Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - Brother's Keeper
(CD) Shanachie SHA-CD-5175, 2009-09-15
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Offers a New World Order on Brother's Keeper. The all-star musical line-up is testament to Karl Denson's level of respect on the creative music scene. The introspective and dynamic musician is joined by: Meshell Ndegeocello (bass), Marc Ford (guitar, Black Crowes, Ben Harper), Jon Foreman (Switchfoot), Kenneth Crouch (Eric Clapton, Lenny Kravitz), Zak Najor (drums, The Greyboy Allstars), Brian Jordan (guitar), Shawn Banks (percussionist, Burnt Sugar), Jonathan Talbot (strings), Laura Reed and Debrissa McKinney (vocals, Laura Reed and Deep pocket), Cochemea Gastelum (baritone sax, Dap Kings, Antibalas), Dave Smith (trombone), and Michael Leonhart (horns). "I'm not one to live in the past. I am very much a forward thinker. Brother's Keeper is a continuation of my general world view, which is that we should be loving each other, having fun and taking care of one another," says Karl. He concludes, "This record is the culmination of all my life's work up until now."
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Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - Brother's Keeper | Comments: 3
Tuesday, September 15 2009
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 7) | Comments: 5
Saturday, August 22 2009
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 7)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-08-22
T.I.M.E.C. honchos Grant Phabao and Djouls have recorded at least half a dozen more Molesting Laura episodes for this podcast series of the Paris DJs Soundsystem. This new one is centered around instrumental interpretations of famous hits and classics. Once again, please leave a comment if you want us to stop molesting the dear Laura. If on the other hand you enjoy the tasty selection of covers the Paris DJs Soundsystem are gathering every month... Then just leave a message of hope that we'll keep Molesting Laura on and on and on and on and on...
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Tracklisting :
01. Robert Walter - Rivers of Babylon
(from 'Cure All' album, 2008 / Palmetto Records)
Rare jazz-lounge cover of The Melodians classic.
» more info on parisdjs.com «
02. Certain Lions & Tigers - Fever
(from 'El Soul Condor' album, 1970 / Polydor)
Fantastic cover of the Little Willie John classic popularized by Peggy Lee, recently reissued on Peter Herbolzheimer's Big Band Man (4xCD boxset).
» more info on dustygroove.com «
03. Ed Maciel E Sua Orquestra - Les Cornichons
(from 'Na Onda' album, 1966 / London Records)
Organic and brassy cover of Nino Ferrer, if anyone's got the Volumes 4/6/7/8/9/10 or 11 of the Na Onda series from Ed Maciel please share...
» more info on loronix.blogspot.com «
04. The Howard Roberts Quartet - I Say A Little Prayer
(from 'Out Of Sight' album, 1968 / Capitol)
Cheesy jazz guitar cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's classic written for Dionne Warwick, but the album's artwork is lovely and the melody still to die for.
» more info on guitarchives.com «
05. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - My Favorite Things
(from 'A Very Ping Pong Christmas' album, 2007 / Ubiquity Records)
Richard Rodgers wrote this standard for the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, then Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass made a big hit with it in 1968 and the song became a jazz standard for John Coltrane and many others. Shawn Lee's version... well it's Shawn Lee and you should be a fan like we are!
» more info on parisdjs.com or on wikipedia.org «
06. Ultimate Breaks & Beats - Think (About It)
(from 'Ultimate Breaks & Beats' album, 2008 / Traffic Entertainment)
The 'instrumental covers of famous breakbeats' concept album doesn't work well over one hour, even with Leon Michels and friends playing, but most tracks picked in there independently are neo-classics just like this James Brown cover so don't even hesitate.
» more info on parisdjs.com «
07. Hot Fingers Jackson and The Soul Organ-Isation - Ode To Billy Joe
(from 'Hammond Explosion' album, 1968 / Columbia)
One may wonder why Bobby Gentry's original from 1967 became such a huge hit, but won't guess as to why we've chosen this groovy lounge instrumental cover by German organist Dieter Reith (under a pseudonym).
» more info on wikipedia.org «
08. The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Get A Move On (Alternate Mix)
(from 'Tru Thoughts Covers' compilation, 2009 / Tru Thoughts Recordings)
Once more, this is NOT a Mr Scruff cover since his Get a Move On is really a remix of Moondog's Bird Lament. The Quantic Soul Orchestra alternate take, from Tru Thoughts' recent collection of covers, definitively rocks, though.
» more info on parisdjs.com «
09. Cookin' On 3 Burners - Cars
(from 'Soul Messin' album, 2009 / Freestyle Records)
The Bamboos's guitarist Lance Ferguson also plays in this Australian hammond trio, steaming funk recordings since 1997. Their cover of Gary Numan's 80s synth-pop hit tears the roof off in style: 21st century caffeine funk, tight like a virgin's ass!
