A variety of music beginning with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Larry Coryell. That is followed by music from towns that I have resided in for most of my adult life, Hartford and San Diego. Also, the "Jazztodon" inspired track. We have new music from Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh as well. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Wes Montgomery ~ Tequila ~ Tequila Larry Coryell ~ Bumpin' on Sunset ~ The Power Trio Gilbert Castellanos ~ Bilad as Sudan ~ Espérame En El Cielo Mike DiRubbo ~ Scrollin' and Trollin' ~ Inner Light Ken Peplowski & New York Trio ~ In the Middle of a Kiss ~ Stardust Vijay Iyer ~ Overjoyed ~ Compassion Linda May Han Oh ~ Phosphorus ~ The Glass Hours Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles

This episode features iconic tracks that changed the direction of jazz music. Trane takes up the soprano, and Miles invents fusion. Lots of great stuff in between. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album John Coltrane ~ My Favorite Things ~ My Favorite Things Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time Eddie Henderson ~ Why Not? ~ Witness to History Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs Miles Davis ~ Spanish Key ~ Bitches Brew

This week's playlist is mostly based on albums that were posted on Jazztodon.com . We begin with artists that you likely have never heard of, then transition into some of the jazz greats like Getz, McLean and Cannonball.  Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Muriel Grossmann ~ Knowledge and Wisdom ~ Devotion Mitchum Yacoub ~ OB Joint ~ Living High in the Brass Empire Joe Gordon ~ A Song for Richard ~ Lookin' Good! Stan Getz ~ Times Lie ~ Captain Marvel Lyle Mays ~ Ascent ~ Lyle Mays Jackie McLean ~ You Don't Know What Love Is ~ Nature Boy Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else

This episode starts with a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as this show will air on MLK Day weekend. Following are some great tracks, most notably from Tommy Flanagan and Jackie McLean. The show ends with two versions of Mercy Street from the original Gabriel recording followed by Hancocks great cover. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Herbie Hancock ~ I Have a Dream ~ The Prisoner Tommy Flanagan ~ Raincheck ~ Jazz Poet Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good! Christopher Hollyday ~ Everything Happens ~ Telepathy Jackie McLean ~ Nature Boy ~ Nature Boy Peter Gabriel ~ Mercy Street ~ So Herbie Hancock ~ Mercy Street ~ The New Standard

We start this show (first of 2024) with a tribute to Les McCann. New music from Mike DiRubbo and fellow Hartford cat Matt Dwonszyk. Another Matt, Matt Hall brings us to the close with SFJazz Collective. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Les McCann & Eddie Harris ~ Cold Duck Time ~ Swiss Movement Les McCann ~ Poo Pye McGoochie (And His Friends) ~ Invitation to Openness Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take Mike DiRubbo ~ The Muse ~ Inner Light Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afro Blue ~ A Year and a Day Matt Hall ~ No Going Back ~ I Hope to My Never SFJAZZ Collective ~ Smokey ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined

Wishing you all a jazzy Happy New Year as we begin this episode with an aptly titled tune from Joshua Redman. As I look at this playlist, it is dominated by great guitarists including Bernstein, Scofield, McLaughlin and newcomer Andrew Renfroe... and more Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Joshua Redman ~ New Year ~ Still Dreaming Mike DiRubbo ~ Inner Light ~ Inner Light Andrew Renfroe ~ SPRINGS ~ Single John Scofield ~ Mr. Tambourine Man ~ Uncle John's Band John McLaughlin ~ Peace One ~ My Goals Beyond Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum Todd Sickafoose ~ Prospects ~ Bear Proof Hampton Hawes ~ Morning ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes

This holiday episode of In The Groove begins with a few Christmas classics. Then we continue with some of my favorite 2023 releases, including ones from San Diego. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas Samara Joy ~ The Christmas Song ~ A Joyful Holiday Darcy James Argue's Secret Society ~ Ferromagnetic ~ Dynamic Maximum Tension Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ (Single) Gilbert Castellanos ~ Home is Africa ~ Espérame En El Cielo David Borgo ~ Aqaba ~ Pathika David Whitman ~ Ode To Joe (feat. Bob Sheppard) ~ Ode To Joe Peter Sprague ~ Wise One ~ Wise One: Peter Sprague Plays Coltrane

