The Spectrum Jazz

Week of 01/17/10

thespectrumjazz — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:23:22 +0000

Herbie Hancock-I Have a Dream-The Prisoner

John Coltrane -Alabama-Live at Birdland

David Fathead Newman-A Change Is Gonna Come-Bigger and Better

Billy Preston-All Things Must Pass-Encouraging Words

Elvin Jones-Agape Love-Polycurrents

War-Deliver The Word-Deliver The Word

Wynton Marsalis-Black Codes From The Underground- Black Codes From The Underground

Richie Havens-From The Prison-Something Else Again

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Lift Every Voice and Sing-Berlin Jazz Fest’80

Rahsaan Roland Kirk-I Say a Little Prayer-Volunteered Slavery

Nikki Giovanni-Alabama Poem-Truth Is On Its Way

Oscar Peterson-Hymn to Freedom-Night Train

Donny Hathaway-To Be Young Gifted and Black-Everything Is Everything

The Jazz Crusaders-Freedom Sounds-Freedom Sounds

Nina Simone-There’s a New World Coming-Here Comes the Sun

Blue Mitchell-March on Selma-Down With It

Max Roach f/Andy Bey-Members Don’t Get Weary-Members Don’t Get Weary

Billy Bang-Reflections-Viet Nam Reflections

Jr.Walker-Way Back Home-Rainbow Funk

Charles Earland-Message From a Black Man-Living Black

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes f/Teddy Pendergrass-Wake Up Everybody-Wake Up Everybody

Favorite 2009 Jazz CDs

thespectrumjazz — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:06:59 +0000

Here are my 46 favorite jazz cd’s from ’09

1)AZAR LAWRENCE Prayer For My Ancestors

2)BABATUNDE LEA Umbo Weti: A Tribute To Leon Thomas

3)BILLY HARPER Blueprints of Jazz Vol.2

4)BLUE NOTE 7-Mosiac

5)BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET Metamorphosen

6)BROTHER THELONIOUS QUINTET-Brother Thelonious

7)CHARLES TOLLIVER Emperor March Live at The Blue Note

8)CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & INSIDE STRAIGHT Kind Of Brown

9)COREY WILKES & ABSTRAKT PULSE Cries From Tha Ghetto

10)CORY WEEDS Everything’s Coming Up Weeds

11)CYRUS CHESTNUT Spirit

12)DONNY MCCASLIN Declarations

13)E.J. STRICKLAND In This Day

14)ERIC ALEXANDER Revival Of The Fittest

15)FIVE CORNERS QUINTET-Hot Corner

16)FRED HERSCH POCKET ORCHESTRA Live at The Jazz Standard

17)GERALD CLAYTON Two-Shade

18)GERALD WILSON ORCHESTRA Detroit

19) HEATH BROS Endurance

20)JACKIE RYAN Doozy

21)JAMES MOODY 4A

22)JEFF “TAIN” WATTS Watts

23)JOEL FRAHM & BRUCE KATZ Project A

24)JOSHUA REDMAN-Compassion

25)KAT EDMONSON Take To The Sky

26)LARS ECKMAN Introducing Lars Eckman

27)LAUREN SEVIAN Blueprint

28)LEONARD COHEN-Live In London

29)LISA HILTON Twilight & Blues

30)LONNIE PLAXICO-Ancestral Devotion

31)MANUEL VALERA Currents

32)MARCUS STRICKLAND Idiosyncrasies

33)MARK ISHAM & KATE CEBERANO Bittersweet

34)MAX SCHULTZ-ERIK SODERLIND Dedications

35)MONTEREY QUARTET f/Dave Holland-Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival

36)NEIL COWLEY TRIO Loud, Louder, Stop

37)OMAR SOSA-Across The Divide

38)ROBERT GLASPER Double Booked

39)ROBERTA GAMBARINI So In Love

40)ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND Emergence

41)SOPHIE MILMAN Take Love Easy

42)TERELL STAFFORD, DICK OATTS QUINTET Bridging The Gap

43)THE OTHER TRIO-The Other Trio

44)THE RESPECT SEXTET Sirius Respect-The Respect Sextet Plays The Music of Sun Ra and Stockhausen

45)TONY KOFI QUARTET The Silent Truth

46) VIJAY IYER Historicity

Spectrum playlist 01/03/10 Best of ‘09 Part 3

thespectrumjazz — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:35:32 +0000

Leonard Cohen-The Gypsy’s Wife-Live In London

Liane Carroll-Willow Weep For Me-Slowdown

Lisa Hilton-Twilight-Twilight & Blues

Lonnie Plaxico-Ancestral Devotion-Ancestral Devotiontion

Manuel Valera-Dienda-Currents

Marcus Strickland-She’s Alive-Idiosyncrasies

Mark Isham/Kate Ceberano-Do It Again-Bittersweet

Max Schutlz/Erik Soderlind-Blessed Relief-Dedications

Monterey Quartet-Step To It-Live at The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival

Naomi Shelton-What Have You Done-What Have You Done, My Brother

Neil Cowley Trio-His Nibs-Loud, Louder, Stop

Omar Sosa-Promised Land-Across The Divide

Other Trio-The Game-The Other Trio

Roberta Gambarini-Crazy-So In Love

Roy Hargrove Big Band-Requiem- Emergence

Seamus Blake-Spacing-Live In Italy

Sophie Milman-Love For Sale/I’m On Fire-Take Love Easy

Soulive-Pj’s-Up Here

Terell Stafforrd/Dick Oates-Time To Let Go-Bridging The Gap

Tony Kofi Quartet-Giants-The Silent Truth

Vijay Iyer-Mystic Brew-Historicity

Spectrum Playlist 12/27/09 BEST OF ’09 PT.2

thespectrumjazz — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:02:13 +0000

Curtis Stiegers-Cold-Lost In Dreams

Cyrus Chestnut-Lean On Me-Spirit

Donny McCaslin-Rock Me-Declarations

Eldar-Daily Living-Virtue

Eric Alexander-Revival-Revival of The Fittest

Five Corners Quintet-Habib’s Habit-Hot Corner

Fred Hersch Pocket Orchestra-Lee’s Dream-Live at Jazz Standard

Gary Burton/Pat Metheny-Questions and Answers-Quartet Live

Gerald Clayton-Boogablues-Two Shade

Gerald Wilson-Detroit-Cass Tech

Grant Geissman-Chuck and Chick-Cool Man Cool

Gretchen Parlato-Weak-In a Dream

The Heath Brothers-Changes-Endurance

Jackie Ryan-I Haven’t Got Anything Better To Do-Doozy

James Moody-Stablemates-4A

Jeff “Tain”Watts-The Devil’s Ringtone-Watts

Joel Frahm & Bruce Katz-It Ain’t Fair-Project A

Johnnie Bassett-Meat On Them Bones-The Gentleman Is Back

Jonas Kullhammar-Mr.TZ-The Half Naked Truth

Joshua Redman-Hutchhiker’s Guide-Compass

Kat Edmonson-Just Like Heaven-Take It To The Sky

Kurt Elling-Lush Life-Dedicated to You

Lars Ekman-When Jazz Is Killin-Introducing Lars Ekman

Lauren Sevian-Outline-Blueprint

Spectrum playlist 12/20/21 Best of ’09 Part 1

thespectrumjazz — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:37:53 +0000

Akiko Tsuruga- Oriental Express Oriental Express

Allen Toussaint- Closer Walk With Thee The Bright Mississippi

Azar Lawrence - Ode to Pharoah Prayer for My Ancestors

Babatunde Lea- Prince of Peace Umbo Weti: A tribute to Leon Thomas

Ben Allison- Green Al Think Free

Billy Harper- Cast the first stone Blueprints Of Jazz Vol. 2

Blue Note 7- Inner Urge Mosaic

Branford Marsalis Quartet- Return of The Jitney Man Metamorphosen

Brother Thelonious Quintet – Brother Thelonius The Brother Thelonius Quintet

Bob Dylan – My Wifes Hometown Together Through Life

Cedar Walton- Naima Voices Deep Within

Charles Tolliver -On the Nile Emporer March Live at The Blue Note

Chick Corea -Hymn to Andromeda Five Peace Band

Christian Mcbride & Inside Straight - Theme for Kareem. Kind Of Brown

Corey Wilkes & Abstrakt Pulse -Visonary of an Abstract-Cries From The Ghetto

Cory Weeds - The pour Everything’s coming up weeds

This week’s sponsor: Lisa Hilton

thespectrumjazz — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:41:06 +0000

Lisa Hilton’s SUNNY DAY THEORY is having a positive impact at radio as well as with critics. Her tenth disc to date and featuring Lewis Nash on drums, Larry Grenadier on bass and Brice Winston on tenor sax debuted at #32 on the JazzWeek chart, as well as #2 most added and #5 most increased play, while showing #25 on the CMJ jazz chart last week, with many reports appearing in the Top 10. Media Guide reported a spincrease of 149 for the same week. All About Jazz writes that Hilton is: ”a top notch piano player with a touch mixed with a set of chops that rivals anything Brad Mehldau has put out in his much heralded career.” Hilton appears at Catalina Bar and Grill/Hollywood on 9/23/08 www.LisaHiltonMusic.com

