EJ Flavors

OSW: One Track Mind

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:40:22 -0500

Thanks to Mr. Jeff Hinz and Theresa, I think we've got some good stuff here:

Old School Wednesday: One Track Mind
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01 - Loose Ends - Watching You
02 - Cherrelle - Affair
03 - Giorge Pettus - One Track Mind
04 - Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love
05 - Five Star - Let Me Be The One (Philadelphia Remix)
06 - Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
07 - Al Jarreau - Your Sweet Love
08 - Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me
09 - S.O.S. Band - No One's Gonna Love You
10 - Incognito - I Love What You Do For Me
11 - Jevetta Steele - Love Is A Losing Game
12 - Debra Laws - All The Things I Love (LP Version)
13 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Love's Holiday - Brazilian Rhyme
14 - Tierra - Together

As usual, there's a lot I could say about each track (because they're all good), but the ones that stand out the most to me are Giorge Pettus for that Kashif influence on the track, SOS Band, the Five Star Philly Remix for Let Me Be The One, and EWF for the Brazilian Rhyme at the end. I would also be remiss in mentioning the supreme ears of Jeff Hinz (check out his Friday Night Dance Party) for Skipworth & Turner and Loose Ends, and Theresa for the Debra Laws track, All The Things I Love, which I had never heard before.

For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. Also, please be sure to check out on Flowink.com, where there's always great music to check out. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: The Funky Fourth

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:53:02 -0500

The dynamic duo of G-Force and Yvonne are runnin' the show this time:

Old School Wednesday: Funky Fourth
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01 - Billy Ocean - Nights (Feel Like Gettin Down)
02 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Save The Overtime For Me
03 - Sugarhill Gang - The Lover in You
04 - Ray Parker Jr & Raydio - Jamie
05 - Kashif - Stone Love
06 - Cameo - Back and Forth
07 - BBQ - Genie
08 - Keni Burke - Keep on Singing
09 - The System - This Is For You
10 - Jermaine Jackson - You Like Me Don't You?
11 - Stevie Wonder - With Each Beat of My Heart
12 - The Gap Band - Wednesday Lover
13 - Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight

There's so much to say about each cut, but I'm really, really grooving to Bill Ocean, Cameo, and BB&Q. Without a doubt - this is a great summer mix. More details are in the podcast, with some great input from no one other than G-Fresh. Special thanks to him and Yvonne. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Summer Solstice '08

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:09:02 -0500

With the start of the summer. With touches by some very, very cool people, I present:

Old School Wednesday: Summer Solstice '08
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01 - Change - Change Of Heart
02 - S.O.S. Band - The Finest
03 - Evelyn Champagne King - I'm In Love (Extended Version)
04 - Carrie Lucas - Show Me Where You're Coming From
05 - Dynasty - Here I Am
06 - Rockie Robbins - An Act Of Love
07 - Quincy Jones - Razzamatazz
08 - Light Of The World - Aspects
09 - Slave - Just a Touch of Love
10 - Mr Fingers - What About This Love?
11 - Stevie Wonder - I Love Every Little Thing About You
12 - Michael Wycoff - Love Makes Me Sing
13 - Atlantic Starr - Love Me Down
14 - Chaka Khan - Tight Fit

I'm a huge fan of Jam and Lewis, and really love Change's Change Of Heart. Turns out I wasn't the only one. Mr. Fresh absolutely loves this track also. Since Change was the first track. I thought it would be perfect to continue with another Jam and Lewis smash, SOS Band's The Finest (with accomanying vocals by Alexander O'Neal). Evelyn's wonderful I'm In Love is followed up with Carrie Lucas' severly underrated Show Me Where You're Coming From, by request from Mr. Fresh and blessings from G Fresh and Yvonne. I then follow it with one of Dynasty's best singles (and quite possibly my personal favorite) Here I Am.

