With New Years Eve on the horizon, it's time for the best of 2011. Join Soul Junction for the finest vinyl releases of the year, including music from Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band, The Greg Foat Group, Mayer Hawthorne, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Plus, great compilations from Light in the Attic records, a trio of offering's from the G.E.D. Soul label, The Stepkids, Azymuth, and more!
Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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It's a new day...and a better day's comin'.
December 28, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Heart of Gold" Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band 7 Inch (Dunham)
"Afternoon in Central Park" Jussi Lampela Nonet with Jukka Eskola Lampela X Eskola (Ricky Tick)
"Bright is the Sun" The Greg Foat Group Dark is the Sun (Jazzman)
"Lope Song" Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters Burn! (Legere)
"Riverside Drive" Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays Introducing... (Marlow)
"Aurora" Azymuth Aurora (Far Out)
"Suburban Dream" The Stepkids The Stepkids (Stonesthrow)
"Space Traveler" Dennis Coffey Dennis Coffey (Strut)
"A Long Time" Mayer Hawthorne How Do You Do (Universal Republic)
"I Got Warrants" Magic In Threes Magic In Threes (G.E.D. Soul)
"Finger Tips" DeRobert & The Half-Truths Beg Me EP (G.E.D. Soul)
"Sunshine Alley" the Coolin' System the Coolin' System (G.E.D. Soul)
"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Time! (Daptone)
"Everything Is Everything" Booker T. Jones The Road From Memphis (Anti)
"The World (Is Going Up in Flames)" Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band No Time For Dreaming (Dunham)
"You Know I'm No Good" Amy Winehouse Back To Black (Universal Republic)
"Stone Fox" The Pac-Keys Charles "Packy" Axton: Late Late Party (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)
"Hung Up" Mr. Chop Switched On (Five Day Weekend)
"Tweed Suit" The Natural Yogurt Band Tuck In With... (Now Again)
"Give Me Your Love" Sisters Love Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's MoWest Story 1971-73 (MoWest/Light in the Attic)
"Constelacion" Los Destellos Constelacion (IEMPSA/Secret Stash)
"African Reggae" George Danquah Hot & Jumpy (Quamsa International/Secret Stash)
"I Like Your Stuff" The Sidewinders Flatfoot Hustlin' (Jazzman)
"Space Is The Place (edit)" Sun Ra Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 2 (Art Yard/Kindred Spirits)
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One year down!
It's a special night on Soul Junction as we celebrate one year of spinning funky vinyl on GtownRadio! And it's the JazzMom's birthday, so we got a bunch of female vocalists lined up to help her celebrate. Plus, we got groovin' French fusion from Cortex, dance floor jazz from Finland's Timo Lassy and music from Booker T. & The M.G.'s soundtrack to Uptight!
Soul Junction
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Take a sad song and make it better.
December 14, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Hey Jude" Ella Fitzgerald What What Happens (MPS)
"One Note Samba" Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Fitzgerald & Pass...Again! (Pablo)
"Agua de Beber" Astrud Gilberto The Astrud Gilberto Album (Verve)
"Cravo e Canela (Cinnamon & Cloves)" Flora Purim w/ Milton Nascimento 500 Miles High at Montreaux (Milestone)
"Weldon" Timo Lassy The Soul and Jazz of Timo Lassy (Ricky Tick)
"In Memory Of" Randy Weston Tanjah (Polydor)
"Spirit in the Dark" Herbie Mann Push Push (Embryo)
"Sidewalk Man" Universal Jones Vol. 1 (MGM Verve)
"Boom Boom" Donald Byrd Up With Donald Byrd (Verve)
"Scratch" The Crusaders Scratch (Blue Thumb)
"Blues in the Gutter" Booker T. & The M.G.'s Uptight OST (Stax)
"Automne (Colchiques)" Cortex Tropeau Bleu (Underdog)
"Funk Around The Punk" Cortex Volume 2 (Follow Me)
"Spirits" Kenny Barron Lucifer (Muse)
"Teasin'" Cornell Dupree Teasin' (Atlantic)
"Can't Come In" The Congos Heart of the Congos (VP)
"Loaded Back" Michael Liggins & The Super Souls Loaded to the Gills EP (Now Again)
"Remember Me" The Trinikas Sister Funk (BBE)
"So Sharp" Dyke & The Blazers The Funky Broadway (Dionysus)
"Just a Groove in 'G'" Wilbur Bascomb & The Soul Zodiac 7 Inch (Carnival)
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Take a sad song and make it better.
