BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to the funky pianist - Ramsey Lewis.
This set explores the funky blues and cosmic grooves of Lewis's 1970s period.
Podcasts
2023 Podcasts
Funky Solar Voyage
Wayne's Weather
BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to the renowned saxman - Wayne Shorter.
This set explores the slightly bent and cosmic grooves of Wayne as a leader, sideman, and composer.
All songs were composed by Wayne Shorter with Wayne as a playing member of the band.
2022 Podcasts
Pharoah Ascends
BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to the legendary phlying pharoah - Pharoah Sanders.
This set explores the spiritually cosmic side of Pharoah as a leader and sideman,
with a special BC remix on the end.
2021 Podcasts
Chick To Forever
BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to master jazz pianist - Chick Corea.
This set explores the cosmic and bent side of Corea as a leader and sideman.
Coryell At Eleven
BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to jazz guitar master - Larry Coryell.
This set explores the heavier (to 11) side of Coryell as a leader and sideman.
2020 Podcasts
Deep Rods
BendingCorner's kozmigroov tribute to production wizard - David Axelrod.
This set explore the "deeper" side of Axelrod as a musician and producer.
2013 Podcasts
Galactic Duke (George Duke Tribute)
BendingCorners' kozmigroov tribute to the keyboard wizard George Duke.
This set explores the more "galactic" of his material
and showcases his tunes as a leader and as a sideman.
Bye Bye Byrd (Donald Byrd Tribute)
BendingCorners' kozmigroov tribute to the legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd.
2011 Podcasts
Nebula Jazz Travels
BendingCorners annual Kozmigroov set where we travel thru the nebula of cosmic jazz groove.
More Hornin' 'Round
Its horn time yet again at BendingCorners.
We weren't originally planning on making a third "hornin" set, but here it is none the less.
BC loves them horns.
77 Exploding Suns
Possibly the most outerstellar set BendingCorners has ever produced.
Cosmic jazz inside a black hole created by 77 exploding suns.
Jazzatronic 2010
BendingCorners' annual "jazzatronic" set where we
showcase the past year's notable examples of electronically-affected jazz grooves.
Bumpin'
A set of stretched out guitar grooves with funky riffs, heavy drums, and fuzzed electronics.
Bumping right along.
Astral Jazz Dreams
2010 Podcasts
Another in BC's long line of kozmigroov sets.
Starting off with one of the most recognized kozmigroov masterpieces ever,
we then head off into the dreamscape,
and finish with another kozmigroov magnum opus.
Astral dreams indeed.
September 2010
Vanguard
(66 minutes)
Late 1960's and early 1970's 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.
August 2010
Crossfire
(62 minutes)
A bit of fire and a bit of ice come together in this potpourri of 70s jazz groove.
June 2010
Contemporary Corners (col. 1)
(64 minutes)
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.
May 2010
Nova Spirit Rhythm
(45 minutes)
BendingCorners' tribute to the avant-garde jazz drummer Steve Reid who passed away last month.
April 2010
Jazzatronic 2009, part 2 (beat wise)
(63 minutes)
This is the second part of BendingCorners' annual "jazzatronic" set, which is a twofer this year.
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.
March 2010
Jazzatronic 2009, part 1 (space ways)
(65 minutes)
BendingCorners' annual "jazzatronic" set is a twofer this year.
As with 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.
February 2010
Pisces Escapes
(62 minutes)
Easy going, but never soft, this is an emotive set of cosmic jazz grooves to escape into a world of pleasant dreams.
January 2010
Brasstastic
(64 minutes)
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!
November/December 2009
Infinite Jazz Voyage
(63 minutes)
BendingCorners' annual kozmigroov set where we voyage through the infinite space of cosmic jazz groove.
September 2009
The Beatles: JazzBand
(55 minutes)
Riffing off the recent release of The Beatles RockBand video game,
BendingCorners releases a jazz and soul Beatles tribute, The Beatles JazzBand.
As with most BC sets, this mix showcases the groovy side of the available material.
August 2009
Russell's Electronic Sonata
(60 minutes)
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.
