Big things going down at the Mt. Airy Groove this Saturday. We'll debut a great new compilation, The Boston Creative Jazz Scene 1970-1983, from the always solid Cultures of Soul label and check out a double shot of surprisingly funky tunes produced by Teo Marcero on the Laurie label.
Then we'll be joined live in the studio by DJ Prestige of Flea Market Funk! Based in Jersey City, Flea Market Funk is the premier all-vinyl culture site focusing on funk, soul, jazz, hip hop and reggae. We'll talk records, spin some 45s and funkify your Saturday morning. Don't miss it!
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January 30, 2016
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu)
***for Glenn Frey
"Pavanne" James Clay You Need This! A Journey Into Deep Jazz (BBE)
"Ain't No Sunshine" Jack Van Poll Tree-Oh Hi-Jackin' (Decca)
"Reverend Lee" Roberta Flack Chapter Two (Atlantic)
"Play Sleep" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band The Boston Creative Jazz Scene 1970-1983 (Cultures of Soul)
"Road Through The Wall (parts 2 & 3)" Arni Cheatham's Thing The Boston Creative Jazz Scene 1970-1983 (Cultures of Soul)
"Blackout" Mike Nock Magic Mansions (Laurie)
"Mixed Roots" Al Foster Magic Mansions (Laurie)
"Ashie" The Lightmen Plus One The Jazz Box 7 Inch EP (Jazzman)
"Three for the Festival" Roland Kirk 7 Inch Single (Mercury)
"Teeth's Theme" LaMond Johnson Quintet Score From Thunderfist EP (Artisan Releasing)
"Work Song (part 1)" Monk Higgins 7 Inch Single (United Artists)
"Hunk o' Funk" Brother Jack McDuff 7 Inch Single (Blue Note)
"Bowlegs" Funk, Inc. 7 Inch Single (Prestige)
DJ PRESTIGE SELECTIONS...
"Too Much Funky" Bozart & The Wolf Gang 7 Inch Single (Bozart)
"Slip The Drummer One" Lunar Funk 7 Inch Single (Bell)
"Soul Thing" Tony Newman 7 Inch Single (Parrot)
"Two Sides (Spinna rmx)" Pay Van Dyke 7 Inch Single (Cotter)
"See-Line Woman" Nina Simone 7 Inch Single (Phillips)
"The Sure Fire" City Heights Soul Ensemble 7 Inch Single (Colemine)
"The House That Jack Built" Thelma Jones 7 Inch Single (Barry!)
"Iron Leg" Mickey & The Soul Generation 7 Inch Single (Maxell)
"Now That School Is Thru" Cynthia & The Playmates 7 Inch Single (Jay Pee)
"Ei, Voce, Psui" Franco 7 Inch Single The Brasileiro Treasure Box of Funk & Soul (Cultures of Soul)
"The Baden Persuader" The DT6 7 Inch Single (Starla)
"Hypnotic Redhead" Alpman 7 Inch Single (Kept)
"Crunch 22" Dmitri 7 Inch Single (Delights)
"We Gettin' Down" Soul Village 7 Inch Single (Jazz Makossa)
"Let's Dance Some Mo'" Might Groove Makers 7 Inch Single (Peanut Country)
"Land of Love" Moon People 7 Inch Single (Speed)
"Straight to Andy's Head" King Tubby 7 Inch Single (Jackpot)
"Ring of Fire" This Kid Named Miles 7 Inch Single (Alatac)
Fishfeet
Back to our regular programming after last week's Best of 2015 Funky
Vinyl Extravaganza. Still plenty of good grooves for the wheels of steel
this morning, though! Got one for Paul Bley (recently departed) and
some Maynard Ferguson in a seldom heard small group setting. Plus, a new
one from 180 Proof Records on going Strata Records reissue series and a
couple tunes from French guitarist Pierre Cavalli! Stop on by...you're
welcome!
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Saturdays, 7am-10am
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January 16, 2016
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Rebel, Rebel" Seu Jorge The Life Aquatic Sessions (Hollywood)
***for David Bowie
"Jaya Jaya Rama" Alice Coltrane Huntington Ashram Monastery (Impulse)
"The Sun & Moon Have Come Together" The Fourth Way The Sun & Moon Have Come Together (Harvest)
"El Cordobes" Paul Bley & Scorpio Paul Bley & Scorpio (Milestone)
"Turned Around" Joe Henderson Multiple (Milestone)
"Can't You Just Feel It" Lonnie Smith Finger-Lickin' Good (Atlantic)
"Quasi-Boogaloo" Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (Pablo)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Jerome Richardson Groove Merchant (Verve)
"Gimme Little Sign" Brenton Wood Oogum Boogum (Double Shot)
"Summertime" Maynard Ferguson Six By Six (Mainstream)
"Blue Variations/Reality (part 2)" Bruce & Vlady The Reality (Vampi Soul)
"Secret Mystery of Hensch" Dave Pike On a Gentle Note (Muse)
"Anastasie Oh! Ma Cherie (Theme du Film)" Yves LaFerriere You Need This! A Journey into Deep Jazz (BBE)
"Golden Rainbow" Alphonse Mouzon Mind Transplant (Blue Note)
"Raisins" Ryo Kawasaki Juice (RCA Victor)
"Possarinhos" Pierre Cavalli Uma Vitamina Faz Favor (Sonorama)
"Too High" Emphasis Emphasis (Sonorama)
"Fishfeet" Ron English Fishfeet (180 Proof/Strata)
"Bac'n Chips" Phil Upchuch The Way I Feel (Cadet)
"Diana in the Autumn Wind" Gap Mangione Sing Along Junk (Mercury)
"Apache Talk" Luiz Bonfa' Jacaranda (Ranwood)
"Fa No Dem Ara" Gyedu-Blay Ambolley Simigwa (Voodoo Funk/Academy LPs)
"Him Belly No Go Sweet" Antibalas Antibalas (Daptone)
"Parvati's Dance" Charlie Mariano Helen 12 Trees (MPS)
"General Confessional" Electric Pruces Release of an Oath (Reprise)
"Change" Seu Jorge The Life Aquatic Sessions (Hollywood)
***for David Bowie
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January 16, 2016
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Rebel, Rebel" Seu Jorge The Life Aquatic Sessions (Hollywood)
***for David Bowie
"Jaya Jaya Rama" Alice Coltrane Huntington Ashram Monastery (Impulse)
"The Sun & Moon Have Come Together" The Fourth Way The Sun & Moon Have Come Together (Harvest)
"El Cordobes" Paul Bley & Scorpio Paul Bley & Scorpio (Milestone)
"Turned Around" Joe Henderson Multiple (Milestone)
"Can't You Just Feel It" Lonnie Smith Finger-Lickin' Good (Atlantic)
"Quasi-Boogaloo" Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (Pablo)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Jerome Richardson Groove Merchant (Verve)
"Gimme Little Sign" Brenton Wood Oogum Boogum (Double Shot)
"Summertime" Maynard Ferguson Six By Six (Mainstream)
"Blue Variations/Reality (part 2)" Bruce & Vlady The Reality (Vampi Soul)
"Secret Mystery of Hensch" Dave Pike On a Gentle Note (Muse)
"Anastasie Oh! Ma Cherie (Theme du Film)" Yves LaFerriere You Need This! A Journey into Deep Jazz (BBE)
"Golden Rainbow" Alphonse Mouzon Mind Transplant (Blue Note)
"Raisins" Ryo Kawasaki Juice (RCA Victor)
"Possarinhos" Pierre Cavalli Uma Vitamina Faz Favor (Sonorama)
"Too High" Emphasis Emphasis (Sonorama)
"Fishfeet" Ron English Fishfeet (180 Proof/Strata)
"Bac'n Chips" Phil Upchuch The Way I Feel (Cadet)
"Diana in the Autumn Wind" Gap Mangione Sing Along Junk (Mercury)
"Apache Talk" Luiz Bonfa' Jacaranda (Ranwood)
"Fa No Dem Ara" Gyedu-Blay Ambolley Simigwa (Voodoo Funk/Academy LPs)
"Him Belly No Go Sweet" Antibalas Antibalas (Daptone)
"Parvati's Dance" Charlie Mariano Helen 12 Trees (MPS)
"General Confessional" Electric Pruces Release of an Oath (Reprise)
"Change" Seu Jorge The Life Aquatic Sessions (Hollywood)
***for David Bowie
Best of 2015 Funky Vinyl
Happy new year, all!
The Groove will bring in the new year celebrating the Best of 2015 Funky Vinyl releases. LOTS of good stuff on the turntable, including Quantic's Western Transient and Robert Glasper's great return to the jazz trio. Plus, a long set of Jazzman Records releases, the Praise Poems comps...and the best of the them all, Kamasi Washington's sprawling opus, The Epic!
