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

The superduo of Brad Mehldau, likely one of the most influential jazz pianists of our time, and Mark Guiliana, hands down one of the best drummers around, are soon to release their new album, Taming the Dragon.
#nextbop.com

Mehliana- Brad Mehldau , Mark Guiliana -Sleeping Giant (Live)

Respect the Architect RMX (Guru/Jazzmatazz tribute)

My take on Frank Ocean's track "Thinkin' 'Bout You" from his album 'Channel Orange' (2012).

Thinkin' 'Bout You - Frank Ocean Cover

Love Can Last Forever

Love Can Last Forever - Fred

John Lee Hooker and Tony Mahoney This Land is Nobody's Land

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

Journey in Satchidananda (Alice Coltrane)

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

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE: http://thedecoders.bandcamp.com/track/strange-fruit-feat-raul-midon

Fresh of the press and following the release of "Walk On By" and "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun", we are proud to offer up another gem reworked from the Music Sales catalog, this time digging even deeper into our cultural history with the haunting poetic verses of Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" sung beautifully by our friend and comrade, soul crooner Raul Midon!  

In honor of Black History Month, we have to decided to release the single on Feb 1st (on band camp and iTunes), but will stream it on sound cloud this week leading up to the release date.

In classic Decoders fashion, we decided to flip the arrangement into a St. James Infirmary Jazz style with dub and cumbia undertones...Raul's amazing vocal delivery and masterful guitar work is heavily featured in the song.  This particular version is also inspired by Jeff Buckley's cover of the tune, which was recorded in the early 90's by Liza Richardson at Santa Monica's KCRW studios.  Check out the link here: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/td/td110914from_the_archives_je

Strange Fruit feat. Raul Midon

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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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