Karen Frisk's Picks

New England jazz singer Karen Frisk joins me in Studio A at WHUS to do this weeks show. Besides Karen's vocal stylings from her album How Little We Know, we play several other great jazz singers and players selected by Karen, like Freddie Cole, Amanda Carr, David Fathead Newman, Houston Person and others. If you reside in New England, check out Karen Frisk upcoming performance at Chan's in Woonsocket Rhode Island next Sunday June 8, 7 PM.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
I Wish I Knew * Elliot Zigmund * Breeze
Frame For the Blues * Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford * Blues Groove
How Little We Know * Karen Frisk * How Little We Know
Softly As a Morning/Alone Together * Karen Frisk * How Little We Know
Can't We Be Freinds * David Fathead Newman * Diamondhead
Music Maestro Please * Freddy Cole * Music Maestro Please
Put it right There * Houston Person * All Soul
Close Your Eyes * Amanda Carr * Soon
Easy Street * Amanda Carr * Soon
Vignette * Arnie Krakowsky * Is it Minor Yours
There's No You * Karen Frisk * How Little We Know

** End of Podcast **

Time on My Hands * Kent Hewitt * Time on My Hands
Nobody But Me * Karen Frisk * How Little We Know
I've Got a World on a String * Carmen McRae * Sarah-Dedicated to You
A Little At A Time * Paul Broadnax * Here's To Joe
Madalena * Mark Murphy * Night Mood
I'll Never Be the Same * Freddie Cole * Music Maestro Please
So What * Eddie Jefferson * The Jazz Singer

Summer Trane Tribute

As the first weekend of the unofficial summer season (what the hell does that mean?), we just gotta start the show off with Summertime. We will also do a set of Trane tributes, tracks not by the master himself, but other artists inspired to play his works. From there, we'll just go off to do a free form show, tracks that just have a summer feel.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Summertime * Joshua Redman * Timeless Tales (For Changing Times)
Black Nile * Al Foster * Brandyn
Acknowledgement * Branford Marsalis Quartet * Footsteps of Our Fathers
Moment's Notice * Pharoah Sanders * Rejoice
Naima * Pharoah Sanders * Crescent With Love (Disc 2)
Lonnie's Lament * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: The Music Of John Coltrane
Giant Steps * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: The Music Of John Coltrane
Cousin Mary * Conrad Herwig * New York Breed
Ne'Eman * Masada * Sanhedrin 1994 - 1997
Innocence * Eyal Maoz * Edom
Nine Lives * Bob Reynolds * Can't Wait for Perfect
Scopes * Dave Douglas * Moonshine
** End of Podcast **
Flood Plain * Dave Douglas * Moonshine
Ludmilla * Miguel Zenon * Awake
Third Dimension * Miguel Zenon * Awake
Con Alma * New York Standards Quintet * Live in Tokyo
Pallindrome for Roo * Steve Treseler * Resonance

Kitchen Sink

We are really going to mix it up tonight. Some new fusion from Eldar and a brand new release from John McLaughlin, some jazzy arrangements of originals by Bjork from Travis Sullivan, some latin, hard-bop and more.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
South Bixel * Eldar Djangirov * Re-Imagination
Raju * John McLaughlin * Floating Point
14U * John McLaughlin * Floating Point
Alarm Call * Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra * Enjoy
The New York Hartford Connection (Alt Take) * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
(Ain't It) Just Like The Night * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
ulysses in slow motion * Miguel Zenon * Awake
Campanitas de cristal * Miguel Zenon * Looking Forward
Jagadishwar * Ravi Coltrane * www.ravicoltrane.com
Crooked Creek * Brian Blade * Perceptual
** End of Podcast **
Aye Carumba * Bobby Watson * From The Heart
Confirmation * Tim Armacost * New York Standards Quartet
Between Two Worlds * Paul Adler * Fearless
Work For Art * Ed Byrn * Two Shades of Blue
Choices * Frain/Dunlap * Pull the Shades

Jazz-Latin

Maybe I should be calling this show Latin-Jazz, but to me this is Jazz, performed by musicians surrounded by Latin culture and influences. I am not an expert in latin music by any means. In the 70's, Carlos Santana introduced the Latin sound to rock fans. Gato Barbieri was fusing jazz music with his Argentinan latin roots. More recently Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache band began playing jazz standards and originals with distinct latin arrangements. New artists like Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and Insight led by Zaccai and Luques Curtis are continuing that trend.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Earth Dance * Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band * Calle 54
Penta * Miguel Zenon * Awakening
Panamericana * D'Rivera, Paquito * Calle 54
Up Jumped Spring * Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band * Rumba Buhanina
Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) * Gato Barbieri * Gato Barbieri's Finest Hour
To Be Continued * Gato Barbieri * Chapter One, Latin America
La Fuente Del Ritmo * Santana * Caravansarai
Necessity * Insight * A Genesis
The Panamanian Murga * Insight * A Genesis
Family Extension Featuring Nick Roseboro * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
Preludio en Conga #1 / Homage To Hilario * Gonzalo Rubalcaba * Paseo
We Are Our Fathers' Son * McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars
** End of Podcast **
La Tra * Omar Sosa * Mulatos
Tin Tin Deo * Poncho Sanchez * Do It!
Giant Steps * Michael Camillo * Spirit of the Moment
Crooked Creek * Brian Blade * Perceptual
Fearless * Paul Abler * Fearless
Spain * Chick Corea * Light as a Feather

New sounds of jazz

This show features the modern sounds of jazz music. These musicians are grounded in the tradition of be-bop and jazz, but have fused their sound with electronics, sampling and funky rhythms. They have pushed the envelope beyond traditional jazz forms as the great ones like Miles and Trane have in the past. This is the future of the Jazz idiom.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Prairie Village * Eldar Djangirov * Re-Imagination
Lay in Vein * Christian Scott * Rewind That
*** Podcast Begins Here ***
Vater Time * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Enjoy * Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra * Enjoy
Just Another Murder * Dave Douglas * Keystone
Song For My Father * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Three Legged Tango In Jackson Square * John Ellis * Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Footprints * Liquid Soul * Liquid Soul
Peanut Head * Liquid Soul * One-Two Punch
Pop Tune #1 * Chris Potter * Follow The Red Line - Live At The Village Vanguard
Double Jeopardy * Joshua Redman Elastic Band * Momentum
The Truth Will Set You Free * Insight * A Genesis
*** Podcast Ends Here ***
Grey Area * David Kikoski * Lighter Way
Gloria * Ingrid Jensen / Project O * Now as Then