Donald Byrd – Love’s So Far Away

 Digital Crate Digging Continues per Music Monday; excuse me for being on some “other other” with it..

The saga / struggle continues!! the music will play, I might lose some along the way!! another might just be with it…

This brotha is with it!! breakbeat scientific!! you can’t lose with the stuff I use!! jazz / funk / soul / hip hop and house music will play..

Oh!! we still have our ups and downs / highs and lows; bruised and battered by reality!! we know how the devil and his advocates will play..

Let the music play!! we’re listening to this classic jazz track from Donald Byrd called Love’s So Far Away

Check out the players and the track as we proceed and continue with this afternoon jazz / as we let the music play!!

Check this out at Donald Byrd – Love’s So Far Away

Norman Connors - Take It To The Limit (Dj ''S'' Rework)

 Digital Crate Digging Continues as we proceed and continue with this Music Monday edition!

Y'all should know what the deal is, we're broadcasting live and direct from our remote outpost out off of I-20 in Atlanta! this is how we're living!

Check out this breakbeat scientific byproduct, the good word and this good music is what we're giving!

The saga / struggle continues, check my conduct while in these attack zones aka a reality that's unforgiving!

Brotha O-Zone is conducting himself in an orderly fashion check the crisis management!

These zones are full of corruption per thought and fashion police acting disorderly! whether you do or don't? they're damning it!

The mothership gets good mileage landing me on this Atlanta planet now I'm jamming coming through with this soul jazz / disco jazz from Norman Connors - Take It To The Limit (Dj ''S'' Rework)

Check out the original players and the track as we Afternoon Jazz / O-Dog Day Party to this! this is how it'll work!

• Backing Vocals – Alex Brown, Eric Butler (2), Gwen Matthews, Jean Carn, Jim Gilstrap, Marlene Jeter,The Jones Girls, Vanetta Fields*
• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – James Gatson*
• French Horn – Allen Robinson*, Sidney Muldrow
• Guitar – David T. Walker, Marlo Henderson
• Harp – Dorothy Ashby
• Keyboards – Billy McCoy, Bobby Lyles*, Sonny Burke  
• Producer [Vocals] – Jean Carn
• Producer, Directed By, Producer [Vocals], Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Norman Connors
• Saxophone – Don Myrick, John Kip*, Ralph Jones (4), Bill Green*
• Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Gary Bartz
• Tenor Saxophone – Buzzy Jones*
• Trombone – Garnet Brown*
• Trombone, Contractor [Horns] – George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Eric Butler (2), Nolan Smith, Oscar Brashear
  

Donald Byrd - The Little Rasti (Full Length)

Digital Crate Digging Continues, we're check us out we're Afternoon Jazzing....

In a jazz funk mood, feeding my people this soul food so they're not out here spazzing!!

We're not out here razzing  jokers like comedians we're Sonic Assaulting  those impeding progress..

While down in Nassau / Bahamas I was consulting with the brotha; we came to an agreement, jokers haven't stopped the madness!

But we're back with this, checking out this classic track from Donald Byrd called The Little Rasti....jazz / funk at its finest!! the players on this masterpiece?

• Donald Byrd - trumpet ......... Thurman Green - trombone.......Harold Land - tenor saxophone

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes ......Joe Sample - organ   ......Bill Henderson III - electric piano 

•  David T. Walker  - guitar   ......Wilton Felder - electric bass.....Ed Greene - drums

• Bobbye Porter Hall - congas, tambourine

Basically, its the Crusaders rhythm section...with David T Walker.

 Mr Walker is playing that guitar!! Actually there were stellar performances by all involved.

 Check it out!! as we come through, still getting breakbeat scientific!!

Quincy Jones ft Chaka Khan - Stuff Like That (Danny Krivit Edit)

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a hot Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta; another 90 degree day!! 

"Hotter Than July"  has morphed over into August, some might have lost us or we lost them as we continue to talk about a Terrible / Terrific Tuesday..

I was trying to tell them things can go either way, trying to cost them / accost them /  interrupting their coping strategy? naw, I was trying to encourage them...

...to adopt a positive attitude so they can claim the terrific outcome; we'll help them celebrate by pulling out the drum..

...O-Dog Day Partying listening to  Quincy Jones ft Chaka Khan with his classic Stuff Like That (Danny Krivit Edit)

The original version also featured Ashford and Simpson, check out the original players and the track to see how they kept it pimping!! can you dig it? 

• Bass – Anthony Jackson
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• Drums – Steve Gadd
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• Guitar – David T. Walker
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• Guitar – Eric Gale
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• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
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• Alto Saxophone [Solo] – George Young
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• Piano, Organ, Bass [Synthesizer Keyboard] – Richard Tree
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• Producer – Quincy Jones

Donald Byrd - Design A Nation

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Donald Byrd - Design A Nation: Digital Crate Digging Continues on what I call the Saturday Night Fever segment; my constituents are eligible for it.. The saga / struggle...

Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That

Digital Crate Digging Continues; good music? it's on these menus!! we're in the midst of the HumpDay Extravaganza!!

Started out Afternoon Jazzing, it prevented us from spazzing!! for some ignorance was bliss; somebody might understand a brotha!!

We moved on, O-Dog Day Partying on a hot day in Atlanta; I mean, what else are we supposed to do?

We moved on; the old school Baptist preacher said live your life, ignore the toil and strife!! you know the devil is opposed to you!!

Plus the devil is a liar, word from O-Zone the town crier dropping this good word; naysayers we're like Quincy Jones; asking about Stuff Like That..

Please!! we're rocking these zones with this soul jazz / jazz funk / disco jazz; check out the players and the track as they put it down like that!!

Alto Saxophone [Also Sax], Soloist [Solo] – George Young 
Guitar – David T. Walker
Music By, Lyrics By – Eric Gale, Nickolas Ashford, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald, Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Valerie Simpson
Vocals – Chaka Khan, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson

The Crusaders / Mr. Cool

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Terrible / Terrific Tuesday! 

The saga / struggle continues, so what it do? you know we've got dues to pay..

Actually some of us have overpaid, and we're due a rebate..

By the apparatus? we got played as these flagrant agents continue to hate...

But enough of the debate,  the good music is played!! we're checking out this jazz / funk from The Crusaders ...with a cut called  Mr. Cool. 

This is from their Ghetto Blaster album, check out the players and the track!! jazz funk / soul jazz?  they show us how it's supposed to be played / they'll take us to school!!

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Bass, Saxophone – Wilton Felder
• Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler
• Guitar – Charles Fearing, Cornell Dupree, David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Roland Bautista
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Piano, Keyboards, Arranged By [Strings] – Joe Sample
• Producer – Joe Sample, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Wilton Felder
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley

The Crusaders - Fly With Wings Of Love (Live) (1981/Royal Festival Hall, London)

Sunday Jazz Continues; check it out!! excuse a dude for being in the ultimate chill mode!!

The saga / struggle continues; what it do? we're chilling out!! a dude is rebuking the ongoing shady deal mode!!

..wasn't holding my breath waiting on the truth to be told; going all out!! my intuition was working overtime..

Beholding the beauty, checked the vibe after it told me what it do / what it does; the mission of the system was to get over on mine!!

During this beautiful struggle? me and the tribe are above the clouds like Gangstarr mentioned!! playing it like this track by The Crusaders along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra called Fly With Wings Of Love (Live) (1981/Royal Festival Hall, London)

During this beautiful struggle? I'm playing this beautiful music!! check out the players and the track to see how it's orchestrated!! this is how we're responding!!

• Arranged By, Keyboards – Joe Sample
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• Bass – James Jamerson Jr.
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• Conductor – Sidney Reginald Garris
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• Drums – "Stix" Hooper
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• Executive Producer – "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
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• Guitar – Barry Finnerty, David T. Walker
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• Mixed By – Galen Senogles
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• Percussion – Efraim Logreira
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• Saxophone – Wilton Felder

Stanley Turrentine ‎– Betcha

Sunday Jazz Continues!! We’re listening to some disco jazz from Stanley Turrentine ‎ with a track called  Betcha!! Check out the players and the track..

• Arranged By – Gene Page
• Drums – James Gadson, Jeff Porcaro
• Electric Bass – Eddie Watkins, Jr.*
• Electric Guitar – Charles Fearing, David T. Walker, Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson*, Thom Rotella
• Keyboards – Sonny Burke
• Percussion, Synthesizer – Eddie “Bongo” Brown
• Producer – Stanley Turrentine
• Synthesizer – Todd Cochran
• Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
• Vibraphone, Bells – Gary Coleman

 
Stanley Turrentine ‎– Betcha | Whats Really Going On?

Dee Dee Bridgewater - He's Gone

 Digital Crate Digging Continues!! We're checking out some soul jazz from  Dee Dee Bridgewater with  He's Gone. This is her take on the Hall and Oates classic She's Gone. 
A lot of jazz heavyweights are playing on this song!! Check out the players and the track!!!

Backing Vocals – August Johnson, Carolyn Willis, Jackie Ward, James Gilstrap, John Lehman, Marti McCall, Merry Clayton / Bass – Henry Davis, Wilton Felder / Congas – Bobbye Hall / Drums – Ed Greene   / Guitar – David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Melvin Ragin, Ray Parker Jr. / Keyboards – Joe Sample, Tom Hensley / Percussion – Gary Coleman / Producer – Gene Page, Jerry WexlerWritten-By – Daryl Hall & John Oates

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Dee Dee Bridgewater - He's Gone