Category Archives: jazz

luv110

jazz

Heating Up The Floor For Andy

ever since Andy Williams and I started up the Jazz Amnesty Sound System there has been a lot of discussion about “dancefloor jazz”. here’s how to set up a night of dancing to jazz music so Andy can knock it out the park. this ain’t jazzy, this is jazz!
image : Victor Talking Machine Co.

* many more J.A.S.S. mixes can be found at : www.mixcloud.com/J_A_S_S

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Tracklist:
  1. In Walked Bud – Thelonious Monk ft. Jon Hendricks – Columbia (1968)
  2. A Laugh For Rory – Roland Kirk – Atlantic (1968)
  3. I Shouldn’t Believe – Candido – Blue Note (1970)
  4. Dumpy Mama – Oliver Nelson – Flying Dutchman (1975)
  5. Space Spiritual – Cannonball Adderley – Capitol (1972)
  6. Live Humble – Yusef Lateef – Atlantic (1970)
  7. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey – Ramsey Lewis – Cadet Records (1968)
  8. Barret’s Bag – Har-You Percussion Group – ESP Disk / Luv N’ Haight (1969/1993)
  9. Con Mucho Carino – Hugh Masekela – MGM Records (1968)
  10. Meaning Of Love – Karen Krog – Cripple Dick Hot Wax! (1974/2002)
  11. Love’s So Far Away – Donald Byrd – Blue Note (1973)
  12. Field Holler – Charles Sullivan – Strata-East / Universal Records (1974/1997)
  13. Negus – David Newman – Atlantic (1971)
  14. African Mailman – Nina Simone – Bethlehem / DOXY (1957)
  15. Niger Mambo – Randy Weston – Atlantic (1972)

luv029

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, jazz

Free To Wander

electronic jazz freed from the confines of time and place, let loose to roam the soundscape however it chooses, ebbing and flowing like an irregular tide that barely contains this ocean of sound.
photo : Patches Caruso

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Tracklist:
  1. Input – Isotope 217 – Thrill Jockey (2000)
  2. Curve 1 – Squarepusher – Warp (1998)
  3. My Brother the Wind – Sun Ra and his Astro-Solar Infinity Arkestra – Saturn (1970)
  4. The Hully Gully – Fog – Lex (2005)
  5. Neon – Rhys Chatham & Martin Wheeler – Ntone (1996)
  6. Capsule – William S. Fischer – Embryo (1970)
  7. Last Message To Mankind – Cabbage Boy – Noodles (2004)
  8. Milk Rock – Organisation – RCA / Victor (1970)
  9. Sam and Milli Dine Out – Mike Ladd – Thirsty Ear (2005)
  10. Quasar – Herbie Hancock – Warner Bros. (1972)
  11. Vibes From the Tribe (remixed by Micha Acher) – Phil Ranelin – Hefty (2001)
  12. Rolls and Waves of Ignorance – Savath + Savalas – Hefty (2002)
  13. Space 2 – David Durrah – Soul Jazz (1975/1995)
  14. Night and Day – Raymond Scott – Basta (1968/2001)

luv100

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, dub, funk 'n' soul, jazz, odd pop, reggae

some new, some old,
some classic, some gold

with this, the 100th mix in the series of luv, the sweet daddy lays down some beautiful music. life can be all that. much luv.
photo : another wonderful photo from Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. What A Wonderful World (intro) – Louis Armstrong – RCA (1970/1978)
  2. We Love Roll Call Y-All – Bill Lee and The Natural Spiritual Orchestra – CBS (1989)
  3. Overture – The Joe Harriott Double Quintet under the direction of John Mayer – Atlantic (1966)
  4. Bewildered – Bim Sherman – Mantra Recordings / ON-U Sound (1996)
  5. Toomus Meremereh Nor Good – S.E. Rogers – Mississippi Records (1972)
  6. Sorongaio – Baden Powell – Elenco / Fontana (1970/1973)
  7. Sabasi – Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba – Honest Jon’s Records (2003)
  8. Sherburne (#186) – United Sacred Harp Convention – Mississippi Records (1959/2009)
  9. Sweet Road – Animal Collective – Fat Cat Records (2004)
  10. Susan Jane – Eugene McDaniels – Atlantic (1971)
  11. Long Time Dub – Upsetters – Trojan (1990)
  12. Can’t Work No Longer – The Impressions – ABC-Paramount / Sparton (1965
  13. Enjoy, Enjoy – Emil Richards & the Microtonal Blues Band – Impulse! (1968)
  14. Summertime – The Free Design – Light In The Attic (1969/2003)
  15. Vida Bela – Elizete Cardoso – Soul Jazz (2011)
  16. La Fable Du Petit Oiseau – Ennio Morricone – Deram (1973)
  17. San Diego Serenade – Tom Waits – Asylum Records (1974)
  18. Jesus the Mexican Boy – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2003)
  19. Japan – Pharoah Sanders – Impulse! (1966)

