Matt comes out swinging with some modern retro soul, grimy hip hop and neo-soul before veering into jazz and afrobeat territory, then winding things down with a mellow second half, here in the 63rd installment of Joints.  Tracklisting below:


Carrtoons – Toons
Alanna Royale – Fall In Love Again
Lee Fields – Never Be Another You
Children of Zeus – U Alone ft. Caron Wheeler (Remix)
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist – Bubble Bath
Black Star – No Fear of Time
Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes – Theem Prototype
Ari Lennox – POF
NxWorries – Where I Go ft. H.E.R.
Q-Tip – Blue Girl
Adi Oasis – Get It Got It
Omar – Come On Speak to Me
Platinum Pied Pipers – I Got You ft. Tiombe Lockhart
Theo Croker – Jazz is Dead ft. Gary Bartz & Kassa Overall
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin – Tamalla
Konkolo Orchestra – That Good Thing
J. Rawls - #brazil
Shigeto – MCW
Javonntte – Drumz of Africa (DJ Romain Mix)
Waajeed – Motor City Madness
Jazz is Dead – Nancy Wilson (Shigeto Remix)
Chip Wickham – Astral Traveling
Roy Ayers – Reaching for the Highest Pleasure
K15 – Time Humbles Us All
Flying Lotus – See Thru to U ft. Erykah Badu
Flying Lotus – Mmmhmm ft. Thundercat
Surprise Chef – Winter’s Theme
Shabazz Palaces – Recollections of the Wraith
Camp Lo – Coolie High (Joints! Remix)
The Roots – The ‘Notic ft. D’Angelo
Janet Jackson – Got ‘Til It’s Gone (Jay Dee’s Revenge Mix)
Lucy Pearl – Without You (Dilla Remix)
Raphael Saadiq – Be Here ft. D’Angelo (Joints! Remix)
La’Verne Washington – The Promise
Brief Encounter – Get a Good Feeling

Joints! w/ Matt Ferran on The Face Radio - Show #063 - (10/29/22) - Soul, HipHop, Jazz, World, House

Tune into Across 110th Street live every week on 89.9 FM (NYC) or via WKCR.org from 12-2 PM EST!

Tracklist:
"LA Night" Yasuko Agawa
"Sweet Power of Your Embrace" James Mason
"Gentle Thoughts" Herbie Hancock
"Can You Handle It" Sharon Redd
~Break
"Miss Kane" Donald Byrd
"Wind Parade" Donald Byrd
"Love Has Come Around" Donald Byrd
"Make It Last Forever" Inner Life
"Keep That Same Old Feeling" The Crusaders
"My Lady" The Crusaders
~Talk
"Sunny" Yambu
"La Conquistadores Chocolates" Johnny "Hammond" Smith
"Happy Music" The Blackbyrds
"Mt. Airy Groove" Pieces of A Dream
"K-Jee" MFSB
~Talk
"Running Away" Roy Ayers Ubiquity
"Boy Don't Be Afraid" 79.5
"Sisters Unarmed" 79.5

Photo: Sharon Redd

SKINDO-LE-LE ~From Jazz Funk to Brazilian Fusion

Across 110th Street 11/12/22

Mr. Big Happy is a graphic designer, artist, DJ, and music archivist from San Francisco, California. While he is an accomplished designer and artist, over the years he has always had a love for music and spends time searching for rare and obscure vinyl. Big Happy’s focus is the late 70s into the late 80s - modern soul, funk, boogie and disco.

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THE BIG HAPPY SHOW - SOUTH CAROLINA SOUNDS - 22nd November 2022

New episode featuring some laid-back sounds of recent aquisitions as well as favorites. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Starship, Cal Tjader, Woody Shaw, Hermann Gehlen Big Band, Gabor Szabo, Greg Foat

January 25 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 220

Extra mellow flavor for starting off February. Snuck in a few digital treats between the analog on this one. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Mary Lou Williams, H. Ray Crawford, Chino Corvalan,  Moacir Santos, Jazzbois, Jazzbois, Lonnie Liston Smith

February 1 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 221

Ep.719 features Pleasure of Love (Records) representative, Dino Soccio, as well as the return of Cheddy. Music from around the globe for two straight hours. Turn it up and enjoy!

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Ep. 719 - Dino Soccio & Cheddy - March 31, 2023

Monday Tsubaki: Jitwam - 03.04.23

Returning this week with a big stack of jazz and more I picked up last month in NYC, and also a couple selections in tribute to Harry Belafonte, probably one of the most incredible people to ever walk the earth. I recommend everyone go and pick up his autobiography just to see all the things he was involved in and accomplished. He lived an amazing life, and I start and finish this set with two tunes of his I love. 

Tracklist: Harry Belafonte, Rick Laird, Charlie Antolini, Masaru Imada, Walter Bishop Jr., Ted Vining Trio, Eric Kloss, Roy Ayers, Sunburst, Gil Scott Heron, Don Pullen, Harry Belafonte

April 29 2023

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 225 - Harry Belafonte and NYC Digs

For his third full-length release, Matt Emonson AKA Mat/Matix has remixed and mastered a tape of his 2013-2016 creations dubbed ‘850,’ an ode to his 1997 Volvo station wagon. Moved by Larry Heard’s Sceneries Not Songs Vol. 1-2, Emonson has painted his own aural landscape including batches of uptempo synth funk, street soul, g-funk, and jazzy house. Toiled over for many years, this instrumental album is the sound of a young producer discovering their unique darkened west-coast sound. In ’Mountain Mist,’ a wall of drum breaks and synths give way to a soulful guitar solo. ‘Loons’ takes a swing groove through dusty layers of classic 12 bit samples. ‘Robertson’s Jam’ is a dance floor workout of digital synth textures reminiscent of a midnight drive through the city. 850 is a nostalgic 40-minute journey to bump in the car, feel on a pair of headphones, or jam at a house party. Choose your own path.

MatMatix - 850 -  Mountain Mist

Sorry to be a bit off-schedule these days - a lot of travel and work making it harder to record mixes! But here's a few things that have made their way into the crates recently. Dig in!

Tracklist: Cal State Long Beach Jazz Ensemble, Don Burrows, Astrud Gilberto, Sod, Johnny Walker, Ryo Kawasaki, Flying Island, Lee Brumley Trio

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Pullin from the Stacks #229 - Recent Digs and Spacey Things

Recorded in Modesto, Ca.  Featuring Alto Saxophone solo. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar solo. Steinway & Sons Acoustic Piano Solo. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Gibson L5 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Steinway & Sons Acoustic Piano Rhythm. Hammond B3 Electric Organ Rhythm. Drums Full kit Set. Percussion Tambourine, Chimes Mark Tree. Zildjain 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal.

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Home Town Bluez

When I'm not at the dayjob, I'm probably at a record store. Pullin from the Stacks podcast most Wednesdays, available here, Apple Pods (please subscribe!) and elsewhere.

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 221

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