In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond

This show doesn't have much of a theme. Its just some killin' great jazz tunes I think you'll dig. It's got some new releases by Anat Cohen and Playdate, and some unreleased tracks that you won't find anywhere else by tenor sax phenom Noah Preminger and rising star trumpeter Josh Evans.

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Clarinetwork from Amazon.com

Song * Artist * Album

Sweet Georgia Brown * Anat Cohen * Clarinetwork from Amazon.com

Giant Steps * Paquito D'Rivera * Who's Smoking?

Forty-Four * One For All * Return of the Lineup

Afreecanos West * Omar Sosa * Promise

Shade of Jade * Roy Hargrove * Tenors of our Time

Aftro Blue * Ashley St. Piere * Star Spinning

Mulan Kudera * Playdate * Playdate

Unreleased Track * Noah Preminger

For Foster * Josh Evans Quintet * Unreleased

The Sidewinder * Lee Morgan * The Sidewinder

Not your father's Big Band Music. The tracks we will listen to are modern arrangements for large ensembles. Dig the opening number from Gerald Wilson, with a swinging arrangement of Miles’ So What. Also featured are arrangements from University of Connecticut’s jazz program Earl MacDonald and a beautiful tune from Christine Jensen’s Jazz Orchestra. We finish off the show with a different sound from none other than Frank Zappa.

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Available at CD Baby

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

So What * Gerald Wilson Orchestra * In My Time

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Buddy Rich Tribute * Burning for Buddy

Joshua * Re:Visions * Earl MacDonald

Dancing Sunlight * Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra * Timelines

Black Holes * Renee Rosnes * Danish Radio Big Band

Montgomery, 1956 * Noah Baerman * Soul Force

After The Rain * Joe Lovano Nonet * On this Day at the Vanguard

Waka/Jawaka * Frank Zappa * Waka/Jawaka

This show features the great guitarist John McLaughlin. Those that have listened to this show for a long time, know that this was my introduction to jazz music (though many would say that the Mahavishnu Orchestra is not jazz). We will hear JM in many different setting. We will hear him rocking out with the original MO, a more traditional setting with Joe Farrell, and the Indian Fusion group Shakti. The podcast ends with two extended compositions, one with the London Symphony and his latest project Five Peace Band.

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The Inner Mounting Flame on Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Meeting of the Spirits * The Mahavishnu Orchestra * Inner Mounting Flame

Mind Ecology * Shakti * Natural Elements

Follow Your Heart * Joe Farrell * The Joe Farrell Quartet

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat * Mahavishnu * My Goals Beyond

The Shadow of Lo * Return To Forever * The Anthology

Hymn to Him * Mahavishnu Orchestra * Apocalypse

New Blues, Old Bruise * Chick Corea & John McLaughlin * Five Peace Band Live

This show is for my wife Claire, and reviews our evening in NYC hitting up the jazz clubs for our anniversary celebration. It also marks the end of 2010 Radiothon. I'd like to thank all my listeners that showed their support for WHUS and this radio show. Because of you, In The Groove exceeded our fundraising goal. Thanks.. and no more annoying begging for money for the rest of the year!

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Apparitions from amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Labyrinth *Adam Rogers * Apparitions

Sax of a Kind * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

The Jaunt * Steve Davis * The Jaunt

My Romance * The Drummonds * Pas de Trois

Heather * Billy Cobham * Crossroads

Minuano * Kurt Elling * Man in the Air

Claressence * Dave Holland * Dream of the Elders

Green Dolphin Street * John Funkhouser * Time

WHUS FM is the broadcast home to In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond. Without this listener supported community radio station, this Podcast would not be possible. One of the ways that WHUS determines listener support for Jazz programming is by the contributions from our audience during this Radiothon. Your support helps to keep my show on WHUS's schedule. Please show your support by making a donation.

As a special THANK YOU for your donation of $25 or more, I am offering a compilation of music entitled Private Tracks Vol. 2. This collection of music has been donated by artists to support this program. They are private recordings that are not available for purchase any where else.

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Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Simplicity * Silvano Monastario * Fostered

Pentagram, The Wolfman * Greg Abate * Monsters in the Night

Line of Flight * Steve Davis * Outlook

March of the Lost Children * Zawinul * Brown Street

Now! * Noah Baerman * Bliss

Cherokee * Rob Garcia 4 * Perennial

Real Nice * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

This weeks podcast is a soulful one, but not in the obvious sense of Jimmy Smith or Ray Charles. It starts out with the classic rock group War and a 13+ minute instrumental called City, Country, City. We follow up with some soulful new jazz from Wayne Escoffery and Noah Baerman followed by jazz masters Charles Mingus and Stan Getz.