luv096

jazz

The Hermit

the hermit of Record Canyon emerges with another fine blend of jazz for the masses.
inspired by the formation of the Jazz Amnesty Sound System; a new collaboration between Andy Williams and sweet daddy luv where they showcase their big love of jazz and it’s many manifestations. for mixes and info on J.A.S.S. go to : www.mixcloud.com/J_A_S_S
photo : the hermit

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Tracklist:
  1. Go – Wayne Shorter – Blue Note (1967)
  2. Eighty-One – Miles Davis – Columbia (1965)
  3. All Or Nothing At All – Freddie Hubbard – Blue Note (1960)
  4. Impressions – McCoy Tyner – Milestone Records (1975)
  5. Tuesday At Two – The Chico Hamilton Quintet – Discovery Records (1958/1981)
  6. Sans Souci – The Jazz Lab Quintet ft. Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce – Columbia (1957)
  7. The Sorcerer – Herbie Hancock – Blue Note (1968)
  8. Diane – Charles Mingus – Columbia (1959)
  9. Verne – Andrew Hill – Blue Note (1963)
  10. How Deep Is The Ocean? – Prestige All Stars – Prestige (1956)

luv083

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, funk 'n' soul, jazz, rock 'n' roll

Can’t Nothing Be Love But Love

at least 50% of all recorded music is about “love”, so when asked to make a mix on this theme i was truly daunted. here’s my attempt to tell a story about “love” with words and music. I hope you love it.

image : photo by Stephen Lebovits, manipulated by luv

* originally commissioned by Oliver Blank for his Kiosk show on Bassoradio in Helsinki, Finland.

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Walt Disney’s Story of Bambi – Disneyland Records (1969)
  2. The Love Bug – The Little Rascals – Mark 56 Records (1974)
  3. The Color Of The Fire – Boards of Canada – Warp/Skam (1998)
  4. Moments In Love (beaten) – The Art of Noise – ZZT Records (1985)
  5. A Love Supreme Part I – Acknowledgement – John Coltrane – Impulse! (1964)
  6. excerpt from Love – Maharishi Maheshi Yogi – World Pacific Records (1967)
  7. Love Is Love – Alemayno Eshintay – Mississippi Records (2006)
  8. excerpts from “As the twig is bent…” – Fr. Gene Jakubek, S.J. – Jesuit Seminary Guild (????)
  9. Happier Than The Morning Sun – Stevie Wonder – Tamla (1972)
  10. I Love You – Peter E. Tevis & Kelly Jean Peters – PET Records (1984)
  11. excerpts from Do You Love Me? – Archie & Edith Bunker – Atlantic (1971)
  12. I Love You – Dennis Wilson – Caribou / Sundazed (1978/2008)
  13. excerpt from Airplane! – Ted Striker & Elaine Dickinson – Regency Records (1980)
  14. Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys – MGM / Polygram (1948/1985)
  15. Lonesome Tears – Beck – Geffen (2002)
  16. Theme Amour Universal – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Pathe Marconi / Universal Sound (1970/2000)
  17. excerpt from Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Tom Clay – Tamla Motown (1971)
  18. Love – John Lennon – Apple / Capitol (1970)
  19. Martha – Tom Waits – Asylum Records (1973)
  20. Let’s Do It Again – The Staple Singers & Curtis Mayfield – Curtom Records (1975)
  21. Love and Affection – The Wailing Wailers – Studio One (1965)
  22. Love Can Be Anything (Can’t Nothing Be Love But Love) – The Temptations – Tamla Motown (1971)

luv073

beats 'n' pieces, funk 'n' soul, jazz, reggae, rock 'n' roll

What I Was Born Into

a small collection of sounds that were floating around our world when I came along in 1973.

