In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

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Episode Mar 9 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/03/09

A playlist starting with the great Cannonball Adderley and concluding with honoring the late pioneer of Acid Jazz, Roy Ayers. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Arriving Soon ~ The Quintet Plus Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else Sphere ~ Dual Force ~ Sphere: Live On Tour ARTEMIS ~ Footprints ~ ARBORESQUE Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill Out Of/Into ~ Gabaldon’s Glide ~ Motion I Roy Ayers Ubiquity ~

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58:51

Episode March 2 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/03/02

This episode begins by paying our respects to Roberta Flack, who passed away last week. The recording featured here is my favorite track by Ms. Flack. Following that is new music by another fine vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. We have more great jazz in the following tracks. The podcast concludes with a live recording from 70's fusion band Weather Report.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take Nicole Zuraitis ~ ode to billie jo ~ siren songs volume 1 Wynton Marsalis

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59:49

Classic 70's Fusion

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/02/23

An all Jazz/Rock Fusion podcast episode. This is what introduced me to jazz. These ar classic fusion pioneers from the 1970's. From Miles to McLaughlin and much more. It all began here. Enjoy! Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Weather Report ~ Havona ~ Heavy Weather Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ You Know You Know ~ Inner Mounting Flame Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before Herbie Hancock ~ Sly ~ Head Hunters Miles Davis ~ Miles Runs the

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Episode Feb 16, 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/02/16

No real theme to today's show, just music I have been listening to this past week. We start with classic fusion (1975) from Return To Forever with Chick Corea and conclude with West Coast jazz with drummer Shelly Manne. In between, we have modern jazz, mostly released in the last year.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Return to Forever ~ No Mystery ~ No Mystery Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE Charles Lloyd ~ Cape to Cairo ~ The

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58:28

Jazz Grammy Awards 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/02/09

This week's episode features the Grammy Award winners for the jazz categories. Of special note are the two winners with roots in Connecticut, Dan Pugach and Zaccai Curtis. Several other awards went to alternative modern jazz sounds that make this an interesting show.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Dan Pugach ~ Tolerance ~ Bianca Reimagined Zaccai Curtis ~ Stromboli ~ Cubop Lives! Jacob Collier ~ Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Djesse Vol. 4 Meshell Ndegeocello ~ Trouble ~ No More Water: The Gospel Of

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59:56

Episode Feb 2 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/02/02

This show has new music released in 2025 from Artemis, Nicole Zuraitis and Noah Preminger. Much more as well from pianists Emmet Cohen and Oscar Peterson. There is also a couple of tracks out of San Diego from David Borgo and Rob Thorsen. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album ARTEMIS ~ The Smile of the Snake ~ ARBORESQUE Nicole Zuraitis ~ brand new key ~ siren songs volume 1 Emmet Cohen ~ Henei Ma Tov ~ Vibe Provider Oscar Peterson ~ C-Jam Blues ~ Night Train Oscar Peterson ~ Georgia On My Mind ~ Night

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01:00:29

Episode Jan 26 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/01/26

John Coltrane provides this week's Welcome with his heartfelt tenor playing. Another jazz great, Charles Lloyd is on deck with his latest release at age 86. From there we play some of the great young players of today with Gerald Clayton, Glenn Zaleski, Jahari Stampley and more. The show is ended as we began with jazz legends, Wes and Wayne.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album John Coltrane Quartet ~ Welcome ~ Transition Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Out Of/Into ~

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59:54

Episode Jan 19 2025

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/01/19

A mix of classic and new releases on this week's show. A couple of supergroups (Out Of/Into and MTB) and guitarist Andrew Renfroe are featured along with classic Trane, Shorter and more. Enjoy!Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Out Of/Into ~ Radical ~ Motion I John Coltrane ~ A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution ~ A Love Supreme Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dreamer ~ Night Dreamer MTB ~ Solid Jackson ~ Solid Jackson Andrew Renfroe ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES ~ LONELY CASTLE BLUES - Single Andrew Renfroe ~ MOVING ON,

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01:00:30

Back to 50's and 60's

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/01/12

For the past two week's we have played mostly new releases. This week we go back to the 50's and 60's with classics from Ben Webster, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Miles.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson ~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson McCoy Tyner ~ A Night In Tunisia ~ Today and Tomorrow Wayne Shorter ~ Virgo ~ Night Dreamer Immanuel Wilkins ~ Lighthouse ~ The 7th Hand The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions

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57:59

More 2024 reviews

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2025/01/05

This first episode for the New Year continues where we left off last week with reviews of some of my favorite 2024 releases. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Roy Hargrove ~ Lake Danse ~ Grande-Terre Emmet Cohen ~ Vibe Provider ~ Vibe Provider Joel Ross ~ equinox ~ nublues Duke Ellington ~ Blues for New Orleans ~ New Orleans Suite SFJAZZ Collective ~ God Bless The Child / That's The Way

