128: Twice As Nice, part 12

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Hi.

Sometimes even album-covers are being "sampled"

or re-used, but that's a good thing, it keeps you alert.

And most of the times they are innocent little "inside" jokes.

A long time ago I stumbled upon a site where those examples

were collected...pity I lost that spot in my favorites map, though.

The 2 album covers here above are about what I mean.

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On the other hand there are also covers of albums reworked,

they keep the original real close to them, some examples are

on the bottom pic of this twice as nice part 12.

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For the songs today, however, we're stuck with some real NICE ones,

Misses Esther Phillips is ofcourse an all-time fav, and the Rhoda Scott

workout takes you 'bout everywhere a Hammond can take you...

Both Papa Was A Rolling Stone-covers keep it close to the

well-known Temptations-feel and the Neville's originated Hercules

song gets 2 rather different renderings...that Beatless version is a gem!

Enjoy.

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1. Beatless - Hercules (7:01)

2. Esther Phillips - Fever (2:49)

3. Fever Tree - Fever (3:42)

4. Nineteenth Whole - Slippin' Into Darkness (9:43)

5. Patricia Barber - Use Me (6:32)

6. Rhoda Scott - Slipping Into Darkness (18:44)

7. Sidney, George and Jackie - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (4:20)

8. Ultrafunk - Use Me (4:51)

9. Undisputed Truth - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (3:22)

10. World Party - Hercules (3:16)

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PS: answers to above are (clockwise) ofcourse:

Public Enemy,

Black Sheep,

Raekwon,

&

Das EFX...

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127: What's Going On?

Hi,

today a dozen covers from the title song

of what is probably Marvin's finest hour.

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First of all, it's too bad Jimmy McGriff died

the other day, may he groove in peace forever!

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Second, till today (no less than 37 years ago!)

that song -and album, for that matter- hasn't lost

ANY of its importance, dealing with items as urban decay,

environmental woes, military turbulence, police brutality,

unemployment and poverty (quoted from AMG) Essential.

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The Ricardo McNealy version is from a CD by the Truth & Soul

label, one I (actually!) WON over at Heavy Soul Brutha's place

in a contest! Recommended. (all stuff from Truth & Soul btw)

So cool :-)

(& thanks again H.S.B.!!!)

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Malik Adouane did an odd all-covers-tracks album a while back,

one of them was the hilarious "Shaft" (maybe a next time),

today we & lots of others don't know what's going on,

so enjoy these dirty dozen!

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1. Donny Hathaway - What's Going On (5:23)

2. Esquires - What's Going On (4:26)

3. Funk Brothers - What's Going On (w/ Chaka Khan) (4:00)

4. Jimmy McGriff - What's Going On (4:30)

5. Joe Longthorne - What's Going On (4:16)

6. Les McCann - What's Going On (7:28)

7. Malik Adouane - What's Going On (5:02)

8. Penny Goodwin - What's Going On (5:42)

9. Ricardo Giesta - What's Going On (5:34)

10. Timothy McNealy - What's Going On (3:44)

11. Warrior King - What's Going On (3:36)

12. Weather Report - What's Going On (6:28)

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126: jazz + blues ?

Hi, for today

a jazzy collection of bluesy songs

or, if you want,

a bluesy collection of jazzy songs...

Most of the songs here are jazz on the blues-tip,

that's another way of saying,

well...

jus' lissen up!

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1. Charles Williams - Chop! Chop! (4:39)

2. Clifford Jordan - Vienna (17:04)

3. Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton - Lonely Woman (3:50)

4. Ensemble Al-Salaam - Vibration Love Call (5:02)

5. Houston Person - Underground Soul (5:48)

6. Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones - Trouble In Mind (6:18)

7. John Gordon - Making Memories (8:03)

8. Oliver Sain - Laid back (3:24)

9. Timo Lassy - Love Moan (5:21)

10. Willis Jackson - Blue & Sentimental (3:04)

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125: ghetto stories part 6

Hi.

I guess this is one of the last of the ghetto-posts,

though sadly enough it seems like those

places themselves will continue to exist...

Benson does a great cover-up and I found 3

different versions of Marlena's song,

included today is a mighty alive version.

Buckle up for the ride and let's get down

to that other part of town.

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1. Barry White - Ghetto Letto (5:56)

2. Delaney & Bonnie - Ghetto (4:57)

3. DJ Shadow - The World Is A Ghetto (6:52)

4. Esther Marrow - Ghetto (4:22)

5. George Benson - The Ghetto (4:56)

6. Gil Scott-Heron - The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues (5:06)

7. Isaac Hayes - Out Of The Ghetto (5:45)

8. Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto (8:23)

9. Natalie Merchant - In The Ghetto (4:12)

10. Tony Clarke - Ghetto Man (2:42)

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124: some Stones-songs covered...

Hi.

You've guessed it, an all-Stones-all-covers selection today!

Some sound even 'better' than the originals...

Today the Stones are one of those 'immortal' bands,

but they made some really good stuff in the 70's.

(but I ain't telling nothing new here:-)

Have fun with these.

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1. Africa - Paint Is Black (7:35)

2. Albert King - Honky Tonk Woman (4:00)

3. Amanda Shankar - Jumping Jack Flash (3:37)

4. Cat Power - Satisfaction (3:05)

5. Maxayn - Gimme Shelter (4:06)

6. Meters - Honky Tonk Woman (3:19)

7. Odetta - No Expectations (3:25)

8. Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers - You Can't Always Get What You Want (4:30)

9. Rotary Connection - Ruby Tuesday (4:30)

10. Staple Singers - This May Be The Last Time (2:06)

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123: Drugs, part 3

Hi.

Today part 3 (indeed) of the drug-related stories.

One that never fails to move me is the one by Swamp Dogg,

a truly sad story of a soldier returning from the Vietnam war

with a bad habit (and a piece of shrapnell in his knee).

Blessed are the days you're sober and sane,

maybe there will be no more junkies if they'll find a Cure For Pain

(that's right Mark Sandman).

Lissen up.

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1. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band -

Brown Sugar (2:25)

2. Drum Circus - La - Si - Do (2:22)

3. Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool (2:45)

4. Ebony Rhythm Band - Drugs Ain't Cool [Instrumental (2:45)

5. Gil Scott-Heron - Angel Dust (4:12)

6. Harlem Experiment - Reefer Man (3:01)

7. JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band - Haaa-Sheesh (3:26)

8. JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band - Just Some More Haaa-Sheesh (3:18)

9. Savoy Brown - Needle And Spoon (3:21)

10. Swamp Dogg - Sam Stone (4:01)

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122: twice as nice part 11

Hi,

today (indeed) another part of the twice as nice version fiesta!

To me the Sunny done by James Brown is one of the best ever,

even in that new remixed version...

I saw the Soledad Brothers live once,

they sounded somewhat how (probably) the Rolling Stones

did in their early years:

raw, fat soulful rhythm 'n' blues with

bits of old-fashioned garage-trash along the way.

Their sax player stole the show that night (for me!)

We became pretty drunk also, in short:

check out their live album for a taste of that...

(yet even better: catch them live :-)

Cheers!

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1. Chairmen Of The Board - Come Together (3:49)

2. Chairmen Of The Board - My Way (3:57)

3. Dells - Ain't No Sunshine (4:40)

4. Ellen McIlwaine - Higher Ground (3:45)

5. Marcus Miller - Higher Ground (5:10)

6. Mary Wells - Sunny (2:44)

7. Maxine Weldon - My Way (4:04)

8. Soledad Brothers - Ain't No Sunshine (4:06)

9. Willy Crook - Come Together (4:53)

10. Young Holt Trio - Sunny (3:37)

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121: dog-doings part 6

Hi.

Today (finally?) a fresh dog-doing!

A wide variety of musical styles here,

the 2 real favs de moi are Tom Waits & Eels.

Steve Tibbetts made some real cool albums

wayback in the (early) 80's for ECM with his strange,

distorted guitar sound(scapes).

His more recent albums are not that "raw".

The pic here is ofcourse of our dog Rex.

Enjoy.

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1. Earl Greyhound - Like A Doggy (3:39)

2. Eels - Dog Faced Boy (3:17)

3. Hidden Hand - Broke Dog (4:17)

4. Michael Fracasso - Red Dog Blues (3:32)

5. Rufus Thomas - Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (1:55)

6. Slobberbone - Gimme Back My Dog (5:01)

7. Sly & The Family Stone - Dog (3:04)

8. Steve Tibbetts - Full Moon Dogs (9:13)

9. The Format - Dog Problems (4:11)

10. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (2:57)

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120: Flute part 2

Hi.

It seems people enjoyed the first part,

so today a little follow up on those.

The second track isn't exactly 'all-flute'

but was so nice I just had to include it...

