In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Bird and Wayne

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

San Diego Way

Within this podcast there is a set dedicated to the city I will be relocating to, San Diego. Bookending that set is a Herbie classic, McCoy, Miguel, Kenny B and Dave H. Enjoy.

Playlist
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ The Complete Blue Note Sessions Disk 3
Arthur Blythe ~ Down San Diego Way ~ Lenox Avenue Breakdown
Irving Flores & Danzon Jazz Trio ~ Bolero in San Diego ~ American Influence
Christopher Hollyday ~ You Make Me Feel So Young ~ Dialogue
McCoy Tyner ~ A Night In Tunisia ~ Today and Tomorrow
Miguel Zenón ~ La Gata Montesa ~ Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio ~ I Remember When ~ Without Deception
Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Mazad ~ Good Hope

Alone Together with Stay At Home

We may be stuck at home ALONE, but TOGETHER through our common love of jazz music, we can will get through this. For many of us music sustains our spirit and enhances our lives. My hope is that this podcast will help to keep you "In The Groove", hip you to new music, and give you comfort with our great jazz standards.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
McCoy Tyner ~ Alone Together ~ Illuminations
Jimmy Greene ~ Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most ~ Introducing Jimmy Greene
Ahmad Jamal ~ Stolen Moments ~ The Awakening
Bill Evans Trio ~ Milestones ~ Waltz for Debby
Billy Childs feat. Lisa Fischer ~ Map to the Treasure ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (2014)
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio (feat. Johnathan Blake) ~ I Remeber When ~ Without Deception
Hudson (feat. Dejohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield) ~ Tony Then Jack ~ Hudson

Some new stuff 2020

We begin this episode with new music; first from our Hartford cats and then from more nationally known jazz artists. Finally the set ends with classic jazz from Hancock and Miles.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
The New Mosaic ~ Out Of Body ~ single
Jen Allen ~ Begin Again ~ Sifting Grace
Jen Allen ~ Prickly Pear ~ Sifting Grace
Mike Casey ~ Unforgettable ~ single
Christopher Hollyday ~ Dialogue ~ Dialogue
Pat Metheny ~ Everything Explained ~ From This Place
Kenny Barron, Dave Holland Trio ~ Porto Alegre ~ Without Deception
Herbie Hancock ~ Maiden Voyage ~ Maiden Voyage
Herbie Hancock ~ Tell Me A Bedtime Story ~ Fat Albert Rotunda
Herbie Hancock ~ Ostinato (Suite for Angela) ~ Mandishi
Miles Davis ~ Dear Old Stockholm ~ Round About Midnight

Grammy 2020

This episode begins with three winners of Grammy Awards for 2020. Starting with Jacob Collier's unique rendition of Moon River, followed by a new version of Chick Corea's Spanish Heart Band, and finally Brad Mehldau's explorations with a new modern sound. After the Grammy set, hear vintage Santana and brand new Metheny. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
Jacob Collier ~ Moon River ~ Djesse
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band ~ Armando's Rhumba ~ Antidote
Brad Mehldau ~ The Garden ~ Finding Gabriel
Brad Mehldau ~ Born To Trouble ~ Finding Gabriel
Santana ~ Flor de Canela / Promise of the Fisherman ~ Barboletta
Pat Metheny ~ America Undefined ~ From this Place
Pat Metheny ~ Wide and Far ~ From This Place
David Bowie and Pat Metheny ~ This is Not America ~ Best of
Greg Abate ~ This I Dig of You ~ Bop Lives!

Vocal Sax Piano

This show features sets of vocals, saxophone and piano. Rene Marie and Van Morrison start things off. Next up, tenor sax players Henderson, Rollins, Potter and Getz. The show concludes with pianists Theo Hill, Benito Gonzalez and Kenny Barron. That makes for a pretty nice jazz podcast. Enjoy.

PLAYLIST
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Rene Marie ~ If You Were Mine ~ Sound of Red
Van Morrison & Joey Defrancesco ~ Magic Time ~ You're Driving Me Crazy
Joe Henderson ~ Power To The People ~ Power To The People
Sonny Rollins ~ I'm an Old Cowhand ~ Way Out West
Sonny Rollins ~ Solitude ~ Way Out West
Chris Potter ~ Sonic Anomaly ~ The Dreamer Is The Dream
Stan Getz ~ Con Alma ~ Sweet Rain
Stan Getz ~ Windows ~ Sweet Rain
Theo Hill ~ Interstellar Adventures ~ Interstellar Adventures
Benito Gonzalez ~ Naima ~ Passion Reverence Transcendence
Benito Gonzalez ~ Tyner Trane Express ~ Passion Reverence Transcendence
Kenny Barron ~ Concentric Circles ~ Concentric Circles

Broadcast 04 May 2018

Begin with a couple of tracks from Wynton. Then by request, Mulligan. After that, new music from young Joey, Kenny, a duet from Francois and Kavita. Close out the podcast with another new album from Dr. Henderson.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Wynton Marsalis ~ Feeling of Jazz ~ The Magic Hour
Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour ~ The Magic Hour
Gerry Mulligan ~ Blueport ~ What is There To Say
Joey Alexander ~ Moments Notice ~ Eclipse
Joey Alexander ~ Fourteen ~ Eclipse
Kenny Barron Quintet ~ A Short Journey ~ Concentric Circles
Kenny Barron Quintet ~ L's Bop ~ Concentric Circles
Francois Moutin & Kavita Shah Duo ~ You Go To My Head ~ Interplay
Eddie Henderson ~ The Moontrane ~ Be Cool
Eddie Henderson ~ Loft Funk ~ Be Cool

Standards New and Old

We have a different take on jazz standards in this week's podcast. Inspired by a Facebook post, I assembled this program of modern compositions that may or may not be considered new standards along with more traditional covers of older standards. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Earl MacDonald ~ Appointment in Ghana ~ Open Borders
Stan Getz ~ Voyage (comp. Kenny Barron) ~ Soul Eyes
Roy Hargrove ~ Strasbourg/St. Denis ~ Earfood
Roy Hargrove ~ To Wisdom the Prize (comp. Larry Willis) ~ Earfood
Joshua Redman ~ Jazz Crimes ~ Elastic
Harold Mabern ~ The Gigolo ~ To Love and Be Loved
Harold Mabern ~ So What ~ To Love and Be Loved
Benny Golson ~ Grove's Groove ~ New Time, New'Tet
Benny Golson ~ Whisper Not (feat Al Jareau) ~ New Time, New'Tet
Jimmy Greene ~ Anthem of Hope ~ The Overcomers Suite