Archive for March, 2008

JEAN GRAE / “Don’t Rush Me”
Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 | Posted in Contemporary | 4 Comments »

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM / “Mannenberg Is Where It’s Happening”
Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »

This is the week of March 10th, 2008
Three generations of masters of the music: Nat King Cole, Jill Scott and Curtis Mayfield (with an assist from jazz bassist William Parker featuring vocalist Leena Conquest and poet Amiri Baraka). This is a week of monsterpieces—don’t sleep!

CURTIS MAYFIELD / “We People Who Are Darker Than Blue”
Mon, Mar 10th, 2008 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

JILL SCOTT / “Rasool”
Mon, Mar 10th, 2008 | Posted in Contemporary | 3 Comments »

NAT ‘KING’ COLE / “Quizás, Quizás, Quizás”
Mon, Mar 10th, 2008 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »

This is the week of March 3rd, 2008
This week we feature the nexus of jazz and pop with Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock along with Tina Turner and Wayne Shorter. Then we head south of the border featuring Marta Gómez plus 14 versions (woo-hooo!!!) of "Bésame Mucho" from the composer Consuelo Velázquez along with Josephine Baker, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Andy & The Bey Sisters, Isabel Pantoja, Worldwide Groove Corporation, Lila Downs, Carmen McRae & Cal Tjader, Dianne Reeves, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Francisco Cespedes, Rosa Passos, Iraida and Tania Maria. Viva!

FRANCISCO CESPEDES / “Bésame Mucho”
Mon, Mar 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

MARTA GÓMEZ / “Cielito Lindo”
Mon, Mar 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »

JONI MITCHELL / “Dreamland”
Mon, Mar 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »