04: The Monday Sunday Jazz Show

I've spent the last 24 hours travelling with no internet, so this week's Sunday Jazz Show comes to you a day late. But it's still packed with the usual jazzy goodness, and it's a great way to start your week. 

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Matthew Halsall – On The Other Side Of The World  
Ken Nordine – Down The Drain  
Victor Davies – Don't Believe A Word  
Wayne Shorter – Adam's Apple  
Nancy Wilson – All My Tomorrows  
Jimmy Smith – Willow Weep For Me  
Weather Report – Confians  
Fred Hersch – Volume Two: Jazz Tunes / Work  
Michel Camilo – From Within - Live  
Ray Barretto – Seguire Sin Sonar  
Keith Jarrett – Part 3  
Arthur Prysock – I Stood Long Where You Left Me  
Elvin Jones – Shiny Stockings  
Archie Shepp – Syeeda's Song Flute  
Tord Gustavsen Trio – Graceful Touch  
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus & Lucy  
McCoy Tyner – Passion Dance  
Donald Byrd – November Afternoon  
Terje Rypdal – Kjare Maren  
Hank Crawford – Don't Cry Baby  
Nat King Cole Trio – Exactly Like You  
Mose Allison – Don't Ever Say Goodbye  
Jimmy Witherspoon – Whose Hat Is That?  
Andrew Hill – Fish 'N Rice  
Dakota Staton – Misty

03: Live from Shillong

I'm in the Northeast of India, and have managed to find a spot of internet, and so I'm taking the opportunity to get this week's jazz show up online. 

Having a great time, incidentally. Enjoy the music.

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Mary Lou Williams – Credo (Instrumental)
Ornette Coleman – Turnaround
Down To The Bone – Staten Island Groove
Yusef Lateef – Juba Juba
Pat Metheny – Missouri Uncompromised
Herbie Hancock – Watcha Waitin For
Caitlin Smith – I Am Joe's Heart
Patricia Barber – You're The Top
Steve Lawson – No More Us And Them
Pharoah Sanders – Soul Eyes
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus: St. Thomas
Francisco Mela – Sorpresa
The Headhunters – I Remember I Made You Crazy
Tomasz Stanko – Song for Sarah
Abdullah Ibrahim – Ishmael
Thelonius Monk – Four In One
Erik Truffaz – Dubophone
Bill Evans – Minority
Hank Crawford – Wildflower
Bobby Hutcherson – A Time To Go
Ike Quebec – Blue And Sentimental
Chet Baker – My Funny Valentine

02: Some newer sounds in the mix

Last week, I kicked off this series of shows with some fairly straight-ahead jazz from the 50s, 60s and 70s. This week, I've thrown in some 21st century flavours as well.

Aaron Parks's album was my favourite record of last year, and featured my kiwi friend Matt Penman on bass. Amazing player. Under-celebrated Brummie rhythm master, multi-instrumentalist and remixer extraordinaire Kaidi Tatham puts a new spin on Washington band Fertile Ground and there are some lesser-known treats in there from amazing Japanese pianist Hiromi (who I saw live at the Birmingham International Jazz Festival a few years back), Spengler, Azymuth and Shawn Lee.

The great thing about a Spotcast, of course, is that if any of these artists strike your fancy, you can check out more of their work simply by clicking on their names in Spotify. Not every recording by every artist is in there yet of course (I own three Hiromi albums that are not in Spotify) - but there's plenty there to keep you busy.

Gil Scott-Heron rounds the set off by asking the question some listeners may have on their mind for the whole two hours.

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This week:

Booster – Manzana 
Grant Green – Mambo Inn 
Nicola Conte – Karma Flower
4hero – Play With The Changes
Esbjörn Svensson Trio – From Gagarin's Point Of View
Sonar Kollektiv Orchester – No Use / Another New Day (Jazzanova)
Bugge Wesseltoft – Wy
Azymuth – New Morning
Hiromi – Sakura Sakura
Faze Action – To Love Is To Grow
Avishai Cohen – Short Story
Fertile Ground – Spiritual War (Kaidi Tatham Remix)
Aaron Parks – Travelers
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Uncle Chubb
Nicola Kramer – Best In Me (Dego And Kaidi 2000 Black Refake!)
Joe Torres – Get Out Of My Way
Koop – Summer Sun (feat. Yukimi Nagano)
Shawn Lee – Happiness
Spengler – Good Things
Clare Fischer – Miles Behind
Jazztronik – Samurai
John Scofield – Twang
Gil Scott-Heron – Is That Jazz?

01: Post Halloween come-down

I thought I'd kick off this series of 'programmes' with a fairly laid-back, rainy Sunday, 'hang out at home' bunch of accessible tunes. No scary surprises in this bunch. Perfect for the post sugar-rush hangover caused by all those sweets you kept back in case there were any late trick-or-treaters who might otherwise have missed out... but then ate.

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I'll be mixing it up a bit as the weeks go on - but I thought I'd ease into it. Hope you enjoy.

This week:

Chico Hamilton – El Toro (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix)
Leon Thomas – Song For My Father
Freddie Hubbard – Keep Your Soul Together
Milt Jackson – People Make The World Go Round
Donald Byrd – The Uptowner
Stan Getz – Desafinado
Joe Pass – Autumn Leaves
Larry Young – Paris Eyes
Dave Pike Set – South Seas
Jimmy Smith – Cherry
Stanley Turrentine – Sugar
Wes Montgomery – Days of Wine and Roses
Lee Morgan – This Is The Life
Miles Davis – Just Squeeze Me
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Wade In The Water
Gene Harris – Sittin' Duck
Lou Donaldson – Midnight Creeper
Sonny Criss – Black Coffee
Oliver Nelson – Six And Four