Steve Gadd and The Gadd Gang - Watching The River Flow.

Digital Crate Digging Continues as we combine these Throwback Thursday / Thankful Thursday concepts. 

The saga / struggle continues aka life goes on as the toil and strife goes on, this veteran in the game knows how the sport gets!

One who quits / forfeits plays right into the hands of the apparatus, that’s their preferred status..

..for you;  so what it do? we’ll just proceed and continue to do what we do “holla at you with this”. 

 We're coming through checking out some soul jazz from Steve Gadd and The Gadd Gang with a track called Watching The River Flow. 

Check out the players and the track, as we proceed and continue with this Afternoon Jazz set, going for what we know!!

• Bass – Eddie Gomez
• Drums, Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Steve Gadd
• Guitar – Cornell Dupree
• Piano [Steinway], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond B-3], Synthesizer [Dx-7], Vocals – Richard Tee
• Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber

Randy Brecker - 34th 'n Lex

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Randy Brecker - 34th 'n Lex: Sunday Jazz Continues, getting off to a late start it

Idris Muhammed - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This

Sunday Jazz Continues!! it's like we're at the gym lifting weights;  this is heavy!

What?  the way we're into it, acting like we knew it!! we didn't front like wannabe gangsters over in Decatur in the Dodge Charger or the Impala / Chevy.

We're into this thing real heavy, rocking steady / back to back taking up the slack; doing the damn thing!!

We're into this thing real heavy, rocking steady!! retro-futuristic, taking it back to the future, doing the damn thing!!

Digital crate digging like it's Throwback Thursday or Flashback Friday!! we're listening to some soul jazz / disco jazz from Idris Muhammed with a track called  Could Heaven Ever Be Like This

Digital crate digging in conjunction with Sunday Jazz!! check the players and the track; heavenly sounds!! we're putting it down like this!!

Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Bass – Wilbur Bascomb
Guitar – Charlie Brown, Hiram Bullock
Harp – Margaret Ross
Percussion – Rubens Bassini, Sue Evans
Soprano Saxophone – David Tofani
Synthesizer – Cliff Carter
Tenor Saxophone – Mike Brecker
Trumpet – Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker

Vocals – Frank Floyd, Ray Simpson, Bill Eaton, Zachary Sanders

The Gadd Gang – I Can’t Turn You Loose

Digital Crate Digging Continues on this Terrible / Terrific Tuesday!! I call it this because things can go either way...

Actually? it's a blessing to be here, so you've probably heard my motto by now; let the music play!!

 What can I say? I see how these  so called powers that be / shadetree mechanics roll!! they'll try to tighten the screws, but we'll get loose!!

What can I say? we’re checking out some soul jazz from The Gadd Gang – with their version of the Otis Redding classic I Can’t Turn You Loose. 

Oh yes!! some of that good old soul jazz / you know we had to bring it back!!

We bring it back even though my people we're disinvited from the White House like Philadelphia Eagles we're still out here dealing with these legal eagles!! check out the players and the track…

• Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
• Bass – Eddie Gomez
• Design – Keiji Uyeda
• Drums, Percussion, Congas – Steve Gadd
• Guitar – Cornell Dupree
• Photography By – Toshi Kazama
• Piano [Steinway, Rhodes], Organ [Hammond B-3] – Richard Tee

Tony Williams - Hip Skip

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Tony Williams - Hip Skip: Digital Crate Digging Continues per the Humpday Extravaganza!!  We're listening to some jazz funk from drummer  Tony Williams with a t...

Harlem River Drive – Broken Home

Digital Crate Digging Continues on what I like to call the HumpDay Extravaganza…

Digital? analog? all spectrums are covered when getting over the hump! somebody might understand a brotha!!

..as this good word is dropped; respect the architect was the request from Guru and Bahamadia in one of my previous episodes!!

It’s the same here as O-Zone cosmic slopped, soon dealing with cosmic karma from the Full Moon in Pisces now check the crisis; inspiration / information? a dude downloads!!

Information overloads have some rolling in discrete modes!! interpreting DaVinci Codes or street codes? broken hearts and broken spirits wreck the dome!!

