96: More Monday Music...

Hi.

For today's selection the theme could be that they're all good

(for nearly 1 hour of relaxing sounds).

Big fav here is the Tings & Times album,

one of the best LKJ ever did! (I think)

Once again, EVERY Little Axe album is one worth your money...

Also bux well spent: we're gonna catch the only Ben Harper

show in Holland -this year in July- and yeah,

we're very much looking forward to that!

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For now, enjoy this mix:

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1. American Gypsy - Inside Out (5:51)

2. Ben Harper - Well, Well, Well (3:15)

3. David Sylvian - Scent Of Magnolia (5:36)

4. George Duke - I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (5:25)

5. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Story (5:22)

6. Little Axe - Down To The Valley (5:31)

7. Lyle Lovett - Friend Of The Devil (4:13)

8. Recoil - 99 To Life (8:10)

9. Steve Howe - Look Over Your Shoulder (5:04)

10. Watty Burnett - Open The Gate (7:52)

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nr.96 more monday music

95: Some Sunday Songs

Hi.

We (over here in Holland) had 1 hour "less" tonight:

the clock had to be set forward one hour at 02:00 in the morning...

Officially it's "Summertime" now, though Spring just started :-)

I hope these 10 "sunday-songs" give you nevertheless

a 100 % satisfying sunday-kinda-feeling.

Enjoy

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1. Chris Towns - Funky Sunday (1:59)

2. Ernie Smith - Sunday Mornin' Going Up (1:33)

3. Fort Knox Five - Sundaydream (3:37)

4. Geriba - Sunday Groove (5:20)

5. Jethro Tull - My Sunday Feeling (3:39)

6. Karl Denson - Sunday School (5:15)

7. K-OS - Sunday Morning (3:47)

8. Mofro - Six Ways From Sunday (2:29)

9. Richard "Groove" Holmes - Sunday Mornin' (2:24)

10. Stark Reality - Sunday's Song (10:04)

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some sunday songs

94: Mississippi music

Hi.
First of all, today's selection contains 11 songs,

I couldn't choose between the 2 versions of Jimi's

fierce and brutal, guitar-grinding statement.

The theme is obvious ofcourse, some songs are about the river

and some are about the state (the state's in?!).

Not only the music here's great (I only bring you the best, d'oh)

the lyrics are well worth listening to also!

And yes, David Murray does a great job without 'em :-)

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1. Bobbie Gentry - Mississippi Delta (3:04)

2. Booker T. & Priscilla - Mississippi Voodoo (3:07)

3. David Murray - Bright Mississippi (7:56)

4. Jazz Is Dead - Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodleoo (6:06)

5. Jimi Hendrix - Peace In Mississippi (A) (5:28)

6. Jimi Hendrix - Peace In Mississippi (B) (4:22)

7. JJ Grey & Mofro - Mississippi (4:28)

8. Mavis Staples - Down In Mississippi (4:57)

9. Mavis Staples - In The Mississippi River (4:26)

10. Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam (4:45)

11. Southside Movement - Mississippi Cutback (2:43)

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Sorry, there were some technical difficulties,

now the link and the DL should be fine:

mississippi music

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93: Ghetto part 5

Hi.

Today a (quite mixed) bunch "ghetto-stories"...

First of all, don't get me wrong, it's sad they exist!

As I was searching the www for some "visual aid"

the sheer sadness of those places hit me...

I myself used to live in a real bad neighboorhood for 8 years

(guns, drugs, prostitution and violence were part of everyday live

there - they tore down the place and built new houses-

so I know a bit of the horror)

but we had gas, water and electricity (most of the times anyway).

A famous reggae song is called: Food, Clothes & Shelter

Here's another version for y'all.-

I'll shut up now and let these songs do the talking.

The Donny Hathaway cover is brought to you exclusively by Ish,

who's ears, generosity & spirit will not soon be forgotten.

(not in this lifetime, anyways!)

I'm almost feeling sorry for the contribution here from

"that certain lady", but hey,

maybe I'll bring you the "uncensored" version from Elvis

(without Cartman!) next time, so buckle up...