The vocals on The Sidewinder are also great,

and maybe Keef Hartley is a somewhat strange choice,

but he made some really 'out-there' music :-)

Friends of the flute, feel free to find freedom & fun,

fast forward for fine & funky flutes part 2

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1. Bobbi Humphrey - Jasper Country Man (5:16)

2. Dalindèo - Leviathan (4:48)

3. Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground (2:54)

4. JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band - Backwards Intentions (4:52)

5. Jimmy Heath - In A Sentimental Mood (5:08)

6. Keef Hartley Band - Nicturns (2:03)

7. Lorenzo Holden - Sundance (Pt.1) (2:14)

8. Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers - Hard Hat (3:08)

9. Tamiko Jones With Herbie Mann - The Sidewinder (2:20)

10. Whitefield Brothers - The Bastard (3:06)

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119: twice as nice part 10

Hi.

Today another one in those twice as nice series.

The 2 Eric Burdon songs came from the same album,

a really, really enjoyable album I still like very much.

Anybody knew that a young, unknown guitarist played on it?

Called Andy Summers? In 1968 he was 'only' 25 or 26 or so.

Nine years later, in 1977 they started that "other band".

Light My Fire is ofcourse done a million times,

just as Stand By Me for that matter.

I really like the Herbie Mann version,

just listen for yerselves!

Maybe a 'bitchin' idea is to do your odd

all-Stones-version comp sometime?

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1. David & Jimmy Ruffin - Stand By Me (3:49)

2. Eric Burdon and The Animals - Colored Rain (9:31)

3. Eric Burdon and The Animals - River Deep, Mountain High (7:26)

4. Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Light My Fire (5:01)

5. Goo Goo Dolls - Bitch (3:17)

6. Herbie Mann - Bitch (8:35)

7. Johnny Harris - Light My Fire (4:35)

8. NOFX - Stand By Me (3:07)

9. Pat Williams - River Deep Mountain High (4:19)

10. Traffic - Colored Rain (2:46)

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118: rainy parts 4

HI.

Today is a hell of a rainy day!

After nearly a week of tropical temps,

the inevitable happened:

thunder & lightning for a whole night :-)

Today, the day after, is kinda wet in the third degree,

so it's time for another of those all-rain-kinda-music

selections at E-mile Says Songs Do The Matter.

Enjoy.

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1. Al Green - Standing In The Rain (3:03)

2. Chuck Rainey - The Rain Song (2:24)

3. Eddie Gale - The Rain (6:30)

4. Gene Ammons - Here's That Rainy Day (6:09)

5. Herbie Hancock - Rain Dance (9:19)

6. Linval Thompson - Looks Like It's Gonna Rain (3:48)

7. Mike Keneally Band - Raining Sound (2:16)

8. Natalie Gardiner - Summer Rain (3:41)

9. Nostalgia 77 - Rain Walk (4:26)

10. Rare Earth - King Of A Rainy Country (2:48)

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117: Wah-Wah chronicles part 14

Hi,

today finally a fresh part of those wah chronicles!

Mostly funky, with bits of Jah, Soul & a TV-tune...

I'd love to see those Haggis Horns live on stage,

they sound very, very T.I.G.H.T.!

Enjoy.

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1. Bobby Williams - Get Into It (5:36)

2. Buddy Miles - We Got To Live Together (11:54)

3. Calypso King & the Soul Investigators - Midnight Bar-B-Q (3:31)

4. Chuck Rainey - Got It Together (3:54)

5. Haggis Horns - Who's Gonna Take The Weight (5:47)

6. Hugh Brodie & The Real Thing - Cornbread & Beans (5:46)

7. Lions - Hot No Ho (5:06)

8. Lou Toby & His Heavies - Heavy Steppin (2:34)

9. Skeewiff - The New Avengers (7:03)

10. Tickled Pink - Reach Out (And Give Me Your Hand) (2:59)

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116: WHAT IS FUNK?

Hi.

Today, maybe it's possible (I doubt it),

but surely time to try to answer that question...

Why I bring it up, you might ask?

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Well, our friend A Mind With No Ceiling brought it

to my attention at the great Oufar Khan spot...

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Some questions stay in your head for a whole day,

for me, this was one of them :-)

I can't really put it into words, so I'll try to answer

it in my "musical-manifesto" here at E-mile says...

However I hope the answers these 20 (!) songs might

provide will leave the question still standing strong.

Maybe Funk is when you can't explain what the funk

is happening, but you're dancing like mad?

Viva Le Funk!

