A playlist starting with the great Cannonball Adderley and concluding with honoring the late pioneer of Acid Jazz, Roy Ayers.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Arriving Soon ~ The Quintet Plus
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sphere ~ Dual Force ~ Sphere: Live On Tour
ARTEMIS ~ Footprints ~ ARBORESQUE
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember
Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill
Out Of/Into ~ Gabaldon’s Glide ~ Motion I
Roy Ayers Ubiquity ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine
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Episode March 2 2025
This episode begins by paying our respects to Roberta Flack, who passed away last week. The recording featured here is my favorite track by Ms. Flack. Following that is new music by another fine vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. We have more great jazz in the following tracks. The podcast concludes with a live recording from 70's fusion band Weather Report.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Nicole Zuraitis ~ ode to billie jo ~ siren songs volume 1
Wynton Marsalis ~ Black Codes ~ Black Codes (From The Underground)
Miles Davis ~ All Blues ~ My Funny Valentine: In Concert
Joe Farnsworth ~ Someday We'll All Be Free ~ In What Direction Are You Headed?
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Minor Blues ~ The Next Step
Weather Report ~ A Remark You Made ~ 8:30
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Classic 70's Fusion
An all Jazz/Rock Fusion podcast episode. This is what introduced me to jazz. These ar classic fusion pioneers from the 1970's. From Miles to McLaughlin and much more. It all began here. Enjoy!
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Weather Report ~ Havona ~ Heavy Weather
Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ You Know You Know ~ Inner Mounting Flame
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Herbie Hancock ~ Sly ~ Head Hunters
Miles Davis ~ Miles Runs the Voodoo Down ~ Bitches Brew
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Episode Feb 16, 2025
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