In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond

11.14.09

2009-11-15T08:24:00.008-05:00

A mix of some great music spanning many styles of jazz. Highlights include Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and Thomas Chapin. Thomas Chapin was a great jazz artist born in Manchester Connecticut. We used to listen to him play at local clubs in the early 80's. He always played with passion and fire. His career was cut short at the prime of his life from leukemia at age 40. At the time Chapin was at the top of his creative genius. This podcast contains two tracks and a video below that show Chapin's artistry and incredible chops.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Cross Bronx * Wayne Escoffery * Uptown
Poem/The Rasor Rim * Wynton Marsalis * He and She
Minuano * Kurt Elling * Man In The Air
Minuano * Pat Metheny * Still Life (Talking)
Night Bird Song * Thomas Chapin * Sky Piece
Kura Kura * Thomas Chapin * You Don't Know Me
Rites of Passage * Jackie McLean * Fire And Love [CD on Demand, Amazon.com]
Realities of Chromaticism * Rez Abassi * Things To Come
** End of Podcast **
Say It * Christian Scott * Say It
Blackout * Stefon Harris * Urbanus
Cultural Survival * David Sanchez * Cultural Survival
Maria Cervantes * The Curtis Brothers * Blood Spirit Land Water Freedom
Too Late Fall Back Baby * Eric Alexander * Rivival
Take the Coltrane * Stanley Clarke Trio * Jazz in the Garden

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11.14.09
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The Masters - Part 2

2009-11-08T08:13:00.006-05:00

This podcast is part 2 of a 3 hour radio special I did recently on the Masters of Jazz. This one features Sonny, Miles, Wes, Cannonball, Rashaan and more. Part 3 will show up next time my regular broadcast is pre-empted for sports programing, which happens frequently during this time of year. So, keep downloading these podcasts.
Featured Album

Download The Bridge from Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Without a Song * Sonny Rollins * The Bridge
Four * Miles Davis * Broadcast Sessions
Midnight Special * Jimmy Smith * Fourmost
4 on 6 * Wes Montgomery * Round Midnight
One for Daddy * Cannonball Adderley * Somethin' Else
Bright Moments * Rahsaan Roland Kirk * Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom
Ornithology * Oscar Peterson * The Paris Concert
Israel * Bill Evans * Explorations

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Masters - Part 2
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A Ghostly Podcast

2009-11-01T07:50:00.006-05:00

We get into the Halloween spirit with this scary collection of jazz tunes. Voodoo, Black Magic, Zombies, Ghosts and more for this weeks selection of tunes. For an entire CD of music inspired by ghosts and goblins, I would recommend Greg Abate's Monsters of the Night. One of the tunes closes out this weeks podcast, but Greg brews up an entire CD of hard driving compositions inspired by the Halloween theme.
Featured Album

Monsters In The Night at Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down * Miles Davis * Bitches Brew
Bitches Brew * Christian McBride * Live at Tonic
Black Magic Woman * Santana * The Essential Santana
Zombie Woof * Frank Zappa * Over-Nite Sensation from Amazon.com
The Magic Hour * Wynton Marsalis * The Magic Hour
Black Market * Joe Zawinul w/WDR Big Band * Brown Street
Ghost * Joshua Redman * Compass
Night Dreamer * Wayne Shorter * Night Dreamer
Transylvnia * Greg Abate * Monsters in the Night

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Ghostly Podcast
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The Masters - Part 1

2009-10-25T09:09:00.005-05:00

This podcast is part 1 of a 3 hour special I did recently on the Masters of Jazz. This one features John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon. Part 2 and 3 will show up in future weeks (but not consecutive), during those times when my regular broadcast is pre-empted for sports programing, which happens frequently during this time of year. So, keep downloading these podcasts to catch the balance of this series.
Featured Album

Speak No Evil available from Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Moments Notice * John Coltrane * Blue Trane
Deluge * Wayne Shorter * Juju
Speak No Evil * Wayne Shorter * Speak No Evil
Red Clay * Freddie Hubbard * Red Clay
Ko Ko * Charlie Parker * The Charlie Parker Story
Society Red * Dexter Gordon * Doin' Alright

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Masters - Part 1
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Afternoon Fill-in

2009-10-18T08:16:00.006-05:00

With my regular Saturday evening show pre-empted for sports, I dig out an afternoon fill-in I did back in March of this year. It is an eclectic mix of fusion, bop, Indian and classic rock. Hope you enjoy the variety of this mix.

