James Brown Tribute

The Hardest Working Man in Show Buisness, James Brown, sadly passed away this week on Christmas day. His influence and innovation touched many artists, including those playing Jazz. Greats like Herbie Hancock and Joshua Redman and others fused JB's funky musical style into the jazz genre. We'll here from some of those musicians as well as the Godfather of Soul himself. So get ready for a Funky Good Time on In The Groove, as we pay homage to James Brown.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
I Got The Feeling * James Brown * Star Time
Jazz Crimes * Joshua Redman * Elastic
Put It In Your Pocket * Joshua Redman's Elastic Band * Momentum
Get it Together * James Brown * Star Time
Hang Up Your Hangups * Herbie Hancock * Man-Child
Funky Good Time * Melvin Sparks Band * What You Hear is What You Get
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag * James Brown * Star Time
Squib Cakes * Pancho Sanchez * Do It!
Compared to What * Les McCann * Swiss Movement
Aint That a Groove * James Brown * Star Time


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JB Tribute


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Season of the Spirits

'Tis the season to reflect on the Spiritual. This show is comprised of music that evokes a sense of searching for that spirit among us which will guide us toward attaining a higher consciousness and peace in the world. God knows we are a long way from achieving that.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Acknowledgement * John Coltrane * A Love Supreme
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Marian McPartland * A Concord Jazz Christmas
If I were a Bell * Miles Davis * Relaxin' With Miles Davis Quintet
Cool Rock * Duke Ellington And his Orchestra * Cool Rock
Light at the Edge of the World * Pharoah Sanders * Crescent with Love
Green Sleeves * John Coltrane * The Classic Quartet
Joy Trane * Ernie Watts * Spirit Song
Peace One * Mahavishnu John McLaughlin * My Goals Beyond
Nature Boy * Miles Davis * Miles Plays for Lovers
Realization (Marching Towards the Light) * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
**End of Part 1**
Kiss to the Skies * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
O Come All Ye Faithful * Chris Potter * A Concord Jazz Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful * Monte Croft & Terence Blanchard * A Jazzy Wonderland
Rewind That * Christian Scott * Rewind That
Evocacion * Antonio Restucci * Crisol
Four * Eric Alexander * Solid!
God Bless The Child * Eric Alexander * Alexander The Great
Georgia * Ray Charles * Ray Sings Basie Swings
Then and Now * Reincarnation * Joy and Sorrow


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Spirit part1
Spirit part2

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Global Warming Jazz

Mid December and the temp is still about 60 degrees. Whats up with that? We'll just have to play some cool jazz to bring things down to seasonable temperatures. This show is a great mix of some jazz bebop masters, and some great independent artists who have kindly contributed their tracks to this program. Dig these grooves.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Lay in Vein * Christian Scott * Rewind That
Consumption * Reincarnation * Sorrow and Joy
One step * Reincarnation * Sorrow and Joy
Blueser * The Jason Schwartz Project * Green Horizon
Optimism * Jackie McLean Fire & Love
The Lineup * One For All * The Lineup
Anatolia * One for All * The Lineup
Cafe Dupa * Ted Nash * In the Loop
** End of Part 1 **
Chan House of Jazz * Greg Abate * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Take 5 * Dave Brubeck Quartet * Double Live from USA and UK
Kiel * Christian Scott * Rewind That
Vanishing Point * Mark Egan * as we speak
To The End of the World * The Pat Metheny Group * We Live Here
Sunrise * Gary Tu * look east
The JB Groove * Julien Kasper Band * The New Imperial


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Global Warming part1
Global Warming part2

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2006 Jazz Grammy Nominees

This show features albums that have been nominated to the, mostly ignored, Jazz Categories. An interesting selection from the Academy. When these grammy winners are announced on the glitzy Hollywood show in a couple of months, you can be sure that, shamefully, America's true artistic music, Jazz, will not be represented. However, you can depend on In the Groove to bring you the nominees and winners right here on WHUS FM and our podccast. For the complete list of the Jazz Nominees, go to the Grammy Awards website.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Tumble Home * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
We're With You * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
7 Bars * Sex Mob * Sexotica
Follow the Footprints (Footprints) * Karrin Allyson * Footprints
Life Is A Groove (Jordu) * Karrin Allyson * Footprints
Willow Weep for Me * Diana Krall * From this Moment On
Freedom Jazz Dance * Taylor Eigsti * Lucky to be Me
Some Skunk Funk * Brecker Brothers
Hope * Branford Marsalis * Braggtown
** End of Part 1 **
El Stephen Part 1 * Chick Corea * Ultimate Adventure
Arabian Nights Part 1 * Chick Corea * Ultimate Adventure
Arabian Nights Part 2 * Chick Corea * Ultimate Adventure
Calling * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
Kiss to the Skies * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
(below-not nominees)
Wayne's Way * John McLaughlin * Industrial Zen
Katmandu * Dave Stryker * The Chaser


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Grammy Nom's part1
Grammy Nom's part2
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HH and the 88's

Tonights show features the artistry of Herbie Hancock as well as other tracks hilighting some great piano performances or solo's. Honestly, there are so many great pianists in Jazz music that it would be impossible to cover all the ones I wish to. It would literally take a year of shows to do so. I have always admired Herbie's contribution to the jazz idiom. He has always sought to find new ways to express himself on his instrument, and I hope these selections illustrate that. Other pianists presented here have been influenced by Hancock (Barron, Eldar), or perhaps had an influence over him (Evans, Tyner, Jamal).

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Riot * Herbie Hancock * Speak Like A Child
Footprints * Kenny Barron Quintet * Images
Dolphin Dance * Ahmad Jamal * The Awakening
Succotash * Herbie Hancock * Inventions & Dimensions
Impressions * McCoy Tyner * Trident
Alice In Wonderland * Bill Evans * Sunday At The Village Vanguard
Ostinato (Suite for Angela) * Herbie Hancock * Mwandishi
* End Part 1*
Watermelon Island * Eldar Djangirov * Eldar
Eternal Justice * Cindy Blackman * Someday...
I Have a Dream * Herbie Hancock * Prisoner
Beyond the Wall * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
Joshua * Mulgrew Miller * Live at Yoshi's vol two
Sly * Head Hunters * Herbie Hancock


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HH & 88's part1
HH & 88's part2
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