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Sunday Aug 22, 2010
Sunday Aug 22, 2010
This week's podcast is introduced by Dave Holland, followed by a track from his Pass It On CD. Then we feature a brand new killin' album by Chucho Valdez and the Afro-Cuban Messengers. Dig Chucho's fine arrangements here. His latin roots never overshadow his obvious love of the jazz form. On the two tracks we play are tributes to Joe Zawinul and the Marsalis Family. Another fine album by Skye Steele was featured last week, and we play another stunning track from his album late bloomer.
Featured Album
Chucho's Steps on amazon.com
Track * Artist * Album
Fast Track ~ Dave Holland ~ Pass it On
New Orleans ~ Chucho Valdez & the Afro-Cuban Messengers ~ Chucho's Steps amazon.com
Zawinul's Mambo ~ Chucho Valdez & the Afro-Cuban Messengers ~ Chucho's Steps amazon.com
Epistrophy ~ Ravi Coltrane ~ Blending Times
Evidence ~ Steve Lacy ~ Evidence
Shadow of Lo ~ Return To Forever ~ Anthology
Peace Pipe ~ Ben Allison ~ Think Free
Scarborough Fair ~ The Skye Steele ~ late bloomer
Lithia ~ Pat Bianchi ~ Back Home
Caravan ~ Oscar Peterson ~ Perfect Peterson
Tuesday Aug 17, 2010
Tuesday Aug 17, 2010
This special podcast is from a live recording at WHUS studios with some of Hartford's finest young musicians. Recent graduate of University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, Dane Scozzari leads the band on the drums with several of his arrangements and compositions. Another Hartt graduate from the class of '10 is accomplished pianist Matt DeChamplain demonstrating his killer chops on the keys. Sophomore at Hartt, Matt Dwonszyk plays well beyond his years on the double bass, really holding down the bottom. Just graduating from the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts are Lomar Brown (entering his freshman year at Berklee College of Music) on alto sax and brother Keaon Brown (will be attending Temple University) on trumpet.
Dangerous Dane and the Human Race performs excerpts from 2010: Profile of Humanity as well as other jazz classics.
Matt Dwonszyk - bass, Dane Scozzari - drums
Matt DeChamplain, piano
Lomar Brown - alto sax, Keaon Brown - trumpet
The Human Race with Ken Laster at WHUS
Sunday Aug 15, 2010
Sunday Aug 15, 2010
This year's Newport review features artist that we saw, both relatively unknown and some of the greats that appeared at the festival. The lineup was once again diverse. There were performances in the smaller tents that stretched the boundaries of the genre and there were artists that are living legends of jazz. We will hear from a sampling from both catagories. JD Allen, Matt Wilson and Skye Steele represent the direction jazz is headed. Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea and Ahmad Jamal had great performances playing in more of the traditional style.
Featured Album
JD Allen, Shine! on amazon.com
Sky Steele, Late Bloomer on amazon.com
Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Sonhouse ~ JD Allen ~ Shine!
Angel ~ JD Allen ~ Shine!
Shooshabuster ~ Matt Wilson ~ That's Gonna Leave A Mark
Evelyn ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ late bloomer
Echo Park ~ The Skye Steele Quintet ~ late bloomer
Kramer v Kramer v Godzilla ~ Ben Allison ~ Think Free
Lullaby of the Leaves ~ Anat Cohen ~ Clarinetworks
Big Fat Hen ~ Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour
Trinkle, Tinkle ~ Chick Corea ~ Live in Montreaux
Dolphin Dance ~ Ahmad Jamal ~ The Awakening
Sunday Aug 08, 2010
Sunday Aug 08, 2010
At Newport this week covering the Jazz Festival so I didn't record a show. This podcast is the final 40 minutes of the Groove show from a few weeks back. It features Miles' classic So What. It doesn't matter how many times I hear this, it never looses it's appeal. Also, dig Cedar Walton's Bolivia. Some modern off-beat sounds from Burnt Sugar, and we finish with a lullaby from Anat Cohen.
Featured Album
Kind Of Blue on amazon.com
Track * Artist * Album
So What * Miles Davis * Kind of Blue
Bolivia * Cedar Walton * Eastern Rebellion
Thorazine/81 * Burnt Sugar * Making Love to the Dark Ages
Lullaby for the Naive Ones * Anat Cohen * Notes for the Village
Sunday Aug 01, 2010
Sunday Aug 01, 2010
Half way through the summer, Monday night jazz series in the park is concluding and Newport Jazz Festival is next weekend. This podcast features both. This show also highlights some fine guitar work from Sinan Bakir and Larry Coryell. Dig the Hammond B3 organ track from Pat Bianchi.
Featured Album
On My Way at amazon.com
Track * Artist * Album
The Sky is an Eye * Salo * Sundial Lotus
Karma * Sinan Bakir * On My Way
Blues for Istanbul * Sinan Bakir * On My Way
Bumpin' on Sunset -Larry Coryell * Prime Picks
Hammer Head * Pat Bianchi * Back Home
Humility * Greg Osby * 9 Levels
St. James Infirmiry * Anat Cohen * Clarinetworks
Joshua * Earl McDonald * re:Visions
Knozz-Moe-King * Wynton Marsalis * Think of One
Blue Rhondo Ala Turk * Dave Brubeck * Time Out Legacy Edition
Sunday Jul 25, 2010
Sunday Jul 25, 2010
This is a Miles Davis influenced playlist. We dig Miles great 60's quintet and beyond, as well as those great jazz artists that carried on Miles' creative genius into their own work. That influence is illustrated here by the works of Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland.
Featured Album
In A Silent Way on amazon.com
Track * Artist * Album
Nutville * Horace Silver Quintet * The Cape Verdean Blues
Freedom Jazz Dance * Miles Davis * Smiles
Go * Wayne Shorter * Footprints live!
Footprints * Wayne Shorter * Footprints live!
Ostinato * Herbie Hancock * Mwandishi
Shhh/Peaceful * Miles Davis * In A Silent Way
Four Winds * Dave Holland * Conference of the Birds
Your No Different * Brian Earl Jenkins Band * The Monster Lab Session
Sunday Jul 18, 2010
Sunday Jul 18, 2010
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
Sunday Jul 11, 2010
Sunday Jul 11, 2010
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