Featured Album

As Is... Live at Blue Note

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Sweet and Nasty * Joshua Redman * Elastic Band
You the Night and the Music * The Drummonds * Pas De Trois
Haunted Heart * The Drummonds * Pas De Trois
Blues in the Day * Walt Weiskopf * Anytown
Song for Isaiah * Jimmy Greene * The Overcomers Suite
Caravan * Avashai Cohen * As Is...Live at Blue Note
Apti * Rudresh Mahanthapa Indo-Pac Coalition * Apti
Up from the Skies * Jimi Hendrix Experience * Axis Bold as Love

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Afternoon Fill-in
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Heard in Hartford

2009-10-11T08:52:00.008-05:00

Jazz fans in the Hartford area are very fortunate to have access to great live music in such abundance. Lately we have our friend Andres Chapparo to thank for producing many of the concerts here. He has brought us the Pork Pie Hat Jazz series with shows every couple of weeks through the Fall and early Winter. Friday we saw the Avery Sharpe Trio, and in following weeks we will be presented with Ralph Peterson, Antonio Hart and more. Also of note are local jazz heroes Steve Davis and the Luques and Zaccai Curtis who continue to perform for us here in Hartford despite having a busy career traveling around the world playing jazz with their own ensembles and playing with some of the greats of the genre. All of the aformentioned jazz artists are represented here in this jazz podcast. As mentioned in the podcast, I was tipped off to that great Bill Evans track by Ken Blanchard and his Jazz Note Blog, where you will find great recommendations and links to albums for your jazz collection.
Featured Album

buy from Truth Revolution records

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
From the Inside Out * Steve Davis * Crossfire
Yuba Citrico * Curtis Brothers Quartet * Blood, Spirit, Land, Water, Freedom
Solutions * Curtis Brothers Quartet * Blood, Spirit, Land, Water, Freedom
Palace of the Seven Jewels * Avery Sharpe Trio * Autumn Moonlight
Take Your Time, But Hurry Up! * Avery Sharpe Trio * Autumn Moonlight
Keep It Simple * Ralph Peterson * The Reclamation Project
Imagination * Antonio Hart * All We Need
Loose Bloose * Bill Evans * Loose Blues
Blues In Concentric Circles * Chris Potter * Concentric Circles
Minor March * Stefon Harris & Blackout * Urbanus
** End of Podcast **
Nightfall * Mike DiRubbo * Repercussion
Penthouse A * Chico Hamilton * Joyous Shout
Drum Song * Joe Lovano UsFive * Folkart
Partido Alto * Ignacio Berroa * Codes
Spain (I Can Recall) * Manhattan Transfer * The Chick Corea Songbook
If I Were A Bell * Dana Lauren * Stairway to the Stars
Op25 No2 * Curtis Bros. * Blood, Spirit

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Heard in Hartford
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The Envelope

2009-10-04T13:39:00.005-05:00

Back in July, I had the pleasure of filling in for Joel Krut's great show Pushing the Envelope on WHUS. This podcast is a recording of a segment of that broadcast. I play tracks from the Legacy Series honoring the 50th anniversary of some classic LP's from 1959 including Mingus Ah Um and Brubeck's Time Out.

