Archive for November, 2005
This is the week of November 27th, 2005Old skool/new skool, from the root to the fruit. Start with a taste of The Dells and then sip some Cherrywine. Study up on Duke Ellington and Cootie Williams, and then make your way down front to bask in the glow of Mary J. Blige receiving the torch from Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday. The spotlight is on vocal music—enjoy.
MARY J. BLIGE / “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me”Sun, Nov 27th, 2005 | Posted in Cover | 4 Comments »
CHERRYWINE / “Dazzlement”Sun, Nov 27th, 2005 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »
THE DELLS / “Stay In My Corner”Sun, Nov 27th, 2005 | Posted in Classic | 7 Comments »
This is the week of November 20th, 2005
Roots reggae—from the beginnings with Burning Spear in Jamaica, to the future with Rocky Dawuni in Ghana, we give you a generous helping of the up-full sound of down-home reggae. And then we take a song from England, from the Beatles and do three interpretations: Bobby McFerrin and Dionne Farris (both recorded live), plus jazz vocalist Rene Marie turning it out. Additionally, we’ve got Nina Simone doing a Blackbird that she wrote, and doing it as only she can do it. Oh, what a week!
RENE MARIE / “Blackbird”Sun, Nov 20th, 2005 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »
ROCKY DAWUNI / “Wake The Town”Sun, Nov 20th, 2005 | Posted in Contemporary | 3 Comments »
BURNING SPEAR / “Marcus Garvey” (Showcase Mix)Sun, Nov 20th, 2005 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »
This is the week of November 13th, 2005
This week features artists, some of whom you may not know: jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal; New Orleans jazz vocalist Germaine Bazzle; Chicago-based, independent producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Peven Everett; vocalist/composer Phoebe Snow; and Zap Mama working with spoken word artist Michael Franti. It’s time to stretch our ears a little bit—let’s enjoy the unknown.
ZAP MAMA featuring MICHAEL FRANTI / “Poetry Man” (King Britt Mix)Sun, Nov 13th, 2005 | Posted in Cover | 5 Comments »