Just what is a Valiha anyway?

It's a tube zither made from a species of local bamboo in Madagascar, of course!  Sit in with the Groove Wednesday at noon to check out incredible music from a box set featuring French jazz hero Jef Gilson and musicians hailing from Madagascar, including sounds from the aforementioned valiha!  Jazzman records hits one out of the park again!  Plus, more from all three Placebo LPs, some soaring work from Pharoah Sanders in the '80s and a set inspired by Marvin Gaye.  Dig it!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com
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April 30, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Spirit in the Sky"  The Stovall Sisters  The Stovall Sisters  (Reprise)

"Hush-a-Bye"  Kenny Drew & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen  Duo  (Inner City)

'Heart is a Melody"  Pharoah Sanders  Heart Is A Melody  (Teresa)

"N.W."  Placebo  Placebo  (Music On Vinyl)

"Marbles"  O'Donel Levy  Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky  (Groove Merchant)

"It's Your Love"  DopeGems  Necksnappin'  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"On The Dot"  Ryo Kawasaki  Eight Mile Road  (Inner City)

"Think (About It)"  Lyn Collins  12 Inch  (Urban)
***For DJ E-Z Rock

"Valiha Del"  Jef Gilson & Malagasy  Gilson et Malagasy  (Jazzman)

"Avaradoha"  Jef Gilson & Malagasy  Gilson et Malagasy  (Jazzman)

"Dizzy 48"  Jef Gilson & Malagasy  Gilson et Malagasy  (Jazzman)

"Dogtown"  Byard Lancaster  Funny Funky Rib Crib  (Palm/Kindred Spirits)

"Balek"  Placebo  1973  (Music On Vinyl)

"What's Goin' On"  Donny Hathaway  Live at the Bitter End 1971  (ATCO)

"Inner City Blues"  Placebo  Ball of Eyes  (Music On Vinyl)

"What's Happening Brother"  Marvin Gaye  What Goin' On  (Tamla Motown)

"I Walk On Gilded Splinters"  Dr. John, The Night Tripper  Gris-Gris  (ATCO)

Placebo Effect.

Record Store Day was this past Saturday and there was no shortage of funkiness.  Stop in to hear some highlights:   Unreleased live Donny Hathaway!  The J.B.'s !   A Latin take on Papa Was a Rolling Stone!  Sam Cooke!  And best of all, Belgian keyboardist Marc Moulin's ultra rare & ultra funky Placebo LPs!

Mt Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com
Ain't that good news.

April 23, 2014

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Marrakesh Express"  Stan Getz  Marrakesh Express  (MGM)

"Good Times"  Sam Cooke  Ain't That Good News (ABKCO)

"Funky Junk"  Jimmy McGriff  Electric Funk  (Blue Note)

"Blessed Blackness"  The J.B.'s  Food For Thought  (People/Get On Down)

"Soul Serenade"  Aretha Franklin  I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You  (Atlantic)

"Sweet Sister Funk"  Ramon Morris  Sweet Sister Funk  (Groove Merchant)

"Reaction"  Freedom Power  Freedom Power  (Sonor Music Editions)

"First Come First Served"  Dope Gems  Necksnappin'  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"Pueblo Nuevo"  Buena Vista Social Club  Buena Vista Social Club  (Nonesuch)

"Sante-Marie"  Henri Guédon Cosmozouk (Superfly/Epic)

"Papa Was a Rolling Stone"  Rumba Caliente  Rough Guide to Latin Rare Groove  (Rough Guide)

"Polk"  Placebo  1973  (Music On Vinyl)

"Stomp"  Placebo  Placebo  (Music On Vinyl)

"You've Got Me Hummin'"  Placebo  Ball of Eyes  (Music On Vinyl)

"Urubu Malandro"  Banda Black Rio  Maria Fumaça  (Polysom/Warner Brazil)

"Delta Six/Brighter Days"  Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band  Isis Voyage  (Cultures of Soul)

"Latin Love"  Dexter Wansel  Voyager  (Philadelphia International)

"Voices Inside (Everything is Everything)"  Donny Hathaway  Live at the Bitter End 1971  (ATCO/Rhino)

Half man, Half amazing.

Dig the vinyl sounds Wednesday at the Groove.  As It's All Soul told us a few weeks back, Nas' debut masterpiece Illmatic is 20 years old! Got some killer samples for you, the kind that are embedded in some deeeeep jazz tracks. Plus, let's delve into the Stanton Davis Brighter Days alternate takes along with cuts from the original LP and hear more from that necksnappin' album from Dope Gems!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com
Comin' outta Queensbridge.

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April 16, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Taxman"  Soulive  Rubber Soulive  (Royal Potato)

"Mind Rain"  Joe Chambers with Larry Young  Double Exposure  (Muse)

"I Love Music"  Ahmad Jamal Trio  The Awakening  (Impulse)

"Smilin' Billy Suite (part 2)"  Heath Brothrs   12 Inch  (Alpha Omega)
---->who's got my OG copy???

"We're in Love"  Reuben Wilson  Set Me Free  (Blue Note)

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

"Get Down"  Gene Russell  Talk To My Lady  (Black Jazz)

"Smearzo"  Hadley Caliman  Projecting   (Catalyst)

"Gloria"  Steve Kuhn  Raindrops: Live in New York  (Muse)

"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  7 Inch  (Daptone)

"Condor Redux: Theme/Yellow Panic/Flight on the Condor"  Dope Gems  Necksnappin'  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"Anua"  Bennie Maupin  Moonscapes  (Mercury)

"High Diver"  Brian Bennett & Alan Hankshaw  7 Inch  (Wax Poetics)

"Street Scene: Parade"  Arif Mardin  Journey  (Atlantic)

"Funky Fried Tofu (alternate instrumental)"  Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band  Isis Voyage  (Cultures of Soul)

"Nothing But a Party"  Alphonse Mouzon  In Search of a Dream  (MPS)

"Space-a-Nova (part 1)"  Stanton Davis' Ghetto Mysticism  Brighter Days  (Cultures of Soul)

"The World Is Yours"  Nas  Illmatic  (Columbia)

"It Ain't Hard to Tell"   Nas  Illmatic   (Columbia)

Dope Gems.

