Mystery of Being.

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

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

October 19, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

"Cadets"  Jukka Eskola  Walkover  (Ricky Tick)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Wild Bird"  Hal Galper  Wild Bird  (Mainstream)

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

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

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

"Hornets"  Herbie Hancock  Sextant  (Columbia)

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How do you do?

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

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

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Seven Miles"  Will Sessions  Kindred  (The Few)

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

"Westchester Lady"  Bob James  Three  (CTI)

"The Runaway"  The Blackbyrds  The Blackbyrds  (Fantasy)

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

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

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Constellations.

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

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
Gtownradio.com
Like two sealed copies of Expansions.

October 5, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Constelacion"  Los Destellos  Constelacion  (Secret Stash)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Watermelon"  Common  Resurrection  (Relativity)

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Apples & Honey.

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

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

September 28, 2011 (5772)

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Stumpy Bossa Nova"  Coleman Hawkins  Desafinado  (Impulse)

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

"All Over"  Scott Bradford  Rock Slides  (Probe)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"A Patricia"  Los Destellos  Constelacion  (Secret Stash)

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

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

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

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

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

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Late Late Party.

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

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

September 14, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Gossip"  Cyril Neville  7 Inch  (Josie)

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

"Stick Buddy"  Nathan Davis  If  (Tomorrow International)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Pain"  Houston Person  The Real Thing  (Eastbound)

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Hotter than wasabi.

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

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Hotter than wasabi.

September 7, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

"Gotcha"  Bobby Hutcherson  Solo/Quartet  (Contemporary)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Blue Bossa"  Joe Henderson  In Japan  (Milestone)

"Somebody Samebody"  Kazumi Watanabe  Lonesome Cat  (Denon)

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

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

"New Native"  Masabumi Kikuchi  Susto  (Columbia)

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You've got it bad, girl.

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

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

August 31, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Acid"  Ray Barretto  Acid  (Fania)

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

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

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

"Master Rocker"  Bernard Wright  'Nard  (Arista)

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

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

***for Mark Ranzer

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Hot & Jumpy.

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

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

PS:  Dig Saucegirl's new flyer!

August 24, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Humpty Dump"  The Vibrettes  7 Inch  (BGP)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"My Rival"  Steely Dan  Gaucho  (MCA)

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

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

"Funky Tramway"  Janko Nilovic  Funky Tramway  (Vadim)

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

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

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Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy.

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

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

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

August 10, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

"Stones"  Larry Coryell  Fairyland  (Mega)

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

"John McLaughlin"  Miles Davis  Bitches Brew  (Columbia)

"Fusion"  Michal Urbaniak  Fusion  (Columbia)

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

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

"Lopsy Lu"  Stanley Clarke  Stanley Clarke  (Nemperor)

"Gattox"  Allan Holdsworth  Velvet Darkness  (CTI)

"Sofistifunk"  Return to Forever  No Mystery  (Polydor)

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Line Games"  Pat Martino  Joyous Lake  (Warner)

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

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Headless Heroes of the Loud Minority.

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

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

August 3, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Picking up on the E string.

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

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


July 27, 2011

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 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Red Clay"  Jack Wilkins  Windows  (Mainstream)

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

"Durem"  Lee Morgan  Taru  (Blue Note)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Web"  Hampton Hawes  Northern Windows  (Prestige)

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

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

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

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

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

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High Jazz.

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

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

July 20, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

"Sunny"  Pat Martino  Live!  (Muse)

