12/21/08

first of all, happy birthday frank zappa. some ballads to warm you up during the long dark periods of life. this is all for now; i'll be back in 2009. ben from "musical dope" is taking over for the next few shows. until then, be well.

you don't know what love is:

Cold Winter Blues / Shirley Scott / On a Clear Day
Lover Man / Ike Quebec / It Might As Well Be Spring
The Lamp is Low / Don Patterson / The Return of Don Patterson
My One and Only Love / Grant Green / Born to Be Blue
Everything Happens to Me / Sonny Rollins / On Impulse
Willow Weep For Me / Ben Webster / Plays Ballads
Monk's Mood / Joe Lovano / I'm All For You
Too Young to Go Steady / John Coltrane / Ballads
Himm (For Our Lord and Kirk Franklin) / Don Byron / Ivey-Divey

12/14/08

more fine specimens of the jazz funk. here we aren't about fission or anything divisive, it is all about (mind)FUSION, the unity. more examples of the pigeon effect as the RR train rolls on through december. next week is the last show of the fall season for me since the winter break starts then.

nace el fuego:

Actual Proof / Herbie Hancock / Live at Hempstead, NY, October 1st, 1973


Chameleon / Frank Cunimondo Trio / Sagittarius
Haresah / Steve Grossman / Some Shapes to Come
Jazz Cats Pt. 1 / Quasimoto / The Unseen
Travellin' Man / Stanley Cowell / Blues For the Viet Cong
Turkish Bath / Weldon Irvine / In Harmony
Bean Pie / Sonny Phillips / Black Magic!
Power / Earth, Wind & Fire / Last Days and Time
Soulful Christmas / James Brown / A Funky Christmas

12/07/08

slabs of jazz-funk, fusion, and soul jazz. things are bottling up as the semester comes to a close. bundle up now.

A UNIVERSAL ONENESS
AND
THERE AIN'T BUT ONE THING GOING ON,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DIG IT:

Valley of the Shadows / Bob James / One
In a Silent Way/It's About That Time / Miles Davis Alumni / Miles From India
Crossfire / The Crusaders / Unsung Heroes
Stealin' Gold / Buddy Terry / Awareness
We've Only Just Begun / Frank Cunimondo Trio / Echoes
Over the Rainbow / Sonny Phillips / Black Magic!
Love is Blue / Rufus Harley / King/Queens
Thank You / Ernie Wilkins and His Orchestra / Hard Mother Blues