Faithful man.

Come chill at the Junction Wednesday night for some great new vinyl releases. Got the new Lee Fields to debut, no doubt. Plus, some nice new reissues like great bossa nova from Edu Lobo and the Tamba Trio, and the live Miles Davis double LP Pangaea, previously only available in Japan!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Just another mad mad day.

March 21, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Moonlight Mile"  Lee Fields  Faithful Man  (Truth & Soul)

"Alone Together"  Walter Bishop, Jr.  Speak Low  (Muse)

"Motherland"  The Visitors...Earl & Carl Grubbs  Motherland  (Muse)

"Manteca"  Cal Tjader  Soul Burst  (Verve)

"Resolucao"  Edu Lobo & The Tamba Trio  Edu Lobo Por Edu Lobo  (Elenco/Universal Sound)

"Patumbalacude"  Joao Donato  Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution of Brazilian Fusion 1962-1974  (Soul Jazz)

"Mania de Maria"  Tamba Trio  Avanco  (Philips/Universal Sound)

"Candela"  Buena Vista Social Club  Buena Vista Social Club  (Nonesuch)

"You're The One"  Kings Go Forth  The Outsiders Are Back  (Luaka Bop)

"Heavy Soul Slinger"  Bernard Purdie  Soul Is...Pretty Purdie  (Flying Dutchman)

"The Mighty Burner"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat   (Figaro)

"Still Hanging On"  Lee Fields  Faithful Man  (Truth & Soul)

"Zimbabwe (part 2)"  Miles Davis  Pangaea  (Sony Japan/Four Men With Beards)

"Morning Sickness"  Larry Coryell  Coryell  (Vanguard) 

"Szalony Baca (Crazy Shepherd)"  Laboratorium  Modern Penthalon  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Cucumber Slumber"  Weather Report  Mysterious Traveler  (Columbia)

"A Country Song"  Catalyst  Unity  (Muse/Porter)

"You Know The Deal"  Bennie Maupin  Slow Traffic To The Right  (Mercury)

"Dr. Jive (part 1)"  Flora Purim  Butterfly Dreams  (Milestone)

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Stone to the bone.

Dig the Junction Wednesday night for the finest jazz funk and soul.  Grooves from Bob Berg, Kamala Walker & The Soul Tribe, and Chester Thompson brewin'.  Even Jeff Beck stops by this week!  100% vinyl as always.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
I got a good thing...ain't gonna give it up.

March 7, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Border Song"  Aretha Franklin  Young, Gifted & Black  (Atlantic)

"Baby Your Light Is Out"  Young-Holt Unlimited  Soulful Strut  (Brunswick)

"Weird Harold"  Chester Thompson  Powerhouse  (BlackJazz)

"Waterboy"  Overton Berry Trio  At Seattle's DoubleTree Inn  (Jaro)

"What Have You Done"  Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens  What Have You Done, My Brother?  (Daptone)

"Working People"  Connie Pitts  Gospel Funk  (Secret Stash/House of Beauty)

"N.E.S.T.A."  Antibalas AfroBeat Orchestra  Antibalas AfroBeat Orchestra (Afrosounds)

"Baby Rice"  Paul Humphrey & The Cool-Aid Chemists   Paul Humphrey & The Cool-Aid Chemists  (Lizard)

"Shapes"  Bob Berg  New Birth  (Xanadu)

"Celestial Blues"  Andy Bey  Experience & Judgement  (Atlantic)

"Sunday School"  Karl Denson  The D Stands For Diesel  (Greyboy)

"Stone To The Bone"  James Brown  The Payback  (Polydor)

"Big City Funk"  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band  Evolution  (Sussex)

"A Message From The Inner City"  The Crusaders  The 2nd Crusade  (Blue Thumb)

"Come Dancing"  Jeff Beck  Wired  (Epic)

"Street Talkin'"  Kamala Walker & The Soul Tribe  Yesterdays Universe: Prepare For A New Yesterday Vol. 1 (Stonesthrow)

"Too High"  Joe Farrell  Penny Arcade  (CTI)

"Move On Up"  Curtis Mayfield  Curtis  (Curtom)

"Tell Me"  Rickey Calloway & The Crack Marrow Band   7 Inch  (KayDee)

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Trees & grass & things.

Let's face it, music is a better way to connect the world than any politician's promise of a global economy.  Join me at the Junction Wednesday night for records from around the world, including spiritual jazz from Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics, classic reggae from Bunny Wailer, and fuzzy African grooves from Manu DiBango. 

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
People make the world go 'round.

February 29, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Fever"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together (King/Secret Stash)

"Struttin' With Some Barbecue"  Ed Thigpen  Out of the Storm  (Verve)

"Morning Prayer"  Pharaoh Sanders  Thembi  (Impulse)

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

"Vibe from the Tribe"  Build An Ark  Peace With Every Step  (Kindred Spirits)

"(I Believe) I've Been Blue Too Long"  B.B. King  L.A. Midnight  (ABC)

"Booger Bear"  Charles Williams  Trees & Grass & Things  (Mainstream)

"Classic Funke"  Brother Jack McDuff  Who Know What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?  (Blue Note)

"Ashley's Roach Clip"  The Soul Searchers  12 Inch  (Alpha Omega)

"Can't Live Without You"  Jimmy Cliff  Strugglin' Man  (Mango)

"Oboe"  Jackie Mittoo  The Keyboard King at Studio One  (Studio One/Soul Jazz)

"Blackheart Man"  Bunny Wailer  Blackheart Man  (Island)

"Africa"  Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba  Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba  (Honest Jons)

"Ifa"  Tunji Oyelana & The Benders  Love's A Real Thing:  The Funky Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa (Stonesthrow/Luaka Bop)

"New Bell"  Manu DiBango  12 Inch  (Octopus Breaks)

"Trans Amazonica/Gujamara"  Giulio Camarca & Trinidad  Samba do Amigo  (Deja Vu)

"Kabaluere"  Antonio Carlos & Jocafi  Mudei de Ideia  (RCA)

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Children of the earth.

Electric jazz and psychedelic soul from all of the world this Wednesday at the Junction.  Got music to bring your way from talents as diverse as John Klemmer, Funkadelic, Horst Jankowski, and Lo Borges.  It just sounds better on vinyl!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
We ridin' on a groove line tonight. 

February 22, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Get Back"  Gary McFarland  Today  (Skye)

"Song of Innocence"  David Axelrod  Song of Innocence  (Capitol)

"Cat's Feet"  Bob Siebert  Six Lyric Pieces  (Aerial)

"Free Soul"  John Klemmer  Blowin' Gold  (Cadet Concept)

"Dawn/Suffer"  Sergio Fanni Quintet  Hard Suite  (Right Tempo/Carosello)

"Lunar Invasion"  The Silhouettes  Conversations With The Silhouettes  (Segue)

"Balkan Fever"  Horst Jankowski Quartet  Swinging Explosion  (HGBS/MPS)

"Mixed Roots"  Al Foster  Mixed Roots  (Laurie)

"Walk That Walk; Talk That Talk"  Weldon Irvine  Cosmic Vortex (Justice Divine)  (RCA/BMG)

"Maiysha"  Miles Davis  Get Up With It  (Columbia)

"You Know"  Stone Coal White  Stone Coal White  (Cali-Tex)

"Smiling Faces Sometimes"  East of Underground  Forge Your Own Chains:  Heavy Psychedelic Ballads & Dirges 1968-74  (Now Again)

"Fio Da Navalha"  Lo Borges  Lo Borges  (EMI/4 Men With Beards)

"Sneak"  Grupo Oz  Grupo Oz  (Secret Stash)

"Been So Good (For So Long)"  The Albert  The Albert  (Perception)

"Good Luck"  Black Merda  Black Merda  (Funky Delicacies)

"Hit It & Quit It"  Funkadelic  Maggot Brain  (Westbound/4 Men With Beards)

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Burned Sugar.