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Sitting Bull"  Janko Nilovic  Funky Tramway  (Vadim)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Back from vacation with fresh new records from the Pacific Northwest.  Let's revisit the new Mowest compilation on Light in the Attic, which is a perfect sound track for these summer days, and check out another great reissue from the fine folks at Kindred Spirits, this time featuring Hal Singer & Jef Gilson.   Got two brand new releases from Nashville's G.E.D. Soul label, including jazz-funk from The Coolin' System and spacey beats from Magic In Threes.  Plus, the usual funkiness will ensue with music from Yusef Lateef, Eddie Senay, and Wilbert Longmire. Soul Junction Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm www.GtownRadio.com Who's gonna take the weight?  July 13, 2011  Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): "I Let a Good Man Go"  Patrinell Staten  7 Inch  (Sepia) "Scarborough Fair/Canticle"  Wilbert Longmire  Revolution  (World Pacific Jazz) "Mustang"  Curtis Amy  Mustang  (Verve) "Dig On It"  Jimmy McGriff  Soul Sugar  (Capitol) "Wind Your Clock"  Naomi Shelton featuring Cliff Driver  7 Inch  (Desco/Daptone) "Uncle Bessie"  Greg Foat Group  Dark Is The Sun  (Jazzman) "By My Side"  Sonny Stitt featuring Eddie Russ  Tornado  (Jazz Masters) "Musication"  Fitz Gore & The Talisman  Fitz Gore & The Talisman  (GorBra) "Libertarian"  Hal Singer & Jef Gilson  Soul of Africa  (Chant du Monde/Kindred Spirits) "Safari"  Eddy Senay  Step By Step  (Sussex) "Nick's Theme"  Magic In Threes  Magic In Threes  (G.E.D. Soul) "Who's Gonna Take The Weight"  The Coolin' System  The Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul) "So Long Donkey"  The Sugarman 3  Soul Donkey  (Desco) "Lonely For You Baby"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere) "Real Woman"  The Burner Lee Austin  7 Inch  (People) "Give Me Your Love"  The Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic) "Mushmouth"  Yusef Lateef  The Doctor Is In...And Out  (Atlantic) "Dig Deep In Your Soul"  Bobby Boyd Congress  Bobby Boyd Congress  (Okapi/Vadim) "Past Present & Future"  Demon Fuzz  Afreaka!  (Janus) "Adam Nana"  K. Frimpong & Vis-a-Vis  K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Continental/Secret Stash) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Mowest, young man.

  
Tonight on Soul Junction...west coast soul from the Mowest label, a short lived subsidiary of the mighty Motown Records, from a recent compilation from Light in the Attic.  Plus, we'll feature the recent issue of Wax Poetics, including music from Ramsey Lewis, Roy C., Bobby Womack and some early Earth, Wind & Fire. 
Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm

Ladies & gentlemen...we have The Honeydrippers in the house tonight.

June 29, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love"  Odyssey  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

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

"Love-Out"  The Freedom Sounds featuring Wayne Henderson  Soul Sound System  (Atlantic)

"Comin' Home Baby"  Vasa-Matti Loiri  4 + 20  (Porter)

"Gun"  Gil Scott-Heron  Reflections  (Arista)

"Bold & Black"  Ramsey Lewis Trio  Another Voyage  (Cadet)

"Forty Days"    Billy Brooks  Windows of the Mind  (Crossover)

"Soulsville"  Isaac Hayes  Shaft  (Enterprise)

"Sweetback's Theme"  Brer Soul & Earth, Wind & Fire  Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song  (Stax)

"Act Like A Shotgun"  G.C. Cameron   Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story  (Mowest/Light in the Attic)

"Blue's Blues"  Blue Mitchell  Blue's Blues  (Mainstream)

"Opus De Soul"  Steve Cropper, Albert King & Pops Staples  Jammed Together  (Stax)

"Funky To The Bone"  Freddi/Henchi & The Soul Setters  7 Inch  (Reprise)

"Past Time Paradise"  Martik  Persian Funk  (Secret Stash)

"Just A Little Communication"  Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack  High Contrast  (Blue Thumb)

"Black Maybe"  Syreeta  Syreeta  (Mowest)

"Uncle Jemima"  Stone Alliance  Heads Up  (PM)

"Blue Pearl"  Semuta  Semuta  (Lee Lambert/Whatmusic)

"L.A. Sunshine"  War  Platinum Jazz  (Blue Note)

"Impeach The President"  The Honeydrippers  12 Inch  (Funky Delicacies)

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Sun, Moon, and....THUNDERFIST.

