In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

At the center of this episode is music from alumni of the Jackie McLean Institute for Jazz, University of Hartford where this show is broadcast. Also music from jazz greats Rollins, Pepper and Miles. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension ~ Lock Down Blues ~ Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 Tony Davis ~ Trinkets From Mars ~ Jessamine Brandee Younger ~ End Means ~ Gadabout Season Sarah Hanahan ~ NATO ~ Among Giants Al Foster ~ Pent-Up House ~ Live at Smoke Sonny Rollins ~ How High the Moon ~ Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Art Pepper ~ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To ~ Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section Miles Davis ~ Joshua ~ Seven Steps To Heaven

We continue with a 2025 album release review. This week we are concentrating on recordings from local jazz scenes that I have a connection with, Hartford and San Diego. I also include Detroit after attending their great jazz festival. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Irving Flores ~ With Amanda in Favignana ~ Armando Mi Conga Victor Baker Quartet ~ As the Crow Flies ~ As the Crow Flies David Borgo ~ The Lick ~ Uplift Tony Davis ~ Unrequited ~ Jessamine Alex Tremblay & Vanisha Gould ~ Scenic Route ~ People and Places Louis Jones III ~ Stuck ~ Motions Chuck Mangione ~ Children of Sanchez ~ Children of Sanchez

This show features some of my favorite releases in 2025. We also pay tribute to the jazz artists that passed during last year. Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Joe Farnsworth ~ All Said and Done ~ The Big Room ARTEMIS ~ What The World Needs Now Is Love ~ ARBORESQUE Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ ‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours ~ Belonging Brandee Younger ~ BBL ~ Gadabout Season Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take Mike Wofford ~ Cole Porter ~ Synergy Al Foster ~ E.S.P. ~ Live at Smoke Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matt Garrison ~ Two Jimmys ~ In Movement

This post-holiday episode is taken from the Replay 2025 list of most recordings that I played most frequently throughout the year. It is, perhaps a reflection of my current musical tastes that I would like to share with you at the years end. Hope you enjoy. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Out Of/Into ~ Ofafrii ~ Motion I ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE Noah Preminger ~ Carry Me Ohio ~ Ballads Charles Lloyd ~ Cape to Cairo ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ The Windup ~ Belonging Emmet Cohen ~ Surrey With the Fringe on Top ~ Vibe Provider Mike Wofford ~ J.P.'s Afternoon ~ Synergy Ahmad Jamal ~ Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child ~ Marseille

I usually don't do Christmas specials, but there are a few holiday tunes that seem to make it into my playlist each year. There is a San Diego jazz set following, and we throw in Hubbard and Cobham to round out this show. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Chris Potter ~ O Come All Ye Faithful ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas 2 Marian McPartland ~ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ~ A Concord Jazz Christmas Miles Davis ~ Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) ~ Jingle Bell Jazz Holly Hofmann ~ Minor Miracle ~ Minor Miracle James Moody ~ Cherokee ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note James Moody ~ Moody's Mood For Love / The Television Rap ~ 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note Gilbert Castellanos ~ New Delhi ~ Espérame En El Cielo Freddie Hubbard ~ Crisis ~ Ready for Freddie Billy Cobham ~ Heather ~ Crosswinds