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Jazzcast 040 Funk
Funk… a mixed bag of 1970’s goodies hear! Some originals you’ll recognise, some library stuff and soulful funk, some afro beat plus some rare cuts for good measure. Enjoy…
Take Yo’ Praise . Camille Yarbrough
Sneakin’ In The Back . Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
Heat Haze . John Cameron
Je Suis Un Sauvage . Alfred Panou & Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Rule of Mind . 9th Creation
Ooh Baby . Rasputin Stash
Having Fun . Stefano Torossi
Shape Your Mind To Die . Leon Thomas
Tema De Bwana . Bwana
Jungle Music . Kelenkye Band
Same Beat . Fred Wesley & The JB’s
Answer to Mother Popcorn . Vicki Anderson
Pepsi . The Mohawks
Chicken Heads . Black Heat
B.J. . Damn Sam the Miracle Man
Deal With It . Carolyn Franklin (love this)
Whirlwinds . Deodato
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Jazzcast 039 Special . lonnie liston smith
Wow!!! Well it’s “my birthday” so i can play what i want to… and i’ve been waiting to do this session since day one of Explorations. For me Lonnie Liston Smith is “da Man” ;-) and the Cosmic Echoes too…
I will never forget the first time i heard ‘Expansions’ on the dancefloor and how it took me to another space, a warm and spiritual place - this supremely-soulful-cosmic-jazz-funk dancefloor killer that hooks you in from the get go!!! I found my first copy of this tune on 7″ vinyl, and the rest followed… the “Expansions” album is superb too, as with most of his 70’s albums. But for me, “Visions Of A New World” is my favourite album (which i found for 8 Shekels while record shopping in Sheinkin), which came out after “Expansions” in the same year 1975. But hey, listen to this jazzcast then seek them all out…
“I hope that every man, woman and child will soon realize that the planet Earth is one big country. We need to stop all wars, stop all pollution of the land and water and the destruction of the beautiful rain forests. We need to grow all of our food on Earth organically. Imagine the world as one, living in peace and harmony.”
Lonnie Liston Smith (The Cosmic Prince) 1998, Transformation album.
All tracks in playlist by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
In Search Of Truth [Astral Traveling, 1973 Flying Dutchman]
Aspirations [Astral Traveling, 1973 Flying Dutchman]
Beautiful Woman [Cosmic Funk, 1974 Flying Dutchman]
Sais (Eygpt) [Cosmic Funk, 1974 Flying Dutchman]
Shadows [Expansions, 1975 Flying Dutchman]
Devika (Goddess) [Visions Of A New World, 1975 Flying Dutchman]
Sunset [Visions Of A New World, 1975 Flying Dutchman]
Meditations [Reflections Of A Golden Dream, 1976 Flying Dutchman]
Space Lady [Renaissance, 1976 RCA]
Space Princess [Exotic Mysteries, 1978 CBS]
Quiet Moments [Exotic Mysteries, 1978 CBS]
Floating Through Space [Loveland, 1978 CBS]
Expansions [Expansions, 1975 Flying Dutchman]
Info: Space Lady appears on a BMG compilation, RARE 4 from 1989, mistakenly entitled ‘Renaissance’!
PS. I love his hats too ;-)
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Jazzcast 038 Jazz . the 1960’s session
A Jazz session, the sixties part one… this sweet decade is full of so many great jazz juice flavours that we need to have a few sessions flowing on from this. With this first part we travel from ‘60 to ‘65 with just a few sweet examples and a few gems for good measure! Mainly Blue Note here in this 2 hour set!!! Enjoy and seek them out…
My Groove, Your Groove . Hank Mobley [Roll Call, 1960 Blue Note]
Undercurrent . Kenny Drew [Undercurrent, 1960 Blue Note]
Greensleeves . The John Coltrane Quartet [Africa/Brass, 1961 Impulse!]
High Notes . Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland & Company [The Golden 8, 1961 Blue Note]
You Did It, You Did It . Roland Kirk [We Free Kings, 1961 Mercury]
I’ll Remember April . Yusef Lateef [Into Something, 1961 Prestige]
Love For Sale . Dexter Gordon [Go, 1962 Blue Note]
Miss D.D. . Mary Lou Williams [Black Christ Of The Andes, 1963 SABA]
Down in the Village . Tubby Hayes Quintet [Down in the Village, 1962 Fontana]
Freedom . Charles Mingus [Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, 1963 Impulse!]
