In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

Birthday tribute to JMac

This show opens with a tribute to Hartford's favorite jazz son JMac. Jackie McLean would have been 79 years old this past week. Besides being a giant in the jazz world (mentored by Charlie Parker, played with Mingus, Miles, Sonny Rollins and more) Jackie was the founder of the Artists Collective in Hartford's north end and headed the Jazz department at U of H's Hartt school of music. We also pay our respects to Hank Jones, who passed away one week ago. The show then shifts to some modern players such as guitarist Adam Rogers, pianist Jean-Michel Pilc and tenor player Noah Preminger.

Featured Album

Let Freedom Ring on amazon.com or

Track * Artist * Album
Why Was I Born * Jackie McLean * 4. 5 and 6
Melody for Melonae * Jackie McLean * Let Freedom Ring
Bean and the Boys * Jackie McLean * Makin' the Changes
Crescent * Joe Lovano * Joyous Encounter
Street Runner with Child * Sonny Rollins * Alfie
The Maya * Adam Rogers * Apparitions
All Blues * Jean-Michel Pilc Trio * Together Vol. 2
Blues For Steve Lacey * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

New Tenor Old Tenor

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.

Featured Albums
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

Mom's Day

For all you jazz lovin' Moms, this one is for you. Our feature album is Jazz in the Garden with Stanley Clark, Hiromi and Lenny White. We also feature two great female jazz artists that have recently released new albums. Clarinetist Anat Cohen and saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen perform works from their latest CD's. Finishing out this podcast, is the great Sonny Rollins from a rare recording from the Theme from Alfie, and finally his classic recording The Bridge.

Featured Album

Jazz In The Garden from Amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Under the Bridge * The Stanley Clark Trio * Jazz in the Garden
Solar * The Stanley Clark Trio * Jazz in the Garden
Four * Miles Davis * The Broadcast Sesions
Lonnies Lament * John Coltrane * Crecsent
Yardbird Suite * Roy Haynes * Birds of a Feather
After You've Gone * Anat Cohen * Clarinetworks
Dark and Stormy Blues * Christine Jensen * Treelines
Alfie's Theme * Sonny Rollins * Green Dolphin Street
The Bridge * Sonny Rollins * The Bridge

May Day

This show was broadcast on May 1 which is the International Workers day, and Cannonball Adderley knew how to work it on alto sax with a rockin' version of Work Song. Another hard working alto player is Greg Abate, and we continue with two of his tracks. From there I feature a couple from Stan Getz's fine album Captain Marvel. We end the show with more great music from Tony Williams, Larry Young, Organissimo, and UCONN's own Earl MacDonald.

Featured Album

Captain Marvel from amazon.com and

Track * Artist * Album
Work Song * Cannonball Adderley * Phenix
K.T. Bues * Greg Abate * Evolution
Speak Low * Greg Abate * Bop Lives
Captalin Marvel * Stan Getz * Captain Marvel
Crystal Silence * Stan Getz * Captain Marvel
Emergency * Tony Williams * Emergency
Beyond All Limits * Larry Young * Unity
Smokin' Section * Organissimo * Alive & Kickin'
Mr. Sunshine * Earl MacDonald * Re:Visions

Sing into spring

I start the show with some vocal tracks, although this is not your typical jazz vocal show. From their the show winds its way through some surprising changes from experimental to straight ahead hard bop. Some particularly interesting tracks here come from Bobby McFerrin's new CD Vocabularies, Noah Preminger, Ornette Coleman, and Vijay Iyer Trio. We have a preview of Dana Lauren's latest effort from her yet to be released CD. This coming Friday is her CD Release party at Black Eyed Sally's if you are in the Hartford area. As an added bonus, Noah Preminger will be on sax at the show.

Featured Album
Historicity at Amazon.com

Track * Album * Artist
First Circle * Pat Metheny * First Circle
Say Ladeo * Bobby McFerrin * Vocabularies
Oyelo * Miguel Zenon * Esta Plena
There's a Small Hotel * Dana Lauren * It's You or No One
Theme from Sparticus * Noah Preminger (unreleased track)
Law Years * Ornette Coleman * Science Fiction
Stolen Moments * Oliver Nelson * Blues and the Abstract Truth
Workout * Hank Mobley * Workout
Galang * Vijay Iyer Trio * Historicity
Somewhere * Vijay Iyer Trio * Historicity

Play Jazz Date

This show was inspired by a recent performance by Playdate in New Haven, CT. We will start off the program with a tune from their debut album, then hear from band members Noah Baerman and Wayne Escoffery leading their own groups. From there, we'll go off in some very different directions. We will rock out with Mike Stern, be serenaded on tenor by Jimmy Greene, transported to the far east by Rudresh and be sung to by vocalist Dana Lauren.
Featured album

Playdate on amazon.com

Track * Artist * Album
Yes, yes, oh Yes! * Playdate * Playdate
Atam Bomb * Noah Baerman * Bliss
Gulf of Aqaba * Wayne Escoffery * Uptown
Moroccan Roll * Mike Stern * Big Neighborhood
Yeah, You Right! * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Apti * Rudresh Mahanthappa' Indo-pak Coalition * Apti
It's You or No One * Dana Lauren *It's You or No One
Homeward * Rene Rosnes * For the Moment on amazon.com

Some jazz for you

This show doesn't have much of a theme. Its just some killin' great jazz tunes I think you'll dig. It's got some new releases by Anat Cohen and Playdate, and some unreleased tracks that you won't find anywhere else by tenor sax phenom Noah Preminger and rising star trumpeter Josh Evans.

Featured album

Clarinetwork from Amazon.com

Song * Artist * Album
Sweet Georgia Brown * Anat Cohen * Clarinetwork from Amazon.com
Giant Steps * Paquito D'Rivera * Who's Smoking?
Forty-Four * One For All * Return of the Lineup
Afreecanos West * Omar Sosa * Promise
Shade of Jade * Roy Hargrove * Tenors of our Time
Aftro Blue * Ashley St. Piere * Star Spinning
Mulan Kudera * Playdate * Playdate
Unreleased Track * Noah Preminger
For Foster * Josh Evans Quintet * Unreleased
The Sidewinder * Lee Morgan * The Sidewinder

Big Band Jazz

Not your father's Big Band Music. The tracks we will listen to are modern arrangements for large ensembles. Dig the opening number from Gerald Wilson, with a swinging arrangement of Miles' So What. Also featured are arrangements from University of Connecticut's jazz program Earl MacDonald and a beautiful tune from Christine Jensen's Jazz Orchestra. We finish off the show with a different sound from none other than Frank Zappa.
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Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
So What * Gerald Wilson Orchestra * In My Time
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Buddy Rich Tribute * Burning for Buddy
Joshua * Re:Visions * Earl MacDonald
Dancing Sunlight * Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra * Timelines
Black Holes * Renee Rosnes * Danish Radio Big Band
Montgomery, 1956 * Noah Baerman * Soul Force
After The Rain * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
Waka/Jawaka * Frank Zappa * Waka/Jawaka