To commemorate the passing of the great jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd today, I'd like to share my edit, originally released on the Editions Disco label, of one of my favorite songs of his - the jazz-funk and breakbeat classic "Think Twice".  Produced by the incomparable Mizell Brothers, it was sampled (and provided the basis) for three straight-up classic records: A Tribe Called Quest's "Footprints", Main Source's "Looking At The Front Door", and Armand Van Helden's house masterpiece "Flowers".

Byrd's records were a gateway for many of us who got into the nascent jazz-funk, rare groove and breakbeat scenes of the 1990s as DJs and collectors.  But his 1970s albums for Blue Note like Street Lady, Places & Spaces, as well as those of his protégés the Blackbyrds, were not just a rich trove of hip-hop samples for the eager beat-digger - they contained great songs that helped us to appreciate jazz as a popular art-form that was still engaged with contemporary soul, funk and R&B music, and encouraged investigating its infinite musical dimensions further.  He was, and is, tremendously important to my development as a DJ and lover of music.  We've lost a giant today.  RIP.

Donald Byrd - Think Twice (Edit De Prince Language)

Baskian is an producer from basque country. He started at early age of 14 years old mixing vinils. He colaborated in a few  groups of acid jazz and hip hop and diferents music colectives.
His music goes around jazz, soul, dub and  house vibes.

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Baskian euskal herriko musika produktorea da. Gaztetan hasi zen 14 urtekin biniloak jartzen. Acid Jazz eta Hip Hop taldeetan kolaborazioak egin ditu eta musika kolektibo desberdinetan
parte hartu du. Bere musika Jazz, Soul, Dub eta house ikutuak ditu.

Peace

the love standing on a balance between dope and chill sound ?

Started Spinning in 1993, in a radiostudio..
Eclectic taste, in it for the groove. 
From jazzy house over disco, afro & breaks to 90's trance. 
Mixing vinyl again since 2020. Sampling vinyl live.

Radiohost of the shows Fantasy (1995-1999 ) 
& Dance Garden ( 1999 - 2007, 2025 - ... ).

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