Mix of the Day: Akalepse “MunichOpenMinded Radio Show #17”
Perfect vibes for this beautiful sunday afternoon. Trust your next hour to the jazzy and soulful sounds of NY’s Akalepse for the mix series run by the great people at the MunichOpenMinded Radio Show. Tons of treats on this one! Co-owner of Truth & Soul label, he wears many hats …
Guest Mix #49: J.A.W (Berlin, Germany)
When we ask some of our worldwide friends for a mix or contribution we always give them an absolute carte blanche. We tell them they can be as wild as they want, in part because we’re proud to have an open-minded base of readers & listeners. What we’re always hoping …
Future Classic: Gregory Porter “Musical Genocide” (St-Germain Version)
When two of your favorite artists of the two last decades are found together on the A side of a (beautiful red-colored) 7 inch record, then you know it deserves your strict attention. More precisely, the deep velvety voice of Gregory Porter (who won the 2013 Grammy award for the best …
Future Classic: Makaya McCraven “In the Moment” (International Anthem)
Guest post courtesy of CUERATORS (Chicago / Seattle) Over the course of one year, drummer Makaya McCraven played 28 improvisational shows at one venue with incredibly talented collaborators. He called this night, “Spontaneous Composition”. In The Moment, Makaya’s debut LP, is the result of that year. The concept was to …
Mix of the Day: Jazz Amnesty Sound System “Jazz From Planet Earth”
via Jazz Amnesty Sound System: “For the past 4 years the Jazz Amnesty Sound System have been putting up jazz mixes for anyone with ears. Along the way we have explored as many different facets, styles and eras of this music as we could to help showcase the malleable nature …
Guest Mix #43: BLUEPRINT (This Is Tomorrow, Luxembourg)
Luxembourg’s DJ Blueprint has been of our favorite heavy digging DJ’s for a long time now. We actually met him in the days of Myspace and if we remember correctly we think he even was in our top 8! He tends to focus on vintage grooves (Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, …
Forgotten Treasure: Quintonal ”Quintonal” (1976)
Quebec has produced many vinyl gems in various musical genres that have, for the most part, significantly outshone the other provinces output. It seems, however, that when it come to Jazz, our province is not the best in the country. Well the Quintonal reissue (released this month by Jazzagression records) …
Forgotten Treasure: Doug Randle “Songs For the New Industrial State” (1970)
For anyone out there who’s feeling the the cold-weather blues, the global-issues blues, the “how-did-I-already-break-my-New-Years-resolution?” blues or any other form of despondency, here is something that will hopefully produce (at the very least) a quick, distracting and delightful daydream. Warm In The Sunshine is a radiantly optimistic psych-pop tune by …
Forgotten Treasure: Mal Waldron “Spanish Bitch” (1970)
Mal Waldron‘s sound just grows on you. He was a hard-bop pianist and made his mark as an exceptional side-man for vocalists including Billie Holiday and was once the house pianist for Prestige Records. His approach draws comparaisons and inspirations from the likes of Horace Silver, Art Tatum and Thelonious Monk. …
Tribute to DON CHERRY – Selected by Francis Oak
Don Cherry Tribute (Compiled by Francis Oak) The following mix was prepared to showcase the work of formidable musician Don Cherry. I do not claim this covers every aspect of his music but it paints a broad picture and includes my personal favorites. All songs / clusters of songs are …
Forgotten Treasure: Phil Ranelin “Vibes From The Tribe” (1976)
You might have heard of Phil Ranelin on Madlib’s righteous all in tribute to a series of his jazz heroes from the 60’s and mainly 70’s “The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble” (Shades of Phil, for Phil Ranelin) Phil Ranelin was a prolific session trombonist and was indebted …
Forgotten Treasure: The Visitors “Rebirth” (1974)
If I could only keep 100 records, this would be in my “desert island” stack.. Lovely record from brothers Earl & Carl Grubbs who formed “The Visitors” in the early 1970s. One that brings together a strong Coltrane-ish approach filled with so much soul and spirit. Earl plays soprano tenor …