In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

This episode continues from last week in bringing new music that I heard from Monterey Jazz Fest recently. Following that is more music from the Hartford jazz scene with Abena Koomson-Davis, Andrew Wilcox and Matt Dwonczyk. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Marquis Hill ~ A Star Is Born ~ Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox Brandee Younger ~ Brand New Life ~ Brand New Life Robert Glasper ~ Prototype ~ Keys To The City Volume One Anat Cohen ~ Paco ~ Quartetinho: Bloom Abena Koomson-Davis ~ Just the Two of Us ~ Where Is Love Matt Dwonszyk ~ Groovin' on Wine ~ Donny Time Matt Dwonszyk ~ What a Difference a Day Makes ~ Donny Time Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis ~ Freedom Day ~ The Music of Max Roach

This year's Monterey Jazz Festival is reviewed in this week's podcast episode. Some of the best shows took place on the smaller stages featuring young artists. That is reflected in the playlist below. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Jahari Stampley ~ Power ~ Still Listening Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Chicken An' Dumplins ~ A New Beat Sean Mason ~ Final Voyage ~ The Southern Suite Endea Owens ~ For the People ~ Feel Good Music Joshua Redman ~ Chicago Blues (feat. Gabrielle Cavassa) ~ where are we Hiromi ~ Up ~ Sonicwonderland  Marquis Hill ~ Libra (South Node) ~ Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox Stephane Wrembel ~ Le Mythe de Sisyphe ~ Triptych Stanley Clarke ~ Song to John, Pt. II ~ Journey to Love

While I am at the Monterey Jazz Festival, I've queued up another episode originally published in March of this year. The episode begins with new music from guitarist Andrew Renfroe and vibraphonist Joel Ross. We then work our way back to the 1950's with classic Brubeck, Wes and Trane.   Playlist Artist ~ Track ~ Album Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country EP Joel Ross ~ nublues ~ nublues Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ This Woman's Work ~ Force Majeure Samara Joy ~ Misty ~ Linger Awhile Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Our Delight ~ Shelly Manne & His Men At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1 The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ The Duke ~ Jazz: Red, Hot and Cool Wes Montgomery ~ Four On Six ~ The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery John Coltrane ~ Moment's Notice ~ Blue Train

A wide variety of jazz music represented here, from jazz classics, to new jazz releases to jazz/rock fusion, progressive rock and even jazz harp with a reggae beat. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Miles Davis ~ Milestones ~ Milestones McCoy Tyner ~ Impressions ~ Trident Bobby Broom ~ Hallucinations (Budo) ~ Keyed Up Joel Frahm ~ Yesterdays ~ I'm Old Fashioned  Charles McPherson ~ Blues for Lonnie in Three ~ Reverence Jonathan Barber ~ Radar ~ In Motion (feat. Vision Ahead) Steely Dan ~ Aja ~ Aja Brandee Younger ~ Dust (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) ~ Brand New Life Brandee Younger ~ Soulris (feat. Ravi Coltrane) ~ Soul Awakening

This week's edition has new releases and classic hard bop. From the new, we have Hanahan, Barber, Escoffery, Castellanos. As we know, modern jazz always draws from the legacy of the art form with masters like Hubbard, Roach, Hancock, and Shorter. All are represented here. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants Jonathan Barber ~ Can't Call It ~ In Motion Freddie Hubbard ~ Luana ~ Hub Cap  Gilbert Castellanos ~ La Tinsa ~ Underground Herbie Hancock ~ The Peacocks ~ Round Midnight (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Max Roach ~ Libra ~ Members Don't Get Weary Wayne Escoffery ~ Rapture ~ Alone Wayne Shorter ~ Edge Of The World ~ Celebration, Volume 1 

This episode celebrates Sonny Rollins on his 94th birthday with three tracks from some of his best albums. We also feature new music including the debut recording from altoist, Sarah Hanahan and flautist Lori Bell. The podcast ends with Kurt Elling covering a fold classic from P. Simon. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ Wonderful! Wonderful! ~ Newk's Time Miles Davis & Sonny Rollins ~ Oleo ~ On Prestige Sonny Rollins ~ Way Out West ~ Way Out West Gerry Mulligan Quartet ~ Bernie's Tune ~ Gerry Mulligan Quartet Hampton Hawes ~ I Love You  ~ For Real!  Hank Mobley ~ Up a Step ~ No Room for Squares Sarah Hanahan ~ Resonance ~ Among Giants Lori Bell Quartet ~ Black Narcissus ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Kurt Elling ~ American Tune ~ The Questions

For this week's episode, we go back 60's hard bop format for most of the show. From Rollins to Trane, we groove to this era's hard hitting jazz. I did throw in a couple of modern pieces from Eddie Henderson and Billy Childs, that reflect on the hard-bop period. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ Alone Together ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Hank Mobley ~ Up Over And Out ~ Reach Out! Eddie Henderson ~ Totem Pole ~ Witness to History Billy Childs ~ The Starry Night ~ Rebirth Jackie McLean ~ Climax ~ Jacknife John Coltrane ~ Bahia ~ Bahia John Coltrane ~ Something I Dreamed Last Night ~ Bahia

A few musical references from last week's Democratic Convention was the inspiration for this episode. VP Kamala Harris invoked the names of Aretha, Miles and Coltrane, and an appearance by Stevie Wonder are relived in this show. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Aretha Franklin ~ A Change Is Gonna Come ~ I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Miles Davis Quintet ~ Solar ~ Walkin' John Coltrane ~ Giant Steps ~ Giant Steps Stevie Wonder ~ Higher Ground ~ Innervisions Herbie Hancock ~ You've Got It Bad Girl ~ The New Standard SFJAZZ Collective ~ Creepin' ~ Music of Stevie Wonder and New Compositions Jacob Collier ~ Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing ~ Single George Duke ~ Capricorn ~ Faces In Reflection Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention ~ Inca Roads ~ One Size Fits All

