Category Archives: jazz

luv398

jazz
luv398 The Next Day

The Next Day

there is much work to be done as we head into The Next Day, so let’s get it started with the forward propulsion of these 21st century jazz delights. this mixtape is dedicated to my long time J.A.S.S. partner Andy Williams. i am missing our sessions in the Record Canyon, hopefully we will be able to meet there again real soon.
photo : Hugo Rodas

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Tracklist:
  1. Yūgen – Sven Wunder – Piano Piano (2020)
  2. tremendoce – Otis Sandsjö – We Jazz (2020)
  3. Haumea – Planet Battagon – On The Corner Records (2020)
  4. And There They Stood – Steiger – Sdban Ultra (2018)
  5. Du Morgon Au Moulin-À-Vent – Jahari Massamba Unit – Madlib Invazion (2020)
  6. New Heights (Visions of Aisha Malik) – Kamaal Williams – Black Focus Records (2018)
  7. Bronsgebuzze 8.2 – De Beren Gieren – Sdban Ultra (2019)
  8. Afloat In Dub – The NJE with Adrian Sherwood – Sartorial Records (2019)
  9. Spinning Leaf – STUFF. – Gondwana Records (2018)
  10. Devastation – The Heliocentrics – Madlib Invazion (2020)
  11. Distant Mode – Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Gary Bartz – Jazz Is Dead (2020)
  12. Max Brown – Jeff Parker & The New Breed – International Anthem Recording Company / Nonesuch (2020)

luv394

jazz
luv394 A Shade Of Blue

A Shade Of Blue

well, it finally happened. she kicked me out. it’s over. i’m left to my own devices, picking up the pieces of my life. all i got going for me is this dingy, run down, lonely hotel room, a bottle of whiskey, some reefer, the night, the rain and some blue jazz on the radio. it’ll do for tonight. after i sleep this off i will deal with tomorrow.
image : Lionel

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Tracklist:
  1. My One And Only Love – Grant Green – Blue Note (1962/1985/2019)
  2. You’ve Changed – Yusef Lateef – Prestige (1961/1966)
  3. N.Y.C.’s No Lark – Bill Evans – Verve (1963/2013)
  4. Everything Happens To Me – Tina Brooks – Blue Note (1958/1980/2019)
  5. Drad-Dog – Miles Davis Sextet – Columbia (1961)
  6. What’s New – Ahmad Jamal Trio – Argo / Cadet (1958)
  7. Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower) – Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach – United Artists Jazz / Blue Note (1962/2020)
  8. What Is There To Say? – Sonny Rollins – Riverside Records / Milestone (1957/1973)
  9. Time After Time – Ben Webster – Verve (1959)
  10. Alicia – Eddie Harris – Exodus Records (1961)
  11. Modal – The Joe Harriott Quintet – Columbia / DOXY (1963/2014)
  12. Something I Dreamed Last Night – John Coltrane – Prestige (1958/1965/1990)

luv386

disco, funk 'n' soul, jazz
luv386 Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions

Dance Our Way Out Of Our Constrictions

uplifting disco sounds over hardwood floors covered with die hard dancers gettin’ down just for the funk of it. it’s either really late or really early but either way this loft, with it’s big windows overlooking the Big Apple, is movin’ to unstoppable jazz grooves spun out on 2 turntables plugged into an impeccable sound system. the party people here know that this place is special and they have waited the whole night to get to this point. welcome to the after the after party party, you can come in but you can’t stop dancin’.
image : Chules Panner

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Tracklist:
  1. One Nation Under A Groove – Funkadelic – Warner Bros / Charly Records (1978/1993)
  2. Diskette – Henri-Pierre Noël – Hpn / Wah-Wah 45s (1979/2012)
  3. Do You Love What You Feel – Rufus & Chaka – MCA (1979)
  4. Lansana’s Priestess – Donald Byrd – Blue Note (1973)
  5. Change – Zulema – Lejoint (1978)
  6. Super Strut – Deodato – CTI Records (1973)
  7. I Thought It Was You – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1979/2019)
  8. Los Conquistadores Chocolatés – Johnny Hammond – Milestone / BGP Records (1975/2015)
  9. Expansions – Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes – Flying Dutchman (1975/2020)
  10. Blackbyrd’s Theme – The Blackbyrds – Fantasy (1974)
  11. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead – Philadelphia International Records (1979)
  12. Me And My Music – Candi Staton – Warner Bros. (1979)

luv365

electronic listening music, jazz, trip hop
luv365 A Burnt God Reboot

A Burnt God Reboot

five years ago i put up a mixtape called Robot Ground Beat comprised of techno music that was so heavily influenced by jazz that, at points, it veered right into it. while putting that mix together i came across an odd strain of downtempo electronic “jazz” deep cuts. here is a mix of the sounds found that day. a weird and wonderful “b side” companion to Robot Ground Beat where techno producers slow down and put some jazz on it.
photo : Raj St. Bozzo

