The Tune Up plays an evolving mix of jazz which blends between classic, experimental and raw sounds. Stay tunned for the Pete Rock, J-Dilla themed jazz/ hip-hop second half. Happy Friday and I hope you enjoy!
Tracks played:
- Jimmy Witherspoon, Ben Webster – Just a Dream
- Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Buzz me Blues
- Lord Kitchener – Kitch’s Bebop Calypso
- Dizzy Gillespie – Anthropology (Take 1)
- James Brown – It’s Magic
- Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson – After You’re Gone
- Thelonious Monk – I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
- Sadik Hakim – London Suite
- Eugene McDaniels – Lovin’ Man
- Sa-ra Creative Partners – Love Czars
- J-Dilla – Ahmad Impresses Me
- Badbadnotgood – The World Is Yours / Brooklyn Zoo
- Pete Rock – Pete’s Jazz
- Roy Ayers – Sunshine (Demo)
- Sammy Campbell – Suga Would Ya
The Tune Up airs here on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix of jazz which blends between classic, experimental and raw sounds. This week’s mix starts with Autumn In New York off of the Charlie Parker With Strings album, since it’s almost fall time! The first half is themed around old-timey jazz that just sounds cozy. Then, a few cool tracks I discovered recently including a smooth cover of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together by pianist Monty Alexander.
Tracks Played
- Charlie Parker – Autumn In New York
- Harry James Orchestra – On The Alamo
- Maynard Ferguson – I’ll Never Forget Her Name
- Wild Bill Davis – I’ve Frown Accustomed to Your Face
- Lester Young, Oscar Peterson Trio – Star Dust
- Jan Johansson – An Interview with a Piano
- Ahmad Jamal Trio – Stolen Moments
- Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw – The Moontrane
- Norman Connors – The Creator Has a Master Plan
- Monty Alexander – Let’s Stay Together
- Idris Muhammad – Piece of Mind
- Reggie Saddler Revue – I’ve Been Trying
The Tune Up airs here on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix of jazz which blends between classic, experimental and raw sounds.
Tracks Played:
- Donald Bryd – On The Trail
- Lester Young and the Oscar Peterson Trio – Tea For Two
- Horace Silver Quintet – Virgo
- John Coltrane – I Want To Talk About You (Live At Birdland 1962)
- Fitz Gore and The Talismen – Song For My Father
- Fitz Gore and The Talismen – Revival Time (Nella’s Farewell)
- Astrocolor – Dimension Four
- Kansas City Express – This Is The Place
The Tune Up airs here on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving and exhilarating mix of jazz which blends between classic, experimental and raw sounds.
Tracks Played:
- Gene Ammons – Pennies From Heaven
- Oscar Peterson – It Happened In Monterey
- Ray Charles – Ain’t Misbehavin’
- Sonny Stitt – I Got Rhythm
- Joe Henderson – Power To The People
- Ahmad Jamal – Effendi (Live At Montreux Jazz Festival / 1971)
- The Souljazz Orchestra – Serenity
- Clonzo Mays’ Sextet – Your Heaven Is Too Late
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix which blends between classic, experimental and raw jazz sounds. This week’s mix has an organ theme in the first half. Hear Freddie Roach, Jack McDuff, John Patton and Richard Groove Holmes on the first 4 tracks, respectively.
Tracks Played:
- Freddie Roach – On Our Way Up
- Grant Green – Blues In Maude’s Flat
- Harold Vick – Dotty’s Dream
- Richard “Groove” Holmes – Oklahoma Toad
- Norman Connors, Jean Carn – Valentine Love
- Average White Band – A Love of Your Own
- Norman Connors – Butterfly Dreams
- Doug Riley – In My Life
- Kamaal Williams, Darkhouse Family – New Heights (Visions of Aisha Malik)
- The Kimba Unit – Tezeta
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix which blends between classic, experimental and raw jazz sounds.
Tracks Played:
- Larry WIllis – “D”Bass-ic Blues
- Shirley Scott – On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
- Hank Mobley – Up A Step
- Wynton Kelly Trio, Wes Montgomery – If You Could See Me Now (Live At The Half Note, 1965)
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones – It Never Entered My Mind (Live at Pasadena Civic Auditorium, CA, 1956)
- Nicholas Payton, Butcher Brown – So What
- Larry Willis – Inner Crisis
- Masters Of Soul – Do You Really Love Me
- Oscar Peterson, The Singers Unlimited – It Never Entered My Mind
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday 6-7pm.
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix of jazz which shifts between classic and experimental sounds.
