Live at Montreux, part 2.

Back at it this Wednesday with part two of the live at Montreux series we started two weeks ago.  Still plenty of good music remains!

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December 4, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Get That Booty"  Dizzy Gillespie  Digital at Montreux 1980  (Pablo)

"Come Sunday"  Andrew Hill  Live at Montreux  (Arista Freedom)

"Thelonious Melodius"  John McLaughlin & The Free Spirits  Complete Montreux Concerts  (Warner)

"Since I Fell For You"  Gene Ammons  Gene Ammons & Friends at Montreux  (Prestige)

"Bogota"  Ahmad Jamal  Outertimeinnerspace  (Impulse)

"Neighbors"  Chris Hinze Combination  Live at Montreux  (CBS)

"Werwolf"  The Fourth Way  Werwolf  (Harvest)

"Chunky"  Ronnie Foster  Live at Montreux  (Blue Note)

"North Carolina"  Les McCann   Live at Montreux  (Atlantic)

"Joyride"  Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House  At Montreux  (Vanguard)

"Woman of the Ghetto"  Marlena Shaw  Live at Montreux  (Blue Note)

"High-Heeled Sneakers"  Harold Alexander  Are You Ready?  (Flying Dutchman)

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

"We Travel The Spaceways"   Sun Ra & His Arkestra  Live at Montreux  (Inner City)

Live at Montreux, part 1.

Founded by Claude Nobs in 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival has become an unmissable event for music fans around the world and has produced many classic live albums.  Let's check out a couple of hours of live jazz (and more!), all recorded over the years at the Montreaux Jazz Festival.  These guys sure liked stretch out, so we may have to do this show in two parts!  Stop by...admission is free!

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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November 20, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Price You Gotta Pay To Be Free"  Les McCann  Live at Montreux  (Atlantic)

"Driftin'"  Bill Evans & Eddie Gomez  Montreux III  (Fantasy)

"Con Sensualita"  Jean-Luc Ponty  Sonata Erotica  (Inner City)

"Manhattan Reflections"  Ahmad Jamal  Free Flight  (Impulse)

"Ad Infinitum"  Phil Woods & his European Rhythm Machine  At The Montreux Jazz Festival  (Verve)

"Pink Peaches"  Hampton Hawes  Playin' in the Yard  (Prestige)

"The Moontrane"  Bobby Hutcherson  Live at Montreux  (Blue Note)

"Springsville"  Miles Davis & Quincy Jones  Live at Montreux (Warner)

"Manteca"  Dizzy Gillespie  Musician-Composer-Raconteur  (Pablo)

"Souls Dirge"  Larry Coryell  Fairyland  (Mega)

"Cravo e Canela"  Flora Purim  500 Miles High at Montreux  (Milestone)

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

"Montreux Boogie"  Jukka Tolonen Band  Montreux Boogie  (Sonet)

"Hip Pockets"  Billy Cobham/George Duke Band  "Live" on Tour in Europe  (Atlantic)

Shaolin Marauders.

Midnight Marauders and Enter the WuTang: 36 Chambers came out 20 years ago this week, on the same day no less (!!!).  Let's check out some samples from these classic LPs, plus more from William Onyeabor, Karl Hector & The Malcouns, and Grover Washington before he went lite.
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November 13, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Bridge Over Troubled Water"  Dennis Coffey  Goin' For Myself  (Sussex)

"After Laughter (Comes Tears)"  Wendy Rene  The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1975  (Stax/Volt)

"As Long As I've Got You"  The Charmels  The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1975  (Stax/Volt)

"Protect Ya Neck"  El Michels Affair  Enter The 37th Chamber  (Truth & Soul)

"Red Clay"  Jack Wilkins  Windows  (Mainstream)

"Blackstone Legacy"  Woody Shaw  Blackstone Legacy  (Contemporary)

"Just Enough Room For Storage"  James Brown  Tribes Vibes Vol. 2  (Strictly Breaks) 

"Not Yet"  Grover Washington, Jr.  A Secret Place  (Kudu)

"Can't Stand The Pressure"  Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Ngunga Yeti Fofa EP  (Now Again)

"Boogaloo"  Mulatu Astatke  Mulatu Steps Ahead  (Strut)

"Choking on a Piece of Meat (part 2)"  The Whitefield Brothers  Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Fantastic Man"  William Onyeabor  Who Is William Onyeabor?  (Luaka Bop)

"Super 8 (part 1)"  Quantic Soul Orchestra  7 Inch  (Tru Thoughts)

"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"  The Four Tops  The Wonder of Stevie: Melody Man  (Harmless)

"Amen Brother"  The Winstons  12 Inch  (Alpha Omega)

"Working People"  Connie Pitts  Gospel Funk  (Secret Stash)

"Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself Again"  Maceo & All The King's Men  7 Inch  (House of the Fox)

"Neal's Lament"  Magic in Threes  Magic in Threes  (GED Soul)

"Across The Tracks (part 2)"  The Believers  7 Inch  (Brownstone)

"Can It All Be So Simple"  Wu Tang Clan  12 Inch  (Loud/RCA)

"Electric Relaxation"  A Tribe Called Quest  12 Inch  (Jive) 

Smooth good.

Ready to get back to funky vinyl after last week's spooky Fewsh Junction round three & wild Halloween rock show.  Luaka Bop records returns to the scene with another entry to their fantastic World Psychedelic Classic series, fast on the heels of the superb Tim Maia volume 4, this time answering the question Who is William Onyeabor?  Plus, instrumental reggae from Winston Wright, the Soul Searchers covering JB, and a tribute to late great Lou Reed, Mt. Airy Groove style.  You better run, run run!

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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November 6, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Femme Fatale"  Aloe Blacc  Good Things  (Stonesthrow)
***for Lou Reed

"Martha's Moment"  Jukka Eskola Qrquesta Bossa  Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa   (Schema)

"Harlem Medley (part 1)"  Galt MacDermot  Galt MacDermot In Film  (Kilmarnock)

"It Came Over Me"  The Poets of Rhythm  Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Winston Do It"  Winston Wright  The Liquidator Strikes Back  (Jamaican Recordings)

"Let's Go (It's Summertime)"  James Reese & The Progressions  The Funky 16 Corners  (Stonesthrow)

"In a Game Preserve"  SHQ Group  The Jazz Nebyeki  (Panton)

"Crystals"  Thom Janusz  Ronn Forella...Moves!   (Ubiquity)

"Jabali"  Catalyst  The Complete Recordings Vol. 1  (Porter)

"Moving Pictures"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

"Spooky"  The Pazant Brothers & The Beaufort Express  Loose & Juicy  (Vanguard)

"Think"  The Soul Searchers  We The People  (Sussex)

"Breeze & Soul"  Kool & The Gang  Kool & The Gang  (De-Lite)

"The Way They Do My Life"  Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul   Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul  (GSF)

"I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin'"   Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s  Damn Right I'm Somebody  (People)

"Body & Soul"  William Onyeabor  Who Is William Onyeabor?  (Luaka Bop)

"Since Our Last Goodbye"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  No Time For Dreaming  (Dunham)

"Disillusioned Man"  Demon Fuzz  Afreaka!

