In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond From the Jazz masters of past and present to emerging new artists performing hard bop jazz and fusion. A weekly Jazz radio show that airs on WHUS FM, Storrs CT. No smooth jazz here! http://www.jazzandbeyond.com Music Copyright 2008 en-us Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:44:29 -0400 ken@lasternet.com Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:43:46 -0400 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ From the Jazz masters of past and present to emerging new artists performing hard bop jazz and fusion. From the Jazz masters of past and present to emerging new artists performing hard bop jazz and fusion. A weekly Jazz radio show that airs on WHUS FM, Storrs CT. No smooth jazz here! jazz, fusion, hard bop, jazz radio, straight ahead jazz, WHUS FM Ken Laster kenl@mac.com Ken Laster no http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/itg_badge.jpg In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond http://www.jazzandbeyond.com In the Groove 144 144 June 27 Part 1 Kind of Brown. I also play something from Quincy Jones Back to 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
]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/06/june-27-part-1.html ken@lasternet.com D8CB0AFE-F760-40BD-B8E5-B6ADC9BA7131-3463-0000673238C49EFC-FFA Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:41:07 -0400 Since I will not be broadcasting a show next week (holiday weekend), I will publish this show in two, hour long segments 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 to 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 57:42 jazz Ken Laster no Songs for All Fathers It's now like 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's 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 here the new Gary Burton offering featuring Pat Metheny on guitar. Then the new generation of players like Sean Jones, Mike DiRubbo, and Lauren Sevian.

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

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Jean Caze from CD Baby

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
The New York Hartford Connection (Alt Take) * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction 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 Cedar Walton, George Coleman, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins - Eastern Rebellion
Story In Three * Insight * A Genesis Insight - A Genesis
The Dreamer * Joel Frahm * We Used To Dance Joel Frahm - We Used to Dance
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes * John Coltrane * Coltrane's Sound John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound
Strode Rode * Sonny Rollins * Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Love In Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement Jimmy Greene - Mission Statement
Outline * Lauren Sevian * blueprint Lauren Sevian - Blueprint]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/06/from-hart.html ken@lasternet.com 30EAFDF8-19F3-4CE8-98AE-26F70A4B7437-5637-000074DD57D402F0-FFA Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:57:45 -0400 From the Hart, meaning - From Hartford. 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:18:27 jazz Ken Laster no East meets West

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Mind Ecology * Shakti * Natural Elements Shakti - Natural Elements (With John McLaughlin)
Papa's New Groove * Mynta * First Summer Mynta - First Summer
The Chant * Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble * Flat Planet Fareed Haque & The Flat Earth Ensemble - Flat Planet
Uncensored * Prasanna * Be the Change PRASANNA - Be the Change
Ife (fast) * Various Artists * Miles From India Gino Banks, Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Dave Liebman, Kala Ramnath, A. Sivamani & Vikku Vinayakram - Miles from India
Sea Journey * Gary Burton * Quartet Live! Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio S, Antonio Sanchez, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny & Steve Swallow - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez: Quartet Live!
B and G (Midwestern Night's Dream) * Gary Burton * Quartet Live! Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio S, Antonio Sanchez, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny & Steve Swallow - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez: Quartet Live!
Higher Vibe * Kurt Elling * Man In The Air Kurt Elling - Man In the Air
In My Garage * e.s.t. Esbjorn Svensson Trio * Seven Days Of Falling Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Seven Days of Falling
Flight of Mind * Harry Whitaker * Thoughts (Past and Present) Harry Whitaker - Thoughts (Past and Present)]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/06/east-meets-west.html ken@lasternet.com DFCB73CF-00F6-4531-B11B-9E20B087B845-3405-00005A9DAEC46806-FFA Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:52:49 -0400 Indian-jazz Fusion is one of my favorite styles of this music. Indian-jazz Fusion is one of my favorite styles of this music. And while classical indian rhythms and scales have influenced jazz musicians for decades, this particular sound I 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:15:02 jazz Ken Laster no Tom Harrell feature plus requests
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]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/05/tom-harrell-feature-plus-requests.html ken@lasternet.com DB55BF04-B91B-426C-9727-9BD55856662A-295-000001DBB26A6274-FFA Sun, 31 May 2009 07:39:46 -0400 We feature the Tom Harrell Quintet for the first set of tunes... 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:19:13 jazz Ken Laster no 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 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Ugetsu
Joshua * Mulgrew Miller * Live At Yoshi's Volume Two Mulgrew Miller - Live At Yoshi's, Vol. 2
A La Mode * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Keystone 3 (Live)
Along Came Betty * Art Farmer And Benny Golson Jazztet * Real Time The Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller - Real Time (Featuring Curtis Fuller) [Live]
Uptown Afterburn * Benny Golson * New Time, New'Tet Benny Golson - New Time, New 'Tet
Caravan * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Caravan Art Blakey - Caravan
The Panamanian Murga * Insight * A Genesis Insight - A Genesis
Treme Terra * Acuri * Infancia
Kponnon Kpete * Lionel Loueke * Virgin Forest Lionel Loueke - Virgin Forest
Apti * Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition * Apti Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition - Apti]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/05/jackie-mclean-birthday-tribute.html ken@lasternet.com C719C2F4-57D7-49C0-84BF-71F80C74778A-830-0000158494545F2E-FFA Sun, 24 May 2009 11:48:57 -0400 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was one of the most influential bands in the evolution of jazz. 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:18:10 jazz Ken Laster no Jackie McLean birthday tribute


