In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

06 November 2010

We start and end this show with contributions from jazz artists with a Connecticut connection. Dan Arcamone begins the show with some fine guitar work on his own haunting composition. The show then ends with a new release from the Cyrus Chestnut Trio that includes Hartford's talented bassist Dezron Douglas. In between we hear vintage Herbie Hancock's Headhunters band and some great re-issues from Stanley Turrentine and Freddie Hubbard on CTI records.

Featured Album

Journeys from amazon.com or

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Adrift ~ Dan Arcamone ~ in motion
Sly ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Headhunters
Butterfly ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Thrust
Red Clay ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay
Impressions ~ Stanley Turrentine ~ Sugar
So What ~ Various CTI artist ~ California Concert
Little John ~ Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ Journeys
Eyes of An Angel ~ Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ Journeys

Halloween 2010

A Halloween special to get you in the spirit of the holiday. These tunes either provoke that spooky, erie vibe, or were inspired by the supernatural. Starting out the show is Mwandishi Herbie Hanckock's Ostinato, followed by a couple from Greg Abate's ode to early horror movies, Monsters in the Night. Pat Metheny takes us on a journey into places unknown with To The End of the World. We finish off the show with Keith Jarrett's rendition of the theme to this season, Autumn Leaves.

Featured Album

Monsters In The Night from amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Ostinato (Suite for Angela) ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Mwandishi
Transylvania ~ Greg Abate ~ Monsters in the Night
Monsters in the Night ~ Greg Abate ~ Monsters in the Night
Meeting of the Spirits ~ Matt Haimovitz ~ Meeting of the Spirits
Witch Hunt ~ Wayne Shorter ~ Speak No Evil
To the End of the World ~ Pat Metheny ~ We Live Here
Autumn Leaves ~ Kieth Jarrett ~ Up For It

FB Request Show

This playlist is taken from requests off a posting on FaceBook. Thanks to all those that contributed to the show. Not all of the requests made it to the podcast which is only a portion of the over the air broadcast. I start off the show with a track from our featured album from Conrad Herwig. Another new album that concludes this show is from Cyrus Chestnut along with Hartford's favorite jazz bassist Dezron Douglas. We'll be hearing more of that album in the following weeks.

Featured Album

The Latin Side Of Herbie Hancock on amazon.com    

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Butterfly ~ Conrad Herwig ~ The Latin Side of Jazz
American't ~ Christian Scott ~ Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Sean Jones Comes Down ~ Sean Jones ~ The Search Within
and another thing ~ Janek Gwizdala ~ Mystery To Me
One to One ~ Nomo ~ New Tones
Street Woman ~ Ornette Coleman ~ Science Fiction
Joe Pye Weed ~ Rob Garcia 4 ~ Perennial
I Want To Talk About You ~ John Coltrane ~ Live in Stockholm 1963
Voodoo Doll ~ Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith ~ Rise Up!
Groovin' High ~ Charlie Parker ~ Salt Peanuts
New Light ~ Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ Journeys

Walk in the Woods

Most of tonight's show was inspired by an autumn walk through the woods in New England. Its a beautiful time of year, and my iPod's shuffle feature presented me with a great soundtrack during our walk. So take this podcast with you on a walk through the woods of your own, before the harshness of winter sets in. We start this podcast with features from artists that we have seen this past week; Donald Harrison, The Curtis Brothers and Joe Lovano. I particularly love the beautiful ballad, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Cyrus Chestnut in this weeks set.

Featured Album

The Survivor from amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Nouveau Swing ~ Donald Harrison ~ Survivor
Oriental Folk Song ~ Donald Harrison ~ Survivor
Yubo Citrico ~ Curtis Brothers Quartet ~ Blood * Spirit * Land * Water * Freedom
Us Five ~ Joe Lovano ~ Folk Art
Autumn Leaves ~ Johnny Griffin ~ Return of the Griffin
Shine ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
Calypso ~ Kenny Barron ~ The Traveler
Jenacide ~ Christian Scott ~ Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
Who Knows ~ Steve Lacy ~ Evidence
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ~ Cyrus Chestnut ~ Genuine Chestnut
Dry Cleaner From Des Moines ~ Joni Mitchell ~ Mingus

Imagine

Had John Lennon not been tragically murdered at age 40, he would have been 70 years old today. This show pays tribute to one of the most influential songwriter, singer, artist and activist of my generation. On this broadcast, I feature Lennon (and Lennon/McCartney) compositions throughout the entire show. Some of these from John Lennon recordings and others by some great jazz musicians covering his works.