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January 9, 2016
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Reckoner" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Good Morning" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Ewe" Fabiano do Nasicmento Dança dos Tempos (Now Again)
"Circle" M'Boom You Need This! A Journey into Deep Jazz (BBE)
"The Orchard" Quantic Presents The Western Transient A New Constellation (BBE)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Karin Krog Don't Don't Sing: An Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"Isabelle" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Twistin' & Groovin'" Leon Bridges Coming Home (Columbia)
"A Luta Continua" Nat Birchall Invocations (Jazzman)
"Sunshower" Byron Morris & Unity Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"Love Song" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Cameo" Polyphony A New Life: Private, Independent & Youth Jazz in Great Britain 1966-1990 (Jazzman)
"Riff For Raff" Greg Foat Group The Dancers at the End of Time (Jazzman)
"Cherokee" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"America Latina" Osmar Milito & Quarteto Forma The Brasileiro Treasure Box of Funk & Soul (Cultures of Soul)
"Take Three" Will Sessions Mix Takes 3 & 4 EP (Fatbeats)
"In a Galaxy Far Away" Third Stream Praise Poems Vol. 2 A Journey into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Black Velvet Soul" Cookie Thomas & CT Band Praise Poems Vol. 1 A Journey into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Kominke" Erick Cosaque Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Betray My Heart" D'Angelo & The Vanguard Black Messiah (RCA)
"Re-Run Home" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
The Groove will bring in the new year celebrating the Best of 2015 Funky Vinyl releases. LOTS of good stuff on the turntable, including Quantic's Western Transient and Robert Glasper's great return to the jazz trio. Plus, a long set of Jazzman Records releases, the Praise Poems comps...and the best of the them all, Kamasi Washington's sprawling opus, The Epic!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
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January 9, 2016
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Reckoner" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Good Morning" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Ewe" Fabiano do Nasicmento Dança dos Tempos (Now Again)
"Circle" M'Boom You Need This! A Journey into Deep Jazz (BBE)
"The Orchard" Quantic Presents The Western Transient A New Constellation (BBE)
"Ode to Billie Joe" Karin Krog Don't Don't Sing: An Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"Isabelle" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Twistin' & Groovin'" Leon Bridges Coming Home (Columbia)
"A Luta Continua" Nat Birchall Invocations (Jazzman)
"Sunshower" Byron Morris & Unity Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"Love Song" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Cameo" Polyphony A New Life: Private, Independent & Youth Jazz in Great Britain 1966-1990 (Jazzman)
"Riff For Raff" Greg Foat Group The Dancers at the End of Time (Jazzman)
"Cherokee" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"America Latina" Osmar Milito & Quarteto Forma The Brasileiro Treasure Box of Funk & Soul (Cultures of Soul)
"Take Three" Will Sessions Mix Takes 3 & 4 EP (Fatbeats)
"In a Galaxy Far Away" Third Stream Praise Poems Vol. 2 A Journey into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Black Velvet Soul" Cookie Thomas & CT Band Praise Poems Vol. 1 A Journey into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Kominke" Erick Cosaque Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Betray My Heart" D'Angelo & The Vanguard Black Messiah (RCA)
"Re-Run Home" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Hey Jude
Some great records hitting the turntables this Saturday morning at the Mt. Airy Groove. Got a pair of wide ranging tunes from Robert Glasper, some more Australian jazz from Alan Lee (and another newly discovered Aussie LP in the stacks!) and some great jazz rock from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express. Plus, a set to celebrate the Jazz Mom's birthday!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
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December 19, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Hey Jude" Ray Bryant MCMLXX (Atlantic)
"Django" Stephane Grappelli Feelings + Finesse = Jazz (Atlantic)
"Willow Weep For Me" Dee Dee, Barry & The Movements Soul Hour (Sonorama/MPS)
"Reckoner" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Butterfly" Robert Glasper Experiment Double Booked (Blue Note)
"We Could Be Flying" Karin Krog Don't Just Sing: An Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"You Are The Sunshine of my Life" Tyrone Washington Roots (Perception)
"Yes Lord" Hastings Street Jazz Experience Hastings Street Jazz Experience (Midnite)
"Theme From Cleopatra Jones" Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters 7 Inch Single (Spring)
"Sunflower" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Sweet Emma" Don Burrows Quintet Live at the Sydney Opera House (Mainstream)
"The Vamp" Randy Brecker Score (Solid State)
"One Tooth Grin" Emil Richards & The Microtonal Blues Band Spirit of '76: Live at Donte's (Impulse)
"Just Blue" John Tropea Tropea. (Marlin)
"Reaction" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor Music)
"Bubble Gum" The 9th Creation Falling In Love (PYE)
"Theme from Star Wars" David Matthews 7 Inch Single (CTI)
"Bumpin' on Sunset" Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Live Oblivion Vol. 1 (RCA)
"Freedom Jazz Dance" Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Live Oblivion Vol. 2 (RCA)
"Priere au Soleil" Marcel-Louis Joseph Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Wache" Francisco Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Jungle Music" The Kelenkye Band Moving World (Superfly/Emporium)
"Scratchin'" Magic Disco Band 7 Inch Single (Caliber)
"Hey Jude" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS)
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December 19, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Hey Jude" Ray Bryant MCMLXX (Atlantic)
"Django" Stephane Grappelli Feelings + Finesse = Jazz (Atlantic)
"Willow Weep For Me" Dee Dee, Barry & The Movements Soul Hour (Sonorama/MPS)
"Reckoner" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Butterfly" Robert Glasper Experiment Double Booked (Blue Note)
"We Could Be Flying" Karin Krog Don't Just Sing: An Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"You Are The Sunshine of my Life" Tyrone Washington Roots (Perception)
"Yes Lord" Hastings Street Jazz Experience Hastings Street Jazz Experience (Midnite)
"Theme From Cleopatra Jones" Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters 7 Inch Single (Spring)
"Sunflower" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Sweet Emma" Don Burrows Quintet Live at the Sydney Opera House (Mainstream)
"The Vamp" Randy Brecker Score (Solid State)
"One Tooth Grin" Emil Richards & The Microtonal Blues Band Spirit of '76: Live at Donte's (Impulse)
"Just Blue" John Tropea Tropea. (Marlin)
"Reaction" Freedom Power Freedom Power (Sonor Music)
"Bubble Gum" The 9th Creation Falling In Love (PYE)
"Theme from Star Wars" David Matthews 7 Inch Single (CTI)
"Bumpin' on Sunset" Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Live Oblivion Vol. 1 (RCA)
"Freedom Jazz Dance" Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Live Oblivion Vol. 2 (RCA)
"Priere au Soleil" Marcel-Louis Joseph Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Wache" Francisco Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Jungle Music" The Kelenkye Band Moving World (Superfly/Emporium)
"Scratchin'" Magic Disco Band 7 Inch Single (Caliber)
"Hey Jude" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS)
Inner Space
A wild & wooly Mt. Airy Groove looms this Saturday morning. Stop on by to hear a new compilation of the music of Ausssy vibist Alan Lee and another featuring jazz from the French West Indies! Plus, a new one from reedman Nat Birchall and Jaco featuring Sam & Dave...all on 100% vinyl, natch!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
December 5, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Like a Rolling Stone" The Undisputed Truth The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)
"Why Not?" George Cables Why Not (Trio)
"One Note Samba" Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Fitzgerald & Pass...Again (Pablo)
"Love Song" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Sounds of the Deep" Sven Libaek Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space (Votary)
"They Shall Inherit" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"Tighten Up (Album Version)" The Bamboos Step It Up (Tru Thoughts)
"A Lua Continua" Nat Birchall Invocations (Jazzman)
"Moses" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy)
"Blue Monk" Sadao Watanabe Sadao Watanabe at "Pit Inn" (CBS Japan)
"Kominke" Erick Cosaque Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Pointe des Chateaux" Fabiano Orchestra Butterfly Island (Supefly)
"Tou Patou Feme" Henri Guedon Cosmozouk Percussion (Epic/Superfly)
"Diddy Wah Diddy" Dizzy Gillespie Portrait of Jenny (Perception)
"Donna Lee" Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius (Epic)
"Come On, Come Over" Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius (Epic)
"Kickin' Back" Patrice Rushen Before The Dawn (Prestige)
"Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need" Hilton Felton A Man For All Reasons (Hilton's Concept)
"Flat Backin'" Brother Jack McDuff Moon Rappin' (Blue Note)
"East St. Louis Blues" Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years (Cadet)
"Hit Me With Funky Music" Little Beaver Black Rhapsody (Cat)
"Sunshine Superman" Eric Kloss Consciousness! (Prestige)
"Express Yourself" S.O.U.L. (Sounds of Unity & Love) What Is It (BGP)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
December 5, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Like a Rolling Stone" The Undisputed Truth The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)
"Why Not?" George Cables Why Not (Trio)
"One Note Samba" Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Fitzgerald & Pass...Again (Pablo)
"Love Song" Alan Lee An Australian Jazz Anthology (Jazzman)
"Sounds of the Deep" Sven Libaek Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space (Votary)
"They Shall Inherit" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"Tighten Up (Album Version)" The Bamboos Step It Up (Tru Thoughts)
"A Lua Continua" Nat Birchall Invocations (Jazzman)
"Moses" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy)
"Blue Monk" Sadao Watanabe Sadao Watanabe at "Pit Inn" (CBS Japan)
"Kominke" Erick Cosaque Kouté Jazz: A Collection of Rare Jazz from the French West Indies (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Pointe des Chateaux" Fabiano Orchestra Butterfly Island (Supefly)
"Tou Patou Feme" Henri Guedon Cosmozouk Percussion (Epic/Superfly)
"Diddy Wah Diddy" Dizzy Gillespie Portrait of Jenny (Perception)
"Donna Lee" Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius (Epic)
"Come On, Come Over" Jaco Pastorius Jaco Pastorius (Epic)
"Kickin' Back" Patrice Rushen Before The Dawn (Prestige)
"Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need" Hilton Felton A Man For All Reasons (Hilton's Concept)
"Flat Backin'" Brother Jack McDuff Moon Rappin' (Blue Note)
"East St. Louis Blues" Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years (Cadet)
"Hit Me With Funky Music" Little Beaver Black Rhapsody (Cat)
"Sunshine Superman" Eric Kloss Consciousness! (Prestige)
"Express Yourself" S.O.U.L. (Sounds of Unity & Love) What Is It (BGP)
Deep Roots
Sure, you may still be recovering from family & food from Thanksgiving, but the Groove still has plenty of wax for you to digest! Come sit in Saturday morning for some more vinyl-only madness. Got the Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble live at Montreux, some great solo Tony Allen and Owen Marshall as Captain Puff! Plus, music from Charles Earland's Leaving This Planet and some hard funk from Sugarcane Harris.
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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November 28, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Mellow Yellow" Tom Scott with the California Dreamers The Honeysuckle Breeze (Impulse)
"Christopher Street Jump" Sonny Stitt Deep Roots: Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim (Progressive)
"Sombrero Sam" Charles Lloyd Qurtet Dream Weaver (Atlantic)
"Get Down" Gene Russell Talk To My Lady (Black Jazz)
"Your Lady" Dave Liebman Drum Ode (ECM)
"Red Onions" Aramando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye)
"Morning" The Latin Jazz Percussion Ensemble Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1980 (Latin Percussion Ventures)
"Sweet Honey Bee" The Hi-Fly Orchestra 7 Inch Single (Tramp)
"Que Que Ha" Joe Pass & Paulinho da Costa Tudo Bem! (Pablo)
"Warp Factor" Charles Earland Leaving This Planet (Prestige)
"Planet Funk" Owen Marshall Captain Puff in the Naked Truth (Jazzman/Aditi)
"Funk Punk" HE3 Project Chapter One (Family Groove)
"Let Us Go (To Higher Heights)" Carlos Garnett Journey To Enlightment (Muse)
"Q" Don "Sugarcane" Harris Keyzop (MPS)
"Liberation Dues" Oneness of JuJu African Rhythms (Black Fire)
"Cosmos Dweller" Henry Franklin Tribal Dance (Catalyst)
"Tite Rope" Harold Alexander Sunshine Man (Flying Dutchman)
"Spin" Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Honest Jon's)
"Cash's Dream" Soulive Steppin' EP (Velour)
"Roll Your Own" Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited Dream Queen (Superfly/Alifa)
"Blues Farm" Ron Carter Blues Farm (CTI)
"Do It Baby" Redd Holt Unlimited The Other Side of the Sun (Paula)
"Afro Disco Beat" Tony Allen Afro Disco Beat (Vampisoul)
"Dance to the Music" Sly & The Family Stone Greatest Hits (Epic)
***for Cynthia Robinson
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November 28, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Mellow Yellow" Tom Scott with the California Dreamers The Honeysuckle Breeze (Impulse)
"Christopher Street Jump" Sonny Stitt Deep Roots: Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim (Progressive)
"Sombrero Sam" Charles Lloyd Qurtet Dream Weaver (Atlantic)
"Get Down" Gene Russell Talk To My Lady (Black Jazz)
"Your Lady" Dave Liebman Drum Ode (ECM)
"Red Onions" Aramando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye)
"Morning" The Latin Jazz Percussion Ensemble Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1980 (Latin Percussion Ventures)
"Sweet Honey Bee" The Hi-Fly Orchestra 7 Inch Single (Tramp)
"Que Que Ha" Joe Pass & Paulinho da Costa Tudo Bem! (Pablo)
"Warp Factor" Charles Earland Leaving This Planet (Prestige)
"Planet Funk" Owen Marshall Captain Puff in the Naked Truth (Jazzman/Aditi)
"Funk Punk" HE3 Project Chapter One (Family Groove)
"Let Us Go (To Higher Heights)" Carlos Garnett Journey To Enlightment (Muse)
"Q" Don "Sugarcane" Harris Keyzop (MPS)
"Liberation Dues" Oneness of JuJu African Rhythms (Black Fire)
"Cosmos Dweller" Henry Franklin Tribal Dance (Catalyst)
"Tite Rope" Harold Alexander Sunshine Man (Flying Dutchman)
"Spin" Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Honest Jon's)
"Cash's Dream" Soulive Steppin' EP (Velour)
"Roll Your Own" Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited Dream Queen (Superfly/Alifa)
"Blues Farm" Ron Carter Blues Farm (CTI)
"Do It Baby" Redd Holt Unlimited The Other Side of the Sun (Paula)
"Afro Disco Beat" Tony Allen Afro Disco Beat (Vampisoul)
"Dance to the Music" Sly & The Family Stone Greatest Hits (Epic)
***for Cynthia Robinson
Rockin' in Rhythm
Good stuff going down at the Mt. Airy Groove after last week's tribute to Allen Toussaint. Got some sweet grooves from Shirley Scott, electric spiritual jazz from the Sounds of Liberation featuring Byard Lancaster, and a little funk from Phil Upchurch. The usual all-vinyl madness will continue...come on in!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
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November 21, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Eleanor Rigby" Sonny Criss Rockin' in Rhythm (Prestige)
"Human Nature [trio extension]" Vijay Iyer Trio Accelerando (ACT)
"Lil' Rousin'" Charlie Rouse Yeah! (Epic)
"Blossoming Song" Nick Rosen Into Into Sky (Porter)
"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" Shirley Scott Lean On Me (Cadet)
"By My Side" Sonny Stitt featuring Eddie Russ Tornado (Jazz Masters)
"Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow" Dave Grusin Discovered Again! (Sheffield Labs)
"You Make The Sunshine" Sadaka Premonition (Jazzman)
"Freedom Jazz Dance" Eddie Jefferson Things Are Getting Better (Muse)
"New Horizons II" Sounds of Liberation Sounds of Liberation (Porter)
"This Prayer For The Whole World" Build An Ark Love Part 1 (Kindred Spirits)
"Carlos II" Norman Connors Love From The Sun (Buddah)
"Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise" Kenny Cox Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise (Strata/180 Proof)
"Song of the Valdez Diamond" Nat Adderley Double Exposure (Prestige)
"I Need You" H.P. Riot H.P. Riot (Luv n' Haight)
"Spirit in the Dark" Herbie Mann Push Push (Embryo)
"Take a Little Trip" Minnie Riperton Perfect Angel (Epic)
"Darkness Darkness" Phil Upchuch Darkness Darkness (Blue Thumb)
"Marching in the Street" Harvey Mason Marching in the Street (Arista)
"Hey Pocky-a-Way" Idris Muhammed House of the Rising Sun (Kudu)
"The Baby" The Blackbyrds Flying Start (Fantasy)
"Teasin'" Cornell Dupree Teasin' (Atlantic)
"Music is my Sanctuary" Gary Bartz Music Is My Sanctuary (Capitol)
"The Free Slave" Roy Brooks The Free Slave (Muse)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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November 21, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Eleanor Rigby" Sonny Criss Rockin' in Rhythm (Prestige)
"Human Nature [trio extension]" Vijay Iyer Trio Accelerando (ACT)
"Lil' Rousin'" Charlie Rouse Yeah! (Epic)
"Blossoming Song" Nick Rosen Into Into Sky (Porter)
"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" Shirley Scott Lean On Me (Cadet)
"By My Side" Sonny Stitt featuring Eddie Russ Tornado (Jazz Masters)
"Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow" Dave Grusin Discovered Again! (Sheffield Labs)
"You Make The Sunshine" Sadaka Premonition (Jazzman)
"Freedom Jazz Dance" Eddie Jefferson Things Are Getting Better (Muse)
"New Horizons II" Sounds of Liberation Sounds of Liberation (Porter)
"This Prayer For The Whole World" Build An Ark Love Part 1 (Kindred Spirits)
"Carlos II" Norman Connors Love From The Sun (Buddah)
"Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise" Kenny Cox Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise (Strata/180 Proof)
"Song of the Valdez Diamond" Nat Adderley Double Exposure (Prestige)
"I Need You" H.P. Riot H.P. Riot (Luv n' Haight)
"Spirit in the Dark" Herbie Mann Push Push (Embryo)
"Take a Little Trip" Minnie Riperton Perfect Angel (Epic)
"Darkness Darkness" Phil Upchuch Darkness Darkness (Blue Thumb)
"Marching in the Street" Harvey Mason Marching in the Street (Arista)
"Hey Pocky-a-Way" Idris Muhammed House of the Rising Sun (Kudu)
"The Baby" The Blackbyrds Flying Start (Fantasy)
"Teasin'" Cornell Dupree Teasin' (Atlantic)
"Music is my Sanctuary" Gary Bartz Music Is My Sanctuary (Capitol)
"The Free Slave" Roy Brooks The Free Slave (Muse)
Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky: A Tribute to Allen Toussaint
Come sit in with the Mt. Airy Groove Saturday morning for a joyous celebration of the life of the legendary Allen Toussaint, who passed away earlier this week at age 77. As a writer, producer and performer, Toussaint left an indelible mark on not only New Orleans funk & soul, but also American music as a whole. Featuring music from Lee Dorsey, Dr. John, Robert Palmer, the Pointer Sisters and, of course, The Meters, join us for a tribute to an American music legend.
