In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

All over the jazz lot

This show is all over the jazz lot. From an ethereal fusion sound of Kurt Rosenwinkel, to gorgeous trio piano from Eric Reed and George Cables, to the post-modern jazz of Ravi Coltrane and Linda Oh. Towards the end of the show, we settle into a nice New Orleans groove (appropriate, since I am there right now). The show concludes with a show tune you will recognize from a new album by Jeff Holmes.

Featured Album

Rebirth of New Orleans - Rebirth Brass Band on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Heavenly Bodies ~ Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Star of Jupiter
Maria ~ Eric Reed ~ Pure Imagination
Ultimate Persona ~ Linda Oh ~ Initial Here
Helen's Song ~ George Cables ~ My Muse
Who Wants Ice Cream ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Spirit Fiction
Dance Like There's No Tomorrow ~ John Ellis ~ Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
You Know You Know ~ Rebirth Jazz Band ~ Rebirth of New Orleans
So Long Farewell ~ Jeff Holmes ~ Of One's Own
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Rhythms of the Earth

Surely this show contains the Rhythms of the Earth. That is also a fine album by the great Jackie McLean, that starts off this podcast. There are some great musicians from the Hartford area on that track, and we continue the Hartford connection with New Jazz Workshop and Winard Harper. From there, we get into a great guitar set featuring Frank Varela, Fareed Haque, Cory Christianson, and finally the incomperable Wes Montgomery.

Featured Album

Rhythm of the Earth - Jackie McLean on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Explorers ~ Jackie McLean ~ Rhythm of the Earth
Nightview ~ New Jazz Workshop ~ Underground
Helen's Song ~ Winard Harper ~ Coexist
Giant Steps ~ Frank Varela ~ Grandma's Revenge
Waka/Jawaka ~ Frank Zappa ~ Waka/Jawaka
Big Bhangra ~ Fareed Haque ~ Flat Planet
Alone Together ~ The Cory Christiansen Quartet ~ Awakening
Willow Weep For Me ~ Wes Montgomery ~ Smokin At the Halfnote
Four on Six ~ Wes Montgomery ~ Smokin At the Halfnote

Master Plan part 2

This is the second hour of last week's broadcast. We start with a bass, trumpet, drum trio from Linda Oh. Then we have both new and old Wayne Shorter. From there, we have Metheny's Unity Band collaborators Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez followed by Metheny himself from his Grammy winning Unity Band and finishing with a favorite composition Minuano.

Featured Album

Entry - Linda Oh

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Numero Uno ~ Linda Oh ~ Entry
Plaza Real ~ Wayne Shorter ~ Without a Net
Night Dreamer ~ Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dreamer
Little Susie ~ Ben Williams ~ State of the Art
New Life ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Leaving Town ~ Pat Metheny ~ Unity Band
Minuano ~ Pat Metheny ~ Still Life (talking)
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A Master Plan

Some great music covering a wide range of jazz styles make up this week's podcast. We kick off the show with Pharoah Sanders channeling John Coltrane with The Creator Has a Master Plan. The show concludes with tracks from a beautiful new album from piano master George Cables. In between we feature Kenny Garrett, Dave Douglas, Flora Purim and Russ Kaplan.

Featured Album

My Muse - George Cables on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Creater Has a Master Plan ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Karma
Kiss to the Skies ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Beyond the Wall
Solato ~ Dave Douglas ~ Orange Afternoons
Light as a Feather ~ Flora Purim ~ Butterfly Dreams
Recognition ~ Russ Kaplan+7 ~ The Ulysses Cycle
Helen's Song ~ George Cables ~ My Muse
My One and Only Love ~ George Cables ~ My Muse

Midnight Hour

Jazz and Beyond burned the midnight oil this week with a midnight till 2AM broadcast. Antonio Sanchez burns it up on his new CD too. Next up is Joe Farrell with some 70's fusion as well as showing his chops on a straight jazz standard. We finish the show with some more fusion from Weather Report, David Saborn and live Miles Davis from the latest "bootleg" released recordings.