» more info on parisdjs.com «
10. Dojo Cuts feat. Roxie Ray - Uptight
(from 'Dojo Cuts feat. Roxie Ray' album, 2009 / Record Kicks)
We conclude this mix with another Australian funk band and their raw, live and still soulful take on Stevie Wonder's classic.
» more info on parisdjs.com «
Original record artworks :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using Anything But Saintly by Richard Deming pocket book artwork
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 5) | Comments: 1
Wednesday, May 6 2009
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Who Is Molesting Laura ? (part 5)
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2009-05-06
This is not your usual Molesting Laura mix. Of course, it's all covers, some easy to recognize, some others not that obvious... That's because we've been specially digging in our vaults of American modern jazz. The kind of your never hear about over the Atlantic. The trip will take you from downtown New York (Medeski Martin and Wood) to New Orleans (Dirty Dozen Brass Band), from Brooklyn (Marco Benevento) to Tulsa (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), from San Diego (The Greyboy Allstars) to Bridgeport (Fuzz), back to Brooklyn (Soulive), and from Harlem (The Harlem Experiment) to San Francisco (Garaj Mahal)...
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band track is taken from their album produced by John Medeski, Buck Jump - New Orleans down home funky jazz at its best. The Marco Benevento one is from his 2009 album Me Not Me, an incredible set of covers done piano trio with sculpted sounds - with bassist Reed Mathis and drummers Matt Chamberlain and Andrew Barr, two of them being members of The Slip. Long-time readers will recognize them... Also, don't pass out on another piano trio, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, really mind-blowing. We've played a track from their latest album, Winterwood, which you can download for free on their site! Finally, this mix is an opportunity to talk about the Harlem Experiment album released on Ropeadope in 2007. It's just a monster album with the cream of NY uptown jazz musicians, fusing jazz, klezmer, salsa, soul, hip-hop and funk. One of the best new thing! we've heard this century.
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Tracklisting :
01. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
(from 'Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach' compilation, 1997 / Tzadik) BURT BACCARACH cover
» more info on tzadik.com «
02. Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
(from 'Buck Jump' album produced by John Medeski, 1999 / Mammoth) MARVIN GAYE cover
» more info on dirtydozenbrass.com «
03. Marco Benevento - Twin Killer
(from 'Me Not Me' album, 2009) DEERHOOF cover
» more info on parisdjs.com «
04. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Song of the Vipers
(from 'Winterwood' album, 2009) LOUIS ARMSTRONG cover
» more info on parisdjs.com «
05. The Greyboy Allstars - Doin' Time
(from 'Look At All The Love We Found' compilation, 2005) SUBLIME cover
» more info on myspace.com/sublimetribute «
06. On The Corner With Fuzz - Bloomdido
(from 'B'Gock!' album, 1999 / Artkin Touchya) CHARLIE PARKER cover
» more info on vermontreview.tripod.com/Interviews/fuzz.htm or on myspace.com/fuzzplace «
07. Soulive - Crosstown Traffic
(from 'Break Out' album, 2005 / Concord) JIMI HENDRIX cover
» more info on soulive.com «
08. The Harlem Experiment - It's Just Begun
(from 'The Harlem Experiment' album, 2007 / Ropeadope) JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH cover
» more info on parisdjs.com «
09. Garaj Mahal - Psycho Killer
(from 'Up All Night: Jammin' To The Talking Heads' compilation, 2005) TALKING HEADS cover
» more info on cmhrecords.com «
Original record covers :
Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (myspace.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using an image found on the marvelous farbror-sid.se
Robert Walter - Cure All | Comments: 0
Tuesday, June 10 2008
Robert Walter - Cure All
(CD) Palmetto Records PM2132, 2008-06-10
Robert Walter - piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, percussion
James Singleton - bass guitar
Johnny Vidacovich - drums, cymbals
Tracklisting :
01. Snakes and Spiders 4:31
02. Money Changes 3:11
03. Cure All 3:26
04. Coupe 3:31
05. Scores of Spores 4:07
06. Parts and Holes 5:36
07. Rivers of Babylon 3:23
08. Maple Plank 4:16 | Download MP3
09. Box of Glass 2:23
10. Measure Up 3:25
11. Hillary Street 4:16
12. Bulldog Run 5:26
13. T 3:40
Links :
robertwalter.com
myspace.com/robertwalter
palmetto-records.net
DJ Logic & Jason Miles present Global Noize | Comments: 0
Tuesday, April 29 2008
Various - Global Noize
(CD) Shanachie Recordings, 2008-04-29
Jason Miles, DJ Logic, with Karl Denson, Me'shell Ndegéocello, Herb Alpert, Billy Martin, Vernon Reid, John Popper, Bernie Worrell, Cyro Baptista, Christian Scott and others!
