Ouch!

This is what I call super-dirty, wicked, serious piece of groove.



It has some fades in it, but remains freaking hot throughout.

track's info:
Dave Allison - Basement Jazz
2016

Jazzy week-ending

After an evening walk at the Athens Jazz festival with jazzy and ethnic tunes from Yoav’s Eshed Trio Millionaires from Israel, Hijaz from Belgium and Mercan Dede Secret Tribe from Turkey, I'm kinda in the mood to let this week go with a jazzy tune that's more my kinda style.



I may not really get pure jazz, but I truly dig everything that is inspired by it.

While you're at it, check out the whole LTF debut album here. It kicks ass keeping the jazzy feeling, throwing at it some dirty hip-hop beats, with a little bit of scratchin', in a combination that with the right amount of volume can send you straight to hell. 

track's info: 
LTF - Get you
Light the Fuse
Black Milk Music 2015

Saxy Sunday

Whatever takes a moody Sunday and makes it shiny or energetic or jolly is worth a mention.

This one makes it sexy -and saxy.

track's info: 

Ramsey Lewis - Brazilica 

Salongo 

Columbia 1976

Funk yeah!

In 1975, this is what was happening on "The other side of the moon".

Funky bass, groovy beats, playful guitar, all pointing the rhythm to an atmospheric, jazzy piano tune that could make you press "repeat" an infinite amount of times, enough to make you start wondering about your sanity.

This very tune was a hit sample for rap and hip hop later on, givin' Chubb Rock something to work upon in the '90s (maybe this will help), as well as the Boogie Down Productions (this will certainly help) and Jermaine Dupri (there's no way this won't help).

The original version, however, comes from the Miracles back in 1974 with Billy Griffin in the leading vocals (listen here). Also amazing, but it's missing one important thing: the piano.

All these raise once again one very crucial question: how bad do the '70s rule, man?

track's info:
Redd Holt Unlimited - Do it baby
The Other Side of the Moon
Paula Records 1975

Acid goodbye

Ronny Jordan, this jazzy-R&B inspired guitarist, was always hidden somewhere in my music library through the years. There were times he would come to my mind and have a day's playlist dedicated to him, but then there could pass months and months without magnetizing my finger to the play button. It's kinda sad that this last time I pressed play to his music, he has already head off, leaving this world with one less jazz musician.

I'm sure that his music will keep givin' us brighter days, though.
RIP, Ronny.

track's info:
Ronny Jordan - A brighter day
A brighter day
Blue Note 2000

Funked up tune

Sax delirium, colorful trombone, funky rhythm, soothin' vocals and last but not least joy, joy, joy.

This track is on fire. How couldn't it be when a band called Pleasure presents a music piece called Joyous (and the producer is Wayne Henderson). It counts 36 years of life (released back in 1977), but can still fit perfectly on a Friday mood in a messed up year like 2013. And can still bring you joy, can't it?

*I believe you'll feel the same way about Kon's remix from Gold Finger (sublabel of Basic Fingers). You ain't gonna get away that easily today. You have to make everything joyous. It's an order.

tracks' info:
-Pleasure - Joyous
Joyous
Fantasy 1977

-Treasure - Joyous (Kon re-mix)
Gold Finger 2013

Music Duke

Sadly, George Duke, this beloved composer, producer, musician and singer left us with no music duke 3 weeks ago. Good thing is that he will keep shining on as long as our speakers and our ears still function normally.

 

So long George Duke. Thank you for your music.

* About 8 months ago, the SyntheTigers did a really good job on my favorite one,"Shine on", sharing it with a free download. Check it out and download it here.

tracks' info:
-George Duke - Shine on
Dream On
Epic 1982 

-George Duke - Shine on (The SyntheTigers Shining Star Edit)
2012