In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

All Jack D

This episode pays tribute to the late Jack DeJohnette who passed away a couple weeks ago. We feature Jack as a leader and side man on some of my favorite recordings.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Jack DeJohnette ~ Jack In ~ Parallel Realities
Joe Farrell ~ Follow Your Heart ~ Joe Farrell Quartet
Miroslav Vitous ~ Bamboo Forest ~ Universal Syncopations
Keith Jarrett Standards Trio ~ The Old Country ~ Standards Live
Hudson ~ Woodstock ~ Hudson
Michael Brecker ~ Midnight Voyage ~ Tales from the Hudson
Joe Henderson ~ Isotope ~ Power to the People
Charles Lloyd Quartet ~ Sombrero Sam ~ Soundtrack

Jazz Fusion and Beyond

Mostly jazz/rock fusion on this week's show, featuring some of my favorite bands from the 70's and beyond. This music sparked my interest in jazz music during my college years, and eventually branching out into more traditional forms. But this is the music that started it all for me and many others of my generation.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ Heartbeat ~ Man-Child
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Frank Zappa ~ Waka/Jawaka ~ Waka / Jawaka
Shunzo Ohno ~ Runner ~ Runner - EP
Miles Davis ~ Right Off - take 10 ~ Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
Shakti with John McLaughlin ~ La Danse Du Bonheur ~ A Handful of Beauty
Joshua Redman ~ Jazz Crimes ~ Elastic

Episode October 5 2025

This episode begins as a continuation of last week's tribute to the late pianist Mike Wofford with a solo rendition of a Jackie McLean composition Little Melonae. Also featured is another San Diego pianist Irving Flores with his latest album release. Herbie, McLaughlin and Maupin round out the show.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Mike Wofford ~ Little Melonae ~ It's Personal
Irving Flores ~ Tramonto a Massa Lubrense ~ Armando Mi Conga
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Herbie Hancock ~ Ostinato (Suite for Angela) ~ Mwandishi
John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond
Bennie Maupin ~ The Jewel In the Lotus ~ The Jewel In the Lotus

Episode September 21 2025

This week's jazz podcast starts with an old standard from 1928, Makin' Whoopee. Classics from Brubeck, Wes and Trane (on his birth anniversary), and new music from Barron and McLaughlin, and more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Branford Marsalis ~ Makin' Whoopee ~ Trio Jeepy
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Three to Get Ready ~ Time Out
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds
Wes Montgomery ~ Bumpin' On Sunset ~ Tequila
John Coltrane ~ Dear Old Stockholm ~ Dear Old Stockholm
Irving Flores ~ Samba Con Sabor ~ Armando Mi Conga
Kenny Barron ~ The Nearness of You ~ Beyond This Place
John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension ~ New Blues Old Bruise ~ Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

That 70s Sound

This playlist is a retrospective of recordings on CTI albums released in the 1970. They have that quality production and slick arrangement that make these albums so recognizable. These are some of my favorite examples.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Airto ~ Return to Forever ~ Free
Deodato ~ Also Sprach Zarathustra ~ Prelude
Milt Jackson ~ Sunflower ~ Sunflower
Stanley Turrentine ~ Sugar ~ Sugar
Joe Farrell ~ Follow Your Heart ~ Joe Farrell Quartet
George Benson ~ So What? ~ Beyond the Blue Horizon

Fusion New and Different

Another Fusion set, but this one a bit different. We'll hear jazz fused with pop tunes, string quartets, orchestra, Indian Classical, Ukrainian folk music and hard rock.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Frank Zappa ~ Stolen Moments ~ Broadway the Hard Way
Frank Zappa ~ Murder By Numbers ~ Broadway the Hard Way
Roman Baranskiy | Scott Amendola, Matt Muntz, Friction Quartet ~Chuhayster ~ (YouTube) 
Ben Williams ~ Consciousness ~ Between Church & State
Andrew Renfroe ~ DREAMER ~ POP LOGIC
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Lila's Dance ~ Visions Of The Emerald Beyond
Shakti ~ Happiness Is Being Together ~ Natural Elements
Tim Garland ~ Moment Of Departure ~ Moment Of Departure
Brandee Younger ~ Gadabout Season ~ Gadabout Season
Miles Davis ~ Honky Tonk ~ Get Up With It

Classic 70's Fusion

An all Jazz/Rock Fusion podcast episode. This is what introduced me to jazz. These ar classic fusion pioneers from the 1970's. From Miles to McLaughlin and much more. It all began here. Enjoy! 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Weather Report ~ Havona ~ Heavy Weather
Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ You Know You Know ~ Inner Mounting Flame
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Herbie Hancock ~ Sly ~ Head Hunters
Miles Davis ~ Miles Runs the Voodoo Down ~ Bitches Brew

RIP Zakir

This episode begins by paying tribute to tabla master Zakir Hussain who passed away last week. He is one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and brought Indian Classical Music awareness to many in the jazz scene. That is followed by a set of music from some of the most influential Hartford jazz mentors.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Shakti & Shakti ~ Mind Ecology ~ Natural Elements
Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Island Feeling ~ Good Hope
Zakir Hussain ~ Zakir ~ Making Music
Zaccai Curtis ~ 52nd Street Theme ~ Cubop Lives!
Steve Davis ~ What Is This Thing Called Love ~ Say When
Rich Goldstein ~ What a Difference a Day Makes ~ Into the Blue
George Benson ~ Take Five ~ Bad Benson
Terell Stafford ~ Hey, It's Me You're Talking To ~ Fields of Gold
The Ed Palermo Big Band ~ Peaches En Regalia ~ Plays the Music of Frank Zappa
Miroslav Vitous ~ Bamboo Forest ~ Universal Syncopations