Continuing from last week's episode, we review some of my favorite releases from 2023. Besides long time favorites like Chris Potter and Billy Childs, there are newcomers on the scene producing great music. Tina Raymond, Miki Yamanaka, Lakecia Benjamin and Isaiah Thompson are represented here. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Chris Potter ~ Got the Keys to the Kingdom ~ Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations Billy Childs ~ Master of the Game ~ The Winds of Change Miki Yamanaka & Mark Turner ~ Shades Of Rainbow ~ Shades of Rainbow Lakecia Benjamin ~ Trane ~ Phoenix Isaiah J. Thompson ~ The Soul Messenger (feat. Julian Lee, Philip Norris & Tj Reddick) ~ The Power of the Spirit

With so much music being released, it is nearly impossible to come up with a "Best Of" list for 2023. So here are some of my favorite recordings and other picks from Jazztodon.com.  Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album ARTEMIS ~ Lights Away from Home ~ In Real Time Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band ~ Look to the Hills ~ Kings Highway Eddie Henderson ~ Freedom Jazz Dance ~ Witness to History Todd Sickafoose ~ Boom Bust Startup Ruin ~ Bear Proof Jaimie Branch ~ Aurora Rising ~ Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch ~ Borealis Dancing ~ Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Shakti ~ Mohanam ~ This Moment Wayne Escoffery ~ Shuffle ~ Like Minds SFJAZZ Collective ~ The Plains (Live) ~ New Works & Classics Reimagined 

The bulk of this podcast episode is picks from Jazztodon.com. A jazz centric social media service that I post to exclusively. You can learn more about that through this episode while listening to some great tunes. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Michel Pérez ~ Falling In Love With Love ~ Toujours John Coltrane Quartet ~ Wise One ~ Crescent John Zorn ~ Piopio ~ O'o Soft Machine ~ Other Doors ~ Other Doors The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ These Foolish Things  ~ Live from the Northwest, 1959 Joe Farrell ~ The Jazz Crunch ~ Sonic Text Weather Report ~ Boogie Woogie Waltz ~ Sweetnighter

We've got hard bop from the 60's to Prog Rock of the '70s represented in this episode. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ Alone Together ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Toots Thielemans ~ Speak No Evil ~ Only Trust Your Heart Hank Mobley ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Soul Station Freddie Hubbard ~ Arietis ~ Ready For Freddie McCoy Tyner ~ Sama Layuca ~ Quartet John McLaughlin ~ Friendship ~ Electric Guitarist (Remastered) Santana ~ Flor de Canela ~ Borboletta Santana ~ Promise of a Fisherman ~ Borboletta

My favorite Thanksgiving related tunes on this week's In The Groove podcast episode. Enjoy. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Thelonious Monk ~ Stuffy Turkey ~ It's Monk's Time Jimmy Greene ~ Give Thanks ~ Mission Statement Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause Miguel Zenón ~ Prayer #2 (Thanksgiving) ~ Looking Forward Shawn Colvin, Chris Botti & Billy Childs ~ Save the Country ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro Lee Morgan ~ Search for the New Land ~ Search for the New Land  Donald Harrison Jr. & Dr. John ~ Indian Blues ~ Indian Blues Donald Harrison Jr. & Dr. John ~ Shallow Water ~ Indian Blues

We are right in the middle of Autumn, and this episode celebrates my favorite season. Great renditions of this season's classics by Hollyday, Sharpe and Kessel. Something new from Joey Alexander, something old from Herbie, and much more. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Christopher Hollyday ~ Autumn in New York ~ Telepathy Avery Sharpe Trio ~ Autumn Moonlight ~ Autumn Moonlight Barney Kessel ~ Autumn Leaves ~ Autumn Leaves Manuel Valera ~ Mov III -- Fall ~ The Seasons Miles Davis ~ Fall ~ Nefertiti Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance Herbie Hancock ~ Oliloqui Valley ~ Empyrean Isles  Cannonball Adderly Sextet ~ Unit 7 ~ Jazz Workshop Revisited

