Got no radio show these days to share with you, so I guess I'll take to the written word.
These albums are in no particular order. Sure, I have my favorites, but music is not a competition!
As always, this show/post is subtitled albums on my radar. There are definitely other great LPs out there I didn't buy.
Dig in!
NEW RELEASES
Dope Gems Neck Snappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
A sweeeeet slice of electric funky jazz, recorded in France this year. DopeGems' got a great head for late '70s samples, too, including a cool cover of the smoothed out Isley Brothers tune that inspired Ice Cube's "Good Day."
Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
Been a big year for Black Jazz records, but Calvin Keys was still going strong, putting out this strong LP on Wide Hive Records. Revisits Shawneeq, too.
Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
Fans of the Mt. Airy Groove know I'm a sucker for Scandanavian Jazz and Finland's Mighty Mighty is a excellent mix of jazz and funk, lead by keyboardist Kari Setala.
DeRobert & The Half Truths I’m Tryin’ (GED Soul)
Coolin’ System Refrigerate After Opening (GED Soul)
Two nice sophomore albums from GED Soul, a nice dusty imprint based in Nashville. DeRobert of the Half-Truths pulled it together with a slice of modern Nashville soul, and the Coolin' System forged ahead with an album featuring covers of Lou Donaldson & Cedar Walton.
Mulatu Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
The seemingly ageless Mulatu is still putting out great albums, again collaborating with the Steps Ahead band. (This may have come out in 2013, but I don't think vinyl copies came to the US until this year. Or not.)
Timo Lassy Live With Lassy (Schema)
More great jazz from Finland, the 4th from the hometown tenor hero, this time live in a Helsinki club right after the release of 2012's In With Lassy.
Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club (Jazzman)
Once again, the Greg Foat group comes out of nowhere with the first LP recorded at London's Playboy Club in 35 years. The Greg Foat group is easily one of the finest jazz groups out there today. Me & Pags are roadtripping to London to see them at their weekly residency at the Playboy...who's in?
Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics Jaiyede Afro (Strut)
Melvin Van Peebles & The Heliocentrics The Last Transmission (NowAgain)
Malcolm Catto is my one of my favorite modern drummer along with his Heliocentrics crew. Never content to stick in one bag, London combo once again collaborated with a Afrobeat legend, this time Nigeria's Orlando Julius. Then they joined forces with the wild Melvin Van Peebles for a trip to outer space, featuring spoken word from Sweetback himself. Very, very strange stuff.
Badbadnotgood III (Innovative Leisure)
Similar to like-minded bands as The Stepkids, Badbadbadnotgood turns jazz on its head and makes progressive, modern sounding music.
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Cold World (Daptone)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
The Budos Band Burnt Offering (Daptone)
The Brooklyn-based Daptone label is still going strong, culminating in a Soul Revue at the Apollo Theater in early December. Though none of these new releases from these veteran bands stray very far from their usual sound, it's good to see a label still focusing on real soul music. And we're glad that Sharon Jones is healthy!
Lee Fields Emma Jean (Truth & Soul)
Still going strong since the salad days of Desco Records, Lee's latest offering is less deep funk and more steeped in Southern soul.
Stanton Moore Conversations (Royal Potato)
This is the first straight ahead jazz album from the longtime drummer of Galactic. A very nice New Orleans-inspired piano trio.
Karl Hector & The Malcouns Unstraight Ahead (NowAgain)
Karl Hector & The Malcouns are the left field AfroBeat alias of the German funk legends The Poets of Rhythm.
BEST OF THE REST: COMPS & REISSUES.
Jef Gilson & Malagasy Jef Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
French jazz legend Jef Gilson was always intrigued by exotic sounds and foreign musicians. He traveled to Madagascar in the early '70s to record with the local group, Malagasy, compiled on five LPs by Jazzman Records, who do indeed live by their motto, "we dig deeper."
J.B.’s These Are The J.B.’s (Now Again)
Sure, this isn't the tightest JB's record, but the dearth of recordings from this short-lived lineup of the JB’s, featuring a young Bootsy Collins and his under-appreciated brother, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, make this important. Plus…didja know "The Grunt" featured this incarnation of the group? I didn't!
Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
I'll admit that Stanton Davis isn't for everyone, but his High Jazz album is one of my all-time favorites. Isis Voyage features a few new tracks and alternate versions from the same sessions.
Joe McPhee Nation Time (J Records/Bo Weavil)
Fusing R&B and free jazz is no easy proposal and few artists were successful in their attempts. Enter Joe McPhee and his mind-blowing “Shakey Jake” which grooves like a Prestige organ session featuring Alber Ayler without getting too far out that it's unpalatable.
Barbara Lynn Here Is Barbara Lynn (Atlantic/Light in the Attic)
You’ll be hard pressed to find another left handed female guitarist/singer on the Atlantic label. A classic slice of late ’60’s soul.
Sly Stone & Others I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 (Light in the Attic)
In between 1969's Stand! and 1970's masterpiece There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly started his own side label, Stone Flower. This compilation brings together the short-lived label's complete output, plus a few unreleased tracks and takes, most featuring Sly on the Maestro Rhythm King drum machine, one of the first artists to experiement with the then new technology. If you love There's a Riot Goin' On, then this is for you.
The Brothers & Sisters Dylan’s Gospel (Light in the Attic)
Famed producer Lou Adler put together an all-star band of session players and singers (including Merry Clayton), giving classic and lesser known Dylan tunes the gospel treatment.
Miles Davis Miles at the Fillmore 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (Columbia Legacy)
The bootleg series just keeps on giving, this time giving us the complete Fillmore concerts that found Miles opening for Neil Young and Laura Nyro. Though these concerts have been released before, the sounds here is far, far superior than the original Teo Macero produced originals and includes over 100 minutes of unreleased music.
Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
DJ Amir's 180 Proof imprint is dedicated to releasing high quality "reissues" of the legendary Detroit based Strata Records, a sister label to the better known Strata East. Though it's unclear if any of the four albums in the 180 Proof discography were ever actually released in the '70's, this album of spiritual jazz makes the question moot.
End of an era.
Come sit in with the Groove at special time this Sunday morning for
the final episode! Sadly, this will mark the end of the line for the
Mt. Airy Groove at GtownRadio. It's been a fine 4 years of spinnin'
vinyl! Thank you very much to all who tuned in!
Gonna say goodbye by paying tribute to the glory days of classic rock radio...Mt. Airy Groove-style! Labels in the early '70s were always trying to hit the jackpot by covering a recent rock hit and although it didn't always work, we dug out some of the best of 'em. We'll have jazz and soul covers of great classic rock tunes from the likes of the Stones, Dylan, Hendrix, and of course, the Beatles, along with some surprisingly deep covers of The Standells, The Box Tops and the Troggs!
Mt. Airy Groove presents Classic Rock Radio
Sunday, August 3rd @10AM
GtownRadio.com
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
August 3, 2014...the final frontier!
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"With A Little Help From My Friends" Steve Cropper With A Little Help From My Friends (Volt) THE BEATLES/JOE COCKER
"Sunshine of Your Love" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS) CREAM
"Up From The Skies" The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA)
JIMI HENDRIX
"Gimme Shelter" Cal Tjader Gimme Shelter (Fantasy) ROLLING STONES
"The Letter" Al Green Green Is Blues (Hi) THE BOX TOPS
"American Pie" Groove Holmes American Pie (Groove Merchant)
DON MCLEAN
"Femme Fetale" Aloe Blacc Good Things (Stonesthrow)
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
"Dirty Water" The Sugarman 3 What The World Needs Now (Daptone)
THE STANDELLS
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific Jazz)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
"Rich Girl" Nina Simone Baltimore (CTI) HALL & OATES
"Lowdown in Lodi" Freddie King Texas Cannonball (Shelter)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
"White Rabbit" George Benson White Rabbit (CTI) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
"Something" Charles Kynard Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (Prestige)
THE BEATLES
"Girl From The North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic) BOB DYLAN
"For What It's Worth" Lou Rawls Feelin' Good (Capitol)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
"Wild Thing" Armando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye) THE TROGGS
"Feelin' Alright" Trinidad Oil Company Blue Juice Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
TRAFFIC/JOE COCKER
"Do It Again" Deodato & Airto In Concert (CTI) STEELY DAN
"Light My Fire" Jackie Wilson Super Breaks Vol. 1 (BGP) THE DOORS
"Born To Be Wild" Wilson Pickett The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. 2 (Atlantic) STEPPENWOLF
"Whole Lotta Love" Dennis Coffey Evolution (Sussex) LED ZEPPELIN
"Southern Man" Merry Clayton Merry Claryton (Ode) NEIL YOUNG
"Power of Soul" Idris Muhammad Power of Soul (Kudu) JIMI HENDRIX
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
NORMAN GREENBAUM
"Eight Miles High" Steve Marcus Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex)
THE BYRDS
"Moonlight Mile" Lee Fields Faithful Man (Truth & Soul) ROLLING STONES
"Woodstock" Barry Miles White Heat (Mainstream)
CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" George Benson The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M)
THE BEATLES
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions This Generation (Stonesthrow) VAN HALEN
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted & Black (Atlantic)
ELTON JOHN
"Daniel" Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones Black Whip (Prestige) ELTON JOHN
"Bad Side of the Moon" Bo Diddley Another Dimension (Chess) ELTON JOHN
"Summer in the City" Quincy Jones You Got It Bad Girl (A&M)
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL
"I Just Dropped In" The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone) THE FIRST EDITION
"Hang On Sloopy" Ramsey Lewis Newly Recorded, All-Time, Non-Stop Golden Hits (CBS) THE MCCOYS
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode)
BOB DYLAN/JIMI HENDRIX
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu) THE EAGLES
"Down By The River" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury) NEIL YOUNG
"Sunshine Superman" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy) DONOVAN
"Both Sides Now" Gabor Szabo 1969 (Skye) JONI MITCHELL
"Rocky Raccoon" Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo Lena & Gabor (Skye)
THE BEATLES
"Look Out Cleveland" Odell Brown Free Delivery (Cadet) THE BAND
"Evil Ways" Cal Tjader Tjader (Fantasy) SANTANA
"Gimme Some Lovin'" Funk, Inc. Priced To Sell (Prestige)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
"Fly Like An Eagle" Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound Return of the Candyman (Blue Note) STEVE MILLER BAND
"California Dreamin'" Eddie Hazel Games, Dames, & Guitar Thangs (Reprise)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
"Country Road" Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston (Island) JOHN DENVER
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
JAMES TAYLOR/CAROL KING
Gonna say goodbye by paying tribute to the glory days of classic rock radio...Mt. Airy Groove-style! Labels in the early '70s were always trying to hit the jackpot by covering a recent rock hit and although it didn't always work, we dug out some of the best of 'em. We'll have jazz and soul covers of great classic rock tunes from the likes of the Stones, Dylan, Hendrix, and of course, the Beatles, along with some surprisingly deep covers of The Standells, The Box Tops and the Troggs!
