Jazz Potluck
A series of playlists focused on my favorite genre of music… that uniquely American invention which of course has been adopted around the world over the last few generations… JAZZ! This is music that motivates me, lifts me up and makes my life more colorful. Now, I’m a fan of pretty much ALL music, but I’d simply be LOST without Jazz. I’ve tried to keep my playlists here eclectic, and crossing different sub-genres within the big tent of the Jazz world… but it’s difficult to not occasionally do an entire playlist dedicated to one particular performer or band. In some ways, these playlists might be considered the “soundtrack of my life”…. or at least part of it. Each playlist has 16 tunes, and lasts roughly 1.5 hours or so, accompanied by Wikipedia links or other sources of info. I’ll add notes and additional links as I find time… but for now…..
Shall we dive right in?
Episode ~ 01
A true “Jazz Potluck”… tunes from back in the early 60’s all the way up to 2018. Links to various pages about the Artists, in order of the playlist. (I’ll try and add some personal notes later.)
CLICK HERE to open Episode 01 in Spotify.
01 The Bad Plus (2004) /// 02 John Coltrane (1960) /// 03 Medeski Martin and Wood (1995) /// 04 Hank Mobley (1960) /// 05 Julian Lage (2019) /// 06 Roland Kirk (1962) /// 07 Jason Moran (2005) /// 08 Charles Mingus (1964) /// 09 Brad Mehldau (1995) /// 10 Eric Dolphy (1964) /// 11 Avishai Cohen (2006) /// 12 Happy Apple (2003) /// 13 Christian McBride (2009) /// 14 Kamasi Washington (2018) /// 15 Charlie Hunter Trio (1995) /// 16 Grant Green (1969)
Episode ~ 02
Like EP 01, a true “Jazz Potluck”… tunes from back in the early 60’s all the way up to now. Links to various pages about the Artists, in order of the playlist. (I’ll try and add some personal notes later.)
CLICK HERE to open Episode 02 in Spotify.
01 Jaco Pastorius (Recorded 1981, released 1995.) /// 02 Charles Mingus (Recorded 1964, released 2007.) /// 03 Marius Neset (2015) /// 04 Kurt Rosenwinkel (2012) /// 05 Joel Ross (2019) /// 06 Brad Mehldau Trio (2012) /// 07 Esbjörn Svensson Trio (2000) /// 08 Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) /// 09 Kamasi Washington (2015) /// 10 Joshua Redman Quartet (1994) /// 11 Phronesis (2010) /// 12 Ryan Porter (2019) /// 13 Romano, Sclavis, Texier (1999) /// 14 Dave Holland Quartet (1972) /// 15 Jimmy Smith (1961) /// 16 John Coltrane (1965)
Episode ~ 03
“ALL HERBIE HANCOCK”
Because it was his Birthday when I was making the playlist, and because, well…. he’s HERBIE HANCOCK!!!
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01 Dolphin Dance (1965) /// 02 Chameleon (1973) /// 03 Blind Man, Blind Man (1963) /// 04 Watermelon Man (1973) /// 05 Butterfly (1974) /// 06 I Have A Dream (1969) /// 07 Fat Albert Rotunda (1969) /// 08 Deathwish ~ Main Title (1974) /// 09 Blow Up ~ Main Title (1966) /// 10 Firewater (1969) /// 11 Speak Like A Child (1968) /// 12 Cantaloupe Island (1964) /// 13 One Finger Snap (1964) /// 14 King Cobra (1963) /// 15 Ostinato (1971) /// 16 Maiden Voyage (1965)
Episode ~ 04
This one definitely has an overall “Jazz Fusion” sort of theme, with a couple of exceptions.
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01 Weather Report (1978) /// 02 Return to Forever (1974) /// 03 Miles Davis (1970) /// 04 Mahavishnu Orchestra (1900) /// 05 Frank Zappa (1969) /// 06 Weather Report (1973) /// 07 Jaco Pastorius (1976) /// 08 Steely Dan (1977) /// 09 Weather Report (1976) /// 10 Billy Cobham (1973) /// 11 Return to Forever (1974) /// 12 Weather Report (1973) /// 13 Di Meola, McLaughlin, De Lucia (1981) /// 14 Pat Metheny Group (1979) /// 15 Herbie Hancock (1973) /// 16 Jaco Pastorius (1983)
Episode ~ 05
Another true “Jazz Potluck”… but most of these tunes are from the late 50’s and into the 60’s.
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01 Charles Mingus (1959) /// 02 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1961) /// 03 John Coltrane (1958) /// 04 Horace Silver Quintet (1965) /// 05 Dave Brubeck (1961) /// 06 Miles Davis (1959) /// 07 Duke Ellington, with Charles Mingus and Max Roach (1963) /// 08 Thelonious Monk (1963) /// 09 Eric Dolphy (1964) /// 10 Milt Jackson (1955) /// 11 Wes Montgomery (1964) /// 12 Roland Kirk (1962) /// 13 Bill Evans (1959) /// 14 McCoy Tyner (1967) /// 15 Grant Green (1965) /// 16 Hank Mobley (1964)