Tonight on Soul Junction...let's dip back into the new releases from The Greg Foat Group and Eddie Robert & The Fire Eaters.  Plus, a short feature on Lamont Johnson, including music from his seldom heard soundtrack to Thunderfist.  Not to mention music from Henry Franklin, my man Volker Kriegel and Nathan Page! Soul Junction Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm My pops used to say it reminded him of be-bop. June 22, 2011 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): "Summer in the City"  Quincy Jones  7 Inch  (A&M) "Dear Prudence"  Hysear Don Walker  The Complete Expressions Vol. 1  (Brunswick) "Ascendant"  Elvin Jones  The Ultimate  (Blue Note) "Bright is the Sun"  Greg Foat Group  Dark is the Sun  (Jazzman) "Quasi-Boogaloo"  Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie  Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From  (Pablo) "Mindwill"  Volker Kriegel & Spectrum  Mild Maniac  (MPS) "Workout"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere) "Cold Bear"  The Gaturs  7 Inch  (Atco) "Whoop It On Up"  Nathen Page  Page 1  (Hugo's Music) "Offspring/Teeth's Theme/Chow Chun's Theme"  Lamont Johnson Quintet  Score From Thunderfist (Artisan Releasing) "Signifyin' Gemini"  Lamont Johnson  Sun, Moon and Stars  (Mainstream) "Cosmos Dwellers"  Henry Franklin  Tribal Dance  (Catalyst) "Mystical Brotherhood"  Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Sahara Swing  (Now Again) "El Gusto"  Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Tamanrasset EP  (Now Again) "Drug Song"  Janko Nilovic  Soul Impressions  (Vadim) "New Jerusalem"  Billy Butler  Via Galatica  (Kilmarnock) "In the Bamboo Grove"  The Bamboos  Step It Up  (TruThoughts/Ubiquity) "Chicago Calypso"  Ju-Par Universal Orchestra  Moods & Grooves  (Ju-Par) "Runnin'"  The Pharcyde  7 Inch  (Delicious Vinyl) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Dark is the sun.

Wednesday night on Soul Junction...forward thinking funky jazz on the brand new release from the Greg Foat Group.  It's a winner!  Plus, new music from Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters, superfunky Sun Ra edits by Mike Huckaby and the latest from Karl Hector & The Malcouns.  And since I just picked up another Azymuth LP, we just may have to dip into the new album one last time...not to mention music from The Silhouettes, Julius Brockington and Earl Van Dyke.  Damn!

Soul Junction 
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
I don't know karate...but I know ka-razy.

June 15, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Your Name"  Bob & Gene  7 Inch  (Modo/Daptone)

"Dark is the Sun (part 1--main theme)  Greg Foat Group  Dark Is The Sun  (Jazzman)

"Fonky First"  The Silhouettes  Conversations  (Segue)

"New Orleans"  Nat Adderley  You, Baby  (A&M)

"Cold Water"  Julius Brockington  Sophisticated Funk  (Today)

"I Believe In Miracles"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere)

"Colorado Sun (Jesse's Backyard)"  The New Mastersounds  Masterology  (Sundazed)

"M'Hammath"  Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Tamanrasset EP  (NowAgain)

"Chokin'"  The Whitefield Brothers  10 Inch Super Single  (Soul Fire)

"The Stingray"  Earl Van Dyke  The Earl of Funk  (Soul)

"Ta Nessa Ainda Bicho?"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out)

"Nada Sera Como Antes"  Azymuth  Telecommunication  (Milestone)

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

"Ponta de Lanca Africano"  Jorge Ben  Africa Brasil  (Phillips)

"Jacaranda"  Luis Bonfa  Jacaranda  (Ranwood)

"Got Myself a Good Man"  Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers  Jungle Fire!  (Fantasy/BGP)

"Jungle Juice"  Weldon Irvine  Spirit Man  (BMG)

"Cold Duck Time (parts 1 & 2)  Melvin Jackson  Funky Skull  (Limelight)

"Loose Booty"  Willie Henderson  7 Inch  (VampiSoul)

"Broasted or Fried"  Willie Bobo  7 Inch  (NowAgain)

"U.F.O. (Mike Huckaby reel-to-reel edit)"  Sun Ra  12 Inch  (Art Yard/Kindred Spirits)

"We Travel The Spaceways"  Sun Ra & His Arkestra  Lost Arkestra Vol. 1  (Art Yard/Kindred Spirits) 

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

Tonight...let's get down with music from the Memphis scene with the new Booker T. Jones (with The Roots!), Steve Cropper solo, new schoolers The City Champs and, of course, classic Booker T. & The MG's.  Plus, Latin inspired madness from the new Azymuth, Jackson Conti, Djavan & Bronx River Parkway.  And we'll pay respects to the late Ray Bryant.

Soul Junction Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm. www.GtownRadio.com 99 and a half just won't do. June 8, 2011 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): "All Your Goodies Are Gone"  Dennis Coffey featuring Mayer Hawthorne  Dennis Coffey  (Strut) "I"ll Be There"  Ray Bryant  In The Cut  (Cadet) "Do It"  Jack Wilson  Easterly Winds  (Blue Note) "Can't Get Enough"  Jimmy Smith  Paid In Full  (Mojo) "Big Mac"  Buddy Rich  Roar of '74  (Groove Merchant) "The Set-Up"  The City Champs  The Set-Up  (Electraphonic) "Down In Memphis"  Booker T. Jones  The Road To Memphis  (Anti) "99 1/2"  Steve Cropper  With a Little Help From My Friends  (Volt) "Expressway To Your Heart"  Booker T. & The MG's  Doin' Our Thing  (Stax) "You Don't Know Like I Know"  Sam & Dave  The Best of Sam & Dave (Atlantic) "The Safecracker"  The City Champs  The Safecracker  (Electraphonic) "Isso e Partido Alto"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out) "Seems Like This"  Azymuth  Linha Do Horizonte  (Som Livre/Far Out) "Berimbau"  Jackson Conti  Sujinho  (Kindred Spirits) "E Que Dues Ajude"  Djavan  A Voz-O Violao-A Musica De...  (Som Livre) "Cala Boca, Menino"  Seu Jorge & Almaz  Seu Jorge & Almaz  (Cafune/Now Again) "Street Dude"  Luis Gasca  Luis Gasca  (Blue Thumb) "Me Toca"  Bronx River Parkway & Candela All Stars  San Sebastian 152  (Truth & Soul) "Look Sharp"  Ocote Soul Sounds  7 inch  (Magic Propaganda) "Soul Limbo"  Candido  Thousand Finger Man  (Solid State) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Pieces of Man...Gil Scott-Heron R.I.P.

Tonight we celebrate the life of singer, poet and activist Gil Scott-Heron, who passed away just days ago.  Plus, music from Archie Shepp, The Earth Disciples and Tyrone Washington.  And more from the new Dennis Coffey in preparation for his World Cafe Live appearance next week!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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I hope that when I have kids of my own they really don't get shook...
...when I tell them that there are things they've got to learn that can't be found in books.
                                                                          ---Gil Scott-Heron

June 1, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Pieces of a Man"  Gil Scott-Heron  Pieces of a Man  (Flying Dutchman)

"Magnolia Triangle"  Yusef Lateef  Live at Pep's  (Impulse)***

"Nola Reflex"  David Lee, Jr.  Evolution  (Supernal/Universal Sound)***

"Uh Huh"  The Jazz Crusaders  Uh Huh  (Pacific Jazz)

"Artificialness"  Bernard "Pretty" Purdie & The Playboys featuring Gil Scott-Heron  Stand By Me  (Mega)

"Life Cycle"  The Earth Disciples  Getaway Train  (Solid State)

"Spirits Free"  Lonnie Smith  Afrodesia  (Groove Merchant)

"He's Island Man"  Eddie Harris  E.H. in the U.K.  (Atlantic)

"Hello Sunday! Hello Road!"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  Bridges  (Arista)

"Blues For Brother George Jackson"  Archie Shepp  Attica Blues  (Impulse)

"This Prayer: For The Whole World"  Build An Ark  Love Part 1  (Kindred Spirits)

"My People...Hold On"  Eddie Kendricks  People...Hold On  (Tamla)

"First in Flight"  Blackalicious featuring Gil Scott-Heron  Blazing Arrow  (Quannum)

"Don't Knock My Love (part 2)"  Dennis Coffey  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

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

"Hung Up On My Baby"  El Michels Affair  Walk On By  (Truth & Soul)

"The Bottle"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  Winter In America  (Strata East)

"Submission"  Tyrone Washington  Roots  (Perception)

"Possum Slim"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  It's Your World  (Arista)

"Shut 'Em Down"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  1980  (Arista)

"Sex Education: Ghetto Style"  Gil Scott-Heron  Free Will  (Flying Dutchman)

"Winter In America"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day  (Arista)

"Peace Go With You, Brother"  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  Winter In America  (Strata East)

***for Magnolia Ever Lipstein

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Happy birthday, Miles.

We celebrate the 85th birthday of the great Miles Davis with some choice cuts.  Plus, music from David Durrah with Calvin Keys, Sadao Watanabe and more from the new Booker T. Jones & Azymuth Lps.


SOUL JUNCTION
WEDNESDAYS, 8PM-10PM
Cookin'. Workin'. Relaxin'. Steamin'.