Featured Album

New Life - Antonio Sanchez on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
The Real MacDaddy ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Family Ties ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Moon Germs ~ Joe Farrell ~ Moon Germs
Speak Low ~ Joe Farrell ~ Skate Board Park
Gibralta ~ Weather Report ~ Black Market
Tequilla ~ David Sanborn ~ Timeagain
Its About Time ~ Miles Davis Quintet ~ LIve in Europe 1969

Dexter

The sophisticated giant, Dexter Gordon takes front and center in today's podcast. This show was broadcast last week, a few days after the 90th birthday of Dexter, had he survived. His deep large tone is illustrated on the two tracks that kick off the podcast. Dexter Gordon was a big influence on John Coltrane, as heard on "Softly". Drummer Jonathan Blake plays his tribute to Long Tall Dexter. We finish up the podcast with a couple of new songs from Greg Abate and Cedar Walton.

Featured Album

Our Man In Amsterdam - Dexter Gordon in iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Soy Califa ~ Dexter Gordon ~ A Swingin' Affair
Willow Weep For Me ~ Dexter Gordon ~ Our Man in Amsterdam
Softly As In a Morning Sunrise ~ John Coltrane Quartet ~ Standards
Dexter's Tune ~ Jonathan Blake ~ The Eleventh Hour
Rocco's Place ~ The Greg Abate Quintet ~ Greg Abate Quintet featuring Phil Woods
Contemplation ~ The Greg Abate Quintet ~ Greg Abate Quintet featuring Phil Woods
Another Star ~ Cedar Walton ~ Voices Deep Within

3 Miles Quintets

Three Miles Davis Quintets are featured on this show, along with other great Jazz in many different styles. Tom Harrell starts the show with some modern hard bop with his current quintet. Drummer Dafnis Prieto hits it with some Cuban influenced jazz. Dan Arcamone brings us his modern electric guitar fusion. Then we hear Miles Quintets starting with his 60's version, then we hear 2 versions of the Monk composition 'Round Midnight performed by his 50's quintet followed by his quintet of the late 60's that spawned his famous Bitches Brew ensemble. The show finishes with a high energy funky fusion offering from Weather Report.

Featured Album

Behold Gods Sunshine Round Midnight, by Andres Chaparro
Miles Davis on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Bad Stuff ~ Tom Harrell ~ Light On
Just Say It ~ Dafnis Prieto Sextet ~ Taking the Soul for a Walk
Intro Rust ~ Dan Arcamone ~ In Color
Seven Steps to Heaven ~ Miles Davis ~ Seven Steps to Heaven
'Round Midnight ~ Miles Davis ~ 'Round About Midnight
'Round Midnight ~ Miles Davis Quintet ~ Live in Europe 1969
125th Street Congress ~ Weather Report ~ Streetnighter

Without a Shorter Net

The gem of this podcast is at the end; Pegasus, a 23 minute composition with wind ensemble from Wayne Shorter's newly released Without A Net. The Podcast starts with the 3 Cohens doing their version of the classic Tiger Rag. For something completely different, we go to Rudresh Mahanthappa's Gamak including a way out raga. U Mass educator Jeff Holmes has a great new CD with a track included here. Next up is a taste of a wonderful project from Russ Kaplan telling the tale of The Odyssey. More Indo/Jazz fusion from Rez Abassi before we finish with the Shorter masterpiece.

Featured Album

Without a Net - Wayne Shorter on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Tiger Rag ~ 3 Cohens ~ Family
Stay I ~ Rudresh Mahanthappa ~ Gamak
Abohgi ~ Rudresh Mahanthappa ~ Gamak
Of One's Own ~ Jeff Holmes ~ Of One's Own
Pigz in Space ~ Russ Kaplan +7 ~ The Ulysees Cycle (pre-release)
Prognostication ~ Russ Kaplan +7 ~ The Ulysees Cycle (pre-release)
The Cure ~ Rez Abbasi Trio ~ Coninuous Beat
Pegasus ~ Wayne Shorter Quartet ~ Without a Net