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VIDEOS AND MP3 ARCHIVES of HACKSAW JAZZ
Show # 1800 06-25-20
Replacing our past relaxed, bluesy, party jazz is an edgy & frantic swing just to keep up with the world’s fast-changing times. Latin jazz by veteran Chico O’Farrill helps, then it’s early 21st century ahead of its time enough to fit right now with Scofield Lovano Holland & Foster. For pianistic study, we must listen to Bud Powell the year Charlie Parker died, and Thelonious Monk from his third big band session in ’68. Then it’s right into now with Jesse Davis praying like we’ve never prayed before, a release from Smalls Live club and record label as is Spike Wilner but his from the studio. Only because the turntable is always warmed up do we visit 1970s Joe Turner for the blues. Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side band does Wayne Shorter justice, and we are always Gettin’ it Together with the funky soulful piano of Bobby Timmons. After intermission we hear Catherine Russell from a single in the can since ’07, learned personally from Alberta Hunter in 1977 who composed if for a show on commission. Greg Abate plays soprano with guest alto saxophonist Richie Cole, and Rufus Reid the great bassist fronts a heavy group with medium substance. Don Grolnick is another artist sufficiently forward-looking so that his musical statement makes sense now. Back to Afro Cuban jazz with Mario Bauza followed by Celia Cruz. Down home sounds come from Tennessee’s Homesick James, Linda Hopkins and Howlin’ Wolf, we call them “the three H’s” from the same letter under which they are filed. For closers comes La Lucha to put a period on the sum of all parts. “Groove” can’t be the new normal for 2020, as we need to be prepared for a relapse of many things. It is necessary for “Vision CORRECTION 2020,” Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1800 HR 1 06-25-20 MP3 of show # 1800 HR 2 06-25-20 Playlist of show # 1800 06-25-20 Show # 1798 Overflow HR 3
1798 overflow HR 3 Jimmy Cobb Quartet Yesterdays Clifford Brown Max Roach-Sandu Rhy Dong Ju-Arium Dave Riley-Ride with your Daddy Tonight Hampton Hawes Walkin’ Les Brown’s Dave Pell-Way You Look 2-min break music Richie Cole-Blue Room Richie Cole-Starburst Orin Evans Capt. Black Big Band-This Little Light Joe Turner-Hey Little Girl MP3 of Show # 1798 Overflow HR 3 Show # 1799 06-18-20
Replacing our past relaxed, bluesy, party jazz is an edgy & frantic swing just to keep up with the world’s fast-changing times. Latin jazz by veteran Chico O’Farrill helps, then it’s early 21st century ahead of its time enough to fit right now with Scofield Lovano Holland & Foster. For pianistic study, we must listen to Bud Powell the year Charlie Parker died, and Thelonious Monk from his third big band session in ’68. Then it’s right into now with Jesse Davis praying like we’ve never prayed before, a release from Smalls Live club and record label as is Spike Wilner but his from the studio. Only because the turntable is always warmed up do we visit 1970s Joe Turner for the blues. Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side band does Wayne Shorter justice, and we are always Gettin’ it Together with the funky soulful piano of Bobby Timmons. After intermission we hear Catherine Russell from a single in the can since ’07, learned personally from Alberta Hunter in 1977 who composed if for a show on commission. Greg Abate plays soprano with guest alto saxophonist Richie Cole, and Rufus Reid the great bassist fronts a heavy group with medium substance. Don Grolnick is another artist sufficiently forward-looking so that his musical statement makes sense now. Back to Afro Cuban jazz with Mario Bauza followed by Celia Cruz. Down home sounds come from Tennessee’s Homesick James, Linda Hopkins and Howlin’ Wolf, we call them “the three H’s” from the same letter under which they are filed. For closers comes La Lucha to put a period on the sum of all parts. “Groove” can’t be the new normal for 2020, as we need to be prepared for a relapse of many things. It is necessary for “Vision CORRECTION 2020,” Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1799 HR 1 06-18-20 MP3 of show # 1799 HR 2 06-18-20 Playlist of show # 1799 06-18-20 Show # 1797 Overflow HR 3