May 25, 2011

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Splash"  Miles Davis  Circle In The Round  (Columbia)

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

"Down In Black Bottom"  Cannonball Adderley Quintet  The Price You Got To Pay To Free  (Capitol)

"D Train"  Neal Creque  Contrast!  (Cobblestone)

"Aurora"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out)

"500 Miles High"  Azymuth  Outubro  (Milestone)

"Back Seat Betty"  Miles Davis  We Want Miles  (CBS)

"Angelic Streams"  David Durrah featuring Calvin Keys  Angelic Streams  (QPSM)

"Bean Pie"  Sonny Phillips  Black Magic!  (Prestige)

"Don't Knock My Love"  Dennis Coffey featuring Fanny Franklin  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"Hard Groove"  Shamaizadeh  Persian Funk  (Secret Stash)

"Bootie Cooler"  Shuggie Otis  Here Comes Shuggie Otis  (Epic)

"Wili"  Miles Davis  Dark Magus  (Columbia)

"Just Test"  Byard Lancaster  Funny Funky Rib Crib  (Kindred Spirits)

"Judgement"  Andy Bey  Experience & Judgement  (Atlantic)

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

"In A Silent Way/Shhh/Peaceful/It's About That Time"  Miles Davis  Panthalassa (Columbia) ***Reconstruction & mix translation by Bill Laswell

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New music abound!

And we're back!  This week we debut brand new albums from Azymuth , Dennis Coffey, The Greg Foat Group, the legendary Booker T. (produced by ?uestlove!), The City Champs & Lucky Brown's Space Dream.  Plus, the new Persian Funk comp from the always solid Secret Stash records AND Charles Bradley covering Neil Young!



Soul Junction
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm.
You don't miss your water...'til the well runs dry.

May 18, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Light My Fire"  Astrud Gilberto  September 17, 1969  (Verve)

"Shady Blues"  Lee Mason & His Orchestra  7 inch  (Jazzman)

"Dark Is The Sun (harpsichord waltz)"  Greg Foat Group  Greg Foat Group 10" EP  (Jazzman)

"Josie Black"  Hampton Hawes  Universe  (Prestige)

"Space Traveler"  Dennis Coffey  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"Do Your Thing"  Dennis Coffey Trio  Hair & Thangs  (Venture)

"Everything Is Everything"    Booker T. Jones  Representing Memphis  (Anti)

"Enya"  Steve Grossman  Terra Firma  (PM)

"Cheshire Cat"  Ronnie Foster  Cheshire Cat  (Blue Note)

"Acapulco Gold"  Reality  Reality  (Kindred Spirits)

"Freedom Road"  The Pharoahs  Awakening  (Luv n' Haight)

"Soul Raga"  Mehrpouya   Persian Funk  (Secret Stash)

"Crazy Clock"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out)

"Circo Marimbondo"  Azymuth  Aguia Nao Come Mosca  (Atlantic)

"Blow Up"  Joe Chambers  New World  (Finite)

"Solar Waves"  Joe McDuphrey Experience  Experience EP  (Stonesthrow)

"Space Dream"  Lucky Brown  Lucky Brown's Space Dream  (Tramp)

"Love, Love"  Julian Priester (Pepo Mtoto)  Love, Love  (ECM)

"Local Dream"  The City Champs  The Set-Up  (Electraphonic)

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

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The Needle's Eye.

Tonight on Soul Junction: Jamison Maley, host of The Needle's Eye on WPEB, joins us in the studio.  The man has deep, deep crates.  Plus, a new album from original Funk Brother and guitar legend Dennis Coffey...!  SOUL JUNCTION WEDNESDAYS, 8pm-10pm. May 4, 2011 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): “Chippin’”  Melvin Van Peebles  As Serious As a Heart Attack   (A & M) “Saturday Night Special”  Lyman Woodard Organization  Saturday Night Special  (Strata East/Wax Poetics) “Hihache”  Lafeyette Afro Rock  12 inch  (AlphaOmega) “South Carolina”  Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson  From South Africa To South Carolina  (Arista) “Let Me Down Easy”  Inez Fox  At Memphis  (Volt) “Get It On”  Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign  Reach For It  (Uni) “Go On With Your Bad Self”  Consumer Rapport  7 inch  (Wing and a Prayer) “Glue Fingers (part 2)”  Marcus Belgrave  Gemini  (Gem Eye/Universal Sound) “You Owe It To Yourself”  J.J. Barnes   Born Again  (Perception) “Seresta”  Michal Urbaniak Constellation  Super Constellation  (CBS) “Miss Millie”  Dennis Coffey featuring Kings Go Forth  Dennis Coffey  (Strut) “Peachtree Street”  Spirit of Atlanta  Burning of Atlanta  (Buddah) “Heaven”  Matthew Larkin Cassell  The Complete Works  (Stonesthrow) “Brown Rice”  Don Cherry  Brown Rice  (A & M) “Bail Out”  D.J. Rogers  D.J. Rogers  (Shelter) “Dust Cracks, Bugs and Roaches”  The Purpose  The Purpose of the Purpose Is the Blues  (ABC) “Bend Your Head Low”  Geoffrey Stoner  Watch Out!  (Ovation) “Flowers”  Dudley Perkins   7 inch  (Stonesthrow) “Trouble Man”  Marvin Gaye  7 inch  (Tamla) “Smilin’ Billy Suite (part 2)  The Heath Brothers  Marchin’ On!  (Strata East)  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

