Groove On FireThe Greyboy Allstars – “Inland Empire”
At some point in the telling of the musical history of the last couple decades someone will give The Greyboy Allstars their proper due. With the release of the classic “West Coast Boogaloo” back in 1995 the group essentially brought back the soul-jazz sound. The album was an underground sensation and not only led to [...]
Category: New Music
Tags: Boogaloo, Funk, Karl Denson, Robert Walter, Soul-Jazz, The Greyboy Allstars
Monday Music: Roy Ayers – “Brawling Broads”
LISTEN: Roy Ayers – Brawling Broads (from YouTube) Of the three classic blaxploitation soundtrack albums from the early 1970′s, Roy Ayer’s “Coffy” is by far the least appreciated (Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” and Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly” being the other two). It definitely stands out because of Ayers’ amazing vibes playing, but the songs are extremely strong [...]
Category: Listening Room
Tags: Blaxploitation, Jazz-Funk, Roy Ayers, Soul-Jazz
Monday Music: Lou Donaldson – “Turtle Walk”
LISTEN: Lou Donaldson – Turtle Walk From “Hot Dog” : 1969 : Blue Note Records (Out-of-Print) As funky as Lou Donaldson’s albums were in the late 1960′s with Blue Note, he really turned up the heat on “Hot Dog”. How could he not when the record features such future soul-jazz legends as Idris Muhammed (still [...]
Category: Listening Room
Tags: Blue Note, Charles Earland, Idris Muhammad, Lou Donaldson, Melvin Sparks, Soul-Jazz
Gilles Peterson – “Donald Byrd Tribute Mix” Parts 1 & 2
Last week we talked about the passing of Donald Byrd and all the greatness he left behind, and now the legendary Gilles Peterson (who has been doing this stuff before many of today’s top DJs were even born) has put together two tribute mixes to the man – the first one devoted to his early [...]
Category: Listening Room
Tags: Blue Note, Donld Byrd, Gilles Peterson, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz
R.I.P. Donald Byrd
LISTEN: Donald Byrd – Pentacostal Feelin’ From “Free Form” : 1961 : Blue Note (Buy) It was officially announced yesterday that the legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd passed away on February 4th at the age of 80. Beginning in the mid-1950′s Byrd became one of the major figures in jazz in the style that [...]
Category: Listening Room
Tags: Blue Note Records, Donald Byrd, Jazz, Mizell Brothers, Soul-Jazz
Monday Music: Grant Green – “Down Here On The Ground”
LISTEN: Grant Green – Down Here On The Ground (from YouTube) From “Alive!” : 1970 : Blue Note Records (Buy) Grant Green’s great Down Here On The Ground has become well known for a couple reasons. Many folks will immediately recognize it as the sample used by A Tribe Called Quest on the classic Vibes and [...]
Category: Listening Room
Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Breakbeats, Funk, Grant Green, Jazz, Soul-Jazz
Weldon Irvine – “The RCA Years”
LISTEN: Weldon Irvine – Jungle Juice (from YouTube) The good folks at Get On Down have scored again with “Weldon Irvine: The RCA Years”, a three album collection from what many consider to be the great Weldon Irvine’s finest creative period. The albums are 1974′s “Cosmic Vortex”, 1975′s “Spirit Man”, and 1976′s “Sinbad” all of [...]
Category: Listening Room, New Music
Tags: Funk-Jazz, Get On Down, Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Weldon Irvine
Dr. Lonnie Smith – “The Healer”
LISTEN: Dr. Lonnie Smith – Dapper Dan (From YouTube) Dr. Lonnie Smith has been tearing up the funk on the Hammond B-3 since the middle of the 1960′s and continues to make great music to this day. His newest album “The Healer” was recently released on his own Pilgramage label. It is a fantastic live [...]
Category: New Music
Tags: Dr. Lonnie Smith, Soul-Jazz
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