Melvin’s Rockpile

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by Out To Lunch off of the Accurate Records label. Melvin’s Rockpile feeds listeners improvisational imagination with irresistible dance funk energy while continuously challenging the listeners aesthetic sensibility. As evidenced by tracks such as To the Queen and Captain Stilts, OTLs genre-bending soundscapes range from world, funk, jazz and breakbeat to dub and improvised house, captivating a cross-culture of audiences everywhere. Out To Lunch and Melvin’s Rockpile record release show is scheduled for January 15, 2009 at NuBlu in New York City, where the band holds their monthly residency…but i will have some for you to hEAR tomorrow.

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Hump Day Groove-a-lot

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I always enjoy getting a chance to be on air in the evening, especially during the safe harbor time as I can play some of the tunes I otherwise might not get a chance to….like Public Enemy for instance….Here’s the grooves to get a good humpin’ on:

Papa was a Rolling Stone- Los Lobos (live)
Blue Eyed Soul- Diane Durrett
Slow Down- King Johnson
Circumstances- Soulhound
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Way that it Goes- Kyle Hollingsworth
Gettin’ Funky- Dumpstaphunk (live)
Blues for RW- Reuben Wilson
Don’t Mess with Bill- Mose Davis
Frim Fram Sauce- Akiko Tsuruga
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A Call for all Demons- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Echidna’s Arf (of you)-the Ed Palermo Band
Best Western- Eric Biondo
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Booty- Louis “Babbling” Kabbabie feat.P Funk All Stars
Davel’s Return- Dirk Quinn Band
An Ba Mango La- Jacques Schwartz Bart
Comfort Zone- Fourplay
Blast!- Marcus Miller
Classical Thump- SMV
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Deception Blues- Jack DeJohnette
I Don’t Know why- M. Nahadr
Gangster of Love- Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Iko Iko- the Wild Magnolias
the Third Degree- the Dynamites feat. Charles Walker
Flying High (in the Friendly sky)-the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
In Time- Sly & the Family Stone
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In the Mix- the JMC Project
Aye- the Mighty Underdogs
Freedom Walk- Lifesavas w/Dead Prez & Vernon Reid
PunkRapStarz- Dope Sagittarius
Bring that Beat back- Public Enemy
Gititit-BK One w/Benzilla feat Brother Ali/Slug
Soup du Jour- Astronauts of Antiquity feat DoodleBUG
LIT- BLVD
Deeper Shade of Soul- Urban Dance Squad
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the Six Wisdoms of Aspasia- Vampyros Lesbos
Rain Song- Mosquitos
Show the World- LadyBUG Mecca
Casa del Fuego- Una

Built on Site

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Just knew which was song #1……..and the rest went like this:

What’s he Building?- Tom Waits
Little Torch- Chris Whitley
the Blow Zone Layer- Jason Ricci & New Blood
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Any Open Window- Gov’t Mule
Anthem- Soulhound
Jungle Funk- Brian Stoltz
HooDoo Thing- Brian Stoltz
I Don’t Talk too Much- Marther Carter
Mama Don’t Allow- Bobby Mitchell
Frank’s Slide Song- the Ramblin’ Ambassadors
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Add mar Uran az esot- Kati Kovacs
Kinai fal- Nemenyi Bela & Atlantis
Soul Power- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Wait til you See- the Karl Walter Jr trio
Snake Fire- Marchforth Marching Band
Falestine- Babaloo
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Dar Que Dificil- Juana Molina
Chica Chica Boom Chica- Bebel Gilberto
Prayer to the Saint of the Brokenhearted- Somi
Hidden Surprises- Zeep
Heads you Win- Zeep
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Got a Thing on my Mind- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Stand Up- Lee Fields & Sugarman Co.
Golden Lady- Soulive
What Make Ya Dance- Fort Knox Five
Sundown- Fort Knox Five
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Tell her She’s Lovely- Brownout
Sijuade- King Sunny Ade
Yuri- Oi Va Voi
Beyond Fasilados- Tommy T
Meu Mondo- Otto
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Fafa- Vieux Farka Toure (J Boogie Mix)
Poye (Rise Ashen Mix)- Issa Bagayogo
Dry your Eyes- Wax Tailor feat Sara Genn
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PunkRapStarz- Dope Sagittarius
Booneville Stomp- Les Claypool
Of Fungi & Foe- Les Claypool
Brooklyn Queens Expressway- Socialybrium
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Como Ves- Ozomatli
Balkan Qoulou- Watcha Clan
Sweet Auburn Mishegas- 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra
Water no Get Enemy-D’angelo/Femi Kuti/Macy Gray/Roy Hargrove/Nile Rogers/the Soultronics & Positive Force
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Hills Valleys & Valium- Mr Gnome
Plastic Shadow- Mr Gnome
Death Cult Soup N’ Salad- The Almighty Defenders
I got a Feeling- Paul McCartney (live NYC)
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What’s Happening- Keb Mo
The World is a Beat- N’dambi
Straighten up & Fly Right-Nat King Cole(Will I Am/Natalie Cole)
Miles Hit (Rob Life Mix)- King Britt’s Philly Experiment
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Heliocentric- DJ Spooky feat. Peter Gordon
Whirl of a Woman- J Russell w/Morrea Dickason/RC Lee
Crazy Crazy Insane- Apsci
Breakin’ Dawn- Brother Ali
Us- Brother Ali
Ma Foya-Michael Olatuja feat. Lynden David Hall
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One Love- Bob Marley & the Wailers (Cardovan Mix)
Guvna Dub- Guvna Dub
Make a Move Dub- the Black Seeds
Golan to Galilee- Groundation