A wild and wooly show coming this Wednesday at the Groove.  Got a supercool one from Dope Gems, a group hailing from the Paris deep groove scene paying tribute to '70s jazz funk.  That's our bag!  Plus, a set of Dylan covers to go along with the great gospel take on Zim's music, Monty Alexander covering Herbie Hancock and outtakes from the Stanton Davis Brighter Days sessions!

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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April 9, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Love The One You're With"  Charlie Brown  Why Is Everybody Always Pickin' On Me  (Contact/Flying Dutchman)

"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane"  Big Black  Lion Walk  (Uni)

"Chameleon"  Monty Alexander  Monty Strikes Again: Live in Germany  (MPS)

"Time for a Change"  Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet  Time for a Change  (Inner City)

"Samba do Ausente"  Toquinho  Tocando  (Philips)

"Footsteps in the Dark"  Dopegems  Necksnappin'  (Heavenly Sweetness)

"Isis Voyage"  Stanton Davis & The Ghetto Mysticism Band  Isis Voyage (Cultures of Soul)

"Superman Lover"  Johnny Guitar Watson  Ain't That a Bitch  (DJM)

"Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35"  Bob Thiele & His New Happy Times Orchestra  Light My Fire  (Impulse)

"Girl from the North Country"  Howard Tate  Howard Tate  (Atlantic)

"Blowin' in the Wind"  Stanley Turrentine featuring Shirley Scott  Common Touch  (Blue Note)

"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"  Billy Preston  Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music  (A&M)

"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"  Nina Simone  To Love Somebody  (4 Men With Beards/RCA Victor)

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

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"  The Brothers & Sisters  Dylan's Gospel (Ode/Light in the Attic)

"Mean Lene"  Hubert Laws  In The Beginning  (CTI)

"Baião"  Banda Black Rio  Maria Fumaça  (Polysom/Warner Brazil)

"Iboru Iboya"   Cravo & Canela   Preço De Cada Um  (Mr. Bongo)
 
"Não Tem Nada Não"   Marcos Valle  Previsão do Tempo  (Odeon/Light in the Attic)
 
"Não Tem Nada Não (continued)"   Marcos Valle  Previsão do Tempo  (Odeon/Light in the Attic)

Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane.

Hear the record spin this Wednesday at the Groove.  At long last, Banda Black Rio's debut uber-rare debut, Maria Fumaça, just got reissued.  Victory...never thought I would come across a copy!  Plus, music from Build An Ark featuring Big Black, Belgian fusion from Solis Lacus and a wahwah soaked classic from Young-Holt Unlimited!

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

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April 2, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Mighty Quinn"  The Brothers & Sisters  Dylan's Gospel  (Ode/Light in the Attic)

"Composition in the Form of Blues"  The Russian Jazz Quartet  Happiness  (Impulse)

"Neptune"  The Visitors: Earl Grubbs & Carl Grubbs  Neptune  (Cobblestone)

"Love, Sweet Like Sugar Cane"  Build An Ark featuring Big Black  Dawn  (Kindred Spirits)

"Ewnèt yèt lagegnesh"  Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané  Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series  (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)

"Utopic Cities"  Solis Lacus  Solis Lacus (Heavenly Sweetness/Best Seller)

"Funny Funk"  George Duke  Feel  (MPS)

"Amoeba"  Joe Henderson  Black Narcissus  (Milestone)

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"  Hugh Masekela  Reconstruction  (Chisa)

"Wah Wah Man"  Young-Holt Unlimited  Born Again  (Cotillion)

"Never Can Say Goodbye"  David T. Walker  David T. Walker  (Ode)

"Big Sur Suite"  Johnny Hammond  Higher Ground  (Kudu)

"Maria Fumaça"  Banda Black Rio  Maria Fumaça  (Polysom/Warner Brazil)

"The Jam"  Graham Central Station  Ain't No 'Bout-A-Doubt It   (Warner)

"Na Baixa do Sapateiro"  Banda Black Rio  Maria Fumaça  (Polysom/Warner Brazil)

"Movin'"  Brass Construction  12 Inch  (Liberty/Soul Brother)

"Mr. Funky Samba"  Banda Black Rio  Maria Fumaça  (Polysom/Warner Brazil)

"Rock Your Baby (part 1)"  George McCrae  7 Inch  (T.K.)

"Booger Man"  The Gaturs  Wasted  (Funky Delicacies)

"All Along The Watchtower"  The Brothers & Sisters  Dylan's Gospel  (Ode/Light in the Attic) 

All Mornin' Long.

Back to regular programming after last week's jovial marathon with Morning Feed's Ed Feldman.  Gotta some Brazilian sounds from Airto and Azymuth, a little taste of Strata East and a few that helped make up Dilla's swan song, Donuts.  Plus, let's stretch out with a laid back groover from The Red Garland Quintet...!  Stop on by...you're welcome.

