San Diego's jazz scene takes center stage in this episode! We'll be featuring brand new releases from a jazz legend, saxophonist Charles McPherson and rising star bassist MacKenzie Leighton. We'll also have music from other San Diego favorites Christopher Hollyday and Matt Hall. The show kicks off and wraps up with fantastic vocalese singers LH&amp;R and saxophonists Frahm, Woods, and Farrell.
Playlist 
Artist ~ Name ~ Album 
Lambert, Hendricks &amp; Ross ~ Everybody's Boppin' ~ The Hottest New Group In Jazz 
Joel Frahm ~ Yesterdays ~ I'm Old Fashioned 
Charles McPherson ~ Ode to Barry ~ Reverence 
Christopher Hollyday ~ Dialogue ~ Dialogue 
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember 
Matt Hall ~ Spearhead ~ I Hope to My Never 
Phil Woods ~ Airegin ~ Musique du bois 
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback

<description>&lt;p&gt;San Diego's jazz scene takes center stage in this episode! We'll be featuring brand new releases from a jazz legend, saxophonist Charles McPherson and rising star bassist MacKenzie Leighton. We'll also have music from other San Diego favorites Christopher Hollyday and Matt Hall. The show kicks off and wraps up with fantastic vocalese singers LH&amp;amp;R and saxophonists Frahm, Woods, and Farrell.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Lambert, Hendricks &amp;amp; Ross ~ Everybody's Boppin' ~ The Hottest New Group In Jazz
Joel Frahm ~ Yesterdays ~ I'm Old Fashioned
Charles McPherson ~ Ode to Barry ~ Reverence
Christopher Hollyday ~ Dialogue ~ Dialogue
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember
Matt Hall ~ Spearhead ~ I Hope to My Never
Phil Woods ~ Airegin ~ Musique du bois
Joe Farrell ~ Sound Down ~ Outback&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

San Diego's jazz scene takes center stage in this episode! We'll be featuring brand new releases from a jazz legend, saxophonist Charles McPherson and rising star bassist MacKenzie Leighton. We'll also have music from other San Diego favorites Christ...

San Diego’s jazz scene takes center stage in this episode!

San Diego scene and more

The opening track was chosen specifically for 420 Day! The rest of the tracks make for a fine 420 celebration for jazz fans as well. Hope you are Groovin' High. Some classics to bookend this show in the first and last tracks, but mostly new music is sandwiched in between. 
Playlist 
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
Cannonball Adderley &amp; Milt Jackson ~ Groovin' High ~ Things Are Getting Better 
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat 
Veronica Swift ~ Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me ~ Veronica Swift 
Joel Frahm ~ Just One of Those Things  ~ I'm Old Fashioned 
Mackenzie Leighton ~ November ~ I Remember 
Dan Pugach ~ Schleppin' ~ Bianca 
Gary Burton &amp; Chick Corea ~ Crystal Silence ~ Crystal Silence 
Hank Mobley ~ Up Over and Out ~ Reach Out!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The opening track was chosen specifically for 420 Day! The rest of the tracks make for a fine 420 celebration for jazz fans as well. Hope you are Groovin' High. Some classics to bookend this show in the first and last tracks, but mostly new music is sandwiched in between. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley &amp;amp; Milt Jackson ~ Groovin' High ~ Things Are Getting Better
Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat
Veronica Swift ~ Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me ~ Veronica Swift
Joel Frahm ~ Just One of Those Things  ~ I'm Old Fashioned
Mackenzie Leighton ~ November ~ I Remember
Dan Pugach ~ Schleppin' ~ Bianca
Gary Burton &amp;amp; Chick Corea ~ Crystal Silence ~ Crystal Silence
Hank Mobley ~ Up Over and Out ~ Reach Out!&lt;/p&gt;
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The opening track was chosen specifically for 420 Day! The rest of the tracks make for a fine 420 celebration for jazz fans as well. Hope you are Groovin' High. Some classics to bookend this show in the first and last tracks, but mostly new music is ...

The opening track was chosen specifically for 420 Day! I think the rest of the tracks make for a fine 420 celebration as well.

