One of the most influential and underground Hammond organists of the 1960's was "Big" John Patton as he was then known. If it was the groove that you wanted Patton was your Man and he made several albums for the legendary Blue Note label, many of which went on to sell for eye watering prices. As his style went out of favor, some of the recordings never saw the light of day until almost 20 years later and at the same time Patton slipped into the background. He resurfaced in the 1980s and went into the studio. Among his albums Soul Connection, originally released in 1983 on Nilva Records has now been re-released on what many consider to be the Re-Issue Label of these times; Jazz Room Records.


Patton had a strong band with him on this record. Avant Garde trombonist Grachan Moncur III fits in just nicely with some funky lines and solo's. Acid jazz Guitar Hero Melvin Sparks rides in the all important funk grooves but the revelation has to be saxophonist Grant Reed, who you may know from the Jazz Room Release of "Shamek Farrah & Folks" and who was a mainstay of the Mongo Santamaria set up. Jazz Exile Alvin Queen has been part of the sound set ups of Junior Mance, Stanley Turrentine and Charles Tolliver, among others.
The whole album sounds as if it was laid down in a Rudy Van Gelder session in the mid 60's and then languished in a vault somewhere, waiting until the fan base had returned. That time is now, this is a Funky Organ Groove with a Spiritual Soul Swing!

JOHN PATTON - SOUL CONNECTION

The title track from the forthcoming Jazz Room Records release by Eric Ghost "Secret Sauce". Long deleted and changing hands for high numbers, when you can find it.

It's a Psychedelic Spiritual Masterpiece.

ERIC GHOST -SECRET SAUCE

Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah)
August 11, 2022
Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Otherside

01. The Coronation of X. aTunde Adjuah
02. Diaspora
03. Guinnevere [David Crosby via Miles Davis]
04. Hu Ta Nay
05. Sunrise in Beijing
06. Christian speaks
07. West of the West
08. Christian speaks
09. The Last Chieftain
11. Golden Crown

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah - adjuah bow, trumpet, reverse flugelhorn, sirenette
Lawrence Fields - piano
Elena Pinderhughes - flute
Luques Curtis - bass
Ele Howell - drums
Weedie Braimah - djembe

Core sound binurals > battery box > edirol r-07 24/44.1 khz > WAV > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC (24/44)
Recorded by royboy

Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) 8/11/22 Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Otherside

On his recent trip to London, the man like Diggs Duke was gifted the keys to the Brownswood Basement. This playlist is the result of his vinyl rummagings, and it is pretty great. 

Tracklist:
Langston Hughes – Excerpt from ‘The Trumpet Player, 52nd Street’ (Black Forum)
Frank Foster & The Loud Minority – E.W. Beautiful People (Red Lion)
Leon Thomas – Prince of Peace (Soul Brother Records)
Moacir Santos – Haply Happy (Blue Note)
Salif Keita – Primpin’ (Mango)
Harold McKinney – Dolphin Dance (Tribe)
Hilton C. Felton – The Power Of Love, (It’s In My Heart) (Hilton’s Concept)
The Emotions – I Wouldn’t Lie (Columbia)

You can order Diggs' new EP "The Upper Hand and Other Grand Illusions" here:
smarturl.it/diggsdukeupperhand

Tracklist:
1. Forever Love Is Tainted
2. A Private Island
3. The Pinnacle (of Class and Taste)
4. Our Love Was Brand New
5. Covered in Cloth
6. Secrets Seem Rehearsed

Diggs Duke Keys To The Brownswood Basement Mix x HUCK Magazine

perdone, funk?

Shatter Hands did this Cal Tjader mix for us as a teaser for the upcoming Copenhagen Jazz Festival event called Jazz Remixed Special Edition (July 6) -> Cal Tjader Remixed feat. Shatter Hands & Khal Allan. Make sure to check it out! Cool out and listen

https://soundcloud.com/shatter-hands 

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1197164273656916/

Pasteelo Mixtape 5 - Cal Tjader // Shatter Hands

As much as I love the film and keep coming back to it I thought The Nice Guys' soundtrack was a real missed opportunity. Why go to the trouble of issuing a deluxe double vinyl collectors edition when the music on it can be found on the most basic ‘Hits of the 70s’-style compilation? I love “Papa was a Rolling Stone” and “September” as much as anyone but they’ve been comped to death at this point. 

Also found it weird that a film that's so specifically set in 1977 (the date's the first thing you see onscreen) features tracks like Boogie Wonderland and The Pina Colada Song when they both came out in 1979. Even worse, the party scene features Kool & the Gang’s “Get Down On It” -which came out in 1981.  It doesn't even sound like a production from '77!