"Can I Kick It?"  A Tribe Called Quest  12 Inch (Jive)
***for Lou Reed

"The Bronx" Booker T. Jones featuring Lou Reed The Road From Memphis (Anti)
***for Lou Reed

Season of the Witch.

Strange things are afoot this week at the Groove with Halloween just around the corner.  Tune in to hear the madness!
Something is different here...can't figure it out.
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
And it's strange.

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October 30, 2013 

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album):

"Season of the Witch"  Donovan  The Essential Donovan

"One Hundred Years From Now (GP Vocal)"  The Byrds  Sweetheart of the Rodeo

"California Cottonfields"  Gram Parsons  The Fallen Angels: Live 1973

"I'm Sailin'"  Mazzy Star  She Hangs Brightly

"Time Passes Slowly (alt take)"  Bob Dylan  Another Self Portrait: Bootleg Series Vol. 10

"Sinning Hands"  Iron & Wine  Exclusive EP

"Saddle Up The Palomino"  Neil Young  American Stars-n-Bars

"New Madrid"  Uncle Tupelo  Anodyne

"Bad-n-Ruin"  Faces  Long Player

"Downtown"  Crazy Horse  Crazy Horse

"Four Winds"  Bright Eyes  Cassadega

"King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"  The Band  The Band

"Space Captain"  Joe Cocker  Mad Dogs & Englishmen

"Light Up or Leave Me Alone"  Traffic  The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys

"Movin' On Up"  Primal Scream  Screamadelica

"There She Goes Again"  The Velvet Underground  The Velvet Underground & Nico

"What Goes On"   The Velvet Underground  The Velvet Underground

"Rock & Roll"  Jane's Addiction  XXX

"Velvet Goldmine (b-side)"  David Bowie  The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust

"Holdin' On To Black Metal"  My Morning Jacket  Circuital

"Little T & A"  The Rolling Stones  Tattoo You

 "The Fez"  Steely Dan  The Royal Scam

"Cities"  Talking Heads  Fear of Music

"Confetti"  Lemonheads  It's a Shame About Ray 

"Hot Soft Lights"  The Hold Steady  Boys & Girls in America

"The Bends"  Radiohead  The Bends

"Ocean Man"  Ween  Chocolate & Cheese

"Yellow Sun"  The Raconteurs  Broken Boy Soldiers

"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" The Velvet Underground  Loaded

You can leave your hat on.

The weather may be getting cool, but it's still hot at the Groove this week.  Got new music from Jukka Eskola, easily one of the finest musicians Finland has to offer, on a bossa inspired outing that includes a string section  Plus, a new EP from Karl Hector & The Malcouns, Brazilian fusion from Opa and funky bagpipes from Rufus Harley.  The records start spinning Wednesday at noon...come on in!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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October 23, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Meet Me in the Morning"  Merl Saunders & Aunt Monk  You Can Leave Your Hat On  (Fantasy)

"Chester-Le-Street"   Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa  Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa   (Schema)

"Mystic Brew (Trixation Version)"  Vijay Iyer Trio  Historicity  (Act)

"Blues Medley"  Chico Hamilton  Man From Two Worlds  (Impulse)

"MRA"  Hugh Masekela  Hugh Masekela  (Wing)

"Scotch & Soul"  Rufus Harley  Scotch & Soul  (Atlantic)

"You've Made Me So Very Happy"  O'Donel Levy  Black Velvet  (Groove Merchant)

"One Mint Julep"  Bob James  Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982  (Tappan Zee/Decision)

"Totem"  Opa  Golden Wings  (Milestone)

"Harvest Machine"  Janne Schaffer  The Chinese  (Vertigo)

"Midnight at the Oasis"  Pleasure  Dust Yourself Off   (Fantasy)

"Ngunga Yeti Fofa"   Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Ngunga Yeti Fofa EP  (Now Again)

"Serengeti Stroke"  Pan-Atantics  Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992-2003  (BMJ/Daptone)

"Prowlin'"  The Whitefield Brothers  In the Raw  (Now Again)

"El Gusto"   Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Tamanrasset EP  (Now Again)

"Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo"  Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti   Ikoyi Blindness  (Kalakuta)

"Punky Reggae Party"  Bob Marley & The Wailers  Babylon By Bus  (Island)
 

West coast.

Loads of killer electric piano looming this Wednesday.  Got west coast jazz funk from elusive keyboardist Herman Eberitzsch, Atlantic records soul jazz from Gary Burton and some bouncin' riddims from Monty Alexander.  Plus, more from The Stepkids, the Poets of Rhythm and those great comps from Bob James & The Blackbyrds (including tunes from the Cornbread, Earl & Me OST!)   See you Wednesday.

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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October 9, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Born to be Wild"  Wilson Pickett  The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. II  (Atlantic)

"Discern/Define"   The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Rhyme & Reason"  Herb Geller  The View from Here: An American in Hamburg  (Tramp)

"Leroy the Magician"  Gary Burton  Good Vibes  (Atlantic)

"Pretty Girl"  The City Champs  The Safecracker  (Electraphonic)

"Right On"  Syl Johnson  Is It Because I'm Black?  (Twinight/Numero)

"Inversion Layer"  Robert Walter's 20th Congress  Get They Bearings  (Royal Potato/Elgin Park)

"All Blues"  Jerry Hahn  Moses  (Fantasy)

"Funk Punk"  HE3 Project  Chapter One  (Family Groove)

"Civilization"  HE3 Project  Chapter Three  (Family Groove)

"Getting to the Moon"  San Francisco Express  Getting It Together  (Family Groove)

"Love & Happiness"  Monty Alexander featuring Ernest Ranglin  Rass!  (MPS)

"Corey Died on the Battlefield"  The Wild Magnolias   The Wild Magnolias with the New Orleans Project  (Polydor)

"The Ghetto"  Donny Hathaway  12 Inch  (Atco)

"One-Gun Salute"  The Blackbyrds  Walking in Rhythm: The Essential Collection 1973-1980  (Fantasy/Decision)

"Wilford's Gone"  The Blackbyrds  Walking in Rhythm: The Essential Collection 1973-1980  (Fantasy/Decision)

"The Lottery"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

"Sign of the Times"  Bob James  Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982  (Tappan Zee/Decision)

"Between You & Me"  Jean-Luc Ponty  Aurora  (Atlantic)

"Tomorrow People--The Children of Today"  McDonald & Giles  McDonald & Giles  (Klimnt/Island)

Oh! Pioneers!