Stop by The Junction Wednesday night. Got a set of rare Sabu Martinez lined up, recorded in Sweden after he relocated there in the early 70s. Plus, spiritual percussion from Mosahiko Togashi, more electric piano grooves from that great Emphasis reissue, and California soul from HP Riot. Dig it!

Soul Junction

Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
Didn't we almost have it all? 
So long, Whitney...you were the soundtrack to my first slow dances.

February 15, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Satisfaction"  Hysear Don Walker  Complete Expressions Vol. 2  (Brunswick)

"Las Cuevas de Mario"  Art Pepper  Friday Night at the Village Vanguard  (Contemporary)

"On The Footpath"  Masahiko Togashi  Spiritual Nature  (Inner City)

"Volunteered Slavery"  Roland Kirk  Volunteered Slavery  (Atlantic)

"Theme from The Fox"  Atomic Forest  Obsession  (Now Again)

"Bad Omen"  Emphasis  Emphasis  (Sonorama)

"Funk Rings"  Urszula Dudziak  Urszula  (Arista)

"Dance"  George Benson  Body Talk  (CTI)

"Will-O-The-Wisp"  Sabu Martinez  The Dalecarlia Recordings 1971-72  (Mellotronen)

"My Christina"  Sabu Martinez  Afro Temple  (Grammofon Verket)

"Mamabollo"  Sabu Martinez  Burned Sugar: Swedish Radio Recordings 1973 (Mellotronen)

"Blues en Latin"  Sabu Martinez  Maldito Primitivo: Swedish Radio Recordings 1977  (Mellotronen)

"Nus"  Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab  Winds & Skin: Swedish Radio Recordings 1978 (Mellotronen)

"Valerie"  Amy Winehouse  Lioness: Hidden Treasures  (Universal Republic)

"You're Love Is Something That I Need"  Lee Fields  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Ace of Spades"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (King/Secret Stash)

"I Need You"  HP Riot  HP Riot  (Ubiquity)

"The Masquerade Is Over"  David Porter   Victim of the Joke?: An Opera  (Stax)

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Easy easy easy.

We are all over the map Wednesday night at the Junction. Going to revisit some of the great new legit reissues of some super rare records, including The Bobby Hamilton Quartet Unlimited, Mickey Murray, and Svenska Lod AB. Plus, six sides of Timothy McNealy, a new Now Again comp of India's Atomic Power, and take two of Will Sessions' new live mixtape. Damn!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Feel what I'm feelin'. 

February 8, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"I Saw Her Standing There"  Atomic Power  Obsession (Now Again)

"Isn't It Romantic"  Kenny Drew Trio  Morning  (Inner City)

"Roll Your Own"  The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited  Dream Queen  (Alifa/Superfly)

"Mustang"  Sonny Red  Sonny Red  (Mainstream)

"Va Da Ra (But It's Alright)"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"Zabludils'a"  Pavel Sysoyev  Soviet Funk Vol. 2  (Secret Stash)

"I Found Out"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (King/Secret Stash)

"Sagittarius Black"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"What's Goin' On"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"KC Stomp"  Timothy McNealy   7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Funky Movement No. 2"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Easy Easy Easy"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"I'm So Glad You're Mine"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Take Two"  Will Sessions  Mix Takes  (Fat Beats)

"Omniverse"  Will Sessions  Kindred  (Planet E)

"Poko Nose"  Eddie Russ  See The Light  (Monument)

"Actual Proof"  Herbie Hancock  Thrust  (Columbia)

"Please Set Me At Ease (Madlib HipHop Mix)"  Bobbi Humphrey featuring M.E.D. & Ahmad Miller  12 Inch  (Blue Note)

"Ride On"  Parliament  Chocolate City  (Casablanca)

"Shaking Pop"  Janko Nilovic  Pysc Impressions  (Vadim)

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Mix takes.

A super tight break-heavy medley out of Detroit from the emerging talent of Will Sessions this week on the Junction.  Plus, more from the excellent Mickey Murray record, inspirational soul from Junior Walker & The All-Stars, and psych-funk from Stone Coal White. 

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
...and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!

February 1, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): 

"Live on Soul Train '72"  Stevie Wonder  Wonder Wrote It (Phantom Sound & Vision)***

"Vou Recomencar"  Gal Costa  Gal Costa  (Phillips/4 Men With Beards)

"Berimbau" Giulio Camarca & Trinidad  Samba do Amigo  (Deja Vu)

"Papo Furado (Jive Talking)"  Airto  Seeds on the Ground  (Buddah)

"Mano Caetano"  Maria Bethania with Jorge Ben  A Tua Presenca  (Phillips)

"Solid"  Mandrill  Solid  (United Artists)

"Saoco"  Mongo Santamaria  Mongo's Way  (Atlantic)

"The Hump"  Yusef Lateef  Hush 'n' Thunder  (Atlantic)

"Gunky"  Johnny Lytle  The Soulful Rebel  (Milestone)

"Take One"  Will Sessions  Mix Takes  (Fat Beats)

"Side Two"  The Breakestra  Live Mix Vol. 2  (Stonesthrow)

"The Buzzard"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"On The Run"  Imperial Breed  7 Inch  (Melting Pot)

"Can It All Be So Simple?"  El Michels Affair  Enter The 37th Chamber  (Truth & Soul)

"Way Back Home"  Junior Walker & The All Stars  Anthology  (Motown)

"Santos & Ken"  The Stepkids  The Stepkids  (Stonesthrow)

"Hot Pepper"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips/Get On Down)

"Cave Man Skank"  Lee "Scratch" Perry  Cloak & Dagger  (Orchid)

"Stone Coal White"  Stone Coal White  Stone Coal White  (Cali-Tex)

"Nothin' Doin' But Waitin' On Leon"  WQLJ  7 Inch  (WQLJ)

***for Don Cornelius RIP.

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People are together.

Funkiness looms Wednesday night on Soul Junction, as we debut an album from Mickey Murray that was so scarcely distributed in the early 70s that we may as well call it brand new! Plus, we'll of course pay respect to Johnny Otis, Jimmy Castor, and Etta James, three recently departed soul legends, and get into some more fuzzy blues from Albert Collins and Freddie King.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
Give me the beat and free my soul.


January 25, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"People Are Together"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"Ratio & Proportion"  Don Patterson  Funk You!  (Prestige)

"St. Thomas"  Oliver Nelson   Stolen Moments  (East Wind)

"Slippery Hip"  Ben Sidran  I Lead A Life  (Blue Thumb)

"It's All Right"  The Impressions  Greatest Hits  (ABC)

"Priscilla"  The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited  Dream Queen  (Superfly/Alifa)

"Texas Twister"  Melvin Sparks  Texas Twister  (Eastbound)

"Den Dan Vi Sket I"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"Seven Day Fool"  Etta James  Etta James Rocks The House  (Argo/Chess)

"Willie & The Hand Jive"  Johnny Otis  In Session  (Goldenlane)

"It's Just Begun"  Jimmy Castor Bunch  12 Inch  (AlphaOmega)

"Leave My Woman Alone"  Freddie King  Woman Across The River  (Shelter)

"Stickin'"  Albert Collins  There's Gotta Be A Change  (Tumbleweed)

"Oblighetto"  Clarence Wheeler  The New Chicago Blues  (Atlantic)

"Blues & Trouble"  Muddy Waters  After The Rain  (Cadet Concept) 

"Give It Up"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips)

"California Soul"  The Undisputed Truth  The Undisputed Truth  (Gordy)

"Zambezi"  Eddie Senay  Hot Thang  (Sussex)

"Gatur Bait"  The Gaturs  New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75  (Soul Jazz)

"I Don't Know Why"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"Shadow's Legitimate Mix"  DJ Shadow  12 Inch  (Hollywood Basic)

"Bridge to 'Bama"  Soulive featuring Talib Kweli  12 Inch  (Rawkus/Blue Note) 

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We be jammin'.