420 Celebration

Lots of new releases included in this week's podcast including jazz masters McPherson, Metheny, Manne (remastered). Also notable are tracks from Dave Holland and Hampton Hawes.
Playlist 
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
Charles McPherson ~ Come Rain or Come Shine ~ Reverence 
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Western Man ~ I Remember 
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds 
Pat Metheny ~ MoonDial ~ MoonDial 
Pat Metheny Group ~ Airstream ~ American Garage 
Hampton Hawes Trio ~ Evening Trane ~ High In The Sky (Remastered) 
Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Step Lightly ~ Shelly Manne and His Men At the Black Hawk, Vol. 2

<description>&lt;p&gt;Lots of new releases included in this week's podcast including jazz masters McPherson, Metheny, Manne (remastered). Also notable are tracks from Dave Holland and Hampton Hawes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Charles McPherson ~ Come Rain or Come Shine ~ Reverence
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Western Man ~ I Remember
Dave Holland Quartet ~ Four Winds ~ Conference of the Birds
Pat Metheny ~ MoonDial ~ MoonDial
Pat Metheny Group ~ Airstream ~ American Garage
Hampton Hawes Trio ~ Evening Trane ~ High In The Sky (Remastered)
Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Step Lightly ~ Shelly Manne and His Men At the Black Hawk, Vol. 2&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Lots of new releases included in this week's podcast including jazz masters McPherson, Metheny, Manne (remastered). Also notable are tracks from Dave Holland and Hampton Hawes.
PlaylistArtist ~ Track ~ AlbumCharles McPherson ~ Come Rain or Come Shine...

Lots of new releases included in this week’s podcast including jazz masters McPherson, Metheny, Manne (remastered)

Episode April 14, 2024

These are jazz covers of mostly soul tunes of the 60's-70's. The episode ends with a familiar jazz standard as played by Ahmad Jamal, and a great new big band arranger and drummer, Dan Pugach. 
Playlist 
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Trouble Man ~ Jungle Soul 
Billy Childs ~ Stoned Soul Picnic ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro 
Luke Sellick &amp; Andrew Renfroe ~ Ain't No Mountain High Enough ~ Single 
Hampton Hawes ~ The Look of Love ~ The Two Sides Of 
Kenny Garrett ~ I Say a Little Prayer ~ Pushing the World Away 
The Bad Plus ~ Long Distance Runaround ~ For All I Care (With Wendy Lewis) 
Joe Farrell ~ Too High ~ Penny Arcade 
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ On Green Dolphin Street ~ Count 'Em 88 
Dan Pugach ~ Discourse This! ~ Bianca

<description>&lt;p&gt;These are jazz covers of mostly soul tunes of the 60's-70's. The episode ends with a familiar jazz standard as played by Ahmad Jamal, and a great new big band arranger and drummer, Dan Pugach. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playlist
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Trouble Man ~ Jungle Soul
Billy Childs ~ Stoned Soul Picnic ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Luke Sellick &amp;amp; Andrew Renfroe ~ Ain't No Mountain High Enough ~ Single
Hampton Hawes ~ The Look of Love ~ The Two Sides Of
Kenny Garrett ~ I Say a Little Prayer ~ Pushing the World Away
The Bad Plus ~ Long Distance Runaround ~ For All I Care (With Wendy Lewis)
Joe Farrell ~ Too High ~ Penny Arcade
Ahmad Jamal Trio ~ On Green Dolphin Street ~ Count 'Em 88
Dan Pugach ~ Discourse This! ~ Bianca&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

These are jazz covers of mostly soul tunes of the 60's-70's. The episode ends with a familiar jazz standard as played by Ahmad Jamal, and a great new big band arranger and drummer, Dan Pugach. 
PlaylistArtist ~ Track ~ AlbumDr. Lonnie Smith ~ Trouble...

These are jazz covers of mostly soul tunes of the 60’s-70’s.

Jazz Covers of Soul

Today's show is all about jazz/rock fusion. We begin with 70's fusion from Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The latter half of the show is current music influenced by not only decades old jazz and fusion, but rock, beats and hip-hop.
Playlist 
Artist ~ Track ~ Album 
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before 
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ One Word ~ Birds of Fire 
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay 
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country EP 
Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations 
Kneebody ~ The Trip ~ Chapters 
Mark Guiliana ~ under the influence ~ the sound of listening

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today's show is all about jazz/rock fusion. We begin with 70's fusion from Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The latter half of the show is current music influenced by not only decades old jazz and fusion, but rock, beats and hip-hop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Playlist 
Artist ~ Track ~ Album
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ One Word ~ Birds of Fire
Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay
Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG COUNTRY ~ Big Country EP
Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations
Kneebody ~ The Trip ~ Chapters
Mark Guiliana ~ under the influence ~ the sound of listening&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Today's show is all about jazz/rock fusion. We begin with 70's fusion from Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The latter half of the show is current music influenced by not only decades old jazz and fusion, but rock, beats and hip-hop.
Playl...

Today’s show is all about jazz/rock fusion.

Fusion 70's to Today

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