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
November 14, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" The Meters Kickback (Sundazed)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Allen Toussaint New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Here Comes The Meter Man" The Meters The Meters (Josie)
"From a Whisper to a Scream" Robert Palmer Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (Island)
"There Should Be a Book" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"I Sleep With The Blues" Willie West 7 Inch (Josie)
"Hot Tamales" The Prime Mates New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Here Comes The Girls" Ernie K. Doe New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Victims of the Darkness" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Get Out My Life, Woman" Grasella Oliphant Grass Is Greener (Atlantic)
"Love Lots of Lovin'" Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Street Parade" Earl King New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Peace Brother Peace" Dr. John In The Right Place (ATCO)
"Fortune Teller" Bennie Spellman New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Tampin'" The Rhine Oaks 7 Inch (Josie)
"Tell Me What's On Your Mind" Cyril Neville 7 Inch (Josie)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Presenting Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Solid State)
"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"Worldwide" Allen Toussaint Southern Nights (Reprise)
"Hey! Last Minute" The Meters Struttin' (Josie)
"Little Old Money Maker" The Meters Look-a-Py Py (Josie)
"Just Kissed My Baby" The Meters 12 Inch (Reprise)
"Fire on the Bayou" The Meters Fire on the Bayou (Reprise)
"Cissy Strut" The Meters The Meters (Josie)
"Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Polydor)
"Pop, Popcorn Children" Eldrige Holmes 7 Inch (ATCO)
"12 Red Roses" Betty Harris New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Tequila" Allen Toussaint New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky" Lou Donaldson Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"Fairchild" Willie West 7 Inch (Josie)
"Gossip" Cyril Neville 7 Inch (Josie)
"Am I Expecting Too Much?" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Hercules" Aaron Neville New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"People Say" The Meters 12 Inch (Reprise)
"Quitters Never Win" Dr. John Destively Bonnaroo (ATCO)
"Life" Dr. John In The Right Place (ATCO)
"Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)
"Night People" Allen Toussaint Motion (Warner)
"Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" Robert Palmer Sneakin Sally Through The Alley (Island)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" The Mad Lads Super Breaks Vol. 3 (BGP)
"Out of the City (And Into Country Life)" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Keep on Marchin'" The Meters Kickback (Sundazed)
"Southern Nights" Allen Toussaint Southern Nights (Reprise)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
November 14, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" The Meters Kickback (Sundazed)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Allen Toussaint New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Here Comes The Meter Man" The Meters The Meters (Josie)
"From a Whisper to a Scream" Robert Palmer Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (Island)
"There Should Be a Book" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"I Sleep With The Blues" Willie West 7 Inch (Josie)
"Hot Tamales" The Prime Mates New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Here Comes The Girls" Ernie K. Doe New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Victims of the Darkness" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Get Out My Life, Woman" Grasella Oliphant Grass Is Greener (Atlantic)
"Love Lots of Lovin'" Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"Street Parade" Earl King New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Peace Brother Peace" Dr. John In The Right Place (ATCO)
"Fortune Teller" Bennie Spellman New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Tampin'" The Rhine Oaks 7 Inch (Josie)
"Tell Me What's On Your Mind" Cyril Neville 7 Inch (Josie)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Presenting Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Solid State)
"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"Worldwide" Allen Toussaint Southern Nights (Reprise)
"Hey! Last Minute" The Meters Struttin' (Josie)
"Little Old Money Maker" The Meters Look-a-Py Py (Josie)
"Just Kissed My Baby" The Meters 12 Inch (Reprise)
"Fire on the Bayou" The Meters Fire on the Bayou (Reprise)
"Cissy Strut" The Meters The Meters (Josie)
"Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Polydor)
"Pop, Popcorn Children" Eldrige Holmes 7 Inch (ATCO)
"12 Red Roses" Betty Harris New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Tequila" Allen Toussaint New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz)
"Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky" Lou Donaldson Everything I Play Is Funky (Blue Note)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" Lee Dorsey 7 Inch (Amy)
"Fairchild" Willie West 7 Inch (Josie)
"Gossip" Cyril Neville 7 Inch (Josie)
"Am I Expecting Too Much?" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Hercules" Aaron Neville New Orleans Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
"People Say" The Meters 12 Inch (Reprise)
"Quitters Never Win" Dr. John Destively Bonnaroo (ATCO)
"Life" Dr. John In The Right Place (ATCO)
"Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)
"Night People" Allen Toussaint Motion (Warner)
"Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley" Robert Palmer Sneakin Sally Through The Alley (Island)
"Get Out of My Life, Woman" The Mad Lads Super Breaks Vol. 3 (BGP)
"Out of the City (And Into Country Life)" Allen Toussaint Life Love & Faith (Warner)
"Keep on Marchin'" The Meters Kickback (Sundazed)
"Southern Nights" Allen Toussaint Southern Nights (Reprise)
Preach Brother!
Good stuff goin' down at the Mt. Airy Groove. Got a sweet set from Brazilian music including one from Joao Donato and another gospel-tinged set featuring Don Wilkerson! Plus, a couple featuring the crack rhythm team of Gerry Brown & John Lee and some serious jazzfunk from Richard Davis. Sit in!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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November 7, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Do It Again" Deodato Whirlwinds (MCA)
"The Puzzle" NHOP & Philip Catherine The Viking (Pablo)
"Soul Reggae" Charles Kynard Reelin' With The Feelin' (BGP/Prestige)
"Bustin' Up or Bustin' Out" Syl Johnson Total Explosion (Hi/Fat Possum)
"Nordeste" Quantic Presents The Western Transient The New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Patumbalacunde" João Donato Lugar Comum (Philips/Polysom)
"Mulher Rendeira" Meirelles Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution of Brazilian Fusion (Soul Jazz)
"Zanzibar" Earth Wind & Fire Head To The Sky (Columbia)
"Kildario" Di Melo Di Melo (Odeon/Superfly)
"Duffin' Around" Brother Jack McDuff & David Newman Double Barreled Soul (Atlantic)
"Dem Tambourines" Don Wilkerson Preach Brother! (Blue Note)
"Humble Me" Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Cold World (Daptone)
"Fire Dance" Gabor Szabo Dreams (Skye)
"Somewhere in the East" George Benson Beyond The Blue Horizon (CTI)
"Acapulco Gold" Reality Reality (Kindred Spirits)
"Dealin'' Richard Davis Dealin' (Muse)
"Winding Up" Buddy Montgomery This Rather Than That (Impulse)
"Heavy Soul Slinger" Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (Flying Dutchman)
"Infinite Jones" John Lee & Gerry Brown Infinite Jones (Keytone)
"Mango Sunrise" John Lee & Gerry Brown Mango Sunrise (Blue Note)
"Lazy Afternoon" Dave Pike On a Gentle Note (Muse)
"Liberated Fantasies" George Duke Liberated Fantasies (MPS)
"Butterfly" Herbie Hancock Thrust (Columbia)
"Storm King" Bob James Three (CTI)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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November 7, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Do It Again" Deodato Whirlwinds (MCA)
"The Puzzle" NHOP & Philip Catherine The Viking (Pablo)
"Soul Reggae" Charles Kynard Reelin' With The Feelin' (BGP/Prestige)
"Bustin' Up or Bustin' Out" Syl Johnson Total Explosion (Hi/Fat Possum)
"Nordeste" Quantic Presents The Western Transient The New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Patumbalacunde" João Donato Lugar Comum (Philips/Polysom)
"Mulher Rendeira" Meirelles Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution of Brazilian Fusion (Soul Jazz)
"Zanzibar" Earth Wind & Fire Head To The Sky (Columbia)
"Kildario" Di Melo Di Melo (Odeon/Superfly)
"Duffin' Around" Brother Jack McDuff & David Newman Double Barreled Soul (Atlantic)
"Dem Tambourines" Don Wilkerson Preach Brother! (Blue Note)
"Humble Me" Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Cold World (Daptone)
"Fire Dance" Gabor Szabo Dreams (Skye)
"Somewhere in the East" George Benson Beyond The Blue Horizon (CTI)
"Acapulco Gold" Reality Reality (Kindred Spirits)
"Dealin'' Richard Davis Dealin' (Muse)
"Winding Up" Buddy Montgomery This Rather Than That (Impulse)
"Heavy Soul Slinger" Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (Flying Dutchman)
"Infinite Jones" John Lee & Gerry Brown Infinite Jones (Keytone)
"Mango Sunrise" John Lee & Gerry Brown Mango Sunrise (Blue Note)
"Lazy Afternoon" Dave Pike On a Gentle Note (Muse)
"Liberated Fantasies" George Duke Liberated Fantasies (MPS)
"Butterfly" Herbie Hancock Thrust (Columbia)
"Storm King" Bob James Three (CTI)
The United States of Mind
Good stuff on the turntable this Saturday morning. We'll go up with Donald Byrd, pay tribute to Mark Murphy and hear more from the new Kamasi Washington Epic LP, in addition to a nice set featuring Harold Vick! Plus, the latest samplefest medley "Mixtake" from Will Sessions of Detroit!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 31, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"It's Too Late" Dennis Coffey Goin' For Myself (Sussex)
"Redirections" Will Sessions Kindred: A Tribute to Jazz Fusion (Few)
"Free Spirits" Mary Lou Williams Free Spirits (Inner City)
"The Show Has Begun" Horace Silver feat. Andy Bey United States of Mind Phase One: That Healin' Feelin' (Blue Note)
"Prince Street" Freddie Roach My People (Soul People) (Prestige)
"Bossa" Donald Byrd Up With Donald Byrd (Verve)
"Can't Get Away" Rodriguez Searching For Sugarman OST (Light in the Attic)
