Six platters of absolute Doo-Wop gold. Classic tunes from an era long gone by. While I had a handful of the cuts already, there were plenty of others in there that I’d never had the pleasure of hearing such as the superb “Penalty of Love” by the Velvetones among others. Highly recommend! Various Artists –…
Prior to getting my hands on this set, I only had a handful of tunes from Bobby Kalphat, under-recognized piano, keyboard, melodica legend from JA, on the Phil Pratt Thing and the Psalms of Drums compilations. Mighty vibes that I’ve dropped the needle on countless times over. Sensational melodica vibrations on par with the great…
Funky. Soulful. Jazzy. Dirty. That’s what this dope mixtape from Question and Kidragon is all about. Ill from start to finish. This one’s been on the hi-fi for months. Get on it! Question and Kidragon – Dirty Jazz; No Label, 2012
Inna Ruminations Stylee has been a long time comin’ since the last one (9 months to be exact and 8 months before that one). Minimal time gets spent on the Web clicking away reading/watching/listening to this, that and the other; however, here are a variety of things I bookmarked on random occasions since mid-2012. Dust &…
On the Spot Trio, from Santa Cruz, California, USA, cranks out pure Funky Soul-Jazz goodness on their debut set recorded at Playonbrother Studios by Alan Evans (Soulive) who just happens to guest on the album too. Give the video below a view and, if you’re like me, you’ll be hooked from the get-go! Gotta love that…
Ikebe Shakedown are back with a brand new bag of hard-hitting tunes recorded at Dunham Studios. This limited single is a precursor to their much anticipated sophomore full-length album due out this summer. “The Beast†finds the band in fine form, with their signature multi-layered horns featured front and center on top of an underlying…