Archive for October, 2011

This is the week of October 31st, 2011

A wild and wonderful week featuring newly issued The Miles Davis Quintet (Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams), a stupendous concert recording from Charles Lloyd featuring Greek vocalist Maria Farantouri, and rounded out by Amerigo Gazaway‘s mash up of Fela Kuti and De La Soul. Ah, the music, the music!


AMERIGO GAZAWAY / Fela Soul Mixtape
Mon, Oct 31st, 2011 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

CHARLES LLOYD ATHENS CONCERT / Charles Lloyd and Friends Mixtape
Mon, Oct 31st, 2011 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »

MILES DAVIS QUINTET / Official Bootleg Miles Mixtape
Mon, Oct 31st, 2011 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »

This is the week of October 17th, 2011

Meet The Cookers: Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, and then get down with the Princess of Dancehall Soul music Cherine Anderson, and close out your week with 18 superb covers of four Stevie Wonder compositions.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / Stevie Covers Mixtape #2
Mon, Oct 17th, 2011 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

CHERINE ANDERSON / Cherine Anderson Mixtape #2
Mon, Oct 17th, 2011 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »

THE COOKERS / The Cookers Mixtape
Mon, Oct 17th, 2011 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »

This is the week of October 10th, 2011

We celebrate John Coltrane, warmly welcome South African songstress Zamajobe, and salute Paul Robeson with 15 versions of his signature song, "Old Man River," featuring The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, The Ravens, Paul Whiteman featuring Paul Robeson, Selma Reis, Milton Nascimento, Lou Rawls, George Adams, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Smith, Ernie Andrews, Gloria Lynne, The Temptations, Tutu Puoane, and Henry Butler.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / Old Man River Mixtape
Mon, Oct 10th, 2011 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

ZAMAJOBE / Zamajobe Mixtape
Mon, Oct 10th, 2011 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »

JOHN COLTRANE / Birthday Trane Mixtape
Mon, Oct 10th, 2011 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »