No real theme to today's show, just music I have been listening to this past week. We start with classic fusion (1975) from Return To Forever with Chick Corea and conclude with West Coast jazz with drummer Shelly Manne. In between, we have modern jazz, mostly released in the last year.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Return to Forever ~ No Mystery ~ No Mystery
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE
Charles Lloyd ~ Cape to Cairo ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Marquis Hill ~ Meshell ~ Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox
Jonathan Barber ~ Can't Call It ~ In Motion (feat. Vision Ahead)
Elvin Jones ~ Lady Luck ~ Elvin!
Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Summertime ~ Shelly Manne & His Men At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1
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Jazz Grammy Awards 2025
This week's episode features the Grammy Award winners for the jazz categories. Of special note are the two winners with roots in Connecticut, Dan Pugach and Zaccai Curtis. Several other awards went to alternative modern jazz sounds that make this an interesting show.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Dan Pugach ~ Tolerance ~ Bianca Reimagined
Zaccai Curtis ~ Stromboli ~ Cubop Lives!
Jacob Collier ~ Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Djesse Vol. 4
Meshell Ndegeocello ~ Trouble ~ No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
Taylor Eigsti ~ Light Dream ~ Plot Armor
Akropolis Reed Quintet ~ Strands ~ Are We Dreaming The Same Dream?
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck ~ The Otter Creek Incident ~ Remembrance
Samara Joy ~ Twinkle Twinkle Little Me ~ A Joyful Holiday
Quincy Jones ~ Killer Joe ~ Walking In Space
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Episode Feb 2 2025
This show has new music released in 2025 from Artemis, Nicole Zuraitis and Noah Preminger. Much more as well from pianists Emmet Cohen and Oscar Peterson. There is also a couple of tracks out of San Diego from David Borgo and Rob Thorsen.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
ARTEMIS ~ The Smile of the Snake ~ ARBORESQUE
Nicole Zuraitis ~ brand new key ~ siren songs volume 1
Emmet Cohen ~ Henei Ma Tov ~ Vibe Provider
Oscar Peterson ~ C-Jam Blues ~ Night Train
Oscar Peterson ~ Georgia On My Mind ~ Night Train
Noah Preminger ~ Carry Me Ohio ~ Single
Rob Garcia ~ Dark Blue Horse Power ~ Natural Bounce
David Borgo ~ Senescence ~ Persistence
Rob Thorsen Quartet ~ The Intimacy of the Blues ~ Evolution
Wayne Shorter ~ Armageddon ~ Night Dreamer
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Episode Jan 26 2024
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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