The World Of Jazz

Monday December 29, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:00 +0000

Today on my show I highlighted some great Filipino jazz artists because I am still jazzed about the 4th Annual Fil-Am Jazz Festival that I attended on Saturday. It was such a good time but you can read more details in my previous blog post.

I am so happy that Bobby Enriquez was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award because he is one of my favorite jazz piano players! Besides "Spain" I played the little ditty that was the theme song from the old Nescafe Instant Coffee commercials. I used to like the song on the commercial even so hearing Bobby play it makes it that much better!

There is so much good jazz in the world and not enough time to play/hear them all. Searching out these CDs is fun for me but there is nothing like the magic of live music though.

Charmaine, Mon and Tateng play locally so if you keep your eye out you may find them at a club near you.

Keep jazz alive by listening to jazz, buying jazz CDs, and listening to jazz on KUCI 88.9 FM of course! Check out the program schedule at kuci.org and you will find some more jazz shows and a lot of other good listening.

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year and thanks for listening. Jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Skylark. Mon David - My One And Only Love
- Spain. Bobby Enriquez - The Prodigious Piano Of Bobby Enriquez
- Nescafe Theme. Bobby Enriquez - In The City

- My Romance. Charmaine Clamor - Searching For The Soul
- For You. Ben Luis Collective - Serenade The Night
- Like Someone In Love. Tateng Katindig - Jaawe Lang

- My One And Only Love. Phillip Manuel - A Time For Love
- Sushi. Oscar Peterson - Oscar In Paris

- Todo Mundo Junto. Escola de Samba Mocidade - Fantastica Batucada

5:00 AM

- Resurgence. Carlos Garnett - Resurgence
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. Karrin Allyson - Sweet Home Cookin'
- Harlem River Drive. Bobbi Humphrey - Jazz Superhits of the 70's and 80's

- Peace Belongs Everywhere. IBO - I Carry No Stick
- Beacon Call. Johnny Allgre - Eastern Skies
- Early Morn. Tots Tolentino - Color Real
- A New Day (Bossa Version). Parliament Syndicate - A New Day

- Lotus. Laszlo Gardony - Breakout

- Black Metropolis. Malachi Thompson - Delmark: 55 Years Of Jazz *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Sunday December 28, 2008, Fil-Am JazzFest

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:24:00 +0000

As I mentioned previously I was going to attend the 4th Annual Fil-AM Jazz Festival at The Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood this past Saturday. It was great!

What is the Fil-Am Jazz Festival you may ask. This is a one-night event that has been held for the past 4 years that features talented Filipino-American jazz artists. It was put on by The Jazz Society of the Philippines, USA (jazzPhil-USA) and presented by ABS-CBN, a Philippine broadcasting corporation.

Carlos Zialcita was the Master Of Ceremonies for the evening. He is the San Francisco American Jazz Festival Producer/Executive Director and a great harmonica player in his own right.

Along with a standard jazz trio of bass, drums and piano (that was used for the remainder of the festival sets) Bay Area denizen Bo Razon opened the festival playing conga and bongo drums but he is a multi-instrumentalist and composer too. Bo has a Cuban/Filipino connection and Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" and Dizzy's "Night In Tunisia "set the tone for the entire evening with his strong Latin percussion skills. This was going to be an exciting evening of jazz!

Next up was the world-class Filipino jazz singer Mon David (winner of the 2006 London International Vocal Jazz competition) who kicked off his set with Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" and ended with Abbey Lincoln's "Throw It Away" which included some Tagalog lyrics! I don't speak Tagalog so I can't tell you what he sang but it was a beautiful song. Mon's 3 song set also gave us a taste of his scatting finesse and his fine guitar playing besides his obvious vocal talent.

Tateng Katindig took the stage next and captivated the audience with his mastery of the piano and in his 3 song set played the ballad "My One And Only Love" in a touching tribute to his wife. When you hear him play you know why he is known as the "Filipino Oscar Peterson"! It's too bad he didn't have any CDs for sale in the lobby but I am fortunate to have the "Jaawe Lang" CD to listen to when I need a "Tateng" fix.

Then it was Charmaine Clamor's (the inventor of "jazzipino") turn to wow the audience and wow she did! The beautiful and talented singer started with "Harana Sa Dilim", a song from her latest CD "My Harana" and also sang the jazzipino "My Funny Brown Pinay", which is an interpolation of the jazz standard "My Funny Valentine". "Pinay" is a term for a Filipino woman and this song instills pride in being a Filipina. An amazing singer and I'm not alone in that opinion based on this quote from Charmaine's Bio: Charmaine Clamor is America's leading Filipina jazz and world vocalist, achieving the rare feat of making the Top-5 on both JazzWeek's World (#2 ranking) and Traditional Jazz (#4) radio charts simultaneously.