Mt. Airy Groove presents Classic Rock Radio
Sunday, August 3rd @10AM
GtownRadio.com
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
August 3, 2014...the final frontier!
HERE TO DOWNLOAD
HERE TO STREAM
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"With A Little Help From My Friends" Steve Cropper With A Little Help From My Friends (Volt) THE BEATLES/JOE COCKER
"Sunshine of Your Love" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS) CREAM
"Up From The Skies" The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA)
JIMI HENDRIX
"Gimme Shelter" Cal Tjader Gimme Shelter (Fantasy) ROLLING STONES
"The Letter" Al Green Green Is Blues (Hi) THE BOX TOPS
"American Pie" Groove Holmes American Pie (Groove Merchant)
DON MCLEAN
"Femme Fetale" Aloe Blacc Good Things (Stonesthrow)
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
"Dirty Water" The Sugarman 3 What The World Needs Now (Daptone)
THE STANDELLS
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific Jazz)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
"Rich Girl" Nina Simone Baltimore (CTI) HALL & OATES
"Lowdown in Lodi" Freddie King Texas Cannonball (Shelter)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
"White Rabbit" George Benson White Rabbit (CTI) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
"Something" Charles Kynard Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (Prestige)
THE BEATLES
"Girl From The North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic) BOB DYLAN
"For What It's Worth" Lou Rawls Feelin' Good (Capitol)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
"Wild Thing" Armando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye) THE TROGGS
"Feelin' Alright" Trinidad Oil Company Blue Juice Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
TRAFFIC/JOE COCKER
"Do It Again" Deodato & Airto In Concert (CTI) STEELY DAN
"Light My Fire" Jackie Wilson Super Breaks Vol. 1 (BGP) THE DOORS
"Born To Be Wild" Wilson Pickett The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. 2 (Atlantic) STEPPENWOLF
"Whole Lotta Love" Dennis Coffey Evolution (Sussex) LED ZEPPELIN
"Southern Man" Merry Clayton Merry Claryton (Ode) NEIL YOUNG
"Power of Soul" Idris Muhammad Power of Soul (Kudu) JIMI HENDRIX
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
NORMAN GREENBAUM
"Eight Miles High" Steve Marcus Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex)
THE BYRDS
"Moonlight Mile" Lee Fields Faithful Man (Truth & Soul) ROLLING STONES
"Woodstock" Barry Miles White Heat (Mainstream)
CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" George Benson The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M)
THE BEATLES
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions This Generation (Stonesthrow) VAN HALEN
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted & Black (Atlantic)
ELTON JOHN
"Daniel" Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones Black Whip (Prestige) ELTON JOHN
"Bad Side of the Moon" Bo Diddley Another Dimension (Chess) ELTON JOHN
"Summer in the City" Quincy Jones You Got It Bad Girl (A&M)
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL
"I Just Dropped In" The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone) THE FIRST EDITION
"Hang On Sloopy" Ramsey Lewis Newly Recorded, All-Time, Non-Stop Golden Hits (CBS) THE MCCOYS
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode)
BOB DYLAN/JIMI HENDRIX
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu) THE EAGLES
"Down By The River" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury) NEIL YOUNG
"Sunshine Superman" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy) DONOVAN
"Both Sides Now" Gabor Szabo 1969 (Skye) JONI MITCHELL
"Rocky Raccoon" Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo Lena & Gabor (Skye)
THE BEATLES
"Look Out Cleveland" Odell Brown Free Delivery (Cadet) THE BAND
"Evil Ways" Cal Tjader Tjader (Fantasy) SANTANA
"Gimme Some Lovin'" Funk, Inc. Priced To Sell (Prestige)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
"Fly Like An Eagle" Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound Return of the Candyman (Blue Note) STEVE MILLER BAND
"California Dreamin'" Eddie Hazel Games, Dames, & Guitar Thangs (Reprise)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
"Country Road" Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston (Island) JOHN DENVER
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
JAMES TAYLOR/CAROL KING
Crazy Samba.
With spring in the air and the World Cup in Brazil around the corner, let's spend two hours with one of my all-time favorites: Azymuth.
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12-2pm
GtownRadio.com
June 4, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"What's Goin' On" Azymuth Spectrum (Milestone)
"Vôo Sobre O Horizonte" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Quanto Vale un Samba (What Price Samba)" Azymuth Telecommunication (Milestone)
"Valsa for Us" Azymuth Before We Forget (Far Out)
"Mentira" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Moreninha (Little Brunette)" Azymuth Tudo Bem (Intima)
"Aurora" Azymuth Aurora (Far Out)
"Montreux" Azymuth Rapid Transit (Milestone)
"Seems Like This" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"Young Embrace" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
"Onde Anda Meu Amor (Where Is My Love?)" Azymuth & Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"Melo da Cuica" Azymuth Pecado Capital (Som Livre)
"Festiva Nativa" Azymuth Cascades (Milestone)
"Livre Como Um Passaro (Free as a Bird)" Azymuth Partido Novo (Far Out)
"Circo Marimbondo" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Maracanã" Azymuth Outubro (Milestone)
"Tightrope Walker" Azymuth Tightrope Walker (Milestone)
"Guaratiba" Azymuth Carioca (Milestone)
"Previsão Do Tempo" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Morning" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"O Pescador" Azymuth Crazy Rhythm (Milestone)
"The Prisoner" Azymuth Flame (Milestone)
"Jazz Carnival" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12-2pm
GtownRadio.com
June 4, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"What's Goin' On" Azymuth Spectrum (Milestone)
"Vôo Sobre O Horizonte" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Quanto Vale un Samba (What Price Samba)" Azymuth Telecommunication (Milestone)
"Valsa for Us" Azymuth Before We Forget (Far Out)
"Mentira" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Moreninha (Little Brunette)" Azymuth Tudo Bem (Intima)
"Aurora" Azymuth Aurora (Far Out)
"Montreux" Azymuth Rapid Transit (Milestone)
"Seems Like This" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"Young Embrace" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
"Onde Anda Meu Amor (Where Is My Love?)" Azymuth & Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"Melo da Cuica" Azymuth Pecado Capital (Som Livre)
"Festiva Nativa" Azymuth Cascades (Milestone)
"Livre Como Um Passaro (Free as a Bird)" Azymuth Partido Novo (Far Out)
"Circo Marimbondo" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Maracanã" Azymuth Outubro (Milestone)
"Tightrope Walker" Azymuth Tightrope Walker (Milestone)
"Guaratiba" Azymuth Carioca (Milestone)
"Previsão Do Tempo" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Morning" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"O Pescador" Azymuth Crazy Rhythm (Milestone)
"The Prisoner" Azymuth Flame (Milestone)
"Jazz Carnival" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
Ain't That Good News.