April 27, 2011

Immediately following the debate....Soul Junction.

Stay with GtownRadio.com after the debate for an hour of Soul Junction! Spotlight tonight on the new issue of Wax Poetics, featuring music from George Benson, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Norman Connors, Lenny White, Weldon Irvine & more. SOUL JUNCTION WEDNESDAYS, 8PM-10PM. I'm paying taxes...what am I buying?  --Fred Wesley Playlist (Song/Artist/Title/Label): “Things Could Be Better”  Ernie & The Top Notes  7 inch  (Stonesthrow)  “Footin’ It”  George Benson   Shape Of Things To Come   (A & M)  “In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark”  Harold Land  Damisi  (Mainstream)  “Mr. Clean”  Weldon Irvine  Liberated Brother  (Nodlew Music)  “Bye Bye Blackbird”  Rahsaan Roland Kirk The Case of the 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color (Atlantic)  “Carlos II”  Norman Connors   Love From The Sun  (Buddah)  “Space Circus (parts 1 & 2)  Return To Forever  Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy  (Polydor)  “Snoopy’s Search/Red Baron”  Billy Cobham  Spectrum  (Columbia)  “Dukey Stick (part one)”  George Duke  7 inch  (Epic)

April 20, 2011

Soul Junction tonight....

Tonight on Soul Junction:
A classic Harold Vick Blue Note session, pristinely reissued on the Parisian Heavenly Sweetness label!  Plus, music from The Dave Pike Set, more from the new Natural Yogurt Band & Vesa-Matti Loiri releases and gospel funk from T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir.

SOUL JUNCTION
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm.
Givin' up food for funk.




 April 20, 2011

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 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Mumbles"  Oscar Peterson Trio + Clark Terry  Oscar Peterson + One  (Mercury)

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

"Owa Tagu Siam"  Jiggs Whigham   Hope  (Pausa)

"Diddy Wa Diddy"  Dizzy Gillespie  Portrait of Jenny  (Perception)

"There's Some Light Ahead"  John Klemmer  Waterfalls  (Impulse)

"Sunshine Superman"  Jerry Hahn  Moses  (Fantasy)

"4 + 20 (session 1A)"  Vasa-Matti Loiri  4 + 20  (Porter)

"We Gettin' Down"  Soul Village  7 inch  (Jazz Makossa)

"Tress-Cun-Deo-La"  Joe Henderson  Multiple  (Milestone)

"Pot Head"  Natural Yogurt Band  Tuck In With....  (NowAgain)

"Space Echo"  Natural Yogurt Band  Away With Melancholy  (NowAgain)

"Discern/Define"  Poets of Rhythm  Discern/Define  (Quannum)

"No Registration"  Janne Schaffer  Chinese  (Vertigo)

"Send Me The Yellow Guys" Dave Pike Set  Infra-Red  (MPS)

"Dr. Watts Hymn & The Disciples Prayer"  T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir
Like A Ship...Without A Sail  (Light in the Attic)

"Our Miss Brooks"  Harold Vick  Steppin' Out  (Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness)

"Jesus Christ Superstar Medley"  Overton Berry Ensemble  T.O.B.E.  (Light in the Attic)

"Sweet Honey Bee"  The Hi-Fly Orchestra  7 inch  (Tramp)

"I Gotcha Opin"   Black Moon  12 inch  (Wreck)

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Soul Junction & Natural Yogurt....together at last.