Early '90s German deep funk pioneers The Poets of Rhythm just got anthologized!  These guys were very much responsible for the real funk revival of the mid to late 1990s and inspired important popular acts like Sharon Jones & Lee Fields and labels like Daptone and Truth & Soul.   So in addition to checking out some excellent and rare music from the Poets of Rhythm, let's hear some music from lost luminaries like Joseph Henry, The Soul Command and J.D. & The Evil Dynamite Band on defunct labels like Desco and Soul Fire, all of whom were integral in bringing deep funk back to the masses.   Stop by.

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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October 2, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Discern/Define"  The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Return of the Evil D's"  J.D. & The Evil Dynamite Band  7 Inch  (Pyscho)

"Chum's Pimpage"  Bronx River Parkway  7 Inch  (Latin Express)

"Toothpick"  The Mighty Imperials  7 Inch  (Desco)

"Never Found a Girl"  Joseph Henry & The Mighty Imperials  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"I Feel Right"  Joseph Henry  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"Cold Sweat"  The Mighty Imperials  Thunder Chicken  (Daptone/Desco)

"Funky Train"   The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Path of Life"   The Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Guiding Resolution"  The Poets of Rhythm  7 Inch  (Ninja Tune)

"Bus People Express"  The New Process   7 Inch  (Tramp)

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

"Cherry Pickin'"  The Sugarman Three  7 Inch  (Desco)

"Moon Mission"  The Soul Command  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Hook & Sling"  The Soul Command 7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Make It Good To Me"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Dap-Dippin' with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  (Daptone)

"Easy Access (part 1)"  El Michels Affair  12 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"The Bastard"  The Whitefield Brothers  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Give It Up Turn It Loose"  The Daktaris  Soul Explosion  (Desco)

"Rhodesian Girl"  Pan-Atlantics  (The Poets of Rhythm)  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Getcho Soul Together (part 1)"  The Breakestra  7 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

"Sexy Popcorn Pot"  The Breakestra  7 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

"Your Love (Is Something That I Need)"  Lee Fields & The Explorers  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"I Changed My Mind"  Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm  12 Inch  (Quannum)

Family grooves.


Electric funk goin' down at the Mt. Airy Groove this Wednesday.  Got the new one from The Stepkids, 45s from the Flip Side of Stax and grooves from the keyboard of Robert Walter.  Plus, music from two excellent new comps highlighting the careers of Bob James & The Blackbyrds!

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Wednesdays 12pm-2pm
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September 25, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Evil Ways"  Cal Tjader  Tjader  (Fantasy)

"South Carolina"  Bus People Express  7 Inch  (Daptone/Hotpie & Candy)

"Love in the Streets (Ain't Good as the Love at Home)"  Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)   Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974  (Stax/Light in the Attic)

"Blind Alley"  The Emotions  Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974  (Stax/Light in the Attic)

"Itch & Scratch (part 2)"  Rufus Thomas  Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974  (Stax/Light in the Attic)

"It's Nice To Be With You"  Jim Hall  It's Nice To Be With You: Jim Hall in Berlin  (MPS)

"Spirit of the Bells"  Earth Disciples  Getaway Train  (Solid State)

"Inner City Player"  Sam Sanders  Mirror, Mirror  (Strata/180 Proof)

"Open Pastures"  John Betsch Society  Earth Blossom  (Strata East/Heavenly Sweetness)

"Little Business"  Robert Walter's 20th Congress  Get They Bearings  (Royal Potato/Elgin Park Recordings)

"Palilalia"  Robert Walter  Spirit of '70s  (Greyboy)

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"  The Temptations  Cloud Nine  (Gordy/Motown)

"Sweet Salvation"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

"Dried Flowers"  Ed Motta   AOR  (Dwitza)

"I See Chano Pozo"  Jayne Cortez & The Firespitters  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the 70s & 80s  (BBE)

"Gipsy Funk"  Janko Nilovic  Funky Tramway  (Vadim)

"Self Dealin'"  The 3 Pieces  Vibes of Truth  (Fantasy)

"Supernatural Feeling"  The Blackbyrds  Walking in Rhythm: The Essential Collection 1973-1980  (Fantasy/Decision)

"Westchester Lady (live)"  Bob James  Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982  (Tappan Zee/Decision)

Adventures in paradise.

An excellent combo of new & old releases pulled from the stacks today at the Mt. Airy Groove.  Got more from Myron & E with the Soul Investigators, a little from the neglected Mayer Hawthorne album (the jury is still out!) and, of course, Ed Motta!  Plus, music from Minnie Riperton, Shuggie Otis and Stanley Cowell.  Onward to victory!

September 18, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Get Thy Bearings"  Robert Walter's 20th Congress  Get They Bearings  (Royal Potato/Elgin Park Recordings)

"Cafe de Chinitas"   Pedro Iturralde  Jazz Flamenco!  (Vinilissimo)

"Travellin' Man"  Stanley Cowell  Blues for the Viet Cong  (Arista Freedom)

"Down by the Riverside"  Wil Blades & Billy Martin  Shimmy  (Amulet)

"Everyday Love"  Myron & E with the Soul Investigators  Broadway  (Stonesthrow)

"Spinning Wheel"  Lonnie Smith  Drives  (Blue Note)

"Cry Baby Cry"  Ramsey Lewis  Mother Nature's Son  (Cadet)

"Title Wave"  Herb Geller  The View from Here: An American in Hamburg  (Tramp)

"When It Comes Down To It"  Minnie Riperton  Adventures in Paradies  (Capitol)

"Nobody's Afraid of Howard Monster"  The Dave Pike Set  Riff for Rent  (MPS)

"Kansas City Mascher"  Scott Bradford  Rock Slides  (Probe/ABC)

"I'm Gonna Love You"  The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds   Music for Soulful Lovers  (Buddah)

"1978 (Leave the Radio On)"  Ed Motta   AOR  (Dwitza)

"Slick City"  James Mason  Rhythm of Life  (Chiaroscuro/Shout)

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

"Wine Glass Woman"  Mayer Hawthorne  Where Does This Door Go?  (Universal Republic)

"Sparkle City"  Shuggie Oties  Inspiration Inspiration  (Luaka Bop)

"Sardines"  The Junkyard Band  12 Inch  (Def Jam)

AOR.

Been really diggin' the new Ed Motta, so plans are to spin more from the new one alongside some of his great (and weird!) past albums (and maybe some Steely Dan!).  Still more good stuff to hear on the Sam Sanders release on Strata/180 Proof, plus music from Robert Aaron and congaman Big Black.  See you Wednesday.