Jon Irabagon followed Charmaine's performance with an outstanding set of alto-saxophone wizardry! Jon is the first Filipino-American to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. The Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition is the most prestigious jazz competition in the world. I loved Wayne Shorter's "Charcoal Blues" and Jon blew us all away with his solo on Billy Eckstine's ballad "I Just Want To Talk About You"!

Emcee Carlos Zialcita, on behalf of The Jazz Society of the Philippines, USA (jazzPhil-USA) then presented one of my favorite jazz piano players, the late Bobby Enriquez with a 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Eddie Coligado accepted the award for the Enriquez Family and played a special number (Malaguena) in honor of Bobby.

The last artist of the evening was The Ben Luis Collective from the Bay area. Bassist Ben Luis' set included a song from his upcoming CD that was inspired by Ben's recent trip to New Orleans where he saw firsthand the devastation that still exists after Hurricane Katrina. My favorite song was Luis' composition "For You" that included Carlos Zialcita (he's the Emcee, remember?) on harmonica. Great song!

Then the night was over all too soon. Everyone came out for one last song "Auld Lang Syne" and then it was time to buy CDs and meet the artists. The access to the artists was great! I got pictures and autographs and actually spent time talking with some of the artists after the show.
In a larger venue it is impossible for the normal guest to get this level of access.

The only complaint I had all night was one that only Father Time could resolve: the fact that there was so little time for each of the artists to share their music with us. Three songs each just barely touched the surface of the musical talent in the house and teased us just enough to make us want to go buy a CD from every artist. I could have stayed all night and I have no doubt that I would have been joined by the entire room!

All-in-all it was a great night of jazz and the fact that the artists were Filipino is important but takes a back seat to the fact that they were all talented musicians and in the end, jazz is jazz no matter who plays it.

The talent, the jazz, the venue, the friendliness, the camaraderie, and the love and support from the audience made this a night to remember.

Good jazz comes from around the world and Filipinos can play jazz with the best of them as was evident at this jazz festival.

I saw cameras recording the event so I hope they make this into a DVD at some point but even so I look forward to attending the 5th Annual Fil-Am Jazz Festival next year in 2009. Maybe I'll see you there!

Support live jazz and the venues that host live jazz. Jazz on!

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Monday December 22, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:02:00 +0000

As promised my show was a two hour extravaganza of Christmas Music! Except for the Brazilian Batucada of course. My favorite Christmas CD has got to be "Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night". This CD is so good and filled with Christmas songs done Latin-style, I play it all year 'round! I think my three favorite Christmas songs are The Christmas Waltz, I'll Home For Christmas, and The Christmas Song. These are classics and at the top of my list.

The holidays are a time of joy and celebration and music is a part of all holiday celebrations no matter if you celebrate Christmas or another special day. I hope you heard some songs during this show that are now your new favorites.

Happy Holidays!

4:00 AM

- What Child Is This. Oscar Peterson - An Oscar Peterson Christmas
- Silent Night. Nancy Wilson and Kimiko Itoh - Jazzy Wonderland (Various)
- Little Drummer Boy. Cassandra Wilson - Jazz To The World (Various)
- Some Children See Him. Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. - Jazzy Wonderland (Various)
- Baby It's Cold Outside. Dianne Reeves and Lou Rawls - Jazz To The World (Various)

- Les Anges Dans Nos Compagnes (Angels we have Heard On High). Papa Wemba and Mino Cinelu - World Christmas (Various)
- Christmas Waltz. Oscar Peterson - An Oscar Peterson Christmas
- No More Blue Christmas'. Natalie Cole - No More Blue Christmas' (Single)

- This Time Of Year. Etta James - 12 Songs Of Christmas
- This Christmas. Yutaka Yokokura - A GRP Christmas Collection (Various)
- Sai Da Frente. Escola de Samba Mocidade - Fantastico Batucada

5:00 AM

- O Holy Night. Martin Nievera - A Martin Nievera Christmas
- White Christmas. Ray Brown Trio - Christmas Songs With The Ray Brown Trio
- 'Twas The Night. Take 6 - He Is Christmas

- Winter Wonderland. Larry Carlton - Christmas At My House
- Jingle Bells. Ed Calle - Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night

