Mugglestone Hi-Fi IL JAZZ

I am a jazz nerd, so I went a little overboard on this one and even included all of the personnel and recording dates for each track, because this mix is somehow a tribute to the sidemen.  This is not my comment on which movements in jazz were more valuable than others (for example there is no Louis Armstrong on here, and he was my hero since I was a tee baller), nor is it a beginner's guide, but if you are one of those "haters", this is yr chance to come over to the dark side.


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01. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- A Night in Tunisia Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded August 7th, 1960
Lee Morgan- trumpet, Wayne Shorter- tenor sax, Bobby Timmons- piano, Jymie Merritt- bass, Art Blakey- drums
02. Ornette Coleman- Una Muy Bonita Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded October 8th, 1959
Ornette Coleman- alto sax, Don Cherry- pocket trumpet, Charlie Haden- bass, Billy Higgins- drums
03. Bud Powell- Epistrophy
Recorded January 15th, 1945
Bud Powell- piano, Percy Heath- bass, Kenny Clarke- drums
04. Miles Davis- Budo
Recorded January 21st, 1949
Miles Davis- trumpet, Kai Winding- trombone, Lee Konitz- alto sax, Gerry Mulligan- baritone sax, Junior Collins- french horn, Bill Barber- tuba, Al Haig- piano, Joe Shulman- bass, Max Roach- drums
05. Django Reinhardt- Rose Room
Recorded May 29th, 1937
Django Reinhardt- guitar, Stéphane Grappelli- violin, Pierre Baro Ferret- guitar, Marcel Bianchi- guitar, Louis Vola- bass
06. Rex Stewart and The Ellingtonians- Menelik (The Lion of Judah)
Recorded July 3rd, 1941
Rex Stewart- trumpet, Lawrence Brown- trombone, Ben Webster- tenor sax, Harry Carney- baritone sax, Duke Ellington- piano, Jimmy Blanton- bass, Sonny Greer- drums
07. Charles Mingus- Weird Nightmare
Recorded May 25th, 1960
Ted Curson- trumpet, Jimmy Knepper- trombone, Eric Dolphy- alto sax, bass clarinet, flute, Booker Ervin- tenor sax, Joe Farrell- tenor sax, Yusef Lateef- tenor sax, flute, Paul Bley- piano, Charles Mingus- bass, Dannie Richmond- drums, Lorraine Cousins- vocals
08. James Blood Ulmer- Night Lover
Recorded in 1981
James Blood Ulmer- guitar, Amin Ali- bass, G. Calvin Weston- drums
09. Thelonious Monk- Well You Needn't Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded June 26th, 1957
Ray Copeland- trumpet, Gigi Gryce- alto sax, Coleman Hawkins- tenor sax, John Coltrane- tenor sax, Thelonious Monk- piano, Wilbur Ware- bass, Art Blakey- drums
10. John Coltrane- Blue Train Pts. 1 & 2
Recorded September 15th, 1957
John Coltrane- tenor sax, Lee morgan- trumpet, Curtis Fuller- trombone, Kenny Drew- piano, Paul Chambers- bass, Philly Joe Jones- drums
11. Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano- Subconscious-Lee
Recorded in 1949
Lee Konitz- alto sax, Warne Marsch- tenor sax, Lennie Tristano- piano, Billy Bauer- guitar, Arnold Fishkin- bass, Shelley Manne- drums
12. Arthur Blythe- Illusions
Recorded April/May 1980
Arthus Blythe- alto sax, Abdul Wadud- cello, Bob Stewart- tuba, John Hicks- piano, James Blood Ulmer- guitar, Fred Hopkins- bass, Bobby Battle- drums
13. Rahsaan Roland Kirk- Once in a While
Recorded January 13th, 1965
Rahsaan Roland Kirk- alto sax, manzello, stritch, flute, Jaki Byard- piano, Richard Davis- bass, Elvin Jones- drums
14. The All-Stars featuring Slam Stewart- The Man I Love Pt. 2
info unknown
Slam Stewart- bass
15. Max Roach-Conversation
Recorded October 27, 1962
Booker Little- trumpet, Ray Draper- tuba, George Coleman- tenor saxophone, Art Davis- bass, Max Roach- drums
16. Lester Young- Lester Leaps In
Recorded September 5th, 1939
Lester Young- tenor sax, Buck Clayton- trumpet, Dicky Wells- trombone, Count Basie- piano, Freddie Green- guitar, Walter Page- bass, Papa Jo Jones- drums.
17. Lionel Hampton- Chasin' With Chase
Recorded April 8th, 1941
Karl George- trumpet, Marshal Royal- clarinet, Sir Charles Thompson- piano, Ray Perry- alto sax, Irving Ashby- guitar, Vernon Alley, bass, Lionel Hampton- drums
18. Duke Ellington- Creole Rhapsody Pt. 1
Recorded June 11th, 1931
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins- trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol- trombone; Barney Bigard- clarinet; Johnny Hodges- alto sax; Harry Carney- baritone sax; Duke Ellington- piano; Fred Guy- banjo; Wellman Braud- bass; Sonny Greer- drums
19. Art Tatum- Out of Nowhere
Recorded in 1952
Art  Tatum- piano, Everett Barksdale- guitar, Slam Stewart- bass
20. Charlie Parker- Au Privave
January 15th, 1951
Miles Davis- trumpet, Charlie Parker- alto saxophone, Walter Bishop Jr.- piano, Teddy Kotick- bass, Max Roach- drums