The WAR cover is nice though...

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1. Branford Marsalis - Stretto From The Ghetto (7:16)

2. Clash - Ghetto Defendant (4:45)

3. David Liebman - Children Of The Ghetto (3:42)

4. Dolly Parton - In The Ghetto (2:47)

5. George Shearing - The World Is A Ghetto (4:41)

6. Lauren Hill - Every Ghetto Every City (5:14)

7. Lonnie Gordon - Little Ghetto Boy (5:32)

8. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Queen From The Ghetto (version dub) (5:27)

9. Mos Def - Ghetto Rock (3:53)

10. South Park - In The Ghetto (4:01)

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92: Ten times Jimi's covers

Hi,

today 10 covers of the late & great Jimi Hendrix!

It's rather a mixed and diverse bunch,

I had quite some fun with them.

But after this, I realized (once more) that the originals

probably never can be equaled,

simply because Jimi's music was his OWN!

That's for sure.

Even for the songs that he covered,

he managed to keep them close to himself.

Wouldn't he have died that young, I wonder,

what kinda music he would have had left in store for us?

You can only guess, and these 10 songs remind us of his legacy.

Enjoy.

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1. Ben Harper - Voodoo Chile (11:18)

2. Fever Tree - Hey Joe (12:56)

3. Jimmy Castor Bunch - Purple Haze/Foxy Lady (3:53)

4. John Klemmer - Third Stone From The Sun (4:15)

5. New Mastersounds - Ain't No Telling (2:59)

6. Randy California (Spirit) - Hey Joe (6:22)

7. T Swift & The Electric Bag - Are You Experienced (4:38)

8. Throwing Muses - Manic Depression (2:57)

9. Toad - Purple Haze (4:20)

10. Wailing Souls - May This Be Love (Waterfall) (3:47)

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hendrix covers

91: wah chronicles part 10

Hi.

Part 10 of the wah chronicles today isn't all that funky.

But a bit is...

Yeah, I know, even a Kid Rock song :-)

Do not despair however, I've gathered much more totally

wah'd out songs that are "mos-def" t.o.t.a.l.l.y. funky,

I promise to bring you 10 of those next time.

In the meantime, enjoy these groovy wah-wah tunes

from yesterday & today.

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1. Camel - Where Is My Mind (3:37)

2. Congos - Watch And Pray (3:22)

3. Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be (4:18)

4. Frumpy - Duty (12:17)

5. John Klemmer - Uhmm! It Feels So Good (5:01)

6. Kid Rock - Black Bob (5:31)

7. Peacepipe - Lazy River Blues (3:39)

8. Radio Moscow - Frustrating Sound (3:55)

9. Rare Earth - I'm Losing You (I Know) (10:56)

10. Who - Relay (3:55)

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wah 10

90: Play the Kirk-O-Blues!

Hi.

Today (and also for the weekend !) a selection of

ten very blues-orientated songs done by Rahsaan

(yeah that's right, Brotha' J:-) Roland Kirk.

The man was "the real deal" and could play 'em like no other!

I had a great time choosing from my rather large pile of Kirk-CD's,

maybe another idea is to select an "all-flute" post someday?

Yeah, I could post "Here comes the whistleman" but that's just...

...well, plain lazyness :-) So, that's no option.

Or an " all-flute-not-all-Kirk" kinda thing?

Anyways,

hope you like today's KirK-O-Blues!

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1. Roland Kirk - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (5:16)

2. Roland Kirk - Carney And Begard Place (5:33)

3. Roland Kirk - I Didn't Know About You (4:01)

4. Roland Kirk - Slow Blues (10:19)

5. Roland Kirk - The Black And Crazy Blues (6:07)

6. Roland Kirk - The Creole Love Call (3:53)

7. Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear (4:58)

8. Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler - Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me (4:39)

9. Roland Kirk & Al Hibbler - Dream (2:29)

10. Roland Kirk & Jack McDuff - Too Late Now (3:54)

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BY REQUEST LINK IS REMOVED!!!

89: Harlem Nocturne, the Second

hi.

today just the second part of the Harlem Nocturne.

wonder if there are any versions WITH vocals? at all?

enjoy.

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1. Bill Black's Combo - Harlem Nocturne (2:21)

2. Danny Gatton - Harlem Nocturne (4:01)

3. Duane Eddy - Harlem Nocturne (2:22)

4. Johnny Otis - Harlem Nocturne (3:32)

5. Larry Elgart & His Manhanttan Swing Orchestra -

Harlem Nocturne (2:23)

6. Mel Torme - Harlem Nocturne (3:57)

7. Ray Anthony & His Orchestra - Harlem Nocturne (3:07)

8. Spike Jones' New Band - Harlem Nocturne (2:27)

9. Tito Puente & Buddy Morrow - Harlem Nocturne (2:43)

10. Willy DeVille - Harlem Nocturne (3:11)

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HN2

88: juicy junglestuff, part 3!

hi there.

Yes, it's part 3 of those jungle orientated songs.

And HOW sweet it is... well, just listen...

Moi personally, je suis tres CONTENT 'bout this one.

(and 'bout he pic also, yes, I had FUN blogging this!)

-I'm sure & hope lots of you do (still & will!) share & care for THAT feeling-

Oh, but what I'm dabbling about, take a dip into yet

another 10 songs that (can) do the matter...

and if/when the Bob Marley song is the only one you know/knew,

you may in fact be in for a treat :-)

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1. Ahmed Abdul-Malik - El Ghada [The Jungle] (3:05)

2. Billie Holiday - Under A Blue Jungle Moon (3:05)

3. Bob Marley - Concrete Jungle (4:13)

4. Buckshot Lefonque - Jungle Grove (4:44)

5. Chakachas - Jungle Fever (4:19)

6. Mandingo - Jungle Juice (4:19)

7. Manu Dibango - Jungle Riders (3:00)

8. Nkengas - Jungle Funk (3:27)

9. Oneness Of Juju - Space Jungle Funk (9:39)

10. Sheeba - Jungle Fever (2:33)

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Enjoy jungle 3

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PSt: I'm seriously considering to go back with RS for the uploads,

for the moment anyways, Sharebee is out(?)

hope zshare doesn't change for the WORST.

but i'm considering a few options...anyone have suggestions?

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87: wahwah chronicles, part 9

Hi.

Today part 9 of the (I hope neverending) wah chronicles.

Everything funky as hell & groovy as well!

On the first track I'm not so much near completely sure,

where all of those wah'd sounds come from-

my guess is that the keys, the bass AND the guitars are switched on?

That song is covered a hundred times or so by the way,

I think it was a Bill Withers original.

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1. Creative Source - Who Is He And What Is He To You (10:57)

2. Crown Heights Affair - Streaking (2:59)

3. Discoettes - Yes We Can Can (3:47)

4. Ed Royal & Enne - Use Your Brain (5:45)

5. Frederick Knight - Trouble (3:08)

6. Funk Inc. - Message From The Meters (6:12)

7. Pool-Pah - Sour Soul (2:52)

8. Soul Searchers - We The People (5:12)

9. Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra

- Message To Tomorrow (3:01)

10. The Pc's Ltd. - Fast Man (2:38)

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wah part 9

86 Rain Rain Rain (part 3)

Hi.

I'm no big fan of days like this...

I guess it's good for my garden, sure,

but perhaps these songs cheer us up a little bit?

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1. Black Grass - Early Morning Rain (3:43)

2. Brian & Tony Gold - I Can't Stand The Rain (4:00)

3. Donald Austin - Rainy Day Fun (2:11)

4. Greyhound Soul - Rain (5:32)

5. Jimmy Bellmartin - Rainy Day (3:44)

6. Kenny Barron - Here's That Rainy Day (8:06)

7. Lee Dorsey - Rain Rain Go Away (2:51)

8. Main Ingredient - Looks Like Rain (3:18)

9. Midnight Choir - Heavy Rain (3:15)

10. Robert Plant With Lil' Band O' Gold - It Keeps Rainin' (3:09)

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rainy 3

85: Harlem Nocturn(e)

Hi.

