In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Really In The Groove

We are really gettin' our groove on with this podcast. Starting with the godfather of soul, James Brown. That is followed by two jazz greats that brought groove to jazz, Jimmy Smith and Stanley Turrentine. Jimmy McGriff brings us some serious blues groove next. Then we get into some fusion groove with the likes of Al Kooper, Soulive and the great Weather Report.

Featured Album

Sugar on Amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Cold Sweat * James Brown * Star Time Vol2
Summer Time * Jimmy Smith * Fourmost
Impressions * Stanley Turrentine * Sugar
Frame For the Blues * Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford Quartet * Blues Groove
I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know * Al Kooper * Soul of a Man
Headphones * Soulive * Live in NYC
125th Street Congress * Weather Report * Sweetnighter

Unity

Unity is the featured album on this weeks podcast. Larry Young took the Hammond B3 organ sound and brought it to another level from the conventional R&B style attributed to Jimmy Smith. Larry Young's sound is more of a reflection of the freedom that was emerging during the 60's with Coltrane's influence on jazz music. Also featured in this show is the tenor sax playing of Jimmy Greene.

Featured Album

Unity on amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Beyond All Limits * Larry Young * Unity
Monks Dream * Larry Young * Unity
Keep it Simple * Ralph Peterson * Reclamation Project
Anthem of Hope * Jimmy Greene * The Overcomer's Suite
Love In Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Justice * Noah Baerman * Soul Force
A Whole New You * Joel Frahm * We Used to Dance
Le Barron * Mike Melito * In the Tradition
Anagram * Michael Brecker * Pilgrimage

Week in Music part 2

This is the second hour of last weeks show. We continue to recap a week of live jazz in New York and Boston. This segment features Noah Preminger who we saw at Scullers jazz club in Boston. Lately Noah has been playing with some heavy hitters like Cecil McBee and Billy Hart. He has more gigs scheduled with these and other cats. If you are in the New York city area I strongly suggest that you check the Jazz calendars and hunt down and attend one of Noah Preminger's incredible performances. We then revisit from last weeks show more of McCoy Tyner and Ravi Coltrane, finally finishing up the show with a unique sounding vocal choir led by Bobby McFerrin.

Featured Album

Dry Bridge Road on amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Sudan and Darfur * Insight * A Genisis
Was it a Rat I Saw * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road
Real Nice * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road
Song for My Lady * McCoy Tyner * Song for My Lady
For Turiya * Ravi Coltrane * Blending Times
He Ran To The Train * Bobby McFerrin * Vocabularies

My Week in NYC

This show chronicles a couple of days that we spent in New York City catching some great jazz shows. We saw the Bob Reynolds band and Vinson Valega group at 55Bar on Tuesday, and the next evening a free concert in Central Park featuring McCoy Tyner with Ravi Coltrane and Stanley Clarke Trio with special guest Hiromi. You'll hear all of them plus more on this weeks podcast.

Featured Album

Can't Wait for Perfect at Amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Belief * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait for Perfect
What She Didn't Say * Bob Reynolds * Untitled
Think of One * Vinson Valega Group * Biophilia
East to Wes * Sheryl Baliey * A New Promise
After Much Discussion Josie Moves East * Mike Lee and Ted Chubb * New Tricks
Fly With the Wind * McCoy Tyner * Fly With the Wind
One Wheeler Will * Ravi Coltrane * Blending Times
3 Wrong Notes * Stanley Clarke Trio with Hiromi * Jazz in the Garden
My Favorite Things * Hiromi * Beyond Standard

Pops Day 2010

On this Fathers day, we feature a new album by John McLaughlin. Its always a treat to get in a new release by one of the Founding Fathers of Fusion. This release is titled "To the One" and is inspired by the work of John Coltrane. Although you can't really point to any of the compostions as feeling similar to Coltrane's classics, McLaughlins soloing always had that "Sheets of Sound" feeling that Trane was noted for. Other notable recordings in this podcast are a Fathers day set with Jimmy Greene and Victor Wooten (doing Horace Silvers "Song for My Father), and a Mingus set. Happy Fathers day to all you jazz lovin' Pops.