May 2009
May Flowers
(88 minutes)
A warm and cheerful set with pleasant and colorful grooves.
There may or may not be "green shoots" in the economy, but there are plenty of new growth grooves in this mix.
Spring showers bring May flowers!
April 2009
Jazzatronic 2008
(66 minutes)
Its time for BendingCorners' annual showcase of standout "jazzatronic" tunes
from the past year.
Here are some of BC's favorite modern examples of the influence of electronics
on jazz.
March 2009
Aries Rising
(56 minutes)
Heading into spring with set of adventurous and dynamic tunes.
Expressive and full of energy, but not over done.
February 2009
Chilled
(82 minutes)
Its cold out there, and what better to do than chill out with a loved one
in a haze of chilled grooves.
January 2009
Freddie Flys
(93 minutes)
Freddie flys, in more ways than one.
This is BendingCorners tribute to the late great jazz trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard, who flew the coup just a few days ago.
Presented in order of release are some of Freddie's most dope smokin' tunes
from BC's favorite time - the early 70's.
Freddie flys high.
November/December 2008
Empyreal Jazz Rads
(63 minutes)
This is BendingCorner's annual year-end kozmigroov set where we explore the
planetary sounds and empyreal nature of the music and artists of the cosmic jazz
scene.
September/October 2008
Enigmatic Spaces
(62 minutes)
Travels in the tunnels of modern cosmic jazz groove.
August 2008
Hot Buttered Hayes
(64 minutes)
The legendary soul singer and arranger/composer Isaac Hayes passed away this month.
This is BendingCorners tribute to the more jazzy groove side of his repertoire,
including the full 19 minutes of 'Do Your Thing'!
July 2008
Teo's Masterpieces
(73 minutes)
The master jazz producer Teo Macero passed away in early 2008.
This is BendingCorners' tribute to his brilliant productions.
Presented in order of release, is one song from each of the ledgendary
Jazz Masterpieces that Teo produced during his tenure at Columbia Records.
June 2008
Miles' Indian Trip
(81 minutes)
Spurred by the recent release of "Miles From India", BendingCorners explores
some of the original material that inspired Bob Belden in the first place.
BC has been waiting for an excuse to do a full Miles set, and this seemed like
the perfect time to do so.
Presented here are some of the trippier sides of Miles' Eastern inspired
tunes from the early-70's.
April/May 2008
Jazzatronic 2007
(52 minutes)
This is BendingCorners' annual showcase of standout "jazzatronic" tunes from
the past year. As with previous years, this set covers some of BC's favorite
modern examples of the influence of electronica on jazz and vise versa.
March 2008
Hornin' 'Round (modern)
(82 minutes)
Its trumpet time again at BendingCorners.
This is the second of a two part series,
and this time around we focus on modern day trumpeters with some of BC's
favorite players from the 90's thru today.
Like the classic first set,
we again highlight the more progressive side of the trumpet spectrum.
February 2008
Bending Dubs
(71 minutes)
Another set inspired by luminary labels.
This time around we explore the dub side of the groove,
as pioneered by Channel One and Studio One.
Spanning 4 decades of jazzy-dub,
the set starts off in a traditional 70's style dub and gets more
progressive with each selection.
Smoke out and dub down.
January 2008
Stoned Ninja bbeats
(75 minutes)
Inspired by such luminary labels as Ninja Tune, bbe, and Stones Throw,
this set explores the beat side of jazz-n-groove.
Perfect for those late night dope headz sessions,
this is beat heavy and groove wise.
November/December 2007
Celestial Jazz Expansions
(75 minutes)
Its time again for BendingCorner's annual trip down the cosmic jazzways.
Like previous years, this set travels amoung the celestial bodies
of the kozmigroov elite as well as the cosmic underground.
From well-known to unknown we set the needle on the space groove
and expand to beyond.
October 2007
Femme Fatale
(70 minutes)
A celebration of women bending their corners.
Yes, this is a spotlight on female groovers, but its so much more...
These are more than just females singing in a male band.
These are tunes where the woman is front and center as
the leader, the creator, the artist, the name-sake.
