Covid-19 Music… part 49… Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine… I like going to certain record stores that get confused with knowing how to properly price various records that are outside of the domain of what they specialize in. I was lucky with this one and got it for $3. This album has some classic tracks, but the title …
Covid-19 Music… part 46… Yussef Kamaal, Black Focus
Yussef Kamaal, Black Focus, Brownswood Recordings… One day I was driving on the Lodge in Detroit and ‘Yo Chavez’ came on the radio. When I parked my car I had to stay in and listen to the reset of the song. I bought this album as a ‘birthday treat’ for myself a few years ago. …
Covid-19 Music… part 37… Up, Bustle and Out, Ron y Menta EP
Up, Bustle and Out, Ron y Menta EP, Ninja Tune… With Covid19 I have been going through records that I totally forgot that I had. I was a big fan of various things on the NinjaTune label. My musical tastes have evolved a over the years, so some of these tracks do not turn my …
Covid-19 Music… part 34… The Whitefield Brothers, In the Raw
The Whitefield Brothers, In the Raw… Playing this record while cleaning up on a Saturday afternoon is like the addition of sambal to eggs or peri peri sauce to roasted chicken. Many years ago, I randomly came across this one record store in Chicago’s Belmont/Broadway neighbourhood. I really like Chicago and would love to go …
Covid-19 Music… part 28… El-Michels Affair, Enter the 37th Chamber
El-Michels Affair, Enter the 37th Chamber, Fat Beats… On a vacation to New York I was at randomly walking around and for whatever reason I noticed that I was at 4th and Broadway. In my head, I had this ridiculous idea that there should be a record store at that intersection because of the obvious …
Covid-19 Music… part 27… ESG
ESG, self titled ep, 99 Records, 1981 and ESG, A South Bronx Story, Soul Jazz Records, 2000… Years and years ago there were a couple of radio shows that were from midnight to 4 am or 5 am that played all the fun and interesting music. These included Liz Copeland‘s show on WDET and Patti …
Covid-19 Music… part 21… Antibalas, K-Leg/R.O.C
Antibalas, K-Leg/R.O.C, Purpose Records… so I was going through some records and for whatever reason I forgot about this one. The B-side (or the that side), is a song that is so good that you could listen to it first thing in the morning, every day, for the rest of your life… When I tried …
Covid-19 Music… part 2… Grant Green, The Final Comedown
So a little while ago this one record store in my neighbourhood has a special sale on used records. The place was packed and I ended up in the classical section. Not sure why but this record was in that section… that is the wrong section. Its early 70s Grant Green on Blue Note… so …