From mid December 2022 to Dec 25th 2022 I completed a musical journey showcasing one seminal album per day that has really resonated with me from my many years as a vinyl collector.
Crusaders - Sweet n’ Sour
Mark Murphy - Beauty and the Beast
Mongo Santamaria - Princess
Hank Mobley - My Groove Your Move
Patrice Rushen - Let Your Heart Be Free
Joni Mitchell - Help Me
Clare Fischers Latin Sound - Descarga Yema Ya
Pharoah Sanders - Rejoice
The Foreign Exchange - Listen To The Rain
The Foreign Exchange - If I Knew Then
Dee Dee Bridgewater - People Make The World Go Round
Swing Out Sister - Between Strangers
Rotary Connection - Song For Everyman

12 Days Of Vinyl - A Grand Selects Special

Rustam Ospanoff - Jazzystan on Soho Radio. February 11th 2023

1. T. Honda - What's Going On (Jazz Room)
2. Andy Hay - I Believe In Love (Not On Label)
3. Love Is Everywhere (White label)
4. Jonah Yano - Always (Innovative Leisure)
5. Soul Supreme - San Fransisco Knights (People Under The Stairs) (Not On Label)
6. Thes One - It Was Meant to Be...
7. Thes One - Young Mike and Chris Floating Free (Piecelock 70)
8. Thes One - 90s Mike and Chris on the Porch (Piecelock 70)
9. Thes One - Mike and Chris leave for their First Tour (Piecelock 70)
10. Jazzanova - Face at my Window (Kyoto Jazz Massive Remix - Yoshi's Edit) (BBE)
11. Bernard Herrmann - I Work the Whole City (Arista)
12. Gang Starr - Dwyck Boogie (Vibes)
13. Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Jim Sharp Remix) (Resense)
14. Spirit of Brotherhood - Go For It (Numero Group)
15. Skip Mahoney - Janice (Don't Be So Blind To Love) (Bobby DJ Guttadaro Remix) (BBE Disco) 
16. Forest - Crazy Days (Big Nice Records)
17. Romare - Your Love (You Give Me Fever) (Black Acre)
18. Wallace - Cynical Gringo (Tartan)
19. Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Succotash (Blue Note)
20. Gerardo Frisina - Duende (Schema)
21. Alex Wilson - Ain't Nobody (Not On Label)
22. Sipho Gumede - Something To Say (Vive La Musique)
23. Ahl Nana - Adji Kar Teri Miri (Radio Martiko)
24. Azymuth (J Dilla) - Rico Suave Bossa Nova (BBE)

Jazzystan on Soho Radio. February 2023

01. Five, Four And Three / Lee Konitz
02. Amsterdam After Dark / George Coleman
03. Song Of Courage / Alvin Queen
04. Saint Charity / The Band
05. Inner Glimpse / McCoy Tyner
06. Twoo Brothers / Don Randi and The Baked Poteto Band
07. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough feat. N’Dea Davenport (DJ KAWASAKI Recreated Latin Disco Mix) / DJ KAWASAKI
08. Hey, You Sexy Things / Mongo Santamaria
09. Big Mouth / Milton Jackson
10. Mystic Woman / Lonnie Liston Smith
11. 12. West 42nd Street / Deodato

RADIO.D59B / NAKAMA #30 w/ Dj Kawasaki

PT. 2 (BONUS) "Day Care" Radio Show w/ DJ Randy Ellis & The Alaia, featuring special guest Mr. Big Happy
Recorded and Mixed Live at Cafe De Nadie (CDMX)
Listen to pt. 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/cqqlrecords/day-care-on-nts-w-dj-randy-ellis-the-alaia-mr-big-happy-050823

PT. 2 Cafe De Nadie Bonus Day Care w/ DJ Randy Ellis, The Alaia & Mr. Big Happy 05.08.23

On a bit of a roll with these at the moment, so deciding to just post this instead of holding it back for another time.

This one is more straight-ahead disco than the last mix I posted. Visited family recently which also gave me an opportunity to take more records back from storage, so a few of those appear here. At least one selection here has also been the subject of a past blog post, however all of them are songs that I've been enjoying re-discovering and grooving to for the last few weeks.

Full tracklist, notes and DL at: http://discodelivery.blogspot.com/2023/07/disco-delivery-mix-12-wheels-begin-to.html

(Photo Credit: Roller Boogie Boy by Stuart Reif, After Dark Magazine, year unknown)

Disco Delivery Mix #12: Wheels Begin to Roll

Join us on this exciting episode featuring Cool Raul, a DJ and record collector hailing from Oakland, Bay Area. Known for his keen eye for unique and rare records, Raul takes us on a thrilling journey as he unveils some hidden Gospel 45s from his prized collection. As a part of Studio Funk, we are thrilled to have him on the show, where he sits down with Aswad for an exclusive showcase of his rare finds. 

These gems are not to be missed, and it's a special treat as this episode was previously available only to our loyal Studio Funk Patreon supporters. Consider it a complementary bonus episode to the Tone B. Nimble show.

Cool Raul

Supernatural

Instant Sunshine (Instrumental)

The hiatus is over! Aswad comes out of podcast retirement (for a very good reason) as we welcome talented MC, Producer, owner & founder of Static King records from Washington D.C — J Scienide 

Together they celebrate and reflect on the key milestone — 50 years of Hip Hop and discuss J Scienide’s discography, recent releases and people he’s worked with including D-Styles (Producer/DJ, Beat Junkies) and Body Bag Ben (Producer).
As you can expect there is a lot to digest here, so much we decided for this special occasion that this will be released as a two-part mini series.

In this first episode — they discuss the humble beginnings of rap and take a nostalgia trip through their childhood memories and reflect what it means to them in modern day. The important connections tied to Hip Hop - the funk, soul, jazz music which became before it.

No Studio Funk show is complete with a great track list — you can expect to hear many genres on this episode, as we expand from notable Hip Hop favourites and low-key gems through to artists which impacted their lives forever…

J Scienide - Part 1

Been a hectic past month, but in-between it all I've picked up a few things here and there. Lots of 7inch heat on this one! Enjoy.

Tracklist: Armand Boatman Trio, The Kanpai Quartet, Frollen Music Library, Aesthetic, Nautilus, Timo Lassy, Release Music Orchestra

September 20 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks Episode 235 - Recent Digs and Things

As promised, the second half of the special two part episode with Mr Static King - J Scienide. We continue our conversations regarding the Hip Hop honours - 50 year’s milestone, but we also go into J Scienide’s discography to discuss the releases and collaborations of the past few years. The buck doesn’t stop there…with records to burn, Aswad shares plenty of favourites from the collection to round things off in good fashion.

J Scienide - Part 2

Welcoming back to the podcast, we have Sam Don to share and discuss his latest release, Just A Touch (Athens of the North, 2023) — the new compilation focusing on underground U.K Soul. Together, Aswad and Sam discuss the term ‘Street Soul’ and what it means to them, the culture, the impact it created in a short space of time. Sam shares the inspiration behind the project, working closely with artists to resurface these rare, and sometimes lost and forgotten music.

Sam Don - Just A Touch

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