In addition to outstanding new sounds from Dominique Fils-Aimé, Standing Circle, Blue Lab Beats, Tcheep and The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis, we paid tribute to the late Willie Colon, looked back a half-century to Herbie Hancock, Airto, Eddie Henderson and Tim Buckley, and also featured tracks from Kinga Glyk, Danakil Safari, SML, Ebi Soda and many more!

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New music this week from Irreversible Entanglements, Modha, Jill Scott, Galliano, Kurt Elling, Shake Stew, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Momoko, and more, plus our 50-year rewind featured David Bowie, Average White Band, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Gil Scott-Heron. All in all, not bad for a rain-soaked morning in the Bay!

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Thundercat, Brian Jackson, Nick Marks, Nate Smith, Winderman, Colman & Kimock, and Peter Gabriel were among the new, while we continued looking back a half-century ago with music from Bob James, Return To Forever, Steely Dan, and Tom Waits. Of course, there’s much more to amaze and delight, so tap ‘play’ and enjoy!

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David Bassin hosts an eclectic two-hour mix of jazz, R&B, global grooves & abstract beats, broadcasting from San Francisco on KXSF 102.5FM/KXSF.FM, Tuesdays 10am-noon. Now in its 26th year, FreeFall is currently heard in 88 countries.

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In addition to new music from Ben Wendel, Al Green, Shabaka, MF Robots, Joel Ross, Flea, Jussi Lampela and others, we began a look back 50 years to 1976, for some of the amazing sounds that were being created at that time. Jazz-fusion and the more mellow ECM label was beginning to blossom, while soul and blues were both getting funkier. Tune in to the rewind and have a taste of things to come!

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Our first show of the year paid tribute to the late Bob Weir, and also included some fantastic new sounds from The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, SAULT, Knats, Roy Hargrove, Move 78, Ilhan Erashin, Kaidi Tatham, and more! Check out the rewind and enjoy!

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We finished off 2025 with the latest from Cosmic Slap, Dorian Slip, The Natural Yogurt Band, and VEEKO, plus deep tracks from Bennie Maupin, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Roy Milton, Either/Orchesrta and music of the Grateful Dead, performed by Muriel Grossmann.

Have a safe and sane New Year’s…see you in 2026!

Muriel Grossmann - The Other One - Plays The Music Of McCoy Tyner & Grateful Dead (Dreamlandrecords)

Herbie Mann - Turkish Coffee - Impressions Of The Middle East (Rhino Atlantic)

Either/Orchestra - AMHARA RUMBA - Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian L'Ethiopien The Ethiopian (Heavenly Sweetness)

The Bennie Maupin Ensemble - Neophilia 2006 - Penumbra (Cryptogramophone)

Bennie Maupin - Water Torture - Slow Traffic To The Right (Mercury)

Eddie Henderson - Explodition - Sunburst (Blue Note)

Calibro 35 - Nautilus - Exploration (Record Kicks)

Freddie Hubbard - Son Of Sky Dive - Polar AC (CTI)

Women In Jazz - Soy La Que Soy (w/Colectiva) - Women In Jazz (New Soil x Women In Jazz)

Colectiva - Maliciosa - Colectiva (Jazz re:freshed)

Roy Milton & Solid Senders - New Year's Resolution - Blues Christmas Songs Remastered (Vol. 1) (Specialty)

Cosmic Slap - Midnight On Mars - Krautspiral (Stereo In High Fidelity)

The Natural Yogurt Band - Too Much Fun - Red Sky At Night (BMM)

Blackbuster - Shack Up - Strange Breaks & Mr Thing (BBE)

WAAN - Moto No Oto - We Want Waan (Sonar Kollektiv)

Miles Mosley - Abraham - Uprising (World Galaxy/Brainfeeder)

Dorian Slip - 6&4 Makes More - Astral Illusion (Severn Songs)

VEEKO - REGRETS - HOUSE OF BIRDS (INGOMA/DEMAIN)

Black Jesus Experience - Lullaby For A Homeless Child - Time Telling (Agogo)

Levitation Orchestra - Premeditatio Malorum - Sancturary (5dB)

Brandon Sanders - 8/4 Beat - Lasting Impression (Savant)

Gnork - Spring 25 (ft. Jazzbois) - Gnork Meets The Jazzbois (In Random Places) (Blunt Shelter)

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Colectiva - Eero - Colectiva (Brownswood)

Mark de Clive-Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra - Relax... Unwind - Take The Space Trane (Tru Thoughts)

Ife Ogunjobi - East Street Market - Tell Them, I'm Here (Out Of (The) Blue)

Dave McMurray - The Jungaleers - I Love Life Even If I'm Hurting (Blue Note)

The Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) The Redesigned Originals, Recorded by The Free Design (1967-70) (El)

Hot Club Of Detroit - Skating - It's Christmas On Mack Avenue (Mack Avenue)

Phil Upchurch - Darkness, Darkness - Darkness Darkness (Blue Thumb)

Women In Jazz - Dreamer (with Madeline) - Women In Jazz (Women In Jazz x New Soil)

Georgie Sweet - This Christmas (First Word)

Gnork - Warmed Up (ft. Jazzbois) - Gnork Meets The Jazzbois (In Random Places) (Blunt Shelter)

Emma Rawicz - Anima Rising - Inkyra (ACT)

Modern Sound Quartet - Aglioi - Erbe Selvatiche - Italian Library Breaks (Four Flies)

Oreglo - Red Shift - THE WHIRR (Brownswood)

Snarky Puppy - Recurrent - Somni (GroundUP)

Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby [Take 1] - Christmas In Soulsville (Stax)

Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Christmas In Soulsville (Stax)

Jimmy Jules - Xmas Done Got Funky - Santa's Funk & Soul Christmas Party (Tramp)

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects - Soul Time! (Daptone)

James Brown - Go Power At Christmas Time - The Complete James Brown Christmas (Polydor)

Jimmy Smith - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Christmas Jazz (Verve)

Soul Saints - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul - Badd Santa (Stones Throw)

Waan - We Want Waan - We Want Waan (Sonar Kollektiv)

WITCH - Once In A Lifetime (BBE)

Michal Urbaniak - Seresta - Fusion (Sony)

Konrad Ciesielski - Out Of Gravity - Koniec (mindses)

Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Blue Valentine (Epitaph)

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This week we remembered the late Steve Cropper, warmed up the studio with the latest from Temporary Blessings, Cosmic Keys, Lettuce, Women In Jazz, Flea, and The Gangtet, then set the airwaves ablaze with chestnuts from Bobbi Humphrey, Cannonball Adderly, Harvey Mandel, Astrud Gilberto, and more!

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We fought off the chill this week with a massive selection of classics from the likes of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Lloyd, Gary Burton, and McCoy Tyner, plus the latest from Waan, Jimi Tenor, Muriel Grossmann, DoomCannon, Adrian Sherwood and more….brrrr!

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