- The Christmas Song. Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time Is Here
- Santa Baby. Sheila E. - Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night
- Feliz Navidad. Pete Escovedo and Ray Obiedo - Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night
- Navidad. Gypsy Kings - World Christmas (Various)
- I'll Be Home For Christmas. Herbie Hancock and Eliane Elias - Jazz To The World (Various)

- Rapido. Portinho - Batucada, The Sound Of The Favelas

Monday December 15, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:19:00 +0000

The end of 2008 is fast approaching and the holiday season is upon us. Lots to do, people to see and food to eat. Live jazz is of course in the lineup. I played a nice set from The N.Y. Voices since I went to hear them on the weekend. They put on a great show and I ended buying their new CD "A Day Like This". They all autographed the CD for me and it is a valuable addition to my collection!

I also played a couple of sets of Christmas music as a prelude to next week when my show will be all Christmas music with a bit of batucada thrown in for good measure. I promise it won't be boring elevator Christmas music. It'll be fun and it will help to get you in the holiday spirit.

I'll be at the 4th Annual Fil-Am (Filipino-American) JazzFest at The Catalina Bar and Grill Jazz Club in Hollywood on the 27th. There will be some great jazz that night with Tateng Katindig, Charmaine Clamor (the creator of "jazzipino") and Mon David among other amazing Filipino musicians! I will be playing some of their music on future shows and I'm sure you will enjoy them.

Tell your friends and family to listen if you like the show and check out the other shows on kuci.org. Support live jazz and keep listening. Jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Here's That Rainy Day. Cedar Walton - Da Vida Bella: A Devotion To Jazz (Various)
- Love Makes The Changes. Freddy Cole - Le Grand Freddy
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Mal Waldron - Jazz And Romance (Various)

- Stoned Soul Picnic. N.Y. Voices - A Day Like This
- Oh, Lady Be Good. N.Y. Voices - Collection (Compilation)
- The World Keeps You Waiting. N.Y. Voices - A Day Like This

- Route 66. Ann Hampton Callaway - N-Coded Music Presents Vol5: Vocal Jazz (Various)
- Summerplay. Freddie Ravel - Freddie Ravel
- Never Said (Chan's Song). Dianne Reeves - Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection Vol.5

- Only Trust Your Heart. Atsuko Hashimoto - Introducing Atsuko Hashimoto
- Ozonio. Jadir de Castro and Dom Um - Batucada The Sound Of The Favelas

5:00 AM

- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Take 6 - He Is Christmas
- Sleigh Ride. Eddie Daniels - A GRP Christmas Collection (Various)
- The Christmas Song. Nancy Wilson - A Nancy Wilson Christmas

- Winter Wonderland. Etta James - 12 Songs Of Christmas
- Poets + Angels. Ottmar Liebert - Poets and Angels
- Silent Night. Carribean Jazz Project - Playboy's Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night

- Pra Tocar Pandeiro. Katia Moraes and Sambaguru - Ginga
- Samba De Flora. Airto - Rainforest Cafe: Rhythms Of The Tropics
- Encontro. Art Popular - Pagode Brasil 2 (Various)
- Red Top. Jimmy Mcgriff/Hank Crawford - The Best Of Organ Trio Jazz (Various)

- Doctor Jazz. George Lewis - Delmark 55 Years Of Jazz *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday December 8, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:38:00 +0000

Well Christmas is just around the corner so I played a couple of Christmas songs to get you in the mood. I'll play more Christmas Jazz in the coming weeks and look for my December 22nd show to be almost all Christmas music! Don't worry! No plain, traditional Christmas music but Jazzified, Bossafied, Salsafied, Bluesafied, Sambafied Christmas music!

I was fortunate enough to be able to see Diana Ross at The O.C. Performing Arts Center last night. I've always wanted to see her and I wasn't disappointed! She has always been such a amazing singer and the audience was very appreciative last night. So many great songs in her wonderful career. She had a bass, drums, guitar, piano, percussionist and two backup singers. She still looks (4 costume changes!) and sounds great!

This weekend I am going to see The N.Y. Voices at The Jazz Club at The O.C. Performing Arts Center for their Christmas show. The Jazz Club is a very nice venue (The Samueli Theater) to see and hear live music.

