OpenJazz #7

Playlist for this week:

George Benson -- Take 5
Brad Mehldau -- Dear Prudence
Kenny Ellis -- Swingin' Dreidel
Nnenna Freelon -- Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair
David Leonhardt Jazz Group -- Sleigh Ride
*Jeremy Pelt -- "Celestial" -- Identity (maxjazz)
USAF Band -- "Go Tell It On The Mountain"
Dizzy Gillespie -- "Brother King"
*Monk & Coltrane -- "Sweet & Lovely" -- Live at Carnegie Hall (blue note)
Nighthawks -- Round Midnight :)
Eddie Harris -- Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova
*Ada Rovatti -- "2 Bros" -- Airbop (apria)
Bill Frisell Quartet -- Dead Ranch
Fou Rire -- And I Love Her
Anita Baker -- Frosty's Rag
Laurent Coq -- Jaywalker
Smooth Island Jazz -- Mele Kalikimaka
Freddie Hubbard -- Autumn Leaves
Smooth Island Jazz -- Have Yourself A Merry X-mas
Larry Coryell -- D-Natural Blues
Wes Montgomery -- Lolita
*Kyle Eastwood -- "Le Pont Royal" -- Paris Blue (candid)
Michael Davis -- Zona
Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers
*Giles Petersen Digs America
Quadraphonix -- Samba
Hot Club of Norway -- "Exquisite Corpse"
*Hot Club of San Francisco -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" -- Swing This! (HCSF)
Tzigalo -- Avallon
*Terry Plumeri -- Footprints -- Blue In Green

Open Jazz #6

Awwrightie... here's the playlist:

Eric Dolphy -- Softly as in a morning sunrise
*Monk & Coltrane At Carnegie Hall -- Monk's Mood
Miles Davis -- Blue In Green
Herbie Hancock -- Norwegian Wood
John Patton -- Village Lee
*Terry Plumeri -- "Dolphin Dance" -- Blue In Green (gmmc)
*Ada Rovatti -- "The Others"-- Airbop (apria)
Herbie Hancock -- All Apologies
Eric Dolphy -- Come Sunday
Bill Frisell -- Tales From The Far Side
Nighthawks -- Mondo :)
Dave Specter -- Senor Blues
Nnenna Freelon -- All or Nothing At All
Lee Morgan -- A1 (savoy sessions)
Trumpet Summit meets Oscar Peterson BIg 4 -- The Champ (Gillespie, Hubbard, et al.)
*Stockton Helbing -- Departures -- Lodestar (nojoh)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey -- Skeeball Over The Ocean
Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter -- Visitor from Nowhere
Paul Desmond -- Crystal Illusions
*Marva Sosie /He Does It Better -- Giles Peterson Digs America (ubiquity)
*U-Street All Stars/Super Treat -- Jazz from FINland (fimic)
Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers -- I Hear A Rhapsody
Soullive -- Hurry Up & Wait
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra -- Take The A Train

Check Out:

Dave Specter -- Haleiwa Shuffle -- Speculatin'
Paquito D'rivera -- Jazz Chamber Trio
Phillip Catherine Bert Joris Brussels Jazz Orchestra -- meeting colors

OpenJazz #5

Woo-hoo! OpenJazz #5!!! Here's the playlist y'all:
I did not play a single Charlie Hunter song.... wow.

Sun Ra -- Sunrise
*Terry Plumeri -- Footprints -- Blue In Green (gmmc)
Honolulu Jazz Quartet -- Keali
Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers -- Alamode
Miles Davis -- Pfrancing
VSOP -- Para Oriente
Larry Coryell -- Newest Blues
George Benson -- Octane
M-base Collective -- Cool Lou
Lee Morgan -- Get Yoself Togetha
Thelonius Monk -- Just A Gigolo
Filmore North -- Otto Mo Beale
Dexter Gordon -- The Days Of Wine & Roses
James Carter -- Nuages
*Hot Club of San Francisco -- Tchavalo Swing -- Swing This! (HCSF)
Tzigalo -- Crazy Rythm
Geneva Gypsy Hot Swing -- Un Souvenir
Coltrane -- Afro Blue
*Ada Rovatti -- One Dollar & 20 Cents -- Air Bop (apria)
*Bill Moring & Way Out East -- Spenta Maniya -- S/T (apria)
*Giles Peterson -- A Perfect Day -- Digs America (ubiquity)
*Wynton Marsalis -- Donna Lee -- Live @ House of Tribes (EMI)
LCJO -- Take the A Train