Anyway here's my take on an alternative OST and stuff:

Tracklist
Etta James - All The Way Down (1973)
Salsoul Orchestra - Nice 'n' Naasty (Edit) (1976)
Yvonne Fair - Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (1975)
C.C.P.P. - Prancai (Edit) (1975)
Martin Kershaw - Riff Raff (1976)
Junie - Susie Thundertussy (Edit) (1975)
Lee Michaels - Who Could Want More (1969)
Patrice Rushen - Hang it Up (Edit) (1978)
Gladys Knight & the Pips - We Don't Look For Trouble (1975)
Mike Moran - The Pick-Up (1976)
Robert Jay - Alcohol Pt 1 (1973)
Ike & Tina Tuner - Bold Soul Sister (1970)
Atlantis - He's Got a Gun (1976)
The Choice Four - Get Down to Earth (Instrumental Edit) (1977)
Eloise Law - Love Goes Deeper Than That (1977)
Burton Inc. - LA Will Make You Pay (1977)
Joe Bataan - Sadie (1976)
Etta James - Jump Into Love (1973?)
Booty's Rubber Band - The Pinnochio Theory (1977)
Intrinsic Trance - Hey Policeman (1976)
Vic Caesar - Bare Knuckles Theme (1977)
Brian Bennett - The Prowler (1978)
Eunice Collins - At the Hotel (1974)
Lou Rawls - She's Gone (1976)
Little Beaver - Get into the Party Life (1974)
The 5th Dimension - Big John is my Name (1974)
The Supremes - You're My Driving Wheel (1976)
Jaye P Morgan - Let's Get Together (1976)
Milton Wright - Friends and Buddies (1975)
Rasputin's Stash - Love and Happiness (1976)
War - Why Can't We Be Friends (1975)

The Nice Guys - A Nice 'n' Nasty OST

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah "Ancestral Recall (feat Saul Williams)"

'Cracks', the sixth track off ‘Weightless’, the second LP from London-based soul/jazz ensemble Teotima, is an example of their fresh and captivating sound which spans the Atlantic from the African continent to Brazil, the Caribbean, the USA and London. 

"The work of being happy — like learning an instrument or a language — feels like something you need to maintain and do regularly", explains musical director and guitarist Greg Sanders.  

 "In the music there’s a lot of times where people are following the written music, but I also try and make sure that there’s plenty of space for improvisation and solos and interaction. So you’re creating the space and conditions for spontaneity and joy by using structure."

Weightless

Premiere: Teotima - Cracks

Pour le 1er novembre, on voulait une carte blanche spéciale, parce qu’on aime bien marquer le coup de des jours fériés. Et puis parce que, mine de rien, la fête des Morts, c’est important en musique, ça fait énormément de gens à se souvenir. Alors, on a pensé à quelqu’un qui synthétisait à sa manière tous les sons d’aujourd’hui, d’hier et de demain qui passaient sur Le Grigri. Car le pseudonyme de ce quelqu’un veut dire beaucoup: en choisissant de se cacher derrière l’alias https://soundcloud.com/free-the-robots, Chris Alfaro voulait montrer que les machines avaient elle aussi beaucoup à dire question liberté. Il faut dire que le garçon a été l’un des membres-clés des fameuses soirées Low End Theory à Los Angeles qui ont participé à brouiller les pistes entre électro, jazz, beatmaking et hip-hop. Tel Flying Lotus, Mndsgn ou Knxwledge, ce Californien expérimente à gogo et à foison aux côtés de Lefto ou d’Opio de Souls of Mischief. Prévu pour le 7 novembre, son prochain album divague sur les rythmes tribaux avec classe et nourrit déjà les ondes du Grigri. Bref un type à suivre de très près qu’on est heureux d’accueillir dans la grande famille des Cartes Blanches.

Tracklist
Siah and Yeshua - The Mystery
Funkadelic - I'll Stay
Ice Cube - Steady Mobbin
Divine Styler - Ain't Sayin Nothin
Minoru Muraoka - Soul Bamboo
Quarteto em Cy - Vento Bravo
The Lightmen Plus 1 - The Phantom
Quasimoto - Low Class Conspiracy
Pharaoh Sanders - Astral Traveling
Eddie Kendricks - Date with the Rain
David Axelrod - The Dr & The Diamond
Freestyle Fellowship - 7th Seal
Sean Price - Figure four
Rashan Roland Kirk - Spirits up Above
Jaylib - Champion Sound

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