The Spectrum’s Tribute to Cannonball Adderley week of 9/15 WGMC JAZZ 90.1

thespectrumjazz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:05:39 +0000

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Spectrum Playlist Week of September 15 2008

Cannonball Adderley Special

Autumn Leaves-Something Else

Work Song-Greatest Hits

Jive Samba-Best Of

Bohemia After Dark-Bohemia After Dark

The Old Country-Nancy Wilson-Cannonball Adderley

Stars Fell On Alabama-In Chicago

This Here-Live at The Jazz Workshop

Freddie Freeloader-Kind of Blue

Save Your Love For Me-Live in Person w/Nancy Wilson

Fun-Mercy Mercy, Mercy, Live at “The Club”

Games-Mercy Mercy, Mercy, Live at “The Club”

Fiddler On The Roof-Fiddler On The Roof

Oleo-’58 Miles

I Remember Bird-74 Miles Away

Sweet Georgia Bright-Live

Little Boy With The Sad Eyes-Radio Nights

Sack O’ Woe-Live at The Lighthouse

Walk Tall-74 Miles Away

Country Preacher-Country Preacher

New Delhi-Quintet Plus

Hippodelphia-Mercy,Mercy, Mercy-Live At The Club

Unit 7-Nancy Wilson & Cannonball

Dr.Hornoris Causa/The Black Messiah-The Black Messiah

Mercy,Mercy Mercy-Mercy,Mercy Mercy Live at The Club

Spectrum Playlist 8/3/08 Hubtone Tribute Show Pt.1

thespectrumjazz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:04:49 +0000

Freddie Hubbard-Red Clay-Red Clay

FH-On The Real Side-On The Real Side

Milt Jackson w/FH-Little Sunflower-Little Sunflower

VSOP-One of a Kind-The Quintet

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Up Jumped Spring-Three Blind Mice

FH-Sky Dive-Sky Dive

FH-First Light-First Light

FH-Destiny’s Children-Keep Your Soul Together

FH-Hubtones-Hubtones

FH-Caravan-The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard

FH –For B.P.-High Blues Pressure

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-The Core-Free For All

FH-Blue Sprits-Blue Sprits

FH-Suite Sioux-Red Clay

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-The Hub-Soul Finger

FH-The 7^th Day-The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers-Down Under-Mosaic

FH-Straight Life-Straight Life

FH-Byrdlike-Ready For Freddie Hubbard

Playlist for week of 07/07/08 show

thespectrumjazz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:04:05 +0000

ROY HARGROVE-MR.CLEAN-EARFOOD

EMPIRICAL-BLESSSINGS-EMPIRICAL

LCT-JUST GIVE ME TIME-A DIFFERENT VIEW

DERRICK GARDNER-FUNKY STRAIGHT-RIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE

THE STEIN BROTHERS-EVE’S DROP-QUIXOTIC

CECIL PAYNE-FOLLOW ME-ZODIAC

DONALD BYRD-JEANNINE-LIVE AT THE HALD NOTE

AL FOSTER-FUNGII MAMA-LOVE,PEACE AND JAZZ

JAMES CARTER-HYMN OF THE ORIENT-PRESENT TENSE

BRIAN BLADE-RUBYLOU’S LULUABY-SEASON OF CHANGE

3 COHENS-FREEDOM-BRAID

AVISHAI COHEN-11 WIVES-GENTLY DISTURBED

JACKIE MCLEAN-SOUL-’BOUT SOUL

DAFNIS PRIETO-TAKING THE SOUL FOR A WALK-TAKING THE SOUL FOR A WALK

TODD SICKAFOOS-PIANOS OF THE 9TH WARD-TINY RESISTORS

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS-THE EGYPTIAN-INDESTRUCIBLE

5 CORNERS QUINTET-SHAKE IT-HOT CORNER

JOE FARRELL-SONIC TEXT-SONIC TEXT

JAZZ WARRIORS-ABOLOTION DAY-AFROPEANS

NITIN SAWHNEY-OCEANS AND RAIN-CHILL OUT LOUNGE

KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE-ECLIPSE-SUBSTREAM

HERBIE MANN-SUMMERTIME-LIVE AT NEWPORT

FAST 3-CEASE THE BOMBIMG-3′S COMPANY

Jazz90.1 2007 Top 100 Jazz Cd’s

thespectrumjazz — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:02:53 +0000