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Mugglestone Hi-Fi TRIBUTE TO GREAT TRIBULATION

When the time comes, don't be afraid, to let go, or hold on, let your intention become intuition and yr aspiration take the form of patience.  This will not be easy, nor should it be, but the pain of displacement can never be as bitter as the pain of separation.  The final stage comes in waves, the pulsing titration, may it carry you forth from yr earthly grave.


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01. The Brooklyn All-Stars- Let's Rap
02. Thee Headcoatees- Santa Claus
03. Trace Family Trio- I've Got a Longing to Go
04. Pig Bag- Papa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag
05. Ram Jam- Black Betty
06. The Staple Singers- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
07. Barbara- Sans Bagages
08. The Stinky Puffs- How to Make a Car
09. Jah Stone Ellect of Elders- Wah Go Home
10. The Velvet Underground- Jesus
11. Deke Dickerson- T.J. Tuck & Roll
12. Serge Gainsbourg- Comic Strip
13. Dean Martin- Memories Are Made of This
14. Sonny Rollins- St. Thomas Part 1
15. Malcolm McLaren- Buffalo Gals
16. Leon Jackson & Johnny Bryant- Buttahachee
17. Young Marble Giants- Cake Walking
18. The Soul Stirrers feat. Sam Cooke- I'm So Glad
19. Brise Glace- Dei Aus Licht
20. Echo & the Bunnymen- Killing Moon (extended version)


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Mugglestone Hi-Fi BACK 2 SCHOOL VOL. 2: KAYO MOODS

I recently was at this record store in Monterey, CA, where the guy had a slew of overpriced 70's/80's singles that I spent an hour hunched on the floor picking through.  Just to give you an idea, he had a broken Fraggle Rock theme song picture sleeve that he was selling for 6 bucks, I told him the record was broken and he said it was 6 bucks "just for the sleeve".  As I was leaving with nothing for my labor, he dismissively pointed to the corner under the overstock and said I had missed a box--but its all crap, so a quarter each or 5 for a buck.  Here I found about 20 amazing Japanese records from the 50's and 60's, all exclusively in Japanese and most without a sleeve (here I also found another copy of the Fraggle Rock record, in M- condition but without the sleeve).

I can't find out much about this beautiful genre of post-war jazzy/pop songs except a wiki page with some information about a genre that seems to fit called Kayokyoku.  It gives a little insight into the genre that would later become the basic for Japanese Mod/Go-Go records (a la the Spiders) and even J-Pop.  I also found some forums for what they are calling "J-Pop Oldies" or Enka music, but I still am having a hard time getting the artists or titles for the songs.  Most of the records are on King or Columbia, so mostly all I have are the record numbers. Nonetheless, I decided to put it up here for you, with the hopes that maybe someone can help me shed some light on this beautiful piece of history.

