Brasil to Bop

This show starts with music inspired by brazilian jazz artists Flora and Airto. These musicians helped introduce me to jazz and world music back in the 70's. It was fun to meet Airto at Dizzy's club in NYC on Friday. We also pay tribute to three fallen jazz cats that passed on this week. Guitarists Joe Beck, Hiram Bullock, and tenor player Johnny Griffen. Griffen and Booker Ervin take us out, boppin' hard.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
San Fransico River * Flora * Perpetual Emotion
Parana * Airto * Fingers
Yump * Kenny Werner * Beat Degeneration
Guru * Kenny Werner * Beat Degeneration
Alone Together * Mark Egan * As We Speak
Smash * Avashai Cohen * As Is, Live at Bluenote
Just Friends * Joe Beck * Just Friends
Incognito * Spyra Gyra * Incognito
Autumn Leaves * Johnny Griffin * Return of Griffin
Speak Low * Booker Ervin * That's It
** End of Podcast **
Trouble Man * Cassandra McKinley * Till Tomorrow
Fried Pies * Rich Goldstien * Comin' From Montgomery
New Moon Madness * Ed Byrn * Two Shades of Blue
Teen Town * Weather Report * Heavy Weather
Palladium * Weather Report * Heavy Weather
3 Circles * Yellow Jackets * Life Cycles
Forward and Back * Mike Moreno * Between the Lines

Jazz Notes Blog

Jazz Note SDP is a blog devoted primarily to hard bop and especially the body of music produced between the early 50's and the mid-60's. At the center of it all is Miles Davis. This blog is especially aimed at readers who want to build a serious jazz library. I have been invited to contribute to this fine web site, and have done so with an occasional few posts, but most of the content is by its creator, friend and supporter of this podcast, Ken Blanchard. This show features tracks from albums highlighted in Jazz Note SDP. Check out the web site, learn about these fine artists and the these albums which will surely enhance your jazz library. Above all, if you dig these tunes, support the music and buy these albums and attend jazz gigs in your local area.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Witch Hunt * Wayne Shorter * Speak No Evil
Deluge * Wayne Shorter * JuJu
A Lunar Tune * Booker Ervin * The Freedom Book
Iris * Miles Davis * E.S.P.
So What * Miles Davis * Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival
Cousin Mary (alt take) * John Coltrane * Giant Steps
Thermo * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Caravan
Penta * Miguel Zenon * Awake
Blue Monk * Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane * At Carnegie Hall
** End of Podcast **
Family Extension * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
The Making * Insight * A Genesis
A La Mode * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3
Feediop * Avashai Cohen * As Is... Live at Bluenote
Ball of Fire * George Gee and the Jump Jivin Wailers * If Dreams Come True

An Hour with Hartley

Connecticut's great jazz pianist Craig Hartley joins us for an evening of great piano jazz. We'll spin some tunes and talk about the jazz scene in Hartford and NYC. You will get a perspective on what it is like to be an aspiring jazz musician from one of the talented area artists. Listen to Craig's fine piano work in a solo, trio and quintet settings. I am particularly pleased to feature the Josh Evans Quintet with a core of great local jazz talent, Josh Evans tr, Craig Hartley p, Dezron Douglas b, Ray McMorrin ts, Curtis Torian dr. For more information on Craig Hartley and to contact him go to his website.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Up Jumped Spring * George Coleman Quartet * Live At Yoshi's
River * Herbie Hancock * River: The Joni Letters
Imagine/Peace Piece * Craig Hartley * remixes the Beatles
Dial 411 * Craig Hartley * Dial 411
1984 * Josh Evans Quintet * Untitled
Summerwind * Craig Hartley, Eric Nebula, Bob Seminelli
'Round Midnight * Eldar * Eldar
What's Up * Josh Evans Quintet * Untitled
** End of Podcast **
Impressions * McCoy Tyner * Trident
Nardis * Michael Camillo* Giant Steps
Nature Boy * Art Pepper * Straight Life
Windows * Miro Sprague * Opening
No Smokin' * Horace Silver *Stylings of Silver

2nd Hour of Show

We were out of town for the 4th of July weekend, so it gives me an opportunity to make a podcast of the second hour of the show. For those many listeners of the show that have asked me to podcast the entire show, combine this with the last podcast, and there you have it. There are some great Tenor players represented here, including Eric Alexander, Marcus Strickland, Tim Armacost, Ravi Coltrane, and the master himself, John Coltrane. We also have a beautiful ballad with Miles on muted trumpet.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Alone Together * New York Standards Quartet * Live in Tokyo
Nature Boy * Miles Davis * Muted Miles
Sesame Street * Marcus Strickland * Twi-Life
Dave's System * Eric Alexander * Temple of Olympic Zeus
Song of the Underground Railroad * John Coltrane * Master Tapes
Dear Alice * Ravi Coltrane * in Flux
Body and Soul * Charlie Haden Quartet * The Best of Quartet