Transformation modes for some? check out the players and the track as I’m still listening to  Harlem River Drive as they tell you about a  Broken Home

Bass – Victor Venegas

Congas, Cowbell – Manny Oquendo

 Drums – Nick Marrero

 Guitar – Bob Bianco

  Organ – Charlie Palmieri

         Producer, Piano – Eddie Palmieri 

           
         Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber 

           
         Vocals – Jimmy Norman

Harlem River Drive – Broken Home | Whats Really Going On?

Harlem River Drive – Seeds Of Life

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Music Monday!! some of my constituents are celebrating Labor Day..

Chilling out hopefully enjoying the fruits of their labor; please!! my constituents work hard for the money?

Dude at the Shell Station over on Panola Road in Lithonia / Stonecrest asked me for change / money, but he seemed much younger / healthier than me!! he should be in his prime money making years!!

Was it a con / shell game? trying to get over? or a cat stoned out of his mind due to drugs / alchohol or maybe mental issues / irrational fears?

O-Zone steers the mothership to a safe haven / safe harbor; reflecting / contemplating on the seeds of toil and strife…

Danger zone business is conducted amongst the corrupted!! what’s up with it? we’re reflecting / contemplating while listening to Harlem River Drive with Seeds Of Life

Check out the players and the track!! Let’s Go!!

Bass – Victor Venegas
Bass [Fender] – Andy Gonzalez
Congas – Eladio Perez
Drums – Bernard Purdy
Guitar [Accompanying] – Cornell Dupree
Lead Guitar – Bob Mann
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Meza
Timbales – Manny Oquendo
Trombone – Barry Rogers
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
Producer, Piano – Eddie Palmieri
Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Vocals – Jimmy Norman
  
Harlem River Drive – Seeds Of Life | Whats Really Going On?

Harlem River Drive – Idle Hands

Digital Crate Digging Continues per the HumpDay Extravaganza!! it’s like this..

Jazz / funk / soul / hip hop / house music? weaponized for spiritual warfare; we continue to fight this!!

Shining the light with this like a low tech / low weaponized security guard, but with more authority…

This insight and the funk is dropped on the masses providing relief in a hostile territory…

Harlem River Drive with  Idle Hands will tell the story!! they’re a music group not the street mentioned by Bobbi Humphrey..

They get all the way live like Lakeside!! check out the players and the track!! we’re feeding souls that are hungry..

Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Bass – Gerald Jemmott
Congas – Eladio Perez
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Guitar – Cornell Dupree
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Meza
Timbales – Nick Marrero
Trombone – Bruce L. Fowler
Piano – Eddie Palmieri
Vocals – Jimmy Norman
 
Harlem River Drive – Idle Hands | Whats Really Going On?

The Players Association ‎– We Got The Groove!

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Friday Night!! We’re checking out some classic disco jazz from The Players Association ‎ with a track called We Got The Groove! Check out the players and the track!!

• Arranged By [Horns] – Chris Hills, Jim McElwaine
• Arranged By [Strings] – Chris Hills
• Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
• Guitar – Caleb Martin
• Keyboards – Jim McElwaine
• Percussion – Ray Mantilla
• Producer – Danny Weiss
• Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Marcus Barone, Mike Mandel
• Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Bob Berg
• Trumpet – John Dearth*, Victor Paz
• Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Written-By – Chris Hills

 
The Players Association ‎– We Got The Groove! | Whats Really Going On?

John Tropea – 7th Heaven

Sunday Jazz Continues; we’re checking out some jazz funk from  John Tropea -with a track called  7th Heaven.  This was Live at Mikell’s, New York City, April 22 thru 24, 1980. Check out the players and the track.

John Tropea guitar.
Will Lee bass.
Steve Gadd drums (left side).
Rick Marotta drums (right side).
Don Grolnick electric piano.
Chris Palmaro clavinet.
Jimmy Maelen percussion.
Tommy Michell additional synthesizers (strings etc…).
Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Randy Brecker,
Lew Soloff (trumpets).
Sam Burtis, Dave Taylor (trombones).
George Young (alto saxophone, flute).
Lou Marini, Lou Delgatto (tenor saxophone, flute).
Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone, flute).
Tony Price (tuba).
 
John Tropea – 7th Heaven | Whats Really Going On?