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Our jazz blog is based on the music style of Radio SomehowJazz. Favorite tunes from jazz funk, jazz fusion and other contemporary styles of jazz… Just click on the album covers to listen.
Everette Harp “Night Calls”
Night Calls by Everette Harp from the album “IN THE MOMENT” released in 2006 by Shanachie Records.. . MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Everette Harp - Alto Saxophone | Barry J. Eastmond - Keyboard Programming, Drums | Jonathan Butler - Guitar | Alex Al - Bass | Lenny Castro -...
Alphonse Mouzon – By All Means
By All Means ( 1981 / PA USA ) One of the corner stones of our record collection. A real jazz funk gem that we never stopped listening since 1981 Featuring the cream of 70's musicians like Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour and Jerry Hey, this intense album is a must have...
Mysterious Flying Orchestra “Shadows”
Shadows by The Mysterious Flying Orchestra from the album “THE MYSTERIOUS FLYING ORCHESTRA” released in 1977 by RCA Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Bob Thiele - Producer | Charles Collins - Drums | Wilbur Bascomb - Bass | Jerry Friedman - Guitar | Lonnie...
Herbie Hancock
Starting as a child prodigy in classical music, Herbie Hancock turned to jazz and played with Miles Davis in early sixties who gave him the idea to play the keyboards. From then onwards he tried to bring almost every technological innovation to his music, combining...
Weather Report – Tale Spinnin’
Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' ( Columbia / 1975 ) Alphonso Johnson and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler joined Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter in this LP in 1975. Alphonso was already in the group and recorded the previous LP "Mysterious Traveller" but "Tale Spinnin" was the...
Jeff Beck – Blow By Blow
Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow (Epic / 1975) This all instrumental album, the first under his name, is the trademark of Jeff Beck's unmistakable style. The album is based on his imaginative, blues based soloing, balanced and supported by a powerful ensemble including Max...
Meshell Ndegeocello “God Shiva”
God Shiva by Meshell Ndegeocello from the album “PEACE BEYOND PASSION” released in 1996 by Maverick Records... MUSICIANS PERSONNEL: David Gamson - producer, drum programming | Meshell Ndegeocello - bass, vocals, writer, producer | Wendy Melvoin - guitar | Luis...
Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (Tamla Motown / 1976) Stevie Wonder's legendary "Songs In The Key Of Life"... What can you write about one of the greatest recordings of the 20th century? That it's a double album of which every song is a masterpiece? That it's...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me”
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me by Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler from the album “A MEETING OF THE TIMES” released in 1972 by Atlantic Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - woodwinds, Al Hibbler - vocals, Hank Jones - piano, Ron Carter...
Esbjorn Svensson Trio “I Mean You” (Live Video)
Esbjorn Svensson Trio "I Mean You" (Live Video) MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Esbjörn Svensson - piano, Magnus Öström - drums, Dan Berglund - bass, Schleswig-Holstein Chamber Orchestra If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit our online radio station as...
Passport “Albatros Song”
Albatros Song by Passport from the album “CROSS COLLATERAL” released in 1974 by Atlantic Records... MUSICIANS PERSONNEL: Wolfgang Schmid - bass, guitar, Klaus Doldinger - saxophones, keyboards, Curt Cress - drums, percussion, Kristian Schultze - keyboards, If...
Jeff Lorber Fusion “Shadows”
Shadows by Jeff Lorber Fusion from the album “WIZARD ISLAND” released in 1980 by Arista Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Danny Wilson - Bass | Dennis Bradford - Drums | Kenny Gorelick - Flute, Saxophone | Jay Koder - Guitar | Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion |...
Herbie Hancock – Man-Child
Herbie Hancock - Man-Child (Columbia / 1975) One of the best jazz funk, fusion records of all times, "Man-Child" is the third album of the powerful Hancock trilogy that started with "Head Hunters" in 1973. With the addition of a horn section and wah-wah guitar to the...
Kenny Garrett, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, George Duke “Always There” (Live Video)
Kenny Garrett, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Rick Braun, Larry Carlton, George Duke "Always There" (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1999) Musicians / Personnel: Kenny Garrett - Alto Sax, Kirk Whalum - Tenor Sax, Boney James - Tenor Sax, Rick Braun - Trumpet, Larry...
Deodato – Prelude
Prelude ( CTI / 1972 ) With this 1972 album, Deodato separates himself from his Brazilian background and sets his trademark artistic arrangement style, combining jazz and groove with symphonic orchestration. " Prelude " is the album that made him an internationally...