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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September11, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Get Thy Bearings"  Robert Walter's 20th Congress  Get Thy Bearings  (Royal Potato)

"Heartbreak"  The James Hunter Six  Minute By Minute  (Daptone)

"A Little Barefoot Soul"  Bobby Timmons  Little Barefoot Soul  (Prestige)

"Goin' Down Slow"  Mel Brown  Big Foot Country Girl  (Impulse)

"It's Too Late"  Eric Kloss  One, Two, Free  (Muse)

"Smile"  Ed Motta  AOR  (Dwitza)

"Sus-Tena"  Ed Motta  Dwitza  (Whatmusic)

"Tem Espaço Na Van"  Ed Motta  Poptical  (Whatmusic)

"AOR"   Ed Motta  AOR  (Dwitza)

"Farmer's Wife"  Ed Motta  AOR  (Dwitza)

"Rose Darling"  Steely Dan  Katy Lied  (ABC)

"Space a la Mode"  Herb Geller  The View from Here: An American in Hamburg  (Tramp)

"Funk'ed Up"  Sam Sanders  Mirror Mirror  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Well, You Needn't"  Larry Ridley  Sum of the Parts  (Strata East)

"Sabasi"  Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba   Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba  (Honest Jon's)

"Tell Me, Do Your Conscience Bother You?"  Big Black  Lion Walk  (Uni)

"Voodounon"  The Lafayette Afro Rock Band  Soul Makossa  (As The Record Turns)

"Mr. Big Dub"  Dub Club  Foundation Dub Vol. 1: Signs & Wonders in Dub  (Stonesthrow)

"AOR"   Ed Motta  AOR  (Dwitza)

The view from here.

Been waiting for the new Ed Motta since its' delay in April...but it's in and ready and most importantly, it's killer!  Also got the latest from 180 Proof/Strata Records, this time a fuzzed out affair from the obscure Sam Sanders.  And still more goin' down:  a set for my pops (Bill Evans, natch) and Herb Geller jamming with some European electric groovers!  Let's do this.

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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September 4, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Daniel"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones  Black Whip  (Prestige)

"Gloria's Step"  Bill Evans Trio  Sunday at the Village Vanguard  (Riverside)
***for Mark Ranzer


"My Melancholy Baby"  Warne Marsh  Warne Marsh  (Atlantic) ***for Mark Ranzer

"Song for my Father"  Don "Sugar Cane" Harris   Sugar Cane's Got the Blues  (MPS)***for Mark Ranzer

"Lost in the Night"  Ed Motta  AOR   (Dwitza)

"Brother Father Mother Sister"  Tim Maia  Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia  (Luaka Bop)

"Tamba (part 2)"  Lucas Arruda  Sambadi  (Favorite)

"A Bruxa de Mentira"  João Donato  Lugar Comum  (Philips)

"Segura Na Cintura"  Golden Boys  Brazuca!: Samba Rock & Brazilian Groove from the Golden Years (1966-78)  (Kindred Spirits)

"Inner City Player"  Sam Sanders  Mirror Mirror  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Tune for L.N."  Larry Nozero  Time  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Beyond the Dream"  Kenny Cox  Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Slot Machine"  The Duke of Burlington  The Pressed Piano  (Joker)

"The Power of a Smile"  Herb Geller  The View from Here: An American in Hamburg  (Tramp)

"The Boogie Back"  Roy Ayers Ubiquity  Change Up The Groove  (Polydor)

"Afrobit"  Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band  4 Hlidar  (SJS Music)

"Wonderful World"  Sam Cooke  The Best of Sam Cooke  (RCA/Victor)
 

Electric boogaloo song.

The Mt. Airy Groove returns after a week on the left coast (fear not, I'll always prefer Biggie to Tupac).   Got a set for the recently departed Cedar Walton, the consummate sideman who left his mark on countless classic albums.  Plus, a set of California inspired tunes and lots of Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson...cuz the Saucegirl just turned 40!

August 21, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Rich Girl"  Nina Simone  Baltimore  (CTI)

"Electric Boogaloo Song"  Cedar Walton  Electric Boogaloo Song  (Prestige)

"Carumba"  Lee Morgan  Caramba!  (Blue Note)
***for Cedar Walton

"Strings"  Pat Martino  Strings!  (Prestige)
***for Cedar Walton

"California Soul"  Tamba 4  Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution of Brazilian Fusion 1962-73  (Soul Jazz)

"San Francisco"  John Lee Hooker  The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker  (Vee Jay)

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

"California Dreaming"  Eddie Hazel  Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs   (Warner)

"California Soul"  Marlena Shaw  7 Inch  (Cadet) 

"I Want You Back (Z-Trip remix)"   Jackson 5  12 Inch  (Motown)

"It's Great To Be Here (remix)"  Jackson 5  12 Inch  (Disco Juice)

"The Love You Save"  Jackson 5  ABC  (Motown)

"Too High"  Stevie Wonder  Innervisions  (Motown)

"Pastime Paradise"  Ray Barretto  The Wonder of Stevie: Essential Compositions, Covers & Cookies (Harmless)

"Golden Lady"  Jose Feliciano  The Wonder of Stevie: Essential Compositions, Covers & Cookies (Harmless)

"It's a Shame"  Alton Ellis  Studio One Funk  (Studio One/Soul Jazz)

"Visions"  Yesterdays New Quintet  Stevie  (Stonesthrow)

"Maybe Your Baby"  Stevie Wonder  Talking Book  (Motown/Tamla)

"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"   Carl Carlton  The Wonder of Stevie, Melody Man: Further Forays Into the Stevie Songbook  (Harmless)

"California Dreamin' (reprise)"   Eddie Hazel  Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs   (Warner) 

Reach for it.

Lots going down at the Groove.  New Mayer Hawthorne is in!  James Hunter on Daptone!  A long set of Finnish jazz & soul, inspired by Myron & E and P.E. Hewitt !   A tribute to George Duke!  

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August 7, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Vehicle"  Richard Stoute & The Organisation  7 Inch  (Soundway/Wirl)

"Oma Rakas"  P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble  Winter Winds  (Now Again)

"Cadets"  Jukka Eskola  Walkover  (Ricky Tick)

"It Could Be Better"  Timo Lassy  In With Lassy  (Schema)

"Hermetic Man"  Jimi Tenor meets Kabu Kabu  Sunrise EP  (Sahko)

"Passi Ja Porkkana (Happy Jazz Band)"  Matti Oiling  Happy Jazz Band  (Warner/Finnlevy)

"Good Food"  The Soul Investigators  Home Cooking  (Timmion)

"On Broadway"  Myron & E with The Soul Investigators  Broadway  (Stonesthrow)

"Soul Investigators Theme (instrumental)"  The Soul Investigators  Nicole Willis Sings...If This Ain't Love  (Mit-Wit)

"Minute by Minute"  James Hunter Six  Minute by Minute  (Daptone)

"Back Seat Lover"  Mayer Hawthorne  Where Does This Door Go  (Republic) 

"Capricorn"  George Duke  Faces in Reflection  (MPS)

"Cantaloupe Island"  Jean-Luc Ponty with the George Duke Trio  Live in Los Angeles  (Sunset)

"Village of the Sun/Echidna's Arf (Of You)/Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?"  Zappa & The Mothers  Roxy & Elsewhere  (Discreet)
***featuring George Duke

"Prepare Yourself"  George Duke  I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry  (MPS)

"The Kumquat Kids"  Eddie Henderson  Sunburst  (Blue Note)
***featuring George Duke

"Silver Sword"  Flora Purim  Stories to Tell  (Milestone)
***featuring George Duke

"Dukey Stick (part 2)"  George Duke  7 Inch  (Epic)

Cold game.