Lots of good platters spinning Wednesday at the Groove. Got some
Larry Willis, separate sets inspired by Ike Hayes and Bags Jackson, plus
Freddy Robinson at the Drive-In!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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May 14, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu)
"Bags Groove" Leon Thomas The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman)
"Somethin' Like Bags" Wes Montgomery SO Much Guitar! (Riverside)
"Blues for Gene" The Milt Jackson Quartet Soul Route (Pablo)
"Shine on Me" The Jaki Byard Experience The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige)
"Afro-Harping" Dorothy Ashby Afro-Harping (Cadet)
"Walking Backward Down The Road" Larry Willis A New Kind of Soul (Lenny Lewis)
"Aquarius" Cal Tjader The Prophet (Verve)
"Love Beads" Ray Barretto Hard Hands (Fania)
"Messy Bessie" Jimmy Smith Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note)
"Shaft" Bernard Purdie Shaft (Prestige)
"Joy" Isaac Hayes Joy (Stax/Enterprise)
"Walk On By (edit)" El Michels Affair Walk On By: A Tribute to Black Moses (Truth & Soul)
"Another Saturday Night" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (Hugo & Luigi)
"Country Soul" Harold Alexander Raw Root (Atlantic)
"Crazy 'Bout You Baby" Ike & Tina Turner Sixteen Great Performances (Blue Thumb)
"Sister Sanctified" The Breakestra Suite for Weldon EP (Stonesthrow)
"I Found My Soul Last Night" Freddy Robinson At The Drive-In (Stax/Enterprise)
"Valdez in the Country" The Nite-Liters A-nal-y-sis (RCA)
"Creepin'" Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' Final Finale (Motown)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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May 14, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu)
"Bags Groove" Leon Thomas The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman)
"Somethin' Like Bags" Wes Montgomery SO Much Guitar! (Riverside)
"Blues for Gene" The Milt Jackson Quartet Soul Route (Pablo)
"Shine on Me" The Jaki Byard Experience The Jaki Byard Experience (Prestige)
"Afro-Harping" Dorothy Ashby Afro-Harping (Cadet)
"Walking Backward Down The Road" Larry Willis A New Kind of Soul (Lenny Lewis)
"Aquarius" Cal Tjader The Prophet (Verve)
"Love Beads" Ray Barretto Hard Hands (Fania)
"Messy Bessie" Jimmy Smith Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note)
"Shaft" Bernard Purdie Shaft (Prestige)
"Joy" Isaac Hayes Joy (Stax/Enterprise)
"Walk On By (edit)" El Michels Affair Walk On By: A Tribute to Black Moses (Truth & Soul)
"Another Saturday Night" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (Hugo & Luigi)
"Country Soul" Harold Alexander Raw Root (Atlantic)
"Crazy 'Bout You Baby" Ike & Tina Turner Sixteen Great Performances (Blue Thumb)
"Sister Sanctified" The Breakestra Suite for Weldon EP (Stonesthrow)
"I Found My Soul Last Night" Freddy Robinson At The Drive-In (Stax/Enterprise)
"Valdez in the Country" The Nite-Liters A-nal-y-sis (RCA)
"Creepin'" Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' Final Finale (Motown)
Just what is a Valiha anyway?
It's a tube zither made from a species of local
bamboo in Madagascar, of course! Sit in with the Groove Wednesday at
noon to check out incredible music from a box set featuring French jazz
hero Jef Gilson and musicians hailing from Madagascar, including sounds from the aforementioned valiha! Jazzman records hits one out of the park again! Plus, more from all three Placebo LPs, some soaring work from Pharoah Sanders in the '80s and a set inspired by Marvin Gaye. Dig it!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com
Takes two to make it outtasight.
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April 30, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
"Hush-a-Bye" Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Duo (Inner City)
'Heart is a Melody" Pharoah Sanders Heart Is A Melody (Teresa)
"N.W." Placebo Placebo (Music On Vinyl)
"Marbles" O'Donel Levy Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Groove Merchant)
"It's Your Love" DopeGems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"On The Dot" Ryo Kawasaki Eight Mile Road (Inner City)
"Think (About It)" Lyn Collins 12 Inch (Urban)
***For DJ E-Z Rock
"Valiha Del" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Avaradoha" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Dizzy 48" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Dogtown" Byard Lancaster Funny Funky Rib Crib (Palm/Kindred Spirits)
"Balek" Placebo 1973 (Music On Vinyl)
"What's Goin' On" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
"Inner City Blues" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music On Vinyl)
"What's Happening Brother" Marvin Gaye What Goin' On (Tamla Motown)
"I Walk On Gilded Splinters" Dr. John, The Night Tripper Gris-Gris (ATCO)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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Takes two to make it outtasight.
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April 30, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
"Hush-a-Bye" Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Duo (Inner City)
'Heart is a Melody" Pharoah Sanders Heart Is A Melody (Teresa)
"N.W." Placebo Placebo (Music On Vinyl)
"Marbles" O'Donel Levy Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Groove Merchant)
"It's Your Love" DopeGems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"On The Dot" Ryo Kawasaki Eight Mile Road (Inner City)
"Think (About It)" Lyn Collins 12 Inch (Urban)
***For DJ E-Z Rock
"Valiha Del" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Avaradoha" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Dizzy 48" Jef Gilson & Malagasy Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
"Dogtown" Byard Lancaster Funny Funky Rib Crib (Palm/Kindred Spirits)
"Balek" Placebo 1973 (Music On Vinyl)
"What's Goin' On" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
"Inner City Blues" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music On Vinyl)
"What's Happening Brother" Marvin Gaye What Goin' On (Tamla Motown)
"I Walk On Gilded Splinters" Dr. John, The Night Tripper Gris-Gris (ATCO)
Placebo Effect.
Record Store Day was this past Saturday and there was no shortage of funkiness. Stop in to hear some highlights: Unreleased live Donny Hathaway! The J.B.'s ! A Latin take on Papa Was a Rolling Stone! Sam Cooke! And best of all, Belgian keyboardist Marc Moulin's ultra rare & ultra funky Placebo LPs!
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 23, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Marrakesh Express" Stan Getz Marrakesh Express (MGM)
"Good Times" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)
"Funky Junk" Jimmy McGriff Electric Funk (Blue Note)
"Blessed Blackness" The J.B.'s Food For Thought (People/Get On Down)
"Soul Serenade" Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (Atlantic)
"Sweet Sister Funk" Ramon Morris Sweet Sister Funk (Groove Merchant)
"Reaction" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor Music Editions)
"First Come First Served" Dope Gems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Pueblo Nuevo" Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club (Nonesuch)
"Sante-Marie" Henri Guédon Cosmozouk (Superfly/Epic)
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" Rumba Caliente Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove (Rough Guide)
"Polk" Placebo 1973 (Music On Vinyl)
"Stomp" Placebo Placebo (Music On Vinyl)
"You've Got Me Hummin'" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music On Vinyl)
"Urubu Malandro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Delta Six/Brighter Days" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Latin Love" Dexter Wansel Voyager (Philadelphia International)
"Voices Inside (Everything is Everything)" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO/Rhino)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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Ain't that good news.
April 23, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Marrakesh Express" Stan Getz Marrakesh Express (MGM)
"Good Times" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)
"Funky Junk" Jimmy McGriff Electric Funk (Blue Note)
"Blessed Blackness" The J.B.'s Food For Thought (People/Get On Down)
"Soul Serenade" Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (Atlantic)
"Sweet Sister Funk" Ramon Morris Sweet Sister Funk (Groove Merchant)
"Reaction" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor Music Editions)
"First Come First Served" Dope Gems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Pueblo Nuevo" Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club (Nonesuch)
"Sante-Marie" Henri Guédon Cosmozouk (Superfly/Epic)
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" Rumba Caliente Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove (Rough Guide)
"Polk" Placebo 1973 (Music On Vinyl)
"Stomp" Placebo Placebo (Music On Vinyl)
"You've Got Me Hummin'" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music On Vinyl)
"Urubu Malandro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Delta Six/Brighter Days" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Latin Love" Dexter Wansel Voyager (Philadelphia International)
"Voices Inside (Everything is Everything)" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO/Rhino)
Half man, Half amazing.
Dig the vinyl sounds Wednesday at the Groove. As It's All Soul told us a few weeks back, Nas' debut masterpiece Illmatic
is 20 years old! Got some killer samples for you, the kind that are
embedded in some deeeeep jazz tracks. Plus, let's delve into the Stanton Davis Brighter Days alternate takes along with cuts from the original LP and hear more from that necksnappin' album from Dope Gems!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 16, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Taxman" Soulive Rubber Soulive (Royal Potato)
"Mind Rain" Joe Chambers with Larry Young Double Exposure (Muse)
"I Love Music" Ahmad Jamal Trio The Awakening (Impulse)
"Smilin' Billy Suite (part 2)" Heath Brothrs 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
---->who's got my OG copy???
"We're in Love" Reuben Wilson Set Me Free (Blue Note)
"N.T." Kool & The Gang Live at P.J.'s (De-Lite)
"Get Down" Gene Russell Talk To My Lady (Black Jazz)
"Smearzo" Hadley Caliman Projecting (Catalyst)
"Gloria" Steve Kuhn Raindrops: Live in New York (Muse)
"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone)
"Condor Redux: Theme/Yellow Panic/Flight on the Condor" Dope Gems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Anua" Bennie Maupin Moonscapes (Mercury)
"High Diver" Brian Bennett & Alan Hankshaw 7 Inch (Wax Poetics)
"Street Scene: Parade" Arif Mardin Journey (Atlantic)
"Funky Fried Tofu (alternate instrumental)" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Nothing But a Party" Alphonse Mouzon In Search of a Dream (MPS)
"Space-a-Nova (part 1)" Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism Brighter Days (Cultures of Soul)
"The World Is Yours" Nas Illmatic (Columbia)
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" Nas Illmatic (Columbia)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 16, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Taxman" Soulive Rubber Soulive (Royal Potato)
"Mind Rain" Joe Chambers with Larry Young Double Exposure (Muse)
"I Love Music" Ahmad Jamal Trio The Awakening (Impulse)
"Smilin' Billy Suite (part 2)" Heath Brothrs 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
---->who's got my OG copy???