Ones from this yEAR

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All these tracks are brand new from 2009, mostly the 2nd portion of the year and some are sure to be in the top list of 2009 published 12/31.

Sun is Shining- Bebel Gilberto
What it Takes- N’dambi
Make it Good to me- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Little Sister- Michael Olatuja
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International- Baaba Maal
Dancing Girls- Tribecastan
Desert to Desert- Abaji
Skip Funk- Warsaw Village
Lei Lei Ha- Watcha Clan (Transglobal Underground Mix)
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Aguilas & Cobras- Brownout
Sitargazer- Fort Knox Five
Sundown- Fort Knox Five
Panty Pop Pros-Sven Barth & Induce are Casual Sax & the Saxual Revolution
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Afford me this Poetry- Apsci
East West Express- Tommy T
Brothers- Tommy T
More Song (Skit)- Wax Tailor
Leave it- Wax tailor feat Dionne Charles
Come on Over- Breakestra feat Afrodyete
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Nevermind- M. Nahadr
We Must- M. Nahadr
Mojuba-Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity feat Amayo/J.Medeski
There, in Theatre-On Ka’a Davis w/Famous Original Djuke Music Players
Chains & Water C- Burnt Sugar & the Arkestra Chamber
Making Love to the Dark Ages-Burnt Sugar & the Arkestra Chamber
Love Still Hurts- Shafiq Husayn
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Wonton- MMW
Hadd Mondjamel- Sarolta Zalatnay
Megvarlak ma Delben- locomotiv GT
Lust Life- Nat King Cole (Cee Lo Green Mix)

Run Down the Sound

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Feeling a little beat up this week, but still managed to give away a pair of tickets to the upcoming Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival and do a live on air interview with Skip Von Kuske from the Vagabond Opera….The chase started as soon as I hit the “GO” button.