This episode features the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950's. In particular, the music of Hampton Hawes and Harold Land. It also has a track from Sonny Rollins with a west coast rhythm section. We round out the program with Petrucciani, Miles and JMac. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Hampton Hawes Trio ~ The Champ ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes Hampton Hawes ~ I Love You  ~ On Contemporary: Hampton Hawes Harold Land ~ Delirium ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz Harold Land ~ Grooveyard ~ Harold In The Land Of Jazz Sonny Rollins ~ You  ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Michel Petrucciani ~ Limbo ~ Power of Three Miles Davis ~ Eighty-One ~ E.S.P. Jackie McLean ~ Confirmation ~ 4, 5 and 6 

New music from San Diego and LA to begin this episode of In The Groove. Castellanos, Whitman and Kornhouser from SD, then travel north to LA for Tina Raymond and Andrew Renfroe. Much more to follow with Urbaniak, Escoffery and Mingus to close out this week's show. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Gilbert Castellanos ~ Totem Pole ~ Espérame En El Cielo David Whitman ~ With Love ~ Ode To Joe Ed Kornhauser ~ Modren ~ The Short Years Tina Raymond ~ Eight of Wands ~ Divinations Andrew Renfroe ~ FLUFFY ~ Single Michał Urbaniak ~ Prehistoric Bird ~ Fusion III Wayne Escoffery ~ Nostalgia in Times Square ~ Like Minds Charles Mingus ~ Open Letter To Duke ~ Mingus Ah Um Charles Mingus ~ Goodbye Pork Pie Hat ~ Mingus Ah Um

This show starts with one of my favorite recordings with the vocals of Nancy Wilson and the alto sax of Cannonball Adderley. Next up is a new recording from tenor saxman, Wayne Escoffery. A sampling of Classic LPs from Young, Shorter and Chick to follow. We also say goodbye to composer/arranger/pianist Carla Bley. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Save Your Love for Me ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson ~ Unit 7 ~ Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley Wayne Escoffery ~ Idle Moments ~ Like Minds Wayne Escoffery ~ Rivers of Babylon (feat. Gregory Porter) ~ Like Minds Larry Young ~ The Moontrane ~ Unity Wayne Shorter ~ Witch Hunt ~ Speak No Evil Charlie Haden, Carla Bley ~ The Ballad of the Fallen ~ The Ballad of the Fallen Chick Corea ~ Straight Up and Down ~ Tone's for Joan's Bones

This episode is in honor of those innocent civilians that have lost their lives in the recent Middle East conflict. It is our hope that peace can be achieved in the region. We pay our respects through Emmet Cohen's Hatzi Kaddish. That is followed by other great piano trios from Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner and more. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Emmet Cohen ~ Hatzi Kaddish ~ Masters Legacy Series Volume 2: Ron Carter Kenny Barron & Dave Holland Trio ~ Pass It On ~ Without Deception McCoy Tyner ~ Moment's Notice ~ McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane John Coltrane ~ Wise One ~ Crescent ARTEMIS ~ Slink ~ In Real Time David Whitman ~ Bop This ~ Ode To Joe Joe Farrell ~ Time's Lie ~ Moon Germs

This episode begins with some Metheny inspired guitar tracks. Also new music from young jazz artists Tina Raymond and Miki Yamanaka. Also a couple of tracks from Joshua Redman's new release before concluding this week's podcast with classic Max Roach. Playlsit  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Pat Metheny Group ~ James ~ Offramp John Pizzarelli ~ Last Train Home ~ Better Days Ahead (Solo Guitar Takes on Pat Metheny) Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell ~ Wichita Lineman ~ Americana Tina Raymond ~ The Emperor ~ Divinations Miki Yamanaka ~ Song For Mary Lou ~ Shades of Rainbow Joshua Redman ~ Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (feat. Gabrielle Cavassa) ~ where are we Joshua Redman ~ Alabama ~ where are we Max Roach ~ Tears For Johannesburg (Remastered) ~ We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Remastered)