"We're in Love" Reuben Wilson Set Me Free (Blue Note)
"N.T." Kool & The Gang Live at P.J.'s (De-Lite)
"Get Down" Gene Russell Talk To My Lady (Black Jazz)
"Smearzo" Hadley Caliman Projecting (Catalyst)
"Gloria" Steve Kuhn Raindrops: Live in New York (Muse)
"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone)
"Condor Redux: Theme/Yellow Panic/Flight on the Condor" Dope Gems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Anua" Bennie Maupin Moonscapes (Mercury)
"High Diver" Brian Bennett & Alan Hankshaw 7 Inch (Wax Poetics)
"Street Scene: Parade" Arif Mardin Journey (Atlantic)
"Funky Fried Tofu (alternate instrumental)" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Nothing But a Party" Alphonse Mouzon In Search of a Dream (MPS)
"Space-a-Nova (part 1)" Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism Brighter Days (Cultures of Soul)
"The World Is Yours" Nas Illmatic (Columbia)
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" Nas Illmatic (Columbia)
Dope Gems.
A wild and wooly show coming this Wednesday at the Groove. Got a supercool one from Dope Gems,
a group hailing from the Paris deep groove scene paying tribute to '70s
jazz funk. That's our bag! Plus, a set of Dylan covers to go along
with the great gospel take on Zim's music, Monty Alexander covering Herbie Hancock and outtakes from the Stanton Davis Brighter Days sessions!
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 9, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" Charlie Brown Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' On Me (Contact/Flying Dutchman)
"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane" Big Black Lion Walk (Uni)
"Chameleon" Monty Alexander Monty Strikes Again: Live in Germany (MPS)
"Time for a Change" Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet Time for a Change (Inner City)
"Samba do Ausente" Toquinho Tocando (Philips)
"Footsteps in the Dark" Dopegems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Isis Voyage" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Superman Lover" Johnny Guitar Watson Ain't That a Bitch (DJM)
"Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" Bob Thiele & His New Happy Times Orchestra Light My Fire (Impulse)
"Girl from the North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic)
"Blowin' in the Wind" Stanley Turrentine featuring Shirley Scott Common Touch (Blue Note)
"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" Billy Preston Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music (A&M)
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" Nina Simone To Love Somebody (4 Men With Beards/RCA Victor)
"Meet Me in the Morning" Merl Saunders You Can Leave Your Hat On (Fantasy)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Mean Lene" Hubert Laws In The Beginning (CTI)
"Baião" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Iboru Iboya" Cravo & Canela Preço De Cada Um (Mr. Bongo)
"Não Tem Nada Não (continued)" Marcos Valle Previsão do Tempo (Odeon/Light in the Attic)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 9, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" Charlie Brown Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' On Me (Contact/Flying Dutchman)
"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane" Big Black Lion Walk (Uni)
"Chameleon" Monty Alexander Monty Strikes Again: Live in Germany (MPS)
"Time for a Change" Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet Time for a Change (Inner City)
"Samba do Ausente" Toquinho Tocando (Philips)
"Footsteps in the Dark" Dopegems Necksnappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Isis Voyage" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
"Superman Lover" Johnny Guitar Watson Ain't That a Bitch (DJM)
"Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" Bob Thiele & His New Happy Times Orchestra Light My Fire (Impulse)
"Girl from the North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic)
"Blowin' in the Wind" Stanley Turrentine featuring Shirley Scott Common Touch (Blue Note)
"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" Billy Preston Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music (A&M)
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" Nina Simone To Love Somebody (4 Men With Beards/RCA Victor)
"Meet Me in the Morning" Merl Saunders You Can Leave Your Hat On (Fantasy)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Mean Lene" Hubert Laws In The Beginning (CTI)
"Baião" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Iboru Iboya" Cravo & Canela Preço De Cada Um (Mr. Bongo)
"Não Tem Nada Não" Marcos Valle Previsão do Tempo (Odeon/Light in the Attic)
Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane.
Hear the record spin this Wednesday at the Groove. At long last, Banda Black Rio's debut uber-rare debut, Maria Fumaça, just got reissued. Victory...never thought I would come across a copy! Plus, music from Build An Ark featuring Big Black, Belgian fusion from Solis Lacus and a wahwah soaked classic from Young-Holt Unlimited!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 2, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"The Mighty Quinn" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Composition in the Form of Blues" The Russian Jazz Quartet Happiness (Impulse)
"Neptune" The Visitors: Earl Grubbs & Carl Grubbs Neptune (Cobblestone)
"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane" Build An Ark featuring Big Black Dawn (Kindred Spirits)
"Ewnèt yèt lagegnesh" Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)
"Utopic Cities" Solis Lacus Solis Lacus (Heavenly Sweetness/Best Seller)
"Funny Funk" George Duke Feel (MPS)
"Amoeba" Joe Henderson Black Narcissus (Milestone)
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Hugh Masekela Reconstruction (Chisa)
"Wah Wah Man" Young-Holt Unlimited Born Again (Cotillion)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" David T. Walker David T. Walker (Ode)
"Big Sur Suite" Johnny Hammond Higher Ground (Kudu)
"Maria Fumaça" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"The Jam" Graham Central Station Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It (Warner)
"Na Baixa do Sapateiro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Movin'" Brass Construction 12 Inch (Liberty/Soul Brother)
"Mr. Funky Samba" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Rock Your Baby (part 1)" George McCrae 7 Inch (T.K.)
"Booger Man" The Gaturs Wasted (Funky Delicacies)
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 2, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"The Mighty Quinn" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Composition in the Form of Blues" The Russian Jazz Quartet Happiness (Impulse)
"Neptune" The Visitors: Earl Grubbs & Carl Grubbs Neptune (Cobblestone)
"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane" Build An Ark featuring Big Black Dawn (Kindred Spirits)
"Ewnèt yèt lagegnesh" Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)
"Utopic Cities" Solis Lacus Solis Lacus (Heavenly Sweetness/Best Seller)
"Funny Funk" George Duke Feel (MPS)
"Amoeba" Joe Henderson Black Narcissus (Milestone)
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" Hugh Masekela Reconstruction (Chisa)
"Wah Wah Man" Young-Holt Unlimited Born Again (Cotillion)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" David T. Walker David T. Walker (Ode)
"Big Sur Suite" Johnny Hammond Higher Ground (Kudu)
"Maria Fumaça" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"The Jam" Graham Central Station Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It (Warner)
"Na Baixa do Sapateiro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Movin'" Brass Construction 12 Inch (Liberty/Soul Brother)
"Mr. Funky Samba" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom/Warner Brazil)
"Rock Your Baby (part 1)" George McCrae 7 Inch (T.K.)
"Booger Man" The Gaturs Wasted (Funky Delicacies)
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
All Mornin' Long.
Back to regular programming after last week's jovial marathon with Morning Feed's Ed Feldman.
Gotta some Brazilian sounds from Airto and Azymuth, a little taste of
Strata East and a few that helped make up Dilla's swan song, Donuts. Plus, let's stretch out with a laid back groover from The Red Garland Quintet...! Stop on by...you're welcome.
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Wednesays, 12pm-2pm
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March 26, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Dreams" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury)
"All Mornin' Long" The Red Garland Quintet All Mornin' Long (Prestige)
"Along Came Betty" Pat Martino Consciousness (Muse)
"In a Funky Way" Charlie Rouse Two Is One (Strata East)
"Prime Time" Gary Burton Throb (Atlantic)
"Make It Plain" Sonny Phillips Black Magic! (Prestige)
"Gobstopper" Suite For Ma Dukes Orchestra Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes (Mochilla)
"My People...Hold On" Eddie Kendricks People...Hold On (Tamla)
"Golden Apples (part 2)" Galt MacDermot Galt MacDermot in Film (Kilmarnock)
"Fruitman" Kool & The Gang Light of Worlds (De-Lite)
"Circo Marimbondo" Airto Promises of the Sun (Arista)
"A Caca" Azymuth Aguia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Now I Live (And Now My Life is Done)" Ben Sidran Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth (Blue Thumb)
"Comin' From" Michael White Father Music, Mother Dance (ABC/Impulse)
"Butterfly Island" Fabiano Orchestra Butterfly Island (Superfly)
"Gotta Have You (Day by Day)" The Fatback Band People Music (Perception)
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Wednesays, 12pm-2pm
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March 26, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Dreams" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury)
"All Mornin' Long" The Red Garland Quintet All Mornin' Long (Prestige)
"Along Came Betty" Pat Martino Consciousness (Muse)
"In a Funky Way" Charlie Rouse Two Is One (Strata East)
"Prime Time" Gary Burton Throb (Atlantic)
"Make It Plain" Sonny Phillips Black Magic! (Prestige)
"Gobstopper" Suite For Ma Dukes Orchestra Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes (Mochilla)
"My People...Hold On" Eddie Kendricks People...Hold On (Tamla)
"Golden Apples (part 2)" Galt MacDermot Galt MacDermot in Film (Kilmarnock)
"Fruitman" Kool & The Gang Light of Worlds (De-Lite)
"Circo Marimbondo" Airto Promises of the Sun (Arista)
"A Caca" Azymuth Aguia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Now I Live (And Now My Life is Done)" Ben Sidran Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth (Blue Thumb)
"Comin' From" Michael White Father Music, Mother Dance (ABC/Impulse)
"Butterfly Island" Fabiano Orchestra Butterfly Island (Superfly)
"Gotta Have You (Day by Day)" The Fatback Band People Music (Perception)
Morning Feed.
