02/24/08

another show, technically the first of the new season. jazz into funk—same old, same old.

the earth is blue like an orange:

Broadway / Hampton Hawes Quartet / All Night Session, Vol. 1
I Want to Be Happy / Sonny Stitt / Pow!
In a Mellotone / Dexter Gordon & Ben Webster / Tenor Titans
Bye Bye Blackbird / Ben Webster / Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
Flamingo / Charles Mingus / Tijuana Moods
I Could Have Danced All Night / Sun Ra / Sound Sun Pleasure
Sidestreet / Frank Strozier Sextet / Remember Me
Dat Dere / Mary Lou Williams Trio / Free Spirits
The Jazz Twist / James Moody / Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sax (and Flute)
I Didn't Know What Time It Was / Melvin Sparks / Sparks!
Hippy Dip / Brother Jack McDuff & George Benson / Hot Barbeque
Think / Bobby Pierce / Introducing Bobby Pierce
Heads Up! Feet Down! / Jimmy Heath / Love and Understanding
Enojo / Curtis Amy / Mustang
Tropicalia / Dr. Lonnie Smith & David "Fathead" Newman / Boogaloo to Beck
Swamp Demon / Kenny Barron / Sunset to Dawn
Splashes of Love / George Braith / Musart
Soulution / Joe Henderson / Black Miracle

02/17/08

subbing for motivashunal musik tonight, playing some jazz, organ jazz, and funk. this 8-10 time slot will be my space for the spring 2008 wmbr season. i hope to play some consistently groovy slices in the upcoming months. stay tuned!

but not as much as tomorrow:

Señor Blues / Horace Silver / Live at Newport '58
Countdown #2 / John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden / Italian Savoy release #33307
Something in B Flat / Benny Golson / New York Scene
Donna Lee / Charlie Parker / The Immortal Charlie Parker
Ramblin' / Jack Wilson Quartet feat. Roy Ayers / Ramblin'
Blue 'n' Boogie / Wes Montgomery / Full House
Lester Leaps In / Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Buddy Tate/Coleman Hawkins/Arnett Cobb / Very Saxy!
Moten Swing / Gene Ammons / Twisting the Jug
Strollin' / Brother Jack McDuff / Mellow Gravy
More Today Than Yesterday / Charles Earland / Black Talk!
Fried Buzzard / Lou Donaldson / Live: Fried Buzzard
Eight Hour Drag / Jr. Walker and the All Stars / Soul Session
Moody Blue / Gerald Wilson / You Better Believe It
What'Cha Call It / Neal Creque / Creque
Batakum / The Aquarians / Jungle Grass
Give Me a Chance / Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings / Dap-Dippin' with...
Take a Ride (On the Soul Train) / The Fatback Band / Let's Do It Again
Second Chance (K2's Prayer) / The Heliocentrics / Out There

02/13/08

last program of the fall 2007 season for me. just solid jazz with latin bombs at the end.

the new wmbr spring 2008 season starts on monday, february 18. my show will be moving to sunday evenings, 8-10 in the middle of a funky soul and jazz block with captain al and ré antoine. i am looking forward to it. i am subbing for the program that is currently there now (motivashunal musik) so i will be there this weekend 8-10 on sunday february 17. please listen in if you're in the mood for some funky hits and a heaping of organ jazz. oh and i forgot neal creque again, so tune in to hear a tune by him as well.

porque ela é bonita demais:

Still Talkin' to Ya / Cannonball Adderley / Presenting Cannonball
One Mint Julep / Houston Person / Trust in Me
Perdido / Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, & Jimmy Forrest / Soul Battle
Lady Iris B / The Dave Bailey Quintet / Two Feet in the Gutter
Dear Old Stockholm / Paul Chambers / Bass on Top
Like Someone in Love / Rene Thomas / Guitar Groove
Brazil / Grant Green / The Latin Bit
Paradise / Sun Ra / Sound of Joy
La Mesha / Joe Henderson / Page One
When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You / Jeff Parker / The Relatives
We / Robert Barry & Fred Anderson / Duets 2001
Clouds / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Dancing on the Tables
I Remember Clifford / Willie Bobo / Uno Dos Tres
Black Orchid / Cal Tjader / Guarabe
Together / Ray Baretto / Together
The Way You Look Tonight / Bobby Hutcherson / The Al Grey & Dave Burns Sessions
It Could Only Happen With You / Duke Pearson / It Could Only Happen With You

02/06/08

man, i loved this episode. longer cuts of fusion and with a touch of soul. real nice, real nice indeed. i never got around to playing any neal creque, so i'll save that for next week. also happy birthday to my mother.

all i want now is my woman back
so my soul can sing:

Call to the Higher Consciousness / Larry Coryell / Barefoot Boy
Na Na/Umbo Weti / Leon Thomas / Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain
Encuentros / Gato Barbieri / Chapter One: Latin America
Something Everywhere / Steve Kuhn / Trance
Bass Folk Song / Stanley Clarke / Children of Forever
Love Will Find a Way / Pharoah Sanders / Pharoah
Essence / McCoy Tyner / Song For My Lady
Willie Nelson / Miles Davis / Black Beauty
Memphis Soul Stew / King Curtis / Live at Fillmore West
Too High / Bobby Pierce / New York