Thanks for listening and until next week - jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Memories Of You. Dick Hyman - Da Vida Bella: A Devotion To Jazz (Various)
- Cinema Paradiso. Regina Carter - Paginini: After A Dream
- Choro Tìpico. Toquinho and Paulinho Nogueira - Acoustic Guitar

- Every Day I Have The Blues. Count Basie (w/Joe Williams) - Playboy's 40th Anniverary: 4 Decades Of Jazz (Compilation)
- Skin Deep. Duke Ellington - Uptown
- I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart. Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz - Diz and Getz

- The Christmas Song. The Manhatten Transfer (w/Tony Bennett) - The Chrismas Album
- Have Yourself A Merry Christmas. Grover Washington Jr. - Breath Of Heaven
- Tradewinds. Ritchie Cole - Ritchie Cole

5:00 AM

- Too Damn Hot. Dr. Lonie Smith - Too Damn Hot
- The Way You Look Tonight. Gerry Wiggins and Friends - Celebrating Wig's 80th At The Jazz Bakery

- It's Over. Chris Beard - Born To Play The Blues
- On Broadway. Tito Puente - Party At Puente's Place

- Bellarosa. Clifford Brown - Memorial Album
- Love For Sale. The Turtle Island String Quartet - On The Town
- Giant Steps. N.Y. Voices - Collection (Compilation)
- Gotcha (The Theme From Starsky And Hutch). Hubert Laws - Contemporary Jazz Masters Sampler (Various)
- The Honeydripper. Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train

- It's Crazy. Francine Griffin - Delmark: 55 Years Of Jazz *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday December 1, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:26:00 +0000

I hope you ate a lot of nice Thanksgiving food last week. It's hard to get going after having four days off but it's the start of another week and I hope the songs I played made Monday morning a little bit easier to contend with. It always seem to be a little harder to be enthused on Mondays mornings when you know you have a full week of work ahead of you, especially after a long weekend. Some good music in the morning makes it all a little easier. Though I did have to play a blues set to help me cope.

Christmas is fast approaching so I will be playing some Christmas music in the coming weeks. Don't worry! It won't be like the songs that every radio station, store and elevator will be playing. This is The World Of Jazz after all.

See you next week!

4:00 AM

- Night Mist Blues. Gerry Wiggins - Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 8
- My Funny Valentine. Sarah Vaughn - The Devine One
- Dansez Sur Moi (Girl Talk). Dee Dee Bridgewater - J'ai Deux Amours

- La Belle Vie. Dee Dee Bridgewater - J'ai Deux Amours
- The Blues Machine. Sammy Nestico - This Is The Moment
- Cante Minero. Carlos Montoya - The Art Of Flamenco
- Journey. Nova Menco - Gypsy Fusion

- Entre Dos Montanas. Ruben Romero and Wayne Wesley Johnson - Flamenco Festival
-Redimar. Jadir de Castro and Dom Um - Batucada: The Sound Of The Favelas

5:00 AM

- Kindness Of Strangers. Terra Sul - Kindness Of Strangers
- El Acalde/The Mayor. Cachao - Master Sessions, Vol 1
- La Costa. Franscisco Aguabella - Cubacan

- The Thrill Is Gone. B.B. King - The Greatest Blues Of All Time (Various)
- Tantalizing With The Blues. John Lee Hooker - The Greatest Blues Of All Time (Various)
- Say What!. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Soul To Soul

- On Green Dolphin Street. Joe Pass - The Best Of Joe Pass
- Impressions. Pat Martino - Timeless
- Going Out Of My Head. Wes Montgomery - Finest Hour (Compilation)

- Equinox. Curtis Fuller - Delmark: 55 Years Of Jazz *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday November 24, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:04:00 +0000

This week I played a long set of Bossa Nova songs as the beginning of my tribute to Bossa Nova. This year is the 50th Anniversary of Bossa Nova music. The First 50 Years Of Bossa Nova as Oscar Castro-Neves says. I will be playing much more of this wonderful music in the following weeks so stay tuned!

I also played a Filipino set today that ended with the amazing Bobby Enriquez. He is one
of my favorite piano players. He plays fast, he plays wild, he plays with such soul and intensity, he plays with a sense of humor at times and he is able to mix musical styles/genres at will in the middle of a song. Truly amazing!