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Tracklist
  1. Planet Of The Apes – Fretless AZM – Holistic Recordings (1995)
  2. Resolution – Russ Gabriel – Out Of The Loop Recordings (2000)
  3. Supertropical (Neo Tradicional) – Señor Coconut – Rather Interesting / Emperor Norton (1997/2001)
  4. Juri Juice – Max Rebo Band – INFRACom! (1996)
  5. Plis Infinis N°1 – Frederic Galliano – F Communications (1997)
  6. Black (A Shade Of) – King Britt – Kindred Spirits (2003)
  7. Absence Of One – Recloose – Planet E (2000)
  8. Juicy Jazz Girls – Gregory Fleckner Quintet – Clear (1995)
  9. Mamborama – Gary Moscheles – SSR Records (1996)
  10. 88 Phat Ivory Keys – Terence Parker – !K7 Records (1996)
  11. Pink Eye – Syclops – Running Back (2018)
  12. Fable Of Gutemberg (Four Tet remix tribute to Jef Gilson) – Four Tet – Isma’a (2004)
  13. Gigantic Days – Ian O’Brien – Peacefrog Records (1998)
  14. Go Gladly Into The Earth – James Holden & The Animal Spirits – Border Community (2017)

luv335

jazz
luv335 The Freedom Continuum

The Freedom Continuum

since my involvement with the Jazz Amnesty Sound System we have always presented jazz in a way that respected and reveled in the glories of the past, but we also kept an ear to the ground for new and innovative jazz creations. it is with this yearning for contemporary sounds that i present to you a mix of jazz releases from this decade.
image : Joyce Feely

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Tracklist
  1. Made Of The Sun – The Heliocentrics – Soundway (2017)
  2. Remembrance – Yussef Kamaal – Brownswood Recordings (2016)
  3. The Zoo – Jameszoo ft. Steve Kuhn – Brainfeeder (2016)
  4. Outer Space – Dorian Concept & Tom Chant – Ninja Tune (2012)
  5. A Final Warning – Caribou Vibration Ensemble ft. Marshall Allen – Caribou self release (2010)
  6. Squarepusher Theme – Shobaleader One – Warp (2017)
  7. Moment Of Hesitation – Flying Lotus ft. Herbie Hancock – Warp (2014)
  8. River – Charles Lloyd – Blue Note (2015)
  9. Initiate – GoGo Penguin – Blue Note (2016)
  10. Inutil Paisagem – Esperanza Spalding ft. Gretchen Parlato – Heads Up International (2011)
  11. The Trane & The Pharoah (For John Coltrane & Pharoah Sanders) – The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble – Stones Throw (2010)
  12. The Truth – Kamasi Washington – Young Turks (2017)

luv329

abstract house, funk 'n' soul, jazz, latin rhythms
luv329 Half Crazed Joon

Half Crazed Joon

stomp your hands and clap your feet. the sweet daddy has delivered a mix of heavy dance floor jazz for those who are ready. this is something you might hear at the Jazz Amnesty Sound System‘s monthly at the Sala Rossa where luv and cohort Andy Williams supply Montreal with a Saturday night’s worth of ass wigglin’. come on in and shake what your mama gave ya.
image : Jived by Jim Flora (1954)

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Tracklist
  1. What’s Up With The Underground? – Linkwood – Firecracker Recordings (2005/2008)
  2. Theme De Yoyo (Skinnerbox Edit) – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Darkroom Dubs (2014)
  3. Beautiful Sun – The Messengers – Messengers Records (2004)
  4. Racubah – The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band – Superclasse (1974/1999)
  5. El Galleton – Tempo 70 – Mericana Records / Soul Jazz (1972/1996)
  6. The Funky Side Of Life – Sound Directions – Stones Throw (2005)
  7. Lowrider – Yussef Kamaal – Brownswood Recordings (2016)
  8. Tribute To Horace Silver – Goodshine – Easy Breezy Records (2004)
  9. Roll On The Left Side – Knut Kiesewetter Train – MPS Records (1970)
  10. Ra-Monk – Eval Manigat – Public Transit Recordings (2007)
  11. Maddox – Charles Hilton Brown – Ampex Records / Schema (1974/2000)
  12. Cogaxa – Henri-Pierre Noël – Hpn / Wah-Wah 45s (1979/2012)
  13. La Descarga del Bobo – Willie Bobo – Verve / Follow Me Records (1967/2000)
  14. Balenottera – Sandro Brugnolini – Vampi Soul (1970/2010)

luv325

jazz
luv325 Came Down The Water Spout

Came Down The Water Spout

jazz that sounds like being safe inside during a warm spring cloudburst. notes falling like rain. clearing the mind of winter’s detritus to make way for new beginnings.
image : Dr. Betsy Spirit

