In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Episode 21 Jan 2024

This week's playlist is mostly based on albums that were posted on Jazztodon.com . We begin with artists that you likely have never heard of, then transition into some of the jazz greats like Getz, McLean and Cannonball. 

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Muriel Grossmann ~ Knowledge and Wisdom ~ Devotion
Mitchum Yacoub ~ OB Joint ~ Living High in the Brass Empire
Joe Gordon ~ A Song for Richard ~ Lookin' Good!
Stan Getz ~ Times Lie ~ Captain Marvel
Lyle Mays ~ Ascent ~ Lyle Mays
Jackie McLean ~ You Don't Know What Love Is ~ Nature Boy
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else

MLK Day and more

This episode starts with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as this show will air on MLK Day weekend. Following are some great tracks, most notably from Tommy Flanagan and Jackie McLean. The show ends with two versions of Mercy Street from the original Gabriel recording followed by Hancocks great cover.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Herbie Hancock ~ I Have a Dream ~ The Prisoner
Tommy Flanagan ~ Raincheck ~ Jazz Poet
Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good!
Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy
Jackie McLean ~ Nature Boy ~ Nature Boy
Peter Gabriel ~ Mercy Street ~ So
Herbie Hancock ~ Mercy Street ~ The New Standard

Episode 7 Jan 2024

We start this show (first of 2024) with a tribute to Les McCann. New music from Mike DiRubbo and fellow Hartford cat Matt Dwonszyk. Another Matt, Matt Hall brings us to the close with SFJazz Collective.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Les McCann & Eddie Harris ~ Cold Duck Time ~ Swiss Movement
Les McCann ~ Poo Pye McGoochie (And His Friends) ~ Invitation to Openness
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Mike DiRubbo ~ The Muse ~ Inner Light
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afro Blue ~ A Year and a Day
Matt Hall ~ No Going Back ~ I Hope to My Never
SFJAZZ Collective ~ Smokey ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined

Jazzy New Year 2024

Wishing you all a jazzy Happy New Year as we begin this episode with an aptly titled tune from Joshua Redman. As I look at this playlist, it is dominated by great guitarists including Bernstein, Scofield, McLaughlin and newcomer Andrew Renfroe... and more

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joshua Redman ~ New Year ~ Still Dreaming
Mike DiRubbo ~ Inner Light ~ Inner Light
Andrew Renfroe ~ SPRINGS ~ Single
John Scofield ~ Mr. Tambourine Man ~ Uncle John's Band
John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum
Todd Sickafoose ~ Prospects ~ Bear Proof
Hampton Hawes ~ Morning ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes

Holiday with a San Diego Spin

This holiday episode of In The Groove begins with a few Christmas classics. Then we continue with some of my favorite 2023 releases, including ones from San Diego.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas
Samara Joy ~ The Christmas Song ~ A Joyful Holiday
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Ferromagnetic ~ Dynamic Maximum Tension
Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ (Single)
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo
David Borgo ~ Aqaba ~ Pathika
David Whitman ~ Ode To Joe (feat. Bob Sheppard) ~ Ode To Joe
Peter Sprague ~ Wise One ~ Wise One: Peter Sprague Plays Coltrane

Great Albums 2023 Part 2

Continuing from last week's episode, we review some of my favorite releases from 2023. Besides long time favorites like Chris Potter and Billy Childs, there are newcomers on the scene producing great music. Tina Raymond, Miki Yamanaka, Lakecia Benjamin and Isaiah Thompson are represented here.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Chris Potter ~ Got the Keys to the Kingdom ~ Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard
Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations
Billy Childs ~ Master of the Game ~ The Winds of Change
Miki Yamanaka & Mark Turner ~ Shades Of Rainbow ~ Shades of Rainbow
Lakecia Benjamin ~ Trane ~ Phoenix
Isaiah J. Thompson ~ The Soul Messenger (feat. Julian Lee, Philip Norris & Tj Reddick) ~ The Power of the Spirit

Great Albums from 2023

With so much music being released, it is nearly impossible to come up with a "Best Of" list for 2023. So here are some of my favorite recordings and other picks from Jazztodon.com. 

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
ARTEMIS ~ Lights Away from Home ~ In Real Time
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band ~ Look to the Hills ~ Kings Highway
Eddie Henderson ~ Freedom Jazz Dance ~ Witness to History
Todd Sickafoose ~ Boom Bust Startup Ruin ~ Bear Proof
Jaimie Branch ~ Aurora Rising ~ Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Jaimie Branch ~ Borealis Dancing ~ Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Shakti ~ Mohanam ~ This Moment
Wayne Escoffery ~ Shuffle ~ Like Minds
SFJAZZ Collective ~ The Plains (Live) ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined 

As Seen on Jazztodon

The bulk of this podcast episode is picks from Jazztodon.com. A jazz centric social media service that I post to exclusively. You can learn more about that through this episode while listening to some great tunes.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Michel Pérez ~ Falling In Love With Love ~ Toujours
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Wise One ~ Crescent
John Zorn ~ Piopio ~ O'o
Soft Machine ~ Other Doors ~ Other Doors
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ These Foolish Things  ~ Live from the Northwest, 1959
Joe Farrell ~ The Jazz Crunch ~ Sonic Text
Weather Report ~ Boogie Woogie Waltz ~ Sweetnighter