A friendly selection of live gems. Some long, some very long.
01. Thelonious Monk - Hackensack
02. Art Blakey Quintet - The Way You Look Tonight
03. Pharoah Sanders - Easy To Remember
04. Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
05. Bémbé Ségué - Mother Of The Future
06. D'angelo - Sh*t, Damn, Motherf*cker
07. Kashmere Stage Band - Thank You
08. James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess
09. Kool & The Gang - Ike's Mood/You've Lost That Loving Feeling
10. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
11. Stevie Wonder - Contusion
12. John Coltrane - Chasin' The Trane
Farewell Idris Muhammad.
01. Idris Muhammad - Loran's Dance
02. Pharoah Sanders - Pharomba
03. Idris Muhammad - Sudan
04. George Benson - Water Brother
05. Idris Muhammad - House Of The Rising Sun
06. Idris Muhammad - Power of Soul
07. Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This?
08. Idris Muhammad - Camby Bolongo
09. Pharoah Sanders - Africa
10. Pharoah Sanders - Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
This is not an endorsement of the Brazilian football team (in fact I wish them a swift exit from the World Cup) but an ode to the beautiful sounds that have emanated from that country, either directly or indirectly. From samba to bossa to funk and jazz.
01. Deus é Samba
02. Noriel Vilela - 16 Toneladas
03. Sergio Mendes - Canto De Ubirantan
04. Airto Moreira - Xibaba
05. Bossa Três - Imprevisto
06. Sambalanca Trio - Samblues
07. Quarteto Novo - Vim de Santana
08. Arthur Verocai - Pelas Sombras
09. Doris Monteiro - Maita
10. Elis Regina - Sai Dessa
11. Som Tres - Homenagem A Mongo
12. Orquestra E Coro - Kriola
13. Uma Chance - Gerson King Combo
14. Miguel De Deus - Cinco Anos
15. Weekend - The View From Her Room
16. Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
17. Azymuth - Avenida Das Mangueiras (SS Translation By Theo Parrish)
18. Deodato - Funk Yourself
19. Deodato - Caravan / Watusi Strut
20. Cornelius - Brazil
Jonathan Kusuma. That is all.
01. Gong - Eat That Phone Book Coda
02. Gong - Shamal
03. Add-2 - The Almighty Add-2
04. Mo Kolours - Afro Quarters
05. Jonathan Kusuma - I'm a Cliche Edit
06. Jonathan Kusuma - Master Rock Steady Edit
07. Moodymann - No
08. Peshay - Bronx Life
09. UDM - To Please You
10. Sumy - Funkin In Your Mind
11. Stanton Davis/Ghetto Mystisms - Things Cannot Stop
12. Herbie Hancock - Palm Grease
Just a selection of your dad's favourite hard soul and funk tracks.
01. Rasputin's Stash - Mr. Cool
02. Rueben Bell - Superjock
03. The Chi-Lites - Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
04. Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers - Right On
05. Detroit Sex Machines - The Stretch
06. Ed Robinson - Face It
07. Mongo Santamaria - I Can't Get Next to You
08. Leon Mitchison - Street Scene
09. The Soul Seven - Mr. Chicken
10. Carleen & The Groovers - Can We Rap
11. Stovall Sisters - Hang on in There
12. The Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau, Pt. 2
13. Co Real Artists - What About You (In The World Today)
14. Dennis Coffey - Theme From Black Belt Jones
15. Sound Experience - Devil With The Bust
16. Johnny Harris - Stepping Stones
17. Billy Ball & The Upsetters Feat. Roosevelt Matthews - Tighten Up Tighter
18. Baby Huey & the Baby Sitters - Hard Times