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Wednesays, 12pm-2pm
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March 26, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Dreams"  Buddy Miles  Them Changes  (Mercury)

"All Mornin' Long"  The Red Garland Quintet  All Mornin' Long  (Prestige)

"Along Came Betty"  Pat Martino  Consciousness  (Muse)

"In a Funky Way"  Charlie Rouse  Two Is One  (Strata East)

"Prime Time"  Gary Burton  Throb  (Atlantic)

"Make It Plain"  Sonny Phillips  Black Magic!  (Prestige)

"Gobstopper"  Suite For Ma Dukes Orchestra  Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes  (Mochilla)

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

"Golden Apples (part 2)"  Galt MacDermot  Galt MacDermot in Film  (Kilmarnock)

"Fruitman"  Kool & The Gang  Light of Worlds  (De-Lite)

"Circo Marimbondo"  Airto  Promises of the Sun  (Arista)

"A Caca"  Azymuth  Aguia Não Come Mosca  (Atlantic)

"Now I Live (And Now My Life is Done)"  Ben Sidran  Puttin' in Time on Planet Earth  (Blue Thumb)

"Comin' From"  Michael White  Father Music, Mother Dance  (ABC/Impulse)

"Butterfly Island"  Fabiano Orchestra  Butterfly Island  (Superfly)

"Gotta Have You (Day by Day)"  The Fatback Band  People Music  (Perception)

Morning Feed.

What sort of bedlam will be unleashed when Ed Feldman of the notorious Morning Feed sits in with a stack of wax?  Tune in tomorrow to find out! 

M-Groove is loquacious, ineffable!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 19, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Nights in White Satin"  Deodato  Deodato 2  (CTI)

"Summertime"  Vi Redd  Bird Calls  (Solid State)

"How High The Moon"  Charlie Parker  The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (Verve)

"How High The Moon"  Les Paul & Mary Ford  The Best of the Capitol Masters  (Capitol)

"Treats Style"  Larry Coryell  Lady Coryell  (Vanguard)

"Midnight Sun"  Sarah Vaughn  The Best of Sarah Vaughn  (Pablo)

"Crazy"  Patsy Cline  12 Greatest Hits  (MCA)

"Tracks of My Tears"  Aretha Franklin  Soul '69  (Atlantic)

"Where's the Man"  Timo Lassy  In With Lassy  (Schema)

"Smilin' While You're Cryin'"  Poets of Rhythm  Anthology 1992-2003  (Daptone)

"Szipson"  Sun Ship  Follow Us  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Lush Life"  John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman  John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman  (Impulse)

"Nutty"   Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane  At Carnegie Hall  (Mosaic)

"Charlie Parker"  Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen  Poetry for the Beat Generation  (Word Beat)

"If I Were A Bell"  Miles Davis  Miles in Tokyo  (Columbia Japan)

"The Royal Scam"  Steely Dan  The Royal Scam  (MCA)

"Soul in a Digital World"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Soul in a Digital World  (GED Soul) 

Nation Time.

Put the needle on the record come Wednesday.  Can't stop with the Calvin Keys, so more from the new one along with sideman work with Ahmad Jamal and the Wide Hive Players.  Plus, music from the incredible Best of ethiopiques Series (surprisingly familiar!), super rare out & funky saxophone from Joe McPhee (!!!) and a lil' touch of electric blues with John Lee Hooker (no dancing!).

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 12, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Like a Rollin' Stone"  Rotary Connection  Rotary Connection  (Cadet Concept)

"Working Man"  Oliver Edward Nelson  In London With Oily Rags  (Flying Dutchman)

"Bumblebee Bumblebee"  John Lee Hooker  Never Get Out of These Blues Alive  (ABC)

"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"  Esther Phillips  Alone Again, Naturally  (Kudu)

"On Your Way Down"  Allen Toussaint  Live, Love & Faith  (Reprise/4 Men With Beards)

"(I'm a) Fool For You"  Freddy Robinson  The Coming Atlantis  (World Pacific Jazz)

"Noite Em Leblon"  Nathan Davis  London By Night  (DIW)

"From the Bottom"  Bobby Timmons Trio  From The Bottom  (Riverside)

"See The Light"  Mighty Mighty  See The Light  (Schema)

"Perdido"  Romano Mussolini Trio  The Latin Taste  (RM)

"Ode to Billie Joe"  Sonny Criss  The Beat Goes On!  (Prestige)

"Shakey Jake"  Joe McPhee  Nation Time  (Bo' Weavil/CJR)

"Bellows"  Ahmad Jamal  Recorded Live at "Oil Can Harry's"  (Catalyst)

"Shawneeq"  Calvin Keys  Electric Keys  (Wide Hive)

"Turnstyle"  Wide Hive Players  Turnstyle  (Wide Hive)

"St. Louis Blues"  Deodato  Artistry  (MCA)

"Maroon Dance"  Third Eye  Connexion  (Ring/Sonorama)

"Musiqawa Silt"  Wallias Band  Heavenly ethiopiques: The Best of the Heavenly ethiopiques Series  (Heavenly Sweetness/Buda)

Blues we use.

Good things goin' down at the Groove come Wednesday.  Been diggin' that new Calvin Keys lp, so we got more from that, along with some other distinguished '70s guitar men.  Plus, Jack Wilson & Roy Ayers, Melvin Bliss, and the Latin Jazz Quartet with special guests!  