Get ready to put the needle on the record come Wednesday at the Mt. Airy Groove.  Got a new one from Myron & E, a vocal duo that just dropped their first full length on Stonesthrow, backed by the Soul Investigators!   Plus, some nice Brazil to kick off the show (yes, this means more Lucas Arruda...summer jam 2013!), slickness from Harvey Mason and some nice grooves from Compost  (Bob Moses, Jack DeJohnette & Harold Vick...damn!).  Stop by, folks.

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July 31, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Gimme Shelter"  Cal Tjader  Agua Dulce  (Fantasy)

"Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser"  Quarteto Em Cy  Quarteto Em Cy  (EMI)

"Gira Girou"  Milton Nascimento  Courage  (A&M)

"Physis/Tamba (part 1)"  Lucas Arruda   Sambadi  (Favorite)

"Like a Rainy Night"  Salinas  Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution of Brazilian Fusion 1962-73  (Soul Jazz)

"Rhythm-A-Ning"  Thelonious Monk  Criss-Cross  (Columbia)

"Sister Lena"  Monk Montgomery  Bass Odyssey  (Chisa)

"Yeah Ya Right"  Blue Mitchell  Graffiti Blues  (Mainstream)

"Cold Game"  Myron & E with The Soul Investigators  Broadway  (Stonesthrow)

"Listen Here"  Eddie Harris  The Electrifying Eddie Harris  (Atlantic)

"125th Street Congress"  Weather Report  Sweetnighter  (Columbia)

"Modaji"  Harvey Mason  Marching in the Street  (Arista)

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

"Funky Feet"  Compost  Compost  (Columbia)

"Water"  Eddie Floyd  I've Never Found a Girl  (Stax)

"Got To Get Back To My Baby"  The Sugarman 3  What The World Needs Now  (Daptone)

"Stand By Me"  Bernard "Pretty" Purdie & The Playboys  Stand By Me (Whatcha See is Whatcha Get)  (Mega)

"Feets & Hips (version)"  The Sophistications  7 Inch  (Magnetic Fields)

"If I Gave You My Love"   Myron & E with The Soul Investigators  Broadway  (Stonesthrow)

"Home Again"  Les McCann with Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Live at Montreaux  (Atlantic)

With a little help from my friends.

Dig the Mt. Airy Groove Wednesday afternoon.  Got some classic Pharaoh Sanders, a bit from my man Volker Kriegel and some stone funk from Dizzy Gillespie (!!!).  Plus more from the Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band & Fabiano Orchestra releases!  Stop by, people.

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July 24, 2013

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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)

"Summertime"  Vi Redd  Bird Calls  (Solid State)

"Nana"  Triorganico  Triorganico  (Now Again)

"Listen Here"  Gene Russell  New Direction  (Black Jazz)

"I've Got a Feeling For You"  Clifford Jordan  Soul Fountain  (Vortex)

"It's a Shame"  The Spinners  The Wonder of Stevie: Melody Man  (Harmless)

"Thembi"  Pharaoh Sanders  Thembi  (Impulse)

"Leroy & The Lion"  Menagerie  They Shall Inherit  (Tru Thoughts)

"Lastic Plemon"  Volker Kriegel  Inside: Missing Link  (MPS)

"Where Were You When I Needed You?"  Lionel Hampton  Stop. I Don't Need Sympathy  (Brunswick)

"The Ghetto Song"  Jon Lucien  Mind's Eye  (RCA)

"Miss Riverside"  The Greyboy Allstars  West Coast Boogaloo  (Greyboy)

"Reverend Lowdown"  Eddy Senay  Hot Thang  (Sussex)

"Stomped & Wasted"  Dizzy Gillespie  Soul & Salvation  (Tribute)

"Step into the Light"  Terry Callier  Alive  (Mr. Bongo)

"Ekki Stela Afrika Folkinu"  Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band  4 Hlidar  (SJS Music) 

"Tell Me a Tale"  Michael Kiwanuka  Home Again  (Interscope)

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

"Rastaman Rock"  Fabiano Orchestra  Butterfly Island  (Franck/Superfly)

"Everlasting Dub"  Augustus Pablo  Dubbing in a Africa  (Clocktower/Abraham)

"Bunky's Pick"  Cut Chemist  12 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

Go with the flow.

Good stuff going down at the Mt. Airy Groove on Wednesday.  Let's dig deeper into the Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, easily the funkiest talent from Iceland since Bjork.  Plus, some music from Build an Ark, Teruo Nakamura and more from the Fabiano Orchestra.  See you soon.

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July 17, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Midnight Walk"  Elvin Jones  Midnight Walk  (Atlantic)

"Minnesota Thins"  Mike Mainieri  Insight  (Solid State)

"Easy Evil"  Merl Saunders  Merl Saunders  (Fantasy)

"Take Me to the River"  Al Green  Explores Your Mind  (Hi)

"Welcome to Detroit"  Suite for Ma Dukes Orchestra  Timeless: Suite for Ma Dukes  (Mochilla)

"The Blessing Song/Guidance"  Build an Ark  Peace With Every Step  (Kindred Spirits)

"In the Silence (Listen)"  Michael White's Magic Music Company  Go With The Flow  (Impulse)

"Jazz Rule"  Johnny Hawksworth & Hampton Hawes  Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans in Europe  (Jazzman/DeWolfel)

"Spinning Wheel"  Sonny Stitt & The Mixed Bag  Tornado  (Jazz Masters)

"Ethiopian"  Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band  4 Hlidar  (SJS Music)

"Funky Wood/Tarishi"  Oneness of Juju  African Rhythms  (Black Fire)

"Him Belly No Go Sweet"  Antibalas  Antibalas  (Daptone)

"Half Moon Bay"  Fabiano Orchestra  Butterfly Island  (Superfly)

"Batuque"  Lucas Arruda  Sambadi  (Favorite)

"Cat"  Teruo Nakamura  Rising Sun  (Polydor)

"Bread Sandwiches"  Bernard Wright  'Nard  (Arista) 

"Summertime"  McNeil & Niles  Thrust  (Chocolate Industries/Tinkertoo)

"Blood is Thicker Than Water (parts 1 & 2)  William DeVaughn  12 Inch  (Roxbury)

"Sanford & Son Theme"  Bobby Forrester  Organist  (Dobre)

Wake up your mind.

And we're back for more Wednesday afternoon.  Looks like we'll be heading in a worldwide jazz groove since we got music from France's Fabiano Orchestra, a new one from Iceland's funkiest talent, Samuel Jon Samuelsson, and Finnish reed man Jimi Tenor (matched with one of Fela's percussionists!).  Plus, some Galt MacDermot Trio, funky Nigeria from Joni Haastrup and some superhip Shelly Manne.  See you Wednesday...at our new time!

