Pork Pie Hat Jazz Series

We open tonight's show featuring the Pork Pie Hat Jazz series. This series of five jazz shows is sponsored by the Hartford Office of Cultural Affairs, and produced by friend of this show, Andres Chaparro. Insight performed last week, and it was a great scene to see the community turn out to support live jazz in downtown Hartford. We finish the show with a birthday tribute to John Coltrane, who would have been 82 last week.


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Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Hilton's Rumba * Insight * A Genesis
On the Road * Esteban Arrufatt * Time to Share!
Birthright * Lummie Spann * Live and Direct
Dindi * Taeko Fukao * One Love
Harry Whitiker Trio * The Children and the Warlock * Thoughts (past and present)
You, the Night and the Music * Greg Abate * Monterey Live (unreleased)
Moments Notice * John Coltrane * Blue Trane
Cousin Mary * John Coltrane * Giant Steps
Acknowledgment * John Coltrane * A Love Supreme
Lonnie's Lament * Pharoah Sanders * Crescent With Love
** End of Podcast **
Equinox * Dwight West * Tribute to the Masters
Like Sonny * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: the Music of JC
Cariba * Rich Goldstein Quartet * Comin' from Montgomery
Winter in America * Gill Scott-Heron * The First Minute of a New Date
Flute Thing * Al Kooper, Blues Project * Soul of a Man: Al Kooper Live
Afro Blue * Ashley S. Pierre * Star Spinning

Varela Music

Joining us live from WHUS is Frank and Deva Varela, jazz guitarist and vocalist in the Hartford area. Frank is one of the best guitarists in the area. We will feature some tunes from the Mystery Feet CD's, and Frank and Deva's So Real. There is also some amazing footage of Frank playing guitar and base simultaneously on YouTube. If you are looking for professional instruction on guitar or other instrument there is no better place than Varela Music in Vernon, CT.



Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
New Spring * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Upstream
Softly As A Morning Sunrise * Frank Varela * Live WHUS Studio A
Jump Start * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Upstream
Body and Soul * Frank and Deva Varela * So Real
Angelina Park * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Walk in the Park
Blues jam * Frank and Deva Varela * Live WHUS Studio A
A Few Minor Changes * Frank and Deva Varela * So Real


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Eclectic mix part 2

This is the second hour of my Eclectic Mix. Starting with harmonica master Toots Thielmans. Thanks to Ken Blanchard of Jazz Note SDP for turning me on to that one. Next, dig this sixteen minute track from newcomer Empirical. I am introduced to a brand new CD from Kenny Garrett. It is quite a different sound from one of my favorite alto players. We end the show with some great grooves from a new CD by Philly's Organissimo and multi-reed player James Carter.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Speak No Evil * Toots Thielmans * Only Trust Your Heart
Three and One * Toots Thielmans * Only Trust Your Heart
Palantir * Empirical * Empirical
Sktetches of MD * Kenny Garret * Sketches of MD
Groovadelphia * Organissimo * Groovidelphia
Rapid Shave * James Carter * Presenttense

Eclectic mix

All I can say about tonight's show is that it is thematically all over the place. Lots of new releases played. Tenor sax player Ernie Watts, pianist Aaron Parks, fusion group Garaj Mahal are all represented with new CD's. I'll present the full 2 hour show in two parts, this week and next since I am off the air next week.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Togo * Chris Potter * Follow the Red Line
Reaching Up * Ernie Watts Quartet * To The Point
Harvesting Dance * Aaron Parks * Invisible Cinema
Bohemia after Dark * Dwight West * Tribute to the Masters
7 Cows Jumping over the Moon * Garaj Mahal * Woot
Skip the Click * Mynta * First Summer
Pundit-Ji * Garaj Mahal * Woot