I heard Rockie Robbin's An Act Of Love for the first time last week and I think I've played it every day so far. Thanks to the killer horn section, I thought it would be appropriate to ease on into Quincy's Razamatazz, with great vocals by Patti Austin. I follow with Light Of The World's Aspects. While I was planning my mix, DJ Diva, the mixtress of R&B, had this track as the leadoff single of one of her podcasts, so I had to make sure I included Just A Touch Of Love.

Larry Heard, aka Mr. Fingers, was clearly the first DJ that vibed me to house music, so I had to place the very first house track I ever purchased, What About This Love? I then follow up with my favorite track from Music Of My Mind, I Love Every Little Thing About You, with a nod from Mr. TGrundy of course. Michael Wycoff's track Love Makes Me Sing was a natural progression from Stevie, which then continues the vibe into Atlantic Starr's Love Me Down, with wonderful vocals by Sharon Bryant, and capping it off with Chaka's Tight Fit, thanks to Thierno.

I'll be giving more details In the podcast (coming soon), like the significance of Light Of The World, SOS Band's The Fines, and Evelyn's I'm In Love. If you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks again to TGrundy, DJ Diva, Mr. Fresh, Thierno, G-Fresh, and Yvonne. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

Summer Meme: Sing Along / Seven Songs

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:02:24 -0500

I promised I would break out of this podcast/radio blog shell and do something more with this blog. Guess I got a kick in my complacency - a meme I just could not pass up.

Tagged by jbrotherlove:

“List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring summer. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.”

Both old school and new school enter into this meme, since they're always in rotation. Here we go....

7. An Act Of Love - Rockie Robbins. First time I heard this song was 4 days ago. It's my "clap yo hands" song.
6. With You - Atjazz feat. Dawne B & Hernandez. I call this my mojito song. Prompted me to get Full Circle. [Traxsource]
5. Waiting For Your Love - Onda. Yeah. If I were to dance, which I don't (for fear of someone thinking I had spasms), I would definitely be grooving to this track. Mellow house. [Traxsource]
4. Yeah You - N.E.R.D. The album Seeing Sounds is growing on me. Played this song about 5 times today. Must be the horn section. And backgrounds. And percussion. And, well...everything. [Amazon]
3. I Love Every Little Thing About You - Stevie Wonder. Arguably the best track from Music Of My Mind. [Amazon]
2. Tight Fit - Chaka Khan. Not quite sure why this was on my mind. Oh yeah, I do. Her sister, Taka Boom, was also on this cut. Love the arrangements. From Destiny. [Amazon]
1. What's On Your Mind - Jimmy Abney. Return to Forever is one solid album and perfect for my mellow, downtempo vibe. [Dusty Groove America]

Tag, you're it....

Jason
KB
TGrundy
Osolage
Roney
Anjibee
Roddykat

OSW: Think About It

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:35:39 -0500

Continuing the month of June.

Old School Wednesday: Think About It
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01 - Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me
02 - D-Train - The Shadow Of Your Smile
03 - Tracy Weber - Sure Shot (Larry Levan Mix)
04 - Surface - Stop Holdin' Back
05 - Touch - Tingle
06 - Ian Foster - Heaven
07 - Jazz Crusaders -- Bobby Womack & Wilton Felder - Inherit The Wind
08 - Rockie Robbins - Time To Think
09 - Switch - You're The One For Me
10 - Carrie Lucas - What's The Question
11 - Alicia Myers - If You Play Your Cards Right
12 - Atlantic Starr - More, More, More
13 - The Jacksons - Push Me Away

Phyllis Hyman was put in the mix first via a request from Virginia, while D-Train's The Shadow Of Your Smile had been in the back of my mind for weeks. Sure Shot is one of the two tracks that were released by Tracy Weber shortly before her death. May she rest in peace. Surface's Stop Holdin' Back, released in 1983, is followed by one of my favorite tracks from Touch, Tingle. Ian Foster's Heaven is followed by Bobby Womack and Wilton Felter with Inherit The Wind. Rockie Robbin's track Time To Think is followed by a track from Switch entitled You're The One For Me.