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Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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March 5, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Get Back"  Al Green  Green is Blues  (Hi)

"Shadow Dancers"  George Benson with the Brother Jack McDuff Quartet  The New Boss Guitar of George Benson  (Prestige)

"Blues We Use"  The Jack Wilson Quartet  The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers  (Atlantic)

"Evelyn Anita"  George Braith  Musart  (Prestige)

"Backyard"  Calvin Keys  Electric Keys  (Wide Hive)

"Sudden Romance"  Attila Zoller  Dream Bells  (Inner City)

"Circles"  Michael Howell  In The Silence  (Milestone)

"Bad Bad Simba"  O'Donel Levy  Simba  (Groove Merchant)

"Synthetic Substitution"  Melvin Bliss  12 Inch  (Alpha Omega)

"You'll Be Lonely"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Give The People What They Want  (Daptone)

"The Riot"   Merl Saunders    Fritz The Cat OST  (Fantasy)

"I Need You"  H.P. Riot  H.P. Riot  (Luv-n-Haight/Ubiquity)

"Treasure of the Sierra Madre"  The Latin Jazz Quintet  Oh! Pharoah Speak  (Trip)

"Firebird Feathers"  Alfonso Lovo  La Gigontona  (Numero)

"Azucar (parts 2 & 3)"  Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive  Recorded Live at Sing Sing  (Tico)

"Ballero"  War  War Live  (United Artists)

"Surma"  Mulatu Astatke  Sketches of Ethiopia  (Jazz Village)  

Keys to the Kingdom.

Join the Groove next Wednesday for some more funkiness.  Got a stack from my man Calvin Keys!  Plus, music from the last two albums from the ultra funky French band, Cortex and more from Mighty Mighty.  And in the spirit of Saturday's New Deck Party, I got the 2nd of the first two records I picked up in my first foray into record diggin'.  Stop on by.

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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February 26, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Wild Thing"  Amando Peraza  Wild Thing  (Skye)

"Assosa Derache"  Mulatu Astatke  Sketches of Ethiopia  (Jazz Village)

"What Need Have I For This-What Need Have I For That-I am Dancing at the Feet of my Lord-All is Bliss-All is Bliss"  Shakti with John McLaughlin  Shakti with John McLaughlin  (Columbia)

"One For The Monica Lingas Band"  The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble   
Miles Away  (Stonesthrow)

"Rhubarb Jam"  Calvin Keys  Electric Keys  (Wide Hive)

"Shawn-Neeq"  Calvin Keys  Shawn-Neeq  (Black Jazz)

"Aunt Lovey"  Calvin Keys  Proceed With Caution!  (Black Jazz)

"Dantu"  Calvin Keys  Full Court Press  (Olive Branch)

"Pauvre Star"  Cortex  Pourquoi  (Trad Vibe)

"Emily"  Cortex  I Heard A Sigh  (Trad Vibe)

"Seventh Sign"  Mighty Mighty  See The Light  (Schema)

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

"Phil"  Ryo Kawasaki  Prism  (Inner City)

"Drum Song"  Earth, Wind & Fire  Open Our Eyes  (Columbia)

"Povo"   Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine  In Concert Vol. 1  (CTI)

"I Say A Little Prayer"  Aretha Franklin  12 Inch  (Atlantic)

Gtown Radio New Deck Party



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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album):

Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up!  (alternating)

"Ummh"  Bobby Hutcherson featuring Harold Land  San Francisco
"Reflected"  Alice Cooper  Pretties For You
"The Boss"  James Brown  12 Inch
"Raga Rock"  Ashwan Batish  Sitar Power
"Past Time Paradise"  Martik  Persian Funk

Ed Feldman of Morning Feed

"Y'a Pas Prem Printemps"  Edith Piaf  Edith Piaf Sings (78 RPM)
"Jingle Jangle Jingle"  Tex Ritter  78 RPM 
"Minnie the Moocher"  Danny Kaye & His Orchestra  78 RPM 
"Over The Rainbow"  Art Carney  The Wizard of Oz
"My Heart Belongs to Daddy"  Chick Webb featuring Ella Fitzgerald   78 RPM

Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating) 

"Purple Haze"  Dion  Dion
"Girl from Ipanema"  Archie Shepp  Fire Music
"8 Miles High"  Rufus Harley  Kings/Queens
"Heart of Gold"  Charles Bradley  7 Inch

Andy Pettit of Skywave

"Blue Seven"  Shirley Scott  Blue Seven
"Teach Me To Twist"   Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell  Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell  
"Hofstra"  Bill Cosby  Why Is There Air?
"Mode to John"  McCoy Tyner  Tender Moments

Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating)   

"NYCNY"  Daryl Hall  Sacred Songs 
"Happy Birthday"  Mr. Chop  Switched On
"Nowhere Fast"  Bloodless Pharaohs  Marty Thau Presents 2 X 5
"You Know"  Stone Coal White  Stone Coal White

Kelvyn Anderson formerly of The Anderson Tapes

"There Goes The Neighborhood"  The Bus Boys  Minimum Wage Rock-n-Roll
"Ma Jaiye Oni"  King Sunny Ade & His African Beats  Juju Music
"Brooding"  Jayne Cortez  Unsubmissive Blues
"Miuzi Weighs a Ton"  Public Enemy  Yo! Bum Rush The Show
"Black Blues"  Henry Threadgill Sextet  Just The Facts & Pass The Bucket
"ESP"  Miles Davis  ESP
"Go"  Wayne Shorter  Schizophrenia 

Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up!  (alternating)   

"Gun"  Gil Scott-Heron  Reflections
"I Can't Get No Nookie"  The Masked Marauders  The Masked Marauders  
"One Ton"  Rahsaan Roland Kirk  Volunteered Slavery

Renee Norris-Jones & Debra Rainey of For The People

"Popsicle Toes"  Michael Franks  The Art of Tea
"Bad"  Michael Jackson  Bad
"Tough & Tender"  John Klemmer  Lifestyle (Living & Loving)
"Wishing Well"  Terrance Trent D'Arby  Introducing the Hard Line According to Terrance Trent D'Arby
"Kyle Smiles"  Kirk Whalum  Floppy Disk
"You Give Good Love"  Whitney Houston  Whitney Houston 
"Chicken Grease"  D'Angelo  Voodoo
"Big Poppa"  Notorious B.I.G.  12 Inch

