In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

An Eclectic Mix

This show features an eclectic mix, beginning with new releases followed by 70's fusion and concluding with classic 50's jazz.  

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Moment Before Sunrise ~ Inner Light
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ Booker's Garden - Single
Samara Joy ~ Round Midnight ~ Linger Awhile
David Liebman ~ Within You Without You ~ Sweet Hands
Return to Forever ~ Game Maker ~ Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
Eberhard Weber & The Gary Burton Quartet ~ B & G (Midwestern Nights Dream) ~ Passengers
Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time

Episode Mar 10 2024

This episode begins with new music from guitarist Andrew Renfro and vibraphonist Joel Ross. We then work our way back to the 1950's with classic Brubeck, Wes and Trane.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country EP
Joel Ross ~ nublues ~ nublues
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ This Woman's Work ~ Force Majeure
Samara Joy ~ Misty ~ Linger Awhile
Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Our Delight ~ Shelly Manne & His Men At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ The Duke ~ Jazz: Red, Hot and Cool
Wes Montgomery ~ Four On Six ~ The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
John Coltrane ~ Moment's Notice ~ Blue Train

Episode Mar 3 2024

Brand new music and familiar standards in this week's episode. New releases from Ulysses Owens, Nicole Zuraitis and Chris Potter, interspersed wth blasts from the past from trumpeter Jim Rotondi and Herbie Hancock. The show concludes with a fusion masterpiece with lush orchestrations by Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Bird Lives ~ A New Beat
Jim Rotondi ~ Little B's Poem ~ Excursions
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles
Nicole Zuraitis & Gilad Hekselman ~ Save it for a Rainy Day (single)
Chris Potter ~ Dream of Home (single)
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Vision Is A Naked Sword ~ Apocalypse

For Bob Boss

This episode is dedicated to Bob Boss; a fine guitarist, teacher and friend. Bob wasn't well known outside of the San Diego area, but he was a mentor to many young jazz guitarists and an icon in the jazz community. He suddenly, unexpectedly passed away last week. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Bob Boss ~ Soul Eyes ~ 3 Trios +
Ed Kornhauser ~ Praxis ~ The Short Years
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ Can't Buy Me Love ~ Dream Walkin'
Bobby Hutcherson ~ Little B's Poem ~ Components
Paul Horn Quintet ~ Mr. Bond ~ Something Blue
Wes Montgomery ~ Four On Six ~ Incredible Jazz Guitar
Art Blakey ~ Nica's Dream ~ The Jazz Messengers

Episode Feb 17, 2024

This episode begins with the original version of a great jazz standard, Freedom Jazz Dance by Eddie Harris. From there, we have recordings by two alto sax players that cut their chops at University of Hartford's fine Jackie McLean Institute for jazz; Mike DiRubbo and Sarah Hanahan. The podcast concludes with music from Chick Corea who passed on three years ago this month.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Eddie Harris ~ Freedom Jazz Dance ~ The In Sound
Swiss Jazz Ambassadors ~ Ugetsu ~ Swiss Jazz Ambassadors feat. Sarah Hanahan
Peter Martin ~ Groove Echo Chamber ~ Peter Martin & Generation S
Mike DiRubbo ~ JK in NYC ~ Inner Light
Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues
Chick Corea ~ Matrix ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Chick Corea ~ Friends ~ Friends

Jazz 2024 Grammy Recap

This episode is a recap of the Grammys awarded to jazz artists in various categories. What strikes me in this playlist is the wide range of styles and cultural influences that have melded in today's modern jazz. There is funk, R&B, Indian, Latin, jazz and folk music represented here. Congrats to all these artists on their Grammy awards.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer ~ Tradewinds Bengali ~ As We Speak
Shakti ~ Shrini’s Dream ~ This Moment
Billy Childs ~ The End of Innocence ~ The Winds of Change
Nicole Zuraitis ~ Reverie ~ How Love Begins
Samara Joy ~ Tight ~ Tight - Single
Meshell Ndegeocello ~ Burn Progression ~ The Omnichord Real Book
Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo ~ En La Soledad ~ El Arte Del Bolero, Vol. 2
Tracy Chapman ~ Fast Car ~ Tracy Chapman
Emma Rawicz ~ Rangwali ~ Chroma

Episode Feb 4 2024

A variety of music beginning with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Larry Coryell. That is followed by music from towns that I have resided in for most of my adult life, Hartford and San Diego. Also, the "Jazztodon" inspired track. We have new music from Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh as well.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila ~ Tequila
Larry Coryell ~ Bumpin' on Sunset ~ The Power Trio
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo
Mike DiRubbo ~ Scrollin' and Trollin' ~ Inner Light
Ken Peplowski & New York Trio ~ In the Middle of a Kiss ~ Stardust
Vijay Iyer ~ Overjoyed ~ Compassion
Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles

Soprano Trane to Electric Miles

This episode features iconic tracks that changed the direction of jazz music. Trane takes up the soprano, and Miles invents fusion. Lots of great stuff in between.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane ~ My Favorite Things ~ My Favorite Things
Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time
Eddie Henderson ~ Why Not? ~ Witness to History
Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs
Miles Davis ~ Spanish Key ~ Bitches Brew