So, get some shitty supermarket sake, heat it up in the microwave, and ENJOY!

(Due to the lack of info there is no real tracklisting, but all the record label info/titles are in the name of the song)

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi CULLING ALL CURS MIX

Bounty! And by bounty I am in a very vague way talking about a young child's dream of becoming something of a brilliant star. A star so bright that it blinds most, and gives others intense headaches. Featured here is my very first 7" single, originally given to me by Little A during lunch in high school. It was subsequently stolen and sold, and though I have looked diligently in the D section of every hip record store I encounter, alas, I could only find it on ebay. This then sparked a stream of seamingly unnecessary compulsive shopping on and off line, whereby I could acquire fancier (like this bizarre french Fela edit--I know some records should not be put onto single, but you can't blame me for coveting them, right?) and more "post punky" shuck an groove records to sparkle away the hours of DJ-dom. I never knew it was so easy. I dreamed of a world where I could own Nervous Norvus' "The Fang", and now that it's here next to me as I write this endless tome of an introduction, I would like to give thanks and praises to the record gods who have been shining on little ol' me as of late.

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01. Dub Narcotic Sound System- Fuck Shit Up
02. Miles Davis- Vote for Miles Pt. 2
03. The Slits- In the Beginning There Was Rhythm
04. Fela Anikulapo Kuti- Shakara
05. The Residents- Sinister Exaggerator
06. Pink Floyd- See Emily Play
07. Nervous Norvus- The Fang
08. Pere Ubu- Not Happy
09. Ween- Pollo Asado
10. Charles Mingus- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Pts. 1&2
11. Can- Future Days
12. The Pop Group- Where There's a Will...
13. Red Crayola with Art and Language- An Old Man's Dreams
14. Snakefinger- Kill the Great Raven
15. The Dead Kennedys- Too Drunk to Fuck
16. Wayne Cochran- The Coo
17. The Halo Benders- Don't Touch My Bikini
18. The Fall- How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
19. Diamond Joe- Moanin' and Screamin' Pts. 1&2
20. Down from Dover- Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Sum of 11 vol. 3

This last mix is probably my fav of the bunch because it played itself. I picked up a few Sega records from Mauritus (islands of Madagascar where the rich French come to sun) that blew my mind and sowed them with some dust that I found at Backtrack Records in Lincoln when I was there to see my cousin wed in the local Masonic Temple. This is the mid-summer mid-afternoon cool drink to begin the day (whether its a can o beer, a vodka tonic, or a caipirinha). Please enjoy!

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01. Franki Valli- I Can't Take My Eyes Off You
02. Sanford Clark- The Fool
03. Booker T & the MGs- Aw, Mercy
04. Etta James- Something's Got a Hold on Me
05. Lonnie Donnegan- Lost John
06. Dave York- Beach Party
07. Roger Clency and Marie Josee- Famille Coutou
08. Bobby Gregg and Friends- The Jam Pt. 2
09. Mable John- Able Mable
10. Lee Hazlewood- Don't Cry
11. Jack McDuff- The Vibrator
12. Unknown Japanese Singer- Inochi Blues
13. The Muppets- Ma-Na-Ma-Na
14. Gerard Cimiotti e Son Ensemble- 40 Mozart
15. Lord Buckingham's XI- Fried Onions
16. Dossie "Thunderbird" Terry- Skinny Ginny
17. Naughty Abbie- Ala Moana Annie
18. Gerard Cimiotti- Sega Dans Camp Creole
19. Paul Evans- Happy Go Lucky Me
20. Marlene Dietrich- Lili Marlene

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi MAKKI LA LA MIX

Who said mama's little baby likes shortnin' bread?
My little monkey loves watermelon
My little monkey loves teen wolf
My little monkey likes all the finer things
My little monkey could teach you one times two
If she can make to teach on me
She can sure reach down to you
My little monkey is a vu vu vu
vu vu vu vu la la vu vu vu