Featured Album

Ah Um 50th Anniversary (Legacy Edition) on Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Boogie Stop Shuffle * Charles Mingus * Mingus Ah Um
Da Drums * George Shuller's Circle Wide * Like Before, Somewhat After
Regytian Strut * Eddie Palermo Big Band * Eddy Loves Frank on amazon.com
Big Bahngra * Fareed Haque and Flat Earth Ensemble * Flat Planet
The Ring * Kenny Garret * Sketches of MD
Solar * Stanley Clarke Trio * Jazz in the Garden
Under the Bridge * Stanley Clarke Trio * Jazz in the Garden
Thank You, Come Again * Enrico Rava * New York Days
Blue Rhondo ala Turk * Dave Brubeck Quartet * Time Out

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The Envelope
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Pork Pie Hat

2009-09-27T07:42:00.009-05:00

This podcast celebrates tenor sax great Pres, Pork Pie Hat, Lester Young. This year is the Centenial of the Prez' birth. Lester Young was one of the influential jazz artists of the 1940's and 50's. He played with Count Basie and Billy Holiday and many others. His mellow full tone on tenor is featured on this podcast. Pork Pie Hat is also the name of a jazz series of live concerts going on now in the Hartford area. We feature some of the artists performing in that series on this show.

Pres and Teddy on Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
All of Me * Lester Young * Pres and Teddy
Almost Like Being in Love * Lester Young * Tea for Two
Goodbye Porkpie Hat * Kevin Mohogany * Another Time Another Place
Matrix * Ignacio Berroa * Codes
Bolivia * Cedar Walton * Eastern Rebellion
Turn it Over * Ralph Peterson * The Reclamation Project amazon
Auditory Illusion * Antonio Hart * All We Need
The Children and the Warlock * Harry Whitaker * Thoughts (Past and Present)
The Temple of the Olympic Zeus * Eric Alexander * Temple of Olympic Zeus
Necessity * Insight * A Genesis
** End of Podcast **
The Truth Will Set You Free * Insight * A Genesis
Craving * Waitiki 7 * Adventures in Paradise
In 3 * Jaleel Shaw * Optimism
Light My Fire * Deep Blue Organ Trio * Deep Blue Breeze
Life Cycles * Sean Jones * The search within

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Pork Pie Hat
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Autumnal Equinox

2009-09-20T09:30:00.010-05:00

This podcast celebrates autumn's equinox (September 22) in jazz music. At the same time, we are honoring what would have been John Coltrane's 83rd birthday (September 23). What better way to achieve both, then by playing Coltrane's classic Equinox. We'll follow this by Steve Kuhn's rendition of Autumn Leaves. The show continues on with a variety of jazz music by some of the jazz masters as well as some newcomers to the scene.
Featured album

Download 'Coltrane's Sound' from Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Equinox * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound
Autumn Leaves * Steve Kuhn * Love Walked In
I Love Music * Ahmad Jamal * The Awakening
IIT * Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pac Coalition * Apti
ESP * Al Foster Quartet * Love, Peace and Jazz
Woody and You * Ignacio Berroa * Codes
Blackbelt Bebop * Sean Lyons * Roar of Lyons
Time Off * Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers * Ugetsu
Cantaloupe Island * Herbie Hancock * Empyrian Islands
*** End of Podcast ***
The Afterthought * Stephon Harris & Blackout * Urbanus
The Act of Disguise * Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece * Full View
Along came Betty * David Berkman Quartet * Live at Smoke
The Mayor of Smoke * David Berkman Quartet * Live at Smoke
Optimism * Jaleel Shaw * Optimism

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Autumnal Equinox
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Dave Holland Speaks to ITG

2009-09-13T06:27:00.011-05:00

Prior to his performance at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lennox, MA, I had the opportunity to interview jazz bassist Dave Holland. We spoke about the beginning of his career in jazz, working with Miles, his thoughts on jazz composition and bass playing. The interview, about 20 minutes long is embedded in this podcast along with some of Holland's great music created with a variety of ensembles. The YouTube below is a 6 minute video segment of the interview. Please listen to the podcast for the entire interview.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
See-Saw * Dave Holland Quartet * Conference of the Birds
50 * The Monterey Quartet * The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007
Dave Holland Interview (includes clips from Dave's albums Pass it On, Overture with Big Band, and Miles Davis' Bitches Brew)
Mr. B (Bonus Track) * Dave Holland * Pass It On (Dave Holland Website)
Pum-Pum * Eli Degibri * Emotionally Available
Matrix * Ignaccio Berroa * Codes
Gemini * Cannonball Adderley * In New York
** End of Podcast **
Speak No Evil * Wayne Shorter * Speak No Evil
Kng Mystery * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
The Truth Shall Set You Free * Insight * A Genesis
Ouanalao * The Waitiki 7 * Adventures in Paradise
Just In Time * Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece * Full View
Blues for Freddie * John Pattitucci Trio * Remembrance