All sorts of international funky madness ahead on Soul Junction, including a late night jam session from Sweden's Svenska Lod AB, Swiss fusion from Emphasis and Thai funk from The Impossibles. But xenophobes fret not! We'll also have rare grooves from D.C.'s Hilton Felton, righteousness from The 24 Carat Black reppin' the 'Nati and we'll journey through an electric tube with Mike Mainieri...(NYC for those keeping track!)

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
All we need is a drummer...for people who only need a beat.
January 18, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Girl From Ipanema"  Amy Winehouse  Lioness: Hidden Treasures  (Universal Republic)

"Coffee Cold"  Galt MacDermot & His Mid Manhattan Rhythm Section  Shapes of Rhythm  (Kilmarnock)

"Toledo Bagel"  Paulinho da Costa  Agora  (Pablo)

"Sure 'Nuff Sure 'Nuff"  Sonny Phillips  Sure 'Nuff  (Prestige)

"Settling In"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"24-Carat Black (Theme)"  The 24-Carat Black  Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth  (Stax)

"Come On & Get It, Baby"  Big Black  Elements of Now!  (Uni)

"See Saw Affair"  Cesar 830  Cesar  (Flying Dutchman)

"We'll Speak Above The Roar"  Mike Mainieri  Journey Through An Electric Tube  (Solid State)

"Bee Bop Boogie"  Hilton Felton  A Man For All Reasons  (Hilton's Concept)

"Too High"  Emphasis  Emphasis  (Sonorama/Swiss Pick/Jaycee)

"Right On/Kliv Pa"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"California"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips)

"Meri Aakhon Mein Ek Sapna Hai (edit)"  Sapan Jagmohan featuring Mohd Rafi & Pankaj Mittra  Pysch-Funk Sa-Re-Ga! Psychedelic Funk Music in India 1970-83  (World Psychedelic Classics)

"Foot Stomper"  El Gusano  Fantasia Del Barrio  (Heavy Light)

"Yakuba"  The Whitefield Brothers  In The Raw  (Now Again)

"Untitled"  McNeil & Niles  Thrust  (Chocolate Industries)

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"  Eddie Hazel  Game Dames & Guitar Thangs  (Warner0

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Fuchsia Swing Song

The holiday season came to a close with a rocking Groove Food! reunion, so let's cool out with what my man Benge of Sex Fly calls "jazz burners."  Sadly, Sam Rivers just passed, so we'll pay respects and we'll send DJ Lippy & DJ Bubbles off with some Texas funk.  Plus, loads of heavy Fender Rhodes with Byard Lancaster's Sounds of Liberation, Lloyd McNeill's Washington Suite and Argentinian madness from Fernando Gelbard & Jorge Hector Lopez.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
 
January 11, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Superstrut (KayDee rmx)"  Kashmere Stage Band  7 Inch  (Now Again)

"Cyclic Episode"  Sam Rivers  Fuchsia Swing Song  (Blue Note)

"Walking Lines"  Horst Jankowski  Swinging Explosion  (HGBS)

"Sintese"  Quarteto Novo  Quarteto Novo  (Odeon)

"Ole"  Salah Ragab & The Afro-Egyptian Ensemble  12 Inch  (Honest Jons)

"Tojo"  Pete Yellin  It's The Right Thing  (Mainstream)

"Pierwsza Wersja"  Extra Ball  Extra Ball  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Just 71% Moor"  Lloyd McNeill Quintet   Washington Suite  (Asha/Universal Sound)

"Backup"  Larry Young   Into Somethin'  (Blue Note)

"New Horizons I"  Sounds of Liberation  Sounds of Liberation  (Porter)

"Tema de Fatiga"  Jazz Band de Free  Ego  (Whatmusic)

"Puntos de Partidos"  Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5  De Prepo  (Whatmusic)

"Baion"  The New Dave Pike Set & Grupo Baiafro  Salomao  (MPS)

"Concierto de Aranjuez"  Jim Hall  Concierto  (CTI)

 "Superwoman"  Stevie Wonder  Music Of My Mind  (Tamla)

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The best of 2011.

With New Years Eve on the horizon, it's time for the best of 2011.  Join Soul Junction for the finest vinyl releases of the year, including music from Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band, The Greg Foat Group, Mayer Hawthorne, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.  Plus, great compilations from Light in the Attic records, a trio of offering's from the G.E.D. Soul label, The Stepkids, Azymuth, and more!
Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
GtownRadio.com
It's a new day...and a better day's comin'.

December 28, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Heart of Gold"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  7 Inch  (Dunham)

"Afternoon in Central Park"  Jussi Lampela Nonet with Jukka Eskola  Lampela X Eskola  (Ricky Tick)

"Bright is the Sun"  The Greg Foat Group  Dark is the Sun  (Jazzman)

"Lope Song"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere)

"Riverside Drive"  Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays  Introducing...  (Marlow)

"Aurora"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out)

"Suburban Dream"  The Stepkids  The Stepkids  (Stonesthrow)

"Space Traveler"  Dennis Coffey  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"A Long Time"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"I Got Warrants"  Magic In Threes  Magic In Threes  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Finger Tips"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Sunshine Alley"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"Everything Is Everything"  Booker T. Jones  The Road From Memphis  (Anti)

"The World (Is Going Up in Flames)"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  No Time For Dreaming  (Dunham)

"You Know I'm No Good"  Amy Winehouse  Back To Black  (Universal Republic)

"Stone Fox"  The Pac-Keys  Charles "Packy" Axton:  Late Late Party  (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)

"Hung Up"  Mr. Chop  Switched On  (Five Day Weekend)

"Tweed Suit"  The Natural Yogurt Band  Tuck In With...  (Now Again)

"Give Me Your Love"  Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's MoWest Story 1971-73  (MoWest/Light in the Attic)

"Constelacion"  Los Destellos  Constelacion   (IEMPSA/Secret Stash)

"African Reggae"  George Danquah  Hot & Jumpy  (Quamsa International/Secret Stash)

"I Like Your Stuff"  The Sidewinders  Flatfoot Hustlin'  (Jazzman)

"Space Is The Place (edit)"  Sun Ra  Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 2  (Art Yard/Kindred Spirits)

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One year down!

It's a special night on Soul Junction as we celebrate one year of spinning funky vinyl on GtownRadio!  And it's the JazzMom's birthday, so we got a bunch of female vocalists lined up to help her celebrate.  Plus, we got groovin' French fusion from Cortex, dance floor jazz from Finland's Timo Lassy and music from Booker T. & The M.G.'s soundtrack to Uptight!

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Wednesdays 8pm-10pm  GtownRadio.com
Take a sad song and make it better.

December 14, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Hey Jude"  Ella Fitzgerald  What What Happens  (MPS)

"One Note Samba"  Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass  Fitzgerald & Pass...Again!  (Pablo)

"Agua de Beber"  Astrud Gilberto  The Astrud Gilberto Album  (Verve)

"Cravo e Canela (Cinnamon & Cloves)"  Flora Purim w/ Milton Nascimento  500 Miles High at Montreaux  (Milestone)

"Weldon"  Timo Lassy  The Soul and Jazz of Timo Lassy  (Ricky Tick)

"In Memory Of"  Randy Weston  Tanjah  (Polydor)

"Spirit in the Dark"  Herbie Mann  Push Push  (Embryo)

"Sidewalk Man"  Universal Jones   Vol. 1  (MGM Verve)

"Boom Boom"  Donald Byrd  Up With Donald Byrd  (Verve)

"Scratch"  The Crusaders  Scratch  (Blue Thumb)

"Blues in the Gutter"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  Uptight OST  (Stax)

"Automne (Colchiques)"  Cortex  Tropeau Bleu  (Underdog)

"Funk Around The Punk"  Cortex  Volume 2  (Follow Me)

"Spirits"  Kenny Barron  Lucifer  (Muse)

"Teasin'"  Cornell Dupree  Teasin'  (Atlantic)

"Can't Come In"  The Congos  Heart of the Congos  (VP)

"Loaded Back"  Michael Liggins & The Super Souls  Loaded to the Gills EP  (Now Again)

"Remember Me"  The Trinikas  Sister Funk  (BBE)

"So Sharp"  Dyke & The Blazers  The Funky Broadway  (Dionysus)

"Just a Groove in 'G'"  Wilbur Bascomb & The Soul Zodiac  7 Inch  (Carnival)

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Harlem River Drive.