Carrie Lucas' What's The Question, my favorite surprise so far this week, is followed by Alicia Myers, Atlantic Starr, and The Jacksons. In the podcast (coming soon), I give a little more detail about Switch, Windjammer, and more. If you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to Nikki for requesting Atlantic Starr, G-Fresh, and Yvonne. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: On My Own

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:20 -0500

Continuing the vibe.....

Old School Wednesday: On My Own
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01 - Jesse Johnson - Be Your Man
02 - Xavier - Work That Sucker To Death
03 - Gary's Gang - Knock Me Out
04 - Windjammer - Tossing And Turning
05 - Oran 'Juice' Jones - Rock The Night Away
06 - Debra Laws - On My Own
07 - Roy Ayers - Poo Poo La La
08 - The Jones Girls - Knockin'
09 - Phyllis Hyman - When You Get Right Down To It
10 - The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
11 - Billy Ocean - Whatever Turns You On
12 - The Sylvers - Falling For Your Love
13 - Switch - Calling On All Girls

I'm sure that most of the masses are familiar with Be Your Man, and quite possibly Xavier's Work That Sucker To Death, along with the vocalists on the track that should sound familiar. I then follow up with two tracks that were much more popular in England than they were here in the US (and that were unfamiliar to me until now)- Gary's Gang's Knock Me Out and Windjammer's Tossing and Turning. Oran 'Juice' Jones breaks through with another tune injected with humor, Rock The Night Away.

Debra Laws' On My Own (yet another solid track I was unfamiliar with) and Roy Ayers' Poo Poo La La is follwed by yet another solid track that didn't receive a lot of play, Knockin', from the On Target CD. Phyllis' When You Get Right Down To It and The Brothers Johnson's Strawberry Letter 23 is followed by Billy Ocean's Whatever Turns You On from Nights (Feel Like Getting Down). The Sylvers' Falling For Your Love, from Bizarre. We then end with a solid track - with a fantastic duet - from Switch II, Calling On All Girls. and Strawberry Letter 23.

In the podcast, I give a little more detail about Switch, Windjammer, and more. If you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to TGrundy for a lil' help in this one (as usual), G-Fresh, and Yvonne. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Streetwave

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:58:20 -0500

And here we go.....

Old School Wednesday: Streetwave
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01 - Evelyn Champagne King - Love Come Down
02 - Shalamar - Make That Move
03 - Loose Ends - Slow Down
04 - Cool Notes - Spend The Night
05 - Cheryl Lynn - Instant Love
06 - George Benson - Shiver
07 - The Brothers Johnson - Streetwave
08 - Cherrelle - Saturday Love
09 - Taka Boom - Love Bank
10 - Damian Dame - Right Down To It
11 - Sade - Keep Looking
12 - The Jacksons - Even Though You're Gone
13 - Al Johnson - Tonight's The Night For Love

I don't think I can say enough good things about this list. Starting out with Evelyn and continuing with Shalamar (where the vocals are equally distributed between Howard, Jody, and Jeffrey), I make a venture across the pond to drop a little Loose Ends and Cool Notes, which was a nice surprise (check out the video here). Cheryl's Instant Love and George's Shiver lead the way to an instrumental by The Brothers Johnson named Streetwave.

Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal's Saturday Love pave the way into Taka Boom's Love Bank and Damian Dame's Right Down To It. Sade's Keep Looking from Stronger Than Pride move us right into Even Though You're Gone by The Jacksons and Tonight's The Night For Love by Al Johnson.

In the podcast, I give a little more detail about Cool Notes, Taka Boom (the zero degrees of seperation will surprise you), and more information behind the tracks from Cheryl Lynn and George Benson. If you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to TGrundy for a lil' help in this one. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

In Rotation, Volume 17 - End Of May, 2008

Fri, 30 May 2008 11:39:37 -0500

Paving the way into summertime......