Eddie Henderson
An exceptionally talented trumpet and flugelhorn player with a style of his own, Eddie Henderson was discovered and encouraged at an early age by jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. He gained wide popularity starting with Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi...
Patricia Barber “The Beat Goes On”
The Beat Goes On by Patricia Barber from the album “COMPANION” released in 1999 by Premonition Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Michael Arnopol - Bass, Eric Montzka - Drums, Patricia Barber - Piano, Vocals, If you like this tune, probably you will love to...
Alphonso Johnson – Moonshadows
Alphonso Johnson - Moonshadows ( Epic / 1976 ) "Moonshadows" This studio album released in 1976, is an important building stone of progressive funk music. Full of fresh and innovative ideas, it truly reflects the artistic spirit of the seventies. We love the lively...
Hiroshi Suzuki “Romance”
Romance by Hiroshi Suzuki from the album “Cat” released in 1975 by Columbia Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Kunimitsu Inaba - Bass, Akira Ishikawa - Drums, Hiromasa Suzuki - Keyboards, Takeru Muraoka - Saxophone, Hiroshi Suzuki - Trombone, If you like this...
The Crusaders “I Felt The Love”
I Felt The Love by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by Blue Thumb Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper - Drums | Joe Sample - Keyboards | Wilton Felder - Tenor Saxophone | Larry Carlton - Guitar | Robert Popwell - Bass |...
Stanley Clarke – Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke (Nemperor / 1974) A musical experiment blending jazz with rock elements, has become a showcase of instrumental mastery that set the standards of fusion, before the word was ever used as a musical term. Filled with extensive and free...
Shuggie Otis “Sparkle City”
Sparkle City by Shuggie Otis from the album “Inspiration Information” released in 1974 by Epic Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Shuggie Otis - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Bells, Backing Vocals, Jeff Martinez - French Horn, Carol Robbins - Harp,...
Horace Silver “SONG FOR MY FATHER” (Live Video)
Horace Silver "SONG FOR MY FATHER" (Live in Italy / 1976) Musicians / Personnel: Horace Silver - Piano, Tom Harrell - Trumpet, Bob Berg - Tenor Sax, If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit our online radio station as well. Please use the comment box...
The Crusaders – Crusaders 1
The Crusaders - Crusaders 1 ( Blue Thumb / 1972 ) This album was already a soul jazz treasure when it came out in 1972. A rare recording of which all pieces are favorites, and we rotate almost all of them in Somehowjazz. It's a kind of debut album after they ended...
The Crusaders
Rebellious, soulful and visionary! That's what The Crusaders is to SomehowJazz. Coming out of the Bebop era, playing a very different style of music than everybody else for a decade, the band members erupted their musicianship through mastering their individuality and...
Roy Hargrove, The RH Factor “Crazy Race”
Crazy Race by Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor from the album “Distractions” released in 2006 by Verve... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Renee Neufville - Vocals, Lenny Stallworth, Reggie Washington - Bass, Jason Thomas, Willie Jones III - Drums, Todd Parsnow - Guitar,...
“Watermelon Man” Live Video
Watermelon Man by Jef Lee Johnson, Gerald Veasley, Gerald Albright and James Rouse... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Jef Lee Johnson - Guitar, Gerald Veasley - Bass, Gerald Albright - Alto Sax, James Rouse - Drums, If you like this tune, probably you will love to visit...
George Duke “From Dusk To Dawn”
From Dusk To Dawn by George Duke, from the album “AFTER HOURS” released in 1998 by Warner Bros. Records... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Byron Miller - Electric Bass, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Drums, George Duke - Electric Piano (Rhodes), Synthesizer, Ray Fuller -...
Eddie Henderson – Sunburst
Eddie Henderson - Sunburst ( Blue Note / 1975 ) A sunburst of fusion tightly played by geniuses at the peak of their career, featuring a harder, spacier music with free, emotional soloing based on intelligent structures. Eddie Henderson, Bennie Maupin and Julian...
Tribe “Son Of Tribe”
Son Of Tribe by Tribe (w Carl Craig) from the album “REBIRTH” released in 2009 by Discograph... MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Phil Ranelin - Trombone, Wendell Harrison - Sax, Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet, Amp Fiddler - Keyboards, John Arnold - Guitar, Carl Craig -...
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As the name suggests, SomehowJazz offers to our listeners an assortment of most jazz genres. We also share our favorites in the blog categories shown below. Categories are Jazz Funk, Jazz Fusion, Soul Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Rock, Funk & Soul and Latin Jazz.
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