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Holland Speaks
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Summer Jazz Part 2

2009-09-06T08:23:00.006-05:00

Labor day weekend marks the end of the summer and this podcast is second half of last weeks summer recap show. It was a great summer for catching live jazz music. Dig these tunes by Seamus Blake and the norwegian organ trio Solid led by guitarist Bjorn Solli. We saw these cats playing at Smalls Jazz Cafe in NYC. Jason Palmer is represented on two tracks in this playlist. A fine trumpet player and composer, he plays every weekend at Wally's Cafe and Jazz club in Boston. The first of these tracks also features Ravi Coltrane on sax. We saw Jason accompany Ravi's quartet this summer at the Zinc Bar in New York city this summer. Locally we heard pianist Nando Michelin and alto sax great Mike DiRubbo playing in jazz ensembles at here in Hartford and they laid us on to their latest CD's to share with you on this podcast.
featured album

Songbook on Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Way Out Willy * Seamus Blake * Way Out Willy
Normy * Solid * Happy Accidents
Paula * Nando Michelin * Reencontro
The Shadowboxer * Jason Palmer * Songbook
Will there ever be employment for the Exonerated People * Jason Palmer * Songbook
Deja vu * Mike Dirubbo * Repercussion

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Summer Jazz Part 2
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Summer Jazz

2009-08-30T07:46:00.009-05:00

Summer is the season of jazz. There are great festivals all over the country, outdoor concerts, and warm summer nights at hip jazz clubs. Its a great time to hang in NYC and go club hopping till the early morning hours. This summer was particularly fine for seeing great live music. Of course, Newport was the highlight, but we saw some great music here at the Monday night Jazz series in the park, at Black Eyed Sally's and in NYC. Next weekend is the Tanglewood Jazz festival in the Berkshires in Massachusetts. This radio show highlights some of the great artists who performed this summer in Southern New England.
featured album

Joe Lovano, Folk Art at Amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Round Rueben * Joshua Redman * Compass
Powerhouse * Joe Lovano * Folk Art
Song for Judi * Joe Lovano * Folk Art
The Face of It * Wayne Escoffery * Hopes and Dreams
Love in Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Guapo * Michele Rosewoman * The In Side Out
Love For Sale * Jaleel Shaw * Optimism
You Hit the Spot * Dana Lauren * Stairway to the Stars
Equality * Dave Holland Sextet * Pass it On
** End of Podcast **
Way Out Willy * Seamus Blake * Way Out Willy
Normy * Solid * Happy Accidents
Paula * Nando Michelin * Reencontro
The Shadowboxer * Jason Palmer * Songbook
Will there ever be employment for the Exonerated People * Jason Palmer * Songbook
Deja vu * Mike Dirubbo * Repercussion

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Summer Jazz
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Mostly Piano

2009-08-23T07:53:00.007-05:00

This podcast showcases some great pianists. Among those featured are Robert Glasper, with a new CD to be released this week, and Joey Calderazzo, who we were very impressed with at the Newport Jazz Festival two weeks ago. Also in the mix are two smokin' tracks by the incomparable McCoy Tyner. The two recordings are from the 1970's, when Tyner was at the top of his game.
featured album