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01. The Dixie Cups- Iko Iko
02. Wanda Jackson- Let's Have a Party
03. The J.B.'s- Hot Pants Road
04. Sam Taylor- Let's Go Dancin'
05. The Sheik's Men- The Belly Dancer
06. Lil Green- Romance in the Dark
07. Lee Hazlewood- Greyhound Bus Depot
08. Ines Barroso- Villa Legos
09. Alice Coltrane- Journey to Satchidananda Pt. 1
10. Spiritualized- Good Times
11. Carla Bley- Little Pony Soldier
12. Mick Jagger- Memo From Turner
13. Otis Redding- I've Been Loving You Too Long
14. Big Maceo- Worried Life Blues
15. Dave "Baby" Cortez- Organ Shout
16. Muddy Waters- Mean Mistreater
17. Brian Wilson- Caroline, No
18. The Roberta Martin Singers- Teach Me Lord
19. Norman Granz Supervising Charlie Parker etc.- Lady Be Good Pt. 1
20. Paul Craft- It's Me Again, Margaret

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI "IT WILL NEVER WORK OUT" MIXX

I just came back from Istanbul with a slew of amazing Turkish prog/psych records to find a small package of amazing skweee records from dødpop in Norway. I knew it would be dicey and a bit presumptuous to make a mix using only those, so I added a few other classics to help pave the way for this mixx. Perhaps not as easy listening as some other mixes up on hear, but a lot of goodies and some raritease to while the sun machine to sleep.

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01. Erkin Koray- Krallar
02. Melkeveien vs Nino- Mandag
03. Selda- Rabbim
04. Shannon- Let the Music Play (dub)
05. Fantastic Johnny C- Boogaloo Down Broadway
06. Baris Manco- Olum Allahin Emri
07. Sprutbass- Ulykke
08. Beat Happening- Red Head Walking
09. Righeira- Vamos a la Playa
10. Unknown Coxsone Record- Little Girl?
11. Black Sabbath- Iron Man
12. Selcuk Alagoz-Malabadi Koprusu
13. Charles Mingus- The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
14. Eric B. & Rakim- Paid in Full
15. Nikki Sudden- Channel Steamer
16. Beatbully- Jobbe Pa Fabrikk
17. Minnie Riperton- Lovin' You
18. Serap Aksoy- Bendeki Sabir Daglari Deler
19. Swell Maps- Loin of the Surf
20. 3 Hur El- Sevenler Aglarmis

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI HAPPY GEBURTSDAY MIX

"Fuck it, I deserve it," I said as I realized I had spent some 130 Euro on records over the last week (but even those weren't enough for a B-day mix so I added both some dance with yrself classix and some tracks I have been meaning to post for a while). Sorry for the lengthy gap between posts, the I-man has been overdoing it a bit for the last lasts. Enjoy!

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01. The Temptations- Papa was a Rolling Stone
02. The Cramps- Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?
03. Red Crayola- We are Born in Flames
04. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg- La Dècadanse
05. Washboard Sam- Don't You Leave Me Here
06. Sonic Youth- Death Valley 69
07. Fadhili William and the Black Shadows- Hakuna Mwingine
08. The Flying Lizards- Tube
09. Lou Reed/ John Cale- Nobody but You
10. Bix Beiderbecke- Riverboat Shuffle
11. Nancy Sinatra- Lightning's Girl
12. Betty Davis- He was a Big Freak (Record Plant Rough Mix)
13. Little Richard/ Jimi Hendrix- Money Honey
14. Hamilton Bohannon- South African Man
15. Yoko Ono- Kiss Kiss Kiss
16. Annette- Lonely Guitar
17. Pixies- Dig for Fire
18. Dee-Lite- Groove is in the Heart (Peanutbutter Mix)
19. Wreckx N Effect- Rumpshaker
20. Harold Betters- Do What you Wanna Pt. 1

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Mx17

Are you ever on the road with yr band and things are getting a little bitchy and you need some good tunes that will make the miles go by, not anything to heavy or too sing-songy or taste-specific? Well let's hope this does the trick. A non-Cormac McCarthy road trip mix.