Support live music and listen to good music whenever you can. Thanks for listening and until next week - jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Somewhere Over The Rainbow/If I Only Had A Brain. Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision
- I Concentrate On You. Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight
- Dreamsville. Monica Mancini - Monica Mancini

- Stolen Moments. N.Y. Voices - Collection (Compilation)
- Overjoyed. Nnena Freelon - Tales Of Wonder
- Canto Latino. Paul Desmond - From The Hot Afternoon

- Bluesette. Jaawe Lang - A Live Jazz Recording
- Into Somethin'. Parliament Syndicate - A New Day
- Misty. Bobby Enriquez - The Wildman Returns

- Soul Fusion. Milt Jackson - Best Of

5:00 AM

- Speak Low. Dianne Reeves - The Calling
- You Make Me Feel Brand New. Marlena Shaw - Dangerous

- Wave. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (Various)
- Aguas de Março. Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina - The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (Various)
- A Felicidade. Astrud Gilberto - Wave: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (Various)
- Garota de Ipanema. Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema: The Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbook (Various)

- Manha de Carnaval. Luis Bonfa - Plays and Sings Bossa Nova
- O'Barquinho. Toquinho - Tributo A Bossa Nova Vol. 1
- Lobo Bobo. Wilson Simonal & Sandra de Sá House Of Bossa Nova (Various)
- Chega de Saudade. Leila Pinheiro - The Story Of Bossa Nova (Various)
- So Quero Ver. Beth Carvalho - Brasil: A Century Of Song - The Bossa Nova Era (Various)

- El Rio. Nova Menco - Gypsy Fusion

- Lester Leaps In. Yves Francois - Delmark: 55 Years Of Jazz (Various) *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday November 17, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000

I hope you have been enjoying the songs that I play for you! I try to play a nice selection of songs that I really like. The two hours really seem to go by quickly and I always have so much more music to play for you but there is always next week right?

Please tell your friends about listening to the show every Monday. Jazz and especially Brazilian and Latin music is hard to find on the airwaves here in Southern California so spread the word.
I haven't been out to listen to live jazz recently because I've been so busy but I'm looking forward to listening to The New York Voices at The O.C. Jazz Club at The Performing Arts Center next month. They'll be putting on a Christmas Show so that should be fun.

Don't forget to check out kuci.org for great articles and our online program guide to find out what other types of shows are on KUCI 88.9 FM. Jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Sky and Sea. Cassandra Wilson - Travelin' Miles
- Forget Me. Shirley Horn - Softly
- Sweet and Lovely. Sonny Stitt - Jazz For When You're Alone (Various)

- Varadero. Lani Hall - Brasil Nativo
- Jungle Cat. Ana Caram - Amazonia
- Voltar Pro Rio. Kleber Jorge - Back To Rio
- Nothing Will Be As It Was. Sarah Vaughn - Brazilian Romance

- Velas. Toots Thielemans and His American Band - Do Not Leave Me
- Muita Firmeza. Escola De Samba Mocidade - Fantastico Batucada

5:00 Am

- I Was Just One More For You. Eddie Higgins - Speaking Of Jobim
- Vida. Gilberto Gil - Ritmo Brasileiro (Various)
- What More Can A Woman Do. Sarah Vaughn - September Song

- This I Dig Of You. Flutology - First Date
- Perdido. Don Bayas and Ben Webster - Jazz Club Tenor Sax (Various)

- Little Benny. Roy Hargrove - The Spirit Of Jazz Sampler 91 (Various)
- I Want To Be With You. The Magnificent Sevenths featuring "Big" Al Carson - Best Of Bourbon Street Blues

- Batumatu. Portinho - Batucada, The Sound Of The Favelas
- River Is Waiting. Irma Thomas - Simply Grand *
- Great Change. Cephas & Wiggins - Richmond Blues *
- Lizabeth. Charles Mcpherson - First Flight Out

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday November 10, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:24:00 +0000

Another beautiful morning in Irvine and I hope it was nice where you were. I played some more batucada and I think I will continue to play batucada every week. Where else can you hear the drums of Brazil on the radio!

I played a couple of songs from Gene Harris again this week. I have heard Gene Harris play live a number of times and I really miss seeing him. He was truly a great piano player, solo or playing with others.

I mentioned on the air that KUCI is celebrating it's 40th anniversary! I went to a party that the station had over the weekend and met some former DJs. It's amazing that KUCI started in the dorm room of a student back in the 60's! We were a pirate, underground, independent, freeform, non-conforming radio station in those days but we're not pirates anymore!
Check out kuci.org for more information about the station and it's history. Check out our Fall
program schedule too and see if there are any other shows that might interest you. We broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Until next week, support jazz and live music venues!

