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MID-WINTER HEAT12.31.08Author: DJ D-Mac Nice stack of jazz and soul to close out 2008, courtesy Som Records. 1. James Brown - Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things [King Records] James Brown's 1968 tribute to the great R'n'B singer Little Willie John. 2. James Brown - Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud [King Records] Stone classic funk on the title track and plenty of deeper slow burn R'n'B tracks. Stunning. 3. Joe Harriott Quintet and Sextet - Southern Horizons [Jazzland Records] Trumpeter Joe Harriott delivers on a set of near-free jazz with amazingly powerful rhythm work. Nice cover too. 4. Brother Jack McDuff - Walk On By [Prestige Records] Brother Jack McDuff delivers a great set of Hammond soul-jazz from 1972. Not quite the epic take on Walk On By by Issac Hayes, but still a cool striaght-forward reading. 5. Quartette Tres Bien - Boss Tres Bien [Decca Records] Propulsive rhythms drive this great set of readings of standards like I Love Paris and Days of Wine and Roses. 6. Lalo Schifrin - Piano Strings and Bossa Nova [MGM Records] Lalo's deep. pounding piano is front and center on this set of Bossa jams. 7. Gordon Parks - Shaft's Big Score [MGM Records] Gordon Parks takes the soundtrack reins for the return of Shaft in 1972. Nice chase theme. 8. The Staple Singers - Bealtitude: Respect Yourself [Stax Records] The title track has been a favorite for years. Finally get to hear the rest of it! CHARTS ARCHIVEJuly 201007.27 Summer Beats May 201005.27 DC Record Fair scores December 200912.28 Italian Ice September 200909.27 Getting Caught Up April 200904.06 Strictly Forty-Fives March 200903.26 Out Like a Lamb December 200812.31 Mid-winter heat September 200809.29 Mixed Little Bag August 200808.13 Mid-summer heat July 200807.30 Digging Deep May 200805.21 Spring Mix January 200801.15 I Got Som[e] More November 200711.02 I Got Som[e] October 200710.02 Nevilles Fall Faves September 200709.01 Summer is almost gone July 200707.24 Summer Breaks May 200705.31 Summer classics ala Neville April 200704.22 Warm it Up March 200703.29 Spring in the Dancestep February 200702.17 Icy Cold Cuts January 200701.21 The Best of the 06 December 200612.12 New Beats November 200611.07 Bossambanova! October 200610.25 Secret Weapons September 200609.26 Discocity August 200608.19 Hot August Night |