#NowPlaying O'Donel Levy, Simba (Mr. Bongo, 2024 reissue). First released in 1974 on the Groove Merchant label, this LP is a landmark of guitar-based jazz-funk excellence. Owing to its popularity, it’s been reissued several times all over the world since its debut, with original pressings now commanding hundreds of dollars. And it is *that* good.
Uh-oh.... I'm halfway through this I can feel the tug on my wallet...
#TWICE --- ENEMY (Full Album)
#NowPlaying Les McCann, Invitation to Openness (Atlantic, 1972). I bought this record when I was in college on the recommendation of the local record store clerk. The vinyl itself was pristine but the cover was a bit jacked up so the price was right. A fast favorite, the deeply soulful, slightly psychedelic approach to jazz has become the standard by which I judge all early fusion. McCann’s group on this one is absolutely top notch (Yusef Lateef, Cornell Dupree, Bill Salter just name a few), and the production is fantastic. It’s just *one of those* records for me.
#NowPlaying Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Cold As Weiss (Colemine Records, 2022). The sticker on the sleeve says it all: “The World’s Premier Funky Organ Trio.” Get some… https://delvonlamarrorgantrio.bandcamp.com/album/cold-as-weiss-2
9 track album
Saturday afternoon sounds courtesy of This Celestial Engine - This Celestial Engine, released 2024. Dave Stuart, Roy Powell, and Ted Parsons. Floaty ambient avant-jazz, just perfect. Another new one for me, glad I chanced upon it via the Planet Gong website.
#music #NowPlaying #SaturdaySounds #AllThingsGong #ThisCelestialEngine
https://open.spotify.com/album/712JllU1nSr1STvAMX7FW3?si=5-detwJpSnKE964M6-fskQ
Blast from the past.
#SaturdaySounds Max Raabe Palast Orchester with Dream a Little Dream, complete with zeppellin. Followed by a full concert in German. He brings 1930s Big Band music alive with style, feeling and not a little innuendo (judging from the tone). I have hardly any German but I love hearing these songs.
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