Good stuff ahead on Soul Junction.  This month's edition of Wax Poetics magazine is subtitled The Latin Issue and includes a feature on the Motown of Latin Soul, Fania Records and their house band, The Fania All-Stars, a long article on my man Cal Tjader, and a spotlight Eddie Palmieri, both solo and with his legendary band, Harlem River Drive.  Plus, we'll hear a reissue of a lost Lloyd McNeil album, return to the spacey new Mr. Chop 10 inch and kick things off with the new Black Friday Record Store Day release from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, covering Shuggie Otis!

Soul Junction
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm
GtownRadio.com.
Because people like to say salsa.


December 7, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Inspiration Information"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"Illusion"  Andrew Hill  One For One  (Blue Note)

"The Tenth Pyramid"  Michael White  Spirit Dance  (Impulse)

"Inner Peace"  The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble  Drum Dance To The Motherland  (Forced Exposure/Dogtown)

"Cubano Chant"  Cal Tjader  Cal Tjader's Latin Concert  (Fantasy)

"Abuelita"  Willie Colon  Willie  (Fania)

"Picadillo"  Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri  El Sonido Nuevo  (Verve)

"Harlem River Drive (theme song)"  Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive  Harlem River Drive  (Roulette)

"Home Rule"  Lloyd McNeill Quartet  Washington Suite  (Asha/Universal Sound)

"Malika"  Rufus Harley  Re-Creation of the Gods  (Ankh)

"Street Scene: Strollin'"  Arif Mardin  Journey  (Atlantic) 

"Root Down (And Get It)"  Mr. Chop  Switched On  (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)

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

"Angel Wings"  Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie  Transitory  (MPS)

"De Noite, Na Cama"  Milton Banana  Milton Banana (Odeon)

"Creation"  El Michels Affair  Sounding Out The City  (Truth & Soul)

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Give the drummer some.

A great night of music ahead on Soul Junction, as local drummer and composer Dan Capecchi of Shot X Shot joins us live in the studio.  A drum heavy night looms, featuring music by Tony Williams, Ornette Coleman, Manfred Schoof, and The Exploding Star Orchestra.  Plus, a solo by Dom Um Romao that has to be heard to be believed!  Sadly, we will also pay tribute to the legendary Paul Motian, who passed away last week.


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Destination...OUT!

November 30, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"For You, Mom & Dad"  Bobby Hutcherson  Solo/Quartet  (Contemporary)

"Why Not?"  George Cables  Why Not  (Trio)

"Collective"  Build an Ark  Peace With Every Step  (Kindred Spirits)

"Chromorocker"  Exploding Star Orchestra  Stars Have Shapes  (Delmark) 

"Triple Double"  Shot X Shot  Let Nature Square  (High Two)

"Palar"  New Jazz Trio  Page One  (MPS)

"Blues Connotation"  Ornette Coleman  This Is Our Music  (Atlantic)

"Upper & Lower Egypt"  Pharoah Sanders  Tauhid  (Impulse)

"Loose Ends"  Blood Count  Average Daze  (Screw Gun)

"Play"  Paul Motian Trio  Trioism  (Polydor Japan)

"Braun-Blek-Blu"  Dom Um Romao  Dom Um Romao  (Muse)

"Bobby Raconte Une Histoire"  Big Satan  I Think They Liked It Honey  (Winter & Winter)

"Bee Vamp"  Eric Dolphy  At The Five Spot Vol. 1  (Prestige)

"Some Hip Drum Shit"  Tony Williams Lifetime  Ego  (Polydor)

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Switched on.

Tune in to Soul Junction tonight for a melting pot of fuzzy, funky sounds, including music from such diverse luminaries as Les McCann, Compost, Horacee Arnold and Black Merda.  Plus, we'll debut the moogy new release from producer Mr. Chop, which also features Soul Junction favorite Malcolm Catto on traps (a double 10 inch no less!).  And since we only heard instrumental Donny Hathaway during last week's live soul party, let's bookend the show with the voice of a true legend. 

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Everything is everything.


November 16, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"I Believe To My Soul"  Donny Hathaway  Everything is Everything  (Atco)

"Stolen Moments"  Oliver Nelson  The Blues & The Abstract Truth  (Impulse)

"Tergiversation"  Elvin Jones  Merry-Go-Round  (Blue Note)

"Reawakening"  Wendell Harrison  Reawakening  (Tribe)

"Buzzard Feathers"  Compost  Life is Round  (Columbia)

"Stick Around"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"The Whap-a-Dang"  The City Champs  The Safecracker  (Electraphonic)

"Out of Control"  L.H. & The Memphis Sounds  Late Late Party  (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)

"Munaye"  Mulatu  Mulatu of Ethiopia  (Worthy)

"Sabasi"  Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba  (Honest Jons)

"Money No Play"  Duke Lumumba  Jungle Funk  (Capitol)

"Hung Up"  Mr. Chop  Switched On  (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)

"North Carolina"  Les McCann  Talk To The People  (Atlantic)

"Delicate Evasions"  Horacee Arnold  Tales of the Exonerated Flea  (Columbia)

"He's a Superstar"  Roy Ayers Ubiquity  He's Coming  (Polydor)

"I'm Unconscious"  Don "Sugarcane" Harris  Sugarcane  (Epic)

"Swamp Fever"  Mel Brown  The Wizard  (Impulse)

"Sitar Soul  Phil Upchurch  Lovin' Feeling  (Blue Thumb)

"Cynthy-Ruth"  Black Merda  Black Merda  (Funky Delicacies)

"You've Got a Friend"  Donny Hathaway  Live  (Atco)

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Soul...live. (with a little reggae on the side).

Let's check out some of the best live soul albums ever made, including Bill Withers, Donnie Hathaway and of course, Curtis.  Plus, Reggae Surge's interview with the legendary Aces inspired me to bring a reggae inspired stack, featuring the likes of Jackie Mitto, Alton Ellis and Robin Kenyatta.  Big ups to Reggae Surge, 6pm-8pm on GtownRadio!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Better believe it...it's funky reggae time. 
November 9, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Label/Label):
"Country Road"  Toots & The Maytals  Funky Kingston  (Island)
"Set Me Free"  Ken Boothe  Studio One Soul  (Soul Jazz/Studio One)
 "So What"  Jeremy Taylor  Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue  (Secret Stash)
 "Soul Reggae"  Charles Kynard  Reelin' with the Feelin'  (BGP/Prestige)
 "Sitting in Limbo"  Jimmy Cliff  The Harder They Come OST  (Mango)
 "Wall Street"  Jackie Mittoo  The Keyboard King at Studio One  (Universal Sound/Studio One)
 "It's a Shame"  Alton Ellis  Studio One Funk  (Soul Jazz/Studio One)
 "African Reggae"  George Danquah  Hot & Jumpy  (Secret Stash/Quamsa International)
 "Bend Down Low"  Bob Marley & The Wailers  Natty Dread  (Island)
 "Funky in Jamaica (part 2)"  Bumps Jackson featuring This Kid Named Miles  7 Inch  (Alatac)
 "Voices Inisde (Everything is Everything)  Donny Hathaway  Live  (Atco)
 "Night Life"  Aretha Franklin  Aretha in Paris  (Atlantic)
 "Yes Indeed"  Ray Charles  Live  (Atlantic)
 "Booker Loo"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  Back To Back  (Stax)
 "Ouija"  Kool & The Gang  Live at P.J.'s  (De-Lite)
 "It's Your World"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  It's Your World  (Arista)
 "Lonely Town, Lonely Street"  Bill Withers  Live at Carnegie Hall  (Sussex)
 "Ode To Billie Joe"  King Curtis  Live at the Fillmore West  (Atco)
 "We're a Winner"  Curtis Mayfield  Curtis/Live   (Curtom)
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It just sounds better on vinyl.