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July 10, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Southern Man"  Merry Clayton  Merry Clayton  (Ode)

"Snap Back Jack"  Brother Jack McDuff  Do It Now!  (Atlantic)

"Where Do I Go?"  Galt Macdermot Trio  Live in Nashvile  (Kilmarnock)

"Eat at Joe's"  Clifford Jordan  Inward Fire  (Muse)

"One Track Mind"  Mayer Hawthorne  A Strange Arrangement  (Stonesthrow)

"Afrerica"  Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band  4 Hlidar  (SJS Music) 

"Tawhid"  Johnny Lytle  People & Love  (Milestone)

"Sampans"  Lalo Schifrin  Enter the Dragon OST  (Warner Bros.)

"Let's Make It Last"  Funkadelic  Cosmic Slop  (Westbound)

"Hail Don D"  Sound Dimension  Jamaica Soul Shake  (Studio One/Soul Jazz)

"Sunrise"   Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu  Sunrise EP  (Sahko)

"Pointe des Chateaux"   Fabiano Orchestra  Butterfly Island  (Superfly)

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

"Who's That Lady"  Lucas Arruda  Sambadi   (Favorite)

"Some Neck"   Ronnie Foster  Sweet Revival  (Blue Note)

"Witch's"  Shelly Manne  Mannekind  (Mainstream)

"Wake Up Your Mind"  Joni Haastrup  Wake Up Your Mind  (Hot Casa)

"The Hump"  Buster Williams  Pinnacle  (Muse)

"Lovely Day"  Bill Withers  Menagerie  (Columbia)

Things we like.

Check it out!...THE GROOVE IS MOVING TO 12PM-2PM WEDNESDAY!!  
Still full steam ahead.  The timeless Larry Coryell just released one on Wide Hive, so we'll hear the new one plus some other classics.  And since we're feelin' the jazzrock this week, Jack Bruce was just featured in the recent edition of Wax Poetics.  Plus, more from the new ones from Larry Nozero & Lucas Arruda we heard last week.  See you Wednesday.

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July 3, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Foxy Lady"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  Soul Limbo  (Stax)

"Israel Suite (edit)"  Rupture  Freedom Jazz France  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"Le Temps"  Michel Roques  Spiritual Jazz Volume 3:  Modal, Esoteric & Ethereal Jazz From the European Underground 1963-1972  (Jazzman)

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

"Datura"   Cortex  Vol. 2   (Follow Me) 

"Medley: Sam's Sack/Rill's Thrills"  Jack Bruce  Things We Like  (ATCO)

"Wild Life"  Spectrum Road  Spectrum Road  (Palmetto)

"Going Up"  Larry Coryell  The Lift  (Wide Hive)

"After Later"  Larry Coryell  Larry Coryell at the Village Gate  (Vanguard)

"Ain't It Is"  The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell  Aspects  (Arista)

"Baubles, Bangles & Beads"  Larry Nozero  Time  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Sambadi"  Lucas Arruda  Sambadi  (Favorite)

"People Music"  Herbie Hancock  Secrets  (Columbia)

"First Tune in the Morning"  Gabor Szabo  Belsta River  (Four Leaf)

"Peace Brother Peace"  Dr. John  In The Right Place  (ATCO)

"Shack Up"  Banbarra  12 Inch  (Soul Brother)

"Living in America"  James Brown  Rocky IV OST 12 Inch  (CBS/Scotti Brothers)

"God Bless America"   Paul Humphrey  America, Wake Up  (Blue Thumb)

Some shapes to come.

Ready to get back into it after a two week hiatus.  Got a excellent new one from Brazilian keyboard man Lucas Arruda, on an album that is clearly informed by both Azymuth & Stevie Wonder...a winning combo!  Plus, the latest from DJ Amir's 180 Proof Records, this time a killer from Detroit saxophonist Larry Nozero. Still got some Vijay Iyer Trio, Steve Grossman, and Ed Motta (when's the new one gonna drop???)...stop on by, you're welcome!

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June 26, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Day Tripper"  Otis Redding  Dictionary of Soul  (Stax/Sundazed)

"Airpower/Dancing Girls"  NHOP/Philip Catherine  The Viking  (Pablo)

"Human Nature (trio extension)"  Vijay Iyer Trio  Accelerando  (ACT Music)

"People Make The World Go Round"  Young-Holt Unlimited  Plays Superfly  (Paula)

"Tune for L.N."  Larry Nozero  Time  (Strata/180 Proof)

"Belle Isle Daze"  Lyman Woodard Organization  Saturday Night Special  (Wax Poetics/Strata) 

"Island Song"  Kenny Cox  Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise  (Strata/180 Proof)

"Hill Where The Lord Hides"  Eddie Russ  Fresh Out!  (Universal Sound/Jazz Masters)

"Tamba (part 2)"  Lucas Arruda  Sambadi  (Favorite)

"Previsão Do Tempo"  Marcos Valle   Previsão Do Tempo  (Odeon/Light in the Attic)

"Coincidência"  Ed Motta  Poptical  (Whatmusic)

"The Frog"  Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66  Look Around  (A & M)

"Zulu Stomp"  Steve Grossman  Some Shapes to Come  (PM)

"Continuum"  Trio of Doom  Trio of Doom  (Columbia/Legacy)

"Either Or"   Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years   Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years  (Cadet)

"Get Ya Some"  Melvin Sparks  '75  (Westbound/20th Century)

"Beauty & The Beast"  Ju-Par Universal Orchestra  Moods & Grooves  (Ju-Par)

"Here Come The Girls"  Ernie K. Doe  New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75  (Soul Jazz)

Slicker this year.

Diggin' deep Wednesday night...Emil Richards, Marvin Gaye's alimony payment to his ex-wife and some Digable Planets, celebrating the deluxe reissue just out on Modern Classics.   See you then.
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Fatter than '94 Land Cruiser.

June 5, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Fly Like An Eagle"  Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound  Return of the Candyman  (Blue Note)

"Country Scuffle"  Howard Roberts  Spinning Wheel  (Capitol)

"My Sweet Potato"  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  And Now!  (Stax)

"Concrete Reservation"  Syl Johnson  Is It Because I'm Black  (Twinight/Numero)

"Way Back Home"  The Jazz Crusaders  Old Socks New Shoes New Shoes Old Socks  (Chisa)

"KC"  Dupree  Nuestro Camino  (Public Hi-Fi)

"One Tooth Grin"  Emil Richards & The Microtonal Blues Band  Spirit of '76: Live at Donte's  (Impulse)

"If You Wanna Be My Man"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul)

"Didn't I"  Darondo  Let My People Go  (Luv n' Haight)

"Sleight of Hand"  Menahan Street Band  The Crossing  (Dunham/Daptone)

"Gettin' Off"  Bill Mason  Gettin' Off  (Eastbound)

"Theme From The Planets"  Dexter Wansel  Life on Mars  (Philadelphia International)

"Night Breeze"  Bobby Lyle  The Genie  (Capitol)

"A Funky Space Reincarnation"  Marvin Gaye  Here, My Dear  (Motown)

"Bad Tune"  Earth Wind & Fire  Earth Wind & Fire  (Warner Brothers)

"Aida"  Miles Davis  The Man With The Horn  (Columbia)

"9th Wonder (Amina remix)"   Digable Planets   9th Wonder Mad Slicker Remixes 12 Inch  (Pendulum)

"For Corners"  Digable Planets  Blowout Comb  (Pendulum)

Vote Miles.