"Isabelle" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Do You Know a Good Thing When You See One" Shirley Scott One For Me (Strata-East)
"Steppin' Out" Harold Vick Steppin' Out (Blue Note)
"HNIC" Harold Vick Committment (Muse)
"Buzzard Feathers" Compost Life Is Round (Columbia)
"Ostinato Bass" René Costy Funky Chicken Vol. 1: Belgian Grooves fro the 70's (SDBAN)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" David T. Walker David T. Walker (Ode)
"North East South West" Kook & The Gang Good Times (De-Lite)
"Space a la Mode" Herb Geller featuring Mark Murphy The View From Here: An American in Hamburg (Tramp) ***for Mark Murphy
"Having a Party" Sam Cooke The Best of Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)
"Epoch" Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie Transitory (MPS)
"You Know You Know" Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia)
"Big City" Lenny White Big City (Nemporer)
"Quer Queira, Quer Nao Queira" Tim Maia Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia (Luaka Bop)
"Escorpiao" Banda Uniao Black Banda Uniao Black (Commonwealth)
"Take Three" Will Sessions Mixtakes Vol. 3 & 4 (Fatbeats)
"Get Out of my Life Woman" Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Presenting Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Solid State)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 31, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"It's Too Late" Dennis Coffey Goin' For Myself (Sussex)
"Redirections" Will Sessions Kindred: A Tribute to Jazz Fusion (Few)
"Free Spirits" Mary Lou Williams Free Spirits (Inner City)
"The Show Has Begun" Horace Silver feat. Andy Bey United States of Mind Phase One: That Healin' Feelin' (Blue Note)
"Prince Street" Freddie Roach My People (Soul People) (Prestige)
"Bossa" Donald Byrd Up With Donald Byrd (Verve)
"Can't Get Away" Rodriguez Searching For Sugarman OST (Light in the Attic)
"Isabelle" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Do You Know a Good Thing When You See One" Shirley Scott One For Me (Strata-East)
"Steppin' Out" Harold Vick Steppin' Out (Blue Note)
"HNIC" Harold Vick Committment (Muse)
"Buzzard Feathers" Compost Life Is Round (Columbia)
"Ostinato Bass" René Costy Funky Chicken Vol. 1: Belgian Grooves fro the 70's (SDBAN)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" David T. Walker David T. Walker (Ode)
"North East South West" Kook & The Gang Good Times (De-Lite)
"Space a la Mode" Herb Geller featuring Mark Murphy The View From Here: An American in Hamburg (Tramp) ***for Mark Murphy
"Having a Party" Sam Cooke The Best of Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)
"Epoch" Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie Transitory (MPS)
"You Know You Know" Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia)
"Big City" Lenny White Big City (Nemporer)
"Quer Queira, Quer Nao Queira" Tim Maia Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia (Luaka Bop)
"Escorpiao" Banda Uniao Black Banda Uniao Black (Commonwealth)
"Take Three" Will Sessions Mixtakes Vol. 3 & 4 (Fatbeats)
"Get Out of my Life Woman" Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra Presenting Joe Williams & The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Solid State)
The Epic
It's finally here...the debut of saxophonist Kamasi Washington! You may recognize his sound from Kendrick Lamar's still astounding To Pimp a Butterfly, but now he's arrived with a sprawling triple LP debut. I'll resist the urge to play the three hour album (!!!) in its entirety, but instead spin some of the many highlights. A landmark album! But no worries...the usual vinyl funkiness will ensure (Mouzon, MacDermott, more)!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 24, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Let It Be" Monty Alexander Taste of Freedom (MGM)
"Poo-Jo" Hysear Don Walker Complete Expressions Vol. 2 (Brunswick)
"To Be Exposed" Monnette Sudler Brighter Days For You (Steeplechase)
"In My Life" Matthew Larkin Cassell The Complete Works (Stonesthrow)
"I've Got a Feeling For You" Clifford Jordan Soul Fountain (Vortex)
"Radio Rock" Galt MacDermott Woman Is Sweeter OST (Kilmarnock)
"Now Run & Tell That" Bill Mason Gettin' Off (Eastbound)
"Why" Carter Jefferson The Rise of Atlantis (Timeless Muse)
"Gangaman" Jessica Lauren Four Jessica Lauren Four (Freestyle)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Leroy & Lanisha" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"John Coltrane" Clifford Jordan Quartet Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"Let God Come First" Azanyah The One (Jazzman)
"Spring Water" Alphonse Mouzon The Essence of Mystery (Blue Note)
"Boogie Woogie Waltz" Weather Report Sweetnighter (Columbia)
"Cherokee" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Mo-Roc" Baby Face Willette Mo-Rock (Argo)
"Cissy Strut" Houston Person Truth! (Prestige)
"Mama Roux" Dr. John Gris-Gris (Atco)
"Lowdown" Charles Earland Charles III (Prestige)
"Bamba (The Fool)" Dimenzio Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection Vol. 2 (BBE)
"Dawn" Richard Martian & Co. Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Re Run Home" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
HERE TO STREAM
October 24, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Let It Be" Monty Alexander Taste of Freedom (MGM)
"Poo-Jo" Hysear Don Walker Complete Expressions Vol. 2 (Brunswick)
"To Be Exposed" Monnette Sudler Brighter Days For You (Steeplechase)
"In My Life" Matthew Larkin Cassell The Complete Works (Stonesthrow)
"I've Got a Feeling For You" Clifford Jordan Soul Fountain (Vortex)
"Radio Rock" Galt MacDermott Woman Is Sweeter OST (Kilmarnock)
"Now Run & Tell That" Bill Mason Gettin' Off (Eastbound)
"Why" Carter Jefferson The Rise of Atlantis (Timeless Muse)
"Gangaman" Jessica Lauren Four Jessica Lauren Four (Freestyle)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)
"Leroy & Lanisha" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"John Coltrane" Clifford Jordan Quartet Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"Let God Come First" Azanyah The One (Jazzman)
"Spring Water" Alphonse Mouzon The Essence of Mystery (Blue Note)
"Boogie Woogie Waltz" Weather Report Sweetnighter (Columbia)
"Cherokee" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
"Mo-Roc" Baby Face Willette Mo-Rock (Argo)
"Cissy Strut" Houston Person Truth! (Prestige)
"Mama Roux" Dr. John Gris-Gris (Atco)
"Lowdown" Charles Earland Charles III (Prestige)
"Bamba (The Fool)" Dimenzio Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection Vol. 2 (BBE)
"Dawn" Richard Martian & Co. Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Re Run Home" Kamasi Washington The Epic (Brainfeeder)
Riff For Rent
Back at it this Saturday with some sweet stacks of wax. Got nice set of Brazilian music, highlighted by drummer Milton Banana. We'll also hear some Wah Wah Watson funk, Steve Kuhn on electric piano and Freddy Robinson groovin' at the drive-in!
Stop on by...you're welcome!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 17, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" Charlie Brown Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me? (Contact)
"Blues Medley" Chico Hamilton Man From Two Worlds (Impulse)
"Opus 1" Paul Bley Trio Introducing Paul Bley (Debut)
"In Walked Horace" J.J. Johnson J.J. Inc. (Columbia)
"Professor Porno's Romance" The Dave Pike Set Riff For Rent (MPS)
"Lady Day & John Coltrane" Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man (Flying Dutchman)
"Mr. Clean" Weldon Irvine Liberated Brother (Nodlew)
"De Noite, Na Cama" Milton Banana Milton Banana (Odeon)
"A Saudade Matta a Gente" Moacir Santos Saudade (Blue Note)
"Feito Em Casa" Antonio Adolfo Feito Em Casa (Polysom)
"Rural Still Life #26" Tom Scott Rural Still Life (Impulse)
"Creepin' Lightly" Freddy Robinson At The Drive-In (Enterprise)
"Texas Twister" Melvin Sparks Texas Twister (Eastbound)
"Home Rule" Lloyd McNeil Quartet Washington Suite (Asha/Universal Sound)
"Queen of the Nile" Young-Holt Unlimited Born Again (Cotillion)
"Maroon Dance" Third Eye Connexion (Sonorama)
"Ida Lupino" Steve Kuhn Raindrops... (Muse)
"Destroy The Nihilist Picinic" The London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spiritual Jazz Vol. 5 (Jazzman)
"Creepin'" Stone Alliance Stone Alliance (PM)
"Inside Out" Eddie Henderson Inside Out (Capricorn)
"Pisces" Bobby Lyle The Genie (Capitol)
"Albatross Song" Klaus Doldinger Doldinger Jubilee '75 (Atlantic)
"Universal Mother" Don Cherry Hear & Now (Atlantic)
"Sais (Egypt)" Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes Cosmic Funk (Flying Dutchman)
"Loran's Dance" Grover Washington, Jr. Reed Seed (Motown)
Stop on by...you're welcome!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2 Teaneck, NJ
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 17, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Love The One You're With" Charlie Brown Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me? (Contact)
"Blues Medley" Chico Hamilton Man From Two Worlds (Impulse)
"Opus 1" Paul Bley Trio Introducing Paul Bley (Debut)
"In Walked Horace" J.J. Johnson J.J. Inc. (Columbia)
"Professor Porno's Romance" The Dave Pike Set Riff For Rent (MPS)
"Lady Day & John Coltrane" Gil Scott-Heron Pieces of a Man (Flying Dutchman)
"Mr. Clean" Weldon Irvine Liberated Brother (Nodlew)
"De Noite, Na Cama" Milton Banana Milton Banana (Odeon)
"A Saudade Matta a Gente" Moacir Santos Saudade (Blue Note)
"Feito Em Casa" Antonio Adolfo Feito Em Casa (Polysom)
"Rural Still Life #26" Tom Scott Rural Still Life (Impulse)
"Creepin' Lightly" Freddy Robinson At The Drive-In (Enterprise)
"Texas Twister" Melvin Sparks Texas Twister (Eastbound)
"Home Rule" Lloyd McNeil Quartet Washington Suite (Asha/Universal Sound)
"Queen of the Nile" Young-Holt Unlimited Born Again (Cotillion)
"Maroon Dance" Third Eye Connexion (Sonorama)
"Ida Lupino" Steve Kuhn Raindrops... (Muse)
"Destroy The Nihilist Picinic" The London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spiritual Jazz Vol. 5 (Jazzman)
"Creepin'" Stone Alliance Stone Alliance (PM)
"Inside Out" Eddie Henderson Inside Out (Capricorn)
"Pisces" Bobby Lyle The Genie (Capitol)
"Albatross Song" Klaus Doldinger Doldinger Jubilee '75 (Atlantic)
"Universal Mother" Don Cherry Hear & Now (Atlantic)
"Sais (Egypt)" Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes Cosmic Funk (Flying Dutchman)
"Loran's Dance" Grover Washington, Jr. Reed Seed (Motown)
The Village Caller
Good stuff goin' down at the Groove Saturday morning. Got a few from Dutch keyboardist Rob Agerbeek, along with Hugh Masekela's take on a jazz standard and more from the new volume from the Spiritual Jazz series on Jazzman Records. Plus, two versions, electric & acoustic, of a Johnny Lytle classic! See you Saturday morn.
