"...Singing sweet nothings on the Andy Williams Show"

Brazil's pop genius, Marcos Valle, breaking it down for the yankees...

Footin' It.

*cue music*

 

Lancaster, PA, December 1st, 2012.

Long Time, No See....

Still diggin, still writing, still working...

I put together a very short, but very sweet EP of instrumental tunes in the recent months, which will be released in physical form soon.  Looking forward to it's release, as it encompasses various influences, but more importantly, says something about myself.


Recent Record Finds:


Cannonball Adderley/Nat Adderley Sextet - Soul Zodiac LP ...(got a decent copy of this for cheaper than I ever see it, word Philly)

The Coolin' System - s/t LP ...(recommended to me by Case Bloom, DJ of many solid parties out in Philly...www.tucker-bloom.com

Charles Earland - Freakin' Off LP ...

Dollar Brand - African Space Program LP ...

Joseph Jarman-Don Moye featuring Johnny Dyani - Black Paladins ...(killer afro tinged free-jazz joint from 1980, recorded for an Italian label, by members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago)

Elaine Brown - s/t LP ...(On Motown's very short lived Black Forum imprint, not what you'd expect to hear from a Black Panther Party member - but a good viewpoint of how diverse these brothers and sisters truly were - but very good)

Ear Boogies (3 Picks for the Day)

Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets "The Common Ground" (1960) A great early Afro-jazz release by Herbie Mann. The B side really shines on this record. The band gets deep into the rhythms of Africa with "Uhuru", then ease a bit more jazz into the mix with the subtle power of the Dizzy Gillespie staple, "Night in Tunsia", and then bring it out with the intensity of the title track, which swings in a way Sir Duke would be proud of.

Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet "Common Ground" at Discogs

Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble "The African Beat" Powerful drumming. And not just in a physical sense, but a spiritual one as well. Not too long ago, the great folks over at the Roy Ayers Project wrote a nice article, so I linked yall to it.  

"The African Beat" article at the Roy Ayers Project

Gato Barbieri "El Pampero" Live, unrehearsed, and alive with spirit! Drummer Bernard Purdie, bassist Chuck Rainey, and percussionist Sonny Morgan, sit in with Gato (along with 2 of his regular band mates, Nana Vasconcelos, percussion & Lonnie Liston Smith, piano) and fly!

Gato Barbieri "El Pampero" at Discogs

Talkin' Square Biz to Ya

Square, square, biz.

The New Biz.

Soul, Jazz, & Samba.

New jawns.....

I still have to listen fully to them all, outside the Hal Galper & the Discos Fuentes comp (Colombia's oldest record label).

The Impressions are my favorite vocal group, so for 1 dollar, their Greatest Hits was a no-brainer. Hal Galper works with a trio on his "Inner Journey" LP. Great work, I must say. This one is out of print and a lil harder to find, from what I gather.