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Tracklist
  1. Glass Enclosure – Bud Powell – Blue Note (1955)
  2. Valse A Quatre Temps – Jef Gilson – Le Kiosque d’Orphée / Jazzman Records (1960/2011)
  3. Derek Was Only A Bairn – Ken Hyder’s Talisker – JAPO Records (1977)
  4. Yesterdays – Paul Chambers Quartet – Blue Note (1957)
  5. Prelune – Sonny Greenwich – P.M. Records (1979)
  6. Equipoise – The DeJohnette Complex – Milestone Records (1969)
  7. Storm – Stanley Turrentine – CTI Records (1971)
  8. Why Not – The Dave Pike Quartet – Epic (1962)
  9. Joegi – Guido Manusardi – Carosello (1975)

luv317

african rhythms, exotica, jazz, latin rhythms
luv317-midday-mirage

Midday Mirage

a collection of sounds from around the globe that create an aural mirage reflecting the heat of a lazy day; a Fata Morgana of complex rhythms and unique melodic structures.
photo : David Kristian

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Tracklist
  1. Improvisation On The Theme Music From Pather Panchali – Ravi Shankar – World Pacific / DOXY (1962/2013)
  2. Tezeta  Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band – Amha Records / Mississippi Records (1974/2012)
  3. Rapture – The Latin Allstars – Crown Records / Stag-O-Lee (1960/2014)
  4. N’Niyo – Amara Toure – Sonafric / Honest Jon’s Records (1976/2009)
  5. Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman – HiFi Records (1961)
  6. Desert Spaces – Cam Newton – Inner City (1979)
  7. Valiha Fombandrazanah – Manatsoa – Mississippi Records / Cultural Know (2007/2011)
  8. Pawky – Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess – Prestige (1958)
  9. Baobab Sun 7 – Manu Dibango – Telson (1977)
  10. Echigojishi (The Echigo Lion) – Ensemble Nipponia – Nonesuch Explorer Series (1978/1987)
  11. Menua – Kwame Nkrumah – Columbia (1969)
  12. Tembele – Jean Mpia – Capitol / Honest Jon’s Records (1957/2008)
  13. Yèkèrmo Sèw – Mulatu Astatke ft. Fekade Amde Maskal – Amha Records / L’Arôme Productions (1974/2002)
  14. Il Grande Silenzio (Restless) – Ennio Morricone – Parade / Dagored (1968/2016)
  15. Dawn – Ananda Shankar ft. Indranil Bhattacharya – His Master’s Voice / Far Eastern Sunshine (1975/2015)
  16. My Funny Valentine – Martin Denny – Liberty (1960)
  17. Monterey – Eden Ahbez and John Harris (with Paul Horn) – Bear Family Productions Ltd. (1963/2016)
  18. Disse Alguem (All Of Me) – João Gilberto / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil / Maria Bethânia – Philips / WEA (1981)

luv308

funk 'n' soul, jazz
luv308 We Call On You

We Call On You

we call on you to come to a space where the outer edges of jazz meet far flung free funk and the unhinged intensity of the players carry you to new dimensions.
photo : The Amazing MacArthur Maze Maze

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Tracklist
  1. Kitty Bey – Byron Morris & Unity – E.P.I. Records / Universal Sound (1974/2001)
  2. Energy – Earth, Wind & Fire – Warner Bros. (1971)
  3. Shakey Jake – Joe McPhee – CjRecord Productions – Bo’Weavil Recordings (1971/2014)
  4. Theme De Yoyo – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Nessa Records / Universal Sound (1970/2000)
  5. Tulsa Black – Cecil McBee – Strata-East / Universal Sound (1974/1997)
  6. Kai – Steve Reid – Mustevic Records / Universal Sound (1976/2004)
  7. Sun Watcher – Albert Ayler – Impusle! (1969)

luv296

jazz
luv296 Snowflake Jazz Dust

Snowflake Jazz Dust

a light dusting of jazz from the masters to make your cool moments cooler.
image : original photo from Teresa Morrow, improvised by Snafu Jonze

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Tracklist
  1. Bahia – John Coltrane – Prestige (1964)
  2. Black Fire – Andrew Hill – Blue Note (1964/2014)
  3. Love For Sale – Gigi Gryce – Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory – Verve / DOXY (1957/2014)
  4. Man From South Africa – Eric Dolphy – Jazz Wax Records (1961/2015)
  5. Thou Swell – Dorothy Ashby – Regent / Savoy / DOXY (1957/2014)
  6. Los Bandidos – Cal Tjader – Verve (1967)
  7. Parallel – Joe Harriott Quintet – Jazzland / DOXY (1961/2014)
  8. Hymn Of The Orient (alternate take) – Clifford Brown – Blue Note (1953/1984)