Double Booked, available from Amazon Aug 25.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
No Worries * Rober Glasper * Double Booked
All Matter * Rober Glasper * Double Booked
The Oracle * Joey Calderazzo * Joey Calderazzo
The Blossom Of Parting * Branford Marsalis * Metamorphosen
Fly With The Wind * McCoy Tyner * Fly With The Wind
Song For My Lady * McCoy Tyner * Song For My Lady
Everybody Wants To Rule The World * The Bad Plus * Prog
Rose Colored Glass * George Colligan * Blood Pressure
El Cigarrito * Claudia Acuna * En Este Momento
** End of Podcast **
Alter Ego * Larry Willis * The Offering
Blackbelt Bebop * Sean Lyons * Roar of Lyons
LaMensha * Hailey Niswanger * Confeddie
Link * Michele Rosewoman * The Inside Out
Exposition * Eldar * Virtue

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Mostly Piano
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Newport Jazz Festival 2009 review

2009-08-16T10:02:00.002-05:00

I covered the 2009 Newport Jazz Festival for WHUS and this blog/podcast. Coverage of the event consisted of a NJF Preview show, a written review of the event, photo gallery, and a Post Festival review podcast. They are all presented here for your viewing, reading and listening pleasure. I also included a link to NPR's excellent coverage of the event that includes recorded performances that you can download as a podcast or listen to as streaming audio. Enjoy!

- To read the entire review, click through to my Blog.

- Click here to view my Newport Jazz Fest photo gallery (you can upload your pics into this gallery).

- Click here for NPR's coverage including recorded performances.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Caravan * Hiromi * Beyond Standards
IIT * Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Trio * Apti
Identity Theft * Joshua Redman * Compass
Hope * Branford Marsalis Quartet * Braggtown
Season of Changes * Brian Blade and the Fellowship * Season of Changes
Folk Art * Joe Lovano * Folk Art
Comfortably Numb * The Bad Plus * For All I Care
Five Fingers * John Abercrombie, Rashied Ali, Arthur Blythe & Jeff Palmer * Island Universe

** End of Podcast **
A Matterapat * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Rise Up!
Happy Accidents * Solid * Happy Accidents
The First Circle * Pat Metheny Group * First Circle
Question and Answer * Gary Burton Quartet * Quartet Live

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Newport Jazz Fest Review
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Fiat Fun

2009-08-09T07:33:00.013-05:00

At Newport Jazz Festival this week, so I didn't do my regular WHUS show. I filled in for another show called Fiat Flux. Kind of rocked out for this show.
featured album

Mysterious Traveller from Amazon

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Mysterious Traveler * Weather Report * Mysterious Traveler
Put it in your Pocket * Joshua Redman * Momentum
Spaces Revisited *Larry Coryell * Tricycles
Round About * Yes * Fragile
Fiction * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait for Perfect
Nine Lives * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait for Perfect
Hot n Tot * John Scofield * A Go-Go
Minor Tragedy * Rich Goldstein * Comin' from Montgomery
Little Wing * Jimi Hendrix Experience * Axis: Bold as Love

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Fiat Fun
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Newport Jazz Festival 55 Preview Show

2009-08-01T21:49:00.011-05:00

George Wein has put together a creative and artistic lineup for the 55th Newport Jazz Festival. From legendary masters like Tony Bennet and Dave Brubeck, to the lions of jazz like Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, to the avante garde like Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthapa. Even Hip-Hop is represented with Mos Def. This is going to be an exciting festival. A sampling of these artists are here in this podcast for your listening pleasure. A free iTunes download of Newport Samplers, many of which were used in this podcast is available at this NPR web page.
featured album

Compass - Amazon Download

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Mode for Joe * Cedar Walton * Eastern Rebellion
Brother Mister * Christian McBride and Inside Straight * Kind of Brown
Penta * Miguel Zenon * Awake
Just For You * Joshua Redman Double trio * Compass
Jabberwocky * Branford Marsalis Quartet * Metamorphosen
Tulum * Claudia Acuna * En Esta Momento
Spirit of the Moment * Michael Camillo * Spirit of the Moment
James * Roy Haynes and The Fountain of Youth Band * Whereas
Rubylou's Lullaby * Brian Blade Fellowship * Season of Changes
Radio Cure * The Bad Plus * For All I Care
Blue Rhondo Ala Turk (Newport 1961) * Dave Brubeck Quartet * Time Out
** End of Podcast **
Revalation * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Twisted Blues * Rich Goldstein * Comin' from Montgomery
Used to be a Cha Cha * Jaco Pastorious * Jaco Pastorious
Think of One * Robert Glasper * Double Booked
Butterfly * Robert Glasper * Double Booked
Highbridge Lullaby * Mike DiRubo * Repercussion