image : The Longines Symphonette Society

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Tracklist:
  1. Keep Yourself Alive – Queen – Elektra (1973)
  2. intro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  3. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  4. Over the Hills and Far Away – Led Zeppelin – Atlantic (1973)
  5. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  6. I’m So Green – Can – United Artists Records (1973)
  7. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  8. Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel – Warner Bros. (1973)
  9. excerpt from Pagan Ritual – Mandingo – E.M.I. / Columbia (1973)
  10. excerpt from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  11. Apache – Incredible Bongo Band – Pride (1973)
  12. Don’t Bug Me – Cheech & Chong – Ode Records (1973)
  13. Parade Strut – J.J. Johnson – MCA (1973)
  14. excerpt from Hamhock’s Hall Was Big – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973)
  15. 125th Street Congress – Weather Report – Columbia (1973)
  16. excerpt from The Shit Hits The Fan Again – Lightnin’ Rod – Celluloid (1973)
  17. radio promo ad for Coffy – XXX Black Label (1973)
  18. Coffy Is The Color – Roy Ayers – Polydor (1973)
  19. U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  20. We Need Order – The Chi-Lites – Brunswick Records (1973)
  21. Richard Nixon soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  22. Commercialization – Jimmy Cliff – Reprise (1973)
  23. And Then There’s Maude – theme from tv show Maude – TVT (1972/1987)
  24. U.S. Senators Sam Ervin & Howard Baker soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  25. My Hero, Zero – Scholastic Rock, Inc. – Capitol (1973)
  26. Paris 1919 – John Cale – Reprise (1973)
  27. Harmonika – Kraftwerk – Vertigo (1972/1973)
  28. excerpt from Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield- Virgin (1973)
  29. I Am The Sea – The Who – MCA (1973)
  30. Lost In The Flood – Bruce Springsteen – Columbia (1973)
  31. Money – Pink Floyd – Harvest (1973)
  32. U.S. Senators Ted Stevens & Mike Gravel soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  33. excerpt from What Is Money, Anyway? – The Standard Life Assurance Company (1973)
  34. He’s Misstra Know-It-All – Stevie Wonder – Tamla/Motown (1973)
  35. Henry Kissinger soundbite from 1973 in Review – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  36. Mamunia – Paul McCartney & Wings – Apple Records(1973)
  37. excerpt from the story of Robin Hood – Disneyland Records (1973)
  38. Out The Blue – John Lennon – Apple Records (1973)
  39. outro from 1973 in Review – General Air Features – The Longines Symphonette Society (1973)
  40. Stir It Up – Bob Marley and The Wailers – Island (1973)

luv086

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, trip hop

Leaps & Bounds

as the far out sounds of processed synths and unknown samples blend with live improvisation, the drum beat of human funk and the strict rhythm of electronic music we begin to map out the correlation between jazz, trip hop, 70’s movie themes & the almighty head nod.
photo : Melissa A. Phillips

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Tracklist:
  1. Make Your Own Temple — Cannonball Adderley with the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes — Capitol (1972)
  2. Yesterdays Hero – O.H. Krill — DC Recordings (2000)
  3. Yo-Yo — DJ Vadim — Jazz Fudge Recordings (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  4. Distant Land — Donald Byrd / Madlib — Blue Note (2003)
  5. Death Wish (Main Title) — Herbie Hancock — Columbia (1974)
  6. Le dub du spleen — Ingrid de Lambre — Yellow Productions (1996) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Lo-beam — Red Snapper — Warp (1996)
  8. Ten et Medor — Alain Goraguer — DC Recordings (1973/2000)
  9. Blueprint (Richie Hawtin’s Slakked Plastik Remix) — Attica Blues – Mo’ Wax (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Smurf — Aardvarck — Nod Navigators / Kindred Spirits (2008)
  11. Urban Blues — Marc Mac — Omniverse Records (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Black Destiny (Beneath Autumn Sky remix) — Phil Ranelin — Hefty Records (2001)
  13. Cowboys — Runaways — Ultimate Dilema (1997) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Pull, Jubal, Pull — J.J. Johnson & Quincy Jones — Sussex Records (1971) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Gangsta Shit — DJ Cam — Street Jazz Records (1995)
  16. The Human Fly — Lalo Schifrin — Warner Bros. (1973)
  17. A Divine Image — Sound Directions — Stones Throw (2005)
  18. Obscure — The Mighty Bop — Yellow Productions (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  19. Sunrise Over Bklyn — EL-P featuring the Blue Series Continuum -Thirsty Ear (2003)

