Obama Inauguration Special

This show is my tribute to the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. I have edited excerpts of Obama's historic inaugural speech with Sonny Rollins' landmark recording "Freedom Suite". Recorded in 1958 this was Rollins' musical protest of the state of race relations during the height of our segregation era. Fifty years later, we have elected an African American to the highest office in the land, in what is possibly the beginning of the final chapter in the history of the civil rights movement in America. I have juxtaposed Rollins' expression of anger and despair of racial inequality in 1958, with Obama's message of hope and unity as a tribute to the truly historic election and inauguration of our new President. The podcast continues with some other tracks, written in the spirit of freedom and hope that work well with the theme of the show.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Obama Freedom Suite
Freedom Suite * Sonny Rollins * Freedom Suite
mixed with Obama Inaurguaral Address
Freedom Jazz Dance * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Jungle Soul
Anthem of Hope * Jimmy Greene * Overcomer's Suite
This I Dig of You * David Fathead Newman * Song for the New Man
Georgia on my Mind * David Fathead Newman * I Remember Brother Ray

My Way of Saying It * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction

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Obama Freedom Suite (aac format)
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More 2008 Review

We continue from last weeks show with our 2008 in review featuring the highlights of my year in jazz. We saw some great performances in Hartford and New York City, and there were some fine jazz releases. One of those was from Jimmy Greene on Nu Jazz Records. This record label, is a new concept in jazz music distribution, one that represents the future of the recording industry, in my opinion. This is a fine, fine album that I would highly recommend for you to purchase for your jazz library. Check out my article on Nu Jazz records at JazzNotes SDP. View the video below, and see more video and information at Nu Jazz's website.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
In the Stratosphere * Greg Abate * Live in Monterey
The Children and the Warlock * Harry Whitaker * Thoughts (Past and Present)
Manhattan Nocturn * Charles McPerson * Manhattan Nocturn
Nelba's Victory * Jimmy Greene * The Overcomer's Suite
The Truth Shall Set You Free * Insight * A Genesis
Fireblossom * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Mana * Janek Gwizdala * Live at 55Bar
Gianormous * Stanley Maxwell * Don't Wake the Baby
Pump it up! * Tineke Postma * For the Rhythm
Blues for a Dutch Nephew * Tom Parker * Introspection
** End Podcast **
Up Jumped Spring * George Coleman * At Yoshi's
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most * Joel Frahm * We Used to Dance
Lazy Snake * Dave Holland Sextet * Pass it On
New View * Albert Rivera * re-Introdcution

Review of 2008 in music

These tracks were chosen from some of our favorite releases in 2008. Many are also a reminder of some of the great musical performances we had a chance to experience this past year. Claire and I took many trips to NYC, as well as catching some great jazz acts at local venues. Some of the highlights for us were Monday night jazz jams at Black Eyed Sally's, Hartford International Jazz Festival, Porkpie Hat Series, and Firehouse 12. The JVC Jazz Festival at Newport was a big highlight and is represented on this podcast. This is not a best of 2008, but more of a review of our year in music. I hope that listeners to In The Groove are in some way able to experience the great joys that jazz music has brought to our lives, through this Podcast and the YouTube videos, links and information on my website.

We took this video of Mike Stern at one of his infamous Monday night gigs at 55bar in the West Village in NYC, September 2008. We saw him again at the Iridium near Times Square last weekend playing with Kenny Garret (as), and Dennis Chambers (dr). Mike and Kenny are featured in this podcast.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
NY Hartford Connections * Albert Rivera * Re-introduction
Wilkes BBQ * Bobby Watson * From The Heart
Blessings * Empirical * Empirical
The Ring * Kenny Garrett * Sketches of MD
Dreams Go * The Yellowjackets feat. Mike Stern * Lifecycle
Pleades * Mystery Feet * Upstream
True * Lauren Sevian * Blueprint
Ulysses in Motion * Miguel Zenon * Awake
A Change is Gonna Come * Anat Cohen * Notes From the Village
Do Nothing till you hear from me * Houston Person * The Art and Soul of Houston Person
** End of Podcast **
Steppin' With the Lord * Harry Whitaker * Thoughts (Past and Present)
Yardbird Suite * Dwight West * Tribute to the Jazz Masters
You the Night and the Music * Greg Abate * Live in Monterey
Song of Delilah * James Carter * Present Tense
Omni * Brian Blade Fellowship * Season of Changes
The Lesson * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Afterglow * aaron parks * Invisible Cinema

Freddie Hubbard Tribute

Sadly, Freddie Hubbard is latest of jazz masters to have passed on. This great trumpet player made his mark on the history of jazz greats with his incredible chops and fiery trumpet solos. I have tried to showcase his playing and compositional skills on this show. I have also presented Hubbard with the great contributions he made as a sideman as well as a leader of his own jazz ensembles.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Red Clay * Freddie Hubbard * Red Clay
Jessica * The Quintet * V.S.O.P
Fee-Fie-Fo-Fum * Wayne Shorter * Speak no Evil
Stolen Moments * Oliver Nelson * Blues & the Abstract Truth
Thermo * Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers * Caravan
Impressions * Freddie Hubbard * Live at the Northsea Jazz Fest
Here's the Rainy Day * Freddie Hubbard * Straight Life
Joy Spring * Freddie Hubbard * Born to be Blue
** End of Podcast **
One of a Kind * Freddie Hubbard * Live at the North Sea Jazz Fest
Equality * Dave Holland * Pass it On
Offering * Gil-Scott Heron * The first Minute of a New Day
Sonny Please * Sonny Rollins * Sonny Please
Her Story * Wallace Roney * Jazz


Play Podcast
FH Tribute
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