OpenJazz #4

Lots of calls this week! I still haven't announced the blog on air... whoops. Anyway, here's the playlist:

John Coltrane -- Afro Blue
Freddie Hubbard -- Summertime
Sun Ra -- Stars Fell On Alabama
Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nation Orchestra -- Kush
Lee Morgan -- Cornbread (Billy Higgins on drums, Herbie Hancock on piano...)
Ornette Coleman & Prime Time -- Miguel's Fortune
Pharoh Sanders -- Easy To Remember
*Terry Plumeri -- Beautiful Love -- Blue In Green (gmmc)
Errol Garner -- They Can't Take That Away From Me
*Jeremy Pelt -- Re-Invention -- Identity (maxjazz)
*Bill Moring & Way Out East -- I Don't Know Yet -- S/T (apria)
Larry Williams "S'Much" (internet)
Nnenna Freelon -- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Kenny Kirkwood -- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (internet)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey -- Muppet Babies Get Lost At The State Fair
Sam Crain -- Minor Mood (net)
Bill Frisell -- Stand Up, Sit Down
Queen Latifah -- California Dreamin
Charlie Hunter -- Funky Niblets
Hot Club Of San Francisco -- A Little Waltz For Mischa -- Swing This! (hcsf)
Jeff Healey -- I Wish I Were Twins (net)
Larry Coryell -- Shapes
Hot Club Of San Francisco -- While My Guitar Gently Weeps -- Swing This! (hcsf)
Hot Club du Norvege -- Exquisite Corpse
Tzigalo -- Nzria
David "Fathead" Newmann -- Fast Lane
LCJO -- Take The "A" Train


Some unfulfilled requests:

Madeline Peyroux -- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
El-P & Matthew Ship -- High Water (hmm....)

OpenJazz #3

Here's my playlist for today:

The format is "Artist -- Title -- Album -- Label -- Url" for your info there... Asterisks are KTUH new music and are being charted.

Honolulu Jazz Quartet -- Hibiscus Drive
The Core -- The Ruby and the Pearl
Dexter Gordon -- Those Were The Days
*Jessica Williams -- Paul's Pal -- Live At Yoshi's Vol. 2 (maxjazz)
Errol Garner -- Autumn Leaves
*Bill Moring & Way Out East -- Sweet & Lovely -- S/T (apria)
Ornette Coleman & Joachin Kuhn -- Passion Cultures
Lee Morgan -- The Sidewinder
Charles Mingus -- Solo Dancer
Miles Davis -- Circle
Nnenna Freelon -- Song of The Silent Footprints
John Coltrane -- Stardust
Harry Connick Jr. -- I Cried For Sonny
Tzigalo -- Lady Be Good
Hot Strings -- Black Magic Woman
Oscar Aleman Trio -- Jeepers Creepers
James Carter -- Django's Castle -- Chasing The Gypsy
Bill Frisell -- Rag
Hot Club de Norvege -- The Next Step
Hot Club of Cowtown -- You Took Advantage of Me
George Benson -- Plum -- Body Talk
*Platypus Ensemble -- Claredad -- Jazz from FINland 2005 (fimic) link
Garage A Trois -- Outre Mer
*Lee Morgan -- Afreaka -- Jazzanova Blue Note Trip (blue note)
Charlie Hunter -- The Spin Seekers
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra -- Take The "A" Train