Tom Casetta of Listen Up! & Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove (alternating)     

"Hello It's Me"  Nazz  Nazz
"Take Care of Home"  Timmy Thomas  Why Can't We Live Together

Jim Bear of Neumatic

"Space Ship Landing"  Spike Jones  Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry
"Imperial March"  John Williams  Empire Strikes Back OST
"How Do You Say Love"  Deee-Lite  Sampledelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities
"Get By"  Talib Kweli  Quality
"Who Seh Me Dun"  Cutty Ranks  12 Inch
"Go For Speed"  The Stray Cats  The Stray Cats
"T'Cha T'Cha"  Boogie Down Productions  By All Means Necessary
"Silence Falls"  Adventures in Stereo  Alternative Stereo Sounds
"Clean On Your Bean #1"  Dinosaur L  New York Noise
"Music Makers"  Esquivel & His Orchestra  Infinity
"Prophecy"  Horace Andy  10 Inch

Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up!  (alternating)  

"I Gotta Rock"  Kid Koala  Scratchappyland
"Trashpickin'"  Gus Kordovox Quintet  You're Soaking In It!
"Mamblues"  Cal Tjader  Fritz the Cat OST
"Shake Some Action"  Flaming Groovies  Shake Some Action
"Chippin'"  Melvin Van Peebles  As Serious as a Heart-Attack

Maggie Nolan of Reckless Curiosity

"Tighten Up"  Archie Bell & The Drells  Tighten Up
"Mystery Track"  ?????  International Psychedelic Mystery Mix
"Over the Rainbow"   Sun Ra  Of Mythic Worlds
"The Little Mouse"  Malvina Reynolds  Mama Lion

Ian Ranzer of the Mt. Airy Groove & Tom Casetta of Listen Up!  (alternating)  

"Sardines"  The Junkyard Band  12 Inch
"Final Solution"  Pere Ubu  7 Inch

 

Go for the Gold.

The Olympics bring the globe together through sport, so let's do the same through music.  Got tunes all from countries represented in the Sochi Olympics...plus some warm weather countries who didn't make the trip!  U-S-A!  U-S-A!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

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February 19, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Rehab"  The Filthy Six  The Filthy Six  (Acid Jazz)  UNITED KINGDOM

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

"Soleares"  Pedro Iturralde  Jazz Flamenco!  (Vinilisssimo)  SPAIN

"Some More of Dat"  Joe Zawinul  Money in the Pocket  (Atlantic)  AUSTRIA

"Samba Miaou"  Full Moon Ensemble  Crowded With Loneliness  (Superfly)  FRANCE

"Love Knows No Season"  Galt MacDermott  Up From The Basement: Unreleased Tracks Vol. 1   (Kilmarnock)  CANADA

"Brasiliana"  Romano Mussolini & His Friends  Soft & Swing  (Carosello)  ITALY

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

"Wheels"  Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble  Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble  (Jazz Aggression)  ESTONIA

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

"Magic Touch"  Lee Scratch Perry  Super Ape  (Island)  JAMAICA

"Super Mellow"  Louis Bellson, Shelly Manne, Willie Bobo & Paul Humphrey  The Drum Session  (Inner City)  USA

"Backyard Boogie"  Mighty Mighty  See The Light  (Schema)  FINLAND

"Rambler"  Gabor Szabo  Rambler  (CTI)  HUNGARY

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

"5 x 5 = 55"  Piotr Figiel  Piotr  (Polskie Nagrania/Pronil)  POLAND 

"Right On"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)  SWEDEN

"Unicorn Lady"  Teruo Nakamura  Unicorn  (Soul Brother)   JAPAN

"Kveten (Maytime)"  Emil Viklicky  The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky  (Vampi Soul)  CZECH REPUBLIC

"Demagogiya"  Da/N'et  Soviet Funk Vol. 1  (Secret Stash)  RUSSIA
 

Mighty Mighty.

Gettin' into it Wednesday at noon at the Groove.  Let's delve deeper into DeRobert & The Half-Truths, checking out his new one along with other nuggets from the GED Soul label.  Also, music from the surprisingly deep well of Finnish jazz, this time from the excellently named Mighty Mighty...plus a coupla stone groovers from Monk Higgins!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

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February 12, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Country Road"  Merry Clayton  Gimme Shelter  (Ode)

"Love for Sale"  The Three Sounds  Moods  (Blue Note)

"My Kinda World"  The Sahib Shihab Quintet  Seeds  (Schema)

"Nobody Knows"  Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir  Like a Ship...(Without a Sail)  (Light in the Attic)

"Simba"  Mighty Mighty  See The Light  (Schema)

"Moondial"  Les De Merle  Transfusion  (Dobre)

"Death Wish (Main Title)"  Herbie Hanock  Death Wish OST  (Columbia/Music on Vinyl) 

"Dopping 2000"  Freedom Power  Freedom Power  (Sonor)

"Fonky First"  The Silhouettes  Conversations With The Silhouettes  (Segue)

"Pusherman"  Young-Holt Unlimited  Young-Holt Unlimited Plays Superfly  (Paula)

"Up On The Hill"  Monk Higgins & The Specialties  Heavyweight  (United Artists)

"Can't Stop"  Monk Higgins  Little Mama  (United Artists)

"Turn Out The Lights"  Larry Young's Fuel  Larry Young's Fuel  (Arista)

"Pogo Stick"  Weldon Irvine  Spirit Man  (BMG)

"Overdose"  Lowrell  Lowrell  (AVI)

"I Don't Get Mad No Mo"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  I'm Tryin'  (GED Soul)

"Sunshine Alley"  The Coolin' System  The Coolin' System  (GED Soul)

"Finger Tips"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (GED Soul)

"I Got Warrants"  Magic in Threes  Magic in Threes  (GED Soul)

"I Know"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Soul in a Digital World  (GED Soul)

"I'm Tryin' (outro)"   DeRobert & The Half-Truths  I'm Tryin'  (GED Soul)

Goin' places.