What sort of bedlam will be unleashed when Ed Feldman of the
notorious Morning Feed sits in with a stack of wax? Tune in tomorrow to
find out!
M-Groove is loquacious, ineffable!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 19, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Nights in White Satin" Deodato Deodato 2 (CTI)
"Summertime" Vi Redd Bird Calls (Solid State)
"How High The Moon" Charlie Parker The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (Verve)
"How High The Moon" Les Paul & Mary Ford The Best of the Capitol Masters (Capitol)
"Treats Style" Larry Coryell Lady Coryell (Vanguard)
"Midnight Sun" Sarah Vaughn The Best of Sarah Vaughn (Pablo)
"Crazy" Patsy Cline 12 Greatest Hits (MCA)
"Tracks of My Tears" Aretha Franklin Soul '69 (Atlantic)
"Where's the Man" Timo Lassy In With Lassy (Schema)
"Smilin' While You're Cryin'" Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"Szipson" Sun Ship Follow Us (Polskie Nagrania)
"Lush Life" John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Impulse)
"Nutty" Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall (Mosaic)
"Charlie Parker" Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen Poetry for the Beat Generation (Word Beat)
"If I Were A Bell" Miles Davis Miles in Tokyo (Columbia Japan)
"The Royal Scam" Steely Dan The Royal Scam (MCA)
"Soul in a Digital World" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Soul in a Digital World (GED Soul)
M-Groove is loquacious, ineffable!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 19, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Nights in White Satin" Deodato Deodato 2 (CTI)
"Summertime" Vi Redd Bird Calls (Solid State)
"How High The Moon" Charlie Parker The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (Verve)
"How High The Moon" Les Paul & Mary Ford The Best of the Capitol Masters (Capitol)
"Treats Style" Larry Coryell Lady Coryell (Vanguard)
"Midnight Sun" Sarah Vaughn The Best of Sarah Vaughn (Pablo)
"Crazy" Patsy Cline 12 Greatest Hits (MCA)
"Tracks of My Tears" Aretha Franklin Soul '69 (Atlantic)
"Where's the Man" Timo Lassy In With Lassy (Schema)
"Smilin' While You're Cryin'" Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"Szipson" Sun Ship Follow Us (Polskie Nagrania)
"Lush Life" John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Impulse)
"Nutty" Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall (Mosaic)
"Charlie Parker" Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen Poetry for the Beat Generation (Word Beat)
"If I Were A Bell" Miles Davis Miles in Tokyo (Columbia Japan)
"The Royal Scam" Steely Dan The Royal Scam (MCA)
"Soul in a Digital World" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Soul in a Digital World (GED Soul)
Nation Time.
Put the needle on the record come Wednesday. Can't stop with the Calvin Keys, so more from the new one along with sideman work with Ahmad Jamal and the Wide Hive Players. Plus, music from the incredible Best of ethiopiques Series
(surprisingly familiar!), super rare out & funky saxophone from Joe
McPhee (!!!) and a lil' touch of electric blues with John Lee Hooker
(no dancing!).
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 12, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Like a Rollin' Stone" Rotary Connection Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
"Working Man" Oliver Edward Nelson In London With Oily Rags (Flying Dutchman)
"Bumblebee Bumblebee" John Lee Hooker Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (ABC)
"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" Esther Phillips Alone Again, Naturally (Kudu)
"On Your Way Down" Allen Toussaint Live, Love & Faith (Reprise/4 Men With Beards)
"(I'm a) Fool For You" Freddy Robinson The Coming Atlantis (World Pacific Jazz)
"Noite Em Leblon" Nathan Davis London By Night (DIW)
"From the Bottom" Bobby Timmons Trio From The Bottom (Riverside)
"See The Light" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Perdido" Romano Mussolini Trio The Latin Taste (RM)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Sonny Criss The Beat Goes On! (Prestige)
"Shakey Jake" Joe McPhee Nation Time (Bo' Weavil/CJR)
"Bellows" Ahmad Jamal Recorded Live at "Oil Can Harry's" (Catalyst)
"Shawneeq" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Turnstyle" Wide Hive Players Turnstyle (Wide Hive)
"St. Louis Blues" Deodato Artistry (MCA)
"Maroon Dance" Third Eye Connexion (Ring/Sonorama)
"Musiqawa Silt" Wallias Band Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 12, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Like a Rollin' Stone" Rotary Connection Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
"Working Man" Oliver Edward Nelson In London With Oily Rags (Flying Dutchman)
"Bumblebee Bumblebee" John Lee Hooker Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (ABC)
"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" Esther Phillips Alone Again, Naturally (Kudu)
"On Your Way Down" Allen Toussaint Live, Love & Faith (Reprise/4 Men With Beards)
"(I'm a) Fool For You" Freddy Robinson The Coming Atlantis (World Pacific Jazz)
"Noite Em Leblon" Nathan Davis London By Night (DIW)
"From the Bottom" Bobby Timmons Trio From The Bottom (Riverside)
"See The Light" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Perdido" Romano Mussolini Trio The Latin Taste (RM)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Sonny Criss The Beat Goes On! (Prestige)
"Shakey Jake" Joe McPhee Nation Time (Bo' Weavil/CJR)
"Bellows" Ahmad Jamal Recorded Live at "Oil Can Harry's" (Catalyst)
"Shawneeq" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Turnstyle" Wide Hive Players Turnstyle (Wide Hive)
"St. Louis Blues" Deodato Artistry (MCA)
"Maroon Dance" Third Eye Connexion (Ring/Sonorama)
"Musiqawa Silt" Wallias Band Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)
Blues we use.
Good things goin' down at the Groove come Wednesday. Been diggin' that new Calvin Keys
lp, so we got more from that, along with some other distinguished '70s
guitar men. Plus, Jack Wilson & Roy Ayers, Melvin Bliss, and the
Latin Jazz Quartet with special guests!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 5, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Get Back" Al Green Green is Blues (Hi)
"Shadow Dancers" George Benson with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (Prestige)
"Blues We Use" The Jack Wilson Quartet The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers (Atlantic)
"Evelyn Anita" George Braith Musart (Prestige)
"Backyard" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Sudden Romance" Attila Zoller Dream Bells (Inner City)
"Circles" Michael Howell In The Silence (Milestone)
"Bad Bad Simba" O'Donel Levy Simba (Groove Merchant)
"Synthetic Substitution" Melvin Bliss 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
"You'll Be Lonely" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"The Riot" Merl Saunders Fritz The Cat OST (Fantasy)
"I Need You" H.P. Riot H.P. Riot (Luv-n-Haight/Ubiquity)
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre" The Latin Jazz Quintet Oh! Pharoah Speak (Trip)
"Firebird Feathers" Alfonso Lovo La Gigontona (Numero)
"Azucar (parts 2 & 3)" Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive Recorded Live at Sing Sing (Tico)
"Ballero" War War Live (United Artists)
"Surma" Mulatu Astatke Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 5, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Get Back" Al Green Green is Blues (Hi)
"Shadow Dancers" George Benson with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (Prestige)
"Blues We Use" The Jack Wilson Quartet The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers (Atlantic)
"Evelyn Anita" George Braith Musart (Prestige)
"Backyard" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Sudden Romance" Attila Zoller Dream Bells (Inner City)
"Circles" Michael Howell In The Silence (Milestone)
"Bad Bad Simba" O'Donel Levy Simba (Groove Merchant)
"Synthetic Substitution" Melvin Bliss 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
"You'll Be Lonely" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"The Riot" Merl Saunders Fritz The Cat OST (Fantasy)
"I Need You" H.P. Riot H.P. Riot (Luv-n-Haight/Ubiquity)
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre" The Latin Jazz Quintet Oh! Pharoah Speak (Trip)
"Firebird Feathers" Alfonso Lovo La Gigontona (Numero)
"Azucar (parts 2 & 3)" Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive Recorded Live at Sing Sing (Tico)
"Ballero" War War Live (United Artists)
"Surma" Mulatu Astatke Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
Keys to the Kingdom.
Join the Groove next Wednesday for some more funkiness. Got a stack from my man Calvin Keys! Plus, music from the last two albums from the ultra funky French band, Cortex and more from Mighty Mighty. And in the spirit of Saturday's New Deck Party, I got the 2nd of the first two records I picked up in my first foray into record diggin'. Stop on by.
