BendingCorners : Jazz & Groove

Late 1960s and early 1970s vanguard jazz guitar. Another in BendingCorners' occasional sets exploring the merge of jazz and rock styles. Guitar luminaries John McLaughlin and Larry Coryell are well represented. 1. Gabor Szabo - Mizrab (from: The Sorcerer) 2. Gary Burton Quartet - One, Two, 1-2-3-4 (from: Duster) 3. John McLaughlin - Binky's Dream (from: Extrapolation) 4. Joe Farrell Quartet - Follow Your Heart (from: self-titled) 5. Larry Coryell - Chris (from: Spaces) 6. John Abercrombie - Ralph's Piano Waltz (from: Timeless) 7. Tony Williams Lifetime - Something Special (from: Emergency) 8. Miroslav Vitous - Freedom Jazz Dance (from: Infinite Search) 9. Miles Davis - Go Ahead John (part two A) (from: Complete Jack Johnson Sessions) 10. John McLaughlin - Don't Let The Dragon Enter Your Mother (from: Devotion) 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/vanguard/

A bit of fire and a bit of ice come together in this potpourri of 70s jazz groove. 1. San Francisco Express - Fire and Rain (from: Getting It Together) 2. Charlie Mariano - Glenford Crescent (from: Reflections) 3. Cabildos - Crossfire (from: album) 4. Natural Essence - Little Dahoud's Dance (from: In Search of Happiness) 5. Nat Adderly - 59 Go and Pass (from: Double Exposure) 6. Stanley Turrentine - Gibraltar (from: Salt Song) 7. Don Ellis - Rock Odyssey (from: At Fillmore) 8. Rolf Kuhn - Sultans of Jazz (from: Cuco Ear) 9. Volker Kriegel - Zoom (from: Spectrum) 10. Jeff Beck - You Know What I Mean (from: Blow By Blow) 11. Emphasis - Rainmaker (from: s/t) 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/crossfire/

This is the first in a series of sets where we explore the groove of contemporary jazz. If the tune was recorded in the 21st century, we consider it "contemporary". For this first collection, we highlight some of the artists that have been topping "the critic's charts" most recently. 1. Jason Parker Quartet - Bashert (from: "No More No Less") 2. Tom Harrell - Bird In Flight (from: "Roman Night") 3. Brad Mahldau - Into The City (from: "Highway Rider") 4. Darcy James Argue - Zeno (from: "Infernal Machines") 5. Joel Harrison - Between The Traveler And The Setting Sun (from: "Urban Myths") 6. Vijay Iyer - Mystic Brew (from: "Historicity") 7. Christian Scott - After All (from: "Yesterday You Said Tomorrow") 8. Corey Wilkes - First Mind (from: "Cries From The Ghetto") 9. Steve Lehman Octet - Echoes (from: "Travail, Transformation, and Flow") 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/contemporary1/

BendingCorners' tribute to the avant-garde jazz drummer Steve Reid who passed away last month. 1. Lions of June (from: "Nova") 2. Kai (from: "Rhythmatism") 3. Long Time Black (from: "Nova") 4. Lugano (from: "Spirit Walk") 5. Don't Look Back (from: "Daxaar") 6. Which One? (from: "Spirit Walk") 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/reid/

Part 2 of BendingCorners' annual "jazzatronic" set. As with all the previous jazzatronic sets, we showcase the past year's notable examples of electronically-affected jazz grooves. Part 2 gets wise with the beats. 1. Herbalizer Band - Stranded On Earth (from: "Session 2") 2. Corey Wilkes - Ubiquitous Budafly (from: "Drop It") 3. Kullrusk - Doudaah (from: "Digital") 4. Stonephace - Stonephace (from: "Stonephace") 5. Mr. Chop - The World Is Yours (from: "For Pete's Sake") 6. The Heliocentrics - Anglo Ethio Suite (from: "Inspiration Information") 7. El Michels Affair - Uzi (Pinky Ring) (from: "Enter The 37th Chamber") 8. Lord Newborn and The Magic Skulls - Rain Day Dog (from: "s/t") 9. Fumi Hito - The Vibe (from: "This Goes") 10. Tribe - Lesli (from: "Rebirth") 11. Mr. Chop - Zoid (from: "Lightworlds") 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/jazzatronic2/

