Eric Clapton and Friends – Sunshine of your Love

Digital Crate Digging Continues; excuse me while I have an old school / classic rock moment. Checking out Eric Clapton and Friends – with Sunshine of your Love. Check out the players and the track!!


- Greg Phillinganes on keyboards / – Nathan East on bass guitar  /- Phil Collins on drums and of course Eric Clapton on guitar and vocals.
  
Eric Clapton and Friends – Sunshine of your Love | Whats Really Going On?

Harvey Mason ‎- No Lands Man

Digital Crate Digging Continues…checking out some jazz rock / fusion from Harvey Mason ‎- with a track called No Lands Man..check out the players and the track..


Bass – Anthony Jackson   / Drums – Harvey Mason    / Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Jan Hammer

 
Harvey Mason ‎- No Lands Man | Whats Really Going On?

The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out this classic jazz / funk / rock tune from the The Chambers Brothers - with The Time Has Come...
 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today

Chicago / Make Me Smile (The Extended Version)

Digital Crate Digging Continues…walking through Macy’s at Stonecrest Mall down here in Lithonia Georgia.

Window shopping of course…a bruh is so broke I can’t pay attention. But I did notice they were playing  this jam by Chicago called Make Me Smile..the extended version. It sounded so nice I had to hear it again. Check it out!!
 
Chicago / Make Me Smile (The Extended Version) | Whats Really Going On?

Weather Report / Cucumber Slumber

 Drums – Ishmael Wilburn Electric Bass – Alphonso Johnson Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Eml] – Josef Zawinul* Percussion – Dom Um Romao, Ray Baretto* Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter

Weather Report / Cucumber Slumber | Whats Really Going On?

Jean-Luc Ponty / Egocentric Molecules

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...it was a rough day "on the grind" ...it's not the work it's the people you have to deal with. On this jazz rock track Jean-Luc Ponty   titled "Egocentric Molecules". You can visualize the sequence...Check it out!!  


Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Jean-Luc Ponty / Egocentric Molecules

Soulive / Crosstown Traffic

 Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out some jazz rock from  Soulive  ..with their version of Crosstown Traffic Featuring – Robert Randolph
 
Soulive / Crosstown Traffic | Whats Really Going On?

George Duke ‎– Floop De Loop

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out some of this classic jazz rock from the legendary George Duke ‎– with a track called Floop De Loop ..from his album The Aura Will Prevail 

R.I.P  to one of the great ones…check out the players and the track…

• Bass – Alphonso ‘Slim’ Johnson
• Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes, Wurlitzer], Pedalboard, Synthesizer, Vocals – George Duke
• Drums, Congas, Vocals – Leon Ndugu Chancler

 
George Duke ‎– Floop De Loop | Whats Really Going On?

Moodymann – Sloppy Cosmic

 Sunday Jazz Continues...dropping some electrojazz / soul from Detroit's Moodymann – with  Sloppy Cosmic..his interpretation of the Funkadelics Cosmic Slop...Check it y'all...it's pretty deep!

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Moodymann – Sloppy Cosmic

Airto Moreira / Flora Purim – Partido Alto

 Sunday Jazz Continues...still on these Latin Jazz flavors..checking out Airto Moreira / Flora Purim

They're hitting us up with  Partido Alto ..it's funky funky funky!! check out the players and the track..

• Bass –  Bob Harrison 
• Drums – Airto ,  Michael Shapiro
• Flute – Gary Meek
• Keyboards- Marcos Silva
• Percussion – Airto, Michael Shapiro
• Saxophone – Gary Meek
• Vocals – Airto, Flora Purim

  
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Airto Moreira / Flora Purim – Partido Alto

Charles Earland / Cosmic Fever

Sunday Jazz Continues…intergalactic with it…rolling with Charles Earland  catching the Cosmic Fever. Check out the all star players rolling with him and the track..

Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Howard King, Norman Connors Guitar – John Abercrombie, Robert Lowe Synthesizer [Arp Odessey] – Richard Himsvark Synthesizer [Arp Pro-soloist, Arp String Ensemble], Electric Piano, Pedalboard [Echo-plex] – Charles Earland Trumpet [Electric] – Randy Brecker Violin – Michał Urbaniak Written-By – Charles Earland
  
Charles Earland / Cosmic Fever | Whats Really Going On?

