June 27 part 1

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

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

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

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

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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Art Blakey Tribute

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was one of the most influential bands in the evolution of jazz. He is often credited with pioneering the hard-bop movement, taking the be-bop form and placing greater emphasis on the rhythm, giving the music a hard driving swing. We saw a Blakey tribute band in concert last night in Hartford that was the impetus for this playlist. We follow that set with a World-Jazz set in honor of International Jazz Day, May 23.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
One By One * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Ugetsu
Joshua * Mulgrew Miller * Live At Yoshi's Volume Two
A La Mode * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3
Along Came Betty * Art Farmer And Benny Golson Jazztet * Real Time
Uptown Afterburn * Benny Golson * New Time, New'Tet
Caravan * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Caravan
The Panamanian Murga * Insight * A Genesis
Treme Terra * Acuri * Infancia
Kponnon Kpete * Lionel Loueke * Virgin Forest
Apti * Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition * Apti
** End of Podcast **
Maharaja * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
Con Alma * Steve Davis * Crossfire
For Tom Harrell * Christene Jensen * Look Left
Orion's Belt * Rene Rosnes * Danish Radio Big Band
Swangalang * Bob Mintzers Big Band * Swing Out


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Art Blakey Tribute
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Jackie McLean Birthday Tribute

This podcast pays tribute to the great alto sax player Jackie McLean on what would have been his 78th birthday on May 17. A protege of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, McLean had a wide ranging influence on the jazz idiom. To those of us in the Hartford Connecticut area, where Jackie made his home in his later years, his influence is even deeper. He is responsible for mentoring many young jazz artists in the area and has created this great jazz scene in our city. In addition to being the Jazz director at University of Hartford's Hartt school of music, he was the founder of the Artists Collective which fosters the Arts in many forms in the urban areas of Hartford.




Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Confirmation * Jackie McLean * New Wine In Old Bottles
Jackie's Ghost * Jackie McLean * Makin' The Changes
McLean's Scene * Jackie McLean * McLean's Scene
Cryptography * Jackie McLean * Fire And Love
Cousin Mary * Steve Davis * Crossfire
(Living In the-Dash) * Greg Abate * Evolution
Time's Lie * Joe Farrell * Moon Germs
Twi-Life * Marcus Strickland * Twi-Life
In Walked Bud * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3
** End of Podcast **
The Ring * Kenny Garrett * Sketches Of MD: Live At The Iridium
Sound Off * Michael Brecker * Time Is Of The Essence
Fast City * Joe Zawinul * Brown Street (with WDR Big Band)
In A Silent Way * Joe Zawinul * Brown Street (with WDR Big Band)
You and the Night and the Music * Tony Williams Trio * Young at Heart


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JMac Birthday Tribute
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Star Trek and Beyond

Yes, I am jumping on the Star Trek bandwagon. Saw the movie opening night and loved it. I was inspired to create this playlist of Star Trek related tracks for the opening set. I particularly like this Larry Willis interpretation of the Theme from Star Trek with Willis' great piano chops and Eric Alexander's powerful horn. That is followed by Chick Corea and the RTF fusion classic Vulcan Worlds. Joe Diorio's 'Theme for Space Cadets' may not have been written for Star Fleet Academy students, but what the hell. From there the theme gets even less related, but its great jazz and that's all that matters. Check out the movie after you have dug these great jazz tracks.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Star Trek: the Next Generation * Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra * Sounds of Sci-Fi
Theme From Star Trek * Larry Willis * The Offering
Vulcan Worlds * Return To Forever * The Anthology
Blues for all Space Cadets * Joe Diorio Jazz Guitar *
Time and Space * Hiromi * Hiromi's Sonic Bloom: Time Control
Stella By Starlight * Booker Ervin * The Freedom Book (RVG Remaster)
Star Eyes * Cannonball Adderley * Plus
Pros Velhos Amigos * Acuri * Infancia
Post Bebop Republic * ESP * Times Up!
Focus * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
Bopliciy * Birth of Cool * Miles Davis
The Storm * Sean Jones * The Search Within
** End of Podcast **
Blues To Your Old Country * Mike DiRubbo Quintet * From The Inside Out
Luna Urbana * Enrico Rava * New York Days
Love For Sale * Walt Weiskopf * Anytown
Airegin * Benny Golson * New Time New Tet
On Green Dolphin Street * Sonny Rollins * The Impluse Years


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Star Trek
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2 May 2009

