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2010 NOTES |
SHOWCASE ALBUM/FEATURE |
HIGHLIGHTS |
June 27th
Edition # 577 |
Smooth Jazz in
Canada, Eh!
8th Annual Celebration!
We're setting off a blaze of musical
fireworks. We've included selections by Les Sabler, Vince
Mai, and Four80 East while also appearing are Warren Hill,
Gabriel, and Brian Hughes. So let the pyrotechnics begin!
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Highlights
/ Play List: 
Funkified - Dave Sereny
Midnight Walk - Torben
Oxbol
Sun Goes By - Dr. Music
Simple Song - Darren Rahn
California Vibes - Steve
Barakatt
Undun - The Guess Who |
June 20th
Edition # 576 |
The QR
2nd in the 2010 series!
... includes David Benoit, Steve
Cole, Jeff Lorber and The Jazzmasters. Also appearing are
Gerald Albright, Special EFX and Jaared in addition to a
6-pack of featured selections!!
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Featured
Selections / Playlist:
Not Lately - Maurice Johnson
Seaside - The Eric Evans
Project
Let It Shine - Tim Bowman
Once in Barcelona - Andrea
Razzauti
Nouthra Dona ... - Alex
Bugnon
Dance With Me - Jonathan
Fritzén |
June 13th
Edition # 575 |
The Very Best
of Café Jazz
The Holy Grail of Smooth!!
... a once a year fiesta that
we time to coincide with some sort of milestone edition!
On this occasion we're celebrating program #575 with our
9th annual installment!!
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Highlights
/ Play List:
Rio Sunset - Paprika Soul
Extra Sensual Perception
- Kevin Toney
Morning Mist - Chris Boardman
Maltese Connection - Vital
Information
Up in My Treehouse - Chet
Atkins
Midnight Conversation
- Rhythm Logic |
June 6th
Edition # 574 |
Lucid Dream
Tomazz
With a mix of jazzy piano together
with an urban vibe, Lucid Dream profiles a vision ... that
nicely connects to, today's music scene!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Touch and Go - Jazzmasters
Lakeside - Chieli Minucci
& Special EFX
Chinese Medicinal Herbs
- Jeff Lorber
Do It Again - Professor
RJ Ross
Rush - Freddy V |
May 30th
Edition # 573 |
Earthglow
David Benoit
The early reviews are in and they're
glowing. For Art Good the project merits "instant consideration
for Album of the Year," while for critic Alex Henderson,
David Benoit's Earthglow is easily "one of the more memorable
albums" in his illustrious career!!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
How Would You Feel - Strange-Hutchens
Hypnotic Safari - Johnson
& Romero
Pastel Horizon - Bobby
Wells
Urban Jungle - Yutaka
So Low - Johann Asmundsson |
May 23rd
Edition # 572 |
Retroactive
Alan Hewitt
On our show we've often used the
mantra … where creativity meets taste!!
To that we now add … and that's where you'll find Alan Hewitt!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Undun - Steve Cole
Crescent Shores - Les
Sabler
Late Night Call - Eric
Bolvin
A Tale of Two Hearts -
Mizar
Get on the Floor - Gerald
Albright |
May 16th
Edition # 571 |
Manhattan Nights
Jaared
The Broening factor is immediately
evident on this project, particularly upon the sequence
of selections chosen for the feature - in a phrase, Jaared's
never
sounded sweeter !!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
A Thought Away - Craig
T. Cooper
Plateau of the Gods -
Mars Lasar
Return of Dr. X - UB40
So Amazing - Gerald Albright
Equation Boogie - Mr.
Gone |
May 9th
Edition # 570 |
Dreamdance &
Paradise
Paul Cullen
Laced with hints of Jazz & Latin,
nicely mixed with ambient textures and Mediterranean influence,
with Dreamdance & Paradise, Paul Cullen has bottled a vintage
collection!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Better Days - The James
Colah Project
Come Away - Soca Joe Band
Just Cooling - Gregg Holsey
Groovin' on a Breeze -
Stephen Sherriff
Come On - Marlon McClain |
May 2nd
Edition # 569 |
Global Kiss
Steve Oliver
With an endearing album so broad
in its scope that it had to be called Global Kiss, Steve
Oliver rightly shows he's at the cutting edge of today's
scene!!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Spend a Little Time -
Rohn Lawrence
Garuda - Mac Dowell &
Spendel Project
Butterfly - Herbie Hancock
James - Catrin Finch
Ties That Bind - Andy
Snitzer |
April 25th
Edition # 568 |
Moon in Libra
S-Tone Inc.
