Aquarium
August 2010
Hi Folks and welcome to the August episode of Aquarium, the monthly Live Tropical Fish podcast on SoulandJazz.com, a special all-music holiday edition of 21 tracks focused on Black Jazz of the seventies with some incursions in Funk and Jazz-Funk from the same period.
We start our show with a killer track: Here and Now, from the Headhunters first album Survival of the Fittest, produced by Herbie Hancock, with Paul Jackson on the bass, Blackbird McKnight on guitar and Harvey Mason on percussion (not on drums).
Two great tracks follow: Ayoka, from E.W. Wainwright’s album African Roots of Jazz, and The Last Poets with Tribute to Obabi (Ogun) from their album Chastisment.
We continue with Donald Smith, the younger brother of the more famous Lonnie Liston Smith, with the track Nameless from his 1976 album Luv (featuring Cecil McBee and Jack Dejohnnette), Gregory Charles Royal with Dancer from the album Dream Come True and the Ensemble Al-Salaam with Peace from their 1974 album The Sojourner on Strata East label.
Now we have a little Jazz-Funk insert, with Rien Ne Va Plus by Funk Factory, from their 1975 album featuring Steve Gadd on drums, Anthony Jackson on bass, and the Polish jazz legends Michal Urbaniak and Urszula Dudziak. There’s also Eddie Russ with Take a Look at Yourself (this guy knows how to play his Rhodes) from his 1978 album of the same title.
Ronnie Laws comes next, with Tidal Wave from his 1975 album Pressure Sensitive on Blue Note records, Roy Ayers with Daddy Bug from his 1969 album featuring Buster Williams on bass and Herbie Hancock on keyboards, produced by Herbie Mann.
Also, three very spiritual tracks: Lightmen Plus One with Cold Bair, from their 1972 album Energy Control Center, Bobby Jackson with Paul’s Ark from his 1966 album The Cafe Extra-Ordinaire Story and Cecil McBee with Tulsa Black from his 1974 album Mutima on Strata East label.
Then we have Dee Dee Bridgewater with her version of People Make The World Go Round, The Ensemble Al-Salaam again with Circles, and Juju with Nia, from their 1974 album Chapter Two: Nia.
A little Jazz-Funk again with Tom Scott’s Looking Out for Number 7 (obviously in 7) and the german combo Dave Pike Set with But Anyway (in 6) from their 1972 album Infra-Red.
The last three tracks? Sax player Rudolph Johnson with Fonda, from his 1971 album Spring Rain on Black Jazz records, Shamek Farrah and Sonelius Smith with Juluis from their 1977 album The World of Children on Strata East and Eddie Kendricks with the truly inspired My People… Hold On from his 1972 album People… Hold On.
Enjoy the show and please send your feedback to info@livetropicalfish.it
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Aquarium
August 2010
Artist – Track – Album – Year
The Headhunters Here and Now Survival of the Fittest 1975
E.W. Wainwright Ayoka African Roots of Jazz 1981
The Last Poets Tribute to Obabi (Ogun) Chastisment 1972
Donald Smith Nameless Luv 1976
Gregory Charles Royal Dancer Dream Come True 1979
The Ensemble Al-Salaam Peace The Sojourner 1974
Funk Factory Rien Ne Va Plus Funk Factory 1975
Eddie Russ Take a Look at Yourself Take a Look at Yourself 1978
Ronnie Laws Tidal Wave Pressure Sensitive 1975
Roy Ayers Daddy Bug Daddy Bug 1969
Lightmen Plus One Cold Bair Energy Control Center 1972
Bobby Jackson Paul’s Ark The Cafe Extra-Ordinaire Story 1966
Cecil McBee Tulsa Black Mutima 1974
Dee Dee Bridgewater People Make the World Go Round Afro Blue 1974
The Ensemble Al-Salaam Circles The Sojourner 1974
Juju Nia Chapter Two: Nia 1974
Tom Scott Looking Out for Number 7 New York Connection 1975
Dave Pike Set But Anyway Infra-Red 1972
Rudolph Johnson Fonda Spring Rain 1971
Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith Juluis The World of the Children 1977
Eddie Kendricks My People… Hold On People… Hold On 1972
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