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01. Tex Ritter- High Noon
02. Tom and Jerry's Rockets- On the Road Again
03. The Kinks- Lola
04. Tony Joe White- Polk Salad Annie
05. The Banjo Maniacs- Pick It You Peasant
06. Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters- Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
07. The Cure- Close to Me
08. The Church Street 5- A Night with Daddy G Part 1
09. Sidney Bechet- St. Louis Blues
10. Augustus Pablo- Edi Amin
11. Bull and the Matadors- Funky Judge (Instrumental)
12. Tom Waits- Frank's Wild Years
13. Clyde McCoy- Sugar Blues
14. Kenny Everett/Mike Vickers- Captain Kremmen
15. The Traveling Wilburys- Margarita
16. Caetano Veloso- Alegria Alegria
17. Bessie Smith- Black Mountain Blues
18. Perez Prado- My Roberta
19. Porter Wagoner- Heartbreak Affair
20. Pete Moesser's Music- Hawaiian Affair

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI FAMILY VACATION MIX

The idea here is quite simple: something for everyone. And while that most likely is not the case, who can resist some good disco, big band, cumbia, hank williams, david bowie, post punk, reggae, calypso, kitsch, italian pop, etc.? I'll admit it: I was in a good mood...oh, and this vik venus intro is such a classic, download it just for this proto mash-up masterpiece.

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01. Vik Venus- Moonflight
02. Anita Ward- Ring My Bell
03. Enoch Light and the Light Brigade- Carribe
04. David Bowie- Andy Warhol
05. Cabaret Voltaire- Silent Command
06. Hank Williams Sr.- Kawliga
07. Fantasy- Stoned Cowboy
08. Les Paul and Mary Ford- I'm a Fool to Care
09. Cy Coleman- Sweet Pussycat
10. Frank Zander- Da Da Da
11. El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico- Mundy Baja
12. The Jordanaires- Each Day
13. Culture- Two Sevens Clash
14. Eddy Grant- Time Warp
15. Patty Pravo- La Bambola
16. Mighty Sparrow- Norman
17. Tommy Dorsey with Louis Bellson- Drumology
18. Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn- Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out
19. Cecil Bee and the Buzzy Bunch- Superman
20. Coleman Hawkins- Body and Soul

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi Fuck It Mix

I think this mix is pretty self-explanatory. A lot of oldies but goodies: you got country, instrumentals, "ethnic" classix, soulful ballads, etc. Let's call it a "late-afternoon" mix.

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01. Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant- Sandy Canyon Swing
02. Roger Miller- Chug A-Lug
03. Rockin' Sydney- My Toot Toot
04. John Prine- There She Goes
05. Aaron Neville- Tell it Like it Is
06. Unknown- 60's Japanese Pop Duet
07. Caterina Valente- Precipite Volissime Volmente
08. Calypso Carnival- Zombie Jamboree
09. Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band- Skokiaan
10. Dick Cureless- Snap Your Fingers
11. King Oliver- St. James Infirmary
12. Elmore James- It Hurts Me Too
13. Vicente Fernàndez- Volver Volver
14. Jennell Hawkins- Moments
15. Kenny Ball- Midnight in Moscow
16. Ernest Tubb- Saturday Satan Sunday Saint
17. Fats Domino- Walkin' to New Orleans
18. Clifton Chenier- Frog Legs
19. Jorgen Ingman- Milord
20. Willie Nelson- She's Still Gone

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Stan Kenton- 23N 82W

"23N 82W", the longitude and latitude coordinates for Havana, Cuba, (thanks Google) only give a glimpse into the inspiration for this romping trombone-a-thon, arranged by Bill Russo. Stan Kenton was always on the cutting edge of big band arrangements, but this song shreds away the cliche and moves into something Mingus would probably dig. It even delves into 7/4 after the Lee Konitz solo. I wouldn't have quit my high school jazz band if I knew big band tracks like this existed (sorry Mr. Brice). Originally cut in 1952, this sounds more like the soundtrack to the bay of pigs than the watered down tribute to Cuban rhythms that most big band leaders were doing at the time.