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 10, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Jealous Guy" Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
***for John Lennon
"Reaction" Mario Rusca Trio Reaction (Sonorama)
"Was a Sunny Day" Paul Desmond Skylark (CTI)
"New Orleans" Nathan Davis If (Tomorrow International)
"Out of this World" Rob Agerbeek Trio Miss Dee (Limetree)
"Ghana" Rob Agerbeek/Harry Verbeke Quartet Seven Steps (Timeless)
"The Chair Dance" Rob Agerbeek Quintet Home Run (Medium)
"Chester-le-Street" Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa (Schema)
"Benson's Rider" George Benson The George Benson Cookbook (Columbia)
"Ain't That Good News" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)
"Spirits Up Above" Vibration Society Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"It's All Right" Wynton Kelly It's All Right (Verve)
"Down Yonder" David Young David Young (Mainstream)
"The Village Caller" Johnny Lytle A Groove (Riverside)
"The New Village Caller" Johnny Lytle The Soulful Rebel (Milestone)
"In a Galaxy Far Away" Third Stream Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Like a Thief in the Night" Mike Longo 900 Shares of the Blues (Groove Merchant)
"A Night in Tunisia" Hugh Masekela I Am Not Afraid (Blue Thumb)
"Reach Out I'll Be There" Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers Saffron & Soul (Prestige)
"One For You" Doug Lucas Funky Chicken Vol. 2: Belgian Grooves from the '70s (News)
"El Viaje de Dumpty" Jorge Lopez Ruiz Viejas Raices (Trova)
"No Baixa do Sapateiro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom)
"Shortnin' Bread" Three Pieces Vibes of Truth (Fantasy)
"The Bump" George Freeman Franticdiagnosis (Luv n' Haight)
"Papa Don't Take No Mess (LP version)" James Brown Hell (Polydor)
"Imagine" DJ NuMark & Pomo Blend Crafters (Up Above)
***for John Lennon
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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October 10, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Jealous Guy" Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
***for John Lennon
"Reaction" Mario Rusca Trio Reaction (Sonorama)
"Was a Sunny Day" Paul Desmond Skylark (CTI)
"New Orleans" Nathan Davis If (Tomorrow International)
"Out of this World" Rob Agerbeek Trio Miss Dee (Limetree)
"Ghana" Rob Agerbeek/Harry Verbeke Quartet Seven Steps (Timeless)
"The Chair Dance" Rob Agerbeek Quintet Home Run (Medium)
"Chester-le-Street" Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa (Schema)
"Benson's Rider" George Benson The George Benson Cookbook (Columbia)
"Ain't That Good News" Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)
"Spirits Up Above" Vibration Society Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"It's All Right" Wynton Kelly It's All Right (Verve)
"Down Yonder" David Young David Young (Mainstream)
"The Village Caller" Johnny Lytle A Groove (Riverside)
"The New Village Caller" Johnny Lytle The Soulful Rebel (Milestone)
"In a Galaxy Far Away" Third Stream Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Like a Thief in the Night" Mike Longo 900 Shares of the Blues (Groove Merchant)
"A Night in Tunisia" Hugh Masekela I Am Not Afraid (Blue Thumb)
"Reach Out I'll Be There" Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers Saffron & Soul (Prestige)
"One For You" Doug Lucas Funky Chicken Vol. 2: Belgian Grooves from the '70s (News)
"El Viaje de Dumpty" Jorge Lopez Ruiz Viejas Raices (Trova)
"No Baixa do Sapateiro" Banda Black Rio Maria Fumaça (Polysom)
"Shortnin' Bread" Three Pieces Vibes of Truth (Fantasy)
"The Bump" George Freeman Franticdiagnosis (Luv n' Haight)
"Papa Don't Take No Mess (LP version)" James Brown Hell (Polydor)
"Imagine" DJ NuMark & Pomo Blend Crafters (Up Above)
***for John Lennon
Praise Poems
A wild & wooly morning is in store this Saturday. Germany’s Tramp Records just released a 2nd volume of Praise Poems, an excellent “journey into the deep, soulful jazz & funk of the 1970’s.” Plus, a set of rare music from Argentinian bassist Jorge Lopez Ruiz, electric piano from Holland’s Jack van Poll and we’ll pay tribute to two recently departed greats, Jazz Crusader Wilton Felder and the legendary Phil Woods. Come on in!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
Ocotober 3, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Heart of Gold" Charles Bradley 7 Inch (Dunham)
"Hygeia" Greg Foat Group The Dancers at the Edge of Time (Jazzman)
"The Orchard" Quantic presents The Western Transient A New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Madrid" Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club, London (Jazzman)
"People Make The World Go 'Round" Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
"Passage to Prerov" Jack van Poll Tree-Oh Hi-Jackin' (Decca)
"The Poet" Olli Ahvenlahti The Poet (Love)
"Loran's Dance" Idris Muhammad 7 Inch (Kudu)
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" Richard Evans Dealing With Hard Times (Atlantic)
"The Last Page" Phil Woods Musique du Bois (Muse)
"Listen & You'll See" The Crusaders Pass The Plate (Chisa)
"Homenaje a la Muerte" Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5 De Prepo (Whatmusic)
"Tema de Fatiga" Jazz Band de Free Ego (Whatmusic)
"Para Nosotros Solamente" Jorge Lopez Ruiz Viejas Raices (Trova)
"Crisis" Bobby Bryant Earth Dance (Pacific Jazz)
"Sunshower" Byron Morris & Unity Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"The Dude" Joe B. Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Scratch My Back" Soul Scratchers Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Tribute to Ruffian" Innerflight Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"Black Velvet Soul" Cookie Thomas & C.T. Band Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"The Provider" Seeds of Fufillment Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Solemn Solitude" Seeds of Fufillment Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"Charity" The New Phil Woods Quartet New Music by the New Phil Woods Quartet (Testament)
"Double Bubble" The Crusaders Southern Comfort (Blue Thumb)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
Ocotober 3, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Heart of Gold" Charles Bradley 7 Inch (Dunham)
"Hygeia" Greg Foat Group The Dancers at the Edge of Time (Jazzman)
"The Orchard" Quantic presents The Western Transient A New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Madrid" Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club, London (Jazzman)
"People Make The World Go 'Round" Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
"Passage to Prerov" Jack van Poll Tree-Oh Hi-Jackin' (Decca)
"The Poet" Olli Ahvenlahti The Poet (Love)
"Loran's Dance" Idris Muhammad 7 Inch (Kudu)
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" Richard Evans Dealing With Hard Times (Atlantic)
"The Last Page" Phil Woods Musique du Bois (Muse)
"Listen & You'll See" The Crusaders Pass The Plate (Chisa)
"Homenaje a la Muerte" Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5 De Prepo (Whatmusic)
"Tema de Fatiga" Jazz Band de Free Ego (Whatmusic)
"Para Nosotros Solamente" Jorge Lopez Ruiz Viejas Raices (Trova)
"Crisis" Bobby Bryant Earth Dance (Pacific Jazz)
"Sunshower" Byron Morris & Unity Spiritual Jazz Vol. 6: Vocals (Jazzman)
"The Dude" Joe B. Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Scratch My Back" Soul Scratchers Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Tribute to Ruffian" Innerflight Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"Black Velvet Soul" Cookie Thomas & C.T. Band Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"The Provider" Seeds of Fufillment Praise Poems Vol. 2 (Tramp)
"Solemn Solitude" Seeds of Fufillment Praise Poems Vol. 1 (Tramp)
"Charity" The New Phil Woods Quartet New Music by the New Phil Woods Quartet (Testament)
"Double Bubble" The Crusaders Southern Comfort (Blue Thumb)
Windows of the Mind
Good stuff going on at the Groove this morning. We'll hear Seattle's finest, Overton Berry plus a nice samba from Jim Hall and some superfunky jazz from Victor Feldman. Plus, a couple from Belgian great Marc Moulin both with and without his crack band, Placebo and two great Japanese-only fusion sessions, one featuring Headhunters bassist Paul Jackson and another from Tatsuo Paulo accompanied by Herbie Hancock.
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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September 26, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Country Road" Merry Clayton Gimme Shelter (Ode)
"Thembi" Robert Aaron Trouble Man (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Simple Samba" Jim Hall Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
"Toledo Bagel" Paulinho da Costa Agora (Pablo)
"Waterboy" Overton Berry Trio At Seattle's Doubletree Inn (Jaro)
"Seeds" Sahib Shihab Seeds (Schema)
"Strings" Pat Martino Strings! (Prestige)
"Memories" Gijs Henriks/Stan Tracey Quartet Live Recordings (Waterland)
"Ham" Hank Crawford Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kudu)
"Come Together" Bobby Timmons Do You Know The Way? (Milestone)
"Rockavibabe" Victor Feldman Your Smile (Choice)
"Forty Days" Billy Brooks Windows of the Mind (Crossover)
"In Memory Of" Randy Weston Tanjah (Polydor)
"You've Got Me Hummin'" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music on Vinyl)
"Le Beau Galop" Marc Moulin Sam Suffy (CBS)
"Onde Anda O Meu Amor" Azymuth featuring Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"The City Bump" Jack McDuff The Fourth Dimension (Cadet)
"Star Borne" Johnny Hammond Gambler's Life (Salvation)
"Polarizer" Joe Thomas Feelin's From Within (Groove Merchant)
"Mr. Spock's Revenge" Michael Tatsuo Paulo "Tats" in the Rainbow (Trio)
"Funk Times Three" Paul Jackson Black Octopus (East World)
"Intergalactic Love Song" Charles Earland Odyssey (Mercury)
"Delta Six/Brighter Days" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
Jazz & Rare Grooves
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September 26, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Country Road" Merry Clayton Gimme Shelter (Ode)
"Thembi" Robert Aaron Trouble Man (Heavenly Sweetness)
"Simple Samba" Jim Hall Where Would I Be? (Milestone)
"Toledo Bagel" Paulinho da Costa Agora (Pablo)
"Waterboy" Overton Berry Trio At Seattle's Doubletree Inn (Jaro)
"Seeds" Sahib Shihab Seeds (Schema)
"Strings" Pat Martino Strings! (Prestige)
"Memories" Gijs Henriks/Stan Tracey Quartet Live Recordings (Waterland)
"Ham" Hank Crawford Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kudu)
"Come Together" Bobby Timmons Do You Know The Way? (Milestone)
"Rockavibabe" Victor Feldman Your Smile (Choice)
"Forty Days" Billy Brooks Windows of the Mind (Crossover)
"In Memory Of" Randy Weston Tanjah (Polydor)
"You've Got Me Hummin'" Placebo Ball of Eyes (Music on Vinyl)
"Le Beau Galop" Marc Moulin Sam Suffy (CBS)
"Onde Anda O Meu Amor" Azymuth featuring Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"The City Bump" Jack McDuff The Fourth Dimension (Cadet)
"Star Borne" Johnny Hammond Gambler's Life (Salvation)
"Polarizer" Joe Thomas Feelin's From Within (Groove Merchant)
"Mr. Spock's Revenge" Michael Tatsuo Paulo "Tats" in the Rainbow (Trio)
"Funk Times Three" Paul Jackson Black Octopus (East World)
"Intergalactic Love Song" Charles Earland Odyssey (Mercury)
"Delta Six/Brighter Days" Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
Rakin' & Scrapin'
Good things going on the Groove this morning. Looking at a new one from Quantic, entitled the Western Transient, a surprisingly mellow spiritual jazz affair and one of my favorite new releases of 2015. Plus, a set of Swedish jazz fusion featuring Janne Schaffer, some mellow Brazilian jazz including one from Baden Powell, lost organ funk from Bu Pleasant, and loooong one to celebrate the birthday of Cannonball Adderley! Come on in!
