First Listen: Marcus Miller – Free
I’ll be honest here, I did not know much about Marcus Miller before I decided to write this piece. I only knew him as the bass player for Miles Davis. Let’s see what Wikipedia has to say: … a jazz…
Second Listen: Dreaming…
There’s just something about Alice Smith. I’ll admit it, I dug this one out of the pile of CD’s marked “Must Listen To Again” and I’m kicking myself for having slept on it for so long. With comparisons ranging from…
Go Go Music: Chuck Brown (DC’s Best Kept Secret)
Pete and I must have had a cross country mind meld, as I swear the post you are about to read was started on my laptop late Friday night. My first exposure to Chuck Brown came earlier this year in…
Soul II Soul Sunday
I’ve been reading up on the latest happenings of Jazzie B. and Soul II Soul. It’s good to see that Jazzie is still going strong as a DJ around London. I really enjoyed the club / R&B groove of their…
This is Ryan Shaw
Hello friends, your friendly neighborhood Gonzo here, checking in with some music for your soul. Nearly a month ago, a friend whom is well aware of my tastes asked me if I’d heard Ryan Shaw. He said that he’d heard…
My Singing Soul – Soel
Soel is Pascal Ohse, a Paris born and bred trumpeter and composer who’s a member of popular European group St. Germain. Memento is his first solo effort, where he pays homage to the American R&B, classic soul and jazz that…
The Stylistics and the Wonders of VHS
Arguably one of the finest love songs ever made, an offering to you and yours on this Valentine’s Day 2007. So I hooked up the old VCR tonight and threw in a random tape circa 1986. What I found was…
RIP James Brown: 1933-2006
Sad news on Christmas morning. The Godfather of Soul gone?? Just doesn’t seem possible. 1. CNN article. 2. I have reposted an entire James Brown show from 1973. 3. A post from earlier this year with a link to a…
Back to the Roots: James Brown Live
Dec. 25th Update: With the passing of James Brown on this Christmas Day, I’m reposting this show. I don’t have time right now to link up all the individual songs below, but if you go here you can download the…
