Category Archives: jazz

luv278

african rhythms, brasilian rhythms, funk 'n' soul, jazz, latin rhythms
luv278

Un Rayo Del Sol

a ray of sunshine with a Latin – African – Brazilian – Caribbean – South American affection. the kinda party that keeps the whole world groovin’.
image : Karl Sumfinerauther

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Tracklist
  1. Un Rayo Del Sol – Chakachas – Polydor (1972)
  2. Tema De Alma Latina – Bobby Matos and the Combo Conquistadores – Philips / CuBop (1967/1998)
  3. I’m On My Way – Candido – Blue Note (1970)
  4. New Bell – Manu Dibango – Atlantic (1972)
  5. Aposta – Toni Tornado- Odeon (1972)
  6. Mazurka Cacodou – Eddy Louiss – Barclay / Isma’a (1968/2001)
  7. Ah Diggin’ Horrors – Mighty Sparrow – Ra / Strut (1974/2012)
  8. Honoré – Les Chanteurs Des Isles Du Vent – 36 (1977)
  9. Baila Rosita – Los Guacharacos – Domino Sound (2009)
  10. Ican – Poncho Sanchez – Concord Picante (1984)
  11. Whey You Want To Touch It For – Small Island Pride – Cook Records / Stag-O-Lee (1959/2014)
  12. Birimbau – Dom Um Romaro – Philips / Soul Jazz (1964/2011)
  13. Azucar – Los Huamelulas de Pepe Roman – Cariño / RCA (1972)
  14. Aseni – Orlando Julius and the Afro Sounders – Philips / Voodoo Funk Records (1973/2011)
  15. VolksVolkswagen Blue – Os Brazões – RGE Discos / Moi J’Connais Records (1969/2012)
  16. Cloud Nine – Mongo Santamaria – Columbia (1969)
  17. Positive Action – Buddy Pipp’s Highlifers – Honest Jon’s Records (2013)

luv274

jazz
luv274 Up Tempo

Up Tempo

a dancefloor uprising as only the Jazz Amnesty Sound System can inspire. bringing you up as the tempo rises.
image : Ebony Erl

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Tracklist
  1. Ain’t No Sunshine – Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Polydor (1973)
  2. The Hump – Yusef Lateef – Atlantic (1973)
  3. Chicken Giblets – Dizzy Gillespie – Tribute Records (1969)
  4. Sambortica – Bobby Hughes Experience – Ultimate Dilemma (1999)
  5. Hole In One – Powerhouse – Peer International Library Limited / Yellow Productions (1975/1996)
  6. Antoine – Quintonal – F H / Jazzaggression Records (1976/2015)
  7. Exactly Like You – Carmen McRae – Quintessence Jazz Series (1978)
  8. Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Reuben Wilson – Blue Note (1969/1995)
  9. Mambo Inn – Billy Taylor Trio with Candido – Prestige / BGP Records (1954/2014)
  10. Moonlight – Nu Tropic – Compost Records (2002)
  11. Sambita – Henri-Pierre Noël – Hpn / Wah-Wah 45s (1979/2012)
  12. Diamant – Marius Cultier – Fiesta Records / Isma’a (1975/2001)
  13. Why Don’t You Talk? – 4hero – Raw Canvas Records (2007)
  14. Friday Night Rush Hour Blues – Ray Pizzi – Pablo Records (1977)
  15. My Favorite Things – Outkast – Arista (2003)

luv270

jazz, spoken word
luv270 Head Talks

Head Talks

a far out mix of groovy spoken word from the minds of poets, jazz legends, disc jockeys, junkies, actors, gurus, aliens, storytellers, schoolhouse rockers, beatniks, writers, rebels, proto-rappers, messengers and freaks.
image : Jim Flora

