We lost Bobby Womack, one of our kings of Soul, who leaves behind a creative legacy that’s more than a half-century old. Among many reasons to dig this Brother, I deeply admire him for remaining true to the craft he loved. Think about this for a moment — we began to see a migration away from Soul […]
Read More GOODBYE, BOBBY WOMACK.We all have passion, and a few of you have more than one. It’s okay to admit it. This convo is between you, me and the viewing screen. While some passions are repressed by the cruel hand of others or through our own restrictive choices, some of you do not need to be convinced […]
Read More SIGHT + SOUND: WABERI JORDAN – PUT IT RIGHT THEREI delayed making this post about drummer and composer Ronald Shannon Jackson because a part of me hoped that the news was a bad rumor, but I consider Vernon Reid an extremely reliable source for this instance—Ronald Shannon Jackson has left us at the age of 73. I’ve written on another site about my […]
Read More RONALD SHANNON JACKSON, 1940-2013Premium remixer and Facebook pal Leighton Hema – also known as Mr. Leigh – pulled together a groove-lover’s remix of Janelle Monáe and Esperanza Spalding’s “Dorothy Dandridge Eyes.” Here’s the Jazzy Soul-spiked original version for the sake of reference, and Mr. Leigh’s take is embedded below…
Read More MR. LEIGH REMIXES JANELLE MONAE & ESPERANZA SPALDING“Forward” by French producer Jaze Baqti. I dig how he freaked that Rotary Connection sample…
Read More JAZE BAQTI – FORWARDHearing about the world losing modern Soul singer Puff Johnson to cercical cancer reminds me of a time during the 90’s where Rap music had no problems breathing if attention was oxygen, and the finishing touches were being placed on taming Alternative Rock for its transition to the mainstream. In contrast the mindshare of Jazz bordered […]
Read More PUFF JOHNSON, 1972-2013Facebook friend Steve Duff hipped me to this Opolopo remix of Ludovic Navarre‘s classic “Sure Thing” track. Of course the John Lee Hooker sample remains intact. Dancing or swaying is required…
Read More ST. GERMAIN FEAT. JOHN LEE HOOKER – SURE THING (OPOLOPO REBOUNCE)
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