Episodes
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Episode Feb 17, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
This episode begins with the original version of a great jazz standard, Freedom Jazz Dance by Eddie Harris. From there, we have recordings by two alto sax players that cut their chops at University of Hartford's fine Jackie McLean Institute for jazz; Mike DiRubbo and Sarah Hanahan. The podcast concludes with music from Chick Corea who passed on three years ago this month.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Eddie Harris ~ Freedom Jazz Dance ~ The In Sound
Swiss Jazz Ambassadors ~ Ugetsu ~ Swiss Jazz Ambassadors feat. Sarah Hanahan
Peter Martin ~ Groove Echo Chamber ~ Peter Martin & Generation S
Mike DiRubbo ~ JK in NYC ~ Inner Light
Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues
Chick Corea ~ Matrix ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Chick Corea ~ Friends ~ Friends
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Jazz 2024 Grammy Recap
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
This episode is a recap of the Grammys awarded to jazz artists in various categories. What strikes me in this playlist is the wide range of styles and cultural influences that have melded in today's modern jazz. There is funk, R&B, Indian, Latin, jazz and folk music represented here. Congrats to all these artists on their Grammy awards.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer ~ Tradewinds Bengali ~ As We Speak
Shakti ~ Shrini’s Dream ~ This Moment
Billy Childs ~ The End of Innocence ~ The Winds of Change
Nicole Zuraitis ~ Reverie ~ How Love Begins
Samara Joy ~ Tight ~ Tight - Single
Meshell Ndegeocello ~ Burn Progression ~ The Omnichord Real Book
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo ~ En La Soledad ~ El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2
Tracy Chapman ~ Fast Car ~ Tracy Chapman
Emma Rawicz ~ Rangwali ~ Chroma
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Episode Feb 4 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
A variety of music beginning with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Larry Coryell. That is followed by music from towns that I have resided in for most of my adult life, Hartford and San Diego. Also, the "Jazztodon" inspired track. We have new music from Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh as well.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila ~ Tequila
Larry Coryell ~ Bumpin' on Sunset ~ The Power Trio
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Mike DiRubbo ~ Scrollin' and Trollin' ~ Inner Light
Ken Peplowski & New York Trio ~ In the Middle of a Kiss ~ Stardust
Vijay Iyer ~ Overjoyed ~ Compassion
Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Episode 21 Jan 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This week's playlist is mostly based on albums that were posted on Jazztodon.com . We begin with artists that you likely have never heard of, then transition into some of the jazz greats like Getz, McLean and Cannonball.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Muriel Grossmann ~ Knowledge and Wisdom ~ Devotion
Mitchum Yacoub ~ OB Joint ~ Living High in the Brass Empire
Joe Gordon ~ A Song for Richard ~ Lookin' Good!
Stan Getz ~ Times Lie ~ Captain Marvel
Lyle Mays ~ Ascent ~ Lyle Mays
Jackie McLean ~ You Don't Know What Love Is ~ Nature Boy
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Episode 7 Jan 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
We start this show (first of 2024) with a tribute to Les McCann. New music from Mike DiRubbo and fellow Hartford cat Matt Dwonszyk. Another Matt, Matt Hall brings us to the close with SFJazz Collective.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Les McCann & Eddie Harris ~ Cold Duck Time ~ Swiss Movement
Les McCann ~ Poo Pye McGoochie (And His Friends) ~ Invitation to Openness
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Muse ~ Inner Light
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afro Blue ~ A Year and a Day
Matt Hall ~ No Going Back ~ I Hope to My Never
SFJAZZ Collective ~ Smokey ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Holiday with a San Diego Spin
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
This holiday episode of In The Groove begins with a few Christmas classics. Then we continue with some of my favorite 2023 releases, including ones from San Diego.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Samara Joy ~ The Christmas Song ~ A Joyful Holiday
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Ferromagnetic ~ Dynamic Maximum Tension
Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ (Single)
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo
David Borgo ~ Aqaba ~ Pathika
David Whitman ~ Ode To Joe (feat. Bob Sheppard) ~ Ode To Joe
Peter Sprague ~ Wise One ~ Wise One: Peter Sprague Plays Coltrane
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Hard Bop to Prog Rock
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
We've got hard bop from the 60's to Prog Rock of the '70s represented in this episode.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Alone Together ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Toots Thielemans ~ Speak No Evil ~ Only Trust Your Heart
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station
Freddie Hubbard ~ Arietis ~ Ready For Freddie
McCoy Tyner ~ Sama Layuca ~ Quartet
John McLaughlin ~ Friendship ~ Electric Guitarist (Remastered)
Santana ~ Flor de Canela ~ Borboletta
Santana ~ Promise of a Fisherman ~ Borboletta
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Autumn Celebration
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
We are right in the middle of Autumn, and this episode celebrates my favorite season. Great renditions of this season's classics by Hollyday, Sharpe and Kessel. Something new from Joey Alexander, something old from Herbie, and much more.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Christopher Hollyday ~ Autumn in New York ~ Telepathy
Avery Sharpe Trio ~ Autumn Moonlight ~ Autumn Moonlight
Barney Kessel ~ Autumn Leaves ~ Autumn Leaves
Manuel Valera ~ Mov III -- Fall ~ The Seasons
Miles Davis ~ Fall ~ Nefertiti
Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Cannonball Adderly Sextet ~ Unit 7 ~ Jazz Workshop Revisited