In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

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

Hard Bop to Prog Rock

We've got hard bop from the 60's to Prog Rock of the '70s represented in this episode.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Alone Together ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Toots Thielemans ~ Speak No Evil ~ Only Trust Your Heart
Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station
Freddie Hubbard ~ Arietis ~ Ready For Freddie
McCoy Tyner ~ Sama Layuca ~ Quartet
John McLaughlin ~ Friendship ~ Electric Guitarist (Remastered)
Santana ~ Flor de Canela ~ Borboletta
Santana ~ Promise of a Fisherman ~ Borboletta

Thanksgiving 2023

My favorite Thanksgiving inspired tunes on this week's In The Groove podcast episode. Enjoy.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Thelonious Monk ~ Stuffy Turkey ~ It's Monk's Time
Jimmy Greene ~ Give Thanks ~ Mission Statement
Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause
Miguel Zenón ~ Prayer #2 (Thanksgiving) ~ Looking Forward
Shawn Colvin, Chris Botti & Billy Childs ~ Save the Country ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Lee Morgan ~ Search for the New Land ~ Search for the New Land 
Donald Harrison Jr. & Dr. John ~ Indian Blues ~ Indian Blues
Donald Harrison Jr. & Dr. John ~ Shallow Water ~ Indian Blues

Autumn Celebration

We are right in the middle of Autumn, and this episode celebrates my favorite season. Great renditions of this season's classics by Hollyday, Sharpe and Kessel. Something new from Joey Alexander, something old from Herbie, and much more.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Christopher Hollyday ~ Autumn in New York ~ Telepathy
Avery Sharpe Trio ~ Autumn Moonlight ~ Autumn Moonlight
Barney Kessel ~ Autumn Leaves ~ Autumn Leaves
Manuel Valera ~ Mov III -- Fall ~ The Seasons
Miles Davis ~ Fall ~ Nefertiti
Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance
Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles 
Cannonball Adderly Sextet ~ Unit 7 ~ Jazz Workshop Revisited

West Coast 50’s

This episode features the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950's. In particular, the music of Hampton Hawes and Harold Land. It also has a track from Sonny Rollins with a west coast rhythm section. We round out the program with Petrucciani, Miles and JMac.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Hampton Hawes Trio ~ The Champ ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes
Hampton Hawes ~ I Love You  ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes
Harold Land ~ Delirium ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz
Harold Land ~ Grooveyard ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz
Sonny Rollins ~ You  ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Michel Petrucciani ~ Limbo ~ Power of Three
Miles Davis ~ Eighty-One ~ E.S.P.
Jackie McLean ~ Confirmation ~ 4, 5 and 6 

SD-LA New

New music from San Diego and LA to begin this episode of In The Groove. Castellanos, Whitman and Kornhouser from SD, then travel north to LA for Tina Raymond and Andrew Renfroe. Much more to follow with Urbaniak, Escoffery and Mingus to close out this week's show.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Gilbert Castellanos ~ Totem Pole ~ Espérame En El Cielo
David Whitman ~ With Love ~ Ode To Joe
Ed Kornhauser ~ Modren ~ The Short Years
Tina Raymond ~ Eight of Wands ~ Divinations
Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ Single
Michał Urbaniak ~ Prehistoric Bird ~ Fusion III
Wayne Escoffery ~ Nostalgia in Times Square ~ Like Minds
Charles Mingus ~ Open Letter To Duke ~ Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus ~ Goodbye Pork Pie Hat ~ Mingus Ah Um