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Tracklist
  1. What Time Is It? – Ken Nordine ft. The Fred Katz Group – Dot Records / MCA (1957/1983)
  2. I Am Strange – Sun Ra – Norton Records (1957/2010)
  3. excerpt from Timothy Leary, Ph. D. Speaks On L.S.D. – Dr. Timothy Leary – ESP Disk (1966)
  4. Scenes In The City – Charles Mingus – Bethlehem Records / Get Back (1958/2001)
  5. Blues At Dawn (by Langston Hughes) – Doris Belack – United Artists Records (1968)
  6. Walking Through Harlem – Universal Messengers – Turbo Records / Barnyard Records (1971)
  7. My People – Duke Ellington – Contact / Flying Dutchman (1964/1970)
  8. Jazz Poem (by Carl Wendell Hines) – Vinie Burrows – Spoken Arts (????)
  9. Mama’s Place – Bing Day – Mercury Records / Pesky Serpent Records (1959/2009)
  10. Poems From The Unpublished “Book Of Blues” – Jack Kerouac ft. Al Cohn & Zoot Sims – Hanover / DOXY (1959/2011)
  11. Dog – Bob Dorough Quintet – World Pacific Records / Pesky Serpent Records (1958/2009)
  12. Plastic Pattern People – Gil Scott-Heron – Flying Dutchman (1970)
  13. Wailers – Amiri Baraka – Giorno Poetry Systems (1982)
  14. Bird’s Word – The Last Poets – Blue Thumb Records (1972)
  15. Jack And The Beanstalk – Al Jazzbo Collins And The Bandidos – Impulse! (1967)
  16. Burroughs Called The Law – William S. Burroughs – Sub Rosa (1986/2008)
  17. Heh Heh (Chuckle) Good Morning Sunshine – Melvin Van Peebles – A&M Records (1971)

luv260

jazz, weird
luv260 Ten Circles With Holes In The Middle

Ten Circles With Holes In The Middle

ten records by ten artists that are considered pioneers in the realm of free jazz. some of the first jazz musicians to look at their instruments and say “what more can I do with this?” people who took improvisation, self expression and even jazz itself into whole new dimensions. listen freely to Ten Circles With Holes In The Middle.
image : SDL

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Tracklist:
  1. Iron Man – Eric Dolphy – Douglas (1969)
  2. The Circle With A Hole In The Middle – Ornette Coleman – Atlantic (1970)
  3. 27 Cooper Square – Marion Brown Quartet – ESP Disk / Base Record (1966)
  4. There Is The Bomb – Don Cherry – Blue Note (1966/1969)
  5. In A Sentimental Mood – Archie Shepp – Impulse! (1966)
  6. N508-10 (4G) – Anthony Braxton with Chick Corea – Arista Freedom (1971/1977)
  7. Enter, Evening (Soft Line Structure) – Cecil Taylor – Blue Note (1966)
  8. The Waltz – The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – BYG Records / Get Back (1969/2002)
  9. Holy Family – Albert Ayler – ESP Disk / Get Back (1965/1998)
  10. Peace On Earth – John Coltrane – Impulse! / ABC Records (1966/1972/1978)

luv254

jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

Clinging To Stars

it was the 1930’s and the US was in a Great Depression. money was tight, jobs were scarce and the country was running on empty. at the time popular music oscillated between reflecting on the reality of the situation and an uncontrollable urge to forget it and think about better days. keep in mind these recordings are 80 years old so the fidelity between songs may vary.
image : Grattacieli Tunnel by Fortunato Depero (1930)

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Tracklist
  1. (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper) Now’s The Time To Fall In Love – Victor Young and His Orchestra ft. Fran Frey – Brunswick (1931)
  2. Ragamuffin Romeo (from The King Of Jazz) – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra ft. Jeanie Long – Columbia (1930)
  3. Are You Makin’ Any Money? – Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers – Perfect (1933)
  4. Honey Hush – Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers – Decca (1936)
  5. Got The Jitters – Adrian Rollini and His Orchestra – Oriole (1934)
  6. Lulu’s Back In Town (from Broadway Gondolier) – Dick Powell – Brunswick (1935)
  7. I’m A Ding Dong Daddy – Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra – Okeh (1930)
  8. Hong Kong Blues – Hoagy Carmichael – Brunswick (1938)
  9. Remember My Forgotten Man – Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra ft. Helen Rowland – Banner (1938)
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So – Paul Robeson – Columbia Masterworks (1938)
  11. You Let Me Down (from Stars Over Broadway) – Kay Thompson & Her Boys – Brunswick (1935)
  12. When I Get Low I Get High – Chick Webb & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald – Decca (1936)
  13. Come Up And See Me Sometime (from Take A Chance) – Cliff Edwards – CBS (1933)
  14. You’re An Old Smoothie – The Smoothies – Bluebird (1939)
  15. Dinah (from The Big Broadcast) – The Mills Brothers with Bing Crosby – Brunswick (1932)
  16. Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love (from Leave It To Me) – Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra – Brunswick (1939)
  17. There’ll Be Some Changes Made – The Boswell Sisters – Brunswick (1932)
  18. Heart and Soul – Connie Boswell – Decca (1938)
  19. Two Sleepy People (from Thanks For The Memory) – Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra – Decca (1938)