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Newport Preview
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New Fusion

2009-07-26T07:06:00.009-05:00

This show features some of the best new fusion going on today. Though Jazz-Fusion does not enjoy the popularity it had during the 70's and 80's, it is still a vibrant creative source of new jazz music today. In fact I predict that the use of electric guitar, keyboards and synths in jazz will help to revive the genre in the years to come.

featured album

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise * Hiromi * Beyond Standard
Time Out * Hiromi * Hiromi's Sonic Bloom: Time Control
Long Distance Runaround * The Bad Plus * For All I Care
Semos * Garaj Mahal * W00t
Complicated Shoes * Solid * Happy Accidents
French Spice * Mike Ledonne * Smokin' Out Loud (Amazon link)
Cheesecake * Jake Langley * Diggin' In
Adana * Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition * Apti
Bengali Bud * Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble * Flat Planet
** End of Podcast **
Pangaea Rising * Prasanna * Be the Change
Dupree's Paradise * Ed Palermo Big Band * Eddy Loves Frank
I Shot The Deputy * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
All Matter * Robert Glasper Experiment * Double-booked
Arcane * Cindy Blackman * Arcane
Late Autumn * Cindy Blackman * Arcane

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New Fusion
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A Walk on the Moon

2009-07-19T10:35:00.009-05:00

Monday July 20th marks the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 walk on the moon. A pretty amazing feat for 1969. This has little or nothing to do with this weeks jazz program, but I couldn't think of a theme or a name for the show. Actually one tracks on this show is titled "Lunar", from one of our favorite alto sax players, Mike DiRubbo, so we might as well use his fine newly released CD as our featured album of the week.

featured album

Repercussion from amazon.com

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Kahlil * Harper Brothers * You Can Hide Inside the Music
The Shadowboxer * Jason Palmer * Songbook
Lunar * Mike DiRubbo * Repercussion
Normy * Solid! * Happy Accident
The Jupiter Line * Seamus Blake * Way Out Willy
The Road to Marostika * One For All * Return of the Lineup
Sycamore * Nando Michelin * Reencontro
NuSoil Ensemble * Allen Jay Palmer

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Walk on the Moon
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Jazz on the River

2009-07-12T15:00:00.014-05:00

Most of this show features our friend Andres Chaparro from Beatnik Entertainment and his Jazz on the River series. Beginning this Wednesday, July 15 with the Winard Harper Quartet and for six summer Wednesday evenings there will be some great performances at a new venue for Jazz. These shows will be hosted at Albert's Riverside on 1530 Palisado Ave., Windsor, CT. For more information see Andres' website at www.beatnik-entertainment.com. Come out to Albert's Riverside for some killer jazz music, good food and drink. Support jazz in Hartford.

Show Listing:

July 15, Winard Harper Quartet

July 22, Harry Whitaker Trio

July 29, Allen Jay Palmer Trio

August 12, Zaccai Curtis Solo

August 19, Brandon Lewis Quartet

August 26, Dezron Douglas Quartet

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Moments Notice * John Coltrane * Blue Trane
Hankerin' * Mike Melito * In the Tradition
Artistry * Harper Brothers * Artistry
The Children and the Warlock * Harry Whitatker * Thoughts (Past and Present)
NuSoil * Allen Jay Palmer
Sudan and Darfur * Insight (Curtis Brothers) * A Genesis
Birthright * Lummy Spann * Live and Direct

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Jazz on the River
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Part 2 with Monk

