The Groove Series With Daniel Long: Recent Episodes
Daniel Long
The Groove Yard and The Groove Break with Daniel Long. Two 2-hour programs dedicated to the Black American Music called jazz.
Good Vibes Only, this week in the Groove Yard! This week you and I listen to a feature on the vibraphone! Music from Detroiter Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Teddy Charles, as well as Vi Redd, Ornette Coleman, and Lee Morgan. The Coltrane Pick of the week comes from the Prestige Years.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to the new installment in the Jazz Is Dead series. This time the featured artist is long-time Gil Scott-Heron collaborator, Brian Jackson. We'll hear 3 selections from JID008: Brian Jackson, as well as music from Veronica Swift, Lionel Loueke, Dinah Washington, and Weather Report.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I hear some Brazilian sounds from Astrud Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. There's also music from Yusef Lateef and Clifford Jordan. And the Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from 'Trane's time at Atlantic Records.
Orrin Evans has a new date out on Smoke Sessions Records. You and I listen to a few tracks off this recording, as well as some Afrobeat, and some Roots and Blues sounds.
Lots of fantastic stuff in this episode of the Groove Yard. You and I listen to music from Miriam Makeba, Ron Carter with Eric Dolphy, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Bobby Timmons, just to name a few.
Detroiter Dave McMurray has a new album out on Blue Note Records. The title of the effort is Grateful Deadication, and it's a tribute to the Grateful Dead. This episode of the Groove Break you and I listen to a feature on this terrific outing.
The featured album for this episode of The Groove Break is Ancient Grains from guitarist Will Bernard.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I wrap up the 60th Anniversary celebration of Impulse! Records.
This week in The Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on the new recording from Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny!
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I continue the celebration of Impulse! Records 60th anniversary
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to the featured album, Purest Form by James Francies. We also listen to music from Ron Carter, Lou Donaldson, Veronica Swift, and Dinah Washington.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I continue the 60th anniversary celebration of Impulse! Records with McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, Johnny Hartman, and others. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from the Impulse release Coltrane, and we had songs of freedom from Eddie Harris, Max Roach, Nina Simone, and The Staples Singers.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on Jazz Is Dead 7; this latest installment in the series feature Brazilian pianist and composer Joao Donato. We also hear music from Nnenna Freelon, Carmen McRae, Deodato, and Art Taylor.
This week in the Groove Yard we continue the 60th Anniversary celebration of Impulse! Records. Music included 2 from Coleman Hawkins, 2 from Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, and Charles Mingus. The Coltrane Pick of the Week was from the 1962 Impulse! date, Coltrane.
This week in The Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on the new recording from Dara Tucker, Dreams of Waking: Music for a Better World. We also hear music from Wayne Shorter, Sons of Kemet, Veronica Swift, and Detroiter Thad Jones.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I kick off our 60th Anniversary celebration of Impulse! Records. The classic Orange and Black label was founded in 1961, and still to this day brings some of the brightest and forward-reaching artists of the artform. Our Coltrane Pick of the Week is from the classic date Africa/Brass.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I dig a feature on the new recording from Rahsaan Barber, Mosaïc. We also hear music from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Sarah Vaughan, Roy Hargrove, and Ben Wendel.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I dig music from Miles Davis, Bobby Timmons, Horace Silver, and Freddie Hubbard. And the Coltrane Pick of the Week comes, again, from his time at Atlantic Records.
This week in the Groove Break, we listen to the new recording from 17-year-old vocalist Anaïs Reno, Lovesome Thing: The Music of Ellington and Strayhorn. We also hear from Lizz Wright, Quiana Lynell, and Rhiannon Giddens.
This week in the Groove Yard we've got some great grooves from Blue Note records from Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, and Jimmy Smith. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from his time at Atlantic, and we've got some great piano sounds from Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk.
This week in The Groove Break, you and I celebrate a Local Music Monday. We've got lots of great Detroiters and musicians who call Michigan home. Those include Gayelynn McKinney, Ellen Rowe, Marcus Elliot, and Dave McMurray.
This week in the Groove Yard, we remember the great trombone player and Detroiter, Curtis Fuller, after news of his passing. We also celebrate Spring with a series of songs dedicated to the season.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I take a listen to the new recording, Come What May, from vocalist Jane Monheit. We also hear from Pat Metheny, Anaïs Reno, The Buena Vista Social Club, and the Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I listen to a feature celebrating Spring! We hear from Antonio Carlos Jobim with Elis Regina, Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, and Milt Jackson. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from Coltrane's time at Atlantic and is a dedication to a friend and colleague.
