In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

More Sonny and Miles

The last two episodes have been dedicated to Miles and Sonny, but there were a few more tracks I wanted to get into, so we review those at the top of the show. That is followed by some new music including a recent release by Emmet C and Joe F. Finally, we review some early Weather Report and late Joe Zawinul. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Way Out West ~ Way Out West
Thelonious Monk ~ Bemsha Swing ~ Brilliant Corners
Miles Davis ~ Honky Tonk ~ Get Up With It
Joe Farnsworth ~ You Already Know ~ The Big Room
Emmet Cohen ~ Gingerbread Boy ~ Universal Truth
Emmet Cohen ~ III. Universal Truth ~ Universal Truth
Weather Report ~ Orange Lady ~ Weather Report
Joe Zawinul ~ Black Market ~ Brown Street

Sonny RIP

One of the greatest players in the jazz legacy, Sonny Rollins passed away last week on May 25 at 95 years of age. On this episode, we look back on his career which spanned 7 decades. Here are some of my favorite "Newk" recordings from his most creative years.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Strode Rode ~ Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time
Sonny Rollins ~ Alone Together ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contempory Leaders
Sonny Rollins ~ God Bless the Child ~ The Bridge
Sonny Rollins ~ Alfie's Theme ~ Alfie (Original Music From The Score)
Sonny Rollins ~ The Freedom Suite ~ Freedom Suite

Episode Mar 24 2024

Once again we mix the old with the new. Of particular interest is new music by Charles Lloyd and Linda Oh. On the classics there is Rollins, Cannonball, Mobley and Evans. We close out the set with a San Diego favorite John Opferkuch.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) ~ Passengers
Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ The Old Country ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Hank Mobley ~ Lookin' East ~ Reach Out!
Charles Lloyd ~ Monk’s Dance ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Bill Evans ~ The Peacocks ~ You Must Believe In Spring
John Opferkuch ~ Amerique ~ The Kennedy Files

An Eclectic Mix

This show features an eclectic mix, beginning with new releases followed by 70's fusion and concluding with classic 50's jazz.  

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Moment Before Sunrise ~ Inner Light
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ Booker's Garden - Single
Samara Joy ~ Round Midnight ~ Linger Awhile
David Liebman ~ Within You Without You ~ Sweet Hands
Return to Forever ~ Game Maker ~ Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) ~ Passengers
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time

Soprano Trane to Electric Miles

This episode features iconic tracks that changed the direction of jazz music. Trane takes up the soprano, and Miles invents fusion. Lots of great stuff in between.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ My Favorite Things ~ My Favorite Things
Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time
Eddie Henderson ~ Why Not? ~ Witness to History
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Miles Davis ~ Spanish Key ~ Bitches Brew

50’s West Coast Cool

Much of today's show features music from the West Coast Cool movement of the 1950's. We close out the show with new releases from San Diego's David Borgo and a young phenom from NYC, Julius Rodriguez.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ I've Told Ev'ry Little Star ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Jimmy Giuffre ~ Gotta Dance ~ The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Kenny Dorham ~ K.D.'s Cab Ride ~ Afro-Cuban
Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good!
Mike Wofford & Holly Hofmann ~ Karita ~ Turn Signal
David Borgo ~ The Bath ~ Pathika
Julius Rodriguez ~ Elegy (For Cam) ~ Let Sound Tell All

Episode June 18 2023

We've got classic jazz from Sonny Rollins and Vi Redd, followed by a very modern sound from Noah Preminger (s) and Kim Cass (b). Then, the gem of this set is from Keith Jarrett's European and American quartets. The episode finishes with new and old music from guitarist John McLaughlin. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ The Bridge ~ The Bridge
Vi Redd ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Bird Call
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Grip it and Rip it ~ The Dank
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Spank Banquet ~ The Dank
John Surman ~ Hilltop Dancer ~ Brewster's Rooster
Keith Jarrett ~ Shades of Jazz ~ Shades
Keith Jarrett ~ All I Want ~ The Mourning of a Star
Keith Jarrett ~ Long As You Know You're Living Yours ~ Belonging
Shakti ~ Mohanam ~ This Moment
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Miles Beyond ~ Birds of Fire

Sonny at 92

This episode celebrates the 92nd birthday of saxophone great Sonny Rollins. But first, great covers of popular tunes from Matt Dwonszyk, LP at the Vinyl, and Mike Wofford with Holly Hofmann... and more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Matt Dwonszyk ~ What A Wonderful World ~ Wonderful World
LP and the Vinyl ~ Life on Mars ~ Heard and Seen
Mike Wofford & Holly Hofmann ~ Pure Imagination ~ Turn Signal
Horace Parlan ~ Home Is Africa ~ Happy Frame of Mind
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra ~ Isfahan ~ Far East Suite
Sonny Rollins ~ Strode Rode ~ Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins ~ Without A Song ~ The Bridge
Sonny Rollins ~ Sonny Please ~ Sonny Please