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From the 2014 album on BBE Music, "Low Fi Classics" by Mr Bird and Greg Blackman, out now! Big thanks to Josh Lawrence for the mighty trumpets!

"Brilliant album soulful & funky - sounding great"

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Although no major company wanted to pick up “Let’s Go – It’s Summertime”, and “Jody’s Freeze” By James Reese and The Progressions or “Throwing Stones” and “Gee Whiz” by Marlene King, James felt that what he had written and arranged was unique. Therefore he continued to write, using Jazz chords and progressions along with some occasional classical motifs and mixed those elements with danceable rhythms.
 
*( Concerning “Let’s Go – It’s Summertime” Many of the major labels that James talked with in New York said that his writing was "way ahead of my time", and they wasnt wrong!!!
 
 
James Reese was a Public School Band Director during those years, and during his breaks and in the band room he would sit down at the piano and work on ideas for songs. Also, Rosalyn Foster (a college student with a strong voice) had joined The Progressions in the early seventies and James quickly began to write with her voice in mind.
 
 By spring break of 1972 we were ready to go to Memphis, Tenn. We didn’t have a drummer who could make the trip (Willie Hill, AKA B. Hill had moved to LA, California) so James hired a drummer when he arrived.. His name was Willie Hall, one of the Bar Kays drummers and he flowed with us instantly. James remembers recording at night, and then staying up during the daytime working on the string parts.

The final recording sessions that never got released were called 
"joker (where did you come from)"  and "he'll never go".   Its almost criminal to think these two beautifully crafted soul songs, where musicians have put all their time and efforts into, were shelved because so called executives thought them  "ahead of their time"

 
Personnel: William “Chicken” Murphy - Guitar, Willie Hall- Drums and Percussions, Robert Goforth - Bass, James Reese - Piano and Trombone, John Lamkin II - Trumpet and Rudolph Riley - Alto and Tenor Sax. A Couple of String Players from the Memphis Symphony.  Lead Vocals - Rosalyn Foster. 

James Reese And The Progressions He'll Never Go (previoulsy un-issued)

James Reese And The Progressions Joker (previoulsy un-issued soul)

You can now Pre-Order the Save Me E.P. on Barely Breaking Even, with remixes by P.O.G. (The Paragons Of Goodness), Ill Advised and Renegades Of Jazz, on both iTunes and Google Play!

Get upon the soulful jazz strut of GB & Mr Bird! New video out soon from Film Tribe starring our very own Greg Blackman!!! 

Big thanks to Greg, David, Sam, Will, Lee & Julia @ BBE

Mr Bird ft. Greg Blackman - Save Me (Remixes)

Back up! Back up! Beatnik City is back with the stone cold solid gold. Craig Charles has been hammering this LP like the boss he is. Northern Beats Vol 1 is unleashed on your badasses like a drunk and happy bear, crashing across your front room in a cloud of talc and breathtaking rare-bare dance moves, apologising with a raised paw for the massive destruction caused. You can't be mad, he’s so cute and cool!

Turn off the telly, get up! Down a gin and join bear, Yes yes, it’s strictly dance o’clock! We want to see your casino knee slide… Yeeeeehar!

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Release date: 05/Feb/2016

Blurb by Fat Harry

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Exclusive Release date: 05/02/2016 (Junodownload)

Global Release date: 08/02/2016

9 Daytoner - Stevie Stomp [CLIP]

8 DJ Snatch - Lena In The Water [CLIP]

4 Mako & Mr Bristow - Olympic Lovin [CLIP]

3 Fab Samperi - Come On Up [CLIP]

2 Shaka Loves You - Soul On Fire [CLIP]

Taken from the debut vinyl release on Ramrock Blue records, is the track Over Again by Mr Bird & Greg Blackman from the Low Fi Classics LP on BBE, with brand new remixes from the production legends Tom Moulton and Ashley Beedle. 

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Over Again 12"

Over Again

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Mr Bird ft. Greg Blackman - Over Again (Ashley Beedle's North Street Mix)

Soul Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (S. Nolla Train Remix)
 A Tribute The Temptations fom Soul Train

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