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Soul Junction returns with a fresh batch of new records from the WFMU Record Fair, the largest vinyl show on the east coast.  This means there are all kinds of new scores to bring your way, including music from Alice Coltrane, George Duke and the biggest score of the weekend, Masabumi Kikuchi's Poo-Sun!  Fear not, we aren't done with the new Mayer Hawthorne yet.  And...a European electric jazz set is cued and ready, including music from Finland's Matti Oiling, Germany's Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers, Sweden's Jukka Tolonen and Italy's I Marc 4.

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Wednesday's, 8pm-10pm.
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Let's make peace...and stop the war.

November 2, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"American Pie"  Groove Holmes  American Pie  (Groove Merchant)

"Jaya Jaya Rama"  Alice Coltrane  Huntington Ashram Monastery  (Impulse)

"You Know You Know"  The Mahavishnu Orchestra  The Inner Mounting Flame  (Columbia)

"Capricorn"  George Duke  Faces in Reflection  (MPS/BASF)

"Hide Park"  I Marc 4  I Solisti Di Armando Trovajoli  (Plastic)

"Going West"  The Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers  The Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers  (Metronome/Wah Wah)

"Finally Falling"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Stonesthrow)

"Good Things"  Aloe Blacc  Good Things  (Stonesthrow)

"No One's Gonna Love You"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  If This Ain't Love  (Mit Wit)

"I Wish It Would Rain"  Mayer Hawthorne  A Strange Arrangement  (Stonesthrow)

"Dancing Mist"  Masabumi Kikuchi  Poo-Sun  (Phillips)

"Africa"  Matti Oiling  Happy Jazz Band  (Finnlevy/Warner Music Finland)

"Let's Make Peace & Stop The War"  Funk, Inc.  Chicken Lickin'  (Prestige)

"Never Can Say Goodbye"  Little Beaver  Black Rhapsody  (Cat)

"All I Do Everyday"  The Meters  Kickback  (Sundazed)

"Bubble Gum"  9th Creation  Falling In Love  (Rite Track)

"Northern Lights"  Jukka Tolonen  Crossover  (Janus)

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Mystery of Being.

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Wild show ahead on Soul Junction.  Of course, we'll get back into Mayer Hawthorne's excellent new album, plus we'll get down with select originals from the smoking new DJ Lippy mixtape, Bring That Beat Back.  Then let's travel the spaceways with new Sun Ra sides, including volume 2 of the Mike Huckaby edit series and a reissue of the ultra rare Sun Ra quartet, recorded in Italy in 1978!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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You can call me Mr. Mystery.

October 19, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Dreaming"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"Afternoon in Central Park"  Jussi Lampela Nonet with Jukka Eskola  Lampela X Eskola  (Ricky Tick)

"Cadets"  Jukka Eskola  Walkover  (Ricky Tick)

"Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser"  Milton Nascimento  Clube Da Esquina  (EMI Brazil/Four Men With Beards)

"Onsta La Yerbita"  Los Destellos  Constelacion  (Secret Stash)

"Come Together"  Willie Bobo & The Bo-Gents  Do What You Want To Do...  (Sussex)

"A Deeper Shade of Soul"  Ray Barreto  Acid  (Fania)

"Ego Trippin' (part 2)"  De La Soul  12 Inch  (Tommy Boy)

"A New Day (Is Here At Last)"  J.C. Davis  It's A New Day  (New Day/Cali-Tex)

"We Doin' It (The Thang--part 2)"  Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders  The Hook & Sling  (Funky Delicacies)

"Summertime"  One G Plus Three  7 Inch  (Vampi Soul)

"To Nature's God (Mike Huckaby re-edit)"  Sun Ra  The Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 2 (Kindred Spirits/Art Yard)

"Rome at Twilight"  Sun Ra Quartet  The Mystery of Being  (Horo/Klimt)

"Friendly Galaxy (Mike Huckaby re-edit)"  Sun Ra The Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 1 (Kindred Spirits/Art Yard)

"Nappy Headed History"  Young Jazz Rebels  Slave Riot  (Stonesthrow)

"Wild Bird"  Hal Galper  Wild Bird  (Mainstream)

"Play Sleep"  Stanton Davis Ghetto/Mysticism  Brighter Days  (Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)

"Spaceball"  Larry Young's Fuel  Spaceball  (Arista)

"Master Funk"  Alphonse Mouzon  Virtue  (MPS/PA-USA)

"Hornets"  Herbie Hancock  Sextant  (Columbia)

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How do you do?

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How do you do indeed!  Tonight will feature tracks from the brand new Mayer Hawthorne LP, which lives up to the great expectations of an indie artist jumping to a major label.  Plus, psychedelic soul from The Temptations, new cool jazz from Finland's Jussi Lampela Octet, and we'll ride high with Faze-O!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Mingus says ah um, damn Roach can drum. 
October 12, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Walk"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"Afternoon in Central Park"  Jussi Lampela Nonet with Jukka Eskola  Lampela x Eskola  (Ricky Tick)

"Ode To Billie Joe"  Joe Pass  Intercontinental  (BASF)

"Purty Dirty"  Johnny "Hammond" Smith  Soul Talk  (Prestige)

"Fun in the Church"  Cannonball Adderley/Nat Adderley Sextet  Soul of the Bible  (Capitol)

"Better Things"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  I Learned The Hard Way  (Daptone)

"Harlem House"  Booker T. Jones  The Road From Memphis  (Anti)

"Fingertips"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Memphis Underground"  S.O.U.L.  What Is It  (BGP)

"The News"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"Aht Uh Mi Hed"  Shuggie Otis  Inspiration Information  (Luaka Bop/Epic)

"Hit Me With Funky Music"  Little Beaver  Black Rhapsody  (Cat)

"Run Away Child, Running Wild"  The Temptations  Cloud Nine  (Gordy)

"I Shot The Sheriff"  Redd Holt Unlimited  The Other Side of the Moon  (Paula)

"A Long Time"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"Daffy's Dance"  The Headhunters  Survival of the Fittest  (Arista)

"Seven Miles"  Will Sessions  Kindred  (The Few)

"Deja Vu"  Yesterdays New Quintet  12 Inch  (Ubiquity)

"Westchester Lady"  Bob James  Three  (CTI)

"The Runaway"  The Blackbyrds  The Blackbyrds  (Fantasy)

"Riding High"  Faze-O   Riding High  (She)

"Can't Stop"  Mayer Hawthorne featuring Snoop Dogg  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

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Constellations.

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Big stuff on deck on Soul Junction tonight.  We'll return to the excellent reissue of rare Peruvian psych-cumbia from Los Destellos and the Jazzman compilation of French keyboard legend Jef Gilson.  Mayer Hawthorne's first offering on a major label drops next week, so we'll also dip into his first LP to get you ready.  Plus, we'll have Czech jazz from the SHQ Group, fonky flute from Bobbi Humphrey live at Montreux and kick it Root Down with heavy organ from Jimmy Smith!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Like two sealed copies of Expansions.

