from San Diego before launching a set of varied music from modern jazz masters. Happy Fathers day and Juneteenth to all.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never
Justin Grinnell Quartet ~ Both Sides of the Story ~ Without You
Herbie Hancock ~ Driftin' ~ Takin' Off
Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner ~ Windows ~ Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner
Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Mazad ~ Good Hope
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland ~ In Walked Bud ~ The Art of Conversation
Chris Potter ~ The Peanut ~ Sunrise Reprise
Joe Farrell ~ Great Gorge ~ Moon Germs

Remembering Chick

This show celebrates two recent birthdays. Chick Corea born June 12, 1941 and Kenny Barron on June 9, 1943. Chick is so missed, and we are fortunate to have Kenny Barron still recording and performing. Other greats represented here are Jackie McLean and Herbie Hancock. Flora Purim surprises us with a new recording at age 80 after a fifteen year absence. Hartford bassist Matt Dwonszyk has released a single from his soon to be released second album.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Return To Forever ~ Spain ~ Light As A Feather
Chick Corea ~ Windows ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
James Moody, Kenny Barron, Todd Coolman & Lewis Nash ~ Voyage ~ Moody 4A
Herbie Hancock ~ Speak Like a Child ~ Speak Like a Child
Jackie McLean ~ Action ~ Action
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Be Strong Carry On (feat. Ghazi Omair) ~ Single
Flora Purim ~ Zahuroo ~ If You Will
Chick Corea ~ Admiration ~ Antidote

Looking Back 2021 p2

We continue our retrospective on 2021 releases. First we reach back a decade with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio from 2010. Then let's hear the title tracks from Emmet Cohen and Greg Abate's chart topping recordings from last year. CT trumpeter Nick Di Maria, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin are trending with jazz-fusion on their latest releases.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ New Light ~ Journeys
Emmet Cohen ~ Future Stride ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Magic Dance ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Nick Di Maria ~ Sagittaron ~ Indigo Seven
Dave Holland ~ Gentle Warrior ~ Another Land
John McLaughlin ~ Right Here, Right Now, Right On ~ Liberation Time
Miles Davis ~ In a Silent Way ~ The Lost Concert

Looking Back on 2021

Some of my favorite releases in 2021 are here in this episode (after a satirical look at the holidays). You'll find  Kenny Garrett, Greg Abate, Emmet Cohen and more represented here. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis & Gil Evans ~ Blue Xmas ~ The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Andrew Renfroe ~ Gotham ~ Run in the Storm
Emmet Cohen ~ Dardanella ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Cook's Bay ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Greg Abate ~ Voyage ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
John Hasselback III ~ Rene's Way ~ Entrance
Peter Sprague ~ Flamenco Sketches ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Pat Metheny ~ Zenith Blue ~ Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)