A hard-bop set of mostly new music, and some other stuff I've been listening to lately. I especially dig the two Monk tunes as covered by Branford Marsalis and Benny Golson.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album - Click on album title to download
The Outlaw * The Blue Note 7 * Mosaic
Family Extension * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
In Nelba's Eyes * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Line of Flight * Steve Davis * Outlook
Rhythm-A-Ning * Branford Marsalis Quartet * Metamorphosen
Epistrophy * Benny Golson * New Time, New 'Tet
Alone Together * Christian McBride * Alone Together With Hank Jones
Groovin' High * Charlie Parker * Groovin' High
My Little Brown Book * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
A Matterapat * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Rise Up!
** End of Podcast **
Hope St. * Tom Harrell * Sail Away
Motivation * George Colligan * Blood Pressure
Stevie * Duke Ellington & John Coltrane * Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Summer's Spring * Sean Jones * The Search Within
Stop & Go * Sinan Bakir * On My Way
Necessity * Insight * A Genisis


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May 2 show
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Rich Goldstein's new guitar

This week, we welcome guitarist Rich Goldstein into our WHUS studio for a live interview and performance. Rich plays in the classic hard bop style of Wes Montgomery. If you are in the Hartford area this week, I urge you to come down to Black Eyed Sally's, Thursday evening April 30 to see and hear Rich's annual tribute to Wes. If you can't make that, Rich will be back at Sally's on May 11 with pianist Andrew LaVerne for another great jazz jam. Here, Rich shows off his new Gibson L4 on a beautiful solo rendition of Polka Dots and Moonbeams. In addition we hear some cuts off of Rich's album Comin' From Montgomery, and other tunes keeping with tonight's theme. Rich's CD is currently in limited release. eMail Rich if you are interested in purchasing a copy at goldsteinguitar@yahoo.com (or just let him know you dig his playing)

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album

4 on 6 * Lee Ritenour * wes bound

Mr. Walker * Wes Montgomery * The Incredible Jazz Guitar of WM

Far Wes * Rich Goldstein * Comin' From Montgomery

You Go to My Head * Andy Laverne and John Ambercrombie

Polka Dots and Moonbeams * Rich Goldstein * performed live

Minor Tragedy * Rich Goldstein * Comin' From Wes

Autumn Leaves * Stanley Jordan * Stolen Moments

If I Should Lose You * Joe Diorio * Bonita

The Green Thumb * Rich Goldstein * Comin' From Montgomery

Blu Hindu * Fareed Haque * Flat Planet

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Rich Goldstein
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18 Apr 2009

Here are some tunes I've been listening to lately. Most of these groups have been giggin' in and around town lately. No real theme for this show, just some groovin' good music.



Playlist
Track * Artist * Album (Click album links below to view in Amazon Store)
Act of Disguise * Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece * Full View
Isabel The Liberator * Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band * Fire Dance
Trials * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
The Day You Said Goodbye * Steve Davis Quartet * Alone Together
Poem/The Sun and the Moon * Wynton Marsalis * He And She
Twisted Blues * Rich Goldstein * Comin' From Montgomery
Take Five * George Benson * Bad Benson
Ganga Groove * Mystery Feet * Upstream
** End of Podcast **
Anytown * Walt Weiskopf * Anytown
Count Dracula * Enrico Rava * New York Days
Rose Colored Glass * George Colligan * Blood Pressure
Equality * Dave Holland * Pass it On
If I Were a Bell * Michael Wolff * Joe's Strut
Tyrone * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Rise Up!

Trios

This show features jazz trios in many different combinations. One usually thinks of piano, bass and drums as your traditional jazz trio, and indeed much of this show is with that format. Beyond that are piano-less trios led by sax, guitar, organ-guitar-drum trios, and other formats represented here. Of particular interest is the unique sound of Rudresh Mahanthappa's new trio Indo-Pak coalition with alto sax, guitar and tabla. It is a very interesting fusion of jazz and mid-eastern sounds that works very well. I also want to draw attention to the George Colligan trio that performed last Friday at Firehouse12 in New Haven. George is an amazing talented composer and piano player as heard on two tracks in this podcast. Thanks George for the fine performance and CD.



Playlist
Track * Artist * Album (Click on album links to view in iTunes.)
Ghostland * George Colligan * Runaway
Impressions * McCoy Tyner * Trident
My Foolish Heart * Bill Evans * At the Village Vanguard
Groovin' High * Charlie Parker * Groovin' High
Identity Theft * Joshua Redman * Compass
Dharma Days * Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard * Fly
Adana * Rudresh Mahanthappa * Apti
Softly as a Morning Sunrise * Joe Beck Trio * Just Friends
Sugar * Jake Langley * Diggin' In
Honesty * George Colligan Trio * Blood Pressure
It's All In the Game * Keith Jarrett Trio * The Out Of Towners