And All Those Cats!

Further to the previous post, here's the sublime Sahib Shihab track 'Bohemia After Dark' from the Schema /Rearward vaults which they are making along with other Clarke/Boland tracks available via YouTube.Enjoy!

A Tribute to Gigi Campi

A big fan of the Clarke/Boland big band, Sahib Shihab and all those cats,(thanks to Schema records RearWard Imprint) illuminating article about Gigi Campi's role in getting them all together,plus a fantastic comp to boot thanks to Jazzman Gerald !! Thanks to the brilliant  Laid Back site and Blast Kid for the article check it all out here : A Tribute to Gigi Campi (1928 – 2010) 

Funk 'N' Soul Grooves!

Here's some Tunes to get you in the mood, post Xmas pre New Year, Hope they make you want to get your Groove on ! For your listening pleasure we have.......Prince,The Stance Brothers, The Jackson Five, Grace Jones,St Germain,Ramsey Lewis,The New Mastersounds,Jimmy Briscoe &The Little Beavers,Gladys Knight & The Pips,Don Sebesky,Som Tres,The Peddlers,Johnny Hammond,Pleasure,Eddie Kendricks,Deniece Williams,Marcus Belgrave,Oddisee (fantastic new album get it!), Lack of Afro(latest album also a gem!!),A Taste of Honey,Arthur Conley,Janet Lawson,Archie Bell & The Drells and last but not least Foxy!!

Download HERE!

New Street Adventure - The Big AC

OK,here we go,
I love this!! I'm hearing among others,Dexy's,The Style Council and the Blow Monkeys!!! and best of all some Dad Dancing!!! thats me after a few beers except for the splits!! ooowww!!!!

These Are Solid Grooves!

Heads To The Sky People!!!here's another groove filled funktious feast for your consideration!!!Included in the myriad of ingredients in the mix are some of the following........Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band,Tommy Guerrero,
As One/Kirk Degiorgio,Jo Stance,Malo,Reel People,Ray Barretto,Ricardo Marrerro,Lack of Afro,Shawn Lee,Bad Jazz Troupe,Renegades Of Jazz,Blue Rondo La Turk,Nicola Conte,Victor Davies,Gang of Four,Pete Rodriguez and Jose Feliciano!!
Now go get your Groove on!!!!!
Download HERE

AM & Shawn Lee

Fantastic track have the album on order,loved Shawn Lee's 'Soul In The Hole' album,(Get It!!! its superb!!) and am diggin' the whole 70's vibe going on this track,heavy moogs and glacial string synths, I'm hearing Hall & Oates,The Commodores and Gary Numan!!!!among others,Enjoy!!

Here's a link to AM's site for more info HERE

Ivy in London.

 Fantastic article about the origins of the Ivy/Modernist look. Although the story of how the Ivy League style fared in the British capital is inextricably bound with that of the early 60s Modernists it’s also to do with that British preference for some cultivated eccentricity......The rest of the article his here