Monday October 6, 2008 Playlist

Did you hear the show last week? I played "Linus and Lucy" the Charlie Brown theme song written by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and played by David Benoit. This week I played The Theme from I Love Lucy" as arranged by Ed Calle for the Latin all-star big band on the fantastic CD "Jam Miami". I point this out because good jazz is everywhere. Not just in jazz clubs and wine festivals. Too often I hear people say things like they don't like jazz because they "don't understand it" or jazz is "too sophisticated". But most of them listen to (and actually like) jazz more than they realize.

Jazz is in movies, T.V. shows, commercials, children's shows like Sesame Street and the Charlie Brown cartoons and many other places where music is used. Jazz doesn't have to be champagne and wine, it can be beer or kool-aid. Jazz doesn't have to be cool and sophisticated, it can be down-and-dirty and hot as hell! The main thing is to listen to it and enjoy it if you like it no matter what type of music it is. It's all good. Jazz on!


4:00 AM

- Warm Valley. Paris All-Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker
- Skylark. Ron Kalina - Getting My Axes Together
- Willow. Pat Martino - Timeless

- Sambao. Kenny Barron - Sambao
- Intimadagé. Brian Bromberg - Brian Bromberg
- Rhapsody In Blue. Chucho Valdés - Briyumba Palo Congo

- Aqualera Do Brasil. Robertinho Silva - Speak No Evil
- Agua de Beber. Charlie Byrd - Charlie Byrd Plays Jobim
- Rio de Janeiro. Lisa Ono - Nanã
- O Veio. Robertinho Silva - Speak No Evil


5:00 AM

- Besame Mucho. Lalo Schifrin - Lalo Schifrin and Friends
- Fast Forward. Lalo Schifrin - Lalo Schifrin and Friends
- Sofrito. Five Degrees Of Soul - Esplendidos
- The Theme From "I Love Lucy". Jam Miami - A Celebration Of Latin Jazz

- Velas Icadas. Leny Andrade - Maiden Voyage
- Never Again. Neila - Love Will Be Around
- De Flor Em Flor. Rosa Passos - The Best Of Rosa Passos

- Los Tres Hermanos. SMV - Thunder*
- I Concentrate On You. Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix*

- Distant Horizon (Instrumental Version). Kenia - Distant Horizon


* New CDs from KUCI Library