Out of Sight . Roy Ayers [West Coast Vibes, 1963 United Artists]
Bachianas Brasileiras #5 . Lalo Schifrin [New Fantasy, 1964 Verve]
Plaza de Toros . Larry Young [Into Somethin', 1964 Blue Note]
Mr. Kenyatta . Lee Morgan [Search For The New Land, 1964 Blue Note]
Taboo . Paul Gonsalves Quartet [Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick, 1964 Vocalion]
Yes or No . Wayne Shorter [JuJu, 1964 Blue Note]
The Moontrane . Larry Young [Unity, 1965 Blue Note]
Kingdom of Thunder . Sun Ra [Fate in a Pleasant Mood, 1965 Saturn]
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Jazzcast 037 NuJazz . the Jazz session
NuJazz session with a very Jazz flava… some of these tracks i have discovered are available on compilations, which says alot about the quality of these tracks, nujazz classics already!!! I do get goose bumps (chicken skin) listening to some of these tracks, they oouze with quality production and authenticity and that certain jazz hook that just gets me every time. Notably DJ Cam’s ‘Summer In Paris’ and Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella’s ‘New Standards’. It’s all good, enjoy and seek them out…
Speak Low (Big Bang)
That Night (Jazzanova ft Clara Hill)
Inner City Life (Re:Jazz ft Jhelisa)
To Know This (Alice Russell)
Getting Closer (Hird)
Breathing Pleasure (Jazz Liberatorz)
Sometime I’m Blue (Nick Holder)
Good & Bad (Povo ft Ed Thigpen)
Summer In Paris (DJ Cam)
Struck On Jazz (Doctor Abstract)
New Standards (Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella)
Da Tempo Ao Tempo [Nicola Conte rework] (Guida De Palma & Jazzinho)
Please Don’t Leave [The Essential Mix] (Paolo Fedreghini)
Fuoco Fatuo (Nicola Conte)
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Jazzcast 036 Brazilian Connection
Brazilian connection session: episode two… another summer soundtrack of nice Brazilian sounds. Some classic grooves hear, funky and soulful fusion, some nujazzy flavas too. We also feature two new albums from the outstanding Far Out Recordings label. Legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Adolfo’s wonderful 70’s stylee ‘Destiny’, and the superbly gifted Arthur Verocai treats us with ‘Encore’, following up from his debut album way back in 1972!!! Both these new albums are a wonderful addition to any jazz headz Brazilian box… Enjoy this session ;-)
Brazil (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Favela (Sergio Mendes)
Abertura (Arthur Verocai)
Kabaluere (Antonio Carlos & Jocafi)
Bola Da Vez (Antonio Adolfo, Brazil & Brazuka)
September 13 (Eumir Deodato)
Comanche (Jorge Ben)
Cohiba (Phuturistik)
Rational Culture [Bruno E rmx](Tim Maia)
Aquecimento de Capoeira (A Coisona)
Josimar (Arakatuba & Fila Brazilia)
Kriola (Orquestra E Coro)
Tenha Fe Pois Amanha Um Lindo Dia Vai Nascer (Os Originais Do Samba)
Eu Nao Vou Mais (Ed Lincoln)
Domingo Azul (Antonio Adolfo, Brazil & Brazuka)
Bis (Arthur Verocai)
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Jazzcast 035 Exposé
I’m feeling melancholic… so this is the melancholic exposé session!!!
Those nice peeps over at Candid Records kindly sent in a bunch of albums to Explorations in jazz… and with their 2007 festival just around the corner i felt it was most appropriate to pick some of Candid’s quality talent for your ears right now!!! And although this is a melancholic session, these albums are anything but sad, and they can all be found at Candid Records store. What really stands out for me is the Geoff Gascoyne album ‘Keep It To Yourself’! Also notable are the beautiful Mishka Adams, Gustavo Marques & Pororocas and Stacey Kent ;-) So switch the lights down low, light some candles, pour yourself a large glass of fine wine and let this session take you on a journey to that melancholic shore we all visit occasionally in life, enjoy…
I Can’t Get Started (Blue Mitchell from ‘Stablemates’)
The Gentle Rain (Stacey Kent from ‘Stacey Kent - Collection II’)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Mishka Adams from ‘God Bless The Child’)
Tribulation (Geoff Gascoyne from ‘Keep It To Yourself’)
I’m Through With Love (Cormac Kenevey from ‘This Is Living’)
You Don’t Know What Love Is (Gustavo Marques & Pororocas from ‘Jazz Popular Brasileira’)
You Must Believe In Spring (Jacqui Dankworth from ‘As The Sun Shines Down On Me’)
Marrakech (Kyle Eastwood from ‘Paris Blue’)
I Won’t Dance (Mina Agossi from ‘Who Wants Love’)
Body & Soul (Mishka Adams from ‘God Bless The Child’)
You Are There (Stacey Kent from ‘Stacey Kent - Collection II’)
All My Tomorrows (Geoff Gascoyne from ‘Keep It To Yourself’ featuring Trudy Kerr)
I Walk A Little Faster [Extended Version] (Cormac Kenevey from ‘This Is Living’)
Nuestro Tema (Jacqui Dankworth from ‘As The Sun Shines Down On Me’)
Don’t You Go Away (Gustavo Marques & Pororocas from ‘Jazz Popular Brasileira’)
Hushabye Mountain (Stacey Kent from ‘Stacey Kent - Collection II’)
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A BIG thank you to Mahara Sinclaire for allowing the use of her painting (detail) for the main cover artwork. www.maharasinclaire.com
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