Creative, moving, expressive,
and dynamic, Moon in Libra sets a definite high-water mark
for the music we luv!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Garrick Street - Tomazz
Make Room For Me - Jonathan
Butler
Botswana Bossa Nova -
David Benoit
Dark Alley - Nitewind
Tender Love - Christophe
De Villa |
April 18th
Edition # 567 |
Coronado Breeze
Larry White
White provides ample evidence
that he can not only handle the smooth scene just about
as well as any player in the game today, but that he also
possesses the style and flair to be placed among the very
best!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Black Panther - Michael
Colina
Too Bad - George Howard
No Flagman Ahead - Tab
Two
You Just Can't Stop - Blue
Six
The Breakfast Band - L.A.
14 |
April 11th
Edition # 566 |
Chillout Lounge
David Arkenstone
With a vibe that's unique & fresh,
David Arkenstone's Chillout Lounge is not only a great fit
for "the hippest show on radio", it's the perfect soundtrack
to just relax & chill!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Cruisin - Eric Leone
Tag You're It - Lynn Riley
Dancing With You - Jaared
Simple Pleasures - Michael
Scherer
Shaft - Alan Hewitt |
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April 4th
Edition # 565
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The QR - Q.1
2010
Music from the first 90 days!
Kick back and relax to a radio
show unlike any other featuring two full hours of the absolute
best from the first three months of the year!!
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Featured
Selections / Playlist:
Global Kiss - Steve Oliver
Sax on the Beach - Hulon
Never Alone - Jeff Beck
Mas in May - E. Bullen
& J.N. Hidalgo
The Meaning of Life -
Shelby Brown
Really Jazzy - Saskia
Laroo |
March 28th
Edition # 564 |
Gregorie Howard
(self-titled)
Gregorie Howard
With no less than as auspicious
an inaugural release as we've heard in many years, we can
only dream of the spells Gregorie Howard is destined to
weave in the years ahead!!
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Trax / Playlist:
Harposaurus - Carlos Guedes
Dreamer - S-Tone Inc.
Cruisin' - Ron Brown
Muse - Mike Oldfield
Living for the Sunshine
- Third World |
March 21st
Edition # 563 |
Snapshots in
Motion
Wine & Chocolate
For an album that flows like a
fragrant sparkling wine or like the most dark & delicious
chocolate, look for the label Snapshots in Motion by Wine
& Chocolate!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Traveling Lite - Renato
Falaschi
Song of Passion - Kim
Waters
Floating Hearts - Joe
Taylor
Le Vigne di Alice - Paul
Cullen
Native Born - Gary Carpenter
& Tribal Heat |
March 14th
Edition # 562 |
Dreaming of Trains
Ken Navarro
Dreaming of Trains is an excursion
into Navarro's psyche wherein he expresses concepts that
are both meaningful and deep and as such it represents some
of his very best work to date!!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Lower Deck - Kombo
Dangerous Ground - Will
Sumner
A Quarter to Two ... -
Larry White
As The Sun Sets - Nighthawks
The City - Mark-Almond |
March 7th
Edition # 561 |
Blue Bolaro
Chris Standring
With themes ranging from cinematic
to smooth, from reflective to refined, Blue Bolero is as
daring a foray as any in a genre that otherwise prefers
to play it safe!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Private Party - Dan Carlin
& Friends
Thoughts of You - Klay
D-C
Samba De Noite - Nate
Najar
Cali Trippin' - Michael
J Thomas
Pepino - Kilimanjaro |
February 28th
Edition # 560 |
Back To The Groove
J.D. Daniel
Covering a spectrum of styles
while featuring inspired playing thruout, JD Daniel is a
master of many moods on this his most daring venture called
Back To The Groove!!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Muher Latina - Ricardo
Scales
Ganja - Larry Klimas
Lullaby for K.C. - Kloud
9
The Secret In Your Eyes
- Phil Klein
Namaskar - Tri Atma |
February 21st
Edition # 559 |
Sugar On The
Bone
Steve Baxter
With tempos ranging from funky
jazz to bluesy gospel, here's an effort upon which Baxter
reveals the full potential of the trombone as a lead instrument!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Dawn Over Brazil - Richard
Chadwick
Pillow Talk - Pamela Williams
Shared Air - Ken Navarro
Table for 2 - Marty Q
Shuffle - Gregorie Howard |
February 14th
Edition # 558 |
Can't Let Go
Tony Vattimo
With a resume that encompasses
a diversity of experiences, it's not surprising that Vattimo
has command of a wide range of styles - from straight ahead
to a more funky urban vibe ...