Aubrey Johnson-Again-Unraveled Billy Strayhorn-Things Ain’t What they Used to Be Tim Hagens & Marcus Printeump-Crisis Freddie Hubbard-Too High-High Energy-Columbia ’74 Freddie Hubbard-Lost Dreams-Liquid Love-Columbia ’75 Count Basie/Joe Williams-Comeback Red Garland/Eddie Lockjaw Davis-We’ll be Together Again Zoot Sims/Sonny Stitt-Lonesome Road MP3 of Show # 1797 Overflow HR 3 Show # 1796, 06-11-20
Ray Barretto leads from his Charanga band days, Jay McShann simply never sounded bad. Another ivory master was Art Tatum, with Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich, these all-stars need no bassist. Young guitarist Randy Napoleon is inventive, LaLucha contains acoustic piano and impressive clarinet. Daniel Herzog’s Jazz Orchestra helps review recent days of political unrest’s and division’s breaking point. Charles McPherson is an alto saxist from San Diego, and Phil Carlin is across Highway 8 to Tucson Arizona. Freddie Hubbard hosts a Euphonium player, Elmore James REALLY had the blues. Monty Alexander is in a shade of blue, Sue Maskaleris marches for demonstrators and protesters. We’re grateful Erroll Garner’s tapes are being systematically remastered and re-issued, our vinyls are worn out. Milt Buckner plays organ so bad it’s good, and Bill Watrous plays trombone against an orchestral backdrop. Mose Allison sings Fool’s Paradise, an obscure Johnny Fuller cover. Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers swing a Mambo entry, Yusef Lateef is in another tone center, and Anita O’Day provides a classic among the decades. Innovation, ground-cutting, free thinking, forward looking. We’re browsing at an album cover, we swear there’s a Hacksaw on it. Listen live every Mon-thurs 10a-noon on http://fullmoonhacksaw.com as we assemble these network hours in rough form. MP3 of show # 1796 HR 1 06-11-20 MP3 of show # 1796 HR 2 06-11-20 Playlist of show # 1796 06-11-20 Show # 1795, 06-04-20
Coming from a weird place this episode, edgy and perhaps capturing real emotion. Beginning with boogie spillover from the swing era, Freddie Slack on the 88s, famous at one time with Will Bradley and Ray McKinley. Terry Gibbs is one of the oldest still-performing jazz musicians at the moment, and we play a 1970s colorized west-coast version of 1940s east coast bebop with Supersax. Avant grade music fits our mood exactly, and we practically hammer it home over a couple tracks: Ambrose Akinmusire, and in more structured but tricky rhythms of Enrique Haneine and Brad Turner/Seamus Blake, except not in that sequence. We sample a surprisingly more conventional recent release from Heisenberg Uncertainty Players than their previous release, Herb Geller has Earl Jordan singing his pointed political Watergate lyrics, lest we forget. We pay tribute to the recently passed Lucky Peterson and Jimmy Cobb, not in sequence. Machito’s Salsa Big Band is our Latin today, and vocally there is Kurt Elling with pianist Danilo Perez. Freddie Hubbard’s most famous fusion jam has to be Red Clay, three pianists play in a row: Oscar Peterson, Cyrus Chestnut and Miki Yamanaka. Guitarist Howard Roberts takes us home literally, he was born right here in Phoenix. Out of self, into the moment, into eternity. Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1795 HR 1 06-04-20 MP3 of show # 1795 HR 2 06-04-20 Playlist of show # 1795 06-04-20 Overflow Hour 1795 HR 3
Dave Riley Bob Corritore-Trash Man Blues Rory Block-In my Girlish Days Howard Roberts-Dolphin Dance Marvin Stamm-Zoom Phil Woods-Viable Blues Don Grolnick-Nothing Personal Kandace Springs-Gentle Rain Sue Maskaleris-Love is the Key Amber Weekes-After You’ve Gone Arthur Prysock and Count Basie-Come Rain or Come Shine Kenny Burrell-Caravan MP3 of Overflow Hour 1795 HR 3 Show 1793, 05-28-20
A good mix of the old and new this week, first big band from Church on Monday and Billy Strayhorn. Brazilian sounds come from Miguel DeLeon and you might call the Afro-Cuban rhythms inspired by Panama with Ruben Blades. Singer Ethel Ennis is a veteran and totally herself, an ensemble called Native Soul is a welcome collective. Nicky Parrot plays bass and sings with Harry Allen tenor sax uncredited, then a segment we call Blues Bytes. Hear the experienced Joe Louis Walker, medium heat soul from Gerald McClendon who woulda been great alongside Top 40 & Motown heard on AM radio of the ’60s had we a time machine. Jose Ramirez is our sleeper. In hour two, one of the myriad new releases from JLCO, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Christopher Crenshaw. Marlena Shaw is always awesome, Stuff Smith swings his violin off, and trumpeter Win Pongsakorn is a new discovery. Jenny Davis has a great question for authority. Drummer Art Blakey played with three trumpet greats, all broadcast from or recorded at Birdland, Savor rare Fats Navarro, sample a side of Miles Davis between the cool and the out, then there’s wonderful Clifford Brown. My next assignment is to find Art Blakey and Lee Morgan at Birdland…Delicacies for our musical menu and variations on a few themes, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1793 HR 1 05-28-20 MP3 of show # 1793 HR 2 05-28-20 Playlist of show # 1793 05-28-20 Overflow Hour 1794 HR 3
