Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul

Good Sax!

Sax on the Beach, Sax in the Rain, Sax on the Balcony, Sax in the Tub, Sax in the Kitchen, Sax in the Car, Sax in the Jacuzzi, the Mile High Sax Club......Wherever you choose to have it.....we pay tribute to the sexiest instrument in Jazz. We invite you to have have good Sax with us on this episode of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List -  Set 1

Andre Ward - Heaven in My Life

Candy Dulfer & Jonathan Butler - What Does it Take 

Kirk Whalum - Fragile

Tom Braxton - Reminiscing

Brandford Marsalis - In the Crease

Gabrielle Bello - Knocks Me Off My Feet

Steve Cole - Love Letter

Streetwize - Read Your Mind

Jackiem Joyner - I'm Waiting for You

Boney James - City of Lights

Mike Phillips - Baby Calls

Track List - Set 2

Kim Waters - Distant Lover

Gerald Albright & Kevin Toney - Hey Young World

Phillip "Doc" Martin - I Can't Help It

Najee f/Frank McComg - Signature

David Sanborn, Eric Benet, Lalah Hathaway - I Wanna Be With You

Dee Lucas - The Morning After

Clasic Cocktail - John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Grover Washington - Mister Magic

Mike Phillips - We Are One

Euge Groove - Days of Soul

 

The Dynamics of Jazz

In music, the dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail. Dynamics also refers to force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process. Jazz music mimics the variations in our lives; the highs and lows and everything in between. Much of Jazz is instrumental, giving you the opportunity to formulate the mental lyrical content that expresses your personal expressions. Always in progress during your life process.........Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!

Track List - Set 1 

Boney James - Nothin' But Love

Kem - The Best is Yet to Come

Bob Baldwin - Wishing You Were Here

Wayman Tisdale - Circumstance

Julian Vaughn - Coastin'

Stanley Clarke - Lost in Thought

Meshell Ndegeocello - Earth

Marcus Miller - Blast

Victor Wooten - The Lesson

Ben Williams - If You Hear Me

Track List - Set 2

Ron Carter - Promanade

Nathan East - Overjoyed

Esperanza Spalding - I Know That You Know

Michael Henderson and Roberta Flack - At the Concert

Earth, Wind, and Fire - Sun Godess

Wayman Tisdale - Can't Hide Love

Classic Cocktail - Jaco Pastorious - Birdland

Wayne Shorter - Footprints

Wayman Tisdale - Way Up

 

The Promise of Jazz

The pure definition of Promise is; a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen, or to pledge that a certain outcome will be attained. Since it's inception, Jazz has vowed to capture the voices, emotions, characters, long-sufferings, and triumpths of it's faithful. To this day, Jazz has not wavered in it's committment. We find ourselves represented in every note, every rhythm, every crescendo, decrescendo, every chord, and every octave that defines our lives. Jazz is the Promise and Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul is the vessel of dynamics and harmony. A salute to Gregory Porter

Track List - Set 1

Marcus Johnson - Lazy Day

Mac Ayers & Chris Anderson - Waiting

Tom Misch - Sunshine

Najee f/Andrea Wallace - Give it all We've Got  

Gregory Porter - Brown Grass

Jeff Bradshaw - Smooth Soul

Andre Ward - Heaven in My Life

Gregory Porter - Consequence of Love

Herbie Hancock - Butterfly

Eric Darius - It's Alright with Me

Eliane Elias - Movin' on Me

Track List - Set 2

Gregory Porter - Wolfcry

Gerald Albright - Take Your Time

Gregory Porter - Wind Song

Jeff Bradshaw f/Glenn Lewis - Beyond the Stars

Jill Scott - Crown Royal

Gregory Porter with the Metropole Orchestra - On My Way to Harlem

Sweetback f/Leroy Osbourne - Hope She'll be Happier With Him

Classic Cocktail - Gregory Porter - Nature Boy

Gregory Porter - Be Good (Lion's Song)

Gregory Porter - Take Me to the Alley

Gregory Porter and Lalah Hathaway - Insanity

Gregory Porter - When Did You Learn

Gregory Porter and Kem - Holding On

 

The Nourishment of Jazz

To Nourish is to enrich, to provide, to feed, to satisfy a hunger. In this case, we seek to indulge and satiate through the medium of music..........Jazz, to be exact. We believe that the senses, though strong, could benefit from the comestible that we orally and audibly injest called Jazz.....No saturated fats, no preservatives, no added sugars, just the sweet sustenence of a balanced diet called Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Michael Ward - Careless Whisper