In Rotation: Volume 17, May 2008.
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01 - Joey Negro Presents The Sunburst Band - Survivin' [purchase]
02 - Incognito - I've Been Waiting [video | purchase]
03 - Sy Smith - Spies [site | purchase]
04 - Plantlife - Sumthin About Her [myspace]
05 - Estelle featuring Cee-Lo - Pretty Please (Love Me) [myspace]
06 - Reel People - Perfect Sky featuring Joy Rose [purchase]
07 - Jimmy Abney - Hello [myspace | purchase]
08 - Lina - Feel The Love [myspace | purchase]
09 - Miles Bonny - Closer Love [myspace]
10 - Duo Live featuring Angie Stone - Summer Stacks [myspace]
11 - Peter Hadar - Painted [myspace | soulbounce]
12 - Algebra - No Idea [myspace]
13 - Lalah Hathaway - Breathe [site | purchase]
14 - Jennie Laws - Heavenly [site and podcast | download]

The first track, Survivin', is from Joey Negro's Sunburst Band's new LP Movers and The Shakers. As I mentioned to a friend of mine, this may very well be a summer anthem of mine. As I am a longtime fan of Maysa and Incognito, this track is a much-anticipated release, and the video only underscores my love for this track.

Plantlife's Sumthin' About Her is one of the tracks from their second album, Time Traveller. As Voxefx stated, "Jamiroquai + Outkast + Jamie Lidell + Deelite sprinkled with Prince, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton and Rick James." Estelle's duet with Cee-Lo, Pretty Please (Love Me) is from her new LP, Shine, followed by one of my personal favorites so far this year, Perfect Sky by Reel People, with vocals by Joy Rose. Jimmy Abney's Hello is from his new CD Return to Forever, released off of Osunlade's Yoruba Records.

Lina's Feel The Love is another great track from her third album Morning Star, followed by trumpeter/DJ/vocalist Miles Bonny's Closer Love off of the EP of the same name. Duo Live's track, Summer Stacks features vocals by Angie Stone. Peter Hadar's Painted is the first single off of the upcoming album, Well Dressed for the Art Show which is available next month. Algebra's No Idea, is a single off of her current album Purpose. Lalah Hathaway's Breathe off her new LP, Self Portait, is followed by a solid track from a new artist from Toronto you should be on the lookout for, Jennie Laws. Her new EP is available now - check on her webiste link above for more info.

As usual, take a listen to the podcast for more info. Special thanks to Foundation Media, Ariel Publicity, Aaron Berkowitz, and Macedonia. Take it light.

OSW: NJS Volume 6

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:15:47 -0500

Let's do this.

Old School Wednesday: New Jack Swing, Volume VI.
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01 - Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good
02 - Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
03 - Guy - Do Me Right
04 - Abstrac' - Right And Hype
05 - New Edition - If It Isn't Love
06 - Today - Take It Off
07 - Good 2 Go - Never Satisfied
08 - Foster & McElroy - Doctor Soul
09 - Billy Davis - I Want You
10 - Ready for the World - My Girly
11 - SWV - Right Here (Human Nature Extended Mix)
12 - Heavy D & The Boyz - Got Me Waiting
13 - Soul for Real - Candy Rain
14 - Tevin Campbell - Alone With You

I'm sure you're really, really familiar with at least 4 of these tracks, right? TTT with Mocedes (The Mellow), Boyz II Men, and Guy pave the way for the female trio Abstrac', while New Edition and Today are followed up by the New Jill Swing group Good II Go. Foster, McElroy, and Mc Lyte are followed up by one of the forgotten new jack swing tracks, Billy Davis' I Want You, while RFTW follows it up with My Girly.

Moving into mellow territory, SWV gives it to you with the Human Nature remix of Right Here. Soul for Real and Tevin Campbell (with the assistance of Al B. Sure and Kyle West) then end the set with Candy Rain and Alone With You.
You know the drill - the podcast is here for your listening pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to Todd Kelley for giving his insight into the mix. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Heavy Love Affair

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:59 -0500

Let's do this.