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Soul Force from amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

City Country City * War * The World is a Ghetto

Soul Force * Noah Baerman * Soul Force

Tastes Like Chedda * Noah Baerman * Bliss

Remember the Goldfish * Playdate * Playdate

Things Ain't What They Used To Be * Charles Mingus * Ah Um

Times Lie * Stan Getz * Captain Marvel

Returned from Florida, refreshed and renewed to bring you more great jazz. While in Miami, we stopped in at Van Dykes. A fine restaurant and jazz club, serving up live music 7 days a week. While there we were introduced to Silvano Monasterios , a great jazz pianist and composer. His group blew us away. In this podcast we feature along with Silvano, other great artists. The show starts with Ed Thigpen, the great drummer who passed away last month. Later in the show we feature many great young talent from the New York City jazz scene.

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From CD Baby , iTunes

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Lonnies Lament * Ed Thigpen * The Element of Swing

Bittersweet * Silvano Monasterios * Fostered

Softly * Silvano Monasterios * Jazz Impressions

African Song * Bill McHenry * Roses

Echolalia * Ben Monder * Oceana

Trees * Dan Tepfer and Lee Konitz * Duos with Lee

Tautology * Lee Konitz * Subconscious-Lee

Mali * John Patitucci * Remembrance

Somewhere * Vijay Iyer Trio * Historocity

Mystic Brew * Vijay Iyer Trio * Historocity

This show was recorded the day before Valentines day. No real theme to the show, in fact I don't even mention the Hallmark card holiday. The majority of the playlist comes from talented young musicians/composers that are having an impact on the future of jazz music. Hope you enjoy the tunes.

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Double Booked from amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Back Road * Jeremy Pelt * Men of Honor

Fugue * John Funkhauser Trio * Time

When Seaguls Fly * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

All Matter * Robert Glasper * Double Booked

Think of One * Robert Glasper * Double Booked

The Hutch * Ken Fowser/Ben Gilece * Full View

Maimi Jazz Scene * Jean Caze * Miami Jazz Scene

Valley of Neptune * Jimi Hendrix * Valley of Neptune

As we were waiting for the arrival of Kenny Barron for an exclusive WHUS interview (see last weeks podcast), we kicked back and played some great tunes from Rob Garcia 4, Chris Potter, Les McCann and Danillo Perez. This weeks and last weeks podcast can be listened to as a set with this podcast being the first part of the show.

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Follow The Red Line - Live At The Village Vanguard, from Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Vortex * Rob Garcia 4 * Perennial

Wongs Way * Greg Abate & Allan Barnes * Birds of a Feather

Morning Bell * Chris Potter * Underground

Togo * Chris Potter * Follow The Red Line - Live At The Village Vanguard

Another Star * Cedar Walton * Voices Deep Within

Compared to What * Les McCann & Eddie Harris * Swiss Movement

Elegant Dance * Danilo Perez * Motherland

We were honored to have Kenny Barron and Regina Carter, currently with the Monterey Jazz Festival Tour, come to the WHUS studios for a live interview. Kenny Barron, a true grand master of jazz piano, and the wonderfully talented Regina Carter speak about music and the jazz scene with me in between concerts held at University of Connecticut. We start out the show with an inspiring recording form John Coltrane and a Connecticut favorite and friend of the show, pianist Craig Hartley.

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Love * John Coltrane * Meditations

The Old Country * Craig Hartley, Bob Simonelli, Eric Nebbia * The Old Country

For Someone I Love * Regina Carter * Motor City Memories

Images * Kenny Barron * Images

Voyage * Stan Getz * Soul Eyes

Reverie * Regina Carter * Paganini: After a Dream

Traveler * Kenny Barron * Traveler

This is the first hour of last weeks radio broadcast. It’s an eclectic mix of different styles. Much of it pushes the boundries of traditional jazz music using different instrumentation and creative arrangements. We start out the show with Alice Coltrane’s harp, followed by modern electric guitar, tuba, voice, and electronics. It brings to mind how diverse, modern and creative the jazz experience is.