This special episode is a review of this year's Monterey Jazz Festival. This was my first year attending, and it was a great experience. The selections played are all from artists that I had the pleasure of seeing at the festival, and most of the tracks were those played by these artists during the three day event. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Lakecia Benjamin ~ Jubilation ~ Phoenix Terence Blanchard ~ The Elders ~ Absence Herbie Hancock ~ Actual Proof ~ Thrust Peter Sprague ~ Minuano (featuring Diana Reeves ~ Peter Sprague Plays Pat Metheny, Vol. 1 Samara Joy ~ Can't Get Out Of This Mood (feat. Gerald Clayton) ~ Linger Awhile (Deluxe Edition) Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Move On Up ~ Live In Loveland!  Billy Childs ~ Master of the Game ~ The Winds of Change Charles Lloyd ~ Forest Flower: Sunrise ~ Forest Flower: Charles Lloyd At Monterey

Let's begin this week celebrating the birth anniversary of John Coltrane; born September 23, 1926. That is followed by a set from Chick, and more. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album John Coltrane ~ Pt. 1: Acknowledgement ~ A Love Supreme John Coltrane ~ Giant Steps ~ Giant Steps  John Coltrane ~ Moment's Notice ~ Blue Train Chick Corea & Return to Forever ~ Spain ~ Light As a Feather Chick Corea ~ Windows ~ Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Stan Getz ~ Litha ~ Sweet Rain Flora Purim ~ Dindi ~ Butterfly Dreams Branford Marsalis ~ Scenes In the City ~ Scenes In the City

This episode begins with Wayne Shorter in a post bop 60's context and a 70's fusion setting. That is followed by new music from pianist Miki Yamanaka. Also Tyner with strings, Parker playing bebop, hard-bop from McPherson and Castellanos. The episode concludes with classic Trane. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Wayne Shorter ~ Speak No Evil ~ Speak No Evil Weather Report ~ Cucumber Slumber ~ Mysterious Traveller Miki Yamanaka ~ GIN ~ Shades of Rainbow McCoy Tyner ~ Fly With The Wind ~ Fly With The Wind Charlie Parker ~ Billie's Bounce ~ The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes Gilbert Castellanos ~ New Delhi ~ Espérame En El Cielo Charles McPherson ~ Evidence ~ Manhattan Nocturne John Coltrane ~ Mr. P.C. ~ Giant Steps

This set begins with a celebration of Sonny Rollins 93 birthday. Sonny is among the last of the living legends of jazz from the 1950's. Also classic tunes from Larry Young, McCoy Tyner and Miles. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ Without a Song ~ The Bridge Sonny Rollins ~ Strode Rode ~ Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins ~ Alfie's Theme ~ Alfie Larry Young ~ The Moontrane ~ Unity McCoy Tyner ~ Impressions ~ Trident Dr. Lonnie Smith ~ Too Damn Hot ~ Too Damn Hot Miles Davis ~ Paraphernalia ~ Miles In the Sky

This week's episode honors a recently released biopic on Wayne Shorter entitled Zero Gravity. The three part series is perhaps the best of it's kind I have ever seen. Also are some discoveries from jazztodon.com (a jazz-centric social media platform) from guitarist John Pizzarelli and drummer Johnathan Blake. The show ends with classic tunes from Nelson and Hubbard. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Wayne Shorter ~ Black Nile ~ Night Dreamer Wayne Shorter ~ Infant Eyes ~ Speak No Evil Wayne Shorter ~ Footprints (Live) ~ Footprints Live! John Pizzarelli ~ James ~ Better Days Ahead Johnathan Blake ~ Tears I Cannot Hide ~ Passage Oliver Nelson ~ Stolen Moments ~ The Blues And The Abstract Truth Freddie Hubbard ~ Red Clay ~ Red Clay

This episode is titled for a recording found through jazztodon.com .  Oliver Nelson (of Blues and the Abstract Truth fame), recorded Skull Session in 1975. It's quite a departure from his other recordings, and is his take on the fusion sound that was popular in that era. Same can be said for the Preminger track if you are familiar with his work. The podcast ends on a more familiar note for ITG listeners with Mobley, Morgan and Shank. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Oliver Nelson ~ Skull Session ~ Skull Session Oliver Nelson ~ Baja Bossa ~ Skull Session Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Daddy Likey ~ The Dank Pat Metheny Group ~ The First Circle ~ First Circle Hank Mobley ~ Carolyn ~ No Room for Squares Hank Mobley ~ No Room for Squares ~ No Room for Squares Lee Morgan ~ Mr. Kenyatta ~ Search for the New Land Bud Shank ~ Blowin' Country ~ California Suite