October 5, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Me & Mr. Jones"  Amy Winehouse  Back To Black  (Island)

"Aquarius"  George Shearing with the Quintet & Amigos  The Way We Were  (MPS)

"Stanley the Steamer"  Dexter Gordon  The Tower of Power  (Prestige)

"Hommage a Rakotozafy"  Jef Gilson & Malagasy  The Best of Jef Gilson  (Jazzman)

"I Don't Care Who Knows It"  Duke Pearson featuring Andy Bey   I Don't Care Who Knows It  (Blue Note)

"Kocici Sen (The Cat's Dream)"  The SHQ Group  The Jazz Neyeki (Jazz Non-Fables)  (Panton)

"My Favorite Things"  Wojciech Karolak & Jan "Ptaszyn" Wroblewski  Mainstream  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Blue Donald"  The Filthy Six  The Filthy Six  (Acid Jazz)

"Mercy Mercy Mercy"  Mayafra Combo  Mayafra  (Right Tempo)

"Constelacion"  Los Destellos  Constelacion  (Secret Stash)

"The Salavation Army"  Dom Um Romao  Spirit of the Times  (Muse)

"Melo Do Lulu"  Banda Uniao Black  Banda Uniao Black  (Commonfolk)

"Ladies"  Lee Fields  My World  (Truth & Soul)

"Ain't No Sunshine"  Bobbi Humphrey  Live at Montreux  (Blue Note)

"Trespasser"  Bad Medicine  The Funky 16 Corners  (Stonesthrow)

"The Washingtons Thing"  Melvin Van Peebles  Don't Play Us Cheap  (Stax)

"Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'"  Mayer Hawthorne  A Strange Arrangement  (Stonesthrow)

"Root Down (And Get It)"  Jimmy Smith  Root Down  (Verve)

"Watermelon"  Common  Resurrection  (Relativity)

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Apples & Honey.

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What better way to bring in 5772 than a little Soul Junction?  Join us, as we check out music featured in the latest issue of Wax Poetics , including cover girl Nina Simone and Brazilian legend Dom Salvador.  Plus, funk-rock from Scott Bradford (featuring Nathan Davis!), pysch-influenced cumbia from Los Destellos, and classic Afro Beat from long time Fela bandleader Tony Allen!

Soul Junction 
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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All the squares go home.

September 28, 2011 (5772)

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"From the Love Side"  Hank Ballard & The Midnight Lighters  7 Inch  (Polydor)

"Stumpy Bossa Nova"  Coleman Hawkins  Desafinado  (Impulse)

"The Prophet"  Cal Tjader  Puttin' It Together  (Fantasy)

"All Over"  Scott Bradford  Rock Slides  (Probe)

"Wake Up Brothers"  Doug Hammond & David Durrah  Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen  (Tribe)

"The Assignment Sequence"  Nina Simone  Black Gold  (RCA/Victor)

"Hey Western Union Man"  Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers  The Love I've Been Looking For  (Atlantic)

"Summertime"  Walter Bishop, Jr's 4th Cycle  Keeper of my Soul  (BlackJazz)

"Just Can't Get Ahead"  Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays  Introducing...  (Marlow)

"Late Late Party"  The Martinis  Late Late Party  (Bar/Light in the Attic)

"713/714 Blues"  John Lee Hooker  Free Beer & Chicken  (Impulse)

"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"  Gary Burton  Good Vibes  (Atlantic)

"Damn"  The Nite-Liters  A-nal-y-sis  (RCA)

"Go For Broke"  Bo Diddley  Another Dimension  (Chess)

"Got To Getcha"  Maceo Parker & All The King's Men  7 Inch  (House of the Fox)

"A Patricia"  Los Destellos  Constelacion  (Secret Stash)

"Reflexions"  Nils Jazz Ensemble  Peruvian Funk  (Secret Stash)

"Guanabara"  Dom Salvador & Abolicao  Som, Sangue e Raca  (CBS)

"Stories To Tell"  Flora Purim  Stories To Tell  (Milestone)

"Afro Disco Beat"  Tony Allen & Afrika 70  Progress  (VampiSoul)

"Put It On"  The Wailers  Burnin'  (Island)

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Late Late Party.

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Some great American music in store Wednesday night, featuring the first ever compilation of Stax Records horn man, Charles "Packy" Axton, and a set of funky blues from legends Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker & Howlin' Wolf.  Plus, we'll go abroad with new Canadian soul from Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays, Brittish acid jazz from The Filthy Six and lost Parisian jazz from Jef Gilson.  You'll dig it no matter what country you call home!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Eye to eye.  Station to station.

September 14, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Gossip"  Cyril Neville  7 Inch  (Josie)

"Valse Pour Helene"  Jef Gilson  The Best of Jef Gilson  (Jazzman)

"Stick Buddy"  Nathan Davis  If  (Tomorrow International)

"Livin' in the City"  The Melton Brothers featuring Ms. Alfie Moss  Livin' in the City  (MDM/Favorite)

"People Make the World Go Round"  O'Donel Levy  Dawn of a New Day  (Groove Merchant)

"The World (Is Going Up in Flames)"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  No Time For Dreaming  (Dunham/Daptone)

"The Take"  The Filthy Six  The Filthy Six  (Acid Jazz)

"Lanoola Goes Limp"  Revolutionary Blues Band  Revolutionary Blues Band  (Coral)

"Stone Fox"  The Pac-Keys  Late Late Party  (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)

"Sweetback"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones"  Sweetback  (Joka/Luv n' Haight)

"Riverside Drive"  Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays  Introducing...  (Marlow)

"Sugar Lee"  Donny Hathaway  Everything Is Everything  (Atco)

"Reconsider"  Chuck Ray  Mighty Mighty Soul: Curtom Club Classic Vol. 1  (Gemigo/Sequel)

"I'm a Man (Mannish Boy)"  Muddy Waters  Electric Mud  (Cadet Concept)

"Blues For Big Bob"  Mel Brown  Chicken Fat  (Impulse)

"Three Hundred Pounds of Joy"  Howlin' Wolf  The Howlin' Wolf Album  (Cadet Concept)

"Homework"  John Lee Hooker  Free Beer & Chicken  (ABC)

"Hole in the Wall"  The Packers  Late Late Party  (Pure Soul Music/Light in the Attic)

"N.T."  Kool & The Gang  Live at P.J.'s  (De-Lite)

"Give Everybody Some"  Mickey & The Soul Generation  Iron Leg  (Cali-Tex)

"Pain"  Houston Person  The Real Thing  (Eastbound)

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Hotter than wasabi.

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The international groove is always welcome at Soul Junction, so I have a host of Japanese jazz and funk lined up, including Sadao Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, and of course, my man, Masabumi Kikuchi.  Plus, a rare recording of Joe Henderson's storied tour of Japan (not the Milestone classic!) and J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley's fabled Yokohama concert.  AND, there will be electric Peanuts music from Vince Guaraldi, jazz funk from Hubert Laws, and more from the reissue that keeps on givin'...Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones' Sweetback!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Hotter than wasabi.

September 7, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Beg Me"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Softly as in a Morning Sunrise"  T. Honda  This Is Honda  (Trio)

"Gotcha"  Bobby Hutcherson  Solo/Quartet  (Contemporary)

"Linus & Lucy"   Vince Guaraldi  Oh, Good Grief!  (Seven Arts)

"Moss on the Rock"  Terumasa Hino  May Dance  (Inner City)

"I Had a Dream"  Hubert Laws  The Chicago Theme  (CTI)

"Hummin'"  J.J. Johnson & Nat Adderley  The Yokohama Concert  (Pablo Live)

"Everyman's Your Brother"  The Fourth Way  The Fourth Way  (Capitol)

"Jamaica Farewell"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones  Sweetback  (Joka/Luv n' Haight)

"So What"  Joe Henderson & Kikuchi/Hino  In Concert  (Fontana)

"Mombasa"  Sadao Watanabe  Sadao Watanabe  (CBS/Sony)

"Blue Bossa"  Joe Henderson  In Japan  (Milestone)

"Somebody Samebody"  Kazumi Watanabe  Lonesome Cat  (Denon)

"Hunt Up Wind"  Hiroshi Fukumura  Hunt Up Wind  (Inner City)

"Freestyle"  Biz Markie  Diggin' on Blue Note  (Blue Note Japan)

"New Native"  Masabumi Kikuchi  Susto  (Columbia)

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You've got it bad, girl.