Michael Buble' - Me and Mrs. Jones

Michael Franks - When I Give My Love to You

Marquel Jordan and Frank McComb - The Edge

Meshell Ndegeocello - Make Me Wanna Holler

Boney James - Nothin' But Love

Aaron Parks - Praise

Hiroshima - Why Can't I Love You

Jarrod Lawson - Be the Change

Al Jarreau - Glow

EST - Tuesday Wonderland

Track List - Set 2

Jeff Lorber -Electric Relaxation

Potato Head People - Bonzai View

Bob Baldwin f/Paul Brown & Ragan Whiteside - Rubberband Man

Terrance Martin f/Kamasi Washington & Rose Gold - Think of You

Alex Isley and Jack Dine - Wait

Antoine Bradford - I Need You Now

Classic Cocktail - George Benson - Moody's Mood

Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds - Flight Time 

George Howard - No No

Jackiem Joyner - Stay With Me Tonight

  

The Movement of Jazz

Jazz is in perpetual motion. It never ceases to move. The vibrations of each note, each phrasing, each improvisation cause a palpable sonic ripple in the atmosphere. Jazz music cannot be stagnant.......It is against the laws of the physics of resonance. Now enjoy the reverberations of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Tack List - Set 1

Tall Black Guy - Peace and Love

Eric Marienthal and Chuck Loeb Last Minute Blues

Robert Glasper - The Worst

Robert Glasper and India Arie - Hi

Najee w/Robert Damper - Wave

DW3 - Sweet Baby

Johnny Britt and Will Downing - Butterflies

Moonchild - Still Wonder

The Crusaders - Spiral

Candy Dulfer - Sexy Mood

Craig Chaquico and Russ Freeman - Samba Del Luna

Track List - Set 2

Ronny Jordan - Heaven

Chris "Big Dawg" Davis - My Cherie Amour

October London - Midnight Love Affair

Justin Ward, Daniel Ceasar, and H.E.R. - Best Part

Harvey Mason f/Brad Mehldau and Larry Grenadier - Dindi

Eric Darius - Right Here, Right Now

Hank Bilal and Frank McComb - The Way You Look Tonight

Classic Cocktail - Roy Ayers Searching

Andre Ward - Kiss of Life

Sade - War of the Hearts

The R.H. Factor - Family

The Worthiness of Jazz

Because of the complexitiy of the legacy of the music, history has boldly proclaimed that Jazz is worthy of the accolades that it recieves through the annals of time. Difficult to deny, even for the skeptics of the genre......All Hail Jazz!! 

Track List - Set 1

Kirk Whalum - Now Til Forever

Robert Glasper - Junior's Jam

Masego and Medasin - Sunday Vibes

Fourplay - Max-O-Man 

Dog Ear - Can't Complain

Chris Standring - Ain't Mad Atcha

Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds - Black Byrd

Hank Bilal and Frank McComb - The Way You Look Tonight

Keiko Matsui - Black Lion

Nathan East - Madiba

Pat Metheny - Water Colors

Track List - Set 2

October London - You Look Better

Brian Culbertson - Secret Garden

Alina Baraz and Galamatias - Make You Feel

Eric Essix - Caravan of Love

Jeffrey Dennis and Frank McComb - Missing You

Norman Brown - Too High

Gregory Porter - It's Probably Me

Classic Cocktail - Al Jarreau - Take Five 

Alex Isley and Jack Dine - Wait

Brandon Williams - Godsend

Robert Glasper - Chant

The Audacity of Jazz

To be audacious is to have a disregard of restraints commonly imposed by convention or prudence. Jazz music has expressed it's audacity since its roots in the 1800s. Jazz has had the unmitigated impudence to exist despite critics, naysayers, paradigm shifts, global conflicts, and has evolved and sustained throughout the ages. I would argue that Jazz has shown a fearlessness that no other genre can boast. And we proudly display the boldness and beauty in this episode of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!!