Lonnie Brooks-Wrong Number-Alligator Eddie Jefferson-Confirmation-Live-Liest-Muse Charlie Parker-Ornithology-Dial Shirley King feat. Junior Wells-Hoodoo Man Blues Petty Lee with George Shearing-Get Out of Town Billy Strayhorn-In a Mellow Tone (break music) John “Scrapper” Sneider-Pyramid (Ellington)-Scrapper-Cellar Live ’20 Bill Evans-Some Day my Prince will Come-Last Waltz Fred Forney with Jack Radavich-When Lights are Low Stan Getz with Kenny Barron-Soul Eyes-Montmartre ’91 MP3 of Overflow Hour 1794 HR 3 Show # 1790, 05-21-20
Blues, big band, and much more vinyl than usual permeate our proceedings first with organist Don Patterson representing the Philadelphia sound, Carter-Gillespie Inc. so eloquently sewing up a classic and the most unlikely back-to-back and working, Johnny Hartman and John Lee Hooker. Once they have played out we hear a set of blues then bop: The Hi-Jivers, Rufus Thomas, Etta James, Art Blakey and Hank Jones. In hour # 2 we are peaceful, the easy feeling is a by product. Miles in ’69, Chick Corea’s early Return to Forever, Herbie Hancock celebrating Joni Mitchell, of all people Stan Kenton and one of our few new releases, Blind Lemon Pledge who fares well, good at being himself. Slim Harpo is Louisiana of the ‘50s and Dave Riley is captured live recently. Big bands led by drummers are those of Louie Bellson and Buddy Rich. On a good day my job is to watch the clock and listen to the radio, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1790 HR 1 05-21-20 MP3 of show # 1790 HR 2 05-21-20 Playlist of show # 1790 05-21-20 Overflow Hour 1791 HR 3
Duchess-We Love Being Here with You ’20 Beny More-Encantado de la Vida-Romantico-RCA ’68 Poncho Sanchez-Batiri Cha Cha-Latin Spirits-Concord ’01 Milt Jackson and Ray Charles-Blue Genius Paul Desmond, Jim Hall-Bossa Antigua Corey Weeds-It Could Happen to You ’20 Lauren Henderson-Sabor Ami ’20 Joe Sample, David T Walker-Woke Up this Morning Pearl Django-Snow in the Emerald City ’20 David Fathead Newman-Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool Kenny Burrell-Speak Low-Sunup to Sundown-Contemporary ’91 MP3 of overflow hour # 1791 HR 3 Show # 1789 05-14-20
In mourning but also gratitude we feel during this episode. Grieving the effects of the virus once it hits well-known musicians we’ve been musically associated with gets our attention. Blues man Dave has Riley tested positive, then had a stroke during recovery…now he’s regaining speech and motor skills. And dead just recently at age 72 in his sleep, is Alto Madness Richie Cole, “The Trenton Triumph.” Since Richie pretty much resurrected the singing of veteran Eddie Jefferson in the 1970s, this program becomes a tribute to all three aforementioned musicians. We begin with however with brass men Mike Vox and Clark Terry, then go into a Ray Barretto live jam. We end our first hour of tributes with bandleader Woody Herman and his greatest hit. For our second hour hear swinging sax from Zoot Sims, tantamount trumpet from Roy Hargrove, and bad to the bone (as in trombone) JJ Johnson. Richie Cole this time invites vocalist Janis Segal from the Manhattan Transfer. Wallace Roney is another recent trumpet loss to the virus, Benny Green is all over the piano. Yolanda Duke serves as today’s salsa songbird, Boyd Raeburn had an orchestra way before its time, and Ahmad Jamal has continued to enjoy piano success into the 2000s. Finally Russell Malone represents what still feels like a youthful shot in jazz guitar’s arm. High maintenance for low maintenance, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1789 HR 1 05-14-20 MP3 of show # 1789 HR 2 05-14-20 Playlist of show # 1789 05-14-20 Show # 1788, 05-07-20