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

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May 29, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

"Nardis"  Richard Davis  Fancy Free  (Galaxy)

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

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

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

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

"Eleven"  Gil Evans  Svengali  (Atlantic)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Light as a feather.

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

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I said lady...step inside my Hyundai.

May 22, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

"Sweet Emma"  Nat Adderley  The Scavenger  (Milestone)

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

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

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

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

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

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

"High Winds"  Reality  Reality  (Kindred Spirits)

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

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

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

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

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

"Gypsy Man"  Robin Kenyatta  Gypsy Man  (Atlantic)

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

A day in the life.

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

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May 8, 2013
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

"Didi"  Fernando Gelbard  Didi  (Whatmusic)

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

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

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

"Moontang"  Harvey Mandel  Righteous  (Philips)

"Sweet Lady"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul) 

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

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

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

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

"Hedzoleh!"  Hedzoleh Soundz  Hedzoleh  (Soundway)

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

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

13 degrees & 13 vans.

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

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Like a heatwave.

May 1, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"13 Vans"  Ben Wanicur  The Extended Middle 

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

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

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

"Horns"  Attila Zoller  Gypsy Cry  (Embryo)

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

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

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

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

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

"Get Ready"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul)

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

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

"Funky Junky"  The Blackbyrds  The Blackbyrds  (Fantasy)

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

Younger men grow older.

Business as usual Wednesday night after last week's mad collaboration with Tom Casetta.  Got a new one from singers Nicole Wray & Terri Walker on their transcendent new release on Truth & Soul simply called Lady.  Plus, more from Charles Bradley and Nicole Willis' new LPs, sweetness from Kev Beadle's new jazz dance compilation and another from the newest entry in Jazzman's Spiritual Jazz series, this time featuring Grachan Moncur!  And sadly, we'll pay tribute to the recently departed Richie Havens.  Be there, peoples.

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April 24, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Here Comes the Sun"  Richie Havens  Alarm Clock  (Stormy Forest)

"Theme from Blow Up"  Bobby Hutcherson  Oblique  (Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness) 

"Thoroughbread"  Gil Evans  Gil Evans  (Ampex)

"Clear Skies Select Stick"  The Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot With Flowers  (Jazzman)

"Our Home"  Harold Land  Choma  (Mainstream)

"New Girl"  The Lions featuring James King  This Generation  (Stonesthrow)

"I'll Just Sit & Daydream"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  Tortured Soul  (Timmion)

"When"  Grachan Moncur III  Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans in Europe  (Jazzman/Actuel)

"Money"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul)

"You Put The Flame On It"  Charles Bradley  Victim of Love  (Daptone/Dunham)

"Let Me Come On Home"  Otis Redding  The Dock of the Bay  (Atco)

"The Blues"  Arthur Adams  Home Brew  (Fantasy)

"Younger Men Grow Older"  Richie Havens  Alarm Clock  (Stormy Forest)

"Grandma's Rocking Chair"  Olli Ahvenlahti  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the 70s & 80s  (BBE)

"E Je 'A Mura Sise"  Monomono  Give the Beggar a Chance: The Lightning Power of Awareness  (Soundway)

"Work To Do"  The Isleys  Brother, Brother, Brother  (T-Neck)

"Going Back To My Roots"  Richie Havens  12 Inch  (Elektra)

Jazz burners.

Come dig some jazz burners Wednesday night at the Mt. Airy Groove.  Jazzman forges ahead with yet another release in their amazing Spiritual Jazz series, this time focusing on American expats in Europe.  (Still looking for vol. 1 on vinyl...whose got me?).  But Jazzman isn't the only one releasing deep jazz:  got a comp from on BBE from Dingwalls vet Kev Beadle and more from that great Freedom Jazz France collection.  Plus, a new one from the Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley!  

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April 10, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Janie's Cryin'"  The Lions  This Generation  (Stonesthrow)

"Land of the Living Dead"  The Al Gafa Quinteto  Leblon Beach  (Pablo)

"They Shall Inherit"  Menagerie  They Shall Inherit  (Tru Thoughts)

"Distant Land"  Donald Byrd/Madlib  Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note  (Blue Note)

"Hurricane"  Charles Bradley  Victim of Love  (Daptone/Dunham)

"Jazz Rule"  Johnny Hawksworth & Hampton Hawes  Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans in Europe  (Jazzman)

"Africa Freakout"  Barney Wilen  Spiritual Jazz Vol. 2: Europe  (Jazzman)

"Wah Wah"  Barney Wilen  Moshi Too  (Sonorama)

"Isreal Suite (edit)"  Rupture  Freedom Jazz France  (Heavenly Sweentess)

"Padali"  Chuck Flores  Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection: Independent Jazz Sounds from the '70s & '80s  (BBE)

"Suite of Three Thousand (edit)"  Krzysztof Sadowski & His Group  Three Thousands Points  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Red Yellow Moonbeams"  The Stark Reality  Acting Thinking Feeling  (Now Again)

"Island Song"  Kenny Cox  Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise  (180 Proof/Strata)

"Grass Roots"  Mongo Santamaria  Mongo '70  (Atlantic)

"He's Got All The Whiskey"  Bo Diddley  Big Bad Bo  (Chess)

Donald Byrd...word.

American jazz trumpeter & music innovator Donald Byrd passed away in early February.  Got a two hour tribute, checking out his inventive early 60's stuff and then focusing on his funky side...even his imprint on hiphop.  See you Wednesday.

