In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode April 20 2025

Lots of new music on today's episode beginning with Gerald Clayton on his new album One's and Two's and a collaboration on Out Of/Into. That is followed by more new releases from Lovano and Branford. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Ofafrii ~ Motion I
Gerald Clayton ~ For Peace ~ Ones & Twos
Gerald Clayton ~ More Always ~ Ones & Twos
Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio ~ Golden Horn ~ Homage
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ ‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours ~ Belonging
Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden ~ The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ~ Beyond the Missouri Sky
Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein ~ Ditty for Dewey ~ Solid Jackson
Jeremy Pelt ~ Invention #2 / Black Conscience ~ Woven

Spring 2025

This episode celebrates the coming of Spring. We begin with the classic jazz standard Up Jumped Spring.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Steve Davis ~ Up Jumped Spring ~ We See
Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour ~ The Magic Hour
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ Belonging ~ Belonging
Alex Tremblay ~ 280 Starr St. (The Dojo) ~ People and Places
Doug Walker ~ Reality Winner ~ Concurrent Lines
Emmet Cohen ~ Henei Ma Tov ~ Vibe Provider
Ambrose Akinmusire ~ Bloomed (the ongoing processional of nighas in hoodies) ~ honey from a winter stone

New Music 2025

This episode features mostly new music released in the first quarter of this year. We begin with my favorite new recording from the band Artemis. Also in this show new releases from Branford Marsalis, Noah Preminger and more.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
ARTEMIS ~ Olive Branch ~ ARBORESQUE
Jeremy Pelt ~ Afrofuturism ~ Woven
Out Of/Into ~ Synchrony ~ Motion I
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ The Windup ~ Belonging
Alex Tremblay & Vanisha Gould ~ Your Love Is Home ~ People and Places
Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock ~ The Drumbledrone ~ Big Visit
Noah Preminger ~ Democracy ~ Ballads
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum

From Monterey to Hartford

This episode continues from last week in bringing new music that I heard from Monterey Jazz Fest recently. Following that is more music from the Hartford jazz scene with Abena Koomson-Davis, Andrew Wilcox and Matt Dwonczyk.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Marquis Hill ~ A Star Is Born ~ Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox
Brandee Younger ~ Brand New Life ~ Brand New Life
Robert Glasper ~ Prototype ~ Keys To The City Volume One
Anat Cohen ~ Paco ~ Quartetinho: Bloom
Abena Koomson-Davis ~ Just the Two of Us ~ Where Is Love
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Groovin' on Wine ~ Donny Time
Matt Dwonszyk ~ What a Difference a Day Makes ~ Donny Time
Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis ~ Freedom Day ~ The Music of Max Roach

2020-2021 Releases

This episode begins with recent releases from late 2020 and early 2021. We finish with some vintage tracks from Chick and Wayne.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis ~ Out Amongst the People (for J Bat) ~ The Democracy! Suite
Emmet Cohen ~ Toast to Lo ~ Future Stride
Warren Byrd ~ Smilin' in the Dark ~ Truth Raised Twice
Noah Preminger ~ Hamburg ~ Contemptment
Joe Farnsworth ~ Monk's Dream ~ Time to Swing
Chick Corea ~ Straight Up and Down ~ Tone's for Joan's Bones
Wayne Shorter ~ Speak No Evil ~ Speak No Evil

Xmass 2020

This year's Christmas special. I hope you can play as a backdrop to your holiday activities. We finish with a tribute to the late Stanley Cowell. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas 2
Joe Farnsworth ~ Down by the Riverside ~ Time to Swing
George Cables ~ AKA Reggie ~ The George Cables Songbook
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Vince Guaraldi ~ Linus and Lucy ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas
Wayne Escoffery ~ Quarter Moon ~ The Humble Warrior
Dan Pugach Nonet ~ My Favorite Things (feat. Nicole Zuraitis) ~ My Favorite Things
Ray Charles ~ Christmas Song ~ Ray Charles mix
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ Toilet Paper Romance ~ Force Majeure
Stanley Cowell ~ Medley: A Xmas Suite ~ Reminiscent

New and Old

The first half of this podcast showcases jazz artists' creating music in a post-covid world. In some cases this music was made at home while quarantined away from studios or clubs. The second part is a throwback to another creative era in jazz, the hard-bop of the 1960's.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ The Creator Has a Master Plan ~ Force Majeure
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Wichita Lineman ~ Small Vacation
Joe Farnsworth ~ Monk's Dream ~ Time to Swing
Jonathan Barber ~ Find My Way ~ Live at Jazz Standard
ARTEMIS ~ Nocturno ~ Artemis
Bobby Timmons ~ Dat Dere ~ This Here Is Bobby Timmons
Wayne Shorter ~ Infant Eyes ~ Speak No Evil
Hank Mobley ~ Up a Step ~ No Room for Squares
Grant Green ~ Lullaby of the Leaves ~ Grant's First Stand

A Bluezy jazz podcast

This podcast episode is all blues. We run the gamut of styles beginning with an R&B drenched Ray Charles, rockin' Hendrix, classic Ellington, N'awlins Marsalis, modern Preminger, free Coleman and ending with a Miles classic performed by Chick.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Ray Charles ~ I've Got News for You ~ Genius + Soul = Jazz
The Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ Voodoo Chile ~ Electric Ladyland
Duke Ellington ~ Jeep's Blues ~ Ellington At Newport 1956
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis ~ The Sanctified Blues (From Congo Square) ~ Live in Cuba
Noah Preminger ~ Hard Times Killin' Floor Blues ~ Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Ornette Coleman ~ Broad Way Blues ~ New York Is Now
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ All Blues ~ Trilogy 2