FOLDEDSPACE – February 2014

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Here we are again - more musical niceness guaranteed to take you to a musical happy place.

A special show this month as we spend some time in the company of one of the UK's finest jazz vocalists Zara MacFarlane. She talks insightfully about her latest release 'If You Knew Her' on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label and her feelings as she embarks on her first UK tour. This is my second interview with Zara and as I've watched her grow as an artist I become more and more impressed.

Joe Sample is one of my all time keyboard heroes so it's a natural follow on to include his group The Crusaders in jazz funk mode as a starting point for this months proceedings - especially after their straight ahead showing as the Jazz Crusaders in last months show. Lots of new business on offer including from the UK Debra Debs, Peter Edwards Trio, Dego & Kaidi, Lack of Afro and Magic Number (the mighty Atjazz on remix duties). Finally we have the return of the Afro Elements (Simon T Bramley and Phil Nelson) with an LP (initially released in Japan) which will run and run over the next few months - a real tour de force of soulful jazzy grooves. I've also fallen in love with the Foreign Exchange LP 'Love in Flying Colours' which really hits the sweet spot and is laden with beautiful soulful strings. We've a serious jazz groove from Estonia courtesy of gifted saxophonist Villu Veski and a scene stealing cover of Minnie Ripertons 'Adventures In Paradise' by NYC based The Decoders. Italians Mighty Mighty round off proceedings with an LP that is now a contender for Jazz LP of the year in my book (and there's plenty of competition). So give these two hours your utmost attention and be aware where you can hit me up via the social media thing.

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Back to the music. Give it a listen, show some love and share if you care. What more do you want? Enjoy!

Tony

FOLDEDSPACE
February 2014

Artist - Track - Album - Year

The Crusaders    Spiral    Those Southern Knights    1976
Yusef Lateef    Brother John    Live at PEPs Vol 2    1964
Yusef Lateef    Love Theme from Spartacus    Eastern Sounds    1961
Magic Number feat Angela Armstrong    Coming Back To Me (Atjazz Remix)    Single    2013
Dego and Kaidi    Carrots and Sesame    Single    2014
Afro Elements    Lift Your Life    Out of The Centre    2014
Amp Fiddler    Take It    Basementality 2    2014
Debra Debs    Caught Up    Lifecycles    2013
The Decoders    Adventures In Paradise    Revisited and Reworked Volume 2    2013
The Foreign Exchange    If I Knew Then    Love In Flying Colours    2013
Villu Veski    Lil Bit of Swing    iLife Jazz Party    2008

Zara McFarlane Interview

Spinning Wheel    If You Knew Her    2014
Move    If You Knew Her    2014
Her Eyes    If You Knew Her    2014
Open Heart    If You Knew Her    2014
Police and Thieves    If You Knew Her    2014
Plain Gold Ring    If You Knew Her    2014
Angie La La    If You Knew Her    2014
Love    If You Knew Her    2014

Peter Edwards Trio    Southern African Sunshine    Safe and Sound    2014
Lack oF Afro feat. Jack Tyson Charles    Recipe For Love    Single    2014
Georgie Fame andf the Blue Flames    Sweet Thing    Sweet Things    1966
The Foreign Exchange    When I Feel Love    Love In Flying Colours    2013
Mighty Mighty    Karma    See The Light    2014