Episodes
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Episode Mar 24 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday 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
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
An Eclectic Mix
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
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
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Soprano Trane to Electric Miles
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
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
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
50’s West Coast Cool
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
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
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Episode June 18 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 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
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sonny at 92
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
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
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Newk‘s Day
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Celebrating the 91st trip around the sun for Sonny Rollins to begin this show. New albums from Rene Rosnes and Kenny Garrett are featured. Also, San Diego pianist and composer Ed Kornhouser.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Without A Song ~ The Bridge
Sonny Rollins ~ Tune Up ~ Newk's Time
Pat Metheny ~ Watercolors ~ Watercolors
Ed Kornhauser ~ Praxis ~ The Short Years
Renee Rosnes ~ Passing Jupiter ~ Kinds of Love
Sean Jones ~ The Serpent ~ Eternal Journey
Kenny Garrett ~ It’s Time to Come Home ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Sunday May 16, 2021
Curtis Tribute
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
After a soulful tune from Gerald Clayton, we pay tribute to the passing of jazz great Curtis Fuller. A beautiful rendition of Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most from Ella follows. The rest of the show is classic guitar work from Pass, Django, Kessel (with Rollins). Enjoy!
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gerald Clayton ~ Soul Stomp ~ Tributary Tales
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ~ Á la Mode ~ Jazz Messengers
Curtis Fuller ~ Cashmere ~ Curtis Fuller With Red Garland
John Coltrane ~ Moment's Notice ~ Blue Train
Ella Fitzgerald ~ Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most ~ Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
Joe Pass ~ Speak Low ~ Eximious
Django Reinhardt ~ Blues en Mineur ~ The Best Of Django Reinhardt
Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon (feat. Barney Kessel) ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders