I've chosen some old favourites so you don't have to. 1 Ike’s Mood by Isaac Hayes 2 Celestial Blues by Andy Bey 3 Take Five by George Benson 4 Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock 5 Sister by Antibalas 6 Novo - Mi Kple Dogbekpo by Orchestre Les Volcans De Porto 7 Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey - Gbeti Madjro by Orchestre Poly 8 a-Mouse - Ganja Smuggling by Eek
It’s jazz. Not just any jazz. It’s Japanese jazz and jazz-funk. So there. 1 Flying by Toshiaki Yokota & Primitive Community 2 Shrimp Dance by Hiroshi Suzuki 3 Breeze by Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media 4 Sunrise by Zerosen 5 Heated Point by Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos 6 Theme (Mustache) by Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited 7 The Vamp by Jiro Inagaki 8 Painted Paradise by Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media 9 Revulsion by Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos 10 Kuro to Shiro by Hiroshi Suzuki
Soul Listen to this episode of Fat Cat Ffonz on Whiteboard Journal's Mixcloud. 1 I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone 2 Mama’s Got A Good Thing by Laura Lee 3 The Wailer by Sonny Cox 4 Sweetback's Theme by Brer Soul & Earth, Wind and Fire 5 Ray Charles' Place by Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins 6 My Little Suede Shoes by Charlie Parker's Jazzers 7 Time is Tight by Booker T and MG’s 8 Love Me or Leave Me by Nina Simone 9 Tom Cat by Muddy Waters 10 I Just Want to Make Love to You by Muddy Waters 11 Mr. Big Stuff by Elder Jimmy Hicks 12 Freddie's Dead by Curtis Mayfield 13 Making It Better by The Barons Ltd 14 I've Got Reasons by Mary Jane Hooper 15 Keep On Movin' On by Martha Reeves 16 What Do You See in Her by Inell Young
The usual suspects on my stereo over the last month or so. Pops. Duke. Count. Lady Day. Prez. Hawk. Ella. Listen to this episode of Fat Cat Ffonz on Whiteboard Journal's Mixcloud. 1 Potato Head Blues by Louis Armstrong & His Hot 7s 2 Summertime by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 3 Swing, Brother, Swing by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 4 Jumpin' At The Woodside by Count Basie & His Orchestra 5 These Foolish Things by Lester Young 6 Without Your Love by Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra 7 Lester's Be Bop Boogie by Lester Young 8 St. Louis Blues by Louis Armstrong Plays W.C.Handy 9 The Jeep Is Jumpin’ by Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins 10 Chant by Coleman Hawkins 11 They Cant Take That Away From Me by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald 12 Diminuendo In Blue and Crescendo In Blue by Duke Ellington 13 The Beautiful American by Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington 14 C’Mon In by Coleman Hawkins 15 God Bless The Child by Billie Holiday
Ffonz and Merdi of Diskoria joined up forces at How Do You Like Wednesday at Café Mondo (15 March 2017). Expect more to come. Listen to this episode of Fat Cat Ffonz on Whiteboard Journal's Mixcloud. 1 I Want You by Marvin Gaye 2 Feel by Tabo's Project 3 金田一耕助のテーマ by Mystery Kindaichi Band 4 Goodbye Gaijin by Maximillian Blanc 5 Grooveallegiance by Funkadelic 6 Iwishican Williams by The 3 Pieces 7 More Peas by Fred Wesley and The JB’s 8 Mashisa (dub mix) by V.O 9 Wrong Number by Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin 10 Oh Yes Beaux Japonais! by Super Eccentric Theatre 11 Oooh Baby by Pamoja 12 Nuits Brésiliennes by Christopher Laurent 13 Unknown 14 Yegelle Tezeta (Nicolas Jaar edit) by Mulatu Astatke 15 Voices Inside My Head by The Police 16 Palace Hotel by Preface 17 I Get Lifted by Sweet Music 18 Sambamanao by Shaba 19 The Breaks by Kurtis Blow 20 Stop Fantasy by Plus Two 21 Casanova Brown (Underdog Edit) by Gloria Gaynor 22 Unknown 23 House Party (Berry Juice Edit) by Fred Wesley 24 Unknown 25 Mirrors Of My Mind (Underdog Edit) by The Jackson 5 26 Unknown 27 Better By The Pound by Funkadelic 28 In My Jungle by F.O.E 29 Dem Say Ah (feat. Akoya Afrobeat) by DJ Center 30 Mizik Nou by Milton 31 Vacuum Boogie by Floating Points 32 Unknown 33 My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone
Number 60 goes out to my eternal heroes. Funkadelic. Not Parliament-Funkadelic. Not P-Funk. Not George Clinton and His Funktastic Funkateers. Just Funkadelic. 1970-1978. Listen to this mixtape on Whiteboard Journal's Mixcloud. 1 Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow by Funkadelic 2 Alice In My Fantasies (Live) by Funkadelic 3 Super Stupid by Funkadelic 4 I Call My Baby Pussycat by Funkadelic 5 Loose Booty by Funkadelic 6 I'll Bet You by Funkadelic 7 Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On by Funkadelic 8 You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure by Funkadelic 9 Cosmic Slop by Funkadelic 10 Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doodoo Chasers) by Funkadelic 11 Wars Of Armageddon by Funkadelic 12 Mommy, What's A Funkadelic? by Funkadelic 13 Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