The first time this song caught my ears' attention,

was when I bought (and listened endlessly to)

the Lounge Lizards first album on EG records.

That album has a (no need to say?) lotta punch

and I still play it (so every now and then).

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Surfin around for more info on the song,

I stumbled (once again) on the great Office Naps blog,

where DJ Little Danny did an extensive writing on the song.

Following I snatched from there (also the pic)

and is for your edutainment...

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DJ LITTLE DANY SAYS:

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"The immortal ”Harlem Nocturne” was conceived by Earle Hagen,

who, before his prolific Hollywood career, worked as an arranger

and trombonist in the big bands of the ‘30s.

Hagen was behind loads of memorable soundtracks and television

themes- The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show,

I Spy, Gomer Pyle, The Mod Squad, among others -

but his ”Harlem Nocturne,” recorded in 1939

during a stint with the Ray Noble Orchestra,

is the source of his enduring fame.

“Harlem Nocturne,” big band success and later

R&B instrumental staple, was performed most famously

in 1959 by New Jersey’s Viscounts,

though hundreds of versions would be committed to

record whenever high drama was needed.

“Harlem Nocturne” is a crime soundtrack gold standard."

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Thank you DJ Little Danny, I totally agree on that and had

niente problemas gathering lotsa covers of this great song...

So, here are the 10 first versions!

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1. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Harlem Nocturne (5:49)

2. Duke Ellington - Harlem Nocturne (2:50)

3. Eddie Harris - Harlem Nocturne (12:41)

4. King Curtis - Harlem nocturne (3:56)

5. Les Brown - Harlem Nocturne (3:12)

6. Lounge Lizards - Harlem Nocturne (2:07)

7. Neil Lewis and His Quintet - Harlem Nocturn (2:48)

8. Ray Noble & His Orchestra - Harlem Nocturne (3:00)

9. Toots Thielemans - Harlem Nocturne (5:33)

10. Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (2:23)

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84: For Trane...

Hi.

Today's a tribute's tribute to John Coltrane,

here most songs are inspired by

(and a few written by) the great and late John Coltrane.

For this I found inspiration (as always)

at Ish's place, amongst others out there in the blog-0-sphere.

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(I just added My Jazz World to my greatblogs-links/roll,

every now and then he brings some REALLY great albums to

my/our/your(?!) ears, please visit ! ! ! )

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The two Joe Lee Wilson songs are somewhat different versions,

both totally worth checking out! (1976 first and 1978 the second)

Roland Kirk is (as usual!) totally out there,

and yes, ofcourse McCoy and Elvin always carried the

spirit of the great man along with them.

Respect, listen & enjoy!

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1. Carlos Garnett - Senor Trane (7:44)

2. Eddie Harris - Coltrane's View (4:13)

3. Elvin Jones - Brother John (4:16)

4. Joe Lee Wilson & Bond Street - Mode For Trane (13:50)

5. Joe Lee Wilson - Mode For Trane (9:13)

6. McCoy Tyner - Mode To John (5:42)

7. Michael White - John Coltrane Was Here (6:03)

8. Roland Kirk - A Tribute To John Coltrane

a. Lush Life b. Afro-Blue c. Bessie's Blues (8:11)

9. Roland Kirk - Something For Trane That Trane (3:09)

10. Sonny Fortune - Five For Trane (6:28)

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trane's tribute

(link re-upped!)

83: covers twice as nice part 7

Hi.

Once again 5 songs done twice...

Some Bob Dylan covers today,

and Neil Diamond himself once said

the Urge Overkill version on the Pulp Fiction OST,

was even "better" than his own...

(I agree on that by the way:-)

And like I said before, Undisputed Truth

always played LOSTA covers,

so enjoy!