Featured Album

BeatleJazz on amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Imagine ~ John Lennon ~ Imagine
Piggies ~ BeatleJazz ~ With A Little Help From My Friends:
Julia ~ John Lennon ~ Imagine (Original Soundtrack)
Julia ~ Craig Hartley ~ remixes The Beatles
Mother Nature's Son ~ Joel Frahm and Brad Mehldau ~ Step Inside
How Do You Sleep ~ John Lennon ~ Imagine
Working Class Hero ~ BeatleJazz ~ With A Little Help From My Friends:
Revolution ~ John Lennon ~ Imagine (Original Soundtrack)
Lovely Rita ~ BeatleJazz ~ With A Little Help From My Friends:
She's Leaving Home ~ Brad Mehldau Trio ~ Day Is Done
Imagine/Peace Piece ~ Craig Hartley ~ remixes The Beatles
Gimme Some Truth ~ John Lennon ~ Imagine

2oct2010

This program features some great young players that are moving this musical art form forward in a fresh new direction. Cats like Josh Evans, Mike DiRubbo, Fowser & Gillece, and the Curtis Brothers to name a few. Veteran artists Jackie McLean and Donald Harrison are known for mentoring many young musicians including those represented here.

Featured Album

Cause And Effect on amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Get It! Get It! ~ Winard Harper ~ Make It Happen
For Foster ~ Josh Evans Quintet ~ Untitled
Nightfall ~ Mike DiRubbo ~ Repercussion
Melody for Melonae ~ Jackie McLean ~ Let Freedom Ring
Forbidden Fruit ~ Abraham Burton/Eric McPherson ~ Cause and Effect
Sap ~ Ken Fowser & Behn Gillece ~ Little Echo
Maria Cervantes ~ Curtis Brothers Quartet ~ Blood - Spirit - Land -Water - Freedom
Twerk It ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Survivor

Coltrane Birthday Tribute

John Coltrane's influence on jazz cannot be overstated. He freed the music from its traditional forms and injected a new (and at times controversial) improvisational approach to the music. His intensity and dedication to moving jazz forward to a new level of the art form is unmatched. Nearly every sax player (and jazz musician in general) will tell you that John Coltrane has had a profound influence on their playing. His birthday was September 23, 1926. We start with about 40 minutes of uninterrupted Coltrane followed by music from Kenny Garrett, Pharaoh Sanders and Robert Glasper.

Featured Album

Afro Blue Impressions on amazon.com

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
My Favorite Things ~ John Coltrane ~ My Favorite Things
Acknowledgement ~ John Coltrane ~ A Love Supreme
Impressions ~ John Coltrane ~ Afro Blue Impressions Live
Dear Lord ~ John Coltrane ~ Transitions
Lonnie's Lament ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Pursuance: the Music of Coltrane
Crescent ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Crescent With Love on amazon.com
Wayne's Thang ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Sketches of MD
Open Mind ~ Robert Glasper ~ Double-Booked

A freeform show

A freeform show with no real theme this week. As I look over the playlist I see some great tenor sax players represented with Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Abraham Burton and Myron Walden. We also have a couple of fine vocalists with Taeko and Lori Carsillo gracing this weeks show. Taeko will be appearing in Hartford this coming Friday at the Masala restaurant for a CD release party.

Featured Album

Taeko - Voice at CDbaby

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Yes, I'm Country (And that's OK) ~ Robert Glasper ~ Double-Booked
O ~ Tarbaby ~ Tarbaby
Nudnik ~ Chris Potter ~ Underground
Insomnomaniac ~ Joshua Redman ~ Compass
Dad ~ Abraham Burton-Eric McPherson ~ Cause and Effect
Some Cats Know ~ Lori Carsillo ~ bittersweet
Infant Eyes ~ Taeko ~ Voice
Big Kids ~ Corey Christiansen Quartet ~ Outlaw Tractor
Peace Pipe ~ Ben Allison ~ Think Free
Double Dippin' ~ Myron Walden ~ Countryfied
The Radio Tower Has a Beating Heart ~ The Bad Plus ~ Never Stop