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
September 19, 2015
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" Jerome Richardson Groove Merchant (Verve)
"Rakin' & Scrapin'" Harold Mabern Rakin' & Scrapin' (Prestige)
"Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" Walter Strerath Fly To Brazil (Be)
"Ode To Billie Joe" Karin Krog Don't Just Sing: Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"Consolação" Sergio Mendes Trio featuring Rosinha de Valença Brasil '65 (Capitol)
"Rapaz de Bem" Baden Powell Quartet Vol. 1 (Barclay)
"Aruanda" Wanda de Sah Softly (Capitol)
"Stick With It" Ray Bryant Sound Ray (Cadet)
"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" Gary Burton Good Vibes (Atlantic)
"I Take What I Want" Sam & Dave Hold On, I'm Coming (Atlantic)
"The Human Abstract" David Axelrod Songs of Experience (Capitol)
"Mirzan" The Western Transient A New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Leroy & The Lion" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"African Rumble" Timo Lassy The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy (Schema)
"Charisma (She's Got)" Cal Tjaer Last Bolero in Berkeley (Fantasy)
"Praise Poems" Warmth Praise Poems Vol. 1: A Journey into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Opus for O.P." Bu Pleasant Ms. Bu (Muse)
"Rain Every Thursday" Bobby Hutcherson Natural Illusions (Blue Note)
"Lean On Me" Gene Harris Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Blue Note)
"The Call" Michael Howell In The Silence (Milestone)
"Moondial" Les DeMerle Transfusion (Dobre)
"Glimpse" Bruut! Fire (Music on Vinyl)
"Home Is Where The Hatred Is" Esther Phillips From a Whisper to a Scream (Kudu)
"Second Line Strut" Bjorn J:son Lindh Boogie Woogie (Metronome)
"Harvest Machine" Janne Schaffer The Chinese (Vertigo)
"Dan Den Vi Sket" Svenska Löd AB Hörselmat (Figaro)
"The Black Messiah" Cannonball Adderley The Black Messiah (Capitol)
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
September 19, 2015
Stream from WFDU archives (expires after a few weeks after original broadcast)
Stream on Mixcloud
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" Jerome Richardson Groove Merchant (Verve)
"Rakin' & Scrapin'" Harold Mabern Rakin' & Scrapin' (Prestige)
"Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" Walter Strerath Fly To Brazil (Be)
"Ode To Billie Joe" Karin Krog Don't Just Sing: Anthology 1963-1999 (Light in the Attic)
"Consolação" Sergio Mendes Trio featuring Rosinha de Valença Brasil '65 (Capitol)
"Rapaz de Bem" Baden Powell Quartet Vol. 1 (Barclay)
"Aruanda" Wanda de Sah Softly (Capitol)
"Stick With It" Ray Bryant Sound Ray (Cadet)
"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" Gary Burton Good Vibes (Atlantic)
"I Take What I Want" Sam & Dave Hold On, I'm Coming (Atlantic)
"The Human Abstract" David Axelrod Songs of Experience (Capitol)
"Mirzan" The Western Transient A New Constellation (Tru Thoughts)
"Leroy & The Lion" Menagerie They Shall Inherit (Tru Thoughts)
"African Rumble" Timo Lassy The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy (Schema)
"Charisma (She's Got)" Cal Tjaer Last Bolero in Berkeley (Fantasy)
"Praise Poems" Warmth Praise Poems Vol. 1: A Journey into Deep Soulful Jazz & Funk from the 1970s (Tramp)
"Opus for O.P." Bu Pleasant Ms. Bu (Muse)
"Rain Every Thursday" Bobby Hutcherson Natural Illusions (Blue Note)
"Lean On Me" Gene Harris Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Blue Note)
"The Call" Michael Howell In The Silence (Milestone)
"Moondial" Les DeMerle Transfusion (Dobre)
"Glimpse" Bruut! Fire (Music on Vinyl)
"Home Is Where The Hatred Is" Esther Phillips From a Whisper to a Scream (Kudu)
"Second Line Strut" Bjorn J:son Lindh Boogie Woogie (Metronome)
"Harvest Machine" Janne Schaffer The Chinese (Vertigo)
"Dan Den Vi Sket" Svenska Löd AB Hörselmat (Figaro)
"The Black Messiah" Cannonball Adderley The Black Messiah (Capitol)
And we're back...
Happy to report that the venerable Mt. Airy Groove is
resurfacing after a one year absence from the airwaves! Indeed, the
vinyl stacks of the Groove will now make their home on Saturday mornings
from 7am-10am on 89.1 WFDU-HD2 in Teaneck, NJ, also home to Farleigh
Dickinson University (Go Knights...!).
New York area folks are able to listen to the show on the HD2 channel of 89.1 on the FM dial. For listeners beyond the FM listening range or without a HD radio, the show is available to stream at www.wfdu.fm -- just click on the "HD2 -- Jazz and What's More" tab. The easy to use WFDU app is also available in the Mac and Android app stores. The show is also available to stream via Sonos through the TuneIn Radio app. Plenty of ways to sit in!
And for this week's episode...
The Mt. Airy Groove returns to the airwaves this morning with a fresh stack of wax. Got a whole bunch of great international electric jazz with me including Quintonal of Montreal, Mighty Mighty of Finland and Joe Haider of Germany. Also, got some funky stuff from Seldon Powell, Eddie Russ and Houston Person!
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Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
September 12, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"God Only Knows" Gary McFarland Orchestra Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon? (Skye)
"Good Morning" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Dawn" Kenny Barron From Sunset To Dawn (Muse)
"Jungle Strut" De Deeldeliers Deeldelirium (Spotlight)
"Seasons" Joe Haider Trio Café de Pyrénnées (Be)
"Opus de Funk" Milt Jackson Goodbye (CTI)
"The Blues" Sadao Watanabe Takuya Fukioka Presents Let's Swing Now (Victor)
"Moanin'" Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio Live At The Misty (Three Blind Mice)
"Acid Funk Reprise" Sonny Stitt Goin' Down Slow (Prestige)
"Messin'" Seldon Powell Messin' With Seldon Powell (Encounter)
"Cantaloupe Island" Howard Roberts Spinning Wheel (Capitol)
"Cigar Eddie" Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters Burn! (Légère Recordings)
"Crazy 'Bout You Baby" Ike & Tina Turner Sixteen Great Performances (ABC)
"Just a Little Bit" Luis Gasca Little Giants (Atlantic)
"Let's Stay Together" Julius Brockington Sophisticated Funk (Today)
"Shamading" Eddie Russ Fresh Out (Soul Jazz/Jazz Masters)
"House On Elm Street" Harold Johnson Sextet + House On Elm Street (Revue)
"Things Go Better" The Freedom Sounds Featuring Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic)
"And I Love Her" Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang on Ramsey! (Cadet)
"Bowing-Bowing" Jean-Luc Ponty & Stephane Grappelli Violin Summit (Everest)
"Seventh Sign" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Start Different" Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra Elastic Menu (MPS)
"Marie-Jo" Quintonal Quintonal (Jazz Aggression)
"The Great Escape" Larry Coryell Barefoot Boy (Flying Dutchman)
"Pain" Houston Person The Real Thing (Eastbound)
New York area folks are able to listen to the show on the HD2 channel of 89.1 on the FM dial. For listeners beyond the FM listening range or without a HD radio, the show is available to stream at www.wfdu.fm -- just click on the "HD2 -- Jazz and What's More" tab. The easy to use WFDU app is also available in the Mac and Android app stores. The show is also available to stream via Sonos through the TuneIn Radio app. Plenty of ways to sit in!
And for this week's episode...
The Mt. Airy Groove returns to the airwaves this morning with a fresh stack of wax. Got a whole bunch of great international electric jazz with me including Quintonal of Montreal, Mighty Mighty of Finland and Joe Haider of Germany. Also, got some funky stuff from Seldon Powell, Eddie Russ and Houston Person!
Stream on Mixcloud
Mt. Airy Groove
Saturdays, 7am-10am
89.1 WFDU-HD2
www.wfdu.fm
September 12, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"God Only Knows" Gary McFarland Orchestra Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon? (Skye)
"Good Morning" Robert Glasper Trio Covered: Live at Capitol Studios (Blue Note)
"Dawn" Kenny Barron From Sunset To Dawn (Muse)
"Jungle Strut" De Deeldeliers Deeldelirium (Spotlight)
"Seasons" Joe Haider Trio Café de Pyrénnées (Be)
"Opus de Funk" Milt Jackson Goodbye (CTI)
"The Blues" Sadao Watanabe Takuya Fukioka Presents Let's Swing Now (Victor)
"Moanin'" Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio Live At The Misty (Three Blind Mice)
"Acid Funk Reprise" Sonny Stitt Goin' Down Slow (Prestige)
"Messin'" Seldon Powell Messin' With Seldon Powell (Encounter)
"Cantaloupe Island" Howard Roberts Spinning Wheel (Capitol)
"Cigar Eddie" Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters Burn! (Légère Recordings)
"Crazy 'Bout You Baby" Ike & Tina Turner Sixteen Great Performances (ABC)
"Just a Little Bit" Luis Gasca Little Giants (Atlantic)
"Let's Stay Together" Julius Brockington Sophisticated Funk (Today)
"Shamading" Eddie Russ Fresh Out (Soul Jazz/Jazz Masters)
"House On Elm Street" Harold Johnson Sextet + House On Elm Street (Revue)
"Things Go Better" The Freedom Sounds Featuring Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic)
"And I Love Her" Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang on Ramsey! (Cadet)
"Bowing-Bowing" Jean-Luc Ponty & Stephane Grappelli Violin Summit (Everest)
"Seventh Sign" Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
"Start Different" Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra Elastic Menu (MPS)
"Marie-Jo" Quintonal Quintonal (Jazz Aggression)
"The Great Escape" Larry Coryell Barefoot Boy (Flying Dutchman)
"Pain" Houston Person The Real Thing (Eastbound)
Mama Told Me Not To Come.
Over the next few months Neu-Matic will be welcoming guest DJs into the studio to share whole realms of music you aren't hearing anywhere else. We'll even have some former G-town Radio programmers bring their shows back for one day.
Mt. Airy Groove is back in the saddle with Neu-Matic and a nice sack of vinyl. Long time host of G-town Radio's Mt. Airy Groove, Ian Ranzer, has got some good stuff to bring your way: a live one from the Greg Foat Group, a great set of Belgian funk, and some later funky work from Cedar Walton. Most importantly, he's got the new D'Angelo on wax! Come nod your head for a few hours...
So It Goes...March 15, 2015
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" Wilson Pickett Don't Knock My Love (Atlantic)
"The Chair Dance" Rob Agerbeek Quintet Home Run (Medium)
"People Make The World Go 'Round" Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
"Destroy The Nihilistic Picnic" The London Experimental Jazz Quartet Spiritual Jazz Vol. 5: The World (Jazzman)
"Sufferin' City" Barbara Lynn Here Is Barbara Lynn (Atlantic/Light in the Attic)
"The Poet" Olli Ahvenlahti The Poet (Love)
"Way Back Home" Top Soul Fusion (Alba)
"Yours is the Light" Paz Kev Beadle Presents Private Collection Vol. 2: More Independent Jazz Sound From The Seventies & Eighties (BBE)
"Funky Fanfare" Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club, London (Jazzman)
"Feelin' Alright" Rare Earth Get Ready (Rare Earth/Motown)
"Sugah Daddy" D'Angelo & The Vanguard Black Messiah (RCA)
"Scrabble" Rene Costy & His Orchestra Funky Chicken Part 2: Belgian Grooves From The 70's (SDBAN)
"Libirum" Chicken Curry & His Pop Percussion Orchestra Funky Chicken Part 1: Belgian Grooves From The 70's (SDBAN)
"Solemn Solitude" Seeds of Fulfillment Praise Poems: A Journey Into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk From the 1970s (Tramp)
"I'm Just Like You" 6IX I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70 (Stone Flower/Light in the Attic)
"Jacob's Ladder" Cedar Walton Animation (Columbia)
"Beyond Mobius" The Coolin' System Refrigerate After Opening (GED Soul)
"Ordinary Pain" Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life (Tamla/Motown)
"Tidal Wave" Ronnie Laws Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note)
"The Weight" Aretha Franklin This Girl's In Love With You (Atlantic)
Best of 2014 Funky Vinyl Releases.
Got no radio show these days to share with you, so I guess I'll take to the written word.
These albums are in no particular order. Sure, I have my favorites, but music is not a competition!
As always, this show/post is subtitled albums on my radar. There are definitely other great LPs out there I didn't buy.
Dig in!
NEW RELEASES
Dope Gems Neck Snappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
A sweeeeet slice of electric funky jazz, recorded in France this year. DopeGems' got a great head for late '70s samples, too, including a cool cover of the smoothed out Isley Brothers tune that inspired Ice Cube's "Good Day."
Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
Been a big year for Black Jazz records, but Calvin Keys was still going strong, putting out this strong LP on Wide Hive Records. Revisits Shawneeq, too.
Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
Fans of the Mt. Airy Groove know I'm a sucker for Scandanavian Jazz and Finland's Mighty Mighty is a excellent mix of jazz and funk, lead by keyboardist Kari Setala.
DeRobert & The Half Truths I’m Tryin’ (GED Soul)
Coolin’ System Refrigerate After Opening (GED Soul)
Two nice sophomore albums from GED Soul, a nice dusty imprint based in Nashville. DeRobert of the Half-Truths pulled it together with a slice of modern Nashville soul, and the Coolin' System forged ahead with an album featuring covers of Lou Donaldson & Cedar Walton.
Mulatu Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
The seemingly ageless Mulatu is still putting out great albums, again collaborating with the Steps Ahead band. (This may have come out in 2013, but I don't think vinyl copies came to the US until this year. Or not.)
Timo Lassy Live With Lassy (Schema)
More great jazz from Finland, the 4th from the hometown tenor hero, this time live in a Helsinki club right after the release of 2012's In With Lassy.
Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club (Jazzman)
Once again, the Greg Foat group comes out of nowhere with the first LP recorded at London's Playboy Club in 35 years. The Greg Foat group is easily one of the finest jazz groups out there today. Me & Pags are roadtripping to London to see them at their weekly residency at the Playboy...who's in?
Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics Jaiyede Afro (Strut)
Melvin Van Peebles & The Heliocentrics The Last Transmission (NowAgain)
Malcolm Catto is my one of my favorite modern drummer along with his Heliocentrics crew. Never content to stick in one bag, London combo once again collaborated with a Afrobeat legend, this time Nigeria's Orlando Julius. Then they joined forces with the wild Melvin Van Peebles for a trip to outer space, featuring spoken word from Sweetback himself. Very, very strange stuff.
Badbadnotgood III (Innovative Leisure)
Similar to like-minded bands as The Stepkids, Badbadbadnotgood turns jazz on its head and makes progressive, modern sounding music.
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Cold World (Daptone)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
The Budos Band Burnt Offering (Daptone)
The Brooklyn-based Daptone label is still going strong, culminating in a Soul Revue at the Apollo Theater in early December. Though none of these new releases from these veteran bands stray very far from their usual sound, it's good to see a label still focusing on real soul music. And we're glad that Sharon Jones is healthy!
Lee Fields Emma Jean (Truth & Soul)
Still going strong since the salad days of Desco Records, Lee's latest offering is less deep funk and more steeped in Southern soul.
Stanton Moore Conversations (Royal Potato)
This is the first straight ahead jazz album from the longtime drummer of Galactic. A very nice New Orleans-inspired piano trio.
Karl Hector & The Malcouns Unstraight Ahead (NowAgain)
Karl Hector & The Malcouns are the left field AfroBeat alias of the German funk legends The Poets of Rhythm.
BEST OF THE REST: COMPS & REISSUES.
Jef Gilson & Malagasy Jef Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
French jazz legend Jef Gilson was always intrigued by exotic sounds and foreign musicians. He traveled to Madagascar in the early '70s to record with the local group, Malagasy, compiled on five LPs by Jazzman Records, who do indeed live by their motto, "we dig deeper."
J.B.’s These Are The J.B.’s (Now Again)
Sure, this isn't the tightest JB's record, but the dearth of recordings from this short-lived lineup of the JB’s, featuring a young Bootsy Collins and his under-appreciated brother, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, make this important. Plus…didja know "The Grunt" featured this incarnation of the group? I didn't!
Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
I'll admit that Stanton Davis isn't for everyone, but his High Jazz album is one of my all-time favorites. Isis Voyage features a few new tracks and alternate versions from the same sessions.
Joe McPhee Nation Time (J Records/Bo Weavil)
Fusing R&B and free jazz is no easy proposal and few artists were successful in their attempts. Enter Joe McPhee and his mind-blowing “Shakey Jake” which grooves like a Prestige organ session featuring Alber Ayler without getting too far out that it's unpalatable.
Barbara Lynn Here Is Barbara Lynn (Atlantic/Light in the Attic)
You’ll be hard pressed to find another left handed female guitarist/singer on the Atlantic label. A classic slice of late ’60’s soul.
Sly Stone & Others I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 (Light in the Attic)
In between 1969's Stand! and 1970's masterpiece There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly started his own side label, Stone Flower. This compilation brings together the short-lived label's complete output, plus a few unreleased tracks and takes, most featuring Sly on the Maestro Rhythm King drum machine, one of the first artists to experiement with the then new technology. If you love There's a Riot Goin' On, then this is for you.
The Brothers & Sisters Dylan’s Gospel (Light in the Attic)
Famed producer Lou Adler put together an all-star band of session players and singers (including Merry Clayton), giving classic and lesser known Dylan tunes the gospel treatment.
Miles Davis Miles at the Fillmore 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (Columbia Legacy)
The bootleg series just keeps on giving, this time giving us the complete Fillmore concerts that found Miles opening for Neil Young and Laura Nyro. Though these concerts have been released before, the sounds here is far, far superior than the original Teo Macero produced originals and includes over 100 minutes of unreleased music.
Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
DJ Amir's 180 Proof imprint is dedicated to releasing high quality "reissues" of the legendary Detroit based Strata Records, a sister label to the better known Strata East. Though it's unclear if any of the four albums in the 180 Proof discography were ever actually released in the '70's, this album of spiritual jazz makes the question moot.
These albums are in no particular order. Sure, I have my favorites, but music is not a competition!
As always, this show/post is subtitled albums on my radar. There are definitely other great LPs out there I didn't buy.
Dig in!
NEW RELEASES
Dope Gems Neck Snappin' (Heavenly Sweetness)
A sweeeeet slice of electric funky jazz, recorded in France this year. DopeGems' got a great head for late '70s samples, too, including a cool cover of the smoothed out Isley Brothers tune that inspired Ice Cube's "Good Day."
Calvin Keys Electric Keys (Wide Hive)
Been a big year for Black Jazz records, but Calvin Keys was still going strong, putting out this strong LP on Wide Hive Records. Revisits Shawneeq, too.
Mighty Mighty See The Light (Schema)
Fans of the Mt. Airy Groove know I'm a sucker for Scandanavian Jazz and Finland's Mighty Mighty is a excellent mix of jazz and funk, lead by keyboardist Kari Setala.
DeRobert & The Half Truths I’m Tryin’ (GED Soul)
Coolin’ System Refrigerate After Opening (GED Soul)
Two nice sophomore albums from GED Soul, a nice dusty imprint based in Nashville. DeRobert of the Half-Truths pulled it together with a slice of modern Nashville soul, and the Coolin' System forged ahead with an album featuring covers of Lou Donaldson & Cedar Walton.
Mulatu Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village)
The seemingly ageless Mulatu is still putting out great albums, again collaborating with the Steps Ahead band. (This may have come out in 2013, but I don't think vinyl copies came to the US until this year. Or not.)
Timo Lassy Live With Lassy (Schema)
More great jazz from Finland, the 4th from the hometown tenor hero, this time live in a Helsinki club right after the release of 2012's In With Lassy.
Greg Foat Group Live at the Playboy Club (Jazzman)
Once again, the Greg Foat group comes out of nowhere with the first LP recorded at London's Playboy Club in 35 years. The Greg Foat group is easily one of the finest jazz groups out there today. Me & Pags are roadtripping to London to see them at their weekly residency at the Playboy...who's in?
Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics Jaiyede Afro (Strut)
Melvin Van Peebles & The Heliocentrics The Last Transmission (NowAgain)
Malcolm Catto is my one of my favorite modern drummer along with his Heliocentrics crew. Never content to stick in one bag, London combo once again collaborated with a Afrobeat legend, this time Nigeria's Orlando Julius. Then they joined forces with the wild Melvin Van Peebles for a trip to outer space, featuring spoken word from Sweetback himself. Very, very strange stuff.
Badbadnotgood III (Innovative Leisure)
Similar to like-minded bands as The Stepkids, Badbadbadnotgood turns jazz on its head and makes progressive, modern sounding music.
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens Cold World (Daptone)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give The People What They Want (Daptone)
The Budos Band Burnt Offering (Daptone)
The Brooklyn-based Daptone label is still going strong, culminating in a Soul Revue at the Apollo Theater in early December. Though none of these new releases from these veteran bands stray very far from their usual sound, it's good to see a label still focusing on real soul music. And we're glad that Sharon Jones is healthy!
Lee Fields Emma Jean (Truth & Soul)
Still going strong since the salad days of Desco Records, Lee's latest offering is less deep funk and more steeped in Southern soul.
Stanton Moore Conversations (Royal Potato)
This is the first straight ahead jazz album from the longtime drummer of Galactic. A very nice New Orleans-inspired piano trio.
Karl Hector & The Malcouns Unstraight Ahead (NowAgain)
Karl Hector & The Malcouns are the left field AfroBeat alias of the German funk legends The Poets of Rhythm.
BEST OF THE REST: COMPS & REISSUES.
Jef Gilson & Malagasy Jef Gilson et Malagasy (Jazzman)
French jazz legend Jef Gilson was always intrigued by exotic sounds and foreign musicians. He traveled to Madagascar in the early '70s to record with the local group, Malagasy, compiled on five LPs by Jazzman Records, who do indeed live by their motto, "we dig deeper."
J.B.’s These Are The J.B.’s (Now Again)
Sure, this isn't the tightest JB's record, but the dearth of recordings from this short-lived lineup of the JB’s, featuring a young Bootsy Collins and his under-appreciated brother, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, make this important. Plus…didja know "The Grunt" featured this incarnation of the group? I didn't!
Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)
I'll admit that Stanton Davis isn't for everyone, but his High Jazz album is one of my all-time favorites. Isis Voyage features a few new tracks and alternate versions from the same sessions.
Joe McPhee Nation Time (J Records/Bo Weavil)
Fusing R&B and free jazz is no easy proposal and few artists were successful in their attempts. Enter Joe McPhee and his mind-blowing “Shakey Jake” which grooves like a Prestige organ session featuring Alber Ayler without getting too far out that it's unpalatable.
Barbara Lynn Here Is Barbara Lynn (Atlantic/Light in the Attic)
You’ll be hard pressed to find another left handed female guitarist/singer on the Atlantic label. A classic slice of late ’60’s soul.
Sly Stone & Others I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 (Light in the Attic)
In between 1969's Stand! and 1970's masterpiece There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly started his own side label, Stone Flower. This compilation brings together the short-lived label's complete output, plus a few unreleased tracks and takes, most featuring Sly on the Maestro Rhythm King drum machine, one of the first artists to experiement with the then new technology. If you love There's a Riot Goin' On, then this is for you.
The Brothers & Sisters Dylan’s Gospel (Light in the Attic)
Famed producer Lou Adler put together an all-star band of session players and singers (including Merry Clayton), giving classic and lesser known Dylan tunes the gospel treatment.
Miles Davis Miles at the Fillmore 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (Columbia Legacy)
The bootleg series just keeps on giving, this time giving us the complete Fillmore concerts that found Miles opening for Neil Young and Laura Nyro. Though these concerts have been released before, the sounds here is far, far superior than the original Teo Macero produced originals and includes over 100 minutes of unreleased music.
Maulawi Orotunds (Strata/180 Proof)
DJ Amir's 180 Proof imprint is dedicated to releasing high quality "reissues" of the legendary Detroit based Strata Records, a sister label to the better known Strata East. Though it's unclear if any of the four albums in the 180 Proof discography were ever actually released in the '70's, this album of spiritual jazz makes the question moot.
End of an era.
Come sit in with the Groove at special time this Sunday morning for
the final episode! Sadly, this will mark the end of the line for the
Mt. Airy Groove at GtownRadio. It's been a fine 4 years of spinnin'
vinyl! Thank you very much to all who tuned in!