Tracks Played:
- Joe Henderson – Escapade
- Irakere – 38 1/2
- Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – Tango of Love
- Hank Jones, Oliver Jones – Lonely Woman
- Sun Ra – They Plan To Leave
- Astrocolor – Meteor Shower
- Benny Sings – Melissa Davis
- DopeGems – Journey to the Shore
- Peace Orchestra – Henry (Zero dB Mix)
- Sonny Sharrock – Blind Willie
- Frank Hutton, Goodie Train – Old Man Me
- Oscar Peterson, The Singers Unlimited – The Shadow of Your Smile
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday 6-7pm.
Hello, I am getting right into the music today.
Tracks Played:
- Bill Evans Trio – Jade Visions (Live At The Village Vanguard, 1961 / Take 2)
- Donald Byrd – Fuego
- Earl and Carl Grubbs – Body and Soul
- John Coltrane – Spiritual (Live At The Village Vanguard, 1961)
- Astrocolor – Contact
- Sam Gendel – Infant Eyes (Live In Japan)
- Jason Raso – The Bass Tones of Thrashing Prey
- River Tiber – Spirals
- Archie Alleyne, Doug Richardson – Saturday Morning
- Dexter Gordon – The Rainbow People
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday from 6-7pm. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to the 4th edition of the show. This week I will get right into the jazz music I’ve been enjoying. There is a wide variety of sounds in the mix, including modern blends of jazz and hip hop, Like from Astrocolor’s Stargazing – AstroJazz, Vol. 2 album from 2024, Brahja’s self-titled released in 2019, and SGJAZZ’s self-titled from 2019.
I also just got back from the Montreal Jazz Festival, so I’m playing songs from Kamasi Washington and Kokoroko, which were two great shows that I saw. I am also including Badbadnotgood with a Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time medley, which I think is apt since the remake of the game was recently announced.
Tracks played:
- Joe Henderson – Without A Song
- Mike Longo – Ocean of his might
- Duval Timothy – Ghostnotes (Feat Bernard Purdie)
- Brahja – Keepers
- Astrocolor – Time Internal
- Kamasi Washington – Final Thought
- Kokoroko – Just Can’t Wait
- SGJAZZ, Dr. Dundiff – Like Glue
- Chet Baker – What’ll I Do
- Badbadnotgood – Title Theme / Saria’s Song / Song Of Storms
- Colin Stetson – Passage
The Tune Up airs on CKMS-FM every Friday from 6-7pm
Welcome to the show! This week I’m playing more of my recent favourite jazz records. This mix is saxophone-heavy again. In the second half I shift to some spiritual jazz from Ottawa by the Antlantis Jazz Ensemble, some jazz-folk from the Tara Clerkin Trio, R&B/jazz by River Tiber. To end the mix I played Private Room by RAD, which I discovered as the funky sample behind MIKE’s You’re the Only One Watching.
Tracks Played:
- Wayne Shorter – Pay as You Go
- Jackie McLean – Eco
- Hank Mobley, Sonny Clark – Deep In A Dream
- Jimmy Smith – Blues 3+1
- Sun Ra – Blues at Midnight
- Chet Baker, Art Pepper – Tynan Time
- Atlantis Jazz Ensemble – Oneness
- Archie Alleyne, Doug Richardson (Kollage) – Saturday Morning
- Tara Clerkin Trio – There Was A Nice Sunset
- RAD – Private Room
The Tune Up airs on CKMS-FM every Friday from 6-7pm.
Welcome to the first show! I’m playing some of my favourite jazz records as of late. This mix features a lot of Hard Bop, raw sounds and fast tempos. Also playing two of my favourites from Sonny Rollins to celebrate his wonderful music.
Stick around for the last few tracks to hear some amazing modern stuff from Toronto: Archie Alleyne and Doug Richardson, BADBADNOTGOOD. Then, a recent Robert Glasper track from 2024 that flows directly from the timeless 60s-era sounds. Hope you enjoy.
Tracks Played:
- Bobby Hutcherson – 8/4 Beat (1968)
- Mankunku Quartet – Bessie’s Blues (1968)
- Oscar Peterson Trio – Days of Wine and Roses (1964)
- Sonny Rollins – Moving Out (RVG Remastered 2009) (1954)
- Sonny Rollins – Striver’s Row (Live At The Village Vanguard/1957) (1958)
- Yusef Lateef – Blue Rocky (1960)
- Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans – Toy (1961)
- Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley – Save Your Love For Me (1960)
- Archie Alleyne, Doug Richardson – Decisions (Archie Alleyne & Doug Richardson) (2001)
- BADBADNOTGOOD – Fall In Love (2011)
- Robert Glasper – Say Less (2024)
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