December 14, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Hey Jude" Ella Fitzgerald What What Happens (MPS)
"One Note Samba" Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Fitzgerald & Pass...Again! (Pablo)
"Agua de Beber" Astrud Gilberto The Astrud Gilberto Album (Verve)
"Cravo e Canela (Cinnamon & Cloves)" Flora Purim w/ Milton Nascimento 500 Miles High at Montreaux (Milestone)
"Weldon" Timo Lassy The Soul and Jazz of Timo Lassy (Ricky Tick)
"In Memory Of" Randy Weston Tanjah (Polydor)
"Spirit in the Dark" Herbie Mann Push Push (Embryo)
"Sidewalk Man" Universal Jones Vol. 1 (MGM Verve)
"Boom Boom" Donald Byrd Up With Donald Byrd (Verve)
"Scratch" The Crusaders Scratch (Blue Thumb)
"Blues in the Gutter" Booker T. & The M.G.'s Uptight OST (Stax)
"Automne (Colchiques)" Cortex Tropeau Bleu (Underdog)
"Funk Around The Punk" Cortex Volume 2 (Follow Me)
"Spirits" Kenny Barron Lucifer (Muse)
"Teasin'" Cornell Dupree Teasin' (Atlantic)
"Can't Come In" The Congos Heart of the Congos (VP)
"Loaded Back" Michael Liggins & The Super Souls Loaded to the Gills EP (Now Again)
"Remember Me" The Trinikas Sister Funk (BBE)
"So Sharp" Dyke & The Blazers The Funky Broadway (Dionysus)
"Just a Groove in 'G'" Wilbur Bascomb & The Soul Zodiac 7 Inch (Carnival)
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Harlem River Drive.
Good stuff ahead on Soul Junction. This month's edition of Wax Poetics magazine is subtitled The Latin Issue and includes a feature on the Motown of Latin Soul, Fania Records and their house band, The Fania All-Stars, a long article on my man Cal Tjader, and a spotlight Eddie Palmieri, both solo and with his legendary band, Harlem River Drive. Plus, we'll hear a reissue of a lost Lloyd McNeil album, return to the spacey new Mr. Chop 10 inch and kick things off with the new Black Friday Record Store Day release from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, covering Shuggie Otis!
Soul Junction
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm
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Because people like to say salsa.
December 7, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Inspiration Information" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Time! (Daptone)
"Illusion" Andrew Hill One For One (Blue Note)
"The Tenth Pyramid" Michael White Spirit Dance (Impulse)
"Inner Peace" The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble Drum Dance To The Motherland (Forced Exposure/Dogtown)
"Cubano Chant" Cal Tjader Cal Tjader's Latin Concert (Fantasy)
"Abuelita" Willie Colon Willie (Fania)
"Picadillo" Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri El Sonido Nuevo (Verve)
"Harlem River Drive (theme song)" Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive Harlem River Drive (Roulette)
"Home Rule" Lloyd McNeill Quartet Washington Suite (Asha/Universal Sound)
"Malika" Rufus Harley Re-Creation of the Gods (Ankh)
"Street Scene: Strollin'" Arif Mardin Journey (Atlantic)
"Root Down (And Get It)" Mr. Chop Switched On (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)
"Like Miles" Terumasa Hino Hi-Nology (Columbia Japan)
"Angel Wings" Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie Transitory (MPS)
"De Noite, Na Cama" Milton Banana Milton Banana (Odeon)
"Creation" El Michels Affair Sounding Out The City (Truth & Soul)
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Soul Junction
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm
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Because people like to say salsa.