Old School Wednesday: Heavy Love Affair.
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01 - Aurra - Are You Single?
02 - Angela Bofill - Too Tough
03 - Cameo - Flirt
04 - Ca$hflow - Mine All Mine
05 - Invisible Man's Band - Full Moon
06 - Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair
07 - Steve Arrington - Last Nite/Nite Before
08 - Leo's Sunshipp - Give Me The Sunshine
09 - The Whispers - (Olivia) Lost And Turned Out
10 - Siedah Garrett - Groove of Midnight
11 - Johnny Gill - Let's Just Run Away
12 - Luther Vandross - My Sensitivity (Gets in the Way)
13 - Con Funk Shun- Straight From The Heart

Aurra and Angela start the blend off just right, leading the way into two Larry Blackmon-influenced tracks, Flirt and Mine All Mine. From Invisible Man's Band's eponymous LP is one of my favorite tracks from them, Full Moon, leading the way into Marvin's Heavy Love Affair.

Two nice mellow tracks from Steve Arrington and Leo's Sunship lead the way to (Olivia) Lost And Turned Out from The Whispers and another track from Siedah's Kiss Of Life LP Groove Of Midnight. We then end this with Johnny, Luther, and ConFunkShun, three nice slow jams to end the blend.

The podcast is here for your listenin' pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. (Coming soon). For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Love X Love

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:07:50 -0500

Springtime, birthdays, good feelings...

Old School Wednesday: Love X Love.
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01 - The GAP Band - Humpin'
02 - Five Special - Why Leave Us Alone
03 - Change - The Glow Of Love
04 - Central Line - Don't Tell Me
05 - Junior - Not Tonight
06 - George Benson - Love X Love
07 - Tom Browne - Secret Fantasy
08 - Siedah Garrett - The Legend of Ruby Diamond
09 - Cherrelle - Home
10 - Chaka Khan - Papillon (Hot Butterfly)
11 - Invisible Man's Band - Along The Way
12 - First Love - Things Are Not The Same (Without You)
13 - The Sylvers - "P.S." (The Unfinished Letter)
14 - Anita Baker - Feel The Need
15 - Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together

There were several requests that floated by the past couple of weeks, so that made this lineup a bit easier this go-round. The GAP Band's Humpin' was a track that was brought to mind by Anewlis, so Why Leave Us Alone and The Glow Of Love were natural progressions to carry the groove forward. Junior's Not Tonight was a track that I hadn't heard in quite awhile, from his album Acquired Taste. Junior's track is followed by Central Line's Don't Tell Me, another one of their tracks played constantly both here and in the UK. Love X Love was one of the requests from Angelicastorm, who is celebrating her birthday this week.

After George Benson, Tom Browne's Secret Fantasy and Siedah Garrett's wonderful The Legend Of Ruby Diamond follow up nicely. Cherrelle's Home is the perfect segue to Papillon (Hot Butterfly) and The Invisible Man's Band's sought after track Along The Way from the album Really Wanna See You.

First Love's Things Are Not The Same Without You, yet another nice track, is followed up by The Sylver's PS (The Unfinished Letter) from Concept. Anita and Al close out the set with Feel The Need and We're In This Love Together, requested by both DarrenKeith Wyatt, who is celebrating his birthday this week as well, and Angelicastorm.

The podcast is here for your listenin' pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to TGrundy for his assistance. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

In Rotation, Volume 16 - May, 2008

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:46:49 -0500

Let's do this. A little late, but worth the wait.