Good stuff hitting the turntables this week at the Groove.   Nashville soul man DeRobert Adams just dropped his 2nd full length with his crack band, The Half-Truths.  Sweet!  Meanwhile, on the other side of the soul spectrum, Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke just released a new one with a new incarnation of his band, Steps Ahead. Killer! Plus, the usual funkiness will ensue, including more from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and tributes to two jazz legends whose passing in late December slipped under the radar!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

January 29, 2014

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"For What It's Worth"  The Voices of East Harlem  Right On Be Free  (Elektra)

"The Bridge"  Sonny Rollins  The Bridge  (RCA)
***for Jim Hall


"Careful"  Jim Hall  ...Where Would I Be?  (Milestone)
"The Answer Is Yes"  Jim Hall  Concierto  (CTI)

"Jive Samba"  Cannonball Adderley Sextet  Jazz Workshop Revisited  (Riverside)
***for Yusef Lateef

"Russell & Eliot"  Yusef Lateef  Yusef Lateef's Detroit: Latitude 42'30 Longitude 83'  (Atlantic)

"Live Humble"  Yusef Lateef  The Diverse Yusef Lateef  (Atlantic)

"Vibes"  The Fabulous Three  Soul Fire 45 Box Set  (Truth & Soul/Soul Fire)

"If I Ever Lose This Heaven"  Average White Band  Cut The Cake  (Atlantic)

"Hager Fiker"  Mulatu Astatke  Sketches of Ethiopia  (Jazz Village)

"Shagu"  Mulatu Astatke & his Ethiopian Quintet  Afro-Latin Soul  (Worthy)

"Solo Hit"  Orlando Julius & his Modern Aces  Super Afro Soul  (Strut)

"Good Name"  William Onyeabor  World Psychedelic Classics Vol. 5: Who Is William Onyeabor  (Luaka Bop)

"Goin' Places"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  I'm Tryin'  (GED Soul)

"Son of a Preacher Man"  Dusty Springfield  Dusty in Memphis  (Atlantic/4 Men With Beards)

"Super Smooth"  Raindeer Runners  Soul Fire 45 Box Set  (Truth & Soul/Soul Fire)

"Stranger to my Happiness"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Give The People What They Want
(Daptone)

"I Wish You Well"  Bill Withers  Making Friends  (Columbia)

Give the people what they want.

2014 waits for nothing...new Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings is here!  Got a bunch from the new LP, along with some other tight and rare soul nuggets.  Plus, more from the live Timo Lassy, some bumpin' Brother Jack McDuff, and surprising funkiness from Toots Thielemans of all people! 
AND, NEW NEEDLES!  Mellow mellow...right on!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

January 15, 2014

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Light My Fire"  Minnie Riperton  Minnie  (Capitol)

"Saudade Vem Correndo"  Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa featuring Maria Toledo   Jazz Samba Encore!  (Verve)

"Black Orpheus"  Grant Green  Iron City  (Muse/Cobblestone)

"Marnie"  Gato Barbieri  Yesterdays  (Flying Dutchman)

"It Could Be Better"  Timo Lassy Band  Live With Lassy  (Schema)

"Kako"  André Condouant   André Condouant  (Debs)  

"Little Virgo"  Harold Ousley  The People's Groove  (Muse)

"Winding Up"  Buddy Montgomery  This Rather Than That  (Impulse)

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

"Long Time, Wrong Time"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Give The People What They Want  (Daptone)

"Down Home Girl"  The Coasters  12 Inch  (Alpha Omega)

"Who Could Want More"  Lee Michaels  Lee Michaels  (A & M)

"Somebody's Been Sleeping"  100 Proof Aged In Soul  Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed  (Hot Wax)

"We Get Along"   Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Give The People What They Want  (Daptone)

"You've Got It Bad Girl"  Toots Thielemans   The Best of Toots Thielemans  (Polydor)

"Kickin' Back"  Azar Lawrence  People Movin'  (Prestige)

"Mellow Mellow Right On"  Lowrell  Lowrell  (AVI)

"Give Me The Sunshine"   Leo's Sunshipp  We Need Each Other  (Lyon's) 

Best of the Rest 2013.

Hope all are feelin' good in the early days of 2014.  Finished strong with our best of new vinyl 2013 show in late December, so now it's time to focus on key reissues & compilations.  Got some great stuff from excellent labels like 180 Proof, Jazzman & Superfly, and music from the Poets of Rhythm, The Stark Reality & William Onyeabor. Plus, farewells to Donald Byrd (word) and George Duke, too.  Come on in!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

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January 8, 2014

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Our Generation (Nu-Mark re-edit)"  Ernie Hines  7 Inch  (Hot Plate)

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

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

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

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

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

"Street Scene"  Sam Sanders  Mirror Mirror  (180 Proof/Strata)

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

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

"Ogetnom"  Third Eye  Connexion  (Sonorama)

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

"Kilario"  Di Melo  Di Melo  (Superfly)

"Pernalonga"  Di Melo  Brazuca! Samba Rock & Brazilian Grooves from the Golden Years 1966-78  (Kindred Spirits)

"Fantastic Man"  William Onyeabor  World Psychadelic Classics Vol. 5: Who is William Onyeabor (Luaka Bop)

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

"On Being Black"  The Stark Reality  Acting, Thinking, Feeling  (Now Again)

"Miles Runs the Voodoo Down"  Miles Davis  Live in Europe 1969: Bootleg Series Vol. 2  (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)

"Reach For It"  George Duke  Reach For It  (Epic)

Best of 2013.

