Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson “1980” Released on Arista Records (AL 9514) in, um, 1980 ————————————— Shut ‘Um Down 5:28 Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams) 4:09 Willing 4:16 Corners 4:47 1980 6:20 Push Comes To Shove 3:37 Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead / Checkmate) 4:04 Late Last Night 4:25 —————————————- This last collaboration…
Various Artists – Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk And Fusion In 70’s Ghana (2002)Soundway Records (SNDWY 001) I have been sitting on sharing this one for a long time, waiting and putting it off until I had the inspiration to write something sufficiently flabbergasted about it. But now that I just heard, due to my sleeplessness…
From Michael Jackson to Malcolm X: Gary Bartz NTU Troop’s “Juju Street Songs” (1972) vinyl Gary Bartz at his best created music that heals the soul and lifts the spirit. This may sound trite to you. So be it. If language was sufficient to express what I hear in the best jazz musicians’ work, there…
Gary Bartz “Anthology” 2004 Soul Brother Records (CD SBPJ 23) Made in England Recordings from 1971 – 1977 1 Celestial Blues 7:35 2 Uhuru Sasa 6:47 3 Drinking Song 5:16 4 Dr. Follow’s Dance 2:39 5 I’ve Known Rivers 8:34 6 I Wanna Be Where You Are 7:14 7 Ju Ju Man 9:11 8 Sea…
Jimmy McGriff Soul Sugar / Goove Grease Two albums both released 1971 on Groove Merchant Reissue on Groove Hut Records 2007 (GH66704) 1 Sugar Sugar 2 Ain’t It Funky Now 3 Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours 4 Dig on It 5 Bug Out 6 Now Thing 7 You’re the One 8 Fat Cakes 9 New…
Herbie Hancock FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA Released 1969 on Warner Brothers (WS 1834) CD Reissue WEA Germany 1. Wiggle-Waggle (Hancock) – 5:51 2. Fat Mama (Hancock) – 3:49 3. Tell Me a Bedtime Story (Hancock) – 5:01 4. Oh! Oh! Here He Comes (Hancock) – 4:08 5. Jessica (Betts/Hancock) – 4:13 6. Fat Albert Rotunda (Hancock)…