Demon Woman- Flight of the ConChords
What the Hell were you Thinking- Neal Fox
People got to be Free- Keb Mo
Turnin’ Pages- Peter Wolf
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Streetwalkin’ Ed- Randy Edelman
Evil Ways- Rusted Root
One More Day- the Wood Brothers
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Albert’s Shuffle-Bloomfield/Kooper/Stills (live)
Before you Accuse me- Bo Diddley
Bad Dream- Eddy Clearwater
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the Eternal Is- Jason Ricci & New Blood
Good Excuse- the John Butler Trio (live Studio 92)
Word Up- Deni Bonet
VooDoo Man- Nikki Armstrong (live)
Do the Do- Mama Roo
Give me Back my Numbers- Geoff Achsion
Treat a Dog- Andrew Black & the Naturals
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Mr. Pitiful- Tower of Power w/Sam Moore
One in Seven- Soulive
the Sax Pusher- Fort Knox Five
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** Interview with Skip von Kuske of the Vagabond Opera**
Ganef- the Vagabond Opera
And then you’re gone- Pink Martini
the Transformation into Marlene- the Vagabond Opera
Red Rat- Fourth Ward Afro Klezmer Orchestra
Contada Ridiculata- Marchforth Marching Band
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Soul Makossa- Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
A Lover like me- Binky Griptite w/the Sugarman Three
Thunder Chicken- the Mighty Imperials
Back at the Boathouse- Breakestra
Animated Creation- Jamaaladeen Tacuma
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Makai & Tacoma- Jon Irabagon
Well you Needn’t- Cory Wong Quartet
Captured in a Moment- Jeff Coffin/Charlie Peacock
Ode Ma Ti P’Ogidan Soko- King Sunny Ade
Calypso Blues-Nat King Cole(Damian JR GONG Marley & Stephen Marley Mix)
One Love- Playing for a Change
Papa was a Rolling Stone-the Temptations (DJ Jazzy Jeff/Pete Kuzma Solefull Remix)
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It’s More Expensive for this- Snooze
Dance this Mess Around- the B 52s
Voulez Vous- Arling & Cameron

Old Crow Medicine Show

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The Barrymore Theatre has been my one time a week stop, this time for more twang and stringed instrumentation. Old Crow Medicine Show gave the sold out crowd a “humdinger” of two sets. Raucous Bluegrass and country rock, jams into fiddle psychedelia lead the evening into a that feeling I had when first drinking beers in the back woods where only the four-wheel drive equipped vehicles could get you in and out. The music of this night gave me a sense of my youth as it is still being tamed by my adult (some would say) life. I have been spinning these guys on my show since I began some 6 years ago and would easily bump several acts in the similar vein to the side over if they were around playing. The gig is more than a gig, it is a hoe-down party built for overalls and smiles, flannel shirts and tie dyed skirts……It was nice to hear the variety in their on stage “twangings” and the variety in the crowd.

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One for a friend….

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From the “untucked Shirt club” to the witty conversation about, well all of it as seen & felt through a special spirit…a snack master and musicians musician but most importantly, a friend. I hope this show would have Adam laughing, jamming and proud to be a part of…I hope I did him well this time. 5 hours of music….

At the Mall- JJ Soul Band
Let’s Go- the Pines
The Thrill is Gone- Garcia/Grisman
Oh, Atlanta- Alison Krauss
Drag ‘N’ Fly- Dale Watson
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Rockin’ in the Parlor- Can Kickers (live)
Congress- Enter the Haggis (live)
Shubbee’s Doobie- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (live)
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The Water’s Always Changing but the River..-Samuel James
Desert of Love- David Gans
Hey Now Now- Chris Huff
Cigarette- Akiva
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Kansas City- Davis Coen
Borrow your Love- Carey Bell
Hard Lovin’ mama- Katie Webster
You Can’t Take it w/You- EG Kight
Told me a Lie- Sean Costello
Blues for Luci- Pedro Arevalo
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the Shadow Government- They Might be Giants
the Candy Man- Cibo Matto
Child in the Sunburst Pyramid- Turn me on Dead man
Wondermint- Turn me on Dead man
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the Joker- Wes Montgomery
Honey Burger’s grill New Mix- Skeebo Knight
Bruce Lee- Skeebo Knight
***On Air Chat w/PaulE Drums for concerts4cures***
Can you Feel it-Soul Summit feat Maysa (live)
Cold Plate (intro/reprise- King Johnson (live)
Snack Master-Skeebo/Marcus/Adam
Chicken/Good Fortune- King Johnson (live)
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I Thank you- Tower of Power feat Tom Jones
Funky Belly- the Mighty Imperials feat Joseph Henry
Testify- Cadillac Jones
I know you don’t Know-Zigaboo Modeliste & Gaboon’s Gang (live)
Treadneck- the Dynamites feat Charles Walker
Bass in your Face- Jamaaladeen Tacuma
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Avood Mehava-Soulico feat. Oren Barzilay
Cyclic- Jazzanova
Another New Day- Jazzanova
Mister Magic-King Britt’s Philly Experiment (DJ Ghe Mix)
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Thirteen Men- Ann Margaret
Besame Mucho- Herb Alpert & Lani Hall (live)
Slowly- Max Sedgley
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Wicked Funk- Kwaanza Posse
Set the Children Free- Larry McDonald & Toots Hibbert
Rara Ti Celia- Boukman Eksperyans
Sunrise- Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa
Invocation- Mark Weinstein & Omar Sosa
Ugly Woman- Andy Narell + Relator
Destinos- Billy Cobham & Asere
Danza Ritual- Uxia
Guitarra Negra- Gipsy Kings
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Blew my Top- Geoff Achison
Finest Flower- King Johnson (live)
Fat Redneck Gangster- Garage a Trois
Reinhardt Rag-Keller Williams w/Moseley/Droll/Sipe (live)
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Backbone- Euforquestra
Orange Blossoms- JJ Grey & Mofro
Heaven Has no Mercy- Honeytribe
Back Door Man- Mama Roo
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You Talk too Much- Joe Jones
Dirty Water- the Inmates
Have you Ever- Joe Tex
Besa Mi Bottom Turn-the Ramblin’ Ambassadors
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Nora- Neoton
Gotcha- Lesnizver
Strenge- Dva
Shanti Mantra- Ravi Shankar

Michael Bellar As Is Ensemble

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The As-Is Ensemble is the sound dwelling of musician/producer Michael Bellar. The album is one that’ll easily get your ears perked up waiting for the next note and the next transition. The As-Is Ensemble has shared billings with many alt-jazzy artists and acts such as: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, John Scofield, Medeski Martain and Wood and formerly were the house band at the world famous Blue Note jazz club in New York City. I look forward to sharing more of this album with you, and I am going to dig in deeper to the other two studio albums (“Like it Is” & “React”). On this latest release in 2009, “Turned On Turned Up” features Rob Jost on bass (Bjork/Imogen Heap), Brad Wentworth (Ryan Keberle/Aretha Franklin) on drums and Percussionist Robert Di Pietro (Norah Jones/Jessie Harris).

B Whatever U Wanna B

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Boo!
Trapped- Jake Shimabukuro (live)
Trouble on Congress Street Rag- Samuel James
All your Love- Otis Rush
Got Lucky Last Night- Lonnie Brooks
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Girl Next Door- Loomis & the Lust
02- the Malah
Minor Swing- Mattias IA Eklundh
Weasel Pot Pie- That 1 Guy
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Cumbia Caimera- El Combolinga
Ritmo de le Noche- Gipsy Kings
Fuga- Tiempo Libre
El Tilingo Lingo- Los Lobos del Este de L.A.
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Boris the Spider- Tom Constanten
Fem (Etude #8)- the Bad Plus
Warsaw- Luminescent Orchestrii
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Black Magic Woman- Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha
Duet- Chirgilchin
Eldek kYS- Chirgilchin
Intro->In the Room Where you Sleep- Dead Man’s Bones feat. the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir
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Power Patriot- Garage a Trois
Funky Boots march-Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath
Rana Sylvatica- Ergo
Hide-Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown
the Invasion Song-Eldad Tarmu Chambler Jazz Ensemble
Happy Hour on Planet Zarg- Project Two
Slow Numbers- Morphine
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Get it How you Live- Slavic Soul Party
Daraboukaton- Soulico
the War of Ideas- DJ Spooky
Dazed & Confused Dub- DJ Spooky w/Golden Hornet Project
Fade out- Jazzanova
Hanazono- Jazzanova
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I Suppose There’s a Hole in my Life- Charlie Cheney
**On Air Conversation w/Charlie Cheney**
Giant Chicken- Charlie Cheney
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Thank you…-Barry White
I Put a Spell on you- Merl Saunders & Friends (live)
Something for Cat- Four Piece Suit
Eleanor Rigby- Wes Montgomery
Groove on- the Godfathers of Groove
Frankenstein- Marcus Miller
Sebastian- Fourplay
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Hip Hopera- DJ Logic
BesameMucho- Worldwide Groove Corporation
More & More of your Amor-Nat King Cole (Bitter:Sweet mix)
Misty Mountain Hop-Michael Bellar & the As Is Ensemble
Rumor- Christian Scott (live)