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59:00

2024 Jazz Releases Reviewed

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/12/22

This is the time of year where we review some of my favorite releases from 2024. Many of these are from Hartford CT where I lived for 40+years, and my current home in San Diego. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants Chris Potter ~ Indigo Ildikó ~ Eagle's Point David Borgo ~ Peace of Mind ~ Persistence Lori Bell Quartet ~ Shade of Jade ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Charles Lloyd ~ Booker’s Garden ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Andrew Renfroe ~ BIG

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58:51

RIP Zakir

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/12/22

This episode begins by paying tribute to tabla master Zakir Hussain who passed away last week. He is one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and brought Indian Classical Music awareness to many in the jazz scene. That is followed by a set of music from some of the most influential Hartford jazz mentors. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Shakti & Shakti ~ Mind Ecology ~ Natural Elements Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain & Chris Potter ~ Island Feeling ~ Good Hope Zakir Hussain ~ Zakir ~ Making

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59:29

Episode Dec 15 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/12/15

This week's show starts with 3 guitarists; Goldstein, Bernstein and McLaughlin. The show ends with a couple great trumpet players in Hubbard and McGhee. Lots of great jazz in between. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Rich Goldstein ~ Hard Days Night ~ Into the Blue Peter Bernstein ~ You Go to My Head ~ Better Angels John McLaughlin ~ Binky's Dream ~ Extrapolation David Borgo ~ Segmented ~ Persistence Joe Zawinul ~ In a Silent Way ~ Zawinul Gretchen Parlato ~ Holding Back The Years ~ The Lost And

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59:17

Episode Dec 8 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/12/08

After kicking off this episode with classic Miles, we delve into some of jazz's best and most creative pianists. The show ends with Indian/Jazz fusion from McLaughlin's Shakti.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Miles Davis ~ Seven Steps to Heaven ~ Seven Steps to Heaven Renee Rosnes ~ Frevo ~ Crossing Paths Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein ~ Ditty for Dewey ~ Solid Jackson Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette ~ All the Things You Are ~ Standards, Vol. 1 Billy Childs ~

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01:00:14

Thanksgiving Leftovers

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/12/01

Thanksgiving dinner is great, but we also dig chowing down on leftovers. The first set is inspired by those great ingredients transformed. We also have new music by Kenny Barron, Samara Joy and a re-release of early Miles. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never Zaccai Curtis ~ Black Rice ~ Cubop Lives! Matt Dwonszyk ~ Softly as in a Morning Sunrise ~ Donny Time David Borgo ~ Tabula Rasa ~ Persistence Billy Childs ~

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58:23

Thanksgiving 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/11/24

This is our Thanksgiving special, with the first set paying tribute to perhaps my favorite holiday. Jimmy Greene and Thelonious Monk provide the musical setting for a Thanksgiving feast. The podcast episode concludes with a modern classical composition depicting a ballroom dance with Madam and Chairman Mao for Nixon's visit from composer John Adams and the San Francisco Symphony. In between, there is new music from Borgo, Z. Curtis and Wilcox as well as a new release from Charles Mingus previously

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59:49

Rest In Power Roy, Lou, Quincy

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/11/17

We begin this show with a tribute to three jazz greats that passed away in recent days, Roy Haynes, Lou Donaldson and Quincy Jones. The show continues with other legends of this music, one still living and actively touring, Charles McPherson followed by Bird and Dexter.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Roy Haynes ~ Moose the Mooch ~ Birds of a Feather Lou Donaldson ~ Blues Walk ~ Blues Walk Quincy Jones ~ Walking In Space ~ Walking In Space Charles McPherson ~ Surge ~ Reverence Charlie Parker ~

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59:58

Episode Nov 10 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/11/10

This week's show is an eclectic mix. It was recorded in the week following the elections and perhaps reflective of my emotions during this time. There is no real theme to the selections, and is music I have been listening to recently. Artist ~ Name ~ Album Joe Henderson ~ Short Story ~ In 'n Out McCoy Tyner ~ When Sunny Gets Blue ~ Today and Tomorrow Lori Bell Quartet ~ Inner Urge ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Nduduzo Makhathini ~ Water Spirits: Iyana ~ uNomkhubulwane Miroslav Vitous ~ I

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59:02

Election Day 2024

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/11/03

Today's show begins with a reminder to vote on or before Election Day, Nov 5, 2024. Let's start with a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie's run for President in 1964. That's followed by Ella's Vote for Mr. Rhythm. A new posthumous release from trumpeter Roy Hargrove has a track, Kamala's Dance (written for Roy's daughter). After that is just some music I have been listening to this past week. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Dizzy Gillespie ~ Salt Peanuts ~ Groovin' High Ella Fitzgerald ~ Vote For Mister

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58:53

More Cross-Coastal

In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond ·

2024/10/27

Following my recent themes of music from SoCal and New England, I will feature music that exemplifies some of the fine jazz artists from these two areas of the country. Also, we close out the show with classic guitar work from Kenny Burrell and brand new music from Imannuel Wilkins.Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Rob Thorsen ~ Dexterity ~ Lasting Impression Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo Mackenzie Leighton ~ November ~ I Remember Steve Davis ~ To Wisdom, the Prize ~

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