In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Electric Oliver and more

This episode is titled for a recording found through jazztodon.com .  Oliver Nelson (of Blues and the Abstract Truth fame), recorded Skull Session in 1975. It's quite a departure from his other recordings, and is his take on the fusion sound that was popular in that era. Same can be said for the Preminger track if you are familiar with his work. The podcast ends on a more familiar note for ITG listeners with Mobley, Morgan and Shank.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Oliver Nelson ~ Skull Session ~ Skull Session
Oliver Nelson ~ Baja Bossa ~ Skull Session
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Daddy Likey ~ The Dank
Pat Metheny Group ~ The First Circle ~ First Circle
Hank Mobley ~ Carolyn ~ No Room for Squares
Hank Mobley ~ No Room for Squares ~ No Room for Squares
Lee Morgan ~ Mr. Kenyatta ~ Search for the New Land
Bud Shank ~ Blowin' Country ~ California Suite

Redux Last Year Show

I am away from the home studio, so I am replaying a show from this time last year. A wide variety of jazz styles featured in this podcast episode. Great vocals from Leonard Patton and Nicole Zuraitis and organ trio work from Delvon Lamarr, and new music from trombonist Steve Davis are among the highlights. We finish with a piano trio from Chick.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Al Di Meola ~ Julia ~ Across the Universe
Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ Can't Find My Way Home ~ Dream Walkin'
Nicole Zuraitis ~ The Way Home ~ Wandering Hearts
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Keep On Keepin' On ~ Cold As Weiss
Rippin Chicken, Ben Bloom & Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Westy  ~ Rippin Chicken
Mike Casey & Blori ~ Breathe In (Remix) ~ Breathe In (Remix) - Single
Steve Davis ~ Encouragement ~ Bluesthetic
Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afterthought ~ A Year and a Day
Darren Litzie ~ Question and Answer ~ My Horizon
Chick Corea Trio ~ Alice In Wonderland ~ Trilogy

Episode Aug 13 2023

This episode begins with percussionist Airto for his 82nd Birthday. That is followed by a couple of tracks featuring the harp, a beautiful sound for jazz. There is some 50/60's hard bop including the inventive sounds from Monk. The show concludes with Miles and Kenny Garrett.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Airto ~ Parana ~ Fingers
Alice Coltrane ~ Blue Nile ~ Ptah the El Daoud
Ravi Coltrane ~ For Turiya ~ Blending Times
Horace Silver ~ Senor Blues ~ Six Pieces of Silver
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Lisa ~ The Quintet Plus
Thelonious Monk ~ Green Chimneys ~ Straight, No Chaser
Miles Davis ~ E.S.P. ~ E.S.P.
Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors

Episode Aug 6 2023

As we did last week, we start with Sonny Rollins playing with a west coast band from the classic trio album Way Out West. That is followed by the incredible guitar of Wes Montgomery. More great jazz to follow from Hargrove, Murray, Joey D and more.

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ Way Out West ~ Way Out West
Wes Montgomery ~ West Coast Blues ~ Incredible Jazz Guitar
Roy Hargrove ~ Firm Roots ~ Family
David Murray & Black Saint Quartet ~ Sacred Ground ~ Sacred Ground (feat. Casandra Wilson)
New England Jazz Orchestra ~ Jeannine ~ Straight from the Hart, Vol. 2
David Borgo ~ Lisboa ~ Pathika
Joey DeFrancesco ~ And so It Is ~ In the Key of the Universe

50’s West Coast Cool

Much of today's show features music from the West Coast Cool movement of the 1950's. We close out the show with new releases from San Diego's David Borgo and a young phenom from NYC, Julius Rodriguez.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sonny Rollins ~ I've Told Ev'ry Little Star ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Jimmy Giuffre ~ Gotta Dance ~ The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Kenny Dorham ~ K.D.'s Cab Ride ~ Afro-Cuban
Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good!
Mike Wofford & Holly Hofmann ~ Karita ~ Turn Signal
David Borgo ~ The Bath ~ Pathika
Julius Rodriguez ~ Elegy (For Cam) ~ Let Sound Tell All

Eclectic

A very eclectic playlist for today's show. We start with a rockin' Miles, brooding Tomasz, and an experimental Noah Preminger. The show closes with a tribute to the late Tony Bennett who passed away last week.

Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Miles Davis ~ Red China Blues ~ Get Up With It
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet ~ Wisława ~ Wisława
Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Daddy Likey ~ The Dank
Steph Johnson ~ Here's to Life ~ So in Love
Julius Rodriguez ~ All I Do ~ Let Sound Tell All
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band ~ Kings Highway ~ Kings Highway
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ It's For You ~ As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Bill Evans & Tony Bennett ~ Days of Wine and Roses ~ The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album

Episode July 16 2023

We hear from some of the great masters of this genre; Tyner, Farrell, Monk, Trane and Shorter as well as some young lions with a modern sound; Simon, Sorey and Kornhauser. That is a lot of fine jazz music in a one hour show.

Playlist 

Artist ~ Name ~ Album
McCoy Tyner ~ Goin' Home ~ Asante
Edward Simon ~ Fiestas ~ Simplicitas
Tyshawn Sorey ~ In What Direction Are You Headed ~ Continuing
Ed Kornhauser ~ Dayspring ~ The Short Years
Joe Farrell ~ Sonic Text ~ Sonic Text
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane ~ Ruby, My Dear ~ Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
Wayne Shorter ~ The Soothsayer ~ The Soothsayer

Baseball and Jazz

Baseball and jazz are two uniquely American art forms that have a long and intertwined history. Baseball was also one of the first sports to be integrated, with Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. Jazz emerged from the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th century. The music quickly spread to other parts of the country, and by the early 20th century, jazz was a major force in American culture. This podcast celebrates baseball through jazz music inspired by America's Pastime, baseball.

 

Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Mabel Scott ~ Baseball Boogie ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns
Carla Bley ~ Baseball ~ 4 X 4
The Modern Jazz Quartet ~ Baseball ~ Live At the Lighthouse
Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ Baseball Theme ~ A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Original 1969 Movie Soundtrack)
Miles Davis ~ Two Bass Hit ~ Milestones
George Carlin ~ Baseball and Football ~ Carlin on Campus
Nina Simone ~ Baseball Boogie ~ A Single Woman
Count Basie ~ Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? ~ The Count Basie Story
Dexter Gordon ~ Home Run ~ The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon
The Treniers ~ Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns
Les Brown and His Orchestra ~ Joltin' Joe DiMaggio ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns
Simon & Garfunkel ~ Mrs. Robinson ~ Bookends
Joey DeFrancesco ~ Take Me out to the Ballgame ~ Joey D!