Song for my father.

Diggin' deep at the Junction Wednesday night.  Still more to hear from the new Antibalas & the electric Denson/Soulive tribute to Melvin Sparks, plus the debut of a tribute album from a group that goes by Spectrum Road , paying respects to the Tony Williams Lifetime and featuring Vernon Reid & Jack Bruce. And heavy sounds from Phil Woods & his European Rhythm Machine, Kingston influenced grooves from a long sought after MPS side from Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin, and an opening set for my dad, who would've turned 71 today.  See you then.

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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My pops used to say it reminded if him of bebop.


August 29, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Oh, Pretty Woman"   Al Green  I'm Still in Love With You  (Hi)

"I've Got You Under My Skin"  Bill Evans & Jim Hall  Intermodulation  (Verve)

"Dilemma"  Modern Jazz Quartet  Space  (Apple)

"Song for my Father"  The Young Holt Trio  Wack Wack  (Brunswick)

"Somethin' Strange"   Baby Face Willette  Face to Face  (Doxy/Blue Note)

"Yellow Bird"  Monty Alexander  Rass!  (MPS)

"Brother Soul (part 1)"  Eddie Harris  The Reason Why I'm Talking Shit (Atlantic)

"Letha"  Charlie Earland  Black Drops  (Prestige)

"Let the Music Take Your Mind"  Kool & The Gang  The Best of Kool & The Gang  (Re-Lite)

"You Keep Me Hanging On"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  Doin' Our Thing  (Stax)

"Ibeji"  Antibalas  Antibalas  (Daptone)

"Spark"  Karl Denson & Soulive  Spark!  (Royal Family)

"Freedom Jazz Dance"  Eddie Jefferson  Things Are Getting Better  (Muse)

"Funky Skull (parts 1 & 2)  Melvin Jackson  Funky Skull  (Limelight)

"Sounds from the Village"  Phil Ranelin  Vibes from the Tribe  (Hefty/Tribe)

"Black Renaissance"  Black Renaissance  Body, Mind & Spirit  (Ubiquity/Luv-n-Haight)

"The Last Page Sans Melodie"   Phil Woods & His European Rhythm Machine  Phil Woods & His European Rhythm Machine   (Inner City)

"Wild Life"  Spectrum Road  Spectrum Road  (Palmetto)

Crazy legs.

And we're back.  New Antibalas locked & loaded.  Tribute to Melvin Sparks from Karl Denson & Soulive...check.  And the usual vinyl funkiness will ensue, including music from the Soulful Strings, Gary Bartz NTU Troop & Bobby Hutcherson.  Dig it!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm

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Back on the scene, crispy & clean.

August 22, 2012

 

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Lowdown in Lodi"  Freddie King  Texas Cannonball  (Shelter)

"Nardis"  Richard Davis  Fancy Free  (Galaxy)

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"  Rufus Harley  A Tribute to Courage  (Atlantic)

"Philadelphia Bright"  Walter Bishop, Jr.  Soul Village  (Muse)

"Black Maybe"  Gary Bartz NTU Troop  Juju Street Songs  (Prestige)

"Povo"  Karl Denson & Soulive  Spark!  (Royal Family)

"Right On"  Marvin Gaye  What's Going On  (Tamla)

"1974 Blues"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (GED Soul)

"Rain Every Thursday"  Bobby Hutcherson  Natural Illusions (Blue Note)

"The Rat Catcher"  Antibalas  Antibalas  (Daptone)

"Darkest Light"  The Lafayette Afro Rock Band  Malik  (As the Record Turns)

"Ifetayo"  Black Truth Rhythm Band  Ifetayo (Loves Excels All)  (Soundway)

"Hey Western Union Man"  The Soulful Strings  Play Gamble-Huff  (Cadet)

"Nanzee"  Donald Austin  Crazy Legs  (Eastbound)

"Jealous Moon"  The Sugarman 3  What The World Needs Now  (Daptone)

"Guiding Resolution"  Poets of Rhythm  Discern/Define  (Quannum Projects)

"Across the Tracks (part 1)"  The Believers  7 Inch  (Brownstone)

"I Just Want to Make Love to You"  Cold Blood  Cold Blood  (San Francisco)

"Tighten Up"  The Bamboos  Step It Up  (Tru Thoughts)

 

Dusty fingers.

Blame James Mason 'cause we're still in a sweet '70s groove at the Junction. We'll hear yet another great track from Mason's impossibly rare but recently reissued opus, Rhythm of Life, in addition to some other great tracks in the same vein from Miroslav Vitous & Matthew Larkin Cassell.  Plus, heavy sounds from Woody Shaw and fonky flute from Jeremy Steig and a happy birthday to Jerry Garcia via Merl Saunders, all spun on 100% vinyl...natch.

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If you get confused listen to the music play.

August 1, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"After Midnight"  Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia   Fire Up!  (Fantasy)

"Memories of Georgia"    Thom Janusz    Ronn Forella...Moves!  (Ubiquity)

"Soulsides"   Art Farmer   Gentle Eyes   (Mainstream)

"When You Are Who You Are"  Gil Scott-Heron  Pieces of a Man  (Flying Dutchman)

"Grunt"  Owen Marshall  Captain Puff in the Naked Truth  (Jazzman/Aditi)

"Nana Imboro"  Wroblewski Jazz Quintet   Spiritual Jazz Vol. 2: Europe  (Jazzman)

"Ene Alantchi Alnorem"  Mulatu Astatke featuring Fekade Amde Maskal   Ethio Jazz    (L'Arome)

"New World"  Woody Shaw   Blackstone Legacy  (Contemporary)

"Brotherhood of Man"  Kelenkye Band  Moving World  (Superfly/Emporium)

"Stanley's Tune"  Airto   Virgin Land  (Salvation)

"Funk You Very Much"  Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra   Octember Variations  (MPS)

"Free"   James Mason   Rhythm of Life  (Chiaroscuro/Lucifer)

"In My Life"  Matthew Larkin Cassell  The Complete Works  (Stonesthrow)

"Aim Your Eye"  Miroslav Vitous  Magical Shepherd  (Warner)

"You've Got To Make The Choice"  The Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's MoWest Story 1971-1973  (MoWest/Light in the Attic)

"Berumba"  Jackson Conti   Sujinho  (Kindred Spirits)

"Quanga"  Jeremy Steig   Temple of Birth  (Columbia)

"Fire, Fire"  Phil Flowers & His United Family  Alpha & Omega  (Funky Delicacies)

"The Devil Made Me Do It"  Rasputin Stash  Curtom Club Classics: Funk-Soul Brothers & Sisters Vol. 2  (Curtom/Sequel)