Gene Chandler & Jerry Butler – Gene & Jerry, One & One Vinyl rip in 24 bit 96 khz | Art at 300 dpi Mercury Records SR 61330 | Released 1970 | Soul – Funk Here we have two masters of soul in a short collection of gems which, to my knowledge, has never been issued on CD. I have featured the laid-back funk track “Sho’ Is Groovin’” on the radio and in one of my podcasts, but a person could … Continue reading
Angel Canales – El Diferente 1982 Senelac Records LP 8881 Salsa / Latin-Jazz / Fusion Well Brazil has jumped the shark, so I’m going to devote some musical energy to other places for a while. The U.S. still has a chance of climbing back out of the rabbit hole it’s gone down. And that is in no small part due to the ever-evolving demographic changes that terrify the White Nationalists so much. So, here’s an album from the great Ángel … Continue reading
Ismael Silva Se Você Jurar 1973 RCA-Victor (original release) 2004 Reissue RCA Victor 82876640692 Tonight, Brazil is poised on the brink of an abyss where half the country is ready to elect a military thug who openly celebrates the dictatorship of 1964-1985, and promised to initiate a new one . It’s been a while since I’ve been able to visit there, and watching events unfold from a distance has been a slow, muted kind of heartbreak. No matter what … Continue reading
Jards Macalé – Jards Macalé Vinyl rip in 24 bit 96 khz | Art at 300 dpi 24 bit 96 khz – 927 MB | 16-bit 44.1 khz 235 MB Polysom 33124-1| Released 2012 (Orig.1972) | Brazilian / Post-Tropicália / Samba / Soul – Funk This record seems to fit the mood right now. It is, somehow, a demonstration of how to remain calm while everything falls apart around you. Brazil is very close to electing an right-wing extremist so … Continue reading
One Way featuring Al Hudson – Music / Now That I Found You (12″ extended single) Vinyl rip in 24 bit 192 khz | Art at 300 dpi 24 bit 96 khz – 312 MB | 108 MB 16-bit 44.1 khz MCA Records L33-1853 White Label Promo | Released 1979 | Disco / Soul / Funk I’ve been too busy to blog but not to boogie. Here is a quick snack, an extended mix of the jam “MUSIC” from One … Continue reading
Aretha Franklin – Sparkle 1976 Atlantic SD 18176 Produced and composed by Curtis Mayfield This reissue by 2012 HDtracks 1 Sparkle – 4:13 2 Something He Can Feel – 6:21 3 Hooked on Your Love – 5:00 4 Look into Your Heart – 4:04 5 I Get High – 4:11 6 Jump – 2:19 7 Loving You Baby – 3:48 8 Rock with Me – 3:11 Recorded at Curtom Studios, Chicago Remixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles Arranged By, Orchestrated … Continue reading
