Vote Miles.

Join the Mt. Airy Groove Wednesday night for a Miles Davis birthday celebration.  Got some classics and rarities, plus some great versions of Miles Davis standards, in addition to some vintage and contemporary tributes.  See you soon.
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Call it anything.

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May 29, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Guinnevere"  Miles Davis  Circle in the Round  (Columbia)

"Solar"  Bill Evans  Sunday at the Village Vanguard  (Riverside)

"Nardis"  Richard Davis  Fancy Free  (Galaxy)

"Joshua"  Miles Davis  Seven Steps to Heaven  (Columbia)

"So What"  Grant Green  Sunday Mornin'  (Blue Note)

"All Blues"  Mary Lou Williams  Free Spirits  (Inner City)

"Freddie Freeloader"  Stanley Jordan  Magic Touch  (Blue Note)

"Eleven"  Gil Evans  Svengali  (Atlantic)

"Frelon Brun"  Miles Davis  Filles de Kilimanjaro  (Columbia)

"Miles Davis"  John McLaughlin & The One Truth Band  Electric Dreams  (Columbia)

"Like Miles"  Terumasa Hino  Hi-Nology  (Columbia Japan)

"Bitches Brew"  Eddie Jefferson  Things Are Getting Better  (Muse)

"Bitches Brew"  Otis Jackson, Jr. Trio  Jewelz EP  (Stonesthrow)

"Black Beauty IV (Masqualero/Spanish Key)"  Miles Davis  Black Beauty: Miles Davis at the Fillmore West  (Columbia)

"Blue in Green"  Jeremy Taylor  Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue  (Secret Stash) 

Light as a feather.

Ready to dig deep into the catalog of the Heliocentrics Wednesday night at the Groove.  Got the new release, along with their debut and their excellent collaborations with Mulatu and Lloyd Miller.  Plus, tunes from the new Charles Bradley, Azymuth remastered on Far Out records, and the sample behind Beck's classic album closer, Debra.

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I said lady...step inside my Hyundai.

May 22, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Light My Fire"  Astrud Gilberto  September 17, 1969  (Verve)
***for Ray Manzarek

"Magnificent Sanctuary Band"  Donny Hathaway  Donny Hathaway  (Atco) 

"Sweet Emma"  Nat Adderley  The Scavenger  (Milestone)

"My Love For You"  Ramsey Lewis  Funky Serenity  (Columbia)

"OGD (Road Song)"  Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery  The Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes  (Verve)

"Path of the Black Sun"  The Heliocentrics  13 Degrees of Reality  (Now Again)

"Sirius B"  The Heliocentrics  Out There  (Now Again)

"Blue Nile"  Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics  Inspiration Information Vol. 3  (Strut)

"Nava"  Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics  OST  (Strut)

"High Winds"  Reality  Reality  (Kindred Spirits)

"Safari"  Frank Walton  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the 70s & 80s  (BBE)

"Fly Over the Horizon"  Azymuth  Light as a Feather (Far Out/Milestone)

"Bird on a Wire (version)"  The Lions featuring Malik Moore  This Generation  (Stonesthrow)

"Where Do We Go From Here"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  Victim of Love  (Dunham/Daptone)

"Do Your Thing"  Julius Brockington  Sophisticated Funk  (Today)

"Gypsy Man"  Robin Kenyatta  Gypsy Man  (Atlantic)

"Love is a Natural Thing"   Tony Allen  Afro Disco Beat  (Vampi Soul)

A day in the life.

Grooves from all over the globe loom Wednesday night.  Got a few from Hedzoleh Soundz out of Ghana, heard on their first album & and the better known session lead by Hugh Masekela.  Plus, Argentinian electric jazz, a funky one from Harvey Mandel, and more from the Lady & Heliocentrics lps. Let's do this.

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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May 8, 2013
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"A Day in the Life"  Les Demerle  Spectrum  (United Artists)

"Having a Party"  Sam Cooke  The Best of Sam Cooke  (RCA)

"Leon's Thing"  Dupree  Nuestro Camino  (Public Hi-Fi)

"Globus"  Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble   Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble (Jazz Aggression)

"Onde Anda O Meu Amor"  Orlandivo  Orlandivo  (Kindred Spirits)

"Didi"  Fernando Gelbard  Didi  (Whatmusic)

"Salty Iron"  Elvin Jones  The Main Force  (Vanguard)

"Prelude to 'Go Round'"  Cortex  Troupeau Bleu  (Underdog)

"Soulful Strut"  Walter Wanderley  Moondreams  (A&M)

"Moontang"  Harvey Mandel  Righteous  (Philips)

"Sweet Lady"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul) 

"Eastern Begena"  The Heliocentrics  13 Degrees of Reality  (Now Again)

"Somewhere in the East"  George Benson  Beyond the Blue Horizon  (CTI)

"Chekere Son"  Irakere  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the 70s & 80s  (BBE)

"Black Moon"  Third World All-Stars  Rebel Rock  (Pressure Sounds)

"Hedzoleh!"  Hedzoleh Soundz  Hedzoleh  (Soundway)

"Languta"  Hedzoleh Soundz featuring Hugh Masekela  Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz  (Blue Thumb) 

"Willie's Headache"  Cymande  Second Time Around  (Janus)

13 degrees & 13 vans.

The finest purveyors of modern space jazz, The Heliocentrics, are back at it again with a new album, so get ready to dig in Wednesday night.  Also got San Diego-area bassman Ben Wanicur on his fine new release featuring Peter Sprague. Plus, more from Lady (album of the year already???), a lost Lucky Thompson live date from the late '70s, and a funky Prestige-inspired recording from a new trio from Austin called Dupree. See you soon.

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Like a heatwave.

May 1, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"To Love Somebody"  Nina Simone  To Love Somebody  (RCA Victor/4 Men With Beards)

"13 Vans"  Ben Wanicur  The Extended Middle 

 "Come Together"  Bobby Timmons  Do You Know The Way?  (Milestone)

"Hipnosis"  Jackie McLean  Hipnosis  (Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness)

"Wacky Wes"   Till Brönner  Till Brönner   (Bam Bam/Verve)

"Horns"  Attila Zoller  Gypsy Cry  (Embryo)

"On Green Dolphin Street"  Lucky Thompson  Back to the World  (51 West)

"Gimme Some"  Freddie McCoy  Gimme Some!  (Cobblestone)

"The Turtle"  Dupree  Nuestro Camino  (Public Hi-Fi)

"I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Babe"  Jimmy Smith  Black Smith  (Pride)

"Brotherhood"  Kamal Abdul Alim  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the 70s & 80s  (BBE)

"Get Ready"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul)

"Outtake/Freeness part 2"  The Heliocentrics  13 Degrees of Reality  (Now Again)

"Standing on the Corner"  Gary Bartz NTU Troop  Follow, The Medicine Man  (Prestige)

"Funky Junky"  The Blackbyrds  The Blackbyrds  (Fantasy)

"Something"    The Isaac Hayes Movement The Isaac Hayes Movement  (Enterprise)