Name: Be Thankful For What You Got (William De Vaughn Cover) by Alexia Avina
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTXljIqxRE

Buy it here: https://orcd.co/brianjacksoninstrumentals

Legendary American musician Brian Jackson announces his first solo album in over 20 years, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’, produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Collás and released on BBE Music.

Brian Jackson earned mythic status among music fans thanks to his pioneering work with Gil Scott-Heron in the 70’s, where his flute and electric piano performances on ‘Pieces of a Man’ and ‘Winter In America’ virtually defined the sound of an era. From the 80s onwards he went on to record with Kool & The Gang, Will Downing (whose debut album he produced), Roy Ayers and Gwen Guthrie among many others, and while many veteran musicians tend to stick with the sounds they know best at some point in their careers, Jackson remains an unusually adventurous, vital and broad-minded artist to this day.

When the Phenomenal Handclap Band’s Daniel Collás first met Brian Jackson at a performance in New York, right off the bat he said “I think I could produce you”. “I wasn’t sure why he thought that,” says Jackson “but I considered it a challenge to find out. Turns out that he was right.”

Early on in their friendship, Brian mentioned that he’d embarked on a solo project right around the time he recorded ‘Bridges’ with Gil Scott-Heron in 1976. There were even some unfinished demos, but the album had never materialised. Daniel leapt on the idea, asking “what would a Brian Jackson album sound like if the 21st century Brian were to complete that 1976 album today?” Completed in a series of twice weekly sessions over 11 months in Daniel’s Williamsburg studio, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’ provides the answer.
“We sketched out musical ideas, drank way too much coffee, consumed way too many tacos and sampled perhaps a few too many exotic whiskeys while talking about things that were important to both of us personally. The lyrics for the songs are a result of those conversations” says Jackson.

Contributors to the album range from Jackson’s guitarist, bassist and longtime friend Binky Brice (Billy Ocean, Evelyn Champagne King, Roy Ayers), Collás’s occasional writing partner Morgan Phalen, Latin Grammy-winning flautist Domenica Fossati, drummers Moussa Fadera and Caito Sanchez, and Phenomenal Handclap Bandmates Juliet Swango and Monika Heidemann.

And the music? Vintage, soul-stirring Brian Jackson, with the great man’s warm vocals, distinctive flute and lyrical keys taking centre stage. The songwriting feels timeless, the arrangement effortless, the production human and analogue. From golden-era soul-funk opener ‘All Talk’, through soaring Afrobeat-inspired dreamscape ‘Mami Wata’ to compact groover ‘Little Orphan Boy’ which closes the album, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’ is simply some of the veteran artist’s best work yet, subtly and lovingly framed by Daniel Collás.

Brian Jackson - C'est Cette Comète (Instrumental)

"Deme"
Now available on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/deme-feat.-denitia-single/id808275854https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/deme-feat.-denitia-single/id808275854

Composed and arranged by Sly5thAve
Produced by Brad Williams

Featuring:
Denitia "Vox"
Sly5thave - Tenor Sax
Jay Jennings - Trumpet
Hajime Yoshida - Guitar
Daniel Foose - Bass
Ross Pederson - Drums
Keita Ogawa - Percussion 

Recorded May 2012 at The Bunker Studio by Aaron Nevezie
Assistant Engineer Jacob Bergson
Mixed by John Davis 
Mastered by Scott Hull
Artwork by Aaronisnotcool

copyright 2014 5th floor productions


"Deme" feat. Denitia

Moses Boyd drums/composition/production 
binker golding- tenor sax


Creeepin With Max

Refix/Remix of Dorothy Asby's "For some we loved", taken from the album "The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby" (1969-1970).

Dorothy Ashby - For some we loved (Monkeyrobot Refix)

From mister T. & Jean Honeymoon EP / ChinChin Records / Germany
This is my second collab EP with Jean Honeymoon for ChinChin Records including 3 jazzy retro lounge vibes.
ChinChin Records : http://www.chinchin-records.com/
mister T. : https://www.facebook.com/misterT.Greece
Jean Honeymoon : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jean-Honeymoon

Support the release here : 
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mister T, & Jean Honeymoon - Take Me Away / ChinChin Records

Sarah Williams White is the latest signing to South London label First Word Records. Hailing from the ‘Hilly Fields of Lewisham’ Sarah is part of a new wave of artists from her corner of London that includes Mo Kolours, Henry Wu as well as her brother Paul White. 

A multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Sarah cites influences including Jamie Lidell, Erykah Badu and PJ Harvey as well as more contemporary acts such as Hiatus Kaiyote and Thundercat. Her sound mixes soulful, intricate vocals with subtle beats and layered harmonies.

This approach is writ large across ‘Hum’, the first single taken from her debut mini-LP ‘Of The New World’ due out later this year. Over a skittering beat Sarah showcases both her deft songwriting and breathtaking vocal abilities. Her deceptively intricate production is pulled together with a catchy hook and backed with layers of handclaps, percussion and vocal melodies.

Also included in the single package are two remixes - first up, Sarah’s brother Paul (Golden Rules / One-Handed Music) creates a shimmering, eerie backdrop for Sarah’s vocals, adding darker textures to stunning effect. It confirms Paul’s status as one of the most interesting musical talents that the UK has produced over the last few years. First Word’s own Quiet Dawn has also contributed a mix, taking the track into a more sensual territory, with live bass and subtle guitar creating a neo-soul vibe reminiscent of Jill Scott.


Sarah Williams White - Hum (Single Version)

original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTXljIqxRE


Be Thankful For What You Got (William De Vaughn Cover)

Go cop the new album "1Moment2Another", 
Out now: jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/ja…bplate-5

Vocals - @otisjunior
Produced - @dr-dundiff
Vocals Recorded/Mixed - Frames Danco
Video - Chris Smith

Open Your Eyes (Intro) - Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff

Revolutionary, spiritual jazz from Houston, reissued for the first time – the second in a series of four expanded reissues of drummer and bandleader Bubbha Thomas’s lauded catalog. http://www.rappcats.com/shop/fancypants/

Fancy Pants (Mono)

The Lightmen - Ashie (Mono) - Fancy Pants

The lead single and title track from Rio based musical trailblazer Antonio Neves' forthcoming album A Pegada Agora é Essa (The Sway Now).

Antonio Neves - A Pegada Agora é Essa (Feat. Esguleba)

Blurring the lines of digital and live music, Living Beats bridges the gap between live performance, production and improvisation. The music organically spawned from a live session with Makaya McCraven on drums, MPC (Radius ECT) and DJ Moppy of CutzonCutz. Makaya used these improvisations as the inspiration for these beats adding keyboards, bells and percussion new melodies and renditions off Makaya's recent record, "Split Decision." Additional production and mixing were done by Chris Kramer of Tensei and a special guest appearance was made by the hip hop Violinist Savoir Faire and has been featured in Facemelt's ChiSound II compilation.

Busta's Joint (Radius Remix)

sleep*dream*

upcoming shows:
1/3 @ Berlin Under A, Manhattan
2/21 @ Cmon Everbody, Brooklyn 
3/4 @ Rubulad, Brooklyn

Be Thankful For What You Got (William De Vaughn Cover)

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