4:00 AM

- Errol's Theme. Gene Harris - Gene Harris At Maybeck
- Cast Your Fate To The Wind. Bill Cunliffe - Bill In Brazil
- Children Of Sanchez. Gene Harris Quartet - Funky Gene's
- Misty. Benny Green - Green's Blues
- So In Love. Chick Corea Akoustic Band - Chick Corea Akoustic Band
- Summertime. Jimmy Smith Trio - The Master II
- Barcelona. Jim Stubblefield - Pure Flamenco (Various)
- Straight Street. Tropijazz All-Stars - Tropijazz All-Stars
- So No Apito. Padre Miguel - Batucada. The Sounds Of The Favelas (Various)

5:00 Am

- Take 5. Tito Puente - The Very Best Of Latin Jazz 2 (Various)
- When I Fall In Love.- Miles Davis - Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
- Garden Of Earthly Delights. Mark Winkler - The Best Of Mark Winkler
- Sumpn' Went Wrong. Flutology - First Date
- Vera Cruz (Reprise). Trio Da Paz - The Colors Of Latin Jazz: Corcovado
- Desafinado. Coleman Hawkins - Latin On Impulse (Various)
- Bubble Up. Jeff Coffin Mutet - Mutopia *
- Alibi. Susie Hansen - The Salsa Never Ends

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday November 3, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:11:00 +0000

It's the day before the big elections and here is my big political plea. Listen to more jazz and live music no matter what your party affiliation because music transcends all party lines. Music unites us all!

My playlist is a bit heavy on the Brazilian side this morning but one of the songs I played that wasn't of that genre was Frank Potenza's version of "My Foolish Heart". It is off the guitarist's CD "The Legacy" which refers to the amazing jazz pianist Gene Harris. Frank was Gene's guitarist from 1996 until about 2000 and he dedicated this CD to the memory of Gene.

I also played some batucada from one of the most well known samba schools in Brazil, Mocidade. I love batucada!!

Support your local musicians and the places that host them! Jazz on!

4:00 AM

-Rise. Russell Malone - Sweet Georgia Peach
- Chega de Saudade. Yo-Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil
- J'ai Deux Amours. Dee Dee Bridgewater - J'ai Deux Amours

- Love Dance. Andy Martin & Vic Lewis - The Project
- All That Jazz. Benny Carter Quartet - Summer Serenade
- Everything I've Got. Rachael Price - Dedicated To You

- Breezin' Easy. Tom Scott - The Best Of Tom Scott
-Blue Bossa. McCoy Tyner - McCoy Tyner and The Latin All-Stars
- La Guarachita Oriental. Barraca Selva - Tabulandia

- My Foolish Heart. Frank Potenza Quartet - The Legacy

5:00 AM

- Lindúria. Ed Motta - Dwitza
- A Chamada Do Rio. Brasilia - River Wide
- Apresentação. Escola De Samba Mocidade - Fantastica Batucada
- Outra Vez. Nara Leão - Pure Bossa Nova, A View On The Music Of Nara Leão
- Samba Da Bênç0. Vinicius de Moraes - Pure Bossa Nova, A View On The Music Of Vinicius de Moraes
- Águas de Março. Elis Regina and Tom Jobim - Bossa Nova: Trinta Anos Depois (Various)
- Madalena. Ivan Lins - Cantando Histórias
- Believe What I Say. Mark Murphy - Night Mood
- Caribe. CTI All-Stars - Rhythmstick

- Festa. Gilfema + 2 - Gilfema + 2 *

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday October 27, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Wow! The end of October is already here and we are heading into the holiday season. As we get closer to Christmas I will be playing some great jazzy Christmas music and don't think that there won't be any latin and brazilian in the mix!

I always try to play something slow and easy to start my show so that you can ease into the groove. It is 4am after all! A good way to start the morning was the wonderful piano player Harry Pickens followed by an excellent harmonica player, Ron Kalina.

Keep supporting live jazz and independent radio! I'll catch you next week. Jazz on!

4:00 AM

- The Nearness Of You. Harry Pickens - Passionate Ballads
- My Sugar. Ron Kalina - Getting My Axes Together
- Lush Life. John Coltrane - The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane

- Bluesette. Toots Thielmans - The Brasil Project

- Autumn Leaves. Stanley Jordan - Stolen Moments
- Candy. John Pizzarelli - P.S. Mr. Cole
- I've Got Your Rhythm. Glenn Cashman - I've Got Your Rhythm
- Relections. Ricardo Silveira - Long Distance
- C'est Magnifique. Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix *

5:00 AM

- Red Clay. Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
- O Pato. Karrin Allyson - From Paris To Rio
- Someone Like You. Karen Gallinger - My Foolish Heart

- Chan's Song. Jacky Terrasson - Rendevous
- Home Cookin'. Horace Silver - The Best Of Horace Silver
- Moonbird. Jeff Hamilton Trio - The Best Things Happen

- What's New. Cy Touff and Sandy Mosse - Tickle Toe *
- Also Sprach Zurathustra. Eumir Deodato - Prelude

* New CD From KUCI Library

Monday October 20, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +0000

There was a birthday celebration this past week so I played the "Happy Birthday" song Bobby Enriquez style. Bobby was a great piano player from the Philippines and his style ranged from soft and gentle to wild (which is how he got the nickname "The WildMan From Mindanao" from saxophone great Ritchie Cole) when he pounds on the keyboard and changes tempo and musical styles multiple times during a song. Bobby played the Happy Birthday song like you've probably never heard!

Barraca Selva is a band from Spain that I just can't get enough of! Unfortunately I do not speak Spanish so I don't know the words to the songs they sing but the songs are still great. Music is truly an international language that everyone can understand. "En El Equador" is one of my favorite songs from the CD but the entire CD is excellent.

Tune in next week! Mondays don't have to be blah if you listen to great jazz!

4:00 AM

- I Love You More. Jacky Terrasson - A Paris
- Free Yourself. Joe Sample - Old Places New Faces
- Vera Cruz. Samba Trio - Tristeza

- Happy Birthday. Bobby Enriquez - In The City
- Brazasia. Yutaka Yokokura - Brazasia
- Bahia Drive. Ricardo Silveira - Long Distance

- Sambacu. Pete Escovedo - E Street
- Old Devil Moon. Gene Harris Trio - Gene Harris Trio
- Round Midnight. Terry Gibbs - 52nd & Broadway

- Little Sunflower. Glenn Cashman - I've Got Your Rhythm

5:00 AM

- Rio de Janeiro Blue. Randy Crawford - The Best Of Randy Crawford
- Timeless. Sergio Mendes and India Arie - Timeless
- Inna City Woman. Slow Train - Saint-Germain Des-Prés Café (Various)

- EnEl Equador. Barraca Selva - Tabulandia
- New York Attitude. Regina Carter - Rhythms Of The Heart
- Belem. Kenny Barron - Sambao

- Dumb. Leviathon Brothers - Short Stories *
- Move Your Rug. Jeff Coffin Mu'tet - Mutopia *
- Tishomingo Blues. Harmonious Wail - Resist Temptation *

- Sunshine. Jimmy Ponder - Something To Ponder
- Brazilia. John Klemmer - Brazilia

* New CD from KUCI Library

Monday October 13, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:52:00 +0000

Music is the international language of peace and love. It knows no boundaries, it crosses all borders, it has no language barriers. Good jazz comes from all over the world as do the people who appreciate good jazz. Another show has come and gone and The World Of Jazz has known listeners in The Philippines and Spain, Texas and North Carolina and locally here in Southern California. Please continue to tell your friends and family to tune in to KUCI 88.9FM or listen to the live streaming broadcast on the Website at kuci.org. The complete broadcast schedule is on the website also so you can find out what other shows you might like to listen to.

This week I played the theme from "Mannix", a T.V. show from the 1960's that was one of my favorite detective shows starring Mike Conners. The theme was written by Lalo Schifrin and is still one of my favorite T.V. theme songs.

I also played a couple of tracks from "Jaawe Lang" which is a great CD of music from an all-star group of musicians from the Philippines. I don't know if you can get the CD here but I highly recommend it if you can get your hands on it. You can find one of the musicians, Tateng Katindig playing here in the L.A. area and I will be featuring some more of his piano playing in future shows.

Support Live Music! Support Jazz! Jazz on!

4:00 AM

- Ela é Carioca. Gretchen Parlato - Gretchen Parlato
- Love Dance. Jeanie Bryson - I Love Being Here With You

- Daybreak. Special EFX - Global Village
- Corner Pocket. Tito Puente - Salsa Meets Jazz
- Common Ground. Judy Roberts - Circle of Friends

- Rubia. Armik - Rubia
- Theme From "Mannix". Lalo Schifrin - The Reel Lalo Schifrin

- Laura. Jaawe Lang - A Live Jazz Recording
- Take The "A" Train. Jaawe Lang - A Live Jazz Recording
- Bebop. Slide Hampton and The Jazzmasters - Dedicated To Diz

5:00 AM

- Love Makes The Changes. Freddy Cole - Le Grand Freddy
- Taboo. Chet Baker - Young Chet
- The Hammer. Andy Narell - The Hammer

- Jazzin'. Tito Puente - Jazzin'
- Poinciana. Jeff Hamilton Trio - The Best Things Happen