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Habanero Nights - Mark
Egan
Happiness Is Just ... -
Brian Auger
Summer Time - Rob Tardik
Tanto Tempo - Bebel Gilberto
Didgerigroove - The Didgeridoo
Project |
February 7th
Edition # 557 |
Modern Art
The Rippingtons
Whether performing the melodic,
the exotic, or any style in between, The Rippingtons do
it with finesse making Modern Art a genuine collector's
item!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
Beaches - Walle Larsson
Going Coastal - Drew Davidsen
Bossa Blue - Chris Standring
Color My Soul - Matthew
Belcher
Step by Step - Wine &
Chocolate |
January 31st
Edition # 556 |
Best of '09
The Hat Trick Edition!!
... there's Candy Dulfer, Paul
Hardcastle, Nils, and Four80East; plus Cecil Ramirez, The
Parlett/Colah Project and our break-thru artist in Joe Ercole
... as we raise our glass one last time to the best of '09!!
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Featured
Selections / Playlist:
Back to the Road - Torcuato
Mariano
Rio de Maio - Cecil Ramirez
Patchwork - Daniel Domenge
Happy to C U - Nils
Jennette - Pete Gitlin
Babaloop - Joe Ercole |
January 24th
Edition # 555 |
Funked Up &
Chilled Out
Candy Dulfer
Regardless of whether you're into
an evening of revving it up or cooling it down ... or maybe
even both ... Funked Up & Chilled Out will nicely fill the
bill!
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Back
Trax / Playlist:
Let's Try Again - Sapphron
Obois
7th Journey - Jango
Loveland - Lawrence Barris
One For Albert - Heads
Up Super Band
Tu Do Bem - Chris Boardman |
January 17th
Edition # 554 |
Best of '09 -
Part 2
More of the 2009 Encore!!
This show includes some of the
sound innovators such as Bahama Soul Club and the band Tea
- additionally we have tracks from Benson & Braun, as
well as Joyce Cooling with our #2 track!
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Featured
Selections / Playlist:
Dolores in Pink - Joyce
Cooling
She's So Precious - AJ
Baker
Ibiza - Tea
Butterfly - Swing Out Sister
VIP - Jonathan Fritzén
One Step Closer - The Rippingtons |
January 10th
Edition # 553 |
Rock Steady
Richard Elliot
Not only does this current effort
feature more of the rousing sax player's patented mix of
fire & ice, but it's a release with which Elliot proves
positively he's among the elite on the scene today!!
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Fresh
Trax / Playlist:
The River Walk - Michael
Ross
Street Lights - Tony Vattimo
More Than Real - Dee Brown
Coronado Breeze - Larry
White
Dream Life - Fingerprints |
January 3rd
Edition # 552 |
Best of 2009
- Pt. 1!!
Our 10th Annual Review
Here we go with the start to a
brand new year and for the lead off show we're lookin' back
at all the best tracks from the year just past - they were
doin' fine in '09 and here they come again in 2010!!
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Featured
Selections / Playlist:
Morning Glorious - Tom
Grant
Mission 2 Mars - Peter
White
Brooklyn Bounce - Cindy
Bradley
Daylight - Gregg Karukas
Bouncin' Back - Mark Barrios
Chamaleons - Velez Brothers |