This week in The Groove Break, you and I listen to the latest recording Luna '68 from the trio known as The City Champs. This is their first recording in about a decade. We also hear music from Antoine Berjeaut and Makaya McCraven, Rhiannon Giddens, Miles Davis, and Nubya Garcia.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I share the last segment in the Prestige Records feature. Music today includes Etta Jones, Betty Roché, Miles Davis, and Brother Jack McDuff. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from the Prestige date Soultrane. And we hear Donald Byrd and Art Tatum as well.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on the latest record from the collective who call themselves Throttle Elevator Music. We also hear newer dates from Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, and Veronica Swift. And we hear some classic sides from Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lou Donaldson.
This week in The Groove Yard, you and I listen to the penultimate edition in the feature on Prestige Records. Music on Prestige came from Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Red Garland, Brother Jack McDuff, and others. Today's Coltrane Pick of the Week was taken from the Prestige recording Soultrane, and originally came from the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to the latest installment in the Jazz Is Dead series with Jazz Is Dead 006: Gary Bartz. We also hear classic sides from Wayne Shorter, Nina Simone, and Oscar Brown, Jr. As well as new recordings from Rhiannon Giddens, Veronica Swift, and Christian Sands.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I will start to wind down the Prestige Records feature. You'll hear music from Walt Dickerson, Mal Waldron, and Ron Carter. You'll also hear from Detroiters Curtis Fuller and Tommy Flanagan. And the Coltrane Pick of the Week is a beautiful lament for a lost friend.
This week in the Groove Break, you'll hear a feature on the new album from trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. It's titled Griot: This Is Important, and it is a remarkable blend of storytelling and instrumental work. You'll also hear music from drummers Makaya McCraven and Teri Lynn Carrington, as well as Lakecia Benjamin and Veronica Swift
On this Easter Sunday, we got a little soulful and spiritual with Nina Simone, Hampton Hawes, and Mahalia Jackson. The Coltrane Pick of the Week came from 1961 and his Live at the Village Vanguard release for Impulse! Records. And we continued with part 14 of the Prestige Records feature, with week number 2 exploring the catalogue of the subsidiary New Jazz Records.
This week in the Groove Break, as we celebrate one last Monday of Women's History Month, Daniel presents you with a feature on newer artists who are pushing the music and the artform forward. You'll hear from Lakecia Benjamin, Nubya Garcia, Brandee Younger, and Veronica Swift, just to name a few.
This week in the Groove Yard, you'll hear a feature on Toshiko Akiyoshi, as we wrap up Women's History Month. You'll also have a 1957 Coltrane Pick of the Week, and part 13 of the Prestige Records feature, with a side-feature on the New Jazz subsidiary.
This week in the Groove Break, Daniel presents you with music from Pearl Bailey, Veronica Swift, and Takuya Kuroda. You also hear a feature on the new recording from pianist Yoko Miwa and her trio, titled Songs of Joy.
This week along with my Coltrane Pick of the Week, you and I listen to a feature on Alice Coltrane, as well as part 12 of the feature on Prestige Records
This week in the Groove Break, you and I listened to a feature on the new Mack Avenue recording This Bitter Earth from vocalist Veronica Swift. We also had music from Valerie June, Miriam Makeba, Ron Carter with Cedar Walton, and Joan Armatrading to name a few.
This week in the Groove Yard, we celebrate Women's History Month with a feature on Melba Liston, the first female trombone player to play in a major big band. We also had part 11 of our feature on Prestige Records.
This week in the Groove Break, you'll hear a feature on the new recording from pianist and composer Jihee Heo. You'll also hear a set of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian sounds, and a whole heap of strong women artists to celebrate International Women's Month
On this episode of The Groove Yard, you and I celebrate International Women's Month with a feature on the great Shirley Scott. The Coltrane Pick of the Week was recorded on March 7, 1963, and we continued with part 10 of the Prestige Records feature.
This week in the Groove Break, we kicked off International Women's Month with a feature on Zoot Suit Funk the new recording from Detroit drummer Gayelynn McKinney. We also heard from Shirley Scott, Rhiannon Giddens, and Herbie Hancock, among others.
This week in the Groove Yard, you and I continue to stroll through the Prestige Records catalog in part 9 of the multi-part feature. We also hear music from Earl Bostic, Mose Allison, Horace Silver, and Teddy Edwards, among others.
This week in the Groove Break, you and I share a feature on the new album from saxophonist and educator Diego Rivera titled Indigenous. We also heat things up with a little Brazilian music, courtesy of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Flora Purim, Tim Maia, and Astrud Gilberto.
This week in the Groove Yard, along with the Coltrane Pick of the Week and part 8 of the Prestige Records feature, there's music from Kenny Dorham, Nina Simone, and David Fathead Newman, among others.