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1. David T. Walker - Lay Lady Lay (4:10)

2. Jerome Richardson - Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon (2:29)

3. John Mayall - Pretty Woman (3:40)

4. Kevin Ayers - Lay Lady Lay (5:03)

5. Savoy Brown - Pretty Woman (2:36)

6. Spirit - Like A Rolling Stone (8:54)

7. Undisputed Truth - Aquarius (2:38)

8. Undisputed Truth - Like A Rolling Stone (6:33)

9. Urge Overkill - You'll Be A Woman Soon (3:12)

10. Waldeck - Aquarius (4:54)

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twice as nice 7

82: covers for GREAT fun...

Hi.

Today it's time for REALLY great covers!

Some hilarious(ly good), a few shamelessly bad.

Funny fact is that 2 of these songs became great hits

for Eric Burdon & the Animals...

Being a Thin Lizzy fan (way back in the days)

I only recognized the Sleepwalker workout

the moment they started singing the lyrics!

Excellent :-)

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1. Britney Spears never sounded as good as this,

2. Kate Bush can wuther away as of now,

3. Frank Zappa (rest in peace) will smile,

4. for THIS we don't know exactly who to blame,

but most stuff from 1970 sounds good anyways,

5. James Brown knew it all along,

6. Neil Young IS (let's face it) an old man,

7. Abba should never reunite (God Forbid!),

8. Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus

want you to read THIS for full appreciation,

9. Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield made lotsa

money writing songs like this,

10.and really, Thin Lizzy needs Phil Lynott (we dearly miss him)

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1. Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa - Hit Me Baby One More Time (4:11)

2. Futureheads - Hounds Of Love (3:02)

3. J*Davey - Dirty Love (4:08)

4. Joseph - The House Of The Rising Sun (2:26)

5. Liquid Smoke - It's A Man's World (4:53)

6. Lizz Wright - Old Man (3:41)

7. Solal Feat. Melonie Cannon - Dancing Queen (3:40)

8. Place Of Skulls - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (4:40)

9. Savoy Brown - I Can't Get Next to You (6:39)

10. Sleepwalker - Don't Believe A Word (5:01)

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coversforgreatfun

81: Funky as in Twice as Nice!

Hi.

The covers twice as nice is once again back in town.

It's all F.U.N.K.Y. covers and all N.I.C.E. versions!

Original suspects are Marvin Gaye, War, Sly Stone,

Temptations and Isaac Hayes.

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1. Andre Williams & The Quality Controls -

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (2:33)

2. Brian Auger & Oblivion Express - Inner City Blues (4:28)

3. Cleveland Eaton - Slipping Into Darkness (7:12)

4. Commodores - Sing A Simple Song (3:04)

5. Dayton Sidewinders - Slipping Into Darkness (4:33)

6. Meters - Sing A Simple Song (3:06)

7. Orgone - Do Your Thing (3:56)

8. Sarah Vaughan - Inner City Blues (4:13)

9. Tornadoes - Do Your Thing (2:31)

10. Undisputed Truth - I Heard It Trough The Grapevine (2:49)

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twice as nice all funky

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(last couple of days I cannot upload to Sharebee,

so I use Zshare instead...)

80: Scholar's Souled On

Hi everyone.
I suggest you hurry over to Scholar's place,
where I did a little guest appearance...
Enjoy!

79: welcome to the jungle, part 2

Hi.

Today part 2 of the jungle diaries :-)

I thought like this: a jungle is all about a wide

variety of species, sorts & stuff,

so my post should be kinda like that a bit too...

All "jungle-life" gathered here for your listening pleasure

is representing just that: all different from each other,

but together it's "a thing"!

Enjoy.

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1. Black Heat - The Jungle (5:16)

2. Casbah 73 - Tiptoe Through The Jungle (5:10)

3. John McLaughlin - Jazz Jungle (14:45)

4. John Tropea - Living In The Jungle (3:17)

5. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity

- Goodbye Jungle Telegraph (6:20)

6. Nkengas - Jungle Beat (6:15)

7. Santana - Jungle Strut (5:19)

8. Sofi Hellborg Ft Tony Allen & Timbuktu

- Jungle In My Livingroom (5:45)

9. The 3 Pieces - Concrete Jungle (5:16)

10. Yello - Jungle Bill (6:11)

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jungle part 2