Michael Franks - Chain Reaction (DoctorSoul’s “You...

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Michael Franks - Chain Reaction (DoctorSoul’s “You...:   Sunday Jazz Continues check these menus as we drop this good word and the sound! The saga  / struggle continues as life goes on as the toi...

Being Built Or Torn Down? That Question Is Still B...

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Being Built Or Torn Down? That Question Is Still B...:   We're reflecting on past episodes on this Throwback Thursday, some of the circumstances were debatable; we're we being built or t...

Conversations With The Wind (Part Nine)

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Conversations With The Wind (Part Nine):   Still trying to stay up on the word on the curb  / word in the wind especially on this so called Terrible  / Terrific Tuesday where thing...

Wilton Felder – Inherit The Wind

Sunday Jazz Continues, err actually its Digital Crate Digging Continues so you can probably understand the direction we're going in!

Usually O-Dog Day Partying on this Saturday morning that's shifting into Saturday afternoon.

Check us out as we take it down a thousand Afternoon Jazzing for a few due to the vibes! from here in Atlanta to over in Ukraine to now in Israel  / The Gaza Strip jokers are spazzing!

It's rough out here but I hear wannabe comedians out here razzing but what's really funny? not a damn thing!

I had conversations with the wind, now checking out Wilton Felder  with his classic jazz funk track Inherit The Wind. 

He has the Crusaders backing him up on this project with Bobby Womack providing vocals check out the players to the track!! even Bob Dylan said the answer was blowing in the wind!

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Drums – Ndugu Chancler, Ricky Lawson
• Guitar – Arthur Adams, Dean Parks, Roland Bautista
• Horns – Wilton Felder
• Keyboards, Synthesizer – Joe Sample
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Producer – "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
• Vocals – Bobby Womack

Conversations With The Wind (Part Six)

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Conversations With The Wind (Part Six):   Check us out as we proceed and continue on this Saturday morning, once a prime time for this blog. The science dropped is appropriate for ...

The Crusaders – Life In The Modern World

 

Sunday Jazz Continues as Sunday morning transitions into Saturday afternoon, check us out as we hit you up with a tune…

…or maybe two so what it do? I guess you can say we’re doing our due diligence; will the madness be over soon?

My dude down on Bay Street down in Nassau in the Bahamas said jokers haven’t stopped the madness so I guess I’ll have back with this…

…soul food / Sunday meal, it’ll be something they can feel; my constituents already know what it is when we “holla back with this”

For some the game is over but we’re still trying to get over coming through listening to The Crusaders with a track called Life In The Modern World

…which is what we’re trying to deal with! check out the players and the track! we’re just trying to stay ahead in the game as the drama unfurled!!

Check this out at  The Crusaders – Life In The Modern World

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!!

The Crusaders- Pessimisticism

Sunday Jazz Continues!! check us out, we're trying to put it down like it's heavy...

The saga / struggle continues!! checked the vibe, spirits were broken plus hearts were heavy...

What it do? I even tried to dip down Memorial Drive in Decatur in the Chevy Malibu but was hit by a broken down / old school Toyota Corolla!!

Fast forward to today? another way is how I play, the game wasn’t over..

Especially when the brotha prays, sending them up as blessings fall down; that’s the lesson learned!

Now a brotha plays this nice jazz track from the Crusaders called Pessimisticism; relating to pessimism? that’s not how we’re living! check the players and the track as these lessons are still learned!

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• Bass – Marcus Miller
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• Drums – William "Bubba" Bryant
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• Grand Piano, Synthesizer – Joe Sample
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• Guitar – Michael Landau
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• Percussion – Lenny Castro
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• Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Jason Miles
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• Saxophone – Wilton Felder

 

The Crusaders ‎– Rural Renewal

Digital Crate Digging Continues per this Saturday Night Fever segment..

We’re broadcasting live from a remote outpost out off of I-20 in Atlanta, can you dig it?

Earlier, I was cruising on this country road out off of I-20, spotted a lot of folk horseback riding..

…enjoying the sunshine and blue skies down here in Atlanta, leaving the shelter in place for a minute or two, slipping / sliding..

CDC guidelines followed, masks worn social distancing practiced along with an abundance of caution..

City guidelines followed back in the day per urban renewal? black neighborhoods eradicated, replaced with skyscrapers and interstates; these days? gentrification..

Please!! signs given by The Crusaders with Rural Renewal, from there2003 album of the same name?

Check out the players and the track, even assisted by Eric Clapton on the guitar! for the course that’s par!! it’s all game..

Check this out at The Crusaders ‎– Rural Renewal

Crusaders - Healing The Wounds

Digital Crate Digging err I mean Sunday Jazz Continues; well, one actually led to another..

Chilling out in the lab on a Sunday evening in Atlanta; took a ride through the city after sheltering in place, four walls were in my face!! now I'm ready to move on to the next / the other..

What? undergoing spiritual rehab, cooling out after dealing with all the madness in the world..

Some said the world is under rehab, at a standstill due to the coronavirus, next? "a whole new world order" will surprise us after the drama unfurled..

We're sonic rehabbing, as we hunt and gather sounds that bump, plus we'll school your homie that's out of order when the good word is dropped!! O-Zone consulted with the street committee for the word on the curb!!

..Like this track from the Crusaders we're just  Healing The Wounds; check out the players and the track, you heard?

• Bass – Marcus Miller
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• Drums – William "Bubba" Bryant
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• Grand Piano, Synthesizer – Joe Sample
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• Guitar – Michael Landau
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• Percussion – Lenny Castro
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• Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Jason Miles
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• Saxophone – Wilton Felder

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 - Cosmic Reign

Sunday Jazz Continues!!  per Sunday Morning meetings we're keeping a positive perspective.. 