Gonna say goodbye by paying tribute to the glory days of classic rock radio...Mt. Airy Groove-style! Labels in the early '70s were always trying to hit the jackpot by covering a recent rock hit and although it didn't always work, we dug out some of the best of 'em. We'll have jazz and soul covers of great classic rock tunes from the likes of the Stones, Dylan, Hendrix, and of course, the Beatles, along with some surprisingly deep covers of The Standells, The Box Tops and the Troggs!
Mt. Airy Groove presents Classic Rock Radio
Sunday, August 3rd @10AM
GtownRadio.com
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
August 3, 2014...the final frontier!
HERE TO DOWNLOAD
HERE TO STREAM
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"With A Little Help From My Friends" Steve Cropper With A Little Help From My Friends (Volt) THE BEATLES/JOE COCKER
"Sunshine of Your Love" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS) CREAM
"Up From The Skies" The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA)
JIMI HENDRIX
"Gimme Shelter" Cal Tjader Gimme Shelter (Fantasy) ROLLING STONES
"The Letter" Al Green Green Is Blues (Hi) THE BOX TOPS
"American Pie" Groove Holmes American Pie (Groove Merchant)
DON MCLEAN
"Femme Fetale" Aloe Blacc Good Things (Stonesthrow)
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
"Dirty Water" The Sugarman 3 What The World Needs Now (Daptone)
THE STANDELLS
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific Jazz)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
"Rich Girl" Nina Simone Baltimore (CTI) HALL & OATES
"Lowdown in Lodi" Freddie King Texas Cannonball (Shelter)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
"White Rabbit" George Benson White Rabbit (CTI) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
"Something" Charles Kynard Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (Prestige)
THE BEATLES
"Girl From The North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic) BOB DYLAN
"For What It's Worth" Lou Rawls Feelin' Good (Capitol)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
"Wild Thing" Armando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye) THE TROGGS
"Feelin' Alright" Trinidad Oil Company Blue Juice Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
TRAFFIC/JOE COCKER
"Do It Again" Deodato & Airto In Concert (CTI) STEELY DAN
"Light My Fire" Jackie Wilson Super Breaks Vol. 1 (BGP) THE DOORS
"Born To Be Wild" Wilson Pickett The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. 2 (Atlantic) STEPPENWOLF
"Whole Lotta Love" Dennis Coffey Evolution (Sussex) LED ZEPPELIN
"Southern Man" Merry Clayton Merry Claryton (Ode) NEIL YOUNG
"Power of Soul" Idris Muhammad Power of Soul (Kudu) JIMI HENDRIX
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
NORMAN GREENBAUM
"Eight Miles High" Steve Marcus Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex)
THE BYRDS
"Moonlight Mile" Lee Fields Faithful Man (Truth & Soul) ROLLING STONES
"Woodstock" Barry Miles White Heat (Mainstream)
CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" George Benson The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M)
THE BEATLES
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions This Generation (Stonesthrow) VAN HALEN
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted & Black (Atlantic)
ELTON JOHN
"Daniel" Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones Black Whip (Prestige) ELTON JOHN
"Bad Side of the Moon" Bo Diddley Another Dimension (Chess) ELTON JOHN
"Summer in the City" Quincy Jones You Got It Bad Girl (A&M)
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL
"I Just Dropped In" The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone) THE FIRST EDITION
"Hang On Sloopy" Ramsey Lewis Newly Recorded, All-Time, Non-Stop Golden Hits (CBS) THE MCCOYS
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode)
BOB DYLAN/JIMI HENDRIX
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu) THE EAGLES
"Down By The River" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury) NEIL YOUNG
"Sunshine Superman" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy) DONOVAN
"Both Sides Now" Gabor Szabo 1969 (Skye) JONI MITCHELL
"Rocky Raccoon" Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo Lena & Gabor (Skye)
THE BEATLES
"Look Out Cleveland" Odell Brown Free Delivery (Cadet) THE BAND
"Evil Ways" Cal Tjader Tjader (Fantasy) SANTANA
"Gimme Some Lovin'" Funk, Inc. Priced To Sell (Prestige)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
"Fly Like An Eagle" Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound Return of the Candyman (Blue Note) STEVE MILLER BAND
"California Dreamin'" Eddie Hazel Games, Dames, & Guitar Thangs (Reprise)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
"Country Road" Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston (Island) JOHN DENVER
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
JAMES TAYLOR/CAROL KING
Gonna say goodbye by paying tribute to the glory days of classic rock radio...Mt. Airy Groove-style! Labels in the early '70s were always trying to hit the jackpot by covering a recent rock hit and although it didn't always work, we dug out some of the best of 'em. We'll have jazz and soul covers of great classic rock tunes from the likes of the Stones, Dylan, Hendrix, and of course, the Beatles, along with some surprisingly deep covers of The Standells, The Box Tops and the Troggs!
Mt. Airy Groove presents Classic Rock Radio
Sunday, August 3rd @10AM
GtownRadio.com
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.
August 3, 2014...the final frontier!
HERE TO DOWNLOAD
HERE TO STREAM
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"With A Little Help From My Friends" Steve Cropper With A Little Help From My Friends (Volt) THE BEATLES/JOE COCKER
"Sunshine of Your Love" Ella Fitzgerald Watch What Happens (MPS) CREAM
"Up From The Skies" The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays The Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA)
JIMI HENDRIX
"Gimme Shelter" Cal Tjader Gimme Shelter (Fantasy) ROLLING STONES
"The Letter" Al Green Green Is Blues (Hi) THE BOX TOPS
"American Pie" Groove Holmes American Pie (Groove Merchant)
DON MCLEAN
"Femme Fetale" Aloe Blacc Good Things (Stonesthrow)
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
"Dirty Water" The Sugarman 3 What The World Needs Now (Daptone)
THE STANDELLS
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific Jazz)
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
"Rich Girl" Nina Simone Baltimore (CTI) HALL & OATES
"Lowdown in Lodi" Freddie King Texas Cannonball (Shelter)
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
"White Rabbit" George Benson White Rabbit (CTI) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
"Something" Charles Kynard Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) (Prestige)
THE BEATLES
"Girl From The North Country" Howard Tate Howard Tate (Atlantic) BOB DYLAN
"For What It's Worth" Lou Rawls Feelin' Good (Capitol)
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
"Wild Thing" Armando Peraza Wild Thing (Skye) THE TROGGS
"Feelin' Alright" Trinidad Oil Company Blue Juice Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
TRAFFIC/JOE COCKER
"Do It Again" Deodato & Airto In Concert (CTI) STEELY DAN
"Light My Fire" Jackie Wilson Super Breaks Vol. 1 (BGP) THE DOORS
"Born To Be Wild" Wilson Pickett The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. 2 (Atlantic) STEPPENWOLF
"Whole Lotta Love" Dennis Coffey Evolution (Sussex) LED ZEPPELIN
"Southern Man" Merry Clayton Merry Claryton (Ode) NEIL YOUNG
"Power of Soul" Idris Muhammad Power of Soul (Kudu) JIMI HENDRIX
"Spirit in the Sky" The Stovall Sisters The Stovall Sisters (Reprise)
NORMAN GREENBAUM
"Eight Miles High" Steve Marcus Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex)
THE BYRDS
"Moonlight Mile" Lee Fields Faithful Man (Truth & Soul) ROLLING STONES
"Woodstock" Barry Miles White Heat (Mainstream)
CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" George Benson The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M)
THE BEATLES
"Janie's Cryin'" The Lions This Generation (Stonesthrow) VAN HALEN
"Border Song (Holy Moses)" Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted & Black (Atlantic)
ELTON JOHN
"Daniel" Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones Black Whip (Prestige) ELTON JOHN
"Bad Side of the Moon" Bo Diddley Another Dimension (Chess) ELTON JOHN
"Summer in the City" Quincy Jones You Got It Bad Girl (A&M)
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL
"I Just Dropped In" The Dap-Kings 7 Inch (Daptone) THE FIRST EDITION
"Hang On Sloopy" Ramsey Lewis Newly Recorded, All-Time, Non-Stop Golden Hits (CBS) THE MCCOYS
"All Along The Watchtower" The Brothers & Sisters Dylan's Gospel (Ode)
BOB DYLAN/JIMI HENDRIX
"Witchy Woman" Johnny Hammond The Prophet (Kudu) THE EAGLES
"Down By The River" Buddy Miles Them Changes (Mercury) NEIL YOUNG
"Sunshine Superman" Jerry Hahn Moses (Fantasy) DONOVAN
"Both Sides Now" Gabor Szabo 1969 (Skye) JONI MITCHELL
"Rocky Raccoon" Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo Lena & Gabor (Skye)
THE BEATLES
"Look Out Cleveland" Odell Brown Free Delivery (Cadet) THE BAND
"Evil Ways" Cal Tjader Tjader (Fantasy) SANTANA
"Gimme Some Lovin'" Funk, Inc. Priced To Sell (Prestige)
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
"Fly Like An Eagle" Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound Return of the Candyman (Blue Note) STEVE MILLER BAND
"California Dreamin'" Eddie Hazel Games, Dames, & Guitar Thangs (Reprise)
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
"Country Road" Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston (Island) JOHN DENVER
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live at the Bitter End 1971 (ATCO)
JAMES TAYLOR/CAROL KING
Crazy Samba.
With spring in the air and the World Cup in Brazil around the corner, let's spend two hours with one of my all-time favorites: Azymuth.
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12-2pm
GtownRadio.com
June 4, 2014
HERE TO STREAM
HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"What's Goin' On" Azymuth Spectrum (Milestone)
"Vôo Sobre O Horizonte" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Quanto Vale un Samba (What Price Samba)" Azymuth Telecommunication (Milestone)
"Valsa for Us" Azymuth Before We Forget (Far Out)
"Mentira" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Moreninha (Little Brunette)" Azymuth Tudo Bem (Intima)
"Aurora" Azymuth Aurora (Far Out)
"Montreux" Azymuth Rapid Transit (Milestone)
"Seems Like This" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"Young Embrace" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
"Onde Anda Meu Amor (Where Is My Love?)" Azymuth & Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"Melo da Cuica" Azymuth Pecado Capital (Som Livre)
"Festiva Nativa" Azymuth Cascades (Milestone)
"Livre Como Um Passaro (Free as a Bird)" Azymuth Partido Novo (Far Out)
"Circo Marimbondo" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Maracanã" Azymuth Outubro (Milestone)
"Tightrope Walker" Azymuth Tightrope Walker (Milestone)
"Guaratiba" Azymuth Carioca (Milestone)
"Previsão Do Tempo" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Morning" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"O Pescador" Azymuth Crazy Rhythm (Milestone)
"The Prisoner" Azymuth Flame (Milestone)
"Jazz Carnival" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12-2pm
GtownRadio.com
June 4, 2014
HERE TO STREAM
HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"What's Goin' On" Azymuth Spectrum (Milestone)
"Vôo Sobre O Horizonte" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Quanto Vale un Samba (What Price Samba)" Azymuth Telecommunication (Milestone)
"Valsa for Us" Azymuth Before We Forget (Far Out)
"Mentira" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Moreninha (Little Brunette)" Azymuth Tudo Bem (Intima)
"Aurora" Azymuth Aurora (Far Out)
"Montreux" Azymuth Rapid Transit (Milestone)
"Seems Like This" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"Young Embrace" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
"Onde Anda Meu Amor (Where Is My Love?)" Azymuth & Orlandivo Pieces of Ipanema (Far Out)
"Melo da Cuica" Azymuth Pecado Capital (Som Livre)
"Festiva Nativa" Azymuth Cascades (Milestone)
"Livre Como Um Passaro (Free as a Bird)" Azymuth Partido Novo (Far Out)
"Circo Marimbondo" Azymuth Águia Não Come Mosca (Atlantic)
"Maracanã" Azymuth Outubro (Milestone)
"Tightrope Walker" Azymuth Tightrope Walker (Milestone)
"Guaratiba" Azymuth Carioca (Milestone)
"Previsão Do Tempo" Marcos Valle & Azymuth Previsão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic/Odeon)
"Morning" Azymuth Azimuth (Far Out/Som Livre)
"O Pescador" Azymuth Crazy Rhythm (Milestone)
"The Prisoner" Azymuth Flame (Milestone)
"Jazz Carnival" Azymuth Light as a Feather (Milestone)
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