luv032a

jazz

My Sister’s Wedding pt.1

the virtuoso playing, monumental compositions and amazing arrangements that came out of the big band era helped define the first half of the twentieth century. here is a selection that showcases some of the best talent from those heady days when the dance halls exploded with the sounds of jazz.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

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Tracklist:
  1. Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  2. Swingin’ the Blues — Count Basie — Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970)
  3. Slipped Disc — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1960)
  4. Boy Meets Horn — Duke Ellington — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  5. Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & The Dorsey Brothers — Splash (1979)
  6. Mack the Knife — Ella Fitzgerald — Verve (1960)
  7. Take the ‘A’ Train — Duke Ellington — RCA (1941/1971)
  8. At the Jazz Ball — Bix Beiderbecke (1927/1985)
  9. Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie – Time-Life / Capitol (1938)
  10. Tain’t What You Do — Jimmie Lunceford — Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970)
  11. Jack the Bear — Duke Ellington — Bethlehem (1956/1976)
  12. Ding Dong Daddy — Sidney Bechet — Blue Note (1953/1984)
  13. Stompin’ at the Savoy — Chick Webb — Columbia (1934)
  14. When You Do What You Do — Louis Armstrong — Decca (1925)
  15. One O’clock Jump — Benny Goodman — Columbia (1938)
  16. I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby — Fletcher Henderson — Decca (1931)
  17. On the Sunny Side of the Street — Louis Armstrong — CBS (1955)

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv035

jazz, rock 'n' roll

The Dance of Blind Willy Vortex and The Evil Guitar Strangler

when Blind Willy finally met The Evil Guitar Strangler he knew he was in the presence of a worthy opponent. the jams that ensued were epic.

photo : William Vortex Jr.

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Tracklist:
  1. Evil – Howlin’ Wolf – Chess / Soul Jazz (1968/2004)
  2. The Lonesome Guitar Strangler – Dr. John – Atco (1968)
  3. Gemini / Double Image (Medley) – Miles Davis – Columbia (1972)
  4. Backspace Altercation — Tom Tyler — DC Recordings (2005)
  5. Dance of the Cosmo-Aliens – Sun Ra – El Saturn / Art Yard (1978/2005)
  6. Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow – Funkadelic – Westbound Records (1970)
  7. The Chart – Super Numeri – Ninja Tune (2005)
  8. Xenogenisis – Gil Melle – Kapp Records (1971)
  9. Peon – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Warner Bros. (1970)
  10. Mind Gardens – The Byrds – Columbia (1967)
  11. Hiding Your Present From You – Arthur Russell – Audika Records (1986/2005)
  12. Blind Willy – Sonny Sharrock – Vortex / 4 Men With Beards (1969/2001)

luv072

jazz

The Indian Summer Jazz Hour

some mighty fine jazz.

photo : Lewis Armstrong

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    Tracklist:
  1. Planet Earth — Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra — Saturn Records (1966)
  2. Man From Tanganyika – McCoy Tyner – Blue Note (1967)
  3. Frelon Brun – Miles Davis – Columbia (1968)
  4. Psychicemotus – Yusef Lateef – Impulse! (1965)
  5. O.C. – Charlie Haden & Ornette Coleman – A&M (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  6. All The Things You Could Be Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother — Charles Mingus – Jazzman (1960)
  7. Out There – Eric Dolphy – Prestige / New Jazz (1960)
  8. Air Raid – Grachan Moncur III – Blue Note (1963)
  9. The Godfather – Freddie Hubbard – CTI Records (1972)