2009-07-02T16:42:00.010-05:00

This podcast is the second hour of my radio show from last week, and it is a good one. We start out with the one and only Trane from a fine album, Coltrane's Sound. We then take it beyond with George Schuller and Ed Palermo. Following that is a set featuring some great Monk composition's as interpreted by others, than Monk and Trane. We settle things down nicely with some Evan's like piano trio music by a great artist, Robert Glasper.
Featured album

Eddy Loves Frank from Amazon

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
26-2 * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound
Common Mama * George Schuller's Circle Wide * Like Before, Somewhat After
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? * Ed Palermo Big Band * Eddy Loves Frank
Bemsha Swing * Esbjorn Svensson Trio * Plays Monk
Evidence * Bobby Broom * Plays for Monk
Nutty * Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane * At Carnegie Hall
Monk Walks * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
Blue Skies * Robert Glasper Trio * Mood

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Part 2 with Monk
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June 27 part 1

2009-06-28T07:51:00.007-05:00

Since I will not be broadcasting a show next week (holiday weekend), I will publish this show in two, hour long segments, this week and next. This week features Christian McBride's latest release, Kind of Brown. I also play something from Quincy Jones Back on the Block. Quincy was greatly responsible for the late MJ's sound, and I think you can hear some of that in the way he arranged Zawinal's fusion classic Birdland. Here is the link to download a free track, Rainbow Wheel, from the new Christian McBride album.

download Kind Of Brown from Amazon

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Sunday Reflections * Sean Jones * The Search Within
Theme For Kareem * Christian McBride & Inside Straight * Kind of Brown
Rainbow Wheel * Christian McBride & Inside Straight * Kind of Brown
Jazz Corner of the Word * Quincy Jones * Back on the Block
Birdland * Quincy Jones * Back on the Block
Alter Ego * Larry Willis * The Offering
The Call * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
Ragabop * Prasanna * Be the Change
** End of Podcast Part 1 **
26-2 * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound
Common Mama * George Schuller's Circle Wide * Like Before, Somewhat After
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? * Ed Palermo Big Band * Eddy Loves Frank
Bemsha Swing * Esbjorn Svensson Trio * Plays Monk
Evidence * Bobby Broom * Plays for Monk
Nutty * Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane * At Carnegie Hall
Monk Walks * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
Blue Skies * Robert Glasper Trio * Mood

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June 27 pt1
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Songs For All Fathers

2009-06-21T16:39:00.013-05:00

It's now a tradition to play Horace Silver's Song for My Father on this particular weekend of the year. This Father's day show has an opening set dedicated to my Dad and all others out there. Cannonball's One For Daddy-O is another great track befitting this theme. It has a rare appearance of Miles Davis as a backup band member. The set ends with a funky rendition of Silver's classic. Following the Father's Day set, we hear the new Gary Burton offering featuring Pat Metheny on guitar. Then the new generation of players like Sean Jones, Mike DiRubbo, and Lauren Sevian.

featured CD's

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Song For My Father * Horace Silver * Song For My Father
One For Daddy-O * Cannonball Adderley * Somethin' Else
Father * George Coleman * At Yoshi's
Fathers And Sons * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Song For My Father * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Question And Answer * Gary Burton * Quartet Live!
Life Cycles * Sean Jones * The Search Within
Better Days * Mike DiRubbo Quartet * NY Accent: Live at the Kitano
Outline * Lauren Sevian * blueprint
** End of Podcast **
Brother Mister * Christian McBride & Inside Straight * Kind of Brown
Lulu's Back in Town * Bobby Broom * Plays for Monk
Washington Square Park * Anat Cohen * Notes from the Village
After the Rain * Anat Cohen * Notes from the Village
Equinox * Dwight West * Tribute to the Jazz Masters
Bemsha Swing * Bobby Broom * Plays for Monk

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For Fathers
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From the Hart

2009-06-14T07:51:00.008-05:00

From the Hart, meaning - From Hartford. The music in this podcast is inspired by a couple of the live performances that took place this week in the Hartford area. Jean Caze (trumpet), and Albert Rivera (tenor sax), both from New York City, had previously performed in our area, returned backed by local favorites Zachai and Luques Curtis (Insight) put on a wonderful show. Joel Frahm was in West Hartford for a master class for the benefit of a middle school jazz band, followed that up with a performance with a quartet of local musicians. Besides the local representation, we don't forget to play the masters in this podcast, and have two of the greatest of all time, Rollins and Trane.

