No time for a personalized review today but this one has been in the cue for a while and its about time I shared it. Heavenly and heavily minor-key dissonant cluster chord funk soul-jazz with…
Get “Hot Buttered Soul” first (below), then check this out. A lot of folks are going to remember Isaac Hayes for the themes song and soundtrack album to blaxploitation flick “Shaft.” A whole other generation…
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) Rest in peace, brother Isaac…. There will be more Isaac to come. This is my favorite record of his. I have an MFSL version…
JOHN FAHEYVoice of the TurtleReleased 1968,Takoma RecordsIssued on CD 1996 1. Bottleneck Blues 3:03 2. Bill Cheatum 1:52 3. Lewisdale Blues 2:13 4. Bean Vine Blues 2:42 5. Bean Vine Blues 2:48 6. A Raga…
Sometimes, when I wake up on a summer morning, I listen to John Fahey. JOHN FAHEYDays Have Gone By, Volume 6(1967; Reissued 2006 Takoma UK) 1. Revolt of the Dyke Brigade2. Impressions of Susan3. Joe…
It’s never too late to commemorate the passing of the great Bo Diddley earlier this year. And what better choice than this little-known piece of fuzzed-out gutter funk, “The Black Gladiator.” OK, now the first…