Stan Kenton with "23N 83W"

Cannonball Adderley Quintet- DOWN IN BLACK BOTTOM

I figured this was a good time to insert one of my favorite beginners (songs that I start a set with). This track from 1970's "The Price You Gotta Pay To Be Free" features Cannonball's brother Nat Adderley on guitar and vocals. It starts with his slow deep funky guitar and backbeat, talkin about how a one way ticket is the best thing you can get in Black Bottom. Then it dissolves into a back woods Wednesday night prayer meetin (not in the mingus way) where he hands it over to god and the live (studio) audience, sayin "that's why every sunday I pray that the lord will find some way to help some folks less fortunate than me." That shit is so right I want to cry every time I hear it. The production by David Axelrod is (as always) impeccable and so fucking rich you feel right at home.

Cannonball Adderley Quintet featuring Nat Adderley Jr- "Down in Black Bottom"

Spike Jones- BLACK BOTTOM

What could Spike Jones not do? Check out this video and others to get a idea of the virtuosic genius at work and play. His depth of cultural/musical knowledge and showmanship allowed him great satirical liberty in a generally conservative late 40's/early 50's America. This track, named after a 1920's dance "the Black Bottom," has the feel of a Woody Allen slapstick scene, featuring Spike on a wide array of instruments, from bike horns, bells, to the bones. At one point during the piano solo, the "record" starts to skip and he has to slam a door to get the pianist to keep going. This song is just too much fun!! Enjoy it, and please check out his breadth of work with deconstructionism (sorry to get all nerdy and pedantic, but I love this guy), as I think he couldn't help but de- and re-contextualize everything, even as it was happening.

Spike Jones and his City Slickers play "Black Bottom"

King Oliver-ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

This song is legendary, and is another that has been done by about everybody. My favorite will always be the Cab Calloway version featured in the Betty Boop cartoon with Koko the Clown (youtube). King Oliver is considered one of the earliest inventors/innovators in Jazz best known for bringing a young Louis Armstrong into the fold and composing one of his best songs ever :::> "West End Blues". This picture does not really give the mood of the song which is generally a dirge, but I couldn't resist it. The arrangement of this song is definitely a nod to what Duke Ellington was doing at the time (finely sculpted solos and dark horn section counterpoints alà "East St. Louis Toodle-oo). Pleae check the cartoon link above, the sound is bad but the animation mixed with Calloway's performance is amazing.

King Oliver with "St. James Infirmary"

Roland Kirk-ONCE IN AWHILE

Rahsaan Roland Kirk left behind a legacy that spans the entirety of the jazz idiom. Often considered a gimic or trick-pony crowd-pleasing mockingbird, its tracks like this, from the album "Rip, Rig, and Panic," that prove even further his devotion to the traditional elements of all black music and expression. The only other comment I can make is the line-up of this record, which included Elvin Jones on drums, Jaki Byard on keys, and Richard Davis on double bass--definitely a dream team or fantasy jazz league lineup.


Rahsaan Roland Kirk- "Once In A While"

Enoch Light and the Light Brigade-CARRIBE

This picture doesn't really do justice to the man, his wild stereophonic sound, and his innovative ab-minimal cover art, but since this is from a sleeveless 45 on Command records, at least you get a glimpse of the man behind the Light Brigade. This track is the b-side to an exactly what you'd expect version of "A Hard Day's Night," which almost compelled me to not buy it. But this track is uproarious from the onset, with its lush pitter-pat percussion and trilling synthesizer sounds punctuated by a riverboat hornline. The arrangement is half quincy jones and half afro-cuban dizzy gillespie, all coated inna "springtime in oz" style production. "Carribe" is more of an audiophile's wet dream than a dj song, but can work well as punctuation or a pivot in a set.

Enoch Light and the Light Brigade with "Carribe"