Jean Caze from CD Baby

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
The New York Hartford Connection (Alt Take) * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
Aint Nuthin Wrong * Jean Caze * Miami Jazz Scene
Haitian Peace Song * Jean Caze * Miami Jazz Scene
Bolivia * Cedar Walton * Eastern Rebellion
Story In Three * Insight * A Genesis
The Dreamer * Joel Frahm * We Used To Dance
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound
Strode Rode * Sonny Rollins * Saxophone Colossus
Love In Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Outline * Lauren Sevian * blueprint
** End of Podcast **
Rue de la Harpe * Mike DiRubbo Quintet * From The Inside Out
Then and Now * Steve Davis * Crossfire
You Can Fly * Brian McCree * Changes in the Wind
Cookie * Brian McCree * Changes in the Wind
Lets move to Cleveland * Ed Palmero Big Band * Eddy loves Frank

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From the Hart
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East meets West

2009-06-07T08:08:00.007-05:00

Indian-jazz Fusion is one of my favorite styles of jazz music. While classical Indian rhythms and scales have influenced jazz musicians for decades, this particular sound I give credit to John McLaughlin's Shakti project. Here we have several examples of Indian Fusion as represented by artists like Mynta, Fareed Haque, Prassana and others.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Mind Ecology * Shakti * Natural Elements
Papa's New Groove * Mynta * First Summer
The Chant * Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble * Flat Planet
Uncensored * Prasanna * Be the Change
Ife (fast) * Various Artists * Miles From India
Sea Journey * Gary Burton * Quartet Live!
B and G (Midwestern Night's Dream) * Gary Burton * Quartet Live!
Higher Vibe * Kurt Elling * Man In The Air
In My Garage * e.s.t. Esbjorn Svensson Trio * Seven Days Of Falling
Flight of Mind * Harry Whitaker * Thoughts (Past and Present)
** End of Podcast **
On Impulse * Sonny Rollins * The Impulse Years
Equinox * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound
After The Rain * Eric Alexander * Summit Meeting
Common Mama * George Schuller's Circle Wide * like before, somewhat other
Play * Sinan Bakir Trio * Play

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East meets West
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Tom Harrell feature plus requests

2009-05-31T06:21:00.011-05:00

We feature the Tom Harrell Quintet for the first set of tunes, with tracks from his new CD, Prana Dance. That is followed by a couple of tracks from fellow band members Wayne Escoffery and Danny Grissett CD's. I put out a call over the Facebook and Twitter for requests and got plenty of responses. Did my best to fulfill those. Check the sidebar of this website, and you'll find links to my social networking sites. Sign up and keep in touch. If you haven't already, subscribe to this podcast via iTunes and have the latest episode downloaded to your computer every week.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Prana * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
Sequenza * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
The Sake of It * Wayne Escoffery * Hopes and Dreams
Hopscotch * Danny Grissett * Encounters
Oleo * Tete Montoliu * The Music I Like To Play - Vol.2
Well, You Needn't * The Tete Montoliu Trio * Tete Montoliu Trio
Pass It On * Dave Holland * Pass It On
Black Nile * Wayne Shorter * Night Dreamer
SOS * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
If You Count It * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
Fables of Faubus * Charles Mingus * Mingus Ah Um
** End of Podcast **
Better Git It In Your Soul * Charles Mingus * Mingus Ah Um
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise * Larry Young/Woody Shaw/Joe Henderson/Elvin Jones * Unity
Time of the Season * Larry Goldings Trio * As One
Bleeker * Organissimo * Groovadelphia
The Outlaw * The Blue Note 7 * Mosaic

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Tom Harrell feature
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