- Only A Dream In Rio. Flora Purim and Airto Moreira - Sketches Of James, (Various)
- Fairy Tale For Two. Willie Bobo - Unwind (Various)
- Coisa Mais Linda. Carlos Lyra - Pure Bossa Nove, A View On The Music Of Carlos Lyra (Compilation)

- In The Still Of The Night. Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix *
- Who Loves The Sun. Harmonious Wail - Resist Temptation *
- Allen's Alley. Cy Touff and Sandy Mosse *

* New CDs from KUCI Library

Monday October 13, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:39:00 +0000

Music is the universal language of peace and love, it crosses all borders and has no language barriers. Good jazz comes from all over the world and so do people who appreciate good jazz.
Another show has come and gone and The World Of Jazz has known listeners in The Philippines and Spain, Texas and North Carolina and locally here in Southern California. Please tell all your friends and relatives to listen to KUCI 88.9FM on the radio or on the web site at kuci.org from anywhere in the world.
4:00 AM

- Ela é Carioca
Gretchen Parlato - Gretchen Parlato
- Love Dance
Jeanie Bryson - I Love Being Here With You

- Daybreak
Special EFX - Global Village
- Corner Pocket
Tito Puente - Salsa Meets Jazz
- Common Ground
Judy Roberts - Circle of Friends

- Rubia
Armik - Rubia
- Theme From "Mannix"
Lalo Schifrin - The Reel Lalo Schifrin

- Laura
Jaawe Lang - A Live Jazz Recording
- Take The "A" Train
Jaawe Lang - A Live Jazz Recording
- Bebop
Slide Hampton and The Jazzmasters - Dedicated To Diz

5:00 AM

- Love Makes The Changes
Freddy Cole - Le Grand Freddy
- Taboo
Chet Baker - Young Chet
- The Hammer
Andy Narell - The Hammer

- Jazzin'
Tito Puente - Jazzin'
- Poinciana
Jeff Hamilton Trio - The Best Things Happen

- Only A Dream In Rio
Flora Purim and Airto Moreira - Sketches Of James, (Various)
- Fairy Tale For Two
Willie Bobo - Unwind (Various)
- Coisa Mais Linda
Carlos Lyra - Pure Bossa Nove, A View On The Music Of Carlos

Lyra (Compilation)

- In The Still Of The Night *
Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix
- Who Loves The Sun *
Harmonious Wail - Resist Temptation
- Allen's Alley *
Cy Touff and Sandy Mosse

* New CDs from KUCI Library

Monday October 6, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +0000

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

Monday September 29, 2008 Playlist

worldofjazz@gmail.com (The Jazz Guy) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:54:00 +0000

4am!! Yeah well it's all good. It's the early shift and it makes for a long day but as long as I'm listening to great music, life is good.

I try to play a good mix of music so as to keep things interesting. In the following weeks I will be spotlighting different artists for you to enjoy. Artists like the great jazz pianist Bobby Enriquez from the Philippines, Composer/sax player Sadao Watanabe from Japan, the prolific composer/keyboard player/singer Ivan Lins from Brazil and pan player Andy Narell who by-the-way also plays piano.

Of course I'll still be playing a good mix of jazz, blues, latin jazz, salsa, Afro-Cuban, Samba, Bossa Nova, Gypsy and other good stuff for you.

Join me every Monday and start your week off with jazz!

4:00 AM

- Since I fell For You. Jimmy Ponder - Something To Ponder

- Gentle Rain. Karen Gallinger - My Foolish Heart
- Madalena. Mark Murphy - Night Mood
- E Com Esse Que Eu Vou. Karrin Allyson - Imagina, Songs Of Brazil

- The Hippest Cat In Hollywood. Horace Silver - The Hardbop Grandpop
- Linus and Lucy. David Benoit - Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads. Deodado - Prelude

- Manha de Carnaval. Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision
- Body and Soul. Tuck Andress - Reckless Precision

5:00 AM

- Georgia. Al Carson - Live At The Funky Pirate, Vol 1

- Exclusiva. Vocal Sampling - Una Forma Mas
- Animo y Aliento. Tolu - Rumbero's Poetry
- Bahia San Juan. Giovanni Hidalgo - United Rhythms Of Messidor (Compilation)
- Ironman James. Jazz On The Latin Side All-Stars - The Last Bullfighter

- Apasionado. Stan Getz - Apasionado
- 'Round Midnight. Kenny Rankin - A Song For You
- Snow Samba. Paquito D'Rivera - Brazilian Dreams

- Guaruja. Randy Brecker - Blow, Jazz Trumpet Virtuosos (Compilation)