BC's annual "jazzatronic" set is a twofer this year. As with the all the previous jazzatronic sets, we showcase the past year's notable examples of electronically-affected jazz grooves. Part 1 travels the urban spaces ways. 1. Mr. Chop - Intermezzo 3 (from: "For Pete's Sake") 2. Rob Mazurek Quintet - The Field (from: "Sound Is") 3. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Phobos (from: "Infernal Machines") 4. The Heliocentrics - Anglo Ethio Suite (from: "Inspiration Information") 5. Cosiner and James Andrews - Pathways To Hidden Dreams (from: "Visions") 6. Digital Primitives - Walkabout (from: "Hum, Crackle, and Pop") 7. Build An Ark - How Do We End All This Madness (from: "Love, part 1") 8. Tribe - Son of Tribe (from: "Rebirth") 9. Robert Glasper Experiment - Butterfly (from: "Double Booked") 10. Stefon Harris - Tanktified (from: "Urbanus") 11. Joel Harrison - 125 and Lenox (from: "Urban Myths") 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/jazzatronic1/

Easy going, but never soft, this is an emotive set of cosmic jazz grooves to escape into a world of pleasant dreams. 1. Miroslav Vitous - Streams and Fields (from: "Majesty Music") 2. Weather Report - The Juggler (from: "Heavy Weather") 3. Marcio Montarroyos - Samba Soltice (from: "Carioca") 4. Natural Essence - Variation On Last Night (from: "In Search of Happiness") 5. Yusef Lateef - Back Home (from: "The Blue Yusef Lateef") 6. Frank Foster - Beautiful People (from: "The Loud Majority") 7. George Cables - Think of Me (from: "Why Note?") 8. Dan Mindrila - Sonet (from: "Alter Ego") 9. Paltido Alta - n/a (from: "Mitsu The Beats - One More Roses") [comp] 10. Cymande - Rickshaw (from: "s/t") 11. Dorothy Ashbe - The Moving Finger (from: "The Rubaiyant of Dorothy Ashby") 12. Roy Ayers - I Am Your Mind (from: "Virgo Red") 128kbps version, and COMMENTS, available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/pisces/

Its a new decade which means its time to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than with a bunch of blaring horns! This is BendingCorners homage to jazz band brass sections. Brass is fantastic! 1. The JBs - Wine Spot (from: "Food For Thought") 2. Kool and The Gang - The Penguin (from: "Live at PJs") 3. Salsoul Orchestra - Getaway (from: "Magic Journey") 4. Candido - Candido's Funk (from: "Pulp Fusion: Evolution") [comp] 5. Ice - Quick (from: "AfroJazzFunk 2") [comp] 6. Ice - M.F Grayson (from: "AfroJazzFunk") [comp] 7. Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Heels and Soles (from: "Darkest Light") 8. Randy Weston - Iframe (from: "Blue Moses") 9. Kenny Clark-Francy Boland Big Band - AstroRama (from: "Off Limits") 10. Charly Antolini - Handicaft (from: "Power Drummer") 11. Hampton Hawes - Web (from: "Northern Windows") 12. Nostalgia 77 Octet - Journey Home (from: "Weapons of Jazz Destrution") 13. Matthew Herbert Big Band - The Battle (from: "Goodbye Swingtime") 14. Budos Band - Budos Rising (from: "II") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2010/brasstastic/

BendingCorners' annual kozmigroov set where we voyage through the infinite space of cosmic jazz groove. 1. Quincy Jones - Walking In Space (from: "Walking In Space") 2. Bill Cosby - Martin's Funeral (from: "Badfoot Brown and The Bunions Bradford Funeral and Marching Band") 3. Arnold Cheatham - Road Through The Wall (from: "Thing") 4. Sabu Martinez - Burned Sugar (from: "Burned Sugar") 5. Stan Getz - 500 Miles High (from: "Captain Marvel") 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/infinite/

The innovative avant-garde composer and arranger George Russell became one with the cosmos last month. This is BendingCorners tribute to his masterpiece that is 'Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature'. Presented here is a 60 minute mix of the groovy parts of the Sonata from the 1968 and 1971 recordings. 128kbps version available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2009/russell/

Cosmic jazz groove

2002 nu-jazz

Vocal jazz groove

Classic cosmic jazz groove

Live jazz jams

2003 nu-jazz

Jazz, rock, and electronics that defies categorization

Summer time jazz-n-groove

Classic cosmic jazz groove.

Classic cosmic jazz groove inspired by the Strata-East record label.