December 7, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Inspiration Information" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Time! (Daptone)
"Illusion" Andrew Hill One For One (Blue Note)
"The Tenth Pyramid" Michael White Spirit Dance (Impulse)
"Inner Peace" The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble Drum Dance To The Motherland (Forced Exposure/Dogtown)
"Cubano Chant" Cal Tjader Cal Tjader's Latin Concert (Fantasy)
"Abuelita" Willie Colon Willie (Fania)
"Picadillo" Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri El Sonido Nuevo (Verve)
"Harlem River Drive (theme song)" Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive Harlem River Drive (Roulette)
"Home Rule" Lloyd McNeill Quartet Washington Suite (Asha/Universal Sound)
"Malika" Rufus Harley Re-Creation of the Gods (Ankh)
"Street Scene: Strollin'" Arif Mardin Journey (Atlantic)
"Root Down (And Get It)" Mr. Chop Switched On (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)
"Like Miles" Terumasa Hino Hi-Nology (Columbia Japan)
"Angel Wings" Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie Transitory (MPS)
"De Noite, Na Cama" Milton Banana Milton Banana (Odeon)
"Creation" El Michels Affair Sounding Out The City (Truth & Soul)
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Give the drummer some.
A great night of music ahead on Soul Junction, as local drummer and composer Dan Capecchi of Shot X Shot joins us live in the studio. A drum heavy night looms, featuring music by Tony Williams, Ornette Coleman, Manfred Schoof, and The Exploding Star Orchestra. Plus, a solo by Dom Um Romao that has to be heard to be believed! Sadly, we will also pay tribute to the legendary Paul Motian, who passed away last week.
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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November 30, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"For You, Mom & Dad" Bobby Hutcherson Solo/Quartet (Contemporary)
"Why Not?" George Cables Why Not (Trio)
"Collective" Build an Ark Peace With Every Step (Kindred Spirits)
"Chromorocker" Exploding Star Orchestra Stars Have Shapes (Delmark)
"Triple Double" Shot X Shot Let Nature Square (High Two)
"Palar" New Jazz Trio Page One (MPS)
"Blues Connotation" Ornette Coleman This Is Our Music (Atlantic)
"Upper & Lower Egypt" Pharoah Sanders Tauhid (Impulse)
"Loose Ends" Blood Count Average Daze (Screw Gun)
"Play" Paul Motian Trio Trioism (Polydor Japan)
"Braun-Blek-Blu" Dom Um Romao Dom Um Romao (Muse)
"Bobby Raconte Une Histoire" Big Satan I Think They Liked It Honey (Winter & Winter)
"Bee Vamp" Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Vol. 1 (Prestige)
"Some Hip Drum Shit" Tony Williams Lifetime Ego (Polydor)
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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Destination...OUT!
November 30, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"For You, Mom & Dad" Bobby Hutcherson Solo/Quartet (Contemporary)
"Why Not?" George Cables Why Not (Trio)
"Collective" Build an Ark Peace With Every Step (Kindred Spirits)
"Chromorocker" Exploding Star Orchestra Stars Have Shapes (Delmark)
"Triple Double" Shot X Shot Let Nature Square (High Two)
"Palar" New Jazz Trio Page One (MPS)
"Blues Connotation" Ornette Coleman This Is Our Music (Atlantic)
"Upper & Lower Egypt" Pharoah Sanders Tauhid (Impulse)
"Loose Ends" Blood Count Average Daze (Screw Gun)
"Play" Paul Motian Trio Trioism (Polydor Japan)
"Braun-Blek-Blu" Dom Um Romao Dom Um Romao (Muse)
"Bobby Raconte Une Histoire" Big Satan I Think They Liked It Honey (Winter & Winter)
"Bee Vamp" Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Vol. 1 (Prestige)
"Some Hip Drum Shit" Tony Williams Lifetime Ego (Polydor)
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Switched on.
