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Sunday Mar 13, 2011
Sunday Mar 13, 2011
We finish out last week's Trio program with Boston based John Funkhouser and then classics from Bud Powell and McCoy Tyner. Some guitar works ends the show with Hartford's own Rich Goldstein and Jake Langley.
Featured Album
Blue Note Cafe Paris 1961 on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Emancipation ~ John Funkhouser Trio ~ Time
Night In Tunesia ~ Bud Powell ~ Blue Note Cafe Paris 1961
Impressions ~ McCoy Tyner ~ Trident
Minor's Trajedy ~ Rich Goldstien ~ Comin' from Montgomery
Minor League ~ Jake Langley ~ Movin' and Groovin'
Sunday Mar 06, 2011
Sunday Mar 06, 2011
This podcast showcases modern jazz trios. This small ensemble format takes many forms. Although one usually thinks of piano based trios in jazz, we also have trios led by drums, guitar, sax and bass represented here. We start with a Monk standard which Larry Coryell rocks out on. We then continue with some very thoughtful trio playing from drummer George Schuller and pianist Dan Tepfer. We sneak in a Tepfer/Preminger duet before hearing more great trio music by Noah Baerman, Vijay Iyer, Joshua Redman, Mike DiRubbo, John Pattitucci and the late Thomas Chapin.
Featured Album
Five Pedals Deep on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Well You Needn't ~ Larry Coryell ~ Tricycles
House of Blue Lime ~ George Schuller Trio ~ Life's Little Dramas
Peal, Repeal ~ Dan Tepfer ~ Five Pedals Deep
Back ATTYA ~ Noah Preminger and Dan Tepfer ~ Private recording
Tastes Like Chedda ~ Noah Baerman ~ Bliss
Big Brother ~ Vijay Iyer Trio ~ Historicity
Insomniac ~ Joshua Redman ~ Compass
More Physical ~ Mike DiRubbo ~ Chronos
Safari ~ John Pattitucci ~ Rememberence
Alphaville ~ Thomas Chapin ~ Night Bird Song
Sunday Feb 27, 2011
Sunday Feb 27, 2011
While this podcast does not have a central theme, there is a lot of great music here. The set starts off with some great women jazz artists. Regina Carter's rhythmic African beats and soaring violin begins the program. That is followed by Esperanza Spalding's unique arrangement fusing jazz and classical music in a unique and beautiful way. Christine Jensen finishes the set with a swinging hard bop quartet and a smokin' sax solo. The gem of the program is up next with an early Chick Corea album Inner Space. Dig solos by Joe Farrell, Woody Shaw and Chick in this fine ensemble. I also feature some great sax players currently active in the New York City scene, Mike DiRubbo, JD Allen, Albert Rivera and Stacy Dillard. Other horn players like Brad and Elliot Mason (Trumpet, Trombone) have a new CD that deserve your attention.
Featured Album
Inner Space on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Mandingo Street ~ Regina Carter ~ Rhythms of the Heart
Knowledge of Good and Evil ~ Esperanza Spalding ~ Chamber Music Society
For Tom Harrell ~ Christine Jensen ~ Look Left
Straight Up and Down ~ Chick Corea ~ Inner Space
Lucky 13 ~ Mike Dirubbo ~ Chronos
Se'Lah ~ JD Allen ~ Shine!
24-7 ~ Mason Brothers ~ Two Sides, One Story
Inner Peace ~ Albert Rivera ~ Inner Peace
Sunday Feb 20, 2011
Sunday Feb 20, 2011
This show definitely runs the gamut through many styles of jazz. Whether its rocking out with Return to Forever and Frank Zappa, vocalizing with Esperanza and Elling, or straight ahead swinging with Joe Lovano Steve Davis and Mike Dirubbo... its all jazz and its all good. By the way, congratulations to Esperanza Spalding for her Grammy award in the best new artist award. See my review of her latest album Chamber Music Society. Its great to see the Academy give jazz some respect.
Featured Album
Chamber Music Society at amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Sorceress ~ Return to Forever ~ Anthology
Inca Roads ~ Frank Zappa ~ One Size Fits All
Blessed Relief ~ Frank Zappa ~ Grand Wazoo
74 Miles ~ Cannonball Adderley ~ Phenix
Steppin' Out ~ Kurt Elling ~ The Gate
Barbados ~ Joe Lovano Us Five ~ Bird Songs
Wild is theWind ~ Esperanza Spalding ~ Chamber Music Society
Bird Lives ~ Steve Davis ~ Update
Minor Progress ~ Mike DiRubbo ~ Chronos
Long Way From Home ~ Albert Rivera ~ Re-Introduction
Sunday Feb 13, 2011
Sunday Feb 13, 2011
A Valentine of jazz is the theme for this podcast. These songs were inspired by the most glorious and intense emotion of love. Love has been the subject and inspiration of so much music and art of all kinds, and jazz is no exception. We hear in this show some of the most revered works of this genre's giants like Miles and Coltrane, and some lesser known artists as Cyrus Chestnut, Kent Hewitt, and Steve Kuhn. I hope this podcast can be a soundtrack for your Valentines day.
