Jazz Gumbo

Kirby Obsidian

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Jazz Gumbo is a fusion of jazz and related musical styles, including soul, rock, r&b, blues...even a little gospel. It's 80% from original vinyl, 70% from the 70's and 80's. Presented by Kirby Obsidian, it is broadcast live every Wednesday at 1:00 pm EDT, at www.radioregent.com. It comes to you from Regent Park Focus Media Arts Program in Regent Park, Toronto, Canada.

08/11/2020

Replay - Set Seven - 16 July 2012

Artist - Tune - AlbumHorace Silver - The Kicker - Song for My FatherPat Martino - Mardi Gras - Joyous LakeBillie Holiday - God Bless the Child - Giants of Jazz – Billie HolidayBlood, Sweat & Tears - God Bless the Child - Blood, Sweat & TearsThe Crusaders - Street Life - Street LifeCharlie Haden’s Quartet West - The Long Goodbye - Haunted HeartDionne Warwick - Check Out Time - Very DionneRamsey Lewis - Since I Fell for You - Back to the RootsJay Hoggard - Samba Pa Negra - Days Like TheseGeorge Benson - White Rabbit - White RabbitHarry Connick, Jr. - It Had to be You - When Harry Met SallyAnita Baker - Fairy Tales - CompositionsChaka Khan - Take the “A” Train - Echoes of an EraDuke Ellington - Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue - Ellington at NewportLou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side - TransformerMandrill - Mango Meat - Just Outside of TownFela Kuti & Africa ‘70 - Zombie - ZombieThe Playlists of all Jazz Gumbo Sets can be viewed at jazzgumbo.blogspot.com
06/10/2020

Replay - Set Six - 9 July 2012

Artist - Tune - AlbumAbercrombie, Holland & DeJohnette - Back Woods Song - GatewayCinematic Orchestra - Burnout - Every DayAretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouJean-Luc Ponty - Imaginary Voyage, pts 1&2 - Imaginary VoyageGeorge Benson - Thinker - That's RightBranford Marsalis - LonJellis - Random AbstractDexter Gordon, featuring Johnny Griffin - Blues Up and Down - Great EncountersJaco Pastorius - Liberty City - Word of MouthDianne Reeves - Love for Sale - I RememberFlora Purim - Ina's Song, Transition, Conversation - Open Your Eyes, You Can FlyTony Williams - The Slump - CivilizationAir - Do Tell - 80° Below '82Music Revelation Ensemble - Time Table - No WaveBuckshot Lefonque - Music Evolution - Music EvolutionA complete chronology of Jazz Gumbo Sets can be found at jazzgumbo.blogspot.com
22/09/2020

Replay - Set Five - 25 June 2012

Artist - Tune - AlbumSly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime - Greatest HitsJack DeJohnette - Bayou Fever - New DirectionsSteps Ahead - Safari - Modern TimesEsperanza Spalding - Radio Song - Radio Music SocietyBooker T. & the M.G.s - Melting Pot - Melting PotChristian Scott - Lay In Vein - Rewind ThatFreddie Hubbard - The Black Angel - The Black AngelLuis Gasca - Street Dude - For Those Who ChantHerbie Hancock & Tina Turner - Edith & the Kingpin - River – The Joni LettersStevie Wonder - Too High - InnervisionsOri Dagan - Sweet Georgia Brown - Less than ThreeHerbie Hancock - Cameleon - Head HuntersBrian Blade - Red River Revel - FellowshipWar - Get Down - All Day MusicBanks, Cosey, Henderson, et al - Ife (fast) - Miles from IndiaThe Image is from Luis Gasca's "For Those Who Chant"For a catalogue of all JG Sets go to jazzgumbo.blogspot.com This is one of my original Sets from 2012, which means it's 80% all-time favorites.Great atmosphere-evoking music that transports me to luscious summers of younger days. And here summer just ended!That's the kind of year it's been. And I'm thinking that Jazz Gumbo is coming to an end. Time to shift up to the flow of change that's always tugging us into the unknown.If nowhere else, I'll stay online for now at obsidianblooms.blogspot.com , but perhaps I'll pop up somewhere to share this music that I'm still loving and that's still loving me.Thrive!Kirby22 September 2020 - Equinox
03/05/2020

Replay - Set SixTwo - 4 May 2015

Artist - Tune - AlbumBuckshot Lefonque - Music Evolution - Music EvolutionJaco Pastorius - Kuru/Speak Like a Child - Jaco PastoriusWynton Marsalis - Skain’s Domain - J MoodBetty Carter - 30 Years - Droppin’ ThingsSonny Greenwich - Time-Space - Evol-ution, Love’s ReverseKevin Eubanks - Moments Aren’t Moments - Face to FaceDee Dee Bridgewater - All Blues - Live in ParisArt Tatum, Lionel Hampton & Buddy Rich - More Than You Know - - Tatum * Hampton * RichBennie Maupin - It Remains to be Seen - Slow Traffic to the RightPublic Enemy - Brothers Gonna Work it Out - Fear of a Black PlanetBaird Hersey - The Charioteer - The Year of the EarHerbie Hancock - Heartbeat - Man-ChildJack DeJohnette - PM’s AM - Audio-VisualscapesJoanne Brackeen - Friday the Thirteenth - Special IdentityDianne Reeves - Softly as in a Morning Sunrise - I RememberDonald Byrd - Harlem Blues - Harlem Blues
23/03/2020

