(As part of our 5th year anniversary, we're revisiting 20 key songs. This post was originally published on August 28, 2006).Mighty Voices of Wonder: I Thank the Lord From 7" (Revival, 197?). Also on Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal(New comments:) On my recent NY trip, I picked this 7" up at Big City and not only did it mean the end of a nearly three year wait, the timing couldn't have been better...
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5 YEAR REWIND: MIGHTY VOICES OF WONDER
TASTE OF HONEY MIX + A TRIBUTE TO ISAAC HAYES + TWEE FUNK REDUX
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Big City's Jared Boxx puts together a nice little Latin mix for the UK's Jazzman Records. Recommended!Tracklisting:1. El Green Hornet ~ Mauricio Smith (Mainstream) (Latin Jazz)2. Cat Fish Bag ~ Johnny Zamot (Grande) (Latin Jazz)3. Mia's Boogaloo ~ Ozzie Torrens (Decca) (Boogaloo)4. Going Nowhere ~ Freddie Rodriguez (UA Latino) (Latin Soul)5. Drag Sway ~ Jarito y Su Combo (True) (Shing-a-Ling)6....
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DAVID AXELROD TIMELESS SHOW CANCELLED
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Bummer news - the Axelrod anchor leg of the incredible Timeless series has been called off.
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CD'IGGIN'
O'Jays: When The World's At PeaceFrom Backstabbers (Sony/BMG, 2008)Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes: Tell The World How I Feel About Cha BabyFrom Wake Up Everybody (Sony BMG, 2008)Willie Mitchell: SunnyFrom Ooh Baby You Turn Me On/Live At The Royal (Hi Records, 1993)A few weeks ago I stopped by Circuit City to check out their deals on CDs where I found a couple of Philadelphia International...
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5 YEAR REWIND: FELA KUTI
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(As part of our 5th year anniversary, we're revisiting 20 key songs. This post was originally published on August 9, 2006).Fela Ransome Kuti and Afrika 70: Water No Get EnemyFrom Expensive Shit (Editions Makossa, 1975)"I've listened to a decent amount of Fela's stuff over the years but I either just let this slide past my radar or missed it completely but now I'm completely obsessed with it. I ...
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DAVID RUFFIN - ACT QUICKLY
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David Ruffin: Heaven Help Us AllFrom David (1971 Previously Unreleased Album) (Hip-O-Select, 2004)UPDATE: 3-5-09 - SOLD OUT... AGAIN!This is one of those purchases you just make. Don't think, just buy it. Originally released in 2004 and limited to 3500 numbered copies, this quickly sold out. Subsequently it went for hundreds of dollars on eBay (although you can buy a digital copy of it on ...
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FREE TRUTH & SOUL RECORDS SAMPLER
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A dozen T&S songs for free download. Nice.
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JERRY RAGOVOY: TIME IS ON HIS SIDE
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(Originally written for Side Dishes)I was reminded about composer, arranger and songwriter Jerry Ragovoy when recently writing about Lorraine Ellison (he wrote Ellison's monster ballad, "Stay With Me") and a friend let me know that there was a recent anthology put out by the UK's Ace Records, highlighting his greatest works. (NPR's Fresh Air recently had a piece on him as well.)It was quite a r...
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JOE BATAAN: KING OF LATIN SOUL
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Joe Bataan: Subway JoeJoe Bataan: The Bottle (snippet)Joe Bataan: Puerto Rico Me Llama (snippet)All from King of Latin Soul (Vampisoul, 2009)A few months back, Joe mentioned that he was working on some new projects, including an album with the Barcelona band, Los Fulanos. The album is finally here - King of Latin Soul and like Joe's last album, Call My Name, it's coming out on the Spanish label...
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JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
My man Beto puts together a small V-Day Latin mix: 8 Canciones Del Amor (songs of love).
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BLOSSOM DEARIE: FAREWELL
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Blossom Dearie: I Like London In the Rain (edit)From That's Just the Way I Want To Be (Fontana, 1970)Blossom Dearie: Sunday AfternoonFrom Blossom Dearie Sings (Da...
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MOPHONO: MO' FUNKY
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Mophono: The Shuffle From 7" ("Tighten Up") (CB, 2007) Mophono: The Edge Remix From 7" (CB, 2008) Mophono, aka DJ Centipede , is a Bay Area DJ and producer whose put out three very cool 7" projects on CB Records so far. His first was more of a downtempo experiment from 2005, the I Cry EP but his last two have both been remix projects. My favorite has been his reworking of Bob and Earl's...
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QUANTIC/FLOWERING INFERNO: DUBADELICA
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Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno: Westbound Train Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno: Make Dub Not War From Death of the Revolution (Tru Thoughts, 2008) Should have been on top of this back in the summer when it first dropped but consider the new Flowering Inferno album to be good, warm listening for the chilliness of winter. This is Quantic's latest incarnation, a close kin to the Qua...
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REMEMBERING BYRON LEE
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Byron Lee and the Dragonaires: Slow Run From S/T (JAD, 1968). Also on Very Best of the Reggae Superstars . Byron Lee and the Dragonaires: My Sweet Lord From Reggay Splashdown (Dynamic, 1971). Also on Hot Reggae Splashdown . Byron Lee and the Dragonaires: Live and Let Die From Reggae Fever (Dynamic, 1972). Also on Trojan Beatles Tribute . I am really derelict for not getting to this ...
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HOLDING PATTERN
While you're waiting for the next (real) post, enjoy this blast from Soul Sides' past (originally posted July 2004). The Lost Generation: The Sly, Slick and the Wicked
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GOODBYE FREDDIE HUBBARD
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For every beginning break collector, especially those coming out of the 1990s, it was inevitable that you'd end up with more than a few Freddie Hubbard records. As a trumpeter player, his work - especially for CTI - was such an essential part of the soul-jazz sound of the 1970s that would find renewed resonance two decades later. Hubbard died today, only age 70, from a heart attack . Here a...
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ALICIA KEYS TEMPREES: A MATTER OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE
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Alicia Keys: Teenage Love Affair From As I Am (J Records, 2007) The Temprees: (Baby) I Love You From The Lovemen (We Produce, 1972) If people thought my recent discovery of Lorraine Ellison was surprising, get this: I basically slept on the entire last Alicia Keys' album until, um, now. Provided, being 15 months late (Keys) may not seem much compared 40 years (Ellison) but considering t...
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BO'S BREAKS
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Bo Diddley: Go For Broke Bo Diddley: Bad Side of the Moon From Another Dimension (Chess, 1971). Bo Diddley: I've Had It Hard From Where It All Began (Chess, 1972) All three also on Drive By Bo Diddley, Tales From the Funk Dimension, 1970-1973 . I was cleaning out one of my folders and realized that I had digitized a few Bo Diddley songs for a post meant to commemorate his life after h...
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