luv251

jazz

Yearly Contemplation

closing out the year with a collection of songs by jazz artists that represent their searching souls. a mix of heavy and uplifting to help get your head on straight for the upcoming challenges the new year will bring. here’s hoping we will all walk down freedom’s road together and drink from the plenty cup.
photo : Dated Soul

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Tracklist
  1. Contemplation – Doug Carn ft. Jean Carn – Black Jazz Records (1973/1998)
  2. Won’t You Open Up Your Senses – Horace Silver Sextet ft. Andy Bey – Blue Note (1970)
  3. Freedom Death Dance – Eugene McDaniels – Atlantic (1970)
  4. Shape Your Mind To Die – Leon Thomas – Flying Dutchman (1972)
  5. Incognito – Oneness of JuJu – Black Fire (1975/1993)
  6. Root In 7/4 Plus – Maulawi – Strata Records, Inc. / Universal Sound (1974/2005)
  7. What We Need – Tribe – Tribe Records / Universal Sound (1973/1996)
  8. Black Maybe – Gary Bartz Ntu Troop – Prestige (1972)
  9. Brown Baby – Nina Simone – Colpix Records / DOXY (1962/2012)
  10. The Rain – Eddie Gale – Blue Note / 4 Men With Beards (1968/2003)
  11. The Man part c. Reach For A Star – Duke Edwards and The Young Ones – Prestige (1968)
  12. The Voyage – Hannibal and The Sunrise Orchestra – MPS (1975)
  13. Love Is Everywhere – Pharoah Sanders – Impulse! / ABC Records (1973)
  14. The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) – Louis Armstrong ft. Leon Thomas – Flying Dutchman / Irma (1970/2000)

luv250

electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, seasonal series

Wintor

the final mixtape of this year’s seasonal series is an aural journey through winter that will help us get through the coldest night of the year with dreams of flowers that will bloom again.
image : Elaina Grainey

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Tracklist
  1. Winter Now – Broadcast – Warp (2003)
  2. excerpt from Winter – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1972)
  3. Father Christmas – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Virgin (1983)
  4. Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne – Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix / Legacy (1969/2010)
  5. excerpt from Wind/Hail Storm from an Alpine Blizzard – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  6. Winter 2 – Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter – Deutsche Grammophon (2012)
  7. Winter Prayers – Iron and Wine – Nonesuch (2013)
  8. California Dreaming – George Benson – CTI Records (1971)
  9. Coldest Night Of The Year – Twice As Much and Vashti – Immesiate / Dicristina (1966/2007)
  10. Iced Cooly – Boards Of Canada – Music70 / Warp (1995/2002)
  11. Ice Capades (Moog Music ’67) – Van Dyke Parks – Bananastan (1967/2011)
  12. Skating – Vince Guaraldi Trio – Fantasy (1965)
  13. Winters Love – Animal Collective – FatCat Records (2004)
  14. Wintertime Love – The Doors – Elektra (1968)
  15. Hutchinson Jail – Lee Hazlewood – Reprise / 1972 (1966/2014)
  16. Snowbird – Anne Murray – Capitol (1970)

luv249

jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

The Dahling Limited

does your party have the blahs? for a quick remedy pop on the latest mixtape of swinging sixties sounds from sweet daddy luv. it’s a surefire way to light up your affair. you’re welcome dahling.
image : Francine Anjoux

