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.

Found these gems at a local monthly record show this morning. Good prices on all of them too. I had been looking for the MFSB LP, albeit passively, glad I found it today. Has great covers of Family Affair, Freddie's Dead, and a remake of Backstabbers, which is already an MFSB backed song, performed by the timeless O'Jays.(www.recordcollectors.org)

Bought a lil stack of 45's too. Half decent, half not. I really need a portable turntable. I'd love one of those old school Fisher Price jawns.

Joe Bataan, Afro-American & Filipino heritage, grew up in Spanish Harlem, and could churn out Latin rhythms just like he was off the islands. Afro-Filipino is a good album. The A side, labeled the East Coast side, is decent, while the B sidehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif, the West Coast side, is stellar. "Ordinary Guy" starts out as a relaxing, mellow, Sunday afternoon piece, then breaks down into a salsa jam. "What Good is A Castle" is a re-recording of the tune which appeared on an earlier album of his (not sure which one, I'm not googling, just keeping it real, haha) and Joe really rocks this joint. You can feel the emotion in this track, it really gets inside you.

Sun Ra's Astro Black is hella dope. That's all I can say about this one. My description of this particular Ra album would be "out-there" but grounded with great percussion work. Not the best description, but hey, check it out for yourself!

The Voices of East Harlem joint is cool, but will be for sale.

Ahhhhhh, records.

A couple recent favorites...

Had been seeing the Frank Foster joint all over message boards as of late and a recent trip to Philly saw me find it in a dope record spot. Great album. The B side is where it's at though.

The Alan Lorber record is dope! It actually took me a while to figure out what was on the cover of this one. Trippy. Indian influence spacey, lounge music. Ahh the 60's had some gems for real. The whole record is solid from front to back. I like Alan's take on the classic, "Up, Up, and Away".

And Gil Melle's "Tome VI" is a nice album with free-jazz-ish tunes and it is all electric instruments. The back says it is "the first electronic jazz album". Either way, it's a good listen for jazz heads.

Kendrick Lamar x Gucci

"It's Been A Long Time...

...I shouldn'ta left you, without a dope beat to step to"

B-Side to the Fela piece is "Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am". I had heard this Fela piece before, but never remembered the title, it was faintly in my head, so I didn't have the best memory of it. A few years later, it pops up. Feels good.

End March Digs...I go hard in the crates.

Not everything I picked up is highlighted here, but these are some of my favorites.

John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama
Sun Ra and his Arkestra - Live At Montreux
Nat Adderley - Callin' Out Loud
Johnny Hammond - Gears
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Andy Bey - Experience and Judgement

Not pictured is Bill Cosby's "Badfoot Brown and the Bunions Bradford Funeral and Marching Band" LP. This was on top of my want list for a long time. Not the rarest of rare that collectors sweat, but I'm not in it for that. "Badfoot Brown.." is one heck of an album. Worth it for the liner notes that the Cos wrote, alone.

High Quality Disco Boogie, baby

Some recent grabs of the Disco kind.

When I saw the Loose Joints 12" for "Is It All Over My Face?" and that it was Mixed by Larry Levan, I HAD to pick it up. I recently watched a documentary on the Paradise Garage (a groundbreaking warehouse party where Larry DJ'ed in the 80's) and what little I had known about Larry was brought a bit more up to speed. And this joint indeed is a heater. A great mix of drums, congas, bass, and spare vocals. A real disco heater.

The Convertion is the B side pictured. I originally thought that better than the A ("Let's Do It"), but I've now switched sides (pun intended).