And, though there are a number of the typical names you'll find
on a "women of" collection, this set
showcases the groovie bent side of the available material.
September 2007
Zawinderful
(78 minutes)
Jazz fusion legend
Josef Zawinul
passed away on September 11th and this is
BendingCorners' homage to his genre-defining and category-bending music.
The tunes presented here date from 1967 to 1975 and span Joe's three main
groups: Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and Weather Report.
All songs were composed by Joe and feature Joe on a range of keyboards.
August 2007
Hornin' 'Round (classic)
(81 minutes)
Its trumpet time at BendingCorners!
This first of a two volume series
showcases some of BC's favorite trumpet players from the sixties and seventies.
As per usual, we highlight the more "bent" side of the trumpet spectrum.
These guys are smokin' hot!
July 2007
Modern Architecture
(79 minutes)
Rummaging through the archives, we pullout a modern jazz groove set
spun live, in the field, and on the fly.
This is the second half of a two part set in which BendingCorners
provided the musical atmosphere for an architectural art show.
Where as part one
focused on classic architectural atmospheres,
this set shines light on the more modern scene.
June 2007
BabyCorners, Hush
(70 minutes)
Got an infant or toddler and are tired of cheesy new age baby lullaibies?
Get hip, and try out this mix on your little one.
It has been specifically designed for children, and their musically discerning parents.
The music was carefully choosen to soothe, chill, and hush
your child (and/or you) into a pleasant bliss.
May 2007
Afro Jazz Jive
(65 minutes)
Spanning four decades and a number of styles
this set explores African inspired jazz-n-groove.
Purposely by-passing the well known acts,
we go beyond the standard afrobeat fare
for a deeper broader mix.
Feel the groove and jive on.
April 2007
Jazzatronic 2006
(70 minutes)
April has become the month for BendingCorner's annual feature
of the standout "jazzatronic" tunes from the past year.
Like previous years, this set showcases BC's favorite examples of the
continual use and merging of electronics, jazz instrumentation, and modern
production techniques.
New for this year, though, is the inclusion of 5 listener-created submissions!
Yes folks, if you submit your music to BC (and we like it), we'll play it.
March 2007
Straight-Ahead, Turn Left
(77 minutes)
"Straight-Ahead" jazz on BendingCorners?
Yes, you heard that right.
But don't worry, this ain't your standard straight fare.
This is BendingCorners after all.
Its straight, with a twist; shaken, not stirred.
Straight jazz with bent corners.
February 2007
Alice in Wonderland
(46 minutes)
BendingCorners tribute to the late great Alice Coltrane.
On January 12th 2007 the jazz world lost another of its pioneers.
Alice was a seminal player in the
Kozmigroov
spiritual scene and this is BC's take on her more mellow and moving material.
Spark a J, relax, and float down stream.
January 2007
Trigonometry
(80 minutes)
Music fit for winter weather,
this set explores the systemic, angular, and calculating side of jazz-n-groove;
prefect for those
long, dark, and frigid winter nights
gazing up at the crystal clear sparkling stars.
December 2006
Mr. Dynamite
(70 minutes)
The soulfather's body may be gone, but his music remains with us forever.
And so thankful (for his music) we are!
Like so many others, here is BC's take on the "James Brown Tribute",
with an attempt to spotlight some of his more "jazzy" numbers.
These aren't the most popular or well-known of his tunes, but they definitely
got the groove!
Pappa's bag has popped. Peace to you, brutha. RIP.
November 2006
Interstellar Jazz Orbits
(82 minutes)
Time again for BendingCorners's annual November excursion into
Kozmigroov.
This set makes orbits
around many of the big and small players in the cosmic jazz groove field.
October 2006
Fuzzadelic
(83 minutes)
September 2006
Continental Beats
(75 minutes)
A beat heavy set, where we explore the "infinite beat" of
drums, bass, and percussion focused grooves from
all six of the inhabitable continents.
Beats from the
North American, South American, African, European, Asian, and Australian(New
Zealand) continents are all represented.
Not world beat, but rather beats around the world.
