Mongo Santamaria / Virtue

 Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out master percussionist Mongo Santamaria  with a tune called  Virtue

Mongo Santamaria / Virtue | Whats Really Going On?

Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers ‎– Right On

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out   Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers ‎–  with a track called Right On...from their Doin' What We Wanna album. 

With a name like that for the group ..you know they're going to put it down!! Check out the players and the track....

• Vocals- Cissy Houston, Jackie Verdell, Judy Clay
• Drums – George Hughes
• Organ – Sonny Burke 
• Tenor Saxophone – Clarence Wheeler
• Trumpet, Cowbell, Tambourine – Sonny Covington

DJ Cam – Pure Pleasure

Digital Crate Digging Continues.....checking out some jazz / hip hop/ breaks from  DJ Cam – with a cut called Pure Pleasure.

This is off his Mad Blunted Jazz project...check it out!!

 

Sea Of Tranquility By Billy Cobham

Sunday Jazz Continues....chilling out on a Sunday afternoon...in a Sea Of Tranquility per Billy Cobham...

He has some help from others to bring that vibe!! check out the players and the track..
 Drums [Traps], Timpani [Tympany] – Billy Cobham

• Electric Bass – Alex Blake (2)
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Mike Brecker*
• Guitar [Electric & Ovation Guitars] – John Abercrombie
• Keyboards – Milcho Leviev
• Producer – Billy Cobham, Ken Scott
• Trombone [Tenor & Bass Trombones] – Glenn Ferris
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker

Cedar Walton – Road Island Red « Whats Really Going On?

Sunday Jazz Continues…hitting you up with more jazz / funk …this is from keyboardist Cedar Walton…with a track called Road Island Red….these cats are getting off!!  check the players and the  track!!

• Arranged By – Cedar Walton
• Bass – Gordon Edwards
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Electric Guitar – Ryo Kawasaki
• Keyboards – Cedar Walton
• Percussion – Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla
• Saxophone – Charles Davis (2), Frank Foster
• Synthesizer – Cedar Walton
• Trombone – Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Roy Burrowes

Check this track out at....Cedar Walton – Road Island Red « Whats Really Going On?

Eddie Henderson: Scorpio Libra

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out this Eddie Henderson cut Scorpio Libra from his Realization album…this is his first album..after playing as a sideman with Herbie Hancock‘s the Mwandishi group. Mwandishi was Hancock’s Swahili name.

This group consisted of the following members..with their Swahili names;
Mchezaji/Buster Williams ,   Jabali/Billy Hart, Mganga/Eddie Henderson, Mwile/Bennie Maupin, Pepo Mtoto/Julian Priester, and Ndugu/Leon Chancler. This group helped Mr. Henderson record his album.

This song is relevant to today…with the New Moon in Libra  tomorrow..and Saturn and Mercury in Scorpio..

This song has a Miles Davis-ish influence…since all the above musicians worked with Mr. Davis..check it out at  Eddie Henderson: Scorpio Libra « Whats Really Going On?

Donald Byrd – Sky High

Sunday Jazz Continues…kicking things off with Donald Byrd with a track called Sky High…produced by the Mizell Brothers!!

Donald Byrd – Sky High « Whats Really Going On?

The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (Original)

Digging In The Crates Continues...checking out the Detroit Experiment...with their cut called Think Twice...The Detroit Experiment is a collaborative project including Carl Craig, Bennie Maupin, Marcus Belgrave, Geri Allen, and Regina Carter  ...representing the "D" y'all!! check them out.. 

Blue Mitchell – Granite and Concrete « Whats Really Going On?

Digital Crate Digging…checking out some classic jazz / blues / funk from trumpet / flugelhorn player Blue Mitchell…check out this cut called Granite and Concrete from his Blue’s Blue project…the players….Blue Mitchell- trumpet and flugelhorn ..

• Blue Mitchell- trumpet and flugelhorn   John Mayall – harmonica

• Herman Riley -flute and tenor saxophone  Freddy Robinson – guitar

• Joe Sample – piano; electric piano  Darrell Clayborn -electric bass

• John Guerin – drums

Blue Mitchell – Granite and Concrete « Whats Really Going On?

Fred Wesley – Funk For Your Ass

 Digital Crate Digging Continues…whats the deal? me and Fred Wesley have some “Funk For That Ass” ..from his Wuda Cuda Shuda album..check this out!!


Fred Wesley – Funk For Your Ass « Whats Really Going On?

Gene Ammons - Jungle Strut

Digital Crate Digging Continues....listening to WREK the Georgia Tech radio station here in Georgia...they play jazz, rock, hip hop ..reggae..electro....they put on some Gene Ammons!! did a little research...forgot about this Jungle Strut cut

...some of the players are Gene Ammons on tenor sax..Sonny Philips on organ....Bernard Purdie on drums....Billy Butler on guitar....Buster Williams on bass and Candido on percussions...this song is as funky as a pair of my socks after I've been walking around in my Air Force Ones all day!! check this out...

Jazzanova – Bohemian Sunset « Whats Really Going On?

Sunday Jazz Continues…..lets listen to some Jazzanova with Bohemian Sunset…


Jazzanova – Bohemian Sunset « Whats Really Going On?

Paul Hardcastle – Constellation of Dreams « Whats Really Going On?

 Sunday Jazz Continues….lets get into some Paul Hardcastle…y’all know him for the Rainforest cut..now check out the Constellation of Dreams…

Paul Hardcastle – Constellation of Dreams « Whats Really Going On?

Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quartet - Peyotl - JazzAndBluesExperience

Sunday Jazz Continues....lets check out Jacques Schwartz-Bart and his Quartet with Peyotl...Schwartz-Bart is a French / New York saxophonist....other members of the quartet include drummer Leon Parker, pianist Baptiste Trotignon and bassist Thomas Bramerie. Nice and smooth...This video is courtesy of JazzandBluesExperience..check this out!! ....

Kenny Dope & Bobby Hutcherson - La Malanga

 I was looking for this track when I posted the Wayne Shorter Footprints track off the Blue Note Revisited project..

..check out Kenny Dope remixing Bobby Hutcherson with La Malanga...

...Morris Baxter played it on 91.9 WCLK while I was on the way to work..

..it has a latin jazz, hip hop flavor to it like most of Kenny Dope's projects

...it put me in the right frame of mind to deal with the 9 to 5.......check it out!!

Dj Jazzy Jeff & Questlove LIVE Part 2

Sunday Jazz Continues...a little something different....one the best DJ's in the world...DJ Jazzy Jeff...one of  the best drummers in the business...Questlove from the Roots...A DJ & A Drummer...I've been playing old school jazz...this is some next school hip hop jazz type shxt..check it out!!

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Eric Gale - Ginseng Woman

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Eric Gale - Ginseng Woman: Sunday Jazz continues.....check out this Eric Gale classic...with a little help from Bob James on the keyboards...of course Eric Gale plays ...

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Jack McDuff - The Heatin' System

Getting An Early Start To Sunday Jazz..Check This Out!!

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Jack McDuff - The Heatin' System

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Narada Michael Walden : I shoulda loved ya (remix)

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Narada Michael Walden : I shoulda loved ya (remix)