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Sunday Jul 24, 2011
Sunday Jul 24, 2011
It's been way TOO DAMN HOT here in Connecticut as well as other parts of the country. This podcast, and a tall iced lemonade will help you to chill out in this heat. Dr. Lonnie Smith brings it on with a slow groove aptly named for tonight's show. Joshua Redman picks it up with his version of the Summertime classic. We also feature some great young pianists making the jazz scene in Joel Holmes, Hartford's own Jen Allen, and Taylor Eigsti (also accompanying Gretchen Parlato on a couple tracks). Another fine pianist, Warren Byrd is represented here doing some Monk, with some cool trumpet work from Saskia Laroo from their brand new CD.
Featured Album
African Skies - Joel Holmes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Too Damn Hot ~ Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Too Damn Hot!
Summertime ~ Joshua Redman ~ Timeless Tales (for changing times)
Summersong ~ Teneke Postma ~ For the Rhythm
Summer Night ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies
Impressions ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies
Reprecussions ~ Jen Allen ~ Pieces of Myself on CD Baby
Daylight ~ Taylor Eigsti ~ Daylight at Midnight
Blue in Green ~ Gretchen Parlato ~ The Lost and Found
The Lost and Found ~ Gretchen Parlato ~ The Lost and Found
As The Sun Peaks ~ Myron Walden ~ Hypnosis
Well You Needn't ~ Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd ~ Two of a Kind
Sunday Jul 17, 2011
Sunday Jul 17, 2011
The jazz shelves at WHUS just got restocked with some new stuff. I wanted to feature these CD's on the show so we will hear new releases from artists like Gretchen Parlato, Karrin Allyson, Ben Williams, Noah Preminger, Sean Jones, and more. These are some great CD's and I will feature more from these albums in the coming weeks. Noah Preminger will be appearing here in Hartford, CT at Black Eyed Sally's Monday July 18. It's a show you don't want to miss.
Featured Album
The Lost and Found - Gretchen Parlato on iTunes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Tombo in 7/4 ~ Steven Kroon ~ Without a Doubt
Better Than ~ Gretchen Parlato ~ The Lost and Found
All I Can Say ~ Gretchen Parlato ~ The Lost and Found
April Come She Will ~ Karrin Allyson ~ 'Round Midnight
The Shadow of Your Smile ~ Karrin Allyson ~ 'Round Midnight
Midnight in Harlem ~ Tedeschi Trucks Band ~ Revelator
Spirit of the Air ~ Pat Metheny ~ Orchestrion
Part Time Lover ~ Ben Williams ~ State of the Art
Toy Dance ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Where or When ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Something Beautiful ~ Trombone Shorty ~ Backatown
What Goes Around ~ Rebirth Brass Band ~ Rebirth of New Orleans
Momma ~ Sean Jones ~ No Need for Words
Sunday Jul 10, 2011
Sunday Jul 10, 2011
There are so many great talented jazz artists that don't get the notoriety of Joshua Redman, Marsalis Family, Chick, and others. We try to feature these musicians on In The Groove as much as possible. This show is comprised entirely of these artists. We start out with some Rochester cats, Mike Melito and Paradigm Shift. Then head to Boston's Akashic Record and Jared Sims and back to New York City with where Assf Kehati and Michael Feinberg are making some waves in the Jazz Scene.
Featured Album
Flowers and Other Stories - Assaf Kehati Quartet
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Tailwind ~ Mike Melito ~ The Right Time
Just This ~ Paradigm Shift ~ Street Expressionism
Mr. Han's Island ~ Akashic Record ~ Theosophy
You're Not One ~ Jared Sims Trio ~ Convergence
Blank Slate ~ larry gray trio ~ three equals one
The Most Beautiful Flower ~ Assaf Kehati Quartet ~ Flowers and Other Stories
Fighting Monsters ~ Michael Feinberg ~ With Many Hands
Sunday Jul 03, 2011
Sunday Jul 03, 2011
Traveling in upstate New York for the holiday weekend, so I am publishing the second hour of last weeks show. We feature a new album and new quartet from Joshua Redman and some other tunes I've been listening to lately.
Featured Album
James Farm on iTunes
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Polliwog ~ James Farm ~ James Farm
Chronos ~ James Farm ~ James Farm
St Thomas ~ Joshua Redman ~ Spirit of the Moment
Polaris ~ Eldar Djangirov ~ Re-Imagination
Highter Vibe ~ Kurt Elling ~ Man In The Air
Katrina's Eyes ~ Christian Scott ~ Anthem
Mr. Mario ~ Assaf Kehati Quartet ~ Flowers and Other Stories
Sunday Jun 26, 2011
Sunday Jun 26, 2011
This show recaps our Friday night hitting the NYC jazz clubs. We saw Donald Harrison's Treme show, Joel Holmes Trio and The John Fedchock NY Sextet (featuring Walt Weiskopf). It was a great night and doing this show lets me share some of that music with you. Please note that apparently I was looking at the wrong liner notes when I gave the personnel for the Donald Harrison tracks. See below for the impressive lineup on those tracks.
Featured Album
The Burners (Extended) - Donald Harrison, Eric Reed, Christian Scott, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham & Mulgrew Miller
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Mr. PC ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies
African Skies ~ Joel Holmes ~ African Skies
Line of Flight ~ Steve Davis ~ Outlook
Dizzy Spells/Jay Walking ~ Walt Weiskopf Quartet ~ Live
Well You Needn't ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners
Drum Line ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners
I'm the Big Chief of Congo Square ~ Donald Harrison ~ The Burners
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Sunday Jun 19, 2011
Its sort of a tradition on Father's Day to begin the show with Horace Silver's classic Song For My Father. Cannonball's cool One For Daddy-O continues on that theme. Next up is a Curtis Brothers set to get us ready for their live gig that evening. Later in the show we have a set as requested by my lovely wife Claire featuring Ornette Coleman's unique take on the blues, Dave Douglas and Stan Getz with Chick Corea. The show concludes with a rousing performance of Sweet Georgia Brown by clarinetist Anat Cohen.
Featured Album
Featured album Blood-Spirit-Land-Water-Freedom
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Song for My Father ~ Horace Silver ~ Song For My Father
One For Daddy-O ~ Cannonball Adderley ~ Somethin' Else
Op 25 No 2 ~ Curtis Brothers Quartet ~ Blood-Spirit-Land-Water-Freedom
Sudan and Darfur ~ Insight ~ A Genesis
Mizu (Aqua) ~ Steven Kroon ~ Without a Doubt
Herbs and Roots ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment
Turnaround ~ Ornette Coleman ~ Sound Grammer
Porto Alegre ~ Dave Douglas ~ Freak In
Five Hundred Miles High ~ Stan Getz ~ Captain Marvel
Sweet Georgia Brown ~ Anat Cohen ~ Clarinetwork
Sunday Jun 12, 2011
Sunday Jun 12, 2011
This podcast is a reprise of a podcast from May 16 2010, due to a preemption of my radio show this week. Tenor saxophone is front and center on this show. We'll hear some jazz artists from today's generation of tenor players along with some grand masters of the past. Representing players on the scene today are Marcus Strickland, Jimmy Greene and Abraham Burton. Of course there are so many great players out there, that it would be impossible to hear them all on one broadcast. From the past, two of the greatest are represented here with Ben Webster and Lester Young.
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Idiosyncrasies on amazon.com |
Soulmates on Amazon.com |
Track * Artist * Album
The Child * Marcus Strickland * Idiosycracies
Middleman * Marcus Strickland * Idiosycracies
Love In Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Forbidden Fruit * Abraham Burton Eric McPherson Quartet * Cause and Effect
How High the Moon * Ben Webster * At Ronnie Scott 1964
Trav'lin' Light * Ben Webster * Soulmates
Soulmates * Ben Webster * Soulmates
Ad Lib Blues * Lester Young * Tea for Two
Jean De Fleur * Grant Green * Idle Moments
Sunday Jun 05, 2011
Sunday Jun 05, 2011
Quite an eclectic show. It all starts off with some swinging Joshua Redman, early in his career (1995). It continues with some New Orleans sounds from Skerik and John Ellis. Then we begin our ascent into the avant garde with Greg Osby and then full out (out to lunch) with Eric Dolphy. We then come back down to earth with some gorgeous piano work from Yoko Miwa to conclude this show.
Featured Album
Out To Lunch on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Jig-A-Jug ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vangard
Just In Time ~ Joshua Redman Quartet ~ Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vangard
Summer Pudding ~ Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet ~ Husky
Fauxfessor ~ John Ellis and Double Wide ~ Puppet Mischief
Optimism ~ Greg Osby ~ Nine Levels
Hat and Beard ~ Eric Dolphy ~ Out To Lunch
La Estacion ~ Yoko Miwa ~ Canopy of Stars
Golden Slumber ~ Yoko Miwa ~ The Day We Said Goodbye