Soul Junction & Natural Yogurt....together at last.

Wednesday night on Soul Junction: The new Natural Yogurt Band double 10 inch has finally arrived!  Plus, mad Finnish jazz from Vesa-Matti Loiri, electric blues from Howlin' Wolf, & spiritual grooves from Terumasa Hino. SOUL JUNCTION Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm. WEDNESDAYS IS HOT ON GTOWNRADIO.  Just sayin'.

April 13, 2011 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD     Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): "Swing Down Chariot"  Billy Preston  I Wrote A Simple Song  (A&M) "Miss Priss"  Ken McIntyre  Introducing The Vibrations  (Inner City) "Out On The Coast"  Larry Willis  Inner Crisis  (Groove Merchant) "Uncle Funky"  Bobby Forrester  Organist  (Dobre) "Tell Me"  Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings  7 inch  (Daptone) "Tenor Man"  The Greyboy Allstars  West Coast Boogaloo  (Greyboy) "Black & Brown Boogie"  Jose Mangual  Buyu  (Turnstyle) "Gimme Shelter"  Cal Tjader  Agua Dulce  (Fantasy) "Comin' Home Baby"  Vesa Matti Loiri  4 + 20  (Porter) "I Like Your Stuff"  The Sidewinders  Flatfoot Hustlin'  (Jazzman) "Tweed Suit"  Natural Yogurt Band  Tuck In With...  (NowAgain) "Nervous"  The New Mastersounds  7 inch  (KayDee) "Smokestack Lightening"  Howlin' Wolf  The Howlin' Wolf Album  (Cadet Concept) "Big Nick"  The Tony Williams Lifetime  Turn It Over  (Polydor) "Punk Funk"  McNeil & Niles  Thrust  (Chocolate Industries) "Pretty Brown Skin"  Roy Ayers  Ubiquity  (Polydor) "Be & Know"  Terumasa Hino  Fuji  (Catalyst) "You're Goin' Miss Your Candyman"  Terry Callier  What Color Is Love  (Cadet) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Melvin Sparks, R.I.P.

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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"I Got To Have You"  Melvin Sparks  '75  (Westbound)

"Moanin'"  Bobby Timmons  This Here Is Bobby Timmons  (Riverside)

"Incognito"  Eastern Rebellion   Eastern Rebellion III  (Timeless)

"Nica's Dream"  Sonny Greenwich   Evol-ution, Love's Reverse  (PM)

"Dynasty"  Stan Getz  Dynasty  (Verve)

"Eglise"  Overton Berry Ensemble  T.O.B.E.  (Light in the Attic)

"Between The Seasons"  Volker Kriegel   Lift!  (MPS)

"3rd Version"  Eero Koivistoinen  3rd Version  (Porter)

"Midnight BBQ"  The Soul Investigators  Home Cooking  (Timmion)

"Keep Reachin' Up"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  If This Ain't Love  (Mit-Wit)

"Charlie Brown"  Melvin Sparks  Sparks!  (Prestige)

"People Sure Act Funny"  Lonnie Smith  Turning Point  (Blue Note)***

"Space Station"  John Patton  Soul Connection  (Nilva)***

"Hicky-Burr"  Caesar Frazier  Hail Caesar!  (Eastbound)***

"Black Talk"  Charles Earland  Black Talk!  (Prestige)***

"Donkey Walk"  Lou Donaldson  Everything I Play Is Funky  (Blue Note)***

"Super Bad"  Idris Muhammad  Black Rhythm Revolution  (Prestige)***

"Get Up With The Get Down"  Melvin Sparks  '75  (Westbound)

 ***featuring Melvin Sparks

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 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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"The Letter"  Al Green  Green Is Blues  (Hi)

"Mood Indigo"  Roland Kirk  Kirk In Copenhagen  (Trip)

"Summertime"  George Benson Quartet  It's Uptown  (Columbia)

"Far More Drums"  Dave Brubeck  Time Further Out  (Columbia)

"All Blues"  Jeremy Taylor  Reggae Interpretation Of Kind Of Blue  (Secret Stash)

"(Funky) Sunny"  Charlie Brown  Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?  (Contact)

"Blues Farm"  Ron Carter  Blues Farm  (CTI)

"Brother"  Emilio Santiago  Emilio Santiago  (Whatmusic)

