Tom Harrell feature plus requests

We feature the Tom Harrell Quintet for the first set of tunes, with tracks from his new CD, Prana Dance. That is followed by a couple of tracks from fellow band members Wayne Escoffery and Danny Grissett CD's. I put out a call over the Facebook and Twitter for requests and got plenty of responses. Did my best to fulfill those. Check the sidebar of this website, and you'll find links to my social networking sites. Sign up and keep in touch. If you haven't already, subscribe to this podcast via iTunes and have the latest episode downloaded to your computer every week.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Prana * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
Sequenza * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
The Sake of It * Wayne Escoffery * Hopes and Dreams
Hopscotch * Danny Grissett * Encounters
Oleo * Tete Montoliu * The Music I Like To Play - Vol.2
Well, You Needn't * The Tete Montoliu Trio * Tete Montoliu Trio
Pass It On * Dave Holland * Pass It On
Black Nile * Wayne Shorter * Night Dreamer
SOS * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
If You Count It * Dapp Theory * Layers of Chance
Fables of Faubus * Charles Mingus * Mingus Ah Um
** End of Podcast **
Better Git It In Your Soul * Charles Mingus * Mingus Ah Um
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise * Larry Young/Woody Shaw/Joe Henderson/Elvin Jones * Unity
Time of the Season * Larry Goldings Trio * As One
Bleeker * Organissimo * Groovadelphia
The Outlaw * The Blue Note 7 * Mosaic


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Tom Harrell feature
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Art Blakey Tribute

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers was one of the most influential bands in the evolution of jazz. He is often credited with pioneering the hard-bop movement, taking the be-bop form and placing greater emphasis on the rhythm, giving the music a hard driving swing. We saw a Blakey tribute band in concert last night in Hartford that was the impetus for this playlist. We follow that set with a World-Jazz set in honor of International Jazz Day, May 23.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
One By One * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Ugetsu
Joshua * Mulgrew Miller * Live At Yoshi's Volume Two
A La Mode * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3
Along Came Betty * Art Farmer And Benny Golson Jazztet * Real Time
Uptown Afterburn * Benny Golson * New Time, New'Tet
Caravan * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Caravan
The Panamanian Murga * Insight * A Genesis
Treme Terra * Acuri * Infancia
Kponnon Kpete * Lionel Loueke * Virgin Forest
Apti * Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition * Apti
** End of Podcast **
Maharaja * Tom Harrell * Prana Dance
Con Alma * Steve Davis * Crossfire
For Tom Harrell * Christene Jensen * Look Left
Orion's Belt * Rene Rosnes * Danish Radio Big Band
Swangalang * Bob Mintzers Big Band * Swing Out


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Art Blakey Tribute
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Jackie McLean Birthday Tribute

This podcast pays tribute to the great alto sax player Jackie McLean on what would have been his 78th birthday on May 17. A protege of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, McLean had a wide ranging influence on the jazz idiom. To those of us in the Hartford Connecticut area, where Jackie made his home in his later years, his influence is even deeper. He is responsible for mentoring many young jazz artists in the area and has created this great jazz scene in our city. In addition to being the Jazz director at University of Hartford's Hartt school of music, he was the founder of the Artists Collective which fosters the Arts in many forms in the urban areas of Hartford.




Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Confirmation * Jackie McLean * New Wine In Old Bottles
Jackie's Ghost * Jackie McLean * Makin' The Changes
McLean's Scene * Jackie McLean * McLean's Scene
Cryptography * Jackie McLean * Fire And Love
Cousin Mary * Steve Davis * Crossfire
(Living In the-Dash) * Greg Abate * Evolution
Time's Lie * Joe Farrell * Moon Germs
Twi-Life * Marcus Strickland * Twi-Life
In Walked Bud * Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers * Keystone 3
** End of Podcast **
The Ring * Kenny Garrett * Sketches Of MD: Live At The Iridium
Sound Off * Michael Brecker * Time Is Of The Essence
Fast City * Joe Zawinul * Brown Street (with WDR Big Band)
In A Silent Way * Joe Zawinul * Brown Street (with WDR Big Band)
You and the Night and the Music * Tony Williams Trio * Young at Heart


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JMac Birthday Tribute
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Star Trek and Beyond

Yes, I am jumping on the Star Trek bandwagon. Saw the movie opening night and loved it. I was inspired to create this playlist of Star Trek related tracks for the opening set. I particularly like this Larry Willis interpretation of the Theme from Star Trek with Willis' great piano chops and Eric Alexander's powerful horn. That is followed by Chick Corea and the RTF fusion classic Vulcan Worlds. Joe Diorio's 'Theme for Space Cadets' may not have been written for Star Fleet Academy students, but what the hell. From there the theme gets even less related, but its great jazz and that's all that matters. Check out the movie after you have dug these great jazz tracks.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Star Trek: the Next Generation * Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra * Sounds of Sci-Fi
Theme From Star Trek * Larry Willis * The Offering
Vulcan Worlds * Return To Forever * The Anthology
Blues for all Space Cadets * Joe Diorio Jazz Guitar *
Time and Space * Hiromi * Hiromi's Sonic Bloom: Time Control
Stella By Starlight * Booker Ervin * The Freedom Book (RVG Remaster)
Star Eyes * Cannonball Adderley * Plus
Pros Velhos Amigos * Acuri * Infancia
Post Bebop Republic * ESP * Times Up!
Focus * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
Bopliciy * Birth of Cool * Miles Davis
The Storm * Sean Jones * The Search Within
** End of Podcast **
Blues To Your Old Country * Mike DiRubbo Quintet * From The Inside Out
Luna Urbana * Enrico Rava * New York Days
Love For Sale * Walt Weiskopf * Anytown
Airegin * Benny Golson * New Time New Tet
On Green Dolphin Street * Sonny Rollins * The Impluse Years


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Star Trek
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2 May 2009

A hard-bop set of mostly new music, and some other stuff I've been listening to lately. I especially dig the two Monk tunes as covered by Branford Marsalis and Benny Golson.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album - Click on album title to download
The Outlaw * The Blue Note 7 * Mosaic
Family Extension * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
In Nelba's Eyes * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement
Line of Flight * Steve Davis * Outlook
Rhythm-A-Ning * Branford Marsalis Quartet * Metamorphosen
Epistrophy * Benny Golson * New Time, New 'Tet
Alone Together * Christian McBride * Alone Together With Hank Jones
Groovin' High * Charlie Parker * Groovin' High
My Little Brown Book * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard
A Matterapat * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Rise Up!
** End of Podcast **
Hope St. * Tom Harrell * Sail Away
Motivation * George Colligan * Blood Pressure
Stevie * Duke Ellington & John Coltrane * Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Summer's Spring * Sean Jones * The Search Within
Stop & Go * Sinan Bakir * On My Way
Necessity * Insight * A Genisis


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May 2 show
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