Track List - Set 1

Marquel Jordan and Frank McComb - The Edge

David Sanborn - A La Verticale

The Aston Grey Project - Angel

Kirk Whalum - Fragile

Nathan Powell f/Tony Terry - Affirmation

Norman Brown - Night Drive

Paul Brown - White Sand

Joe Johnson - Didn't You Know

Mac Ayers - Calvin's Joint

Russ Freeman - East River Drive

Track List - Set 2

Hank Bilal and Frank McComb - The Way You Look Tonight

Tom Browne f/Joyce San Mateo Just Work

Streetwize - Age Ain't a Factor

Conya Doss and B. Golden - Wishful Thinking

Tom Misch - It Runs Through Me

Mike Phillips - Stop What Ya Doin'

Marlon Coles - Changes

Robert Glasper and India Arie - Hi

Classic Cocktail - Sade - Kiss of Life

Kim Waters - High Stride

Pat Metheny - James

Art Porter and Lalah Hathaway - One More Chance

Jarrod Lawson and Moonchild - I'll be Your Radio

 

 

 

 

Jazz for the Holidays!!

Wishing you and your family all the Joys and Blessings that come with the Holidays and into the New Year! Thank you for listening to Jazz on the Rocks With a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Castella - Sleigh Ride

Dave Koz f/Kenny G - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Ray Charles and Betty Carter - Baby it's Cold Outside

Jazz Piano Cover - White Christmas

Frank McComb - Christmas Day

Al Jarreau and Kathline Battle - My Favorite Things

Kem nd Ledisi - Be Mine for Christmas

Greg Vail - Christmas Time is Here

William Bell - Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday

Michael Franks - Island Christmas

Marvin Gaye - I Want to Come Home for Christmas

Smooth Jazz All-Stars - Give Love on Christmas Day

Luther Vandross - Every Year, Every Christmas

Track List - Set 2

Vince Guaraldi - O'Tannenbaum

Jacob Koller - Jazzy Jingle Bells

The O'Jays - I Can Hardly Wait Til Christmas

George Cables Trio - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Rahsaan Patterson - The Ultimate Gift

The Whispers - Happy Holidays to You

Greg Vail - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Donny Hathaway - This Christmas

Michael Franks - The Way You Celebrate New Year's

Stevie Wonder and Andra Day - Someday at Christmas

Kenny G - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Indie Arie, Joe Sample, and Tori Kelly - Christmas is my Favorite Time of Year

 

The Nearness of Jazz

It's not the pale moon that excites me

That thrills and delights me

Oh no

It's just the nearness of Jazz

It isn't your sweet conversation

That brings this sensation

Oh no

It's just the nearness of Jazz

When you're in my arms

And I feel you so close to me

All my wildest dreams

Came true

I need no soft lights to enchant me

If you would only grant me the right

To hold you ever so tight

And to feel in the night the nearness of Jazz

Track List - Set 1

Shawn Raiford - In the Moment

Althea Rene - Mystic Voyage

Boney James - Deep Time

Brian Culbertson, Marcus Miller, Steve Cole - Come on Up

Kevin Ross - Proto Type

Eliane Elias - Estate

Gregor Porter - 1960 What 

Paul Taylor - On the Move

Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then

Mike Phillips - When My Baby Calls

Moonchild & Lalah Hathaway - Tell Him

Track List - Set 2

Doobie Powell & Frank McComb - Better

Sweetback - f/Amel Larrieux - You Will Rise

Gretchen Parlato - Butterfly

David Sanborn - A'La Verticale

Joe Leavy - Inside You

Lalah Hathaway - Show Me Your Soul

Gerald Albright - Tomorrow

Steely Dan - Black Cow

Chris Botti - Indian Summer

Grover Washington Jr. - Inner City Blues

Norman Brown - What's Going On

Jazz the Pièces de Résistance

Pièce de Résistance in the French language means the most standout aspect of an event, attraction or group, the most interesting and impressive feature in any given situation. Usually used in the context for the highlight of a meal. Well get ready to feast on another episode of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.

Track List - Set 1

Down in Brazil - Michael Franks

Tell Me What I Gotta Do - Al Jarreau 

When the Cookie Jar is Empty - Michael Franks

Take You Out - George Benson

Rainbow in Your Eyes - Al Jarreau

Won't You Stay - Norman Brown F/Debbie Nova

Popsicle Toes - Michael Franks

This Time - Al Jarreau

Round Midnight - Kenny Rankin

Fragile - Kirk Whalum

One Bad Habit - Michael Franks

Track List Set 2

We Got By -  Al Jarreau

Lady Wants to Know - Michael Franks

When Love Was King - Gregory Porter

Aladdin's Lamp - Al Jarreau

B'wana He Know Home - Michael Franks

On the Move - Paul Taylor

Take Five - Al Jarreau

Sanpaku - Michael Franks

After All - Al Jarreau

Now that Summer's Here - Michael Franks

Roof Garden - Al Jarreau