"Jeremiah Pucket"  Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years   Eddie Fisher & The Next One Hundred Years  (Cadet)

"La Rue"  Cortex  Tropeau Bleu  (Underdog)

"Heartbreak Road"  Bill Withers  +'Justments  (Sussex)

"Something"  Charles Kynard  Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui  (Prestige)

"Hey Jude"  Overton Berry Trio  At Seattle's Doubletree Inn  (Light In The Attic)

"Revolution"  Soulive  Rubber Soulive  (Royal Family)

"Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"  Mayer Hawthorne  A Strange Arrangement  (Stonesthrow)

"Figure Eight"  Hal Galper  The Guerrilla Band  (Mainstream)

"Universal Mother"  Don Cherry  Hear & Now  (Atlantic)

"Spring Water"  Alphonse Mouzon  The Essence of Mystery  (Blue Note)

"Down By the River"  Buddy Miles  Them Changes  (Mercury)

"Drank Anthem"  Nate Dogg  St. Ides Malt Liquor Commercials Vol. 1  (Homies)

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March 9, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Smackwater Jack"  Quincy Jones  Smackwater Jack  (A&M)

"Guacomolian Shuffle"  Overton Berry Trio  In Seattle Live at the Doubletree Inn  (Light in the Attic)

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

"Whole Lotta Love"  Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band  Evolution  (Sussex)

"Engine #9"  Wilson Pickett  The Best of Wilson Picket Vol. II  (Atlantic)

"Misdemeanor"  Ahmad Jamal  Jamalca  (20th Century)

"Journey to the Bottom"  Monk Montgomery  Bass Odyssey  (Chisa)

 "5 x 5 = 55"  Piotr Figiel  Piotr  (Polskie Nagrania)

"High On Your Love"  Kings Go Forth  The Outsiders Are Back  (LuakaBop)

"Rockavibabe"  Victor Feldman  Your Smile  (Choice)

"What a Man"  Linda Lyndell  7 inch  (Volt)

"Thrift Store Score"  Mister Holmes & The Brotherhood  7 inch  (Electricraft)

"Superstar"  The Overton Berry Ensemble   T.O.B.E.   (Light in the Attic)

"Pressure Gauge"  Jack McDuff  The Heatin' System  (Cadet)

"Play The Piano"  Ben Sidran  Puttin' In Time On Planet Earth  (Blue Thumb)

"Gift To The Sun"  The Sidewinders  Flatfoot Hustlin'  (Jazzman)

"Right On"  Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers  Doin' What We Wanna  (Atlantic)

"Breakin' Bread"  Fred & The New J.B's   7 inch  (People)

"Preacher Man"  The Impressions  12 inch  (Curtom)

"Inside You"  Eddie Henderson  Heritage  (Blue Note)

"Sky's The Limit"  Notorious B.I.G.  Life After Death  (Bad Boy)

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March 2, 2011

Soul Junction, March 2nd, 2011.
All digital!

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Iko Iko"  The Dixie Cups  Saturday Night Fish Fry  (Soul Jazz)

"A Family Affair"   Christian McBride  A Family Affair  (Verve)
 
"Radio Rock"  Galt McDermot  Woman Is Sweeter  (Kilmarnock)

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

"Two For Bleu"  Charlie Hunter  Charlie Hunter (Blue Note)
 
"Hang On In There"  The Stovall Sisters  The Stovall Sisters  (Warner)

"Kinda Easy Like"  Booker T. & The MGs  Melting Pot  (Stax)

"Where There's A Will"  Final Solution  Wilco Spins The Numero Group  (Numero)

"Freddie's Rib"  Bosco's Billionaires  Spike's Choice  (Desco)

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

"Hold On I'm Comin'"  Reuben Wilson  The Lost Grooves  (Blue Note)

"Walking Through Tomorrow'  Quantic Soul Orchestra  Stampede  (TruThoughts)

"The Telephone Song"  Charles Bradley  No Time For Dreaming  (Dunham)

"The Old One Two"  RAMP  Gilles Peterson Digs America Vol. 2  (Ether)

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

"Zap! Carnivorous"  Eddie Jefferson  Still On The Planet  (Muse)

"Soul Mate"  Andrew Hill  Mosaic Select  (Mosaic)

"Down Another Road"  Nostalgia 77 Octet  Sevens & Eights  (TruThoughts)

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

"Pabbi Minn"  Bjork  Gling Glo  (One Little Indian)

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