In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

New and Old

The first half of this podcast showcases jazz artists' creating music in a post-covid world. In some cases this music was made at home while quarantined away from studios or clubs. The second part is a throwback to another creative era in jazz, the hard-bop of the 1960's.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ The Creator Has a Master Plan ~ Force Majeure
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Wichita Lineman ~ Small Vacation
Joe Farnsworth ~ Monk's Dream ~ Time to Swing
Jonathan Barber ~ Find My Way ~ Live at Jazz Standard
ARTEMIS ~ Nocturno ~ Artemis
Bobby Timmons ~ Dat Dere ~ This Here Is Bobby Timmons
Wayne Shorter ~ Infant Eyes ~ Speak No Evil
Hank Mobley ~ Up a Step ~ No Room for Squares
Grant Green ~ Lullaby of the Leaves ~ Grant's First Stand

Thanksgiving 2020

Let's start off with Coffee and Scones from Walt Weiskopf on tenor. We've also got classic jazz from Elvin, Cyrus and Grant. Luke and Andrew play a country classic in their own style. We represent San Diego with Danny Green and then our Thanksgiving set; Stuffy Turkey, Soul Food and Give Thanks. We finish with a new funk-fusion sound from Israeli guitarist Gilad Hekselman and friends.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Walt Weiskopf ~ Coffee and Scones ~ The Way You Say It
Elvin Jones ~ Anthropology ~ Dear John C.
Cyrus Chestnut ~ Little B's Poem ~ There's a Sweet, Sweet Spirit
Grant Green ~ Sonnymoon for Two ~ First Session
Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Jolene ~ Small Vacation
Danny Green Trio ~ I Used to Hate the Blues ~ Altered Narratives
Danny Green Trio ~ Serious Fun ~ Altered Narratives
Arthur Blythe ~ Stuffy Turkey ~ Focus
Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause
Jimmy Greene ~ Give Thanks ~ Mission Statement
Gilad Hekselman, Will Vinson & Antonio Sanchez ~ Scoville ~ Trio Grande

Joni's Favs

This episode was built around an article in Far Out Magazine and their playlist of Joni Mitchell's favorite songs. That article was based on a compilation CD that had been produced for Starbucks and curated by Ms. Mitchell. I've interjected a few of my own favorites, keeping with this theme, as well.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Noah Baerman & Friends ~ Good Friends ~ Love Right
Philippe Entremont ~ Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque ~ The Essential Piano - the World's Best-Loved Piano Pieces
Billie Holiday ~ Solitude ~ The Decca Singles Vol. 1: 1945-1949
Miles Davis Quintet ~ It Never Entered My Mind ~ Workin' With the Miles 
Joni Mitchell ~ Furry Sings the Blues ~ Hejira
Ray Charles ~ Lonely Avenue ~ The Genius!
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five ~ Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 1 & 2 ~ 20th Century Masters (The Millennium Collection: Best of Louis Jordan)
Etta James ~ At Last ~ At Last!
Marvin Gaye ~ Trouble Man ~ Trouble Man
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra ~ Subtle Lament  ~ Early Duke Ellington 1927-1940 (Remastered), Vol. 1
Joni Mitchell ~ Hejira ~ Hejira
Herbie Hancock ~ Edith And The Kingpin ~ River: The Joni Letters

Dedicated to Kamala

The first set in this episode features women jazz artists; Allison Neale, Artemis (group), and Champian Fulton. I'll dedicate this set and podcast to Kamala Harris in celebration of the recent election and her becoming the first woman (and person of color) as Vice President of the US. After that, new releases by Billy Childs, Mike Casey, Keith Jarrett and more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Allison Neale ~ You Do Something to Me ~ Quietly There
ARTEMIS ~ The Sidewinder ~ Artemis
Champian Fulton ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Birdsong
Billy Childs ~ Quiet Girl ~ Acceptance
Joel Ross ~ More? ~ Who Are You?
Mike Casey ~ Dagobah ~ Dagobah - Single
Larry Willis ~ Let's Play ~ I Fall in Love Too Easily
Keith Jarrett ~ Part XII - Blues ~ Budapest Concert
Joshua White ~ The Lower Case ~ 13 Short Stories

All New 2020 - VOTE!

This episode consists entirely of music released this year (2020). Recorded days before the election, and intended to calm the anxieties you may be feeling. Above all, get out and VOTE!

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Tony Davis ~ Night Ride ~ Golden Year
Mike Casey ~ Best Part (Take 3) ~ Law of Attraction
Larry Willis ~ Heavy Blue ~ I Fall in Love Too Easily
ARTEMIS ~ Big Top ~ Artemis
ARTEMIS ~ If It's Magic ~ Artemis
Billy Childs ~ Leimert Park ~ Acceptance
Joel Ross ~ More? ~ Who Are You?
Joel Ross ~ After the Rain ~ Who Are You?
Noah Preminger ~ The Late 90s ~ Contemptment
Allison Neale ~ Midnight Sun ~ Quietly There

In The Pocket 2020

This episode starts with some slow funk, supplied via Redman's Elastic band and trumpeter Takuya Kuroda (with silky vocals from Jose James). Ezra Collective re-imagines Shorters "Footprints". From there lots of new music including solo Potter and vibist Ross. There is more too.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Joshua Redman Elastic Band ~ Put It In Your Pocket ~ Momentum
Takuya Kuroda ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine ~ Rising Son
Ezra Collective ~ Footprints ~ Blue Note Re:imagined
Allison Neale ~ Motion ~ Quietly There
Chris Potter ~ Mother of Waters ~ There is a Tide
Joel Ross ~ Gato's Gift ~ Who Are You?
Warren Byrd ~ Smilin' in the Dark ~ Truth Raised Twice
Stan Getz ~ Night in Tunisia ~ West Coast Jazz

Oct 18 2020 episode

No real theme to this episode, just some music I have been listening to this week. Although I've moved cross country, I still am playing music from our Hartford friends. Heard here are Matt Dwonszyk, Dan Liparini and Tony Davis. Also, I love this version of Herbie's Tell Me a Bedtime Story, from trumpeter Takuya Kuroda. Champian Fulton pays homage to Bird, and George Garzone plays Trane.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Pecan's Delight ~ Wonderful World
Takuya Kuroda ~ Tell Me a Bedtime Story ~ Fly Moon Die Soon
Dan Liparini ~ Spiral ~ Tessellations
Dan Liparini ~ Convergence ~ Tessellations
Champian Fulton ~ Yardbird Suite ~ Birdsong
Bill Evans ~ How Deep Is The Ocean? ~ Explorations
Tony Davis ~ Orange Feathers ~ Golden Year
George Garzone ~ Equinox (Night #3) ~ 3 Nights in L.A.

West Coast Jazzy

This is the first podcast episode of In The Groove produced entirely on the West Coast. To celebrate, I play a set of music of "West Coast Jazz". I can't shake my Hartford roots that easily, so we also represent new music from guitarist Andrew Renfroe and drummer Jonathan Barber.

Artist ~ Track ~Album
Andrew Renfroe ~ Chemirocha ~ Chemirocha
Mulgrew Miller ~ Joshua ~ Live At Yoshi's Volume Two
Karrin Allyson ~ West Coast Blues ~ In Blue
Stan Getz ~ Four ~ West Coast Jazz
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Sonny Rollins ~ Way Out West ~ Way Out West 
Sonny Rollins ~ Without A Song ~ The Bridge
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead ~ Find My Way ~ Legacy Holder
Kenny Burrell ~ Isabella ~ Soulero