I am away from the home studio, so I am replaying a show from this time last year. A wide variety of jazz styles featured in this podcast episode. Great vocals from Leonard Patton and Nicole Zuraitis and organ trio work from Delvon Lamarr, and new music from trombonist Steve Davis are among the highlights. We finish with a piano trio from Chick. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Al Di Meola ~ Julia ~ Across the Universe Peter Sprague & Leonard Patton ~ Can't Find My Way Home ~ Dream Walkin' Nicole Zuraitis ~ The Way Home ~ Wandering Hearts Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Keep On Keepin' On ~ Cold As Weiss Rippin Chicken, Ben Bloom & Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio ~ Westy  ~ Rippin Chicken Mike Casey & Blori ~ Breathe In (Remix) ~ Breathe In (Remix) - Single Steve Davis ~ Encouragement ~ Bluesthetic Matt Dwonszyk ~ Afterthought ~ A Year and a Day Darren Litzie ~ Question and Answer ~ My Horizon Chick Corea Trio ~ Alice In Wonderland ~ Trilogy

This episode begins with percussionist Airto for his 82nd Birthday. That is followed by a couple of tracks featuring the harp, a beautiful sound for jazz. There is some 50/60's hard bop including the inventive sounds from Monk. The show concludes with Miles and Kenny Garrett. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Airto ~ Parana ~ Fingers Alice Coltrane ~ Blue Nile ~ Ptah the El Daoud Ravi Coltrane ~ For Turiya ~ Blending Times Horace Silver ~ Senor Blues ~ Six Pieces of Silver Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Lisa ~ The Quintet Plus Thelonious Monk ~ Green Chimneys ~ Straight, No Chaser Miles Davis ~ E.S.P. ~ E.S.P. Kenny Garrett ~ Hargrove ~ Sounds from the Ancestors

As we did last week, we start with Sonny Rollins playing with a west coast band from the classic trio album Way Out West. That is followed by the incredible guitar of Wes Montgomery. More great jazz to follow from Hargrove, Murray, Joey D and more. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ Way Out West ~ Way Out West Wes Montgomery ~ West Coast Blues ~ Incredible Jazz Guitar Roy Hargrove ~ Firm Roots ~ Family David Murray & Black Saint Quartet ~ Sacred Ground ~ Sacred Ground (feat. Casandra Wilson) New England Jazz Orchestra ~ Jeannine ~ Straight from the Hart, Vol. 2 David Borgo ~ Lisboa ~ Pathika Joey DeFrancesco ~ And so It Is ~ In the Key of the Universe

Much of today's show features music from the West Coast Cool movement of the 1950's. We close out the show with new releases from San Diego's David Borgo and a young phenom from NYC, Julius Rodriguez. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ I've Told Ev'ry Little Star ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Jimmy Giuffre ~ Gotta Dance ~ The Jimmy Giuffre 3 Kenny Dorham ~ K.D.'s Cab Ride ~ Afro-Cuban Joe Gordon ~ Terra Firma Irma ~ Lookin' Good! Mike Wofford & Holly Hofmann ~ Karita ~ Turn Signal David Borgo ~ The Bath ~ Pathika Julius Rodriguez ~ Elegy (For Cam) ~ Let Sound Tell All

A very eclectic playlist for today's show. We start with a rockin' Miles, brooding Tomasz, and an experimental Noah Preminger. The show closes with a tribute to the late Tony Bennett who passed away last week. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Miles Davis ~ Red China Blues ~ Get Up With It Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet ~ Wisława ~ Wisława Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Daddy Likey ~ The Dank Steph Johnson ~ Here's to Life ~ So in Love Julius Rodriguez ~ All I Do ~ Let Sound Tell All Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band ~ Kings Highway ~ Kings Highway Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ It's For You ~ As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Bill Evans & Tony Bennett ~ Days of Wine and Roses ~ The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album

