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Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
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
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
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
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 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
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
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.
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
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
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Originally broadcast over the airwaves in August, this set features extended pieces by Chick, Pat, and others.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ 500 Miles High ~ Trilogy 2
Chick Corea ~ Armando’s Rhumba ~ Antidote
Kurt Elling ~ Minuano ~ Man In The Air
Pat Metheny Group ~ The First Circle ~ First Circle
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ The Next Step ~ The Next Step
Emmet Cohen ~ Joshua ~ Masters Legacy Series Volume 2: Ron Carter
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Still posting segments from my old radio show. This from an August broadcast. Soon will be set up in my San Diego home to publish new content.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
The Dave Liebman Big Band ~ Black Nile ~ A Tribute to Wayne Shorter
Nicole Zuraitis ~ Gold ~ All Wandering Hearts
Dan Pugach Nonet ~ My Favorite Things (feat. Nicole Zuraitis) ~ Single
Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Lucky Seven ~ Good Hope
Christian Sands ~ Can’t Find My Way Home ~ Be Water
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ Father ~ RoundAgain
John Patitucci Trio ~ Samba do Grande Amor ~ Irmãos De Fé
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead ~ 29 ~ Legacy Holder
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
This episodes begins and ends with the late great saxophonist Michael Brecker. In between is mostly jazz artists that have honed their craft in the Hartford area including Wayne Escoffery, Orice Jenkins and Tony Davis.
Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
McCoy Tyner Trio ~ I Mean You ~ Infinity (feat. Michael Brecker)
Wayne Escoffery ~ Kyrie ~ The Humble Warrior
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback
Orice Jenkins ~ I Only Have Eyes For You ~ Soar
Orice Jenkins ~ The Very Thought of You ~ Centennial Cole
Tony Davis ~ May This Be Love ~ Golden Year
Tony Davis ~ Night Ride ~ Golden Year
Michael Brecker ~ Renaissance Man ~ Time Is Of The Essence