Edwin Birdsong – Funtaztik 1981 Salsoul Records SA 8550 A cult hit if only because of the iconic “Rapper Dapper Snapper”, the whole record is solid. Edwin Birdsong is an interesting guy who is associated with another really interesting guy, the recently-deceased Roy Ayers. I have a few more of Edwin’s albums to share. I’ll…
The Sylvers – The Sylvers Vinyl rip in high resolution FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Soul, Funk 1972 Pride Records || 2019 Mr.Bongo The early seventies were the heyday of “family” bands from The Jackson 5 to The Staples Singers to, um, The Partridge Family. But there many less famous groups like The Stairsteps,…
James ‘Blood’ Ulmer – Are You Glad To Be In America? Vinyl transfer in 24-bit 192 khz |FLAC | Artwork at 300 dpi 889 MB (24/96) 1.56 GB (24/192)| FileFactory | Free jazz, Funk 1980 Rough Trade (UK) | ‘Porky Prime Cut’ Well, greetings for the “new” year of 2025. That’s all I will say…
David Amram – Havana / New York Flying Fish – FF 057 | Latin jazz The product of a cultural exchange between musicians in two different nexus cities for musical innovation, this is a solid listen featuring members of the pioneering Cuban group Irakere (on Side Two only) and New York salsa band Típica ’73…
Don “Sugarcane” Harris – Sugar Cane’s Got The Blues Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Jazz, Rock 1.74 GB (24/192) + 934 MB (24/96) 1977 MPS Records || Orig. rel. 1972 Is the stunning cover art the best thing about this record? The album documents when fiddle wizard* Don…
Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Salsa, Latin Jazz 1975 Coco Records CLP 120 Titling an album “Unfinished Masterpiece” sort of confirms my suspicious that Eddie Palmieri wasn’t exactly humble, and a difficult, if admirably uncompromising artist to work with. His tendency to jump…