Jazz90.1 2007 Top 100 Jazz Cd’s

1)McCoy Tyner-McCoy Tyner Quartet

2)Rachel Z-Dept of Good and Evil

3)Kurt Elling-Night Moves

4)Tia Fuller-Healing Space

5)Herbie Hancock-River-The Joni Letters

6)Dena DeRose-Live at Jazz Standard

7)Oscar Peterson-What’s Up?The Very Tall Band

8)Norah Jones-Not Too Late

9)Ron Carter-Dear Miles

10)Kenny Burrell-75th Birthday Bash

11)Eldar-Re-Imagination

12)Billy Taylor-Gerry Mulligan-Live @ MCG

13)Matt Wilson-The Scenic Route

14)Sophie Milman-Make Someone Happy

15)Gerald Wilson Orchestra-Monterey Moods-

16)Chris Potter 10-Song For Anyone

17)Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau-Quartet

18)The Bad Plus-Prog

19)Chico Hamilton-6th Ave Romp

20)Deep Blue Organ Trio-Folk Music

21)Billy Bang-Above and Beyond

22)Abbey Lincoln-Abbey Sings Abbey

23)Rosario Giuliani-Anything Else

24)Bruce Hornsby-Camp Meeting

25)Tony DeSare-Last First Kiss

26)Michael Brecker-Pilgrimage

27)Nigel Kennedy-Blue Note Sessions

28)Wayne Escoffery-Veneration

29)Amy Winehouse-Back to Black

30)Will Benard-Party Hats

31)Brian Bromberg-Downtown/Upright

32)Tierney Sutton-On The Other Side

33)Russel Malone-Live at Jazz StandardVol 2.

34)Wynton Marsalis-From The Plantation to The Penitentiary

35)Rashied Ali-Judgment Day Vol 2.

36)Akiko Tsurga-Sweet and Funky

37)Mark Murphy-Love Is What Stays

38)Martin Bejerano-Evolution/Revolution

39) Bobby Broom-Song and Dance

40) Carl Allen/Rodney Whitiker-Get Ready

41-100

41)Robert Glasper-In My Element

42)David Fathead Newman-Life

43)Joshua Redman-Back East

44)Alan Bergman-Lyrically, Alan Bergman

45)Gary Smulyan-More Treasures

46)Ceu-Ceu

47)Joan Stiles-Oo-Bla-Dee

48)John Scofield-This Means That

49)The Rodriguez Brothers-Conversations

50)Chick Corea&Bela Fleck-The Enchantment

51)Donny McCaslin-In Pursuit

52)Queen Latifah-Travlin Light

53)Till Bronner-Oceana

54)Dave Brubeck-Indian Summer

55)Tom Harrell-Light On

56)Cyrus Chestnut-Cyrus Plays Elvis

57)The Greyboy Allstars-What Happened to TV

58)Joel Frahm-We Used to Dance

59)Deborah Cox-Destination Moon

60)Eric Alexander-Temple of Olympic Zeus

61)Joe Zawinul-Brown St

62)Maunuel Valera-Vientos

63)Sachal Vasandani-Eyes Wide Open

64)Waverly 7-Yo!Bobby

65)Tom Wolfe&Gene Bertoncini-Floating on The Silence

66)Curtis Stigers-Real Emotional

67)Frank Tiberi-4 Brothers 7

68)Onaje Allan Gumbs-Sack Full of Dreams

69)Sonny Fortune-You and The Night and The Music

70)Poncho Sanchez-Raise Your Hand

71)Arturo Sandoval-Rumba Palace

72)Bobby Sanabria-Big Band Urban Folktales

73)Somi-Red Soil In My Eyes

74)Alvin Batiste-Marsalis Music Honors

75)Eddie Daniels-Homecoming

76)Frank Foster-Well Water

77)Avishai Cohen-As Is Live at The Blue Note

78)Dan Loomis-I Love Paris

79)The Puppini Sisters-Betcha Bottom Dollar

80)Wallace Roney-Jazz

81)John Fedchock New York Big Band-Up & Running

82)Matt Ray-Lost in New York

83)Fred Hirsch-Night and The Music

84)Jimmy Ponder-Somebody’s Child

85)Dale Fielder-Plays The Music of Pepper Adams

86)Luciana Souza-The New Bossa Nova

87)Etta Jones/Houston Person-Don’t Misunderstand

88)Jane Monheit-Surrender

89)Anat Cohen & The Anzic Orchestra-Noir

90)One More-The Summary:Music of Thad Jones

91)Thomas Marriott-Both Sides of The Fence

92)Patti Austin-Avant Gershwin

93)Jerry Begonzi-Tenorist

94)Paquito D’Rivera-Funk Tango

95)Jackie Ryan-You and The Night and The Music

96)Sean Jones-Kaleidoscope

97)Dee Dee Bridgewater-Red Earth

98)Stacy Kent-Breakfast on The Morning Tram

99)Terence Blanchard-A Tale of God’s Will

100)Chris Potter Underground-Follow The Red Line;Live at The Village Vanguard