Archive for March, 2007
This is the week of March 25th, 2007Listen a spell to Odetta, a musical matriarch. Follow-up on Theo Parrish and check out DJ Spinna. We conclude with an investigation of "River Man" featuring the composer Nick Drake plus Shawn Lee, Brad Mehldau and Andy Bey. Another deep week at BoL.
BRAD MEHLDAU / “River Man”Sun, Mar 25th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 3 Comments »
THEO PARRISH feat. YAMINI NAYAR / “Children Of The Drum”Sun, Mar 25th, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »
ODETTA / “New Orleans”Sun, Mar 25th, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »
This is the week of March 18th, 2007
We begin with "Love Don’t Love Nobody," a true soul classic by The Spinners paired with the Isley Brothers’ "Love Comes and Goes." Then we cross the water for some English Soul from Alice Russell. We close with Theo Parrish, Anthony Hamilton and Jill Scott originals and remixes. Soul music week on BoL.
THEO PARRISH / Jill Scott “Slowly Surely” (Ugly Edit)Sun, Mar 18th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »
ALICE RUSSELL / “Tired Little One”Sun, Mar 18th, 2007 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »
THE SPINNERS / “Love Don’t Love Nobody”Sun, Mar 18th, 2007 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »
This is the week of March 11th, 2007
Old skool classics from Earth, Wind & Fire; contemporary work from De La Soul, a trio of mature rappers; and Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Chuck Brown, The World Saxophone Quartet featuring drummer Jack DeJohnette, Cassandra Wilson and an Al Jarreau/George Benson collaboration offer us enticing versions of "Tutu."
GEORGE BENSON/AL JARREAU / “Tutu”Sun, Mar 11th, 2007 | Posted in Cover | 3 Comments »