Being an obsessive collector is now is paying off in a decluttering process with dandy things to share with anyone who wishes to tune-in, a lot not yet on other social platforms. Detroit Tenors are Steve Wood and Carl Cafagna, the dry martini alto saxophonist is Paul Desmond. Thelonious Monk plays with about ten pieces from Philharmonic Hall in ’63, west coast blues guitarist Junior Watson hosts vocalist Alabama Mike. Algorithms really want me to hear Elmo Hope, NP. Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery plays his own and others’ music on his new one, salsa sounds in their prime are provided Eddie Palmieri. James Carr MIGHT be part of where todays’ singers come from, the genius Ray Charles meets the sanctified Milt Jackson. In our second half Tiny Bradshaw sings a hit, Maria Muldaur mellows out just right. Kathy Kosins and Hubert Laws sing and play play a Donald Byrd tune, Sonny Clark is another obscure bebop pianist. Eddie Jefferson sings a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Ray Barretto pounds out the Rhythm of Life. Vibraphonist Christian Tambour is inspired by sculpture, Ravi Coltrane plays in 9/4 time, Carla Bley’s head is in a customary but new strange place. BOOGIE in-place…do what you love and the food & records will follow, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1788 HR 1 05-07-20 MP3 of show # 1788 HR 2 05-07-20 Playlist of show # 1788 05-07-20 Overflow hour #1787 HR 3
Junior Parker-Drivin’ Wheel TNEK Quintet-Tragic Magic Riverside Reunion Band-Hi-Fly Eliane Eliane-East Coasting Eddie Cleanhead Vinson-Lonesome Train Eddie Cleanhead Vinson-Jump & Grunt Bill Dogget-Blip Blop Monty Alexander-Green Chimneys Miguel DeLeon-A Voz do Morro Chuchito Valdez-Funky Cha Cha 2-min break music: Evans/Konitz/Marsh-Pensativa MP3 of overflow hour # 1787 HR 3 Show # 1786, 04-30-20
Self-isolating with the radio, from down San Diego way come sax man Christopher Hollyday and his trumpeter Gilbert Castellenos. Up the coast Art Pepper blows Alto from LA. Capitol Records stars from the day combine forces with Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley, George Shearing and Dakota Staton. “Twin-House” acoustic guitarists Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine mortgage their souls, then a chestnut from perhaps the roaring ‘20s by Puerto Rican pianist/bandleader Noro Morales. Al Grey’s trombone with plunger are joined by trumpeter Sweets Edison and pianist Junior Mance. Grady Tate sings from the pen of Gary McFarland, a Viet Nam era underground hit reportedly popular on Detroit radio of the time. James Moody is gone, Phil Sheeran plays acoustic guitar from his new CD. and Nancy Harms loves you madly. In hour # 2 we pay tribute to late greats, a testament to the epidemic taking jazz musicians: Lee Konitz plays with his boss Lennie Tristano (other free-form tracks recorded at this session were erased by a disgusted Capitol records in 1949). Also Konitz with pianist Mike Longo also wiped out by the virus, and we can’t exclude a Miles Birth of the Cool entry. Add to the list late pianist Onaje Allen Gumbs who is heard playing an original from a Woody Shaw album. Vibraphonist Milt Jackson swings with saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, Koko Taylor is in a good groove. We shift entirely to salsa for a couple from the music’s hottest decade, the 1970s with Tito Allen and Mongo Santamaria. The spirit is soaring with freedom thru distancing, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1786 HR 1 04-30-20 MP3 of show # 1786 HR 2 04-30-20 Playlist of show # 1786 04-23-20 Overflow hour # 1785 HR 3
Miles Davis-Trane’s Blues-Prestige Gregory Porter-Revival-single ’20 Ana Popovic-New Coat of Paint-Trilogy Bill Evans feat. Lee Konitz-When I fall in Love-Crosscurrents Fantasy ’77 Corey Weeds-Tangerine-Day by Day-Cellar Live ’20 Junior Mance-Blue Mance, conversation Dinah Washington-I’ve Got you Under my Skin-Mercury ’54 Jam Session Bud Powell feat. Lee Konitz-Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid-Royal Roost broadcast Chick Corea feat. Flora Purim-What Game Shall we Play Today? Return to Forever ECM ’72 MP3 of overflow hour # 1785 HR 3 Show # 1784 04-23-20