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Tracklist
  1. Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones – Mercury / Wax Time (1962/2013)
  2. Jungle Beat (from The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) – Hugo Montenegro – RCA Victor (1966)
  3. Out Of Nowhere – Bob & Phil and the Orchestra – Project 3 Total Sound (1966)
  4. Operation Smash (from Hawaii Five-O) – Morton Stevens – Capitol (1969)
  5. Blues A-Go-Go – Lalo Schifrin – Verve (1965)
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So – Doc Severinsen – Command Records / Sparton (1966)
  7. Holy Flypaper (from Batman) – Nelson Riddle – 20th Century Fox Records (1966)
  8. Sunshine Superman – Enoch Light’s Action – Project 3 Total Sound (1967)
  9. Bee’s Knees – The John Barry Seven – Parlophone / EMI (1958/1979)
  10. Big Noise From The Jungle – Sandy Nelson – Sunset Records (1967)
  11. Theme From ‘The Munsters’ – Jimmy Smith – Verve (1965)
  12. Sneaky Search (from The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.) – Teddy Randazzo – MGM Records (1967)
  13. What Now My Love – Urbie Green – Project 3 Total Sound (1967)
  14. The Tiber Twist (from The Pink Panther) – Henry Mancini – RCA Victor (1963)
  15. The Chelsea Memorandum – Lalo Schifrin – MCA Records (1967)

luv247

jazz

The Collapsable Universe

the 1970’s were electric. synthesizers had crept into daily life, titillating eardrums with sounds from the future. in this environment, jammed full of new technologies, jazz mutated into elaborate soundscapes with layers and textures and grooves.
image : Zane Gnomimia

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Tracklist
  1. Balek – Placebo – CBS / Music On Vinyl (1973/2014)
  2. Galaxy – Eddie Henderson – Blue Note (1975)
  3. Space Odyssey – Marcus Belgrave – Tribe / Universal Sound (1974/2004)
  4. The Cheshire Cat Walk – Maynard Ferguson – Columbia (1976)
  5. Sofistifunk – Return To Forever ft. Chick Corea – Polydor (1975)
  6. Synthesizers Dance – Miroslav Vitous – Warner Bros. (1976)
  7. Nothing To Declare – Wolfgang Dauner – ECM Records (1970)
  8. Hittin’ On 6 – Tony Williams – Columbia (1979)
  9. Jasper Country Man – Bobbi Humphrey – Blue Note (1974)
  10. High Stakers – Airto Fogo – Decca (1976)
  11. Delta Six / Brighter Days – Stanton Davis And The Ghetto Mysticism Band – Cultures Of Soul Records (1976/2013)

luv236

jazz, latin rhythms

I Like The Boogaloo

since teaming up with Andy Williams and starting the Jazz Amnesty Sound System i have been getting more and more into various strains of Latin music, Latin jazz and the almighty boogaloo. here is my first mixtape of Latin rhythms, welcome to the party.
photo : from the cover of Joe Bataan‘s Mr. New York And The East Side Kids LP

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Tracklist
  1. Welcome To The Party – Har-You Percussion Group – ESP Disk / CuBop (1969/2010)
  2. Hit De Bongo – Tito Puente and his Orchestra – Tico Records / Follow Me (1970/2000)
  3. Alex Mambo – Machito – Tico Records (1963)
  4. Lucy’s Spanish Harlem – Louie Ramirez – Mercury / Secret Stash (1967/2012)
  5. Skinny Papa – Willie Colón – Fania Records (1968)
  6. El Pito – Joe Cuba Sextet – Tico Records / Soul Jazz (1966/2000)
  7. Ron Con Con – El Chicano – Shadybrook Records / Soul Jazz (1976/1998)
  8. Harlem River Drive (Theme) – Harlem River Drive – Roulette Records (1971)
  9. Pedro Navaja – Willie Colón and Rubén Blades – Fania Records / Strut Records (1978/2011)
  10. Aguanta La Lengua – Joe Bataan – Fania Records (1971)
  11. Pete’s Boogaloo – Pete Rodriguez – Tico Records / Secret Stash (1966/2012)
  12. Use It Before You Lose It – Bobby Valentin – Fania Records / Strut Records (1967/2011)
  13. Take A Trip – The Latin Blues Band ft. Luis Aviles – Speed Records / Secret Stash (1968/2012)
  14. Acid – Ray Barretto – Fania Records (1968)
  15. Raices (Roots) – Bobby Matos and the Combo Conquistadores – Philips / CuBop (1967/1998)
  16. Quitate Tu – Fania All-Stars – Fania Records (1972)