In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Valentine 2022

Classic jazz from the great artists of the genre, Freddie, Lee, Joe and more. Of course, we have a valentines day dedication, with tunes of love and sentimentality for my wife and I. Enjoy all the great music within this episode.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Freddie Hubbard ~ Gibraltar ~ Born to Be Blue
Lee Morgan ~ Tom Cat ~ Tom Cat
Joe Henderson ~ My One And Only Love ~ Relaxin' At Camarillo
Ray Charles ~ California, Here I Come ~ Genius + Soul = Jazz
Gilbert Castellanos ~ High Febvre ~ Underground
Michael Brecker ~ African Skies ~ Tales from the Hudson
Mike Stern ~ Blueprint ~ Trip

Good Vibes 2022

We will start with great vibes from Gary Burton and friends before continuing with an eclectic set from artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Wayne Shorter and much more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sánchez ~ Sea Journey ~ Quartet Live!
Gary Burton ~ Question And Answer ~ Like Minds
Joni Mitchell ~ Hejira ~ Hejira
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade ~ Ride ~ Angular Blues
Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves ~ Reconvexo ~ Reconvexo
Peter Sprague ~ So What ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Wayne Shorter ~ Deluge ~ JuJu
McCoy Tyner ~ Contemplation ~ The Real McCoy

Episode Jan 30 2022

Today's show begins with classic CTI recordings from Milt Jackson and Joe Farrell. Sellick and Renfroe cover Tom Petty from an acoustic duet album. The San Diego jazz scene is represented by alto saxophonist Chris Hollyday and guitarist Peter Sprague. Last but not least, we have jazz icons Hank Mobley and Cedar Walton to wrap up the show.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Milt Jackson ~ Sunflower ~ Sunflower
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Wildflowers ~ Small Vacation
Christopher Hollyday ~ Text Tones ~ Dialogue
Peter Sprague ~ All Blues ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Gerald Wilson Big Band ~ Patterns ~ Gerald Wilson: Deep Dive!
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station
Cedar Walton Trio ~ Voices Deep Within ~ Cedar

West Coast Favs

The first set is from some of my favorite SoCal artist, Gerald Wilson, Peter Sprague and Holly Hofmann. Following is new music from coast to coast. Also, new highly celebrated albums from Brandee Younger, Johnathan Blake and more. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra ~ So What ~ Gerald Wilson: Deep Dive!
Peter Sprague ~ Blue in Green ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Bohemia After Dark ~ Live At Birdland
Brandee Younger ~ Love & Struggle ~ Somewhere Different
Johnathan Blake ~ LLL ~ Homeward Bound
Jimmy Greene ~ No Words ~ While Looking Up
Andrew Renfroe ~ Chemirocha ~ Dark Grey - EP
Harold Land Sextet ~ Compulsion ~ West Coast Blues!
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station

Episode 16 Jan 2022

Iconic jazz represented in this podcast, from Cannonball Adderley, Jackie McLean and Coltrane among others. Also slipped in there are contemporary artists  such as San Diego's alto saxophonist Chris Hollyday and harp/bass duet Brandee Younger with Dezron Douglas.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ The Old Country ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Teaneck ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Jackie McLean ~ Jackie's Ghost ~ Makin' The Changes
Jackie McLean ~ Appointment In Ghana ~ Jackie's Bag- The Rudy Van Gelder Edition
McCoy Tyner ~ Search For Peace ~ 13th House
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Afro-Blue ~ The Very Best of John Coltrane
Alice Coltrane ~ Journey in Satchidananda ~ Journey in Satchidananda
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ This Woman's Work ~ Force Majeure

Week 2, 2022

A wide variety of jazz styles are represented in this podcast; the second of year 2022. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Hotep Idris Galeta ~ King Tut's Strut ~ The Lost Singles - Single
Christopher Hollyday ~ Kiss Me Right ~ Dialogue
Johnathan Blake ~ Steppin' Out ~ Homeward Bound
Steph Richards & Joshua White ~ Sacred Sea: Zephyr ~ Zephyr
Joshua Redman ~ New Year ~ Still Dreaming
Oscar Peñas ~ Rain ~ Music of Departures and Returns
Sammy Figueroa ~ Seven Steps to Heaven ~ The Magician
Chick Corea ~ Return To Forever ~ Return To Forever

Looking Back 2021 p2

We continue our retrospective on 2021 releases. First we reach back a decade with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio from 2010. Then let's hear the title tracks from Emmet Cohen and Greg Abate's chart topping recordings from last year. CT trumpeter Nick Di Maria, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin are trending with jazz-fusion on their latest releases.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cyrus Chestnut Trio ~ New Light ~ Journeys
Emmet Cohen ~ Future Stride ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Magic Dance ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Nick Di Maria ~ Sagittaron ~ Indigo Seven
Dave Holland ~ Gentle Warrior ~ Another Land
John McLaughlin ~ Right Here, Right Now, Right On ~ Liberation Time
Miles Davis ~ In a Silent Way ~ The Lost Concert

Looking Back on 2021

Some of my favorite releases in 2021 are here in this episode (after a satirical look at the holidays). You'll find  Kenny Garrett, Greg Abate, Emmet Cohen and more represented here. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis & Gil Evans ~ Blue Xmas ~ The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors
Andrew Renfroe ~ Gotham ~ Run in the Storm
Emmet Cohen ~ Dardanella ~ Future Stride
Greg Abate ~ Cook's Bay ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
Greg Abate ~ Voyage ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron
John Hasselback III ~ Rene's Way ~ Entrance
Peter Sprague ~ Flamenco Sketches ~ Blue Kind of Miles
Pat Metheny ~ Zenith Blue ~ Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)