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The Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones Sweetback album is so good, it inspired us to bring you three disparate versions of a Stevie Wonder classic.  Plus, we'll hear the original of a perfect Pete Rock sample, more from the Melton Brothers, and jazz funk from the Donald Byrd produced Vibes of Truth!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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When they reminiscence over you. 

August 31, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Today"  Tom Scott & The California Dreamers  The Honeysuckle Breeze  (Impulse/Get On Down)

"Peri's Scope"  Bill Evans Trio  Portrait in Jazz  (Riverside)***

"Gichi"  Jimmy Owens/Kenny Barron Quintet  You Had Better Listen  (Atlantic)

"Shut Up"  The Eddie Fisher Quintet  The Third Cup  (Cadet)

"Thank You--Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin"  Eddie Jefferson  Things Are Getting Better  (Muse)

"The Foolkiller"  Ben Sidran  Don't Let Go  (Blue Thumb)

"I'll Take You There"  The Melton Brothers Band with Ms. Alfie Moss  Livin' In The City
(Favorite/MDM)

"Automne (Colchiques)"  Cortex  Troupeau Bleu  (Underdog)

"Space-a-Nova I"  Stanton Davis Ghetto/Mysticism  Brighter Days  (Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)

"Four Play"  Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns  12 Inch  (Atlantic)

"You've Got It Bad, Girl"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones  Sweetback  (Joka/Luv n' Haight)

"You've Got It Bad, Girl"  Yesterdays New Quintet  Stevie  (Stonesthrow)

"You've Got It Bad, Girl"  Stevie Wonder  Talking Book  (Tamla)

"African Reggae"  George Danquah  Hot & Jumpy  (Quamsa International/Secret Stash)

"Acid"  Ray Barretto  Acid  (Fania)

"Up From The South"  The Budos Band  The Budos Band  (Daptone)

"Brass in Africa"  Hypnotic Brass Ensemble  7 Inch  (Handcuts)

"Backed Up Against The Wall"  The 3 Pieces  Vibes of Truth  (Fantasy)

"Master Rocker"  Bernard Wright  'Nard  (Arista)

"Sneakin' in the Back"  Tom Scott & The L.A. Express  Tom Scott & The L.A. Express  (Ode)

"Soul Man (octopus rmx)"  Sweet Charles  12 Inch  (Octopus Breaks)

***for Mark Ranzer

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Hot & Jumpy.

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Soul Junction returns!  We got a trio of great new international reissues from the always solid Secret Stash label, including impossible to find music from George Danquah, Tabou Combo and K. Frimpong.  Plus, Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones' ultra-rare Sweetback LP was just remastered by Luv N'Haight records, which contains possibly the craziest guitar solo on wax, not to mention the equally elusive album from the The Melton Brothers.  AND we'll have funky reggae from Studio One, electric jazz from Italy and new Nashville soul from DeRobert & The Half-Truths!

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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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One good thing about music...when it hits you feel no pain.

PS:  Dig Saucegirl's new flyer!

August 24, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Humpty Dump"  The Vibrettes  7 Inch  (BGP)

"Stereo Freeze"  Jackie Mittoo  The Keyboard King at Studio One  (Studio One/Universal Sound)

"Respect"  Tabou Combo de Petion-Ville  Respect...  (Mini/Secret Stash)

"Conga, Bata y Chequere"  Mongo Santamaria  Up From The Roots  (Atlantic)

"Monkey Tamarind"  The Beginning of the End  Funky Nassau  (Alston)

"Just for a Moment"  George Danquah  Hot & Jumpy  (Tropic Vibe/Secret Stash)

"Che Che Cole Makossa"  Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra featuring Mayra Vega  12 Inch  (Daptone)

"Baabi a Obi Awuo"  K. Frimpong & Vis-a-Vis  K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (The Blue Album)  (Continental/Secret Stash)

"Shaft"  Cedric IM Brooks  Studio One Funk  (Studio One/Soul Jazz)

"He Miss Road"  Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa 70  He Miss Road  (Kalakuta)

"Call My Name"  Joe Bataan  Call My Name  (Vampisoul)

"Confusion"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones  Sweetback  (Joka/Luv n' Haight)

"You're All I Need To Get By"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  The Booker T. Set  (Stax)***

"Smokin' at Tiffany's"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Just Don't Care"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Livin' in the City"  The Melton Brothers featuring Ms. Alfie Moss   Livin' in the City  (MDM/Favorite)

"Iffilah Ha-Ha"  Mayafra Combo  Mayafra  (Carosello/Right Tempo)

"My Rival"  Steely Dan  Gaucho  (MCA)

"Flute Salad"  Ju-Par Universal Orchestra  Moods & Grooves  (Ju-Par)

"Give Me Your Love"  The Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

"Funky Tramway"  Janko Nilovic  Funky Tramway  (Vadim)

"Keep On Dancing"  Alvin Cash Scott Brothers Orchestra  7 Inch  (Toddlin' Town)

***for Nick Ashford, R.I.P.

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Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy.

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Return to Forever is at the Mann Music Center Wednesday night, so in honor of their appearance (and resurgence!), let's spin two hours of fusion music.  Featuring music from RTF, Jean-Luc Ponty, John McLaughlin, Miles Davis and more, get ready for searing guitar, fleet-fingered keyboards and frenetic drums!  In your face, Stanley Crouch!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
Where have I known you before?

***Disclaimer:  Philly area listeners should skip Soul Junction and head to the Mann Music Center!  Tickets are still available.  The show will be archived here, as always! 

August 10, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy"  Return to Forever  Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy  (Polydor)

"One, Two, 1-2-3-4"  Gary Burton Quartet  Duster  (RCA)

"What Game Shall We Play Today?"  Chick Corea  Return To Forever  (ECM)

"Stones"  Larry Coryell  Fairyland  (Mega)

"Passenger of the Dark"  Jean-Luc Ponty  Aurora  (Atlantic)

"John McLaughlin"  Miles Davis  Bitches Brew  (Columbia)

"Fusion"  Michal Urbaniak  Fusion  (Columbia)

"Kveten"  Emil Viklicky  The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky  (Vampisoul)

"Szczesliwy Nieszczesliwiec (The Lucky Unlucky Man)"  Extra Ball  Birthday  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Lopsy Lu"  Stanley Clarke  Stanley Clarke  (Nemperor)

"Gattox"  Allan Holdsworth  Velvet Darkness  (CTI)

"Sofistifunk"  Return to Forever  No Mystery  (Polydor)

"Para Oriente"  Trio of Doom   Havana Jam Vol. 2  (Columbia)

"Open Country Joy"  Mahavishnu Orchestra  Birds of Fire  (Columbia)

"New York On My Mind"  John McLaughlin  Electric Guitarist  (Columbia)

"Red China Blues"  Miles Davis  Get Up With It  (Columbia)

"Contusion"  Stevie Wonder  Songs in the Key of Life  (Tamla)

"Earth Juice"  Return to Forever  Where Have I Known You Before  (Polydor)

"Line Games"  Pat Martino  Joyous Lake  (Warner)

"Spain"  Return to Forever  Light as a Feather  (Polydor)

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Headless Heroes of the Loud Minority.