We’re losing them fast, and not just to coronavirus. Bassist Jymie Merritt, a Jazz Messenger, is heard in two Art Blakey tracks in a tribute, on an episode broadcast live and on Facebook, a YouTube numbered 1784 has also been posted. One request from the underground involves a lot of people: A Wayne Shorter tune played by Stan Getz, sung by Jon Hendricks and presenting Jimmy Rowles. Roy Eldridge was still cranking out Happy Times in the ’70s, and it’s always bittersweet listening to Mulgrew Miller in a contemplative setting, having lost him young. But Audrey Ochoa playing her Franken Horn livens things up. Back to the ‘70s with Elvin Jones, James Moody & Clark Terry, plus Bob Dorough as only he can. In hour # two we hit Birdland in ’51 to hear what Miles was making happen, the Clayton Brothers play a bossa. Buddy Rich is a sonofabitch, another drummer Al Foster is composer of all-originals and leader of a current release. Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell and the Sons Of Blues are mean, wicked and nasty. Ann Peebles has a guest guitarist, the late Little Jimmy King. We conclude with a couple new releases, one very happening with the Walt Wagner Trio followed by much needed meditation guided by Lauren Henderson. Enjoyment, comfort, relaxation, rejuvenation, a shot in the arm. Hacksaw therapy, Hacksopathy. MP3 of show # 1784 HR 1 04-23-20 MP3 of show # 1784 HR 2 04-23-20 Playlist of show # 1784 04-23-20 Show # 1781, "Overflow hour"
Duke Ellington-Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue-Newport ’56 Mark Murphy-Summertime-Live in Greece Eddie Jefferson-Filty McNasty-Body and Soul-Prestige ’69 Tower of Power-Squib Cakes-Back to Oakland-WB ’74 Chucho Valdez-Osun-United Nations-Messidor Solo Paquito D’Rivera-Reunion-United Nations-Messidor indeed Arturo Arnett Cobb-Cobb’s Boogie-Again with Milt Buckner-Black and Blue Tony Williams Million Dollar Legs-title track-Columbia ’77 MP3 of Show # 1781 "Overflow hour" Show # 1780, 04-16-20
Blues from Texas and LA begin our festivities, Arnett Cobb and Joe Liggins respectively. The only thing McCoy Tyner has in common is piano, but we hear from his first Blue Note album about the same day Coltrane died in ’67. Cal Tjader plays one of his hits, and fellow vibraphonist Milt Jackson meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. We reluctantly pay homage to more jazz musicians lost to coronavirus, Ellis Marsalis and Bucky Pizzarelli, the latter with Zoot Sims. Back to the blues as we reminisce about our decade of the 2000s while visiting and appearing at the King Biscuit Blues Festival south of Memphis, of the hundreds we met there, we single out two: Magic Slim and Willie Big Eyes Smith. In hour # 2 we deal with Memphis-born jazz pianist Phineas Newborn Jr., and continue the hard grooving with Wes Montgomery. Guitarist Jimmy Ponder isn’t quite as flashy, but bridges to the balance of our program of all-new releases. We know what to expect from a Charles Lloyd new release, but as for others this week, we find many quite substantive. For example Enrique Haneine is “luculent,” Nduduzo Makhatini is a visionary with a glance back to Coltrane and Tyner, Troy Roberts plays not just tenor sax but ALL instruments (save for drums) on his new one. And Kandace Springs does not disappoint, dealing with “The Women who Raised Me” as her new release is titled. “Hacksaw maximus.” MP3 of show # 1780 HR 1 04-16-20 MP3 of show # 1780 HR 2 04-16-20 Playlist of show # 1780 04-16-20 Show # 1779, 04-09-20
We have lost trumpeter Wallace Roney at age 59 to coronavirus. We feature his playing with Tony Williams, and as one of the few to solo alongside Miles Davis. The “Very Tall” reunion band of Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Milt Jackson are heard from 1999, followed by the hard grooving of obscure pianist John Wright. This week’s new releases come from Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Ernesto Cervini, and Connie Han among others. Vintage music opens our second hour with Anita O’Day and Clifford Brown respectively, from the same era. Social distance with our Latin, Mondo Eleven and Tito Rodriguez. The strangest effects from acoustic guitar come from Gilfema, and our blues is courtesy of master Willie Mabon. Not to be confused with another pianist Harold Mabern, who just passed but has a new album out posthumously. Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane meet at Carnegie Hall, and our final new release this episode is by trumpeter John Scrapper Snider. Content provider for the toilet paper times, Hacksaw Jazz. MP3 of show # 1779 HR 1 04-09-20 MP3 of show # 1779 HR 2 04-09-20 Playlist of show # 1779 04-09-20 |
Radio stations carrying Hacksaw Jazz:
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