In Rotation: Volume 16, May 2008.
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01 - Incognito - Step Aside [purchase]
02 - Reel People - Anything You Want featuring Tasita D'mour [purchase]
03 - Domu Presents Pete Simpson - Ain't No Fool [myspace]
04 - Sy Smith - Fly Away With Me [site | purchase]
05 - Lizz Fields - Brooklyn Flowers [site | purchase]
06 - Poetiquette and Hannah Khemoh - Not Complaining [myspace | purchase info below]
07 - Nicolay and Kay - Through The Wind [purchase]
08 - Dream/Clone - Get Amped [site/purchase]
09 - Aaron Jerome - Late Night Mission (The Bump) feat Yungun [myspace | purchase]
10 - Nathan Haines Feat Rich Medina - Springtime Rain (Drum And Bass Mix) [info | purchase]
11 - Kissey Asplund - 6AM [myspace | purchase]
12 - Reel People - It Will Be featuring Tony Momrelle [purchase]
13 - Lina - Everyday [myspace | purchase]
14 - Beady Belle - Tranquil Flight [site | purchase]

The blend is kicked off with tracks from the new CDs from Incognito (Step Aside) , Reel People (Anything You Wantwith vocals by Tasita D'mour), and Domu Presents Pete Simpson (Ain't No Fool). The next two tracks are from two people I've had the pleasure in meeting, Sy Smith and Lizz Fields, with tracks from their new CDs Conflict and Pleasureville respectivelly.

Poetiquette's Not Complaining is followed by Nicolay and Kay's Through The Wind. This brings us to NYC's hip hop trio Dream/Clone with Get Amped, a nice energetic track. The energy from Dream/Clone blends right into Late Night Mission, where Aaron Jerome and Yungun tell the story of a topsy turvy late night. The next two tracks put an electro spin on both hip hop and funk - Nathan Haines' Springtime Rain (accentuated with the flow of no other than Rich Medina) and Kissey Asplund's 6AM.

Kissey is followed up with another track from Reel People, featuring vocals from Tony Momrelle with It Will Be, and a track from Lina's new CD Morning Star, Everyday. The blend is then capped off wih Beady Belle's heartwarming track, Tranquil Flight.

As usual, take a listen to the podcast for more info. Special thanks to Foundation Media, Ariel Publicity, and Macedonia. Take it light.

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OSW: Smile

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:22:12 -0500

I had to tear myself away from the primaries and work to do this. Come to think of it, this was much, much more appealing....

Old School Wednesday: Smile.
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01 - The Whatnauts - Help Is On The Way
02 - Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
03 - D-Influence - Phuncky Times
04 - Twennynine Featuring Lenny White - Rhythm
05 - Bernard Wright - After You
06 - Garry Glenn - Got You On My Mind
07 - Soul II Soul - Time
08 - Don-E - Me Oh My
09 - Repercussions - Turn Your Card
10 - Pride 'n Politix - One Of Those Things
11 - Kleeer - Intimate Connection
12 - Lalah Hathaway - Smile
13 - Mica Paris - You Can Make a Wish
14 - Pebbles - Stay With Me

Things have been a little hectic, so this is going to be a little brief - I'll be able to add more a bit later. The two startup tracks from The Whatnauts and Central Line should sound familar to you, as they've been sampled by two quite popular hip-hop tracks. D'Influence's Phunky Times is a personal acid jazz fave of mine that I've used before and had to pull out of the crates again.

Twennynine's Rhythm is off of the album Just Like Dreamin' which was brought to my attention while going on a Lenny White rampage sometime ago. Bernard's After You, which took me some time to track down, is the track which follows his famous cut Who Do You Love? from the LP Mr. Wright. This blends into Garry Glenn's Got You On My Mind which I was pleasantly surprised to have heard after seeking a request from Strollin4Luv (much props for putting a bug in my ear).

Soul II Soul's instrumental Time from Volume II: A New Decade brings us into Don-E's Me, Oh My and Repercussion's splendid Turn Your Card, also from Earth and Heaven. I remember seeing Pride 'n Politix on BET's Video Soul as they were interviewed by Donnie Simpson. This prompted me to purchase the album Changes. Intimate Connection from Kleer brings us to Lalah's Smile, my personal favorite off of her debut CD. I then close with Mica's You Can Make A Wish and a track that I consider to be one of the hidden gems of Pebbles, Stay With Me off of her Always CD.