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Tributes to the two greats who just passed away:  Frank Foster & Eugene McDaniels, also known as the Left Rev. McD.  Plus, music from Richard Evans, Monnette Sudler, and the unlikely pairing of Sonny Stitt & Eddie Russ.  And we'll start to prepare for Return to Forever's appearance at the Mann Music Center next week!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
GtownRadio.com
Try to make it real...compared to what?

August 3, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Susan Jane"  Eugene McDaniels  Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse  (Atlantic)

"Tin Tin Deo"  Art Pepper  Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (Contemporary)

"Fire & Air"  Monnette Sudler  Live in Europe  (Steeplechase)

"Stretching"  Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers  Reflections in Blue  (Timeless Muse)

"One Day"  Kings Go Forth  The Outsiders Are Back  (Luaka Bop)

"Miss Millie"  Dennis Coffey featuring Kings Go Forth  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"Slippin' Into Darkness"  Reality  Reality  (Kindred Spirits)

"I Love Everything About You"  Syreeta  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

"Jagger the Dagger"  Eugene McDaniels  Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse  (Atlantic)

"Tornado"  Sonny Stitt featruing Eddie Russ  Tornado  (Jazz Masters)

"Look Out Cleveland"  Odell Brown  Free Delivery  (Cadet)

"Compared To What"  Les McCann & Eddie Harris  Swiss Movement  (Atlantic)

"Patutu"  Richard Evans  Dealing With Hard Times  (Atlantic)

"Funky Fried Tofu"  Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism  Brighter Days  (Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)

"Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy"  Return To Forever  Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy  (Polydor)

"The Loud Minority"  Frank Foster & The Loud Minority  The Loud Minority  (Mainstream)

"Supermarket Blues"  Eugene McDaniels  Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse  (Atlantic)

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Picking up on the E string.

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Tonight...the legendary bass of Carol Kaye.  And now that the heat wave is over, let's check out a trio of breezy tracks from Brazilian multi-instrumentalist luminary, Bebeto.  Plus, more from the Stanton Davis Ghetto/Mysticism LP, Memphis sounds from the Mar-Keys, and a Gil Evans' cover of Jimi Hendrix!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
Stone free...do what I want.


July 27, 2011

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 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Tell All The People"  Merry Clayton  Gimme Shelter  (Ode)

"Red Clay"  Jack Wilkins  Windows  (Mainstream)

"Garvey's Strut"  Hal Singer & Jef Gilson  Soul of Africa  (Chant du Monde/Kindred Spirits)

"Durem"  Lee Morgan  Taru  (Blue Note)

"I Got Warrants"  Magic In Threes  Magic In Threes  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Mean Scene"  JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band  Explodes Across The Nation  (Soul Fire)

"Grab This Thing"  The Mar-Keys  The Great Memphis Sound  (Stax)

"Slim Jenkins' Joint"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  Hip Hug-Her  (Sundazed/Stax)

"Red Onion"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Palladium"  Tamba 4  Samba Blim  (A & M)

"P'Ra Nao Chorar"  Bebeto  Bebeto  (Whatmusic)

"Esse Crioulo Por Voce Se Fez Poeta (Nega)"  Bebeto  Bebeto '75  (Copacabana)

"Burning Spear"  Carol Kaye  Picking Up On The E String  (Gap)

"Boogalooin'"   Charles Kynard  Reelin' With The Feelin'  (Prestige/BGP)

"Web"  Hampton Hawes  Northern Windows  (Prestige)

"Boogaloo"  Carol Kaye  Picking Up On The E String  (Gap)

"Brighter Days/Brighter Daze"  Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism  Brighter Days
(Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)

"High Jazz"  Kenny Cook Octet  Madlib Medicine Show #7: High Jazz  (Stonesthrow)

"Go With The Flow"  Michael White's Magic Music Company  Go With The Flow  (Impulse)

"Stone Free"  Gil Evans  Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980)  (Trio)

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High Jazz.

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Tonight on Soul Junction...some great new reissues of extremely rare records to bring your way, including Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism and Janko Nilovic's Funky Tramway.  Plus, more from the Coolin' System, organ grooves from Leon Spencer and electric harpsichord from Masabumi Kickuchi!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
Like a heatwave...burnin' in my heart.

July 20, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Here Comes The Sun"  Charles Wright  7 Inch  (Warner)

"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"  Monty Alexander  Now Is The Time  (MPS/Pausa)

"Sunny"  Pat Martino  Live!  (Muse)

"Sunshine Star"  Open Sky Unit  Open Sky Unit  (Whatmusic)

"Sunshine Alley"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Sun Country"  Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

"Everybody Loves The Sunshine"  RAMP  Come Into Knowledge  (ABC)

"Sunshine Man"  Harold Alexander  Sunshine Man  (Flying Dutchman)

"High Jazz"  Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism  Brighter Days  (Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)

"Sitting Bull"  Janko Nilovic  Funky Tramway  (Vadim)

"Frustration"  The M.G.'s  The M.G.'s  (Stax)

"Clean Up Woman"  Betty Wright  7 Inch  (Alston)

"Message From The Meters"  Leon Spencer, Jr.  Sneak Preview!  (Prestige)

"Hey! Last Minute"  The Meters  Struttin'  (Josie)

"Apache"  The Jimi Entley Sound  7 Inch  (Espionage)

"If I Said The Sky Was Falling"  Masabumi Kikuchi  Matrix  (Catalyst)

"Hit or Miss"  Bo Diddley  Big Bad Bo  (Chess)

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Soul Junction tonight....8pm-10pm.

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Back from vacation with fresh new records from the Pacific Northwest.  Let's revisit the new Mowest compilation on Light in the Attic, which is a perfect sound track for these summer days, and check out another great reissue from the fine folks at Kindred Spirits, this time featuring Hal Singer & Jef Gilson.   Got two brand new releases from Nashville's G.E.D. Soul label, including jazz-funk from The Coolin' System and spacey beats from Magic In Threes.  Plus, the usual funkiness will ensue with music from Yusef Lateef, Eddie Senay, and Wilbert Longmire.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
Who's gonna take the weight?

 July 13, 2011

 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"I Let a Good Man Go"  Patrinell Staten  7 Inch  (Sepia)

"Scarborough Fair/Canticle"  Wilbert Longmire  Revolution  (World Pacific Jazz)

"Mustang"  Curtis Amy  Mustang  (Verve)

"Dig On It"  Jimmy McGriff  Soul Sugar  (Capitol)

"Wind Your Clock"  Naomi Shelton featuring Cliff Driver  7 Inch  (Desco/Daptone)

"Uncle Bessie"  Greg Foat Group  Dark Is The Sun  (Jazzman)

"By My Side"  Sonny Stitt featuring Eddie Russ  Tornado  (Jazz Masters)

"Musication"  Fitz Gore & The Talisman  Fitz Gore & The Talisman  (GorBra)

"Libertarian"  Hal Singer & Jef Gilson  Soul of Africa  (Chant du Monde/Kindred Spirits)

"Safari"  Eddy Senay  Step By Step  (Sussex)

"Nick's Theme"  Magic In Threes  Magic In Threes  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Who's Gonna Take The Weight"  The Coolin' System  The Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"So Long Donkey"  The Sugarman 3  Soul Donkey  (Desco)

"Lonely For You Baby"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere)

"Real Woman"  The Burner Lee Austin  7 Inch  (People)

"Give Me Your Love"  The Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

"Mushmouth"  Yusef Lateef  The Doctor Is In...And Out  (Atlantic)

"Dig Deep In Your Soul"  Bobby Boyd Congress  Bobby Boyd Congress  (Okapi/Vadim)

"Past Present & Future"  Demon Fuzz  Afreaka!  (Janus)

"Adam Nana"  K. Frimpong & Vis-a-Vis  K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Continental/Secret Stash)

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