Featured Album

To The One on Amazon.com or

Track * Artist * Album
Recovery * John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension * To the One
Get Down and Sruti * Shakti * Natural Elements
To The One * John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension * To the One
Now! * Noah Baerman * Bliss
Upp a himins blaum boga * Sunna Gunnlaugs * Songs from Iceland
Fathers and Sons * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Song for my Father * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Pithencantropus Erectus * Charles Mingus * Pithencantropus Erectus
Bird Calls * Charles Mingus * Ah Um
Things Aint What They Used To Be * Mingus Dynasty * Ah Um Legacy Edition

Myron and more

After catching a great live performance from Myron Walden's Momentum quintet at Firehouse12 on Friday, I wanted to feature the band in this weeks radio show. We play one from his studio album and one from the live CD. Also featured are new CD's from Steve Davis, Seth Lewis, Greg Abate and Taeko. Throw in some great music from Jackie McLean, Herbie, Kurt Elling and phenomenal drummer Winard Harper, and we have one cookin' jazz radio show. We end it all with something completely different from Firesign Theater.

Featured Album

Myron Walden Momentum from Amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Of Three Worlds * Myron Walden * Momentum
The Road Ahead * Myron Walden * Momentum Live
Park Street * Steve Davis * Images
Tune For Calhoun * Steve Davis * Images
Jacknife * Seth Lewis * Time Signature
The Lady is a Tramp * Jackie McLean * Alto Madness
Forest Flower * Greg Abate * Wave Street Sessions
On a Clear Day * Taeko * Voice
Summertime * Herbie Hancock * Gershwin's World
Time To Say Goodbye * Kurt Elling * Man In the Air
Get It! Get It! * Winard Harper * Make It Happen
TV Or Not TV * Firesign Theater * How Can You Be In Two Places at Once When You are No Where At All

Local Favs

Local favorites in the Hartford area are the focus of this show. Noah Baerman starts the show with a couple of tracks including Playdate, his latest project. We follow with other artists that have mastered their skills in and around central Connecticut including Brian Earl Jenkins, the Curtis brothers, Seth Lewis, Mike DiRubbo and others.

Featured Album

From The Inside Out from amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
This Little Light of Mine * Noah Baerman * Soul Force
Yes, Yes, Oh Yes! * Playdate * Playdate
You're No Different * Brian Earl Jenkins Band * The Monster Lab Sessions
Curtis Anew * Curtis Brothers Quartet * Blood-Spirit-Land-Freedom
Mission * Steve Davis * Outlook
Clear Blue * Seth Lewis * Time Signature
From the Inside Out * Mike DeRubbo * From the Inside Out
The Jupiter Line * Seamus Blake * Way Out Willy
Inner City Blues * Taeko * Voice
No Worries * Robert Glasper * Double Booked
Lonnie's Lament * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: Music of John Coltane

A New Orleans Thang

We've got a great New Orleans groove goin' on for tonight's show. We start with Wynton Marsalis' latest album He and She. Mix in some Terrence Blanchard, Skerik, and Garage A Trois and stir in some Gumbo from Bobby Watson, and we have a great groove goin' on.

Featured Album

He And She from amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Poem * Wynton Marsalis * He and She
Girls! * Wynton Marsalis * He and She
Big Fat Hen * Wynton Marsalis * Magic Hour
Harvesting Dance * Terence Blanchard * Flow
Gumbo * Bobby Watson * Gumbo
Summer Pudding * Skerik's Syncopated Taint * Husky
A-Frame * Garage A Troi * Emphasizer
Season of Changes * Brian Blade's Fellowship * Season of Changes
Jazz Crimes * Joshua Redman * Elastic
Panama 2000 * Danilo Perez * Motherland