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Ptah The El Daoud from Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Blue Nile * Alice Coltrane * Ptah, the El Daoud

Continuance * Adam Rogers * Apparitions

Lingala * SFJazz Collective * Sfjazz Collective

My Son Ra * Arthur Blythe * Focus on amazon.com

Found It * Jason Palmer * Songbook

Principle * Greg Osby * Nine Levels

Married Life * Dave Douglas * Moonshine

I had the pleasure of hosting tenor sax artist and composer Noah Preminger for an interview at WHUS on Saturday evening. Noah is one of the young creative jazz artists based in New York City that is defining the future of jazz music. He spoke with us about his background and influences, his method of composition, and some of his current projects. We get to hear from his critically acclaimed album Dry Bridge Road, and some yet to be released recordings. Noah also plays for us live in the studio. We also take the opportunity to promote a couple of live performances coming up this week in Hartford and NYC.

No radio show this week, so I am republishing a podcast originally posted in August of 2008. This tribute was first aired on the anniversary of Bird’s 88th birthday, but its great to hear these tunes any time of the year. This great alto player is often considered the founder of Be-Bop music. Before Bird in the 1940's, Jazz was primarily big-band music, dance music that was perhaps the most popular genre of it's time. Bird featured a hard driving quartet and quintet format with an emphasis on improvisation, freeing the soloist to stretch out. As I listen to the 2 Bird originals on this set, each under 3 minutes, it amazes me how much music is packed into these tracks. The rest of the set features modern day jazz artists that have covered Bird's compositions as well as artists that have been influenced by his music. Actually, every great jazz artist that has played this idium since Bird, has taken some of his chops from Charlie Parker.

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Now's the Time * Charlie Parker * Original Recordings of CP

Donna Lee * Charlie Parker * Bird/The Savoy Recording

Yardbird Suite * Dwight West * Tribute to the Masters

Dewey Square * Barbara Dennerlein * Tribute to Charlie

Ornithology * Barbara Dennerlein * Tribute to Charlie

This I Dig Of You * Greg Abate Quintet * Bop Lives

Bop Lives * Greg Abate Quintet * Bop Lives

Arriving Soon * Cannonball Adderley * Plus

Confirmation * Jackie McLean * 4, 5, And 6

Scrapple From The Apple * Keith Jarrett * Up For It

Time's Lie * Joe Farrell * Moon Germs

This weeks program features guitarists from around the world. We start tonight's show with some rockin' guitar work from Mike Stern's new album Big Neighborhood. A great title that highlights that through music and the Internet, the world has become one big neighborhood. The second track I play from this album features Richard Bona whose vocals give the tune an African vibe. We hear from Belgium's Django, who perhaps brought the guitar to jazz music in the first place. We also get to hear the mid-eastern influence in guitar jazz from the Rudresh's Indo-Pak Coalition and Rez Abassi, and Faroud Haak. Other guitarists present on this podcast are Ben Monder and Adam Rogers.

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Big Neighborhood on Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Check One * Mike Stern * Big Neighborhood

Reach * Mike Stern * Big Neighborhood

The Chant * Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble * Flat Planet

Topsy * Django Reinhardt * The Best of Django Reinhardt

Palika Market * Rudresh Mahanthappa * Apti

Echolalia * Ben Monder * Oceana

Sax of a Kind * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

Continuance * Adam Rogers * Apparitions

El Cigarrito * Claudia Acuna * En Este Momento

The Jupiter Line * Seamus Blake * Live in Italy

We continue last weeks retrospective of 2009 releases. Even after 2 shows dedicated to last years music, I still have a stack of music that I did not have the time to get to. I guess you can say that it was a prolific year for new music. Despite reports that jazz is dead, it is indeed thriving with new music and new artists. Check out young talented players like Jimmy Greene, Mike DiRubbo and Lauren Sevian. They are represented here as well as more established artists like Joe Lovano, Steve Davis and Joshua Redman. We end the show with some old time masters too, in Benny Golson and Mingus.
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Mission Statement on amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Hitchikers Guide * Joshua Redman * Compass

Powerhouse * Joe Lovano * Folk Art

Love in Action * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement

Nelsonian * Mike DiRubbo * Repercussion

Not So Softly * Lauren Sevian * Blueprint

Padero Y Pagode * Migues Zenon * Esta Plena

Life Cycle * Sean Jones * The Search Within

Line of Flight * Steve Davis * Outlook

Grove's Groove * Benny Golson * New Time New Tet

Mood Indigo * Charles Mingus * Ah Um

Tonight's show begins by paying homage to the holiday weekend with Coltrane's Spiritual . From there, I will play some of my favorite releases from 2009 as a retrospective. There were many great albums released, and I found myself not being able to get to them all. I will most likely continue to play these recent CDs in my next broadcast. I try to highlight some of the recordings that were nominated for Grammy Awards, though the grammy organization truly disrespects jazz artists in favor of popular trendy music. I guess America's only original art form doesn't fit with the glitz, glamour and money of popular music. In any case, here on In The Groove, I'll feature some of today's best jazz including some lesser known artists you will probably hear only on our show. Special mention to Miguel Zenon, Robert Glasper, John Funkhauser, Rob Garcia for outstanding CD's that are represented here.

