04 I'll Take You There The Staple Singers

I am truly blessed to present you with another mix. A big thanks goes to Robert "Dubwise" Browne who inspired me to do this when I heard his album. Check out this amazing artist here: http://www.robertdubwise.com/

I hope you like what you hear! Being raised on reggae (having Jamaican parents) I was overjoyed to do this mix and I do hope it gets you Jammin too!

Here's the track listing:

Robert "Dubwise" Browne - No Letting Go
Yolanda Brown - TokYo Sunset
Robert "Dubwise" Brown - Hideaway THIS IS MY FAVOURITE TUNE OFF THE ALBUM
Kim Waters - Jammin'
Monty Alexander - What's Going On (Wha'a Gwaan)
Ernest Ranglin - King Tubby Meets The Rockers
Robert "Dubwise" Browne - Blessings
Remo - From Kingston to Montego Bay
Bassnecter ft W Darling - You and Me
Robert "Dubwise" Browne - Groovy Little Thing
Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour - Get Up Stand Up
Monty Alexander - Is this Love
Renato Falaschi with Rocco Ventrella - Waiting in Vain


Enjoy lovely people! 
DJ Sapphire

PS: I hope you like the profile picture - taken by myself when I stayed at Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios! I wish I was there listening to this mix now!

Smooth Jazz Reggae

Compositions taken from piano sketches and arranged in both Jazz Band and Jazz Orchestra styles by Suno and prompts researched and generated by Genspark AI Agent.

Echoes of Light (Jazz Orchestra Arrangement)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - My Journey to the Sky

4 Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues

Discogs: http://tinyurl.com/SoulBrigadaKAT45rec
Release/catalogue number: KAT45-006
Mastering: http://www.studio-schoenrock.de (Stuttgart  | Germany)

Starting things off we have Runnin' Out, a mid-tempo memphis horn-led beauty of a track originally out in 1968. SoulBrigada take the original, toughen up the bottom end, add in kicks, claps and percussion and the odd filter, speed things up a tad and lengthen the track by a couple of minutes getting the most out of Mable John's effortless and gargantuan diva-esque vocal delivery...

On the flip we have another soulful treat with a killer rare groove cut from 1971. Originally recorded by Lee Sain (and arranged by Charles Miller) SoulBrigada extend the intro, add in drums, samples and effects all adding to a truly infectious groove and vocal that will have you screaming out for more...


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The Robert Cray Band comes with guns blazing to perform at 88.1 KDHX in St. Louis.  Recorded September 14, 2012.  Enjoy.  Recorded by Jon Valley and Mary Belzer.  Discover more great music at http://kdhx.org.

The Robert Cray Band "I'm Done Crying" Live at KDHX 09/14/12

2009 marks Soulive's 10th Anniversary and over the past 10 years, Soulive have covered a lot of ground musically and literally. Not many bands can say they have recorded with Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews, Talib Kweli and John Scofield. Nor can many bands open for The Rolling Stones on one tour and have Stevie Wonder sit in with them on the next tour, and who else has recorded for legendary labels such as Blue Note, Concorde AND Stax Records? Pedigree indeed!

Of this brand new album founding member, drummer Alan Evans says "This is the Soulive album I've always wanted to record. It's what I've been hearing in my head for years, like when people say "if I could go back in time knowing what I know now" Well, that's what we did with Up Here. The session had the vibe and energy of Get Down but with all of our experiences from the past 10 years put down on tape in a very meaningful way"

The record's opening track "Upright" immediately sets the tone with a completely infectious hook featuring keyboard maestro Neal Evans on an old upright piano. There are some nods to the "old-school" on the record. "For Granted" is a tip of the hat to Grant Green, and Eric plays licks reminiscent of his early solos on Get Down and Turn It Out. Guest vocalist Nigel Hall tears it up on "Too Much" (also released as a killer Freestyle funk 45 FSR7059) while Eric's guitar sings like D'Angelo on the laid-back grind of "Put on Yo Pajamas" (P J's)

The entire record features tight horn arrangements from long-time Soulive collaborators and friends, Sam Kininger and Ryan Zoidis otherwise know as The Shady Horns

No matter how you listen to Up Here, it sounds like you're listening to vintage vinyl. One of the most difficult things about making a record with a great live band is capturing all that live energy while still making the record that's about songs. Up Here does as good a job as any record could in accomplishing this. "Straight up", says Alan, "this is the first Soulive album that I can say every tune on it is my favorites on the album". 

SOULIVE - 07 Hat Trick

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way

Tootie Ma - Preservation Hall Jazz band featuring Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs and Frank Demond

Renato Carosone   Piccolissima Serenata

Thank you for stopping by! I am a DJ who specialises in smooth jazz and soul.  You can hear my radio show, every Monday 1-3pm on YouTube. Head over to my channel and don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@DJSapphire
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