This episode begins with a set, taken from the news video of VP Kamala Harris showing off her vinyl purchases after visiting a DC record store. Following that, we have a bass player set featuring a couple of San Diego based artists. The show ends with a tribute to Alice Coltrane and a symphonic piece from Tim Garland. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ~ It Ain't Necessarily So ~ Porgy and Bess Charles Mingus ~ The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers ~ Let My Children Hear Music Roy Ayers Ubiquity ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine Rob Thorsen Quartet ~ Let's Fall In Love ~ Evolution Mackenzie Leighton ~ Summer Strollin' ~ I Remember John Patitucci ~ We See ~ Trio Ravi Coltrane ~ For Turiya ~ Blending Times Tim Garland ~ The Forever Seed Part V - Praise ~ Moment Of Departure

This episode begins with a wonderful harpist Brandee Younger carrying on the legacy of Alice Coltrane and others bringing the sound of harp to modern jazz. This is followed by new music and concludes with three of the greatest saxophone players that have graced this art form. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ The Creator Has a Master Plan ~ Force Majeure Brandee Younger ~ Moving Target ~ Brand New Life Brandee Younger ~ Blue Nile ~ Soul Awakening Jonathan Barber ~ The City That Sits On A Hill ~ In Motion Tim Garland ~ Trails ~ Moment Of Departure Kenny Barron ~ We See ~ Beyond This Place Chris Potter ~ Indigo Ildikó ~ Eagle's Point Wayne Shorter ~ Orbits ~ Without a Net Joe Henderson ~ Power to the People ~ Power to the People 

Several notable releases from jazz artists with Hartford roots are represented at the top of this episode. We present Karen Frisk (v), Jonathan Barber (dr), and Sarah Hanahan (as). We finish this show with some heavy 70's fusion with an extended four part Concerto for Jazz/Rock from Stanley Clarke. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Karen Frisk ~ Street of Dreams ~ Still A Dreamer Jonathan Barber ~ Can't Call It ~ In Motion Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants Kenny Burrell ~ Isabella ~ Soulero Howard McGhee ~ Demon Chase ~ Maggie's Back In Town!  Charles McPherson ~ Surge ~ Reverence Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo Stanley Clarke ~ Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Pt. 1-4 ~ Journey to Love

This episode begins with classic hard-bop from Mobley and McGee, followed by a wonderful new album from vocalist Karen Frisk. Then West Coast artists Wofford, Bell and Renfroe before finishing with a fusion set from Weather Report and Metheny. Playlist Artist ~ Track ~ Album Hank Mobley ~ No Room for Squares ~ No Room for Squares Howard McGhee ~ Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise ~ Maggie's Back In Town! Karen Frisk ~ Sack Full Of Dreams ~ Still A Dreamer Mike Wofford ~ Cole Porter ~ Synergy Lori Bell Quartet ~ Shade of Jade ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe ~ Jolene ~ Small Vacation Weather Report ~ Cucumber Slumber ~ Mysterious Traveller Pat Metheny Group ~ To the End of the World ~ We Live Here

We begin with a tribute to Jim Rotondi, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. The music that follows is a good representation of the modern jazz being made from young players on the jazz scene. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Jim Rotondi ~ Pure Imagination ~ Dark Blue Christopher Hollyday ~ One of Another Kind ~ Telepathy Sarah Hanahan ~ Resonance ~ Among Giants Chris Potter ~ Dream of Home (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) ~ Eagle's Point (feat. Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci & Brian Blade) Immanuel Wilkins ~ Fugitive Ritual, Selah ~ The 7th Hand Joshua White ~ Scarlet Tanager ~ 13 Short Stories (feat. Josh Johnson, Dean Hulett & Jonathan Pinson) Tina Raymond ~ Eight of Wands ~ Divinations Kenny Barron ~ Sunset (feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson) ~ Beyond This Place

Back to more straight-ahead jazz this week from the 60's to the present. A brand new single from an upcoming album by Emmet Cohen starts the show followed by classic Brubeck, Chris Potter, Cannonball and more. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Emmet Cohen ~ Emmet’s Blues ~ Emmet's Blues - Single The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ It's a Raggy Waltz ~ Time Further Out Chris Potter ~ Horizon Dance ~ Eagle's Point  Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Lisa ~ The Quintet Plus Charles McPherson ~ Old Folks ~ Reverence Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember Lori Bell Quartet ~ Serenity ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Joe Henderson ~ Power To The People ~ Power To The People

This episode has new releases from Sarah Hanahan (debut recording), Chris Potter,  Adam O'Farrill and Steph Richards. Also featured are tracks from Gilbert Castellanos, Wayne Shorter, John Ambercrombie and more. Playlist Artist ~ Track ~ Album Gilbert Castellanos ~ Big P ~ Espérame En El Cielo Sarah Hanahan ~ Stardust ~ Among Giants Chris Potter ~ Cloud Message ~ Eagle's Point John Abercrombie Quartet ~ Arcade ~ Arcade Adam O'Farrill ~ Truth Ray II ~ Truth Ray II - Single Steph Richards ~ Moutons ~ Power Vibe Weather Report ~ Elegant People ~ Black Market Wayne Shorter ~ Moto Grosso Feio ~ Moto Grosso Feio