Archive for July, 2009

This is the week of July 27th, 2009
"Shout Bamalama" with the Big "O"—Otis Redding, hang with the Mali-cool of Mamou Sidibé and Rokia Traore, and check out 12 shades of Monk’s majestic composition "Round Midnight" featuring Thelonious Monk, Gotan Project with Chet Baker, Joana Machado, Pharoah Sanders, Chaka Khan, GRP All-Star Big Band, Marlena Shaw, Ravi Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Jacintha, Gene Ammons and Les Nubians. A week of widely divergent albeit wondrous music.

VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Round Midnight Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 27th, 2009 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

MAMOU SIDIBÉ / “Mamou Sidibé Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 27th, 2009 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »

OTIS REDDING / “Otis Redding Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 27th, 2009 | Posted in Classic | 3 Comments »

This is the week of July 20th, 2009
This week we feature over five hours of music featuring the acid jazz stylings of Incognito, the blues of Otis Taylor and five interpretations of "Reflections" featuring Adrian Iaies, Dianne Reeves, Thelonious Monk, Archie Shepp and Carmen McRae.

VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Reflections”
Mon, Jul 20th, 2009 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

OTIS TAYLOR / “Neo-Blues Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 20th, 2009 | Posted in Contemporary | 4 Comments »

INCOGNITO / “Incognito Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 20th, 2009 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »

This is the week of July 13th, 2009
This week we focus on three male vocalists: blues king B.B. King, innovative neo-blues banjoist Otis Taylor, and Welsh jazz singer Ian Shaw. If you enjoy singing, you bound to get a thrill out of some of this.

IAN SHAW / “Ian Shaw Mixtape”
Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »