Time & Timeless

Now then Groovy People!!!!,
some fine funky flavours for this Winter warming mix! with just the right amount of spice to get your FUNK! on!!!

Here we go!.....Carter Jefferson/Thad Jones-Mel Lewis/Gary Bartz Ntu Troopz/Mala (from the excellent Mala in Cuba album)/Pat Metheny Group/Basso Valdambrini Sextet/Gerardo Frisina/Miles Davis (from the Panthalassa remix album done by Bill Laswell)/ The Art Blakey Big Band/The Nice/Wendell Harrison/40 Winks(from the brilliant Retrospect Suite album,get it ! thanks to the excellent Rappamelo site for the headsup on this)/Archie Shepp/Grupo Los Yoyi (from the excellent reissue done by Blackpearl records)a couple of tracks off the Timeless Interpretations album featuring I.N.T. & Wouda with Rich Medina)/Sleep Walker (from the Shuya Okina 'United Legends' ep/The Beauty Room/ and finally the wonderful Henri-Pierre Noel from the 'Piano' album on the wahwah45s label enjoy!!!

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Rhythmagic!

Here you go! some sounds to kickstart your New Year!....

....In no particular order, for your consideration, Jazzanova/ Leon Ware/ Lewis Taylor/ Blaze/ The Dining Rooms/ Night Blooming Jazzmen/ Paolo Fedreghini & Marco Bianchi/ Jimi Tenor/ Grupo Los Yoyi/ Timo Lassy/ Henri-Pierre Noel/ The Graham Dee Connection/ The Roy Porter Sound Machine/ 40 Winks/ The Branches/ Sunday Social/ Orphans/ Sounds Of Time/ Grupo Monumental/ Argelia Fragoso Con La Orquesta Egrem/ Makers/ Swansway/ Scritti Politti, there you go, Enjoy!!!!............Download  HERE!!!

We Got Grooves!

For your listening pleasure, some grooves to help you into the new year! Here we go:Starship Orchestra/Eddie Henderson/Jazzanova/Ahmad Jamal/the Brazilian genius Moacir Santos/the Majestic Cannonball Adderly/The Step Kids (fantastic album! get it!!)/Michael Garrick & Shake Keane/Mondo Grosso/Cameo, from one of my all time favourite albums of theirs 'Ugly Ego!'/Guitar genius Dennis Coffey/Magazine from the 'Magic,Murder and the Weather' underrated album)/Hall&Oates/Robin Kenyatta(fantastic track from the Nomus album with Dom Salvador on piano!)/Jerry Harrison(of Talking Heads fame!)/Milt Jackson/Tim Maia/The mighty Ohio Players, one of my fave tracks from the underrated 'Angel'album/Donald Byrd/Wendell Harrison/Jimi Tenor & Kabukabu/The Beauty Room from theirfantastic2nd album/enjoy!
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The Late Great Terry Callier

Terry Callier 1945-2012

I had been been racking my brains how to acknowledge the genius that was Terry Callier and came across this fantastic podcast tribute from the mighty mighty Marc Mac of Visioneers and 4Hero fame, which covers some of the genius of the great man (you should also check out Marc Mac's other podcasts on Podomatic,especially the Soul Arranger series,sublime!!!) Down Load HERE!                                                                                      
Here's a wonderful interview with Eddie Pillar from Acid Jazz records describing what he had to do to track down  Terry Callier and convince him to reinvigorate his career by coming to London and to play a concert ( I wish I had been there!) HERE!

 one of my absolute

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Saturday Night Special!

Here You Go Groovy People!!!
I present for your aural excitement in no particular order,the following collection of Saturday night specials! (or Sun,Mon,Tues,Wed,ect) to help you get your GROOVE ON!!!!!!

The Pharaohs/Gerardo Frisina/Mao Branca/Azymuth (Head to the sky, Jose Roberto Bertrami)
David Byrne/Quinteto Villa Lobos & Luiz Eca/
Henri Guedon/Mo'horizons/Cal Tjader/the drumset artistry of Roy Burns/The Shaolin Afronauts/Som Tres/some Timbales madness from Ralph Macdonald & Paul Mauriat Plus/
Luiz Gonzaga jr/sound track madness from Roy Budd/

the mighty,mighty Visioneers/Juan Pablo Torres Y Algo Nuevo & Cuarteto Los Britos Con La Orquesta, from the magnificent 'Ritmo Caliente' collection on Black Pearl records(Get it!),Here's a promo film showing the two guys who run Black Pearl record,Roskow & Tom and their visit to the Egrem archive in Cuba,where they discovered among the analogue tapes these rare gems of Afro-Cuban psychedelic Soul & Funk!

and finally two versions of one of my absolute favourite Brazilian tunes,
'Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser'by Simone and Quarteto Em Cy, I couldn't make up my mind so I included both!!

So get on board the Groove Train and enjoy the ride!(but don't do what I once did and catch the last train home, Glasgow to Edinburgh,fell asleep and woke up in....yes thats right, back in Glasgow!!!!Tough!!
Ugetsu.
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A Photography Book About Vinyl Collectors- Dust & Grooves.

Here's a project that I absolutely can't wait to happen!!! so much so that I've contributed to help make it so.Have followed Eilon's site for a number of years and always thought that the idea was unique not just focused on the music available on vinyl but also the personalities behind them and why they became involved in collecting,these are not only DJ's but Musicologists and Archivists protecting it for the future and keeping it alive as opposed to to digitised !


About this Project: Dust & Grooves is a photo and interview project documenting and exalting vinyl records, the people who love them, and the musical heritage they carry. With a website launched in October 2008 by Brooklyn-based professional photographer and vinyl addict Eilon Paz, D&G profiles individual collectors from all over the world in their natural environment – usually at home with their personal collections. Each subject is interviewed in depth about their devotion to vinyl, then each conversation is paired with a beautiful series of portrait photographs by Eilon that capture the heart and soul of this passionate avocation. Together, words and images tell the story of the love affair between collector and collection, and preserve a record of music that otherwise might be lost.
For more Information here's the Kickstarter LINK

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Moods & Grooves

Hi there Groovy People!
More Funky Sounds on the Soul Train ! on this trip we have the following passengers; Spiritual Vibes, Bobby Womack(from his gem of an album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe,!!) Assagai, The Brothers, Alice Russell (Her new recording with Quantic essential!) Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band, Oddisee, Kyoto Jazz Massive, The Ramsey Lewis Trio, Emanuel K.Rahim & the Kahliqs, Jazzanova (from The Funkhaus Studio Sessions, Brilliant!) Van Morrison, Eddie Harris,    
The Afro- Soultet ,Nobukazu Takemura,The Funkees (compilation album from Soundwayrecords)
AM & Shawn Lee(fantastic album get it !),Jimmy Cliff,Visioneers(from the incredible Hipology album!) and the late great Ian Dury!

Get on board and enjoy the ride!!!!  Download it HERE!!!!