Short Show

Another eclectic mix with no real theme. This show is the remaining tracks of a broadcast from October 4 of this year. Since I only had 4 tracks, I added a bonus recording of the great Charles McPherson whom we saw this weekend performing at the Jazz Standard with Tom Harrell. I just tacked it on to the end of the radio broadcast so it is not announced, but this track shows McPherson's strong bebop style in the tradition of Charlie Parker.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Hotel * Garaj Mahal * W00t
Nia * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Who Let the Cats Out * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
Michael * Ernie Watts * Turning Point
bonus track not in original broadcast
Blue 'N Boogie * Charles McPherson * Manhattan Nocturne

October 18 Show

This week my show was supposed to be preempted by a sports broadcast, but due to a change in schedule, I was able to regain one hour of my program. Thus, a hastily put together playlist. Of special note is a new release entitled King Mystery from a group called New York Electric Piano. The group is led by Pat Daugherty, pianist and composer. Enjoy!

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
I Shot the Deputy * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Why Are We Here * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Lullaby For The Naive Ones * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
Good Morning Heartache * George Coleman * At Yoshi's
Night Creeper * Arthur Blythe * Focus
Would You Believe * Taeko Fukao * One Love
A Night In Tunisia * Art Pepper * Friday Night At the Village Vanguard
Dodo's Bounce * James Carter * PresentTense
Speak Low * Greg Abate * Bop Lives

HIJF Pics and Vids

The Hartford International Jazz Festival is over. It was a great weekend for jazz lovers in the Hartford area. I captured some of the events in pictures and videos. The entire gallery of photos and movies can be found here. Enjoy!

More info on Hartford International Jazz Festival can be found here.

Claire's Mix

We start out this show with Claire's excellent selections of jazz and fusion tracks, followed by music inspired from some recent live performances we attended in Hartford and NYC. We caught Mike Stern at one of our favorite NYC venues, 55 Bar. This is a tiny, intimate venue, and we were seated at the bar, literally two feet from this great guitarist, as you can see from the video I captured that evening.


Badal Roy came to Hartford as part of the International Jazz Festival. In addition to his regular quartet, he brought his fellow bandmates from Miles Davis's band Dave Liebman (sax), and Michael Henderson (bass). I shot this video of the ensemble playing from Miles's In A Silent Way. Take note of the gorgeous Bamboo Flute playing by Steve Gorn.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Expansions * Lonnie Liston Smith * Expansions
Farah * Pharoah Sanders * Rejoice
Equinox * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
Ganja Groove * Mystery Feet * Upstream
3 Circles * Yellowjackets * Lifecycles feat. Mike Stern
Dreams Go * Yellowjackets * Lifecycles feat. Mike Stern
Song For My Father * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Peace Two * John McLaughlin * My Goals Beyond
In A Silent Way * Miles Davis * Panthalassa
** End of Podcast **
Autumn Leaves * Cannonball Adderly * Somethin' Else
The Trend is Your Friend * Vinson Valega * Awake
Season of Changes * Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band * Season of Changes
Hot House * Ernie Watts Quartet * To the Point
Me, Myself and Eye * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
Love you more than you'll ever know * Al Kooper * Soul of a Man

Hartford Int'l Jazz Fest

After the opening track, from Anat Cohen, we feature some of the jazz artist from this years Hartford International Jazz Festival. Wallace Roney, Steve Davis and Dave Liebman (to appear with Badal Roy's Full Moon Quartet), are just some of the great performers in this years festival. The festival which takes place on Columbus Day weekend each year, brings great live jazz to many different Hartford venues. The Main Stages have world renowned artists, and encore stages, various bars and restaurants, have local jazz favorites playing till late hours of the evening all over town. It is a great weekend that jazz lovers look forward to all year round. For more information on the Festival visit www.hijf.com .


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Groovadelphia * Organissimo * Groovadelphia
** Podcast Begins Here **
Jitterbug Waltz * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
Three Views of the Blues * Prototype * Wallace Roney
Poinciana * Liebman Tarenzi/Benedettini/Arco * Negative Space
Choices * Steve Davis Quintet * Meant To Be
Milestones * Steve Davis Quartet * Alone Together
Alone Together * New York Standards Quartet * Live in Tokyo
In the Eye of the Beholder * Ron Reid's Sunsteel * Calypsoldier
A Change is Gonna Come * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
** Podcast Ends Here **
Hotel * Garaj Mahal * W00t
Nia * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Who Let the Cats Out * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
Michael * Ernie Watts * Turning Point