John Coltrane provides this week's Welcome with his heartfelt tenor playing. Another jazz great, Charles Lloyd is on deck with his latest release at age 86. From there we play some of the great young players of today with Gerald Clayton, Glenn Zaleski, Jahari Stampley and more. The show is ended as we began with jazz legends, Wes and Wayne.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Welcome ~ Transition
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Out Of/Into ~ Synchrony ~ Motion I
Glenn Zaleski ~ Two Days ~ Star Dreams
Jahari Stampley ~ Power ~ Still Listening
Ed Kornhauser ~ Celadon ~ The Short Years
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum
Wes Montgomery ~ Bumpin' On Sunset (Alternate Take) ~ Tequila (Expanded Edition)
Wayne Shorter ~ Ana Maria ~ Native Dancer
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Episode Jan 19 2025
A mix of classic and new releases on this week's show. A couple of supergroups (Out Of/Into and MTB) and guitarist Andrew Renfroe are featured along with classic Trane, Shorter and more. Enjoy!
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Radical ~ Motion I
John Coltrane ~ A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution ~ A Love Supreme
Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dreamer ~ Night Dreamer
MTB ~ Solid Jackson ~ Solid Jackson
Andrew Renfroe ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES - Single
Andrew Renfroe ~ MOVING ON, Pt. 1 ~ MOVING ON, Pt. 1 - Single
Keith Jarrett ~ The Old Country ~ The Old Country (Live at the Deer Head Inn)
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Back to 50's and 60's
For the past two week's we have played mostly new releases. This week we go back to the 50's and 60's with classics from Ben Webster, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Miles.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson ~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
McCoy Tyner ~ A Night In Tunisia ~ Today and Tomorrow
Wayne Shorter ~ Virgo ~ Night Dreamer
Immanuel Wilkins ~ Lighthouse ~ The 7th Hand
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions of Japan
Horace Silver ~ The Tokyo Blues ~ The Tokyo Blues
Miles Davis ~ Dear Old Stockholm ~ Round About Midnight
Miles Davis ~ Frelon brun ~ Filles de Kilimanjaro
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More 2024 reviews
This first episode for the New Year continues where we left off last week with reviews of some of my favorite 2024 releases.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
Roy Hargrove ~ Lake Danse ~ Grande-Terre
Emmet Cohen ~ Vibe Provider ~ Vibe Provider
Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues
Duke Ellington ~ Blues for New Orleans ~ New Orleans Suite
SFJAZZ Collective ~ God Bless The Child / That's The Way Of The World ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined
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2024 Jazz Releases Reviewed
This is the time of year where we review some of my favorite releases from 2024. Many of these are from Hartford CT where I lived for 40+years, and my current home in San Diego.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants
Chris Potter ~ Indigo Ildikó ~ Eagle's Point
David Borgo ~ Peace of Mind ~ Persistence
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Shade of Jade ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ BIG COUNTRY EP
Zaccai Curtis ~ Jazzin' ~ Cubop Lives!
Mackenzie Leighton ~ The Obfuscator ~ I Remember
Steve Davis ~ To Wisdom, the Prize ~ We See
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