Took a Trip on Railroad Earth

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It has been many years since I was told I should check out Railroad Earth doing their thing live and each time something either came up or it just never worked out….well, this time I made sure to make sure I was there and I was not disappointed. There is something to their “jamgrass rock” that really gets me feelin’ more than alright. While I missed the opening act of Vince Herman’s Great American Taxi this time around to watch baseball, I am sure that the billing of there two acts made so much sense (after all I caught G.A.T’s set last time around), and drew the right kind of crowd for each set…certainly I couldn’t get enough of that down home feeling I was getting from the people in attendance. I love the fiddle, I love the mandolin and I love rockin’….so put those three things together and you got such a trip on the Railroad Earth that you don’t care to know where or when your stop arrives. For their part, RRE kicked it into overdrive towards the end of their first set and the explosiveness continued when they returned to the stage, leaving me to ask myself, “What took you so long to get to one of their shows?” And I am now able to say simply…FINALLY.

I Told you I was Freaky

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The newest Flight of the Conchords from HBO and Sub Pop Records is as charming as the boys themselves. I know what you’re thinking…isn’t is dangerous to invite Brett and Jermaine into your home, or for a long car trip….but I think these thirteen tracks are sure to make you think differently and often chuckle out-loud wherever you might be listening in. From “Sugarlumps” to “You don’t have to be a Prostitute”, the catchy pop of Flight of the Conchords‘ “I Told You I Was freaky” makes me want to say thank you in special ways to the person who introduced me to the show and the music that oozes out of these goofy lads.

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Wadada Leo Smith~Spiritual Dimensions

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one disc: Golden Quintet
Two Disc: Organic
2009 Cuneiform Records.

Makes me happy to have ears. Improv Jazz that takes improvisation and twists it anew into something not only heard, but into a figure at times, a shape or form. This music keeps me guessing and wanting to be a part of a this in a live setting. Of course Wadada Leo Smith takes the trumpet to all levels of new and beyond, and i mean deep in the portions of my mind where my ears must have dug a secret tunnel, this trumpet sound found a place to gather…allowing me extra time to digest and think it through. The Golden Quintet was recorded live at Vision XIII in June of 2008 and features Vijay Iyer on piano/synthesizer, John Lindberg on bass and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. The Organic portions was recorded live in New Haven at Firehouse 12 in April of 2009. Featuring Michael Gregory on electric guitar, Brandon Ross on electric guitar, Nels Cline on 6/12 string electric guitar, Okkyung Lee on cello, Skuli Sverrisson on electric bass, John Lindberg on acoustic bass and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums.

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Julian Marley & the Uprising

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JULIAN MARLEY & THE UPRISING featuring STEPHEN MARLEY “AWAKE” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2009 hit Madison at the Barrymore and was there a feeling of unity inside the walls. The conscious awareness of the music made it easy to get immersed in the positive vibe Julian brings around with him, and shares in the message of his lyrics and the island rhythms of the band. The crowd was diverse and never divided as we were always under the guide of the Rastafarian spirit as it too was AWAKE with this night’s uprising. Featuring many tracks off the new album, the songs were traveling throughout the hall on the wings of smoke and gladly they collided with a couple of Bob Marley classics~because after all, why not start from the beginnings. With a few songs left for the night, Stephen joined on stage and the electricity of that collaboration took off with more power than any man made facility could conjure up, the attitude & altitude of the performance was on the rise..
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…the bouncing, the smiling and the IRIE feelings were the bond that kept this night’s unity alive and breathing. It was a time when Reggae music came to life as Autumn has been ready to change to Winter, and this show helped keep a little summer time in my mind.

Biz Z Times Studio-Wise

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Today was a busy time in the studio world for me, a phone conversation with a rock legend….an attempt at a Julian Marley chat not materializing as the signals weren’t bouncing correctly, an extra hour and a new DJ shadowing me in the Captain’s chair….All and all, it was a fun place to be:

Canaries in the Mind-Elliott Murphy w/Olivier Durand
In the Seam- Yonder Mountain String
Blues of Sin/Babylove- pat mAcdonald
Bad Weather- AKACOD
In a Gadda da Vida- Albert Kuvezin & Yat Kha
Chabiba- Tinariwen
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Hey Pockey Way- Grateful Dead (live 3/31/89)
Hit it & Quit it- BD Lenz
Speaker Freakers- J Russell w/Dave Fiuczynski
Glass Tables- Zevious
Cogs in Cogs- Gentle Giant
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Gotta Serve Somebody- Shirley Caesar
Smile- Lily Allen
Limousine- Shemekia Copeland
the Stumble- Freddie King
Feelin’ Right on a Saturday Night- the Velvetiers
Walk this Way- Zydecosis
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When the Levee Breaks- Bonerama
LT. Cassaway- Microscopic Septet
Baltika- Slavic Soul Party
Chaal Baby- Red Baraat
Immigrant Punk- Gogol Bordello
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Comfort Zone- Fourplay
Summertime at Bamako-Keletigui Diabate w/Habib Koite & Bamada
Squashing Pollyanna-Michael Bellar & the As Is Ensemble
Runaway- Gentle Giant
**On Air Conversation w/Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant**
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Fever(More Cowbell Mix)- Worldwide Groove Corporation
Awake- Julian “JuJu” Marley
All Night- Damian “Jr Gong” Marley
Sharp as a Razor- Julian “JuJu” Marley
Sugar Pie-Melody Makers/the Wailers feat Ziggy Marley(live ’81)
Shakara/Lady Prt2-Cheikh Lo/Les Nubians & Manu Dibango feat. Chateau Flight
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When you Gonna Learn(Didgeridoo)-Jamiroqui
Didgin’ Out- Jamiroqui
Vindaloo- Cadillac Jones
Wildlife- Vernon Reid & Masque
Boss Theme- Steez
Left, Right & Center- Victor Wooten
Torture- Future Rock
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Externity (Reprise)- EOTO
Put ’em Up- Soulico feat. Lyrics Born & Axum
Brothers & Sisters- Brother Ali
The Preacher- Brother Ali
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The Jungle Comes Alive- the Jamaica Boys
Looking for an Answer-the New Mastersounds w/Dionne Charles
Fi’ Fo’- BD Lenz
Big Brother- the Vijay Iyer trio
A New World….-the Terence Blanchard Group
Open the Door-Hugh Masekela w/Malaika

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2 New from Putumayo

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I have been playing tracks off of “Jazz Around the Globe” for a few weeks now, I feel like I know this album through and through and it has given me time to remember that this thing we all love, music… is everywhere. There are some incredible jazz journeys to speak of and it is so nice to feel as if the captured tunes on a compilation fill the space….after all..space is the place. For me the eleven tracks relay the inner beat of the globe, as felt from the feet upward. The Kora Jazz Trio and Sherele as well as Keletigui Diabate w/Habib Koite & Bamada and Hugh Masekela featuring Malaika leave footprints within me that jazz music’s wind cannot wipe away. To no surprise, I was especially blown away with the song “Destinos” performed by the jazz fusion drummer great Mr. Billy Cobham with Asere….the song was written by trumpter Michel Padron, who is the featured soloist on the track. My words won’t do this album justice…it’s one for your shelves.

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As is (and part of me can’t believe I am saying this) “A Family Christmas” also released by Putumayo. I am not one for the sap that flows musically from the Christmas song tree, but this collection is has itself a festive takes on some Christmas classics, most of which families have passed down global from generation to generation. Add the shake of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s “Is zat you Santa Claus?” and the rattle of Leon Redbone’s “Let it Snow” mixed with the roll of The Christmas Jug Band featuring Angela Strehli & Maria Muldaur and stir it all up with the sweetness of Sam Bush‘s version of “Sleigh Ride” and you have got yourself all the makings of a happy holiday season…..and a perfect stocking stuffer!!

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After the Air Raid~ZEVIOUS

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From our friends at Cuneiform comes a new release that has a grip on me right after the first listening. To be honest, after playing one track on the show, I had three phone calls asking for some insight as to what Zevious is all about. Mike Eber on Guitars, Johnny DeBlase on electric & upright bass and Jeff Eber on drums make a sound at times that is electric jazzed punk and at other times the odd metered groove filled jam-scapes reveal a new fusion unlike most I’ve tried before. There are moments in this album that I want to re-live, at different times to see how I hear it at that moment. Can’t wait to find the right emotions for each track, it hits me just right!!!!

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