jazzy sensation

2021 - 09 - 20 Lightsout Sessions Live 122M A

BLUE LAB BEATS ft Moses Boyd & Nerija - Pineapple (Benji B BBC R1/1X Premiere RIP) SOCIETY OF SOUND

Places, spaces, and a KNG MST redirection. Shout-out to the Mizzell Brothers. And Black Moon. 100 BPM

Available via Bandcamp

DONALD BYRD "WIND PARADE (KING MOST'S DUB 'EM DOWN REDIRECTION)

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)

Summer Madness

Summer Madness (Exclusive Cover Version)

UK's finest DJ / Producer Klevakeys (House Keys Records) brings to you his brand new 'Basement Mix Sessions' in association with BPMBOX. Klevakeys showcases his favourite house music selection on a monthly basis. Come and join us.

Watch Episode 1 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO6DL0xFdEw&t=882s

Watch Episode 1 on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/923506305

2021 - 09 - 20 Lightsout Sessions Live 122M A

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