Lighten up!

Last few weeks, we have played some serious hard-bop jazz. This week we'll lighten it up with a great new (posthumous) release by the Genuis, Ray Charles featurning some great arrangements from the Count Basie Orchestra. Following that will be a rockin' fusion set of new releases from Bob Reynolds, Mike Stern and Christian McBride. Than back to some serious jazz with a great new CD from Alto saxist Kenny Garrett with featuring Pharoah Sanders on tenor. We have had a rainy weekend here in Connecticut, and the show will close with one of my favorite Trane ballads, appropriately titled After the Rain.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Oh What A Beautiful Morning *Ray Charles & Count Basie Orch.* Ray Sings Basie Swings
Georgia * Ray Charles & The Count Basie Orchestra * Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Common Ground * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait For Perfect
Nine Lives * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait For Perfect
Roll With It * Mike Stern * Who Let The Cats Out?
Who Let The Cats Out? * Mike Stern * Who Let The Cats Out?
Say Something * Christian McBride * Live At Tonic
Calling * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
After the Rain * John Coltrane * The Gentle Side of John Coltrane



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Lighten Up!


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Fillin' in on Gravity and Chaos

Once again, my regular radio broadcast was pre-empted by WHUS sports, so this show is from a recent fill-in I did on Tuesday night's Gravity And Chaos. An eclectic mix for your listening pleasure! Dig the monster Tenor Sax blowin' by Chris Potter on Mingus's Boogie Stop Shuffle.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Hoe-Down * Oliver Nelson * Blues and the Abstract Truth
Stolen Moments * Oliver Nelson * Blues and the Abstract Truth
Converging Paths * Steve Feierabend * Converging Paths
Blue Skies * Steve Feierabend * Converging Paths
Ruby My Dear * Eric Alexander * Its All In The Game
Intro to Boogie Stop Shuffle * Chris Potter * Lift: Live at Village Vanguard
Boogie Stop Shuffle * Chris Potter * Lift: Live at Village Vanguard



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G+C Fillin


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More Hartford International Jazz Festival

Last weekend's Hartford International Jazz Festival was so much fun, I just had to do another show featuring some of the great jazz artists that performed for an enthusiasic crowd of jazz music fans. The weekends activities were spread out over many different venues in the city of Hartford, including a church, auditorium, bars, night clubs and restaurants. It renewed my faith in the city of Hartford as a viable, thriving community for jazz and a hip nightlife. Check out Omar Sosa, Lou Donaldson, Cyrus Chestnut and Eric Alexander on tonights show. Also featured is new music from Mehldau and Metheny as well as local solo guitarist Glenn Roth.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Autumn Leaves * Stanley Jordan * Stolen Moments
Ternura * Omar Sosa * Mulatos
Tienes Un Solo * Omar Sosa * Ballads
Now's the Time * Lou Donaldson * Live on the QE2
Testify * Diana Reeves * In the Moment (request)
Hope Song * Cyrus Chestnut * You are my Sunshine
Flipper * Cyrus Chestnut * You are my Sunshine
Cousin Mary * John Coltrane * Giant Steps
** End of Part 1 **
Andre's Turn * Eric Alexander * Summit Meeting
Bass Folk Song * Joe Farrell * Moon Germs (request)
Find Me In Your Dreams * Metheny Mehldau * Metheny Mehldau
Say the Brothers Name * Metheny Mehldau * Metheny Mehldau
Labyrinth * Glenn Roth * Busker
Horse Thief Shorty * Glenn Roth * Busker
Degenova and the Casanovas
Misty * Pharoah Sanders * Crescent with Love
Afro Blue * Dianne Reeves * In the Moment


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More HIJF part1
More HIJF part2

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Jazz is alive and kickin' in Hartford CT

Nothin' better than live jazz, and there is lots of it here in the Hartford Connecticut area. This weekend is the Hartford International Jazz Festival with live jazz music all night downtown in many different venues. Check it out at www.hijf.com. If you are seeing this Saturday or Sunday, and live in the Hartford area, attend some of these gigs. Support Jazz music in downtown Hartford! I will be checking out the Lou Donaldson Quartet featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith on Saturday, and Cyrus Chestnut with Eric Alexander on Sunday. Also, there are great local artists playing in nightclubs downtown after the concerts. I'll be checking out those too. We also attended a great concert at the University of Connecticut with the young piano phenom Eldar Djangirov. So this podcast features Eldar, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Eric Alexander, all of which are performing in the Hartford area. How great is that!

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Maiden Voyage * Eldar Djangirov * Eldar
Moanin * Eldar Djangirov * Eldar
Too Damn Hot * Doctor Lonnie Smith * Too Damn Hot!
Freedom Jazz Dance * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Jungle Soul
Back At The Chicken Shack * Jimmy Smith * Fourmost Return
Four * Eric Alexander, John Hicks, George Mraz And Idris Muhammad * Solid!
Nemesis * Eric Alexander * Nightlife In Toyko
Explosion * Eric Alexander * Alexander The Great
Bye Bye Baby * Eric Alexander * It's All in the Game



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Hartford Fest


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