We hear from some of the great masters of this genre; Tyner, Farrell, Monk, Trane and Shorter as well as some young lions with a modern sound; Simon, Sorey and Kornhauser. That is a lot of fine jazz music in a one hour show. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album McCoy Tyner ~ Goin' Home ~ Asante Edward Simon ~ Fiestas ~ Simplicitas Tyshawn Sorey ~ In What Direction Are You Headed ~ Continuing Ed Kornhauser ~ Dayspring ~ The Short Years Joe Farrell ~ Sonic Text ~ Sonic Text Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane ~ Ruby, My Dear ~ Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane Wayne Shorter ~ The Soothsayer ~ The Soothsayer

Baseball and jazz are two uniquely American art forms that have a long and intertwined history. Baseball was also one of the first sports to be integrated, with Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. Jazz emerged from the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th century. The music quickly spread to other parts of the country, and by the early 20th century, jazz was a major force in American culture. This podcast celebrates baseball through jazz music inspired by America's Pastime, baseball.   Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Mabel Scott ~ Baseball Boogie ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns Carla Bley ~ Baseball ~ 4 X 4 The Modern Jazz Quartet ~ Baseball ~ Live At the Lighthouse Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ Baseball Theme ~ A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Original 1969 Movie Soundtrack) Miles Davis ~ Two Bass Hit ~ Milestones George Carlin ~ Baseball and Football ~ Carlin on Campus Nina Simone ~ Baseball Boogie ~ A Single Woman Count Basie ~ Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? ~ The Count Basie Story Dexter Gordon ~ Home Run ~ The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon The Treniers ~ Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns Les Brown and His Orchestra ~ Joltin' Joe DiMaggio ~ Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns Simon & Garfunkel ~ Mrs. Robinson ~ Bookends Joey DeFrancesco ~ Take Me out to the Ballgame ~ Joey D!

We'll begin this episode with straight up hard bop from Cannonball, followed by another late great saxophonist Michael Brecker. Then we will explore new releases from Rosenwinkel, David Borgo (from San Diego) and Lakecia Benjamin. We wrap it all up with a mellow Miles fusion. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Exodus ~ At the Lighthouse Michael Brecker ~ Slings and Arrows ~ Tales from the Hudson Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Our Secret World (feat. Aaron Parks, Eric Revis & Greg Hutchinson) [Live at the Village Vanguard] ~ Undercover (Live at the Village Vanguard) [feat. Aaron Parks, Eric Revis & Greg Hutchinson] David Borgo ~ Curiouser and Curiouser ~ Cautiously Optimistic Lakecia Benjamin ~ Basquiat ~ Phoenix Miles Davis ~ Shhh / Peaceful (LP Mix) ~ In a Silent Way

Classic jazz trumpet dominate this week's Jazz and Beyond episode. Freddie, Kenny, Miles (with Cannonball) are all represented here. Add to that San Diego's premier trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos to highlight today's show.  Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Stanley Turrentine ~ Sugar ~ Sugar Freddie Hubbard ~ Gibraltar ~ Born to Be Blue Kenny Dorham ~ Sao Paulo ~ Una Mas Gilbert Castellanos ~ New Delhi ~ Espérame En El Cielo The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble ~ Omnificent ~ Step Down Charles McPherson ~ Well You Needn't ~ First Flight Out Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else

We've got classic jazz from Sonny Rollins and Vi Redd, followed by a very modern sound from Noah Preminger (s) and Kim Cass (b). Then, the gem of this set is from Keith Jarrett's European and American quartets. The episode finishes with new and old music from guitarist John McLaughlin.  Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sonny Rollins ~ The Bridge ~ The Bridge Vi Redd ~ If I Should Lose You ~ Bird Call Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Grip it and Rip it ~ The Dank Noah Preminger & Kim Cass ~ Spank Banquet ~ The Dank John Surman ~ Hilltop Dancer ~ Brewster's Rooster Keith Jarrett ~ Shades of Jazz ~ Shades Keith Jarrett ~ All I Want ~ The Mourning of a Star Keith Jarrett ~ Long As You Know You're Living Yours ~ Belonging Shakti ~ Mohanam ~ This Moment Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Miles Beyond ~ Birds of Fire