Positive? negative? the reign of terror was real!! after the greetings?  some act brand new with me and you, our reality was disrespected!!

New season / perspective per the Spring Equinox?  during winter? the pain connected and disconnected participants, some aren't with it; maybe the new season will lead to  a better year...

Reasons for the  treason? no pain no gain per Betty Wright is heard after the drama ocurred!! more rewards per a better fear?

O-Zone? King of Pain per the Police?  please!! the mothership swerved out in the cosmos!! gained on by police / stormtroopers? 

Now zoning; trying to get peace to be still!! a brother gets funky listening to the Crusaders Cosmic Reign!! check out the players and the track!! during the ongoing storm? I'm feeling what the funky loop does!! 

• Bass – Robert Popwell
• Drums – Stix Hooper
• Guitar – Roland Bautista
• Producer, Keyboards – Joe Sample
• Producer, Mixed By – Wilton Felder

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

The Crusaders - Fairy Tales

Digital Crate Digging Continues!! right on time like Brothers Johnson, it's a rainy day in Atlanta...

Cooling out / chilling out!! right on time!! these brothas are also responding with this HumpDay Extravaganza..

Ruling out flipping out / spazzing on some folk evne though I was hip to the  scam / inside joke like the GOP with their Tax Reform Bill...

Not skipping out from work / my assignment;  others were slack plus security was lax!! I knew the deal..

I knew to bring the real, not the Fairy Tales mentioned by The Crusaders; the system already played us..

I knew to bring the real per this HumpDay Extravaganza!! check out the track and the all star players..
 

• Bass – Robert "Pops" Popwell
• Drums – "Stix" Hooper
• Guest, Musician – Dean Parks, Paulinho DaCosta, Roland Bautista 
• Guitar – Billy Rogers
• Keyboards – Joe Sample
• Percussion – "Stix" Hooper
• Producer – "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
• Saxophone – Wilton Felder

Wayne Henderson and The Next Crusade - Right On Brother Man

Sunday Jazz Continues!! only a few more hours left as I post this!! Monday will soon be here..

Soul jazz / jazz funk on these menus; just some weapons we use in the ongoing spiritual warfare..

Taking it there, trying to relax mind, body and soul!! so much confusion in this world..

Taking it there!! reality taxing the mind, body and soul!! constituents winning and losing in this world..

As the drama unfurled we did some digital crate digging; pulled out Wayne Henderson and The Next Crusade with Right On Brother Man

Reincarnation of the Crusaders? most members have gone home, resting in peace!! check out the players and the track!! my constituents told me right on brother man!!

• Bass –  Wilton Felder
• Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler
• Guitar – Dwight Sills
• Keyboards –  Rob Mullins
• Soprano Saxophone – Dan Moretti
• Synthesizer – Phillip Ingram
• Trombone, Producer – Wayne Henderson

The Crusaders ~ Merry Go Round

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: The Crusaders ~ Merry Go Round: Digital Crate Digging Continues per Music Monday!! We're listening to some classic jazz funk from  The Crusaders with a track called  M...

Stix Hooper ‎– Cordon Bleu

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Throwback Thursday!! We're listening to Crusaders protege Stix Hooper  with a track called Cordon Bleu!! Check out the players and the track..

• Chapman Stick – Alphonso Johnson
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Stix Hooper
• Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Joe Sample
• Guitar – Barry Finnerty , Dean Parks , Roland Bautista
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Accordion [Musette] – Frank Marocco
• Producer – Stix Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder

The Crusaders – Covert Action

Digital Crate Digging Continues on #MusicMonday, so we’re laying it down like this…

Digital? analog? digging all formats, let the music play!! it’ll sound like this!!

The sound is used as a weapon, Sonic Assaults take place!! we follow instructions…

Per this jazz funk track from The Crusaders  Covert Action takes place towards those that allow corruptions..


Check all the all star players and the track to see what’s up son!! you know the Crusaders played it…

Rest in peace to Joe Sample and Wilton Felder, jazz goodfellas! the funky sound? they played it!!

• Bass – Robert Popwell
• Drums – Stix Hooper
• Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
• Guitar – Roland Bautista
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Producer, Keyboards – Joe Sample
• Producer, Mixed By – Wilton Felder

 
The Crusaders – Covert Action | Whats Really Going On?

The Crusaders Featuring BB King -Street Life

Digital Crate Digging Continues per Saturday Night Fever!! We’re checking out some jazz funk from The Crusaders Featuring BB King with Street Life. They’re assisted by the   The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Check out the other players and the track…

• Arranged By, Orchestrated By – Joe Sample
• Bass – James Jamerson Jr.
• Drums, Percussion – “Stix” Hooper
• Executive Producer – “Stix” Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
• Guitar – Barry Finnerty, David T. Walker,
  BB King
• Keyboards, Synthesizer – Joe Sample
• Vocals – Josie James
• Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Percussion – Efraim Logreira
• Saxophone – Wilton Felder

 
The Crusaders Featuring BB King -Street Life | Whats Really Going On?

Grant Green - Flood in Franklin Park

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out  Grant Green with  Flood in Franklin Park
...from the  Grant Green Live At The Lighthouse album..check out the players and the track!!
Grant Green: Guitar ......Claude Bartee: Soprano and Tenor Saxophones
Gary Coleman: Vibes...............Shelton Laster: Organ.
Wilton Felder: Electric Bass......Greg Williams: Drums
Bobbye Porter Hall: Congas, Percussion

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Grant Green - Flood in Franklin Park