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Esta Plena from Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Spiritual * John Coltrane * Afro Blue Impressions

Villa Palmeras * Miguel Zenon * Esta Plena

Solutions * Curtis Brothers Quartet * Blood Spirit Land Water Freedom

Downtime * Robert Glasper * Double-Booked

Emancipation * John Funkhauser Trio * time

Vortex * Rob Garcia 4 * Perennial

Tanktified * Stefon Harris & Blackout * Urbanus

In A Silent Way * Joe Zawinul * 75

This years pre-holiday show is designed to warm you up on a cold snowy winter eve and get you in the holiday vibe. We just play a short set of Christmas classics from Chris Potter and Marian McPartland. Those tracks are preceeded by a be-bop set featuring Greg Abate, Kent Hewitt and friends and are followed by a set of new modern jazz featuring the likes of Steve Slaigle, Rob Garcia 4 and Ingrid Jensen. Enjoy!

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Birds of a Feather on Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Be-Bop * Greg Abate * Birds of a Feather

Bride of Frankenstien * Greg Abate * Monsters of the Night

How High the Moon/Ornithology * Giacomo Gates * Centerpiece

Ornithology * Ocar Peterson * The Paris Concert

Wild is the Wind * Kent Hewitt * Time on my Hands

Without a Song * Carolyn Hartsfield * Flow Like the River

O Come All Ye Faithful * Chris Potter * A Concord Jazz Christmas

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman * Marian McPartland * A Concord Jazz Christmas

O, Lady Be Good * Ella Fitzgerald * 75th Anniversary Celebration

New New York * Steve Slagle * New New York

Cyberganic * Rob Garcia 4 * Perennial

Night Has a Thousand Eyes * Ingrid Jensen/Project O * Now as Then

This show ventures into an edgier ground than the usual In The Groove. We will highlight some of the original innovators of the genre like Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy and Cecil Taylor. We will hear some established players that have stretched the boundries of jazz such as Joe Lovano and Mario Pavone. Newer jazz artists on the scene such as Rez Abbazi and Noah Preminger are using this freedom in their compositions and improvisations and are breaking new ground in their music establishing their own voice and style.

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Dry Bridge Road from Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Four Winds * Dave Holland Quartet * Conference of the Birds

Chronology * Ornette Coleman * The Shape of Jazz to Come

17 West * Eric Dolphy * Out There

Why Me Why Them * Rez Abbazi * Things to Come

A Dream * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

Today is OK * Noah Preminger * Dry Bridge Road

Tweeter's Little Adventures * Thomas Chapin * Night Bird Song

Blue Rex * Mario Pavone Quintet * Orange

Things Ain't What They Used to Be * Cecil Taylor * New York City R&B

Etterno * Joe Lovano * Folk Art

This show is a Latin-Jazz special featuring pianist and band leader David Gonzalez of the Latin Jazz Experience . He is here in our studio to kick-off the release of his new CD Dreams, and a gig this week in Hartford. We start off the show with jazz greats Ray Baretto, Jerry Gonzalez, and Willi Bobo.

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buy Dreams from David Gonzalez website

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Mags * Ray Baretto * Time Was-Time Is

Earth Dance * Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band * Calle 54

Spanish Grease * Willi Bobo * Uno Dos Tres
On the Strip * Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers * Groovin' High

Dance * David Gonzalez and the Latin Jazz Experience * Dreams

Obsession * David Gonzalez and the Latin Jazz Experience * Dreams

BRB * David Gonzalez and the Latin Jazz Experience * Dreams

Things Change * David Gonzalez and the Latin Jazz Experience * Dreams

Bouncin' with Bud * Curtis Brothers * Blood Spirit Land Water Freedom

This is my post Thanksgiving show. We'll run through a set that is inspired by my favorite holiday. Food, Family and giving thanks for the all of the wonderful things in our life, and jazz music is one of those for sure. Also in this podcast is a surprising enchanted vocal arrangement of Spain by Manhattan Transfer from a new release entitled the Chick Corea Songbook.