The podcast is here for your listenin' pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. Special thanks to TGrundy for his assistance. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Acid Jazz, Volume 4

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:43:07 -0500

Back from Podcamp 2.0 which was a beautiful thing, no doubt. The trip to NYC was inspiration for this OSW:

Old School Wednesday: Acid Jazz, Volume 4.
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01 - D-Influence - Changes
02 - Donald Byrd - Sister Love
03 - Brooklyn Funk Essentials - The Creator Has A Master Plan
04 - Swing Out Sister - Don't Let Yourself Down
05 - Carleen Anderson - Nervous Breakdown
06 - Bob James - Nautilus
07 - Incognito - I Love What You Do For Me
08 - James Taylor Quartet - Summer Fantasy
09 - Jhelisa - Whirl Keeps Turning
10 - Stylistics - People Make The World Go Round
11 - Repercussions - Test Of Time
12 - Herbie Hancock - Chameleon
14 - Loose Ends - Choose Me

Let's see, where do I begin? Well, we start off with D'Influence's Changes, one of the tracks from the their initial release Good4We. That track grooves you right into Donald Byrd's Sister Love, from the 1973 album Street Lady. Brooklyn Funk Essentials' The Creator Has A Master Plan is a rendition of the original Pharoah Sanders track. It's followed by Carleen Anderson's Nervous Breakdown, which marked my official introduction into acid jazz. I tracked down Bob James' Nautilus after I heard the remake of the track from Nuyorican Soul (a very, very solid album).

Incognito's track I Love What You Do For Me is from Vibes, Tribes and Scribes, continuing on to James Taylor Quartet and Jhelisa's Whirl Keeps Turning from Galactica Rush. The Stylistics extended version of People Make The World Go Round (reintroduced by Zero 7's Anotherlatenight) leads the way into Repercussions' Test Of Time, another solid LP. Herbie's Chameleon is from the 1973 album Headhunters. After Herbie's track, the mix is then concluded by Loose Ends' Choose Me from A Little Spice.

The podcast is here for your listenin' pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen [coming soon]. Special thanks to Macedonia for the much needed push, and especially for those people I met at Podcamp NYC 2.0, which was very enligtening (as a matter of fact, it was so good, I've already started planning for the next trip to NYC, believe that.) For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

OSW: Reach For It

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:08 -0500

Getting ready for Podcamp NYC 2.0, and I can't wait. Let's do this.

Old School Wednesday: Reach For It
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01 - Tom Browne - Thighs High
02 - George Duke - Reach For It
03 - GQ - Is It Cool?
04 - Raw Silk - Do It To The Music
05 - Pleasure - Glide
06 - Aquarian Dream - You're A Star
07 - Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life
08 - Alexander O'Neal - (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me
09 - The Sylvers - Come Back Lover, Come Back
10 - Cherrelle - When You Look in My Eyes
11 - Stevie Wonder - That Girl
12 - Garry Glenn - It's Love Again
13 - Steely Dan - Deacon Blues
14 - Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You

Tom Browne and George Duke tracks were always staples in my home, so they're pretty much a given to start this off. GQ's Is It Cool? is one of my favorite tracks that was never released. Raw Silk's Do It To The Music gives the East Coast vibe, while Pleasure's Glide delivers from the West Coast.

Aquarian Dream, a band spearheaded by Normal Connors, delivers the great track, You're A Star, from their album Fantasy, Melba Moore also delivers with a mellow track from 1978, You Stepped Into My Life. Alexander O'Neal's (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me (from Hearsay) is followed up with The Sylvers' Come Back Lover, Come Back (from Concept).

Cheryl Norton (also known as Cherrelle) delivers a track from the album Fragile with When You Look In My Eyes. One of my favorite tracks from Stevie (That Girl) is followed by one of great tracks from Garry Glenn, It's Love Again, from GG which was released in 1981. This is followed by some blue eyed soul from Steely Dan (Deacon Blues from Aja) and some funk groovin' from Bootsy (I'd Rather Be With You from Stretchin' Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band).

The podcast is here for your listenin' pleasure, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light.