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 26, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Wild Thing" Amando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye)
"Assosa Derache" Mulatu Astatke Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
"What Need Have I For This-What Need Have I For That-I am Dancing at the Feet of my Lord-All is Bliss-All is Bliss" Shakti with John McLaughlin Shakti with John McLaughlin (Columbia)
"One For The Monica Lingas Band" The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble
Miles Away (Stonesthrow)
"Rhubarb Jam" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Shawn-Neeq" Calvin Keys Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz)
"Aunt Lovey" Calvin Keys Proceed With Caution! (Black Jazz)
"Dantu" Calvin Keys Full Court Press (Olive Branch)
"Pauvre Star" Cortex Pourquoi (Trad Vibe)
"Emily" Cortex I Heard A Sigh (Trad Vibe)
"Seventh Sign" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Too High" Emphasis Emphasis (Sonorama/Swiss Pick/Jaycee)
"Phil" Ryo Kawasaki Prism (Inner City)
"Drum Song" Earth, Wind & Fire Open Our Eyes (Columbia)
"Povo" Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine In Concert Vol. 1 (CTI)
"I Say A Little Prayer" Aretha Franklin 12 Inch (Atlantic)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 26, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Wild Thing" Amando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye)
"Assosa Derache" Mulatu Astatke Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
"What Need Have I For This-What Need Have I For That-I am Dancing at the Feet of my Lord-All is Bliss-All is Bliss" Shakti with John McLaughlin Shakti with John McLaughlin (Columbia)
"One For The Monica Lingas Band" The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble
Miles Away (Stonesthrow)
"Rhubarb Jam" Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
"Shawn-Neeq" Calvin Keys Shawn-Neeq (Black Jazz)
"Aunt Lovey" Calvin Keys Proceed With Caution! (Black Jazz)
"Dantu" Calvin Keys Full Court Press (Olive Branch)
"Pauvre Star" Cortex Pourquoi (Trad Vibe)
"Emily" Cortex I Heard A Sigh (Trad Vibe)
"Seventh Sign" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Too High" Emphasis Emphasis (Sonorama/Swiss Pick/Jaycee)
"Phil" Ryo Kawasaki Prism (Inner City)
"Drum Song" Earth, Wind & Fire Open Our Eyes (Columbia)
"Povo" Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine In Concert Vol. 1 (CTI)
"I Say A Little Prayer" Aretha Franklin 12 Inch (Atlantic)
Gtown Radio New Deck Party
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album):
Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up! (alternating)
"Ummh" Bobby Hutcherson featuring Harold Land San Francisco
"Reflected" Alice Cooper Pretties For You
"The Boss" James Brown 12 Inch
"Raga Rock" Ashwan Batish Sitar Power
"Past Time Paradise" Martik Persian Funk
Ed Feldman of Morning Feed
"Y'a Pas Prem Printemps" Edith Piaf Edith Piaf Sings (78 RPM)
"Jingle Jangle Jingle" Tex Ritter 78 RPM
"Minnie the Moocher" Danny Kaye & His Orchestra 78 RPM
"Over The Rainbow" Art Carney The Wizard of Oz
"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" Chick Webb featuring Ella Fitzgerald 78 RPM
Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating)
"Purple Haze" Dion Dion
"Girl from Ipanema" Archie Shepp Fire Music
"8 Miles High" Rufus Harley Kings/Queens
"Heart of Gold" Charles Bradley 7 Inch
Andy Pettit of Skywave
"Blue Seven" Shirley Scott Blue Seven
"Teach Me To Twist" Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell
"Hofstra" Bill Cosby Why Is There Air?
"Mode to John" McCoy Tyner Tender Moments
Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating)
"NYCNY" Daryl Hall Sacred Songs
"Happy Birthday" Mr. Chop Switched On
"Nowhere Fast" Bloodless Pharaohs Marty Thau Presents 2 X 5
"You Know" Stone Coal White Stone Coal White
Kelvyn Anderson formerly of The Anderson Tapes
"There Goes The Neighborhood" The Bus Boys Minimum Wage Rock-n-Roll
"Ma Jaiye Oni" King Sunny Ade & His African Beats Juju Music
"Brooding" Jayne Cortez Unsubmissive Blues
"Miuzi Weighs a Ton" Public Enemy Yo! Bum Rush The Show
"Black Blues" Henry Threadgill Sextet Just The Facts & Pass The Bucket
"ESP" Miles Davis ESP
"Go" Wayne Shorter Schizophrenia
Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up! (alternating)
"Gun" Gil Scott-Heron Reflections
"I Can't Get No Nookie" The Masked Marauders The Masked Marauders
"One Ton" Rahsaan Roland Kirk Volunteered Slavery
Renee Norris-Jones & Debra Rainey of For The People
"Popsicle Toes" Michael Franks The Art of Tea
"Bad" Michael Jackson Bad
"Tough & Tender" John Klemmer Lifestyle (Living & Loving)
"Wishing Well" Terrance Trent D'Arby Introducing the Hard Line According to Terrance Trent D'Arby
"Kyle Smiles" Kirk Whalum Floppy Disk
"You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston Whitney Houston
"Chicken Grease" D'Angelo Voodoo
"Big Poppa" Notorious B.I.G. 12 Inch
Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating)
"Hello It's Me" Nazz Nazz
"Take Care of Home" Timmy Thomas Why Can't We Live Together
Jim Bear of Neumatic
"Space Ship Landing" Spike Jones Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry
"Imperial March" John Williams Empire Strikes Back OST
"How Do You Say Love" Deee-Lite Sampledelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities
"Get By" Talib Kweli Quality
"Who Seh Me Dun" Cutty Ranks 12 Inch
"Go For Speed" The Stray Cats The Stray Cats
"T'Cha T'Cha" Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary
"Silence Falls" Adventures in Stereo Alternative Stereo Sounds
"Clean On Your Bean #1" Dinosaur L New York Noise
"Music Makers" Esquivel & His Orchestra Infinity
"Prophecy" Horace Andy 10 Inch
Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up! (alternating)
"I Gotta Rock" Kid Koala Scratchappyland
"Trashpickin'" Gus Kordovox Quintet You're Soaking In It!
"Mamblues" Cal Tjader Fritz the Cat OST
"Shake Some Action" Flaming Groovies Shake Some Action
"Chippin'" Melvin Van Peebles As Serious as a Heart-Attack
Maggie Nolan of Reckless Curiosity
"Tighten Up" Archie Bell & The Drells Tighten Up
"Mystery Track" ????? International Psychedelic Mystery Mix
"Over the Rainbow" Sun Ra Of Mythic Worlds
"The Little Mouse" Malvina Reynolds Mama Lion
Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up! (alternating)
"Sardines" The Junkyard Band 12 Inch
"Final Solution" Pere Ubu 7 Inch
Go for the Gold.
The Olympics bring the globe together through sport, so let's do the
same through music. Got tunes all from countries represented in the
Sochi Olympics...plus some warm weather countries who didn't make the
trip! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 19, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Rehab" The Filthy Six The Filthy Six (Acid Jazz) UNITED KINGDOM
"Zabludils'a" Pavel Sysoyev Soviet Funk Vol. 2 (Secret Stash) RUSSIA
"Soleares" Pedro Iturralde Jazz Flamenco! (Vinilisssimo) SPAIN
"Some More of Dat" Joe Zawinul Money in the Pocket (Atlantic) AUSTRIA
"Samba Miaou" Full Moon Ensemble Crowded With Loneliness (Superfly) FRANCE
"Love Knows No Season" Galt MacDermott Up From The Basement: Unreleased Tracks Vol. 1 (Kilmarnock) CANADA
"Brasiliana" Romano Mussolini & His Friends Soft & Swing (Carosello) ITALY
"The Chosen" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts) AUSTRALIA
"Wheels" Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble (Jazz Aggression) ESTONIA
"Between The Seasons" Volker Kriegel Lift! (MPS) GERMANY
"Magic Touch" Lee Scratch Perry Super Ape (Island) JAMAICA
"Super Mellow" Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey The Drum Session (Inner City) USA
"Backyard Boogie" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema) FINLAND
"Rambler" Gabor Szabo Rambler (CTI) HUNGARY
"Sunshine Star" Open Sky Unit Open Sky Unit (Whatmusic) BELGIUM
"5 x 5 = 55" Piotr Figiel Piotr (Polskie Nagrania/Pronil) POLAND
"Right On" Svenska Lod AB Horselmat (Figaro) SWEDEN
"Unicorn Lady" Teruo Nakamura Unicorn (Soul Brother) JAPAN
"Kveten (Maytime)" Emil Viklicky The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky (Vampi Soul) CZECH REPUBLIC
"Demagogiya" Da/N'et Soviet Funk Vol. 1 (Secret Stash) RUSSIA
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 19, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Rehab" The Filthy Six The Filthy Six (Acid Jazz) UNITED KINGDOM
"Zabludils'a" Pavel Sysoyev Soviet Funk Vol. 2 (Secret Stash) RUSSIA
"Soleares" Pedro Iturralde Jazz Flamenco! (Vinilisssimo) SPAIN
"Some More of Dat" Joe Zawinul Money in the Pocket (Atlantic) AUSTRIA
"Samba Miaou" Full Moon Ensemble Crowded With Loneliness (Superfly) FRANCE
"Love Knows No Season" Galt MacDermott Up From The Basement: Unreleased Tracks Vol. 1 (Kilmarnock) CANADA
"Brasiliana" Romano Mussolini & His Friends Soft & Swing (Carosello) ITALY
"The Chosen" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts) AUSTRALIA
"Wheels" Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble (Jazz Aggression) ESTONIA
"Between The Seasons" Volker Kriegel Lift! (MPS) GERMANY
"Magic Touch" Lee Scratch Perry Super Ape (Island) JAMAICA
"Super Mellow" Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey The Drum Session (Inner City) USA
"Backyard Boogie" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema) FINLAND
"Rambler" Gabor Szabo Rambler (CTI) HUNGARY
"Sunshine Star" Open Sky Unit Open Sky Unit (Whatmusic) BELGIUM
"5 x 5 = 55" Piotr Figiel Piotr (Polskie Nagrania/Pronil) POLAND
"Right On" Svenska Lod AB Horselmat (Figaro) SWEDEN
"Unicorn Lady" Teruo Nakamura Unicorn (Soul Brother) JAPAN
"Kveten (Maytime)" Emil Viklicky The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky (Vampi Soul) CZECH REPUBLIC
"Demagogiya" Da/N'et Soviet Funk Vol. 1 (Secret Stash) RUSSIA
Mighty Mighty.
