Old Bop, New Bop

It seems I always keep coming back to bop. I can dig fusion, modern jazz, classic rock and soul. But I always seem to come home to bebop. Here are some of my favorites. I especially dig this new Jackie McLean album I picked up called New Wine in Old Bottles. What a great title. Tonight's show features some of the great old masters, Cannonball, Parker, Jackie, as well as some modern players like Abate, Herring, Alexander.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Confirmation * Jackie McLean * New Wine In Old Bottles
'Round About Midnight * Jackie McLean * New Wine In Old Bottles
A Bit of Basie * Art Pepper * Smack Up
Dracula * Greg Abate * Monsters In The Night
Hopscotch * Vincent Herring * Mr. Wizard
Groovin' High * Charlie Parker * Groovin' High
Dizzy's Business * Cannonball Adderley * In New York
Sweet Georgia Bright * Louis Hayes * Maximum Firepower
Four * Eric Alexander * Solid!
Cheese Cake * Dexter Gordon * The Best Of Dexter Gordon

October Jam

A jazz jam for an October evening. Lots of new music for the show tonight including Rudresh Mahanthappa's Codebook, Chris Potter live, a new release from Miles and Herbie's tribute to Joni. This show has something for all lovers of jazz music. Podcast concludes with Reincarnation which soon will be performing live (Nov 10) in studio A at WHUS.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Child King * Jonas Hellborg * Octave of the Holy Innocents
Pop Tune #1 * Chris Potter * Follow The Red Line
D (Dee-Dee) * Rudresh Mahanthappa * Codebook
My Sweetest * Rudresh Mahanthappa * Codebook
Introduction * Miles Davis * Winter In Europe 1967
Footprints * Miles Davis * Winter In Europe 1967
Amelia * Herbie Hancock Feat. Luciana Souza * River: The Joni Letters
Tea Leaf Prophecy *Herbie Hancock Feat. Joni Mitchell * River: The Joni Letters
Autumn Leaves * Sonny Stitt * The Good Life
Consumption * Reincarniation * Joy and Sorrow
** End of Podcast **
Dances 3/5 * Mario Pavone Sextet * Deez To Blues
As Fate Would Have It * Steve Davis Quintet * Meant to Be
Turrentrane * Shirantha Beddage * Roots and Branches
Danushka's Dance * Shirantha Beddage * Roots and Branches
I'm an Old Cowhand * Joshua Redman * Back East
Fela's Shrine * Wallace Roney * Jazz

Jazz on Fire

Featured on this show are modern jazz cats that are on fire. These great artists are building upon the legacy of jazz immortals (Trane, Miles, Coleman) and taken the art form in their own direction. I'd like to note that these great musicians have all recently played in the Hartford/New Haven area recently. Who would ever think that this fair city would become the hotbed of live jazz? Kenny Garret performed here at the Artists Collective last evening. The Artists Collective was founded in 1970 by world renowned alto-saxophonist, composer, educator Jackie McLean offering the highest quality training in the performing arts-dance, theatre, music and visual arts. This podcast is dedicated to Jackie for bringing the best of jazz into Hartford.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Beyond The Wall * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
Qing Wen * Kenny Garrett * Beyond the Wall
6&9 * Ravi Coltrane * www.ravicoltrane.com
Drop Op * Mario Pavone * Orange
Vater Time * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Un Poco Loco Wallace Roney * Jazz

HIJF2007

This podcast was created as the Hartford International Jazz Fest kicks off. Last night we attended two great venues to see Hartford's own Dezron Douglas with his quartet, and many walk-ons for a great jam session. Dezron is doing his part to give young jazz prospects stage time at a great festival. We also met pianist Christopher Bakriges, and heard his group Disiples of Cool. Christopher's album is represented here. Tonight we see Francois Moutin Quartet with Joel Frahm, followed by local talent in a variety of venues. This is a great weekend for Hartford Connecticut once again. Many of the musicians playing are included in tonights podcast.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Taking Off * Moutin Reunion Quartet * Red Moon
Fort Wayne * Joel Frahm * Navigator
Samba Triste * Eliane Elias * Calle 54
Dance of the Agean * Christopher Bakriges * Opent Universe
Cervantes/Mother of Pearl * Christopher Bakriges * Open Universe
Consumption * Reincarnatioon * Joy and Sorrow
Vista * Jason Schwartz Project * Green Horizon
Jagadishwar * Ravi Coltrane * www.ravicoltrane.com