When stuff comes in, this is what comes out.
It begins with one of the nastiest, funkiest bass lines of its era. It might well be one of the nastiest, funkiest bass lines of any era. There's no doubt when people think of the song that the bass line features prominently in the memory. At least, it does for me. That excludes the greatness …
Auckland, New Zealand may not be the first place I would think of for a meld of R&B, Latin, hip-hop, jazz, and neo-soul. However, thanks to Mark Spraggon, leader of the band Sola Rosa, that can be the case. Spraggon has been making music as Sola Rosa, first as a one-man band, but now as …
Some of you might be asking, what's Sunday Slow Jams doing on a Tuesday? Well, as I often say, my blog my rules. This week, in lieu of a Sunday Slow Jams post on a Sunday night, I'm going to do one on a Tuesday morning. After all, I haven't posted anything for #RomanticTuesday in …
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One of my favorite stations on Sirius/XM satellite radio is Watercolors, which plays smooth jazz. It's not the only station I listen to, but especially since I purchased my new vehicle it's Watercolors that is generally playing. The Teacher often has some fun while listening; even though she likes the music, she can't resist doing …
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Today's Funky Friday is a mix of songs I loved from the 1980s. The 1980s, funk-wise, were a mix of continuing the growth of funk from its James Brown inspired roots, some of Parliament-Funkadelic's loopy goofiness, and the coming onslaught of synthesizers that took the place of horns, bass guitars and drums. Some of the …
I've been a busy guy the last few weeks, much to the detriment of posting here at the old blog. Between work at the day job, time spent with The Teacher, working on the odd project, buying a car and spending time with my youngest daughter for her birthday, there's not a lot of time …
I'm giving this one away early, because I've got to ask: Jon Anderson's shoes and dance moves in this video—what the heck? To be fair, Anderson and his band were not known as dance favorites, so hearing them come up with something like this was at the time like a bolt from the blue. No …
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This week's Sunday Slow jams post is extra large. I've almost doubled the number of songs from the usual thirteen to twenty-five. If you ever listen to music like I do, you find other songs that pop in your mind while listening to a song. That is what happened here. This week's mix features a …
This week for Smooth Jazz Sunday, I wanted an all-saxophone affair. What I didn't count on was having seventeen songs on the playlist this week. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, the number of songs I chose had ballooned to that number. If there's any reason for it, I partially blame …
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It's pretty easy to say that the 1970s was the decade where funk music grew and became a true force. So much so, that many disco and dance records from that decade felt some kind of funk influence. I'm going to feature a few 1970s dance classics that were full of that good old funk. …