Gettin' into it Wednesday at noon at the Groove. Let's delve deeper into DeRobert & The Half-Truths,
checking out his new one along with other nuggets from the GED Soul
label. Also, music from the surprisingly deep well of Finnish jazz,
this time from the excellently named Mighty Mighty...plus a coupla stone groovers from Monk Higgins!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 12, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Country Road" Merry Clayton Gimme Shelter (Ode)
"Love for Sale" The Three Sounds Moods (Blue Note)
"My Kinda World" The Sahib Shihab Quintet Seeds (Schema)
"Nobody Knows" Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir Like a Ship...(Without a Sail) (Light in the Attic)
"Simba" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Moondial" Les De Merle Transfusion (Dobre)
"Death Wish (Main Title)" Herbie Hanock Death Wish OST (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)
"Dopping 2000" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor)
"Fonky First" The Silhouettes Conversations With The Silhouettes (Segue)
"Pusherman" Young-Holt Unlimited Young-Holt Unlimited Plays Superfly (Paula)
"Up On The Hill" Monk Higgins & The Specialties Heavyweight (United Artists)
"Can't Stop" Monk Higgins Little Mama (United Artists)
"Turn Out The Lights" Larry Young's Fuel Larry Young's Fuel (Arista)
"Pogo Stick" Weldon Irvine Spirit Man (BMG)
"Overdose" Lowrell Lowrell (AVI)
"I Don't Get Mad No Mo" DeRobert & The Half-Truths I'm Tryin' (GED Soul)
"Sunshine Alley" The Coolin' System The Coolin' System (GED Soul)
"Finger Tips" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Beg Me EP (GED Soul)
"I Got Warrants" Magic in Threes Magic in Threes (GED Soul)
"I Know" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Soul in a Digital World (GED Soul)
"I'm Tryin' (outro)" DeRobert & The Half-Truths I'm Tryin' (GED Soul)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 12, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Country Road" Merry Clayton Gimme Shelter (Ode)
"Love for Sale" The Three Sounds Moods (Blue Note)
"My Kinda World" The Sahib Shihab Quintet Seeds (Schema)
"Nobody Knows" Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir Like a Ship...(Without a Sail) (Light in the Attic)
"Simba" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Moondial" Les De Merle Transfusion (Dobre)
"Death Wish (Main Title)" Herbie Hanock Death Wish OST (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)
"Dopping 2000" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor)
"Fonky First" The Silhouettes Conversations With The Silhouettes (Segue)
"Pusherman" Young-Holt Unlimited Young-Holt Unlimited Plays Superfly (Paula)
"Up On The Hill" Monk Higgins & The Specialties Heavyweight (United Artists)
"Can't Stop" Monk Higgins Little Mama (United Artists)
"Turn Out The Lights" Larry Young's Fuel Larry Young's Fuel (Arista)
"Pogo Stick" Weldon Irvine Spirit Man (BMG)
"Overdose" Lowrell Lowrell (AVI)
"I Don't Get Mad No Mo" DeRobert & The Half-Truths I'm Tryin' (GED Soul)
"Sunshine Alley" The Coolin' System The Coolin' System (GED Soul)
"Finger Tips" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Beg Me EP (GED Soul)
"I Got Warrants" Magic in Threes Magic in Threes (GED Soul)
"I Know" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Soul in a Digital World (GED Soul)
"I'm Tryin' (outro)" DeRobert & The Half-Truths I'm Tryin' (GED Soul)
Goin' places.
Good stuff hitting the turntables this week at the Groove. Nashville soul man DeRobert Adams just dropped his 2nd full length with his crack band, The Half-Truths. Sweet! Meanwhile, on the other side of the soul spectrum, Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke just released a new one with a new incarnation of his band, Steps Ahead. Killer! Plus, the usual funkiness will ensue, including more from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and tributes to two jazz legends whose passing in late December slipped under the radar!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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January 29, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"For What It's Worth" The Voices of East Harlem Right On Be Free (Elektra)
"The Bridge" Sonny Rollins The Bridge (RCA)
***for Jim Hall
"Careful" Jim Hall ...Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
"The Answer Is Yes" Jim Hall Concierto (CTI)
"Jive Samba" Cannonball Adderley Sextet Jazz Workshop Revisited (Riverside)
***for Yusef Lateef
"Russell & Eliot" Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Latitude 42'30 Longitude 83' (Atlantic)
"Live Humble" Yusef Lateef The Diverse Yusef Lateef (Atlantic)
"Vibes" The Fabulous Three Soul Fire 45 Box Set (Truth & Soul/Soul Fire)
"If I Ever Lose This Heaven" Average White Band Cut The Cake (Atlantic)
"Hager Fiker" Mulatu Astatke Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
"Shagu" Mulatu Astatke & his Ethiopian Quintet Afro-Latin Soul (Worthy)
"Solo Hit" Orlando Julius & his Modern Aces Super Afro Soul (Strut)
"Good Name" William Onyeabor World Psychedelic Classics Vol. 5: Who Is William Onyeabor (Luaka Bop)
"Goin' Places" DeRobert & The Half-Truths I'm Tryin' (GED Soul)
"Son of a Preacher Man" Dusty Springfield Dusty in Memphis (Atlantic/4 Men With Beards)
"Super Smooth" Raindeer Runners Soul Fire 45 Box Set (Truth & Soul/Soul Fire)
"Stranger to my Happiness" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want
(Daptone)
"I Wish You Well" Bill Withers Making Friends (Columbia)
Give the people what they want.
2014 waits for nothing...new Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings is here! Got a bunch from the new LP, along with some other tight and rare soul nuggets. Plus, more from the live Timo Lassy, some bumpin' Brother Jack McDuff, and surprising funkiness from Toots Thielemans of all people!
AND, NEW NEEDLES! Mellow mellow...right on!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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January 15, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Light My Fire" Minnie Riperton Minnie (Capitol)
"Saudade Vem Correndo" Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa featuring Maria Toledo Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve)
"Black Orpheus" Grant Green Iron City (Muse/Cobblestone)
"Marnie" Gato Barbieri Yesterdays (Flying Dutchman)
"It Could Be Better" Timo Lassy Band Live With Lassy (Schema)
"Kako" André Condouant André Condouant (Debs)
"Little Virgo" Harold Ousley The People's Groove (Muse)
"Winding Up" Buddy Montgomery This Rather Than That (Impulse)
"The Heatin' System" Jack McDuff The Heatin' System (Cadet)
"Long Time, Wrong Time" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"Down Home Girl" The Coasters 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
"Who Could Want More" Lee Michaels Lee Michaels (A & M)
"Somebody's Been Sleeping" 100 Proof Aged In Soul Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed (Hot Wax)
"We Get Along" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"You've Got It Bad Girl" Toots Thielemans The Best of Toots Thielemans (Polydor)
"Kickin' Back" Azar Lawrence People Movin' (Prestige)
"Mellow Mellow Right On" Lowrell Lowrell (AVI)
"Give Me The Sunshine" Leo's Sunshipp We Need Each Other (Lyon's)
AND, NEW NEEDLES! Mellow mellow...right on!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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January 15, 2014
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Light My Fire" Minnie Riperton Minnie (Capitol)
"Saudade Vem Correndo" Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa featuring Maria Toledo Jazz Samba Encore! (Verve)
"Black Orpheus" Grant Green Iron City (Muse/Cobblestone)
"Marnie" Gato Barbieri Yesterdays (Flying Dutchman)
"It Could Be Better" Timo Lassy Band Live With Lassy (Schema)
"Kako" André Condouant André Condouant (Debs)
"Little Virgo" Harold Ousley The People's Groove (Muse)
"Winding Up" Buddy Montgomery This Rather Than That (Impulse)
"The Heatin' System" Jack McDuff The Heatin' System (Cadet)
"Long Time, Wrong Time" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"Down Home Girl" The Coasters 12 Inch (Alpha Omega)
"Who Could Want More" Lee Michaels Lee Michaels (A & M)
"Somebody's Been Sleeping" 100 Proof Aged In Soul Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed (Hot Wax)
"We Get Along" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
"You've Got It Bad Girl" Toots Thielemans The Best of Toots Thielemans (Polydor)
"Kickin' Back" Azar Lawrence People Movin' (Prestige)
"Mellow Mellow Right On" Lowrell Lowrell (AVI)
"Give Me The Sunshine" Leo's Sunshipp We Need Each Other (Lyon's)
Best of the Rest 2013.