Featured Album

The Chick Corea Songbook on Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Double Jeaopardy * Joshua Redman Electric Band * Momentum

Stuffy Turkey * Arthur Blyth * Focus

Home Bass * Rob Duguay * Pulo-Du-Guay-To

Big Fat Hen * Wynton Marsalis * the magic hour

Soul Food * Cyrus Chestnut * Soul Food

Give Thanks * Jimmy Greene * Mission Statement

Prayer #2 (Thanksgiving) * Miguel Zenon * Looking Forward

Family Extension * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction

Alkalinity * Curtis Brothers * Blood * Spirit * Land * Water * Freedom

If I Were a Bell * Dana Lauren * Stairway to the Stars

Prelude * Manhattan Transfer * Chick Corea Songbook

Spain * Manhattan Transfer * Chick Corea Songbook

Maya's Waltz * Wayne Escoffery * Uptown

This is the final installment of a 3 part series celebrating the Jazz Masters. It was a pleasure to feature greats like Miles, Trane, Ornette, J-Mac, Pepper, Henderson and Blakey for this show. These are Jazz music's Hall of Famers, in my opinion. If you missed any of the previous segments, you just need to scroll down on my web page for the other two shows.

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Miles Smiles on Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Mode for Joe * Joe Henderson * Mode for Joe

26-2 * John Coltrane * Coltrane Sound

Lonely Woman * Ornette Coleman * Shape of Jazz to Come

Appointment in Ghana * Jackie McLean * New Wine in Old Bottles

Foot Prints * Miles Davis * Miles Smiles

A Bit of Basie * Art Pepper * Smack Up

One by One * Art Blakey * Ugetsu

A mix of some great music spanning many styles of jazz. Highlights include Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and Thomas Chapin. Thomas Chapin was a great jazz artist born in Manchester Connecticut. We used to listen to him play at local clubs in the early 80's. He always played with passion and fire. His career was cut short at the prime of his life from leukemia. At the time Chapin was at the top of his creative genius. This podcast contains two tracks and a video below that show Chapin's artistry and incredible chops.

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Cross Bronx * Wayne Escoffery * Uptown

Poem/The Rasor Rim * Wynton Marsalis * He and She

Minuano * Kurt Elling * Man In The Air

Minuano * Pat Metheny * Still Life (Talking)

Night Bird Song * Thomas Chapin * Sky Piece

Kura Kura * Thmas Chapin * You Don't Know Me

Rites of Passage * Jackie McLean * Fire and Love

Realities of Chromaticism * Rez Abassi * Things To Come

This podcast is part 2 of a 3 hour radio special I did recently on the Masters of Jazz. This one features Sonny, Miles, Wes, Cannonball, Rashaan and more. Part 3 will show up next time my regular broadcast is pre-empted for sports programing, which happens frequently during this time of year. So, keep downloading these podcasts.

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Download The Bridge from Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Without a Song * Sonny Rollins * The Bridge

Four * Miles Davis * Broadcast Sessions

Midnight Special * Jimmy Smith * Fourmost

4 on 6 * Wes Montgomery * Round Midnight

One for Daddy * Cannonball Adderley * Somethin' Else

Bright Moments * Rahsaan Roland Kirk * Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom

Ornithology * Oscar Peterson * The Paris Concert

Israel * Bill Evans * Explorations

We get into the Halloween spirit with this scary collection of jazz tunes. Voodoo, Black Magic, Zombies, Ghosts and more for this weeks selection of tunes. For an entire CD of music inspired by ghosts and goblins, I would recommend Greg Abate's Monsters of the Night. One of the tunes closes out this weeks podcast, but Greg brews up an entire CD of hard driving compositions inspired by the Halloween theme.

Featured Album

Monsters In The Night at Amazon.com

Playlist

Track * Artist * Album

Miles Runs the Voodoo Down * Miles Davis * Bitches Brew

Bitches Brew * Christian McBride * Live at Tonic

Black Magic Woman * Santana * The Essential Santana

Zombie Woof * Frank Zappa * Overnight Sensation

The Magic Hour * Wynton Marsalis * The Magic Hour

Black Market * Joe Zawinul w/WDR Big Band * Brown Street

Ghost * Joshua Redman * Compass

Night Dreamer * Wayne Shorter * Night Dreamer

Transylvnia * Greg Abate * Monsters in the Night