August 2006
So Full
(74 minutes)
July 2006
Soul Jazz
(70 minutes)
June 2006
Sundance
(72 minutes)
A celebration of summer thats all over the musical map.
There is a little something for everyone in this mix.
From classic to modern with elements of jazz, soul, spirit, disco,
house, latin, bossa, nu, and downtempo,
these grooves all have an uplifting summertime vibe.
May 2006
Medium Rare
(72 minutes)
April 2006
Jazzatronic 2005
(70 minutes)
March 2006
Fission
(73 minutes)
As a follow up to
JazzDJ's Fusion set,
BendingCorners brings you Fission,
a showcase of grinding guitars and squelchy synths.
Presented here in roughly chronological order we
follow the progression of "fusion jazz" from beautiful guitars
in the late 1960's, to fast and furious jamming in the early 70's,
to heavy synth work in the mid/late 70's
(capped on both ends by Miroslav Vitous).
February 2006
Luscious
(66 minutes)
January 2006
Classic Architecture
(79 minutes)
December 2005
Scandiland
(88 minutes)
Acknowledging the arrival of Winter,
this set explores the jazz scene of Scandinavia, where the winters
are cold, dark, and gloomy, yet the jazz is blinding white hot.
From 1972 to 2005, from Finland to Norway and Sweden,
we travel the many styles and genres of scandinavian jazz.
November 2005
Sonic Jazz Trek
(78 minutes)
Another set in BC's ongoing series of
kozmigroov
explorations!
A sonic trek through the space of cosmic jazz groove.
October 2005
Warped Oscillations
(50 minutes)
October 2005
Oscillations
(77 minutes)
September 2005
Spirits Within
(72 minutes)
As a shout out to our musical brothers at
Quincy Essential,
this one digs into the spiritual side of the groove.
The spirit is inside everyone of us,
however we all experience and express it differently.
The musicians in this set express their spirits uniquely as well.
From modal moments and divine grooves to wailing saxes and soaring gospels,
the spirit is definitely within.
(practice tolerance)
(practice tolerance)
August 2005
Desert Moments
(64 minutes)
One for the burners.
In celebration of Burning Man's 20th anniversary
this mix is perfect for lazy moments around camp
or solo desert strolls.
If you need a break from busy camp life, or are just looking to chill,
put on the headphones, play this mix, and head out toward the open desert.
July 2005
WORD!
(64 minutes)
We're bending a few corners with this mix:
an exploration of poetry, scat, spoken word, cadence, and even rap in
jazz-n-groove.
From jazz scat and spoken word to reggae, afro-funk and early jazz rap in the
70's right on thru to the modern phusion of jazz, cadence, and electronics.
Word to your mother!
June 2005
Double Z
(69 minutes)
May 2005
Nu Standards
(65 minutes)
April 2005
Warm Fronts
(69 minutes)
March 2005
Jazzatronic 2004
(77 minutes)
February 2005
Modes and Moods
(62 minutes)
January 2005
Cinematic Jazz Scenes
(72 minutes)
December 2004
Strata Sphere
(70 minutes)
November 2004
Epic Jazz Brew
(78 minutes)
October 2004
Hangin Onto Summer
(78 minutes)
November 2004
Spaced Out
(58 minutes)
July 2004
Out In Between
(76 minutes)
Is it jazz? Is it rock? Is it electronic? Who knows, who cares. These tunes
don't fit into a nice genre as they tend to fall inbetween categories and are
often on the more "out" side of things. Though they are "out", and probably
won't be heard on a dance floor anytime soon, they certainly do groove.
Out Groove?
March 2004
Jazzatronic 2003
(81 minutes)
A mixed set of our favorite "jazzatronic" tunes that were released in
2003. A Fine selection of music demonstrating the increasing fusion of jazz,
electronics, and modern production. Note: unfortunately there is some minor
bass distortion during the '2 banks of 4' tune and some high-end static during
the 'hird' tune.
December 2004
Jam On It
(74 minutes)
November 2003
Cosmic Jazz Journeys
(77 minutes)
March 2003
Vocalities
(74 minutes)
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