Tune in to Soul Junction tonight for a melting pot of fuzzy, funky sounds, including music from such diverse luminaries as Les McCann, Compost, Horacee Arnold and Black Merda. Plus, we'll debut the moogy new release from producer Mr. Chop, which also features Soul Junction favorite Malcolm Catto on traps (a double 10 inch no less!). And since we only heard instrumental Donny Hathaway during last week's live soul party, let's bookend the show with the voice of a true legend.
Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Everything is everything.
November 16, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"I Believe To My Soul" Donny Hathaway Everything is Everything (Atco)
"Stolen Moments" Oliver Nelson The Blues & The Abstract Truth (Impulse)
"Tergiversation" Elvin Jones Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note)
"Reawakening" Wendell Harrison Reawakening (Tribe)
"Buzzard Feathers" Compost Life is Round (Columbia)
"Stick Around" Mayer Hawthorne How Do You Do (Universal Republic)
"The Whap-a-Dang" The City Champs The Safecracker (Electraphonic)
"Out of Control" L.H. & The Memphis Sounds Late Late Party (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)
"Munaye" Mulatu Mulatu of Ethiopia (Worthy)
"Sabasi" Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba (Honest Jons)
"Money No Play" Duke Lumumba Jungle Funk (Capitol)
"Hung Up" Mr. Chop Switched On (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)
"North Carolina" Les McCann Talk To The People (Atlantic)
"Delicate Evasions" Horacee Arnold Tales of the Exonerated Flea (Columbia)
"He's a Superstar" Roy Ayers Ubiquity He's Coming (Polydor)
"I'm Unconscious" Don "Sugarcane" Harris Sugarcane (Epic)
"Swamp Fever" Mel Brown The Wizard (Impulse)
"Sitar Soul Phil Upchurch Lovin' Feeling (Blue Thumb)
"Cynthy-Ruth" Black Merda Black Merda (Funky Delicacies)
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
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Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Everything is everything.
November 16, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"I Believe To My Soul" Donny Hathaway Everything is Everything (Atco)
"Stolen Moments" Oliver Nelson The Blues & The Abstract Truth (Impulse)
"Tergiversation" Elvin Jones Merry-Go-Round (Blue Note)
"Reawakening" Wendell Harrison Reawakening (Tribe)
"Buzzard Feathers" Compost Life is Round (Columbia)
"Stick Around" Mayer Hawthorne How Do You Do (Universal Republic)
"The Whap-a-Dang" The City Champs The Safecracker (Electraphonic)
"Out of Control" L.H. & The Memphis Sounds Late Late Party (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)
"Munaye" Mulatu Mulatu of Ethiopia (Worthy)
"Sabasi" Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba (Honest Jons)
"Money No Play" Duke Lumumba Jungle Funk (Capitol)
"Hung Up" Mr. Chop Switched On (Five Day Weekend/Now Again)
"North Carolina" Les McCann Talk To The People (Atlantic)
"Delicate Evasions" Horacee Arnold Tales of the Exonerated Flea (Columbia)
"He's a Superstar" Roy Ayers Ubiquity He's Coming (Polydor)
"I'm Unconscious" Don "Sugarcane" Harris Sugarcane (Epic)
"Swamp Fever" Mel Brown The Wizard (Impulse)
"Sitar Soul Phil Upchurch Lovin' Feeling (Blue Thumb)
"Cynthy-Ruth" Black Merda Black Merda (Funky Delicacies)
"You've Got a Friend" Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
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Soul...live. (with a little reggae on the side).