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1. Ben Harper - Bring The Funk (4:07)

2. Chambers Brothers - Funky (2:47)

3. Dynamic Concepts - Funky Chicken (2:33)

4. Equals - Funky Like A Train (4:25)

5. Fantastic Epics - Fun & Funk pt.11 (3:06)

6. Herbie Mann - It's A Funky Thing- Right On (3:04)

7. Hugh Boynton - Funky Grasshopper (2:53)

8. Ice - Funky Bunch (2:47)

9. J.Cameron & The Camerons - Funky John (2:51)

10. Jerry O - Funky Charge (3:08)

11. Joe Bataan - Aftershower Funk (5:09)

12. Joe Farrell - Canned Funk (7:21)

13. Kwanza Posse - Wicked Funk (4:34)

14. Last Poets - Funk (6:06)

15. Lonnie Liston Smith - Cosmic Funk (5:27)

16. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Can't Stand Your Funk (2:09)

17. Nite-Liters - Con Funk Shun (4:50)

18. Politicians - Funky Toes (4:06)

19. Saravah Soul - Funk E Saravah (3:46)

20. Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy - Dirty Funk (3:41)

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115: Jungle parts 5

Hi.

Today it's time for Jungle post nr. 5.

When you think it's strange I built today's pic round a car,

well, ever been stuck in traffic these days?

If you thought you missed the (obvious) original from

Kool & The Gang, here it is all the s(h)ame.

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And if you thought including that song was somewhat

of a hard decision to make,

how 'bout this:

2 (TWO!) songs by Gene Ammons???

In the same lousy post?

Here's the little dilemma I was stuck with:

Gene Ammons' Jungle Strut version is 'asking'

for 2 things at the same time:

A) it's a great wah'd-out track

and

B) it's a great Santana cover!

So I made up my mind & present it here along

with the other Jungle-tunes all the same :-)

(speaking of Carlos Santana,

whom I've seen live at North Sea Jazz, years ago)

here's also another cover of the same song by Coco Montoya,

nicked of some "guitar greatest" Santana tribute album .

So that could count as one for the twice as nice section as well

I guess...

Before I go mentally ill or even more nutty than I already am,

with all of these choices to make,

I'll just round it up with: Axl'n'Roses say cheese!

Enjoy.

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1. Beach Boys - In The Jungle The Mighty Jungle (2:39)

2. Rakim - Concrete Jungle (4:10)

3. Coco Montoya - Jungle Strut (4:58)

4. Elephant's Memory - Jungle Gym At The Zoo (2:14)

5. Gene Ammons - Jungle Strut (5:11)

6. Gene Ammons - The Jungle Boss (5:38)

7. Hugh Masekela - Jungle Jim (4:22)

8. Jack Johnson - Jungle Gym (2:24)

9. Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie (3:07)

10. Richard Cheese - Welcome To The Jungle (2:41)

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114: Twice as nice, part 9

Hi.

2x Proud Mary

(sure I got a favourite version)

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2x Hang 'Em High

(one very tasty Wah included!)

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2x Do You Know The Way To San Jose

(say cheese and go be lost [:-)

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2x Let's Stay Together

(Al Green s-h-o-u-l-d be singing on those 2,

and unfortunately he didn't show up)

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2x Feelin' Alright

(the version I grew up with was vinyl,

5 white boys on Motown,

totally got ready back then :-)

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I'm much obliged HERE for the Jimmy 1974 Smith,

and (as always) I loved to borrow other peoples' friendly fire

(you know who you are :-)

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Enjoy!

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1. Billy Paul - Proud Mary (2:24)

2. Ed Ames & Bacharach - Do You Know The Way To San Jose? (2:41)

3. Fifth Dimension - Feelin' Alright (4:28)

4. George Shearing - Do You Know the Way To San Jose? (5:57)

5. Jimmy Smith - Hang 'Em High (6:18)

6. Junior Mance - Let's Stay Together (5:41)

7. Levy O'Donel - Let's Stay Together (3:08)

8. Memphis Black - Hang 'Em High (3:21)

9. Undisputed Truth - Feelin' Alright (4:56)

10. Voices Of East Harlem - Proud Mary (2:49)

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113: For Trane, part 2

Hi,

for today I just HAD to put out the second 10 songs

tribute 'bout the great & late John Coltrane

for your listening pleasure.

A guy named "Simon666" has done a great job collecting some

Trane-influenced songs also,

and you know how it is,

GREAT minds think alike,

so hurry over to Never-Enough-Rhodes for some

more Coltrane praise and all that jazz.

The guys he thanks there are also in my heart & ears,

so feel free to visit there,

you'll be swept away every so now and then, I'm sure!

The blog-o-spere is the best shrink ever!!!

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Here's my second selection of 10 great songs,

inspired by the master himself...

Enjoy!

