In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Classic Jazz Birthdays

The final days of summer bring important birthdays in jazz. This episode celebrates Bird, Prez, Wayne and Art Pepper, all with birthdays, and all important figures in the legacy of Jazz music.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wayne Shorter ~ Black Nile ~ Night Dreamer
Wayne Shorter ~ Footprints ~ Adam's Apple
Charlie Parker ~ Yardbird Suite ~ The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Charlie Parker ~ Ornithology ~ Best Of The Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie ~ Mohawk ~ Bird and Diz
Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet ~ All of Me ~ Pres & Teddy
Billie Holiday ~ Fine and Mellow ~ A Musical Romance
Art Pepper ~ You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To ~ Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
Art Pepper Quintet ~ Smack Up ~ Smack Up
Joey DeFrancesco ~ On the Street Where You Live ~ All or Nothing at All

Joey D Tribute

This episode pays tribute to the great Hammond B3 organist, Joey DeFrancesco who passed away suddenly at the age of 51. Also in this podcast is great music from James Moody and Hank Jones.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joey DeFrancesco ~ Wonderful Wonderful ~ Wonderful! Wonderful!
Joey DeFrancesco ~ In the Key of the Universe ~ In the Key of the Universe
Joey DeFrancesco ~ A Change Is Gonna Come ~ Project Freedom
John McLaughlin, Joey DeFrancesco & Elvin Jones ~ My Favourite Things ~ After the Rain
Joey DeFrancesco ~ Work Song ~ Live At the 5 Spot
James Moody ~ Lady Bird ~ Our Delight 
James Moody ~ Old Folks ~ Our Delight
Christian McBride Big Band ~ Road Song ~ For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver

Episode Aug 21 2022

A wide variety of jazz styles featured in today's podcast episode. Great vocals from Leonard Patton and Nicole Zuraitis and organ trio work from Delvon Lamarr, and new music from trombonist Steve Davis are among this week's highlights. We finish with a piano trio from Chick.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Al Di Meola ~ Julia ~ Across the Universe
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ Can't Find My Way Home ~ Dream Walkin'
Nicole Zuraitis ~ The Way Home ~ Wandering Hearts
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Keep On Keepin' On ~ Cold As Weiss
Rippin Chicken, Ben Bloom & Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Westy  ~ Rippin Chicken
Mike Casey & Blori ~ Breathe In (Remix) ~ Breathe In (Remix) - Single
Steve Davis ~ Encouragement ~ Bluesthetic
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afterthought ~ A Year and a Day
Darren Litzie ~ Question and Answer ~ My Horizon
Chick Corea Trio ~ Alice In Wonderland ~ Trilogy

Jack D and some pop covers

Celebrating Jack DeJohnette's 80th birthday and Pat's too. There are a bunch of pop covers you'll recognize, from Hudson (Jack D), Leonard Patton, Bad Plus and Grover Washington. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Hudson ~ Woodstock ~ Hudson
Charles Lloyd ~ Forest Flower: Sunrise ~ Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd At Monterey
Keith Jarrett Trio ~ All of You ~ Standards In Norway
Pat Metheny ~ Last Train Home ~ One Quiet Night
LP and the Vinyl ~ Everybody Wants to Rule the World ~ Heard and Seen
Danny Green Trio ~ Serious Fun ~ Altered Narratives
The Bad Plus ~ Comfortably Numb ~ For All I Care (With Wendy Lewis)
Jim Rotondi ~ Biru Kirusai ~ Dark Blue
Grover Washington, Jr. ~ Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) ~ Love Songs

NEA Jazz Masters 2023

This episode begins with a birthday tribute to the Father of Jazz, Louis Satchmo Armstrong. That is followed by recognizing the NEA Jazz Masters, class of 2023; Louis Hayes, Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Sue Mingus.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Louis Armstrong ~ When It's Sleepy Time Down South ~ Ken Burns Jazz
Louis Hayes ~ Silver's Serenade ~ Serenade for Horace
Kenny Barron & Regina Carter ~ Footprints ~ Freefall
Kenny Garrett ~ Sing a Song of Song ~ Songbook
Mingus Big Band ~ Gunslinging Bird ~ Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
Charles McPherson ~ Deep Night ~ First Flight Out
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Old English ~ A Year and a Day
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback

McPherson, PBMNJ, Garcia

The episode begins celebrating jazz great Charles McPherson's 83 birthday. Then we highlight Hartford's Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series, and the artists that will be performing in the last three concerts. We conclude with another birth anniversary of Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Charles McPherson ~ Tropic of Capricorn ~ Charles McPherson's Jazz Dance Suites
Charles McPherson ~ Little Sugar Baby ~ From This Moment On!
Black Art Jazz Collective ~ Iron Man ~ Ascension
Linda May Han Oh ~ Ebony ~ Aventurine
Nick Di Maria ~ Sagittaron ~ Indigo Seven
Go: Organic Orchestra, Brooklyn Raga Massive & Adam Rudolph ~ Africa 21 ~ Ragmala
Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap ~ That Girl ~ Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap
Joni Mitchell ~ Blue Motel Room ~ Hejira
Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales ~ South Side Strut ~ Hooteroll? +2

Covid Redux

Due to getting Covid a couple of days ago, I didn't feel up to recording a new podcast. So, I picked a show from last year and did a minimal amount of editing to bring you this week's episode. It has a nice vocal set as well as other good music.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Larry Goldings, Jay Bellerose & David Piltch ~ Blueberry Hill ~ Music from the Front Room
Robert Castelli and Boom! ~ Your Lucky Number ~ Party at One World Plaza
Michael Brecker ~ Song for Bilbao ~ Tales from the Hudson
John Scofield ~ I'll Catch You ~ Works for Me
Hudson ~ Woodstock ~ Hudson
Herbie Hancock Feat. Luciana Souza ~ Amelia ~ River: The Joni Letters
Gretchen Parlato ~ Roy Allan (feat. Airto Moreira) ~ Flor
Karrin Allyson ~ West Coast Blues ~ In Blue
Billie Holiday ~ Them There Eyes ~ Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits
Gerald Clayton ~ Rejuvenation Agenda ~ Happening: Live at The Village Vanguard

New for 2022

All new 2022 releases in this week's show.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Brian Charette ~ High Ball ~ Jackpot
Peter Sprague ~ Questions ~ Peter Sprague Plays Pat Metheny, Vol. 2
Cyrus Chestnut ~ Working Out Just Fine ~ My Father's Hands
Julieta Eugenio ~ Snowbirds ~ Jump 
Steve Davis ~ They Wore 44 ~ Bluesthetic
David Binney ~ Casa  ~ Tomorrow's Journey
Joey Alexander ~ Winter Blues ~ Origin