Tracklisting :
01. A Jam 4 Joe feat. Vernon Reid, Me'shell Ndegeocello
02. Spice Island feat. Bernie Worrell
03. The Souk feat. John Popper
04. Quero Dancar/ I Wanna Dance With You feat. Vanessa Fallabella
05. Dar'abesque feat. Herb Herb Alpert
06. Bollyhood feat. Falu
07. Planetary Beat feat. Dean Brown & Karl Denson
08. Exotic Thoughts feat. Christian Scott
09. Pool Of Honey feat. Bernie Worrell
10. Spin Cycle feat. Christian Scott
11. What I Know feat. Aline Racine
Links :
myspace.com/globalnoizejazz
djlogic.com
myspace.com/projectlogic
jasonmilesmusic.com
myspace.com/jasonmilesmusic
Stanton Moore - Emphasis! (on Parenthesis) | Comments: 0
Tuesday, April 22 2008
Stanton Moore - Emphasis! (on Parenthesis)
(CD) Telarc Records, 2008-04-22
Tracklisting :
01. (Late Night At The) Maple Leaf
02. (Proper) Gander
03. Wissions(Of Vu)
04. (Sifting Through The) African Diaspora
05. Over (Compensatin')
06. (Smell My) Special Ingredients
07. (I Have) Super Strength
08. (Who Ate The) Layer Cake?
09. Thanks!(Again)
10. (Put On Your) Big People Shoes
11. (Here Come) The Brown Police
Musicians :
Stanton Moore - drums
Robert Walter - Hammond B3 organ
Will Bernard - guitar
Links :
stantonmoore.com
myspace.com/stantonmoore
telarc.com
wikipedia.org
Stanton Moore Video Links :
YouTube | Daily Motion | Google
Jason Miles presents Soul Summit - Live at Berks Jazz Fest | Comments: 0
Tuesday, January 8 2008
Jason Miles presents Soul Summit - Live at Berks Jazz Fest
(CD) Sanachie, 2008-01-08
Info :
Grammy-award winning and emmy-nominated producer Jason Miles brings Soul to new weights with Soul Summit, featuring an all-star line up of R&B, Blues, Jazz & Jam Band Stars : Bob Babbitt (Funk Brothers, Marvin Gaye), Karl Denson (Lenny Kravitz), Richard Elliot (Tower of Power), Steve Ferrone (Average White Band), Mike Mattison (Derek Trucks Band), Maysa, Susan Tedeschi, Reggie Young (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash & Ray Charles), Dave Mann, & Others...
Tracklisting :
01. Shotgun 5:55
02. What a Man 5:27
03. It Tears Me Up 4:34
04. Can You Feel It 7:59
05. It's Raining 5:05
06. Memphis Underground 7:17
07. Cold Snap 4:42
08. Chicken and Waffles 6:07
09. Son of a Preacherman 3:38
10. Memphis 2000 5:53
11. James Brown Medley 11:41
Links :
berksjazzfest.com
jasonmilesmusic.com
myspace.com/jasonmilesmusic
shanachie.com
The Karl Denson Trio - Lunar Orbit | Comments: 0
Tuesday, September 18 2007
The Karl Denson Trio - Lunar Orbit
(CD) Bobby Ace Records, 2007-09-18
Karl Denson : Sax, Flute
Anthony Smith : Keyboards
Zak Najor : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Tracklisting :
01. Lunar Orbit
02. Break Me Down
03. Ghetto Fireworks (Part 1)
04. Plain Truth, The
05. Won't Somebody
06. Dingo Dog Sled
07. Ghetto Fireworks (Part 2)
08. By Appointment Only
09. That Other Thing
10. Ghetto Fireworks (Part 3)
Links :
karldenson.com
myspace.com/karldensontrio
greyboyallstars.com
myspace.com/thegreyboyallstars
The Greyboy Allstars - What Happened To Television? | Comments: 0
Tuesday, April 17 2007
The Greyboy Allstars - What Happened To Television?
(CD) 2007-04-17
Karl Denson : Sax, Flute, Vocals, & Percussion
Robert Walter : Keyboards
Chris Stillwell : Bass, Vocals
Elgin Park : Guitar, Vocals
Zak Najor : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Tracklisting :
01. V Neck Sweater [RealAudio]
02. What Happened to TV?
03. Still Waiting
04. Deck Shoes
05. How Glad I Am [RealAudio]
06. Back in the Game
07. Left Coast Boogaloo
08. Old School Cylons
09. Knowledge Room
10. Pigeons Under Water
11. Give the Drummer Some More
Links :
greyboyallstars.com
myspace.com/thegreyboyallstars
The Greyboy Allstars Holiday Newsletter | Comments: 0
Wednesday, November 29 2006
1. The Greyboy Allstars Annual Holiday warm up in Socal
2. Roots drummer ?uestlove tapped as support for NYC
3. The Beast in the East, GBA bringing the boogaloo East for New Years with Soulive
4. First new album in 9 years to be released in March
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