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1. Art Blakey - One for Trane (6:11)

2. Benny Golson & Pharaoh Sanders - Times Past

(This Is For You, John) (7:55)

3. Byard Lancaster - John's Children (6:12)

4. Clifford Jordan - John Coltrane (6:49)

5. Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe - Coltrane (4:54)

6. Ensemble Al-Salaam - Traces Of Trane (3:28)

7. Gil Scott-Heron - Trane (7:34)

8. McCoy Tyner ft. Stanley Clarke - Trane-like (9:11)

9. Naosuke Miyamoto Sextet - One For Trane (12:25)

10. Penny Goodwin - Lady Day & John Coltrane (3:49

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112: ode to Ode To Billy Joe pt.4

Hi.

Rejoice, for part 4 is here!

I looted many vaults for these 10,

must say a big thank you for all help,

a fav here is possibly the one by mr. Dawkins,

instrumental, raw and with a bite!

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1. Booker T & The MG's - Ode To Billie Joe (3:59)

2. Clydie King - Ode To Billie Joe (4:31)

3. Detroit Emeralds - Ode To Billie Joe (3:28)

4. Jimmy Dawkins - Ode To Billy Joe (3:00)

5. Jimmy McGriff - Ode To Billie Joe (6:39)

6. Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Ode To Billie Joe (8:22)

7. Lee Hazlewood - Ode To Billie Joe (3:33)

8. Patricia Barber - Ode To Billy Joe (5:14)

9. Sinéad O'Connor - Ode To Billy Joe (4:56)

10. Wayne & Wax - Ode To Billie Joe (5:54)

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111: Fornicate!

Hi.

For today a little funky fornication, firey foreplay,

sexy satisfaction, teasing tunes & other stirring sounds.

Maybe the first song sets you off off the wrong foot,

but there are actually people who get off on those

:-)

Rest of the songs are rather obvious, I guess.

Though Oliver Sain meant something else when he

entitled his compostion, no doubt (wonderful sax).

Found that song on the ever great Funky Dispostion btw.

Anyways, enjoy these rather cheesy, but nevertheless

corny collection of inncocent intercourse i-pod songs.

Have a good one.

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1. Barry Adamson - Psycho Sexual (5:52)

2. Eddie Drennon & B.B.S. Unlimited - Do It Nice And Easy (4:49)

3. Isley Brothers - Give The Women What They Want (2:19)

4. Lyrics Born - Hott People (4:27)

5. Manpower - Please Love Me (Erotica) (4:08)

6. Oliver Sain - Blowing for Love (2:58)

7. Snatch & The Poontangs - Two Girls In Love (With Each Other) (4:34)

8. Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again (3:29)

9. Sy Smith - B-Side Love Affair (3:58)

10. U.B.'s Group - Percussive Woman (4:28)

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(sometimes) I wish...

...that I actually HAD a driver's license :-)

this is some eye-candy,

and for the ear-candy, well, a mighty good album you could play

watching this is

is ofcourse ...

faire plaisir avec cette images :-)

bonne voyage, hein?

au revoir,

et n'oubliez d'ecouter une petite histoire du jazz ,

procédure recommandée d' E-1000

(but it's just E-mile over here in Holland:-)

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110: Cristo Redentor

Hi.

Today all songs I've heard (untill NOW) of the Duke Pearson song

Cristo Redentor,

a beautiful song he wrote after taking a trip to Latin America...

Musselwhite, Byrd & Mandell are versions probably lotsa folks know,

the others (perhaps) a little less.

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My good friend Hans send me the version from Guaraldi,

a reader & (jazzy) listener, Dieter send the fantastic one by Fathead

and others I tracked down with a little help from our friends at AMG.

Magnus didn't cover it actually, but used a sample (from Byrd)

and built a new song around that. Great album btw.

(though AMG has really nothing to say bout-it, shame)

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Discogs does a better job, btw I have the 2004 CD+DVD version :-)

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There are a few songs here I posted (much) earlier on the blog,

but I wanted to include them all in one batch.

So, for now, enjoy these Cristo Redentor tunes!

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1. Bobby Bryant - Cristo Redentor (3:54)

2. Bobby Watson & Jack Walrath - Cristo Redentor (7:21)

3. Charlie Musselwhite - Cristo Redentor (3:21)

4. David "Fathead" Newman - Cristo Redentor (6:47)

5. David Sanborn - Cristo Redentor (5:47)

6. Donald Byrd - Christo Redentor (5:43)

7. Duke Pearson - Cristo Redentor (3:54)

8. Gene Harris - Cristo Redentor pt. 2 (4:52)

9. Giovanni Hidalgo - Cristo Redentor (8:39)

10. Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor (3:48)

11. Keb Mo - Musselwhite & Dr. John - Cristo Redentor (5:20)

12. Magnus - Summer's Here (4:27)

13. Vince Guaraldi - Cristo Rendentor (4:51)

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CR (RS)

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