Hope all are feelin' good in the early days of 2014. Finished strong with our best of new vinyl 2013 show
in late December, so now it's time to focus on key reissues &
compilations. Got some great stuff from excellent labels like 180 Proof, Jazzman & Superfly, and music from the Poets of Rhythm, The Stark Reality & William Onyeabor. Plus, farewells to Donald Byrd (word) and George Duke, too. Come on in!
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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January 8, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Our Generation (Nu-Mark re-edit)" Ernie Hines 7 Inch (Hot Plate)
"Discern/Define" The Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"Slow Drag" Donald Byrd Slow Drag (Blue Note)
"Jazz Rule" Johnny Hawksworth & Hampton Hawes Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans in Europe (Jazzman)
"Space a la Mode" Herb Geller An American in Hambury: The View from Here (Tramp)
"Tune for L.N." Larry Nozero Time (180 Proof/Strata)
"Street Scene" Sam Sanders Mirror Mirror (180 Proof/Strata)
"Israel Suite (edit)" Rupture Freedom Jazz France (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Safari" Frank Waltron Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the '70s & '80s (BBE)
"Ogetnom" Third Eye Connexion (Sonorama)
"Grandma's Rocking Chair" Olli Ahvenlahti Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the '70s & '80s (BBE)
"Kilario" Di Melo Di Melo (Superfly)
"Pernalonga" Di Melo Brazuca! Samba Rock & Brazilian Grooves from the Golden Years 1966-78 (Kindred Spirits)
"Fantastic Man" William Onyeabor World Psychadelic Classics Vol. 5: Who is William Onyeabor (Luaka Bop)
"Rhodesian Girl" Pan-Atlantics (Poets of Rhythm) Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"On Being Black" The Stark Reality Acting, Thinking, Feeling (Now Again)
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" Miles Davis Live in Europe 1969: Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)
"Reach For It" George Duke Reach For It (Epic)
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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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January 8, 2014
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Our Generation (Nu-Mark re-edit)" Ernie Hines 7 Inch (Hot Plate)
"Discern/Define" The Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"Slow Drag" Donald Byrd Slow Drag (Blue Note)
"Jazz Rule" Johnny Hawksworth & Hampton Hawes Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans in Europe (Jazzman)
"Space a la Mode" Herb Geller An American in Hambury: The View from Here (Tramp)
"Tune for L.N." Larry Nozero Time (180 Proof/Strata)
"Street Scene" Sam Sanders Mirror Mirror (180 Proof/Strata)
"Israel Suite (edit)" Rupture Freedom Jazz France (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Safari" Frank Waltron Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the '70s & '80s (BBE)
"Ogetnom" Third Eye Connexion (Sonorama)
"Grandma's Rocking Chair" Olli Ahvenlahti Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the '70s & '80s (BBE)
"Kilario" Di Melo Di Melo (Superfly)
"Pernalonga" Di Melo Brazuca! Samba Rock & Brazilian Grooves from the Golden Years 1966-78 (Kindred Spirits)
"Fantastic Man" William Onyeabor World Psychadelic Classics Vol. 5: Who is William Onyeabor (Luaka Bop)
"Rhodesian Girl" Pan-Atlantics (Poets of Rhythm) Anthology 1992-2003 (Daptone)
"On Being Black" The Stark Reality Acting, Thinking, Feeling (Now Again)
"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" Miles Davis Live in Europe 1969: Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)
"Reach For It" George Duke Reach For It (Epic)
Best of 2013.
Join the Groove this TUESDAY at noon for the finest in funky vinyl releases in 2013. You know what this is.
Mt. Airy Groove
Tuesday, 12/24/13 @ 12PM
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December 24, 2013
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions featuring Alex Désert This Generation (Stonesthrow)
"Chester-Le-Street" Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa (Schema)
"They Shall Inherit" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"Wishing Well" Omaha Diner Omaha Diner (Pledge Music)
"On Broadway" Myron & E with the Soul Investigators Broadway (Stonesthrow)
"Gibraltar" Till Brönner Till Brönner (Verve Germany)
"Leon's Thing" Dupree Nuestro Camino (Public Hi-Fi)
"Strictly Reserved For You" Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band Victim of Love (Dunham/Daptone)
"Inversion Layer" Robert Walter's 20th Congress Get Thy Bearings (Royal Potato)
"Touch Red" Timo Lassy Band Live With Lassy (Schema)
"Money" Lady Lady (Truth & Soul)
"Tamba (part 1)" Lucas Arruda Sambadi (Favorite)
"Smile" Ed Motta AOR (Dwitza)
"Sweet Salvation" The Stepkids Troubadour (Stonesthrow)
"Malmsbury Shale" Ross McHenry Distant Oceans (First Word)
"Eastern Begena" The Heliocentrics 13 Degrees of Reality (Now Again)
"Light Years Ahead" Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Tortured Soul (Timmion)
"Afrobit" Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band 4 Hliðar (SJS Music)
"Transition A" Karl Hector & The Malcouns Ngunga Yeti Fofa EP (Now Again)
Mt. Airy Groove
Tuesday, 12/24/13 @ 12PM
GtownRadio.com
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HERE TO DOWNLOAD
December 24, 2013
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions featuring Alex Désert This Generation (Stonesthrow)
"Chester-Le-Street" Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa (Schema)
"They Shall Inherit" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"Wishing Well" Omaha Diner Omaha Diner (Pledge Music)
"On Broadway" Myron & E with the Soul Investigators Broadway (Stonesthrow)
"Gibraltar" Till Brönner Till Brönner (Verve Germany)
"Leon's Thing" Dupree Nuestro Camino (Public Hi-Fi)
"Strictly Reserved For You" Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band Victim of Love (Dunham/Daptone)
"Inversion Layer" Robert Walter's 20th Congress Get Thy Bearings (Royal Potato)
"Touch Red" Timo Lassy Band Live With Lassy (Schema)
"Money" Lady Lady (Truth & Soul)
"Tamba (part 1)" Lucas Arruda Sambadi (Favorite)
"Smile" Ed Motta AOR (Dwitza)
"Sweet Salvation" The Stepkids Troubadour (Stonesthrow)
"Malmsbury Shale" Ross McHenry Distant Oceans (First Word)
"Eastern Begena" The Heliocentrics 13 Degrees of Reality (Now Again)
"Light Years Ahead" Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators Tortured Soul (Timmion)
"Afrobit" Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band 4 Hliðar (SJS Music)
"Transition A" Karl Hector & The Malcouns Ngunga Yeti Fofa EP (Now Again)
It's a Groove Food Reunion!
A Groove Food reunion! Sat in with DJ Lippy on his excellent show, Free Samples, on KOOP Hornsby-Austin.
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December 30, 2013
KOOP-Hornsby-Austin
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December 30, 2013
KOOP-Hornsby-Austin
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
“Hummin’ (Large Professor rmx)” Nat Adderley The New Grove: The Blue Note Remix Project (Blue Note)
“Fool Yourself”
Little Feat Dixie Chicken (Warner)
“Can I Kick It?”
A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths
of Rhythm (Jive)
“Those Shoes”
The Eagles The Long Run (Asylum)
“Listen & You’ll See” The Crusaders Pass The Plate (Chisa)
“Devika (Goddess)”
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes Visions of a New World (Flying Dutchman)
“Pacifics”
Digable Planets Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (Pendulum)
“Mellow Mellow Right On” Lowrell Lowrell (AVI)
“Sneakin’ in the Back”
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (Ode)
“Golden Apples (part 2)” Galt MacDermot
Galt Macdermot in Film 1969-1973 (Kilmarnock)
“Signs” J
Dilla 7 Inch (Stonesthrow)
“Kasalefkut Hulu”
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu of Ethiopia (Worthy)
“That’s Boosh”
The Bus Stop Court Street Lab Sessions (----)
“The Emperor”
Donald Byrd 7 Inch (Blue Note)
“The Bird”
Jimmy McGriff Groove Grease (Groove Merchant)
“Memory Lane”
Minnie Riperton Minnie (Capitol)
“Keep The Faith”
Mel & Tim Shaolin Soul Selection Vol. 1 (Soul Temple)
“My Flame”
Bobby Caldwell What You Won’t Do For Love (Clouds)
“Found a Child (Monkone rmx)” Ballin’ Jack 7 Inch (Money Studies)
"Tomorrow's People – The Children of Today" Ian McDonald & Michael Giles McDonald
& Giles (Cotillion)
“Picasso Baby”
Jay-Z Magna Carta…Holy Grail
(Roc-A-Fella)
“Sign of the Times”
Bob James Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 (Decision)
“Cold Feet”
Albert King Shaolin Soul Selection Vol. 1 (Soul Temple)
“Soul Fire” Lee
Perry The Upsetter Presents Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread (Upsetter)
“Deee Lite Theme”
Deee Lite 7 Inch (Elektra)
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