Join the Groove this TUESDAY at noon for the finest in funky vinyl releases in 2013.  You know what this is.

Mt. Airy Groove
Tuesday, 12/24/13 @ 12PM
GtownRadio.com

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 December 24, 2013
Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

"Wishing Well"  Omaha Diner  Omaha Diner  (Pledge Music)

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

"Gibraltar"    Till Brönner  Till Brönner  (Verve Germany)

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

"Strictly Reserved For You"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  Victim of Love (Dunham/Daptone)

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

"Touch Red"  Timo Lassy Band  Live With Lassy  (Schema)

"Money"  Lady  Lady  (Truth & Soul)

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

"Smile"  Ed Motta  AOR  (Dwitza)

"Sweet Salvation"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

"Malmsbury Shale"  Ross McHenry  Distant Oceans  (First Word) 

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

"Light Years Ahead"  Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators  Tortured Soul  (Timmion)

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

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

It's a Groove Food Reunion!

A Groove Food reunion!  Sat in with DJ Lippy on his excellent show, Free Samples, on KOOP Hornsby-Austin. 

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December 30, 2013
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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

“Hummin’ (Large Professor rmx)”  Nat Adderley  The New Grove: The Blue Note Remix Project   (Blue Note) 

“Fool Yourself”  Little Feat   Dixie Chicken  (Warner)

“Can I Kick It?”  A Tribe Called Quest  People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm  (Jive)

“Those Shoes”  The Eagles  The Long Run  (Asylum)

“Listen & You’ll See”  The Crusaders  Pass The Plate  (Chisa)

“Devika (Goddess)”  Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes  Visions of a New World  (Flying Dutchman)

“Pacifics”  Digable Planets  Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space)  (Pendulum)

“Mellow Mellow Right On”  Lowrell  Lowrell  (AVI)

“Sneakin’ in the Back”  Tom Scott & The L.A. Express  Tom Scott & The L.A. Express  (Ode)

“Golden Apples (part 2)”  Galt MacDermot   Galt Macdermot in Film 1969-1973  (Kilmarnock)

“Signs”  J Dilla   7 Inch   (Stonesthrow)

“Kasalefkut Hulu”  Mulatu Astatke  Mulatu of Ethiopia  (Worthy)

“That’s Boosh”  The Bus Stop  Court Street Lab Sessions  (----)

“The Emperor”  Donald Byrd   7 Inch  (Blue Note)

“The Bird”  Jimmy McGriff  Groove Grease  (Groove Merchant)

“Memory Lane”  Minnie Riperton  Minnie  (Capitol)

“Keep The Faith”  Mel & Tim  Shaolin Soul Selection Vol. 1  (Soul Temple)

“My Flame”  Bobby Caldwell  What You Won’t Do For Love  (Clouds)

“Found a Child (Monkone rmx)”  Ballin’ Jack  7 Inch  (Money Studies)

"Tomorrow's People – The Children of Today"  Ian McDonald & Michael Giles  McDonald & Giles  (Cotillion)

“Picasso Baby”  Jay-Z  Magna Carta…Holy Grail  (Roc-A-Fella)

“Sign of the Times”  Bob James  Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982  (Decision)

“Cold Feet”  Albert King   Shaolin Soul Selection Vol. 1  (Soul Temple)

“Soul Fire”  Lee Perry  The Upsetter Presents Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread  (Upsetter)

“Deee Lite Theme”  Deee Lite  7 Inch  (Elektra)

Now hear our meanin'.

Back to regular funky programming after a few weeks revolving around Montreux and the JazzMom.  Got some good stuff to bring your way:  Brazilian bounce from Di Melo, funky German fusion from Third Eye, and rubbery grooves from British bassman, Ross McHenry .  Plus, some incredible music from the really lost Miles Davis Quartet, recorded live at Newport in 1969!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

December 18, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Reflex"  Omaha Diner  Omaha Diner  (Pledge Music)

"Diedre's Blues"  Francy Boland  Playing With The Trio  (Schema)

"Night Lady"  The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band  Now Here Our Meanin'  (Columbia)

"Home Is Africa"  Horace Parlan  Happy Frame of Mind  (Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness)

"First Trip"  Mario Rusca Trio  Reaction  (Dynia World/Sonorama)

"Plastic Creek Stomp"  Henry Franklin  The Skipper  (Black Jazz)

"Astral Traveling"  Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes  Astral Traveling  (Flying Dutchman)

"Redirections"  Will Sessions  Kindred: A Tribute to the Pioneers of Jazz Fusion  (Planet E)  

"Hill Where The Lord Hides"  Funk, Inc.  Superfunk  (Prestige)

"Bacalao Con Pan"  The Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble  Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1980  (Latin Percussion Ventures)

"Tou Patou Feme"  Henri Guédon  Cosmozouk  (Superfly/Epic)

"Se O Mundo Acabasse Em Mel"  Di Melo  Di Melo  (Superfly/Odeon)

"Good Bye"  Tommy McCook  Reggae In Jazz  (Pressure Sounds)

"Ogetnom"  Third Eye  Connexion  (Sonorama/Ring)

"Malmsbury Shale"  Ross McHenry  Distant Oceans  (First Word)

"Miles Runs The Voodoo Down"  Miles Davis  Bitches Brew Live  (Columbia/Music on Vinyl)

"Thrift Shop"   Omaha Diner  Omaha Diner  (Pledge Music)

What becomes a legend most?

It's a big week in the Mt. Airy Groove family, as the JazzMom turns 70 on Friday!  Join me for a few hours of music celebrating the JazzMom, including music from France, Beatles covers and a special 45 set to close the show.  Plus, it's the three year anniversary of the Groove!

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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December 11, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

"Belleville"  Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli  With The Quintet of the Hot Club of France  (GNP Crescendo)

"Satin Doll"  Stephane Grappelli & David Grisman  Live  (Warner Bros.)

"Skol Blues"  Oscar Peterson with Stephane Grappelli  Skol  (Pablo Live)

"Hey Jude"  The Overton Berry Trio  At Seattle's Doubletree Inn  (Jaro) 

"Au Bar Du Petit Bac"  Miles Davis  Ascenseur pour L'echafaud (Lift to the Scaffold)  (Fontana)

"Out of the Sorcellerie"   Eddie Louiss  Our Kind of Sabi  (MPS)

"Le Musichien"  Francois Tuesques  Freedom Jazz France (Heavenly Sweetness)

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

"Sunday Walk"  Jean-Luc Ponty  Sunday Walk  (MPS)

"Hold On, I'm Coming"  Dee Dee, Barry & The Movements  Soul Hour  (MPS/Sonorama)

"Hey Jude"  Steve Marcus  The Lord's Prayer  (Vortex)

"Black Locomotive"  Barney Wilen  Moshi Too  (Sonorama)

"Huit Octobre 1971"  Cortex  Tropeau Bleu   (Underdog)

"Mister J."  Cortex  Vol. 2  (Sonodisc)

"Shaking Pop"  Janko Nilovic  Pysc Impressions  (Vadim)

"Eva"  Jean Jacques Perrey  7 Inch  (BGP)

***THE JUDY BERKOWITZ COLLECTION***

"Can I Steal a Little Love"  Frank Sinatra  7 Inch  (Capitol)

"Honey Chile"  Fats Domino  7 Inch  (Imperial)

"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" Sam Cooke 7 Inch   (Keen)

"Mr. Lee"  The Bobbettes  7 Inch  (Atlantic)

"Come Go With Me"  The Dell-Vikings  7 Inch  (Dot)

"Love Is Strange"  Mickey & Sylvia  7 Inch  (Groove)

"My Baby Left Me"  Elvis Presley  7 Inch  (RCA Victor)

"All Shook Up"   Elvis Presley  7 Inch  (RCA Victor)

**********************************

"Hey Jude"  Wilson Pickett  The Best of Wilson Pickett Vol. 2  (Atlantic)

Live at Montreux, part 2.

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com 

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December 4, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

"Bogota"  Ahmad Jamal  Outertimeinnerspace  (Impulse)

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

"Werwolf"  The Fourth Way  Werwolf  (Harvest)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Live at Montreux, part 1.

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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November 20, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

"Manhattan Reflections"  Ahmad Jamal  Free Flight  (Impulse)

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

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

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

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

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

"Souls Dirge"  Larry Coryell  Fairyland  (Mega)

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

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

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

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

Shaolin Marauders.

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

Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
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DooDatDooDatDooDooDatDatDat.

November 13, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

"Red Clay"  Jack Wilkins  Windows  (Mainstream)

"Blackstone Legacy"  Woody Shaw  Blackstone Legacy  (Contemporary)

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

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

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

"Boogaloo"  Mulatu Astatke  Mulatu Steps Ahead  (Strut)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smooth good.

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
www.GtownRadio.com

November 6, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Moving Pictures"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Disillusioned Man"  Demon Fuzz  Afreaka!

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

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

Season of the Witch.

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

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October 30, 2013 

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album):

"Season of the Witch"  Donovan  The Essential Donovan

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

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

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

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

"Sinning Hands"  Iron & Wine  Exclusive EP

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

"New Madrid"  Uncle Tupelo  Anodyne

"Bad-n-Ruin"  Faces  Long Player

"Downtown"  Crazy Horse  Crazy Horse

"Four Winds"  Bright Eyes  Cassadega

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

"Space Captain"  Joe Cocker  Mad Dogs & Englishmen

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

"Movin' On Up"  Primal Scream  Screamadelica

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

"What Goes On"   The Velvet Underground  The Velvet Underground

"Rock & Roll"  Jane's Addiction  XXX

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

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

"Little T & A"  The Rolling Stones  Tattoo You

 "The Fez"  Steely Dan  The Royal Scam

"Cities"  Talking Heads  Fear of Music

"Confetti"  Lemonheads  It's a Shame About Ray 

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

"The Bends"  Radiohead  The Bends

"Ocean Man"  Ween  Chocolate & Cheese

"Yellow Sun"  The Raconteurs  Broken Boy Soldiers

"Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" The Velvet Underground  Loaded

You can leave your hat on.

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

October 23, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

"MRA"  Hugh Masekela  Hugh Masekela  (Wing)

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

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

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

"Totem"  Opa  Golden Wings  (Milestone)

"Harvest Machine"  Janne Schaffer  The Chinese  (Vertigo)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West coast.

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

October 9, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"All Blues"  Jerry Hahn  Moses  (Fantasy)

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

"Civilization"  HE3 Project  Chapter Three  (Family Groove)

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

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

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

"The Ghetto"  Donny Hathaway  12 Inch  (Atco)

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

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

"The Lottery"  The Stepkids  Troubadour  (Stonesthrow)

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

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

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

Oh! Pioneers!

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

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 12pm-2pm
GtownRadio.com

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October 2, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

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

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

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

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

"Toothpick"  The Mighty Imperials  7 Inch  (Desco)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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