Santana – Fried Neckbones And Home Fries

Digital Crate Digging Continues…digging deep in the crates for this one…dust is everywhere!!

Checking out some rock / latin jazz from  Santana – with Fried Neckbones And Home Fries …now that sounds good!! anyway…check it out y’all !! 
Santana – Fried Neckbones And Home Fries | Whats Really Going On?

Al Di Meola / Sequencer (Dub Sequence)

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out  Al Di Meola  with a jazz rock  track called Sequencer (Dub Sequence)..check out the players and the track.. 

• Co-producer, Engineer – Dennis MacKay
• Keyboards, Synthesizer [Fairlight CMI], Drum Machine [Linn And Roland Drum] – Jan Hammer
• Mastered By – HERbiE JR*
• Producer, Electric Guitar – Al Di Meola
• Written-By – J. Hammer* 
• Mixed-By – Francois Kevorkian* 

 

Weather Report – 125th Street Congress

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out some of my favorites...Weather Report –  with a track called 125th Street Congress. This is from their Sweetnighter album released in 1973. 
Check out the players and the track..

• Bass – Miroslav Vitous
• Drums – Eric Gravatt, Herschel Dwellingham
• Keyboards – Joseph Zawinul
• Percussion – Dom Um Romao, Muruga
• Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Weather Report – 125th Street Congress

Passport / Piece For Rock Orchestra

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out  Passport  with their Piece For Rock Orchestra

Check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Dieter Petereit
• Drums – David Crigger
• Guitar – Kevin Mulligan
• Keyboards – Klaus Doldinger
• Lyricon – Klaus Doldinger
• Producer – Klaus Doldinger
• Saxophone – Klaus Doldinger
• Synthesizer – Klaus Doldinger
• Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Hendrik Schaper 

Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin / Let ...

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin / Let ...: Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out some jazz rock from Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu ...

Al Di Meola ‎– Electric Rendezvous

Digital Crate Digging Continues....another anything goes night as far as the music is concerned.

At the moment checking out guitarist Al Di Meola ‎– with Electric Rendezvous..a little of that jazz rock!! 

Check out the all star players and the track...

• Bass – Anthony Jackson
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Guitar – Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucía
• Keyboards – Jan Hammer, Philippe Saisse
• Percussion – Mingo Lewis
• Producer – Al Di Meola

 

Lenny White / Climax: Theme For Astral Pirates

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out some classic jazz rock from Lenny White / Climax: Theme For Astral Pirates...from his The Adventures Of Astral Pirates  album. Check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Alex Blake 
• Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer – Lenny White
• Lead Guitar – Nick Moroch
• Organ, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], Vocals – Don "Captain Keyboards" Blackman*
• Rhythm Guitar – Jeff Sigman

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Lenny White / Climax: Theme For Astral Pirates

Billy Cobham ‎- Inner Conflicts

Digital Crate Digging Continues...chilling out on a Hump Day evening...reflecting...contemplating...maybe even having some Inner Conflicts per drummer   Billy Cobham 

 

Donald Fagen –I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)

 Digital Crate Digging Continues..I always like Steely Dan...with they're jazz flavored sounds and futuristic lyrics....this is Steely Dan protege Donald Fagen  with a cut called I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) 

 According to Wikipedia, "the 'I.G.Y.' of the title refers to the 'International Geophysical Year', an event that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. 

The I.G.Y. was an international scientific project promoting collaboration among the world's scientists. Fagen's lyrics reference futuristic concepts such as solar-powered cities, a transatlantic tunnel, permanent space stations, and spandex jackets."

 Steely Dan / Mr. Fagen always had top notch / all star players backing him up....check out the players and the track...  

• Backing Vocals – Frank Floyd , Gordon Grody , Valerie Simpson , Zack Sanders
• Bass – Anthony Jackson 
• Drums –  James Gadson , Jeff Porcaro
• Guitar – Hugh McCracken 
• Percussion – Roger Nichols , Starz Vanderlocket
• Percussion [Sequencing, Special Effect & Wendel I I] – Roger Nichols
• Piano – Greg Phillinganes 
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone – Dave Tofani , Michael Brecker , Ronnie Cuber 
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey 
• Trombone – Dave Bargeron 
• Trumpet – Randy Brecker

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Donald Fagen –I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)