Christian Scott - Isadora (Live)

Soundboard recording from the Hi Fi Club, Leeds, UK in May 2004. This was the first in a run of three special UK dates and the only one that was recorded. We had met Lou for the first time earlier that day but he wasn't keen to rehearse as he was jet-lagged from his trip. He was also baffled by the set list that had been chosen for him by us and the promoters - the soul-jazz classics that we all knew and loved were, from Lou's point of view, just a blip in a career that was already into its seventh decade. Trumpet player Malcolm Strachan had to politely remind Lou of all the heads, and Eddie wasn't sure if Lou was leading the band or expecting him to do it, so there's a certain amount of eggshell-treading in the execution.

featuring:
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
Malcolm Strachan - trumpet
Eddie Roberts - guitar
Bob Birch - Hammond organ
Pete Shand - bass guitar
Simon Allen - drums

(Simon Allen, Leeds, November 2013)

01 Alligator Boogaloo

Myron & E with the Soul Investigators.

The road to soul by Northern Cali's Myron & E (Myron Glasper and Eric "E da Boss" Cooke) ran through hip-hop first.  They met while on tour with Oakland's Blackalicious - Cooke was teh tour DJ and Glasper sang backup - and bonded over a love of classic soul music.

While on a separate tour through Finland, a chance encounter led Cooke to an impromptu jam session with members of The Soul INvestiagors, whose work with singer Nicole Willis helped define them as one of Europe's foremost retro-soul bands.  Producer Didler Selin was impressed enough to leave Cooke with several Soul INvestigator tracks.  Back in the Bay Area, he recruited Glasper as a songwriting/vocal team and the collaboration had begun.

Myron & E with the Soul investigators released a string of limited edition 45s which radiated such an authentic soul vibe that they were embraced through Europe and America, and caught on with the low-rider scene in California.

In the past year, the team focused on building its live show and perfecting its debut album, Broadway, now being released on Stones Throw Records.



03 If I Gave You My Love

2nd mixtape of musician Moses Boyd. 

personnel 

Moses Boyd :drums, composition and production
Binker Golding: Tenor Saxophone
Artie Zaits : guitar
Theon Cross: Tuba
Reuben James: keys
Tyrone Isaac Stuart: flute

mastered by Red1productions


Time and Space 

Axis Blue

Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different (1974) - 08. Special people

Clean V1

After lamenting on the emotional baggage of Hurricane Katrina on his last single "After The Storm" Willie West offers another sonic angle on the city of New Orleans, his place of birth. "Give It Back" is the closest example of Mardi Gras funk that Willie has recorded since his cult classic "Said To Myself" on Warner Brothers from 1975.

There is something very particular about the rhythmic texture of NOLA r&b, obviously referencing heavily to the second line parade tradition, to which some argue the whole concept of modern western rhythm music can be traced back to. As for the backing provided by Cold Diamond & Mink, obviously the Soul Investigators under disguise, this classic roots sound is not reaching too far from home. When these boys from Espoo started to cook up their primitive funk quartet back in the 90's, they were feasting on a steady diet of Allen Toussaint produced Meters, the same bunch, who played behind Willie West back in his prime.

In many ways "Give It Back" is rejuvenating things in full circle, the same way as, when Willie performed his funk classic "Fairchild" live in Helsinki with The Soul Investigators in 2014. This funk is not made for the deep funk purists, it is meant for the human race. And it displays that Willie West can still rock to that Louisiana bounce.

28/04/2017

Give It Back - Willie West & Cold Diamond & Mink

a soulful nu jazz remix
'Someone To Watch Over Me'

'Someone To Watch Over Me' - wom remix

From the new compilation - Bad Education Vol. 1: Soul Hits of Timmion Records - out now. http://dapt.one/TimmionHits

Wanda Felicia and Cold Diamond & Mink - Until You're Mine

full recording available at http://funkit.virose.net/?p=3142 

Christian Scott Quintet - No Church In The Wild (Jay-Z / Kanye West cover)
October 20, 2012
St. Louis, MO @ Jazz At The Bistro

Christian Scott - siren horn (custom trumpet/flugelhorn/coronet hybrid)
Kris Funn - bass
Corey Fonville - drums
Andrew Burglass - guitar
Braxton cook - alto saxophone

Christian Scott Quintet - No Church In The Wild (Jay-Z / Kanye West cover) 10/20/12 St. Louis

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Christian Scott Quintet - No Church In The Wild (Jay-Z / Kanye West cover) 10/20/12 St. Louis

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