In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond Folgen

Just returned from vacation is Japan, so this week's podcast is inspired from my trip. The episode begins with Japan impressions from two iconic jazz artists, Brubeck and Silver. Then we here from a couple japanese players Takura Kuroda (tr) and Yasuke Sato (as).  Playlist  Artist ~ Name ~ Album Horace Silver ~ Sayonara Blues ~ The Tokyo Blues The Dave Brubeck Quartet ~ Tokyo Traffic ~ Jazz Impressions of Japan Takuya Kuroda ~ Car 16 15 A ~ EVERYDAY Yosuke Sato & Jan Lundgren ~ Kagome Kagome ~ Furusato Hampton Hawes Trio ~ Suddenly I Thought Of You ~ The Seance  Kenny Barron ~ Softly As in a Morning Sunrise ~ Beyond This Place Joey Alexander ~ Blue ~ Continuance Greg Abate ~ Give Flight to Imagination ~ Positive Energy

The second of two episodes that are being rebroadcast from last year due to being away on vacation from my home studio. I will return next week for a new In The Groove. After the opening track, we feature the music of Greg Abate and Kenny Barron, both as leaders, and a collaboration between the two. Other great music covers classic jazz, hard bop and fusion. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Wayne Shorter ~ Angola (Alternate Take) ~ The Soothsayer Greg Abate & Paul Del Nero Quartet ~ Clare's Ostinado ~ Reunion - Live at WICN Greg Abate ~ Sunshower ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron Kenny Barron ~ Tragic Magic ~ Beyond This Place Sonny Rollins ~ Asiatic Raes ~ Newk's Time Pat Metheny Group ~ The Epic ~ American Garage Herbie Hancock ~ Actual Proof ~ Thrust

Away on vacation this week, so this episode is a reprise of one that originally aired in May of 2024. This is the first of two. A playlist inadvertently populated with San Diego artists like Matt Hall, Lori Bell, Christopher Hollyday and Steph Johnson. Also of note is a debut recording by Sarah Hanahan, and Pulitzer Prize recipient Tyshawn Sorey. Playlist Artist ~ Track ~ Album Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants Jackie McLean ~ Climax ~ Jacknife Lori Bell Quartet ~ Serenity ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Steph Johnson ~ Lazy Afternoon ~ So in Love Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Ray Brown ~ Crisis ~ Poll Winners Three! Christopher Hollyday ~ Minor Pulsation ~ Dialogue Tyshawn Sorey ~ Reincarnation Blues ~ Continuing