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 & 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
]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/05/jackie-mclean-birthday-tribute.html ken@lasternet.com 267621EF-01E6-4CC8-BB39-34067722137E-3448-00006F7F608478F1-FFA Sun, 17 May 2009 10:22:08 -0400 This podcast pays tribute to the great alto sax player Jackie McLean... 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:15:54 jazz Ken Laster no Star Trek and Beyond 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 Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra - Sounds of Sci-Fi - Theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Theme From Star Trek * Larry Willis * The Offering Larry Willis - The Offering
Vulcan Worlds * Return To Forever * The Anthology Return to Forever - The Anthology
Blues for all Space Cadets * Joe Diorio Jazz Guitar *
Time and Space * Hiromi * Hiromi's Sonic Bloom: Time Control Hiromi - Hiromi's Sonic Bloom: Time Control
Stella By Starlight * Booker Ervin * The Freedom Book (RVG Remaster) Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book
Star Eyes * Cannonball Adderley * Plus Cannonball Adderley Quintet - The Quintet Plus
Pros Velhos Amigos * Acuri * Infancia
Post Bebop Republic * ESP * Times Up!E.S.P. - Time's Up!
Focus * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
Bopliciy * Birth of Cool * Miles Davis Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)
The Storm * Sean Jones * The Search Within Sean Jones - The Search Within
]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/05/star-trek.html ken@lasternet.com 6BA67355-F00E-4370-B516-63CA420733B0-1357-00002484D9C9514C-FFA Sun, 10 May 2009 09:12:28 -0400 I am jumping on the Star Trek bandwagon. Saw the movie opening night and loved it. 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:19:05 jazz Ken Laster no 2 May 2009

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 * Metamorphosen
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!
]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/05/2-may-2009.html ken@lasternet.com 70AF4662-CC25-4F66-9780-62EDC86BEC82-6441-0000C99C66DDF967-FFA Sun, 03 May 2009 08:04:29 -0400 A hard-bop set of mostly new music... 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:16:18 jazz Ken Laster no 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 here 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 Wes
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 * Bonito
The Green Thumb * Rich Goldstein * Comin' From Montgomery
Blu Hindu * Fareed Haque * Flat Planet

]]> http://www.lasternet.com/inthegroove/2009/04/rich-goldsteins-new-guitar.html ken@lasternet.com 231A38E4-FE0A-44A0-9D0B-97C3B87D84AB-1979-000035E9F01BF412-FFA Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:40:26 -0400 This week, we welcome guitarist Rich Goldstein into our WHUS studio for a live interview and performance. 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 here 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. Playlists and lots more at the website: http://www.jazzandbeyond.com 1:17:04 jazz Ken Laster no