Let's check out some of the best live soul albums ever made, including Bill Withers, Donnie Hathaway and of course, Curtis. Plus, Reggae Surge's interview with the legendary Aces inspired me to bring a reggae inspired stack, featuring the likes of Jackie Mitto, Alton Ellis and Robin Kenyatta. Big ups to Reggae Surge, 6pm-8pm on GtownRadio!
November 9, 2011
Playlist (Song/Artist/Label/Label):
"Country Road" Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston (Island)
"Set Me Free" Ken Boothe Studio One Soul (Soul Jazz/Studio One)
"So What" Jeremy Taylor Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue (Secret Stash)
"Soul Reggae" Charles Kynard Reelin' with the Feelin' (BGP/Prestige)
"Sitting in Limbo" Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come OST (Mango)
"Wall Street" Jackie Mittoo The Keyboard King at Studio One (Universal Sound/Studio One)
"It's a Shame" Alton Ellis Studio One Funk (Soul Jazz/Studio One)
"African Reggae" George Danquah Hot & Jumpy (Secret Stash/Quamsa International)
"Bend Down Low" Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread (Island)
"Funky in Jamaica (part 2)" Bumps Jackson featuring This Kid Named Miles 7 Inch (Alatac)
"Voices Inisde (Everything is Everything) Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
"Night Life" Aretha Franklin Aretha in Paris (Atlantic)
"Yes Indeed" Ray Charles Live (Atlantic)
"Booker Loo" Booker T. & The M.G.'s Back To Back (Stax)
"Ouija" Kool & The Gang Live at P.J.'s (De-Lite)
"It's Your World" Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson It's Your World (Arista)
"Lonely Town, Lonely Street" Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall (Sussex)
"Ode To Billie Joe" King Curtis Live at the Fillmore West (Atco)
"We're a Winner" Curtis Mayfield Curtis/Live (Curtom)
It just sounds better on vinyl.
Soul Junction returns with a fresh batch of new records from the WFMU Record Fair, the largest vinyl show on the east coast. This means there are all kinds of new scores to bring your way, including music from Alice Coltrane, George Duke and the biggest score of the weekend, Masabumi Kikuchi's Poo-Sun! Fear not, we aren't done with the new Mayer Hawthorne yet. And...a European electric jazz set is cued and ready, including music from Finland's Matti Oiling, Germany's Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers, Sweden's Jukka Tolonen and Italy's I Marc 4.
Soul Junction
Wednesday's, 8pm-10pm.
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Let's make peace...and stop the war.
November 2, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"American Pie" Groove Holmes American Pie (Groove Merchant)
"Jaya Jaya Rama" Alice Coltrane Huntington Ashram Monastery (Impulse)
"You Know You Know" The Mahavishnu Orchestra The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia)
"Capricorn" George Duke Faces in Reflection (MPS/BASF)
"Hide Park" I Marc 4 I Solisti Di Armando Trovajoli (Plastic)
"Going West" The Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers The Kuhn Brothers & The Mad Rockers (Metronome/Wah Wah)
"Finally Falling" Mayer Hawthorne How Do You Do (Stonesthrow)
"Good Things" Aloe Blacc Good Things (Stonesthrow)
"No One's Gonna Love You" Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators If This Ain't Love (Mit Wit)
"I Wish It Would Rain" Mayer Hawthorne A Strange Arrangement (Stonesthrow)
"Dancing Mist" Masabumi Kikuchi Poo-Sun (Phillips)
"Africa" Matti Oiling Happy Jazz Band (Finnlevy/Warner Music Finland)
"Let's Make Peace & Stop The War" Funk, Inc. Chicken Lickin' (Prestige)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" Little Beaver Black Rhapsody (Cat)
"All I Do Everyday" The Meters Kickback (Sundazed)
"Bubble Gum" 9th Creation Falling In Love (Rite Track)
"Northern Lights" Jukka Tolonen Crossover (Janus)
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Mystery of Being.
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.
Gtownradio.com
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
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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.
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Like a heatwave...burnin' in my heart.
July 20, 2011
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):
"Here Comes The Sun" Charles Wright 7 Inch (Warner)
"You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" Monty Alexander Now Is The Time (MPS/Pausa)
"Sunny" Pat Martino Live! (Muse)
"Sunshine Star" Open Sky Unit Open Sky Unit (Whatmusic)
"Sunshine Alley" the Coolin' System the Coolin' System (G.E.D. Soul)
"Sun Country" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story (Mowest/Light in the Attic)
"Everybody Loves The Sunshine" RAMP Come Into Knowledge (ABC)
"Sunshine Man" Harold Alexander Sunshine Man (Flying Dutchman)
"High Jazz" Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism Brighter Days (Outrageous/Cultures of Soul)
"Sitting Bull" Janko Nilovic Funky Tramway (Vadim)
"Frustration" The M.G.'s The M.G.'s (Stax)
"Clean Up Woman" Betty Wright 7 Inch (Alston)
"Message From The Meters" Leon Spencer, Jr. Sneak Preview! (Prestige)
"Hey! Last Minute" The Meters Struttin' (Josie)
"Apache" The Jimi Entley Sound 7 Inch (Espionage)
"If I Said The Sky Was Falling" Masabumi Kikuchi Matrix (Catalyst)
"Hit or Miss" Bo Diddley Big Bad Bo (Chess)
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Soul Junction tonight....8pm-10pm.
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 Back from vacation with fresh new records from the Pacific Northwest. Let's revisit the new Mowest compilation on Light in the Attic, which is a perfect sound track for these summer days, and check out another great reissue from the fine folks at Kindred Spirits, this time featuring Hal Singer & Jef Gilson. Got two brand new releases from Nashville's G.E.D. Soul label, including jazz-funk from The Coolin' System and spacey beats from Magic In Threes. Plus, the usual funkiness will ensue with music from Yusef Lateef, Eddie Senay, and Wilbert Longmire. Soul Junction Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm www.GtownRadio.com Who's gonna take the weight? July 13, 2011 Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label): "I Let a Good Man Go" Patrinell Staten 7 Inch (Sepia) "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" Wilbert Longmire Revolution (World Pacific Jazz) "Mustang" Curtis Amy Mustang (Verve) "Dig On It" Jimmy McGriff Soul Sugar (Capitol) "Wind Your Clock" Naomi Shelton featuring Cliff Driver 7 Inch (Desco/Daptone) "Uncle Bessie" Greg Foat Group Dark Is The Sun (Jazzman) "By My Side" Sonny Stitt featuring Eddie Russ Tornado (Jazz Masters) "Musication" Fitz Gore & The Talisman Fitz Gore & The Talisman (GorBra) "Libertarian" Hal Singer & Jef Gilson Soul of Africa (Chant du Monde/Kindred Spirits) "Safari" Eddy Senay Step By Step (Sussex) "Nick's Theme" Magic In Threes Magic In Threes (G.E.D. Soul) "Who's Gonna Take The Weight" The Coolin' System The Coolin' System (G.E.D. Soul) "So Long Donkey" The Sugarman 3 Soul Donkey (Desco) "Lonely For You Baby" Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters Burn! (Legere) "Real Woman" The Burner Lee Austin 7 Inch (People) "Give Me Your Love" The Sisters Love Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story (Mowest/Light in the Attic) "Mushmouth" Yusef Lateef The Doctor Is In...And Out (Atlantic) "Dig Deep In Your Soul" Bobby Boyd Congress Bobby Boyd Congress (Okapi/Vadim) "Past Present & Future" Demon Fuzz Afreaka! (Janus) "Adam Nana" K. Frimpong & Vis-a-Vis K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Continental/Secret Stash) 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.
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 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)
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
GtownRadio.com
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!
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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.
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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) |
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