Replay - Set Four - 18 June 2012

Artist - Tune - AlbumAbdullah Ibrahim - The Mountain - The MountainTaj Mahal - Sweet Home Chicago - Recycling the BluesDewey Redman - Boody - The Ear of the BehearerRoberta Flack - Tryin’ Times - First TakeMahavishnu Orchestra - Miles Beyond - Birds of FireJoni Mitchell - Chair in the Sky - MingusKenny Garrett - 2 Down & 1 Across - SongbookWayne Shorter - Beauty & the Beast - Native DancerDiana Krall - 42nd Street - Stepping OutMichael Gregory Jackson - Unspoken Magic - GiftsWeather Report - Elegant People - Black MarketUs3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) - Hand on the TorchStanley Clarke - Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra - Journey to LoveMichael White - Land of Spirit and Light - Land of Spirit and LightLes McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared to What - Swiss MovementRamsey Lewis - Upendo ni Pamoja - Upendo ni PamojaAn archive of past Sets is available at: jazzgumbo.blogspot.comOne of the very first JG Sets, from almost 8 years ago. A lot of my favorites are here.It's a good time for re-posting, as COVID 19 has shut down our studio along with so much else.Be well out there and enjoy!Thrive!Kirby Obsidian
15/03/2020

Jazz Gumbo - Set OneSevenSeven - 4 March 2020

Artist - Tune - AlbumSonny Fortune - Waves of Dreams - Waves of DreamsAl Jarreau - Distracted - This TimeEric Dolphy - Bee Vamp - At the Five SpotJames Blood Ulmer - Moon Shines - Tales of Captain BlackDinah Washington - It Isn’t Fair - A Slick Chick (on the Mellow Side)David Sancious - Sound of Love - True StoriesBilly Cobham - La Guernica - Depth of ThoughtMichal Urbaniak - Bahamian Harvest - FusionOsibisa - Spirits Up Above - WɔyayaStéphane Grappelli - Lover Man - Satin DollHerbie Hancock - Speak Like A Child - Speak Like A ChildArt Tatum - Without A Song - Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 11Chuck Mangione - Floating - The Chuck Magione QuartetHorace Silver - The Kicker - Song For My FatherBilly Cobham - Arroyo - Inner ConflictsAn archive of Set Lists and Album Covers is available at: jazzgumbo.blogspot.ca Kirby Obsidian
07/03/2020

Jazz Gumbo - Set OneSevenSix - 26 February 2020

Artist - Tune- AlbumBranford Marsalis - Love Stone - RenaissanceWoody Shaw - Seventh Avenue - Stepping StonesKevin Eubanks, duet with Ron Carter - Nardis - The Heat of HeatWayne Shorter - Daredevil - Joy RyderClifford Brown - Brownie Eyes - Brownie EyesCourtney Pine - Inner State (of Mind) - Back in the DayOregon - Taos - OregonBilly Cobham - El Barrio - Inner ConflictsFlora Purim & Airto - 20 Years Blue - Humble PeopleEsperanza Spalding - The Peacocks - JunjoJack DeJohnette - Brown Warm & Wintery - Audio VisualscapesMike Stern - Mood Swings - Upside DownsideDiane Schuur - Take Me to the River - Schuur ThingJohnny Griffin & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - Tickle Toe - The Toughest TenorsNancy Wilson - How Glad I Am - How Glad I AmAn archive of Set Lists and Album Covers is available at: jazzgumbo.blogspot.ca Thrive!Kirby Obsidian
28/02/2020

Jazz Gumbo - Set OneSevenFive - 19 February 2020

Artist - Tune - AlbumRamsey Lewis - Les Fleur - Maiden VoyageCharles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus - Pithecanthropus ErectusSly & The Family Stone - Stand! - Stand!Tania Maria - Sangria - The Real Tania Maria: Wild!John Coltrane - Afro-Blue - The Best of John ColtraneFlower Travellin’ Band - Satori – Part II - SatoriCleo Laine - Hi-Heel Sneakers - I Am A SongReturn to Forever - Where Have I Known You Before - Where Have ... You BeforeReturn to Forever - Song to the Pharoah Kings - Where Have I Known You BeforeCassandra Wilson - I Thought You Knew - Point of ViewCourtney Pine - The 37th Chamber - Modern Day Jazz StoriesTom Waits - Way Down In The Hole - Big TimeClifford Brown & Max Roach - Delilah - JorduRamsey Lewis - Party Time - Up Pops Ramsey LewisAn archive of all previous Sets is available at: jazzgumbo.blogspot.caHow about Tania Maria? I’m surprised that she isn’t more celebrated. I saw her live, once: Seattle, ’86, a festival in a park, one hot, summer day. I’d never heard of her and she just took the stage and the crowd and romped and rollicked for an hour! Amazing stuff. Yet, I’ve only just got my second album by her, as I comb the second hand stores and yard sales. And I never hear her name on Jazz radio.I’m always discovering new evidence that the world is just that way: you miss almost everything from a distance; highlights and headlines alone don’t tell you very much. About anything. You just have to get in close.There are brilliant people everywhere, brimming over with creativity, and they offer new ways of feeling alive, and of seeing the colors and shapes of the world, and they sparkle us with insights that shake us in our shoes when we are stumbled into them.Let us celebrate sound! With Tania and Clifford and Cleo and Sly.And how about that Return to Forever!?Let the music begin…Kirby Obsidian

Jazz Gumbo is a fusion of jazz and related musical styles, including soul, rock, r&b, blues...even a little gospel. It's 80% from original vinyl, 70% from the 70's and 80's. Presented by Kirby Obsidian, it is broadcast live every Wednesday at 1:00 pm EDT, at www.radioregent.com. It comes to you from Regent Park Focus Media Arts Program in Regent Park, Toronto, Canada.

Creator

Kirby Obsidian
Years Active

2016 - 2020
Episodes

48
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Copyright 2026 Kirby Obsidian
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Jazz Gumbo