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April 3, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"6 M's"  Donald Byrd  Royal Flush  (Blue Note)

"Pentecostal Feeling"  Donald Byrd  Free Form  (Blue Note)

"Cristo Redentor"  Donald Byrd Band & Voices  A New Perspective  (Blue Note)

"Dixie Lee"  Donald Byrd  Mustang!  (Blue Note)

"Beale Street"  Donald Byrd  Blackjack  (Blue Note)

"Slow Drag"  Donald Byrd  Slow Drag  (Blue Note)

"Weasil"  Donald Byrd  Fancy Free  (Blue Note)

"The Dude"  Donald Byrd  Electric Byrd  (Blue Note)

"Fufu"  Donald Byrd  Kofi  (Blue Note)

"The Emperor (part 1)"  Donald Byrd  7 Inch  (Blue Note)

"Black Byrd"  Donald Byrd  Black Byrd  (Blue Note)

"Witch Hunt"  Donald Byrd  Street Lady  (Blue Note)

"Wind Parade"  Donald Byrd  Places & Spaces  (Blue Note)

"Think Twice"  Donald Byrd  Stepping Into Tomorrow  (Blue Note)

"Think Twice"  Jay Dee (Dilla)  Welcome 2 Detroit  (BBE)

"Time Is Movin' On"  Donald Byrd feat. Guru & Ronny Jordan  Stolen Moments: Red Hot & Cool (GRP)

"Loungin'"  Guru feat. Donald Byrd  Jazzamatazz Vol. 1  (Chrysalis)

Hanging on the wall.

Good things going down at the Mt. Airy Groove Wednesday night.  Cool new release from the reggae collective called The Lions, who moved over to Stonesthrow for their sophomore release.  Plus, some French jazz on a great comp from Heavenly Sweetness, German trumpeter Till Brönner and Booker T. diggin' on the Beatles.  My man Steve G. sits in. See you later!  

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March 27, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"I Just Dropped In"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"Go Down Moses"  Grant Green  Feelin' the Spirit  (Blue Note)

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

"A Pou Zot"  V.S. Quartet  Freedom Jazz France  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"The Quietening"  Menagerie  They Shall Inherit  (Tru Thoughts)

"Will of Nature"  Till Brönner  Till Brönner  (Verve Germany/Universal)

"Hot Rod"  Reuben Wilson  Love Bug  (Blue Note)

"Bowlegs"  Funk Inc.  Funk Inc.  (Prestige)

"Smokin' at Tiffany's"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (GED Soul)

"Gostiny Dvor"  Pavel Sysoyev  Soviet Funk Vol. 1  (Secret Stash)

"It's All Because of You"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  Tortured Soul  (Timmion)

"Electric Cooker"  The Soul Investigators  Home Cooking  (Timmion)

"Funky Screw"  Lee Fields  Let's Talk It Over  (Truth & Soul)

"Picture on the Wall"  The Lions feat. Leroy Sibbles  This Generation  (Stonesthrow)

"Sweet Soul Music (part 2)"  Connie Price & The Keystones  7 Inch  (Now Again)

"Bird on a Wire"  The Lions feat. Malik Moore  This Generation  (Stonesthrow)

"Medley: Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window/I Want You/She's So Heavy"  Booker T. & The MGs  McLemore Avenue   (Stax)

Let's all make pretty music togther.

Going deep Wednesday night at the Mt. Airy Groove.  The complete works of The Stark Reality just dropped on NowAgain!  Get ready to dig into some fuzzy, funky Hoagy Carmichael tunes...originally re-imagined for a public access kids show!  Plus, a new one from Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators (Helsinki, please stand up!), a pair of tracks from the excellent Marcos Valle reissue series on Light in the Attic, and more previously unreleased music from Barney Wilen's killer Moshi sessions!

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March 20, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Mother's Little Helper"  Joe Pass  The Stones Jazz  (World Pacific)

"Com Mais de 30"  Marcos Valle  Garra  (Odeon/Light in the Attic)

"Mirage"  Heinz von Moisy  Irisation Las Plantas (Wah Wah)

"Cravo e Canela"  Paulo Moura  Fibra  (Whatmusic)

"Os Grilos"  Marcos Valle  Marcos Valle  (Odeon/Light in the Attic)

"Now I Can Fly"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  Tortured Soul  (Timmion)

"Mustang"  Jimmy Caravan  Hey Jude  (Vault)

"The Deacon"  Brute Force  Brute Force  (Embryo)

"Dr. Gasca"  Luis Gasca  Born to Love You  (Fantasy)

"Sunshine Lady"  Peter King  African Dialects  (Secret Stash)

"Pretty Music"  The Stark Reality  Roller Coaster Ride  (Now Again)

"Clouds"  The Stark Reality  Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop (Now Again)

"Theme from Say Brother"  The Stark Reality  Acting,Thinking, Feeling  (Now Again)

"Leave Before the Gospel"  Barney Wilen  Moshi Too  (Sonorama)

"Moshi Too"  Barney Wilen  Moshi Too  (Sonorama)

"Abdullah & Abraham"  Chico Hamilton  Peregrinations  (Blue Note)

"Africa Talk to You The Asphalt Jungle"  Sly & The Family Stone  There's a Riot Goin' On  (Epic) 

"In The Beginning"  Timmy Thomas  Why Can't We Live Together  (Glades)

A very rare evening.

Back at it Wednesday night.  Barney Wilen's Moshi remains one of the most elusive LPs from the European scene.  In fact, I've never seen a copy let alone own one!  However, Germany's Sonorama Records just released a mess of unreleased tracks from the French tenorman's personal archives, appropriately named Moshi Too, so let's check out music from the legendary road trip.  Plus, more spirtual jazz from that great new album from Lance Ferguson's Menagerie, Numero's reissue of classic Syl Johnson and some Estonian jazzfunk from Jaan Kuman.

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So listen, Mr. DJ...keep those records playin'.

March 6, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"To Love Somebody"  Nina Simone  A Very Rare Evening  (PM)

"Can't Get Away"  Rodriguez  Searching for Sugarman OST  (Legacy/Light in the Attic)

"Dumpy Mama"  Sonny Stitt  Dumpy Mama  (Flying Dutchman)

"South Carolina"  Bus People Express  7 Inch  (Hotpie & Candy/Daptone)

"Zombizar Reloaded"  Barney Wilen  Moshi Too  (Sonorama)

"You Owe It To Yourself (parts I & II)"  J. J. Barnes  Born Again  (Perception)

"The Chosen"  Menagerie  They Shall Inherit  (Tru Thoughts)

"Bumpin' on Young Street"  Young-Holt Unlimited  Oh Girl  (Atlantic)

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

"Popcorn '69"  Billy Ball & The Upsetters  7 Inch  (Apollo/Now Again)

"Is It Because I'm Black"  Syl Johnson  Is It Because I'm Black  (Twinight/Numero)

"Funky Situation"  Jimmy Ponder  While My Guitar Gently Weeps  (Cadet)

"Do Your Thing"  Mel Brown  I'd Rather Suck My Thumb  (Impulse)

"Caribbean Air"  Peter King  African Dialects  (Secret Stash)

"Rocking"  Scientist  The Best Dub Album in the World...  (Imprec)

"I & I Dub"  Augustus Pablo  Dubbing in a Africa  (Abraham)

"Giving Up Food for Jah"  The Lions  Jungle Struttin'  (Ubiquity)

"Feelin' Alright"  Trinidad Oil Company  Blue Juice Vol. 2  (Blue Note)