Featured Album
Cookin' With The Miles Davis on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Follow Your Heart ~ Joe Farrell ~ The Joe Farrell Quartet
My Funny Valentine ~ Miles Davis ~ Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quartet
My Funny Valentine ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ Late Bloomer
My Foolish Heart ~ Bill Evans ~ At the Village Vanguard
My One and Only Love ~ John Coltrane ~ The Gentle Side of Coltrane
So In Love ~ Chick Corea ~ Live in Montreaux
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ~ Cyrus Chestnut ~ Genuine Chestnut
Sunny ~ Steve Kuhn ~ Love Walked In
For Turiya ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
My Romance ~ Kent Hewitt ~ Time On My Hands
Love in Exile ~ Salim Washington & RBA ~ Love in Exile
Sunday Feb 06, 2011
Sunday Feb 06, 2011
This weeks show featured some hot sax playing by jazz artists, new and old. Our featured artist is Mike DiRubbo, an alto player with roots in the Connecticut area, but now an accomplished player in the NYC scene. Chronos, his seventh album, is an organ trio sound that rocks, grooves and swings as you will hear in this show. I highly recommend this CD. That one is followed by the great Art Pepper in his Village Vanguard performance a few years before passing featuring a quartet that included Elvin Jones. Stacy Dillard is a young tenor sax player with his first CD recorded live at Smalls Jazz Club. We finish with a Joe Lovano find of one of his first CD's as a leader with a great quintet. We hear Joe in a gorgeous piano duet followed by the full quintet. Hope you dig.
Featured Album
Chronos on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Rituals ~ Mike DiRubbo ~ Chronos
Eight For Elvin ~ Mike DiRubbo ~ Chronos
The Trip ~ Art Pepper ~ Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard
Stizzozo ~ Stacy Dillard ~ One
Ageless ~ Stacy Dillard ~ One
Duke Ellington's Sound of Love ~ Joe Lovano Quintet ~ Village Rhythm
Sleepy Giant ~ Joe Lovano Quintet ~ Village Rhythm
Sunday Jan 30, 2011
Sunday Jan 30, 2011
First and foremost on everyones mind is this harsh Winter. We pay respect to the seasons with tonights playlist. Starting with the Marsalis rendition of Winter Wonderland. Wynton's version of this classic tune conveys the wonder and beauty of the snowy landscape around us. Gil Scott Heron's portrays a darker political side of Winter in America. Zappa makes light of the yellow snow in his inimitable way. The next set makes us look forward to Spring. The title of Eric Alexander's piece says it all with You Must Believe in Spring. That is followed by two great trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard and Clifford Brown's tribute to Springtime. Joshua Redman does an uptempo swinging version of Summertime and we go the full cycle of seasons with Joe Lovano's beautiful ballad Autumn in New York. We bring it all together with Brian Blade and the Fellowship doing Blade's epic Season of Changes. The show concludes with UCONN's own jazz director Earl MacDonald from his great album of modern arrangements for large ensembles, Mr. Sunshine.
Featured Album
Season Of Changes on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Winter Wonderland ~ Wynton Marsalis ~ A Jazzy Wonderland
Winter in America ~ Gil Scott Heron ~ The First Minute of a New Day
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow ~ Frank Zappa ~ Apostrophe
You Must Believe in Spring ~ Eric Alexander ~ Revival of the Fittest
Up Jumped Spring ~ Freddie Hubbard ~ Born to be Blue
Joy Spring ~ Clifford Brown & Max Roach ~ Joy Spring
Summertime ~ Joshua Redman ~ Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)
Autumn in New York ~ Joe Lovano ~ Joyous Encounter
Season of Changes ~ Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band ~ Season of Changes
Mr. Sunshine ~ Earl MacDonald ~ Re:Visions
Sunday Jan 23, 2011
Sunday Jan 23, 2011
The temperatures in New England are hovering in the single digits, snow is piled high and there doesn't seem to be relief in sight. So I can't think of anything much better than hanging out at home and listening to a great jazz podcast. This one starts with some brilliant playing from John Scofield and his quintet including Brad Mehldau and Kenny Garrett. Next is a little known gem from Herbie Hancock. That is followed by a pair from Noah Preminger's new album Before the Rain. This is an album of haunting melodies and exploration from one of the most promising young tenor players on the free jazz scene. See my complete review of this album here. Noah is followed by a couple of great tracks from Keith Jarrett and Ravi Coltrane. The program ends with a classic from Alice Coltrane.
Featured Album - CD Review here
Before The Rain on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Do I Crazy ~ John Scofield ~ Works for Me
Tell Me a Bedtime Story ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Fat Albert Rotunda
What Goes Up Must Come Down ~ Myron Waldon ~ Momentum
K ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
November ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Everything the Lives, Laments ~ Keith Jarrett ~ Mysteries
Someday My Prince Will Come ~ Keith Jarrett ~ Up For It
Shine ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
For Turiya ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
Journey In Satchidananda ~ Alice Coltrane ~ Journey In Satchidananda