Eric Gale - Forecast

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Flashback Friday, that’s the kind of vibe we’re on. 

Chilling out in the lab / remote outpost, chilling not trying to play high post but once again it’s on!

In our zone, minding and tending good word dropping and beat blending. 

Still getting breakbeat scientific, check us out! there’s a message in the music? oh yeah, that’s what we’re sending!

...checking out  guitarist Eric Gale with his classic cut called Forecast; it’s off his album of the same name...

He had an all star cast recording this album / song; check out the players in the game!

Idris Muhammad  and Rick Marotta on the drums

Saxophonists included Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams,

Trumpeters included Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis.

 Hubert Laws and George Marge sat in the flute chairs, 

Bob James playing piano and synths.

Gabor Szabo Feat. Bob James - Ziggidy Zag

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Gabor Szabo Feat. Bob James - Ziggidy Zag: Digital Crate Digging Continues!! check us out as Throwback Thursday business gets handled.. It

Essence All Stars - Casablanca

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Essence All Stars - Casablanca: Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Flashback Friday; corporate sponsors will call this a Black Friday... ...after Thanksgiving Day busin...

The Essence All Stars ‎– Nica's Dream

Sunday Jazz Continues!! we're cooling out / chilling out on this Sunday afternoon as it morphs into the evening..

Smooth jazz on these menus, ruling out the shady dealing out here in Babylon; per Trump and Ukraine concerning Joe Biden  whisltleblowing and the 6ix9nine lying / whisteblowing  there's already enough borderline and over the top treason!!

Virgo season morphs into Libra season, open mind liberal or conservative with the reasoning? salt of the earth seasoning with the light..

Work to so, playing these sports like Lamar Jackson, dipping!! all up in the action with this sound and the insight..

Sunday night? still listening to these smooth sounds from The Essence All Stars ‎with a track called  Nica's Dream

Classic jazz, from that Latin jazz realm!! check out the true essence / check the sound and the players / team..

• Acoustic Bass – Andy Gonzalez
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• Percussion – Steve Berrios
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• Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Bob James
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• Producer, Drums, Timbales – Lenny White
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• Tenor Saxophone – Gato Barbieri
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• Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri
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• Composed By – Horace Silver

Hubert Laws - Undecided

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Throwback Thursday; this is word from a retro-futuristic mystic!!

The saga / struggle continues as Throwback Thursday thoughts have me "feeling some kind of way"; damn!! time is moving fast, checked the past episodes; damn!! did I miss that or this?

The saga / struggle continues as I go back to the future, self inflicted injuries had me getting sutures so let the healing process begin!!

Reflecting on past episodes while listening to some jazz; Sunday and Jazz go together as I like to say; memories of cruising down Broadway up in Louisville towards Shawnee Park was the play on a Sunday; that's what was happening!! 

Checking out this classic  track from Hubert Laws called Undecided; your dude is smiling, because up in the Buick Electra aka deuce and a quarter?  this is something we would ride to!

Check out the players and the track!! word from this classic man O-Zone breaking it down!! letting you know what it do!! 

...Hubert Laws on the flute.

..with Steve Gadd on the drums

... Gary King on bass

...Bob James on the keyboards

..Ralph MacDonald on percussions

....Eric Gale on guitar....

Johnny Hammond - Rock Steady

Digital Crate Digging Continues!! check us out as we lay down our Saturday Night Fever edition..

Check out the segment, all my constituents are eligible for it, based on how they're living..

..knowing reality is unforgiving, especially if episodes are orchestrated like Jussie Smollett ..

...or declaring fake national emergencies like Trump out here faking the funk; they're wrong for that!!

Check out how we work these, we're not  out here faking the funk!! listening to Johnny Hammond with his version of Aretha Franklin's  Rock Steady

Bernard Purdie  supplied  the funky drumming; it sounds like Eric Gale on the guitar but others are listed; check the sound as the funk is revisited!! we'll rock steady!!

• Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James
• Bass – Ron Carter
• Drums –Bernard Purdie 
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – Bob Mann, Eric Gale, George Benson, Melvin Sparks
• Organ, Electric Piano – Johnny Hammond
• Percussion – Airto Moreira, Omar Clay
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] – Grover Washington, Jr., Harold Vick
• Saxophone [Baritone] – Pepper Adams
• Trombone – Wayne Andre
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al DeRisi, Snooky Young
• Violin – Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman

Johnny Hammond - Rock Steady

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Johnny Hammond - Rock Steady: Digital Crate Digging Continues!! real Flashback Friday business will be conducted.... Of course the saga / struggle continues, how will w...

Rob Swift - with [Bob James & Dave McMurray] - Jazz Is My Religion

Digital Crate Digging Continues on the Flashback Friday / Friday Night Fever spectrum. We're checking out some jazz hop from Rob Swift - with  Bob James  and  Dave McMurray with Jazz Is My Religion. I understand what they're saying!! Check it out y'all!!

Idris Muhammad – Piece Of Mind

Check out Idris Muhammad with Piece Of Mind !!

Idris Muhammad – Piece Of Mind | Whats Really Going On?

Masters At Work – Nautilus (Mawtilus)

Digital Crate Digging Continues on Throwback Thursday! 

We’re checking out this classic soul jazz track from Nuyorican Soul aka  Masters At Work with their version of the Bob James classic  Nautilus (Mawtilus)!! Let’s Go!!

Masters At Work – Nautilus (Mawtilus) | Whats Really Going On?

Idris Muhammad - Loran's Dance

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Music Monday, in conjunction with What  I Listened To At Work

...I had rough days on the 9 to 5...a lot of times I had to go to the hooptie just to chill out

...turned on WCLK 91.9..the Jazz Of The City...here in Atlanta...they played this song...Loran's Dance by Idris Muhammad...(Grover Washington has a version of this song...he even plays on this) ..soon everything was alright!! it was so nice I had to listen to it again..check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Gary King
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – Joe Beck
• Keyboards, Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Photography By – Duane Michals
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker

 

Hubert Laws – I Had A Dream

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Saturday Night Fever!! We’re listening to this smooth track from Hubert Laws called I Had A Dream. Check out the players and the track..

• Cello – Alan Shulman, George Ricci
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Keyboards – Don Grolnick
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Trumpet – Randy Brecker
• Bass – Doug Bascomb
• Clavinet, Piano – Bob James

 
Hubert Laws – I Had A Dream | Whats Really Going On?

Bob James – Sign Of The Times (DJ Overdose Mix)

 Digital Crate Digging Continues!! We’re checking out some jazzdance, house music from  Bob James with Sign Of The Times (DJ Overdose Mix). Let’s Go!!!
 
Bob James – Sign Of The Times (DJ Overdose Mix) | Whats Really Going On?

Fourplay - Bali Run

 Digital Crate Digging Continues per #JazzAppreciationMonth: We're checking out this smooth track from Fourplay with a track called  Bali Run.

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Executive-Producer – Bob James
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Keyboards – Bob James

 Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Fourplay - Bali Run

Ralph MacDonald ‎– The Path

Digital Crate Digging Continues during this Jazz Appreciation Month. I'm already listening to some jazz trying to get my mind right on this Terrible / Terrific Tuesday.

We're checking out this classic track from the late great percussionist  Ralph MacDonald ‎– with a track called The Path.

While doing a little research on this track I found out it's divided into three parts. Check out the players / participants plus all three parts!! Let's Go!!

 Part One 
Chorus – Alfred Lerefolo, Busie Dlamini, Hugh Masakela, Junior Tshabalala, Linda Tshabalala, Miriam Makeba, Samuel Hlatshwayo, Simon Nkosi, Thembi Mtshali 

Percussion [Log Drums] – Idris Muhammad / Percussion [Syndrum, All Percussion] – Ralph MacDonald / Voice [Spoken Voice] – Jimi Solanke

Part Two

Cello – Mike Sorzano / Soloist, Clarinet – Clinton "Came To Play" Thobourne / Steel Drums [Double Second] – Alston Jack / Steel Drums [Tenor] – Roger Sardinha

 Part Three

Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn / Soloist, Synthesizer – Bob James / Tenor Saxophone – Mike Brecker / Trombone – Barry Rogers / Trumpet – Randy Brecker