This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 13thbroadcast.The set kicks off with Pat Martino doing Stevie Wonder's Too High for Stevie's birthday.The birthday celebrations continued with Airto and Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine (yes, that's Herbie Hancock on keys) tunes. What were these tracks celebrating? Creed Taylor's birthday -- he...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundwas culled from the May 6thbroadcast.For me, this show is what drew me to this program to begin with, even with a little self promotion from host Paul Abella.Let's start with Grateful Dead. "King Solomon's Marbles" is a triumph and just hearing those opening notes clues you...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the April 29thbroadcast.The broadcast version fellon Duke Ellington's birthday. But just like everything else NFTJU, host Paul Abella doesn't play it straight. Offeringequal parts Ellington oddities, oddball covers and a straight-up jazz history lesson this week. He offers a bunch of notes from this...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the April 22nd broadcast, Charles Mingus' birthday.What was planned as astraight tribute set to Minguswas hijacked a few days before by the untimely passing of Prince.That's great news for radio listeners, but for those checking in to our site for the streamable playlist,...

This edition ofNotes From The Jazz Underground was culled from the April 15th broadcast. The program airs on90.9 FM WDCB Fridays from 10 to midnight.Paul tells us, "every once in a while, I put together a show by scrolling on my library fox 'x' number of seconds and wherever I land is where I have...

I am very happy to announce the return of Notes From The Jazz Underground. Not that it ever went anywhere, it's been airing on 90.9 FM WDCB Fridays from 10 to midnight, dutifully every week.But we've not been assembling and sharing playlists here for the last couple of years. People, this stuff is too good not...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the Februrary 14th show.The Valentine's Day show wasn't exactly about love, in fact it wasn't necessarily about anything.NFTJU host Paul Abella interviewed Shawn Maxwell about his new band -- a 10 piece band with two bassists, two french horns, two saxophones...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the February 7th, 2014 show.This week's show is (mostly) devoted to live performance. There are lengthy, heady and intense jams from Dave Douglas, Fred Anderson (a Chicago legend, especially in the avant garde scene), Phish, Grant Green and Frank Zappa.The show...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the January 31st show.This was the show broadcast the day after found Umphrey's McGee drummer Mike Mirro had passed so NFTJU host Paul Abella built the playlist around some UM material.First featuring Mirro, "Nothing Too Fancy" from Local Band Does...

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the January 24th show.Here's what I love about Jazz Underground: I get to discover musicians that have been hiding in plan site forever.This show was partially a tribute to Gary Burton for his birthday. I admit, I'm no Gary Burton...