Soon enough the bluebird has to fly
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans – Young and Foolish Here’s one for Cardiff City... We haven’t had that many good old fashioned crooners on here and they don’t come much better at that than Tony Bennett....
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Early Morning Mellowness
As One – Soleil Levant I’m just back from a week’s “free” holiday on the Costa Del Sol (a timeshare promotion… I didn’t buy the timeshare!), and am finding the snow here something of a shock to the...
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Fela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy A little something from Afro Beat legend, activist and general dude Fela Kuti. This tune typifies all that is great about his music. Tony Allen’s percussion is rock solid...
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Frank Cunimondo Trio – Feelin’ Good Evenin’ all. This tune is an absolute gem. The Frank Cunimondo Trio with singer Lynn Marino released their album in the early 70s. I came across it at uni when it...
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crafty hols post
Patti Smith – Piss Factory Sorry folks for prolonged radio silence on my part. Between running around like a blue-arsed fly at the climate camp for more than a week and then almost immediately running...
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Billy Cobham – Heather Not exactly the most party friendly tune for a Friday night, but I’m not a million miles away from middle age so this is how it goes. Hip Hop heads will know this as the source...
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I Think We Should Go More Latin
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa – O Morro Nao Tem Vez This is the first time that I’ve posted a tune whilst at work, and it feels good to know I’m getting paid for the privilege. In my last entry I promised...
View ArticleOne of the craziest cover versions ever
We’ve had some pretty weird cover versions on Dilate Choonz in the past, for sure, but this has to be one of the weirdest ones I’ve ever heard. I was lucky enough to pick up Blood, Sweat & Tears’s...
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Roy Budd – Goodbye Carter! The BNP and their miserable and hateful scumminess aside, Hal’s earlier post on the subject of music from films has stirred me from my year long DC sabbatical, if only...
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Pharoah Sanders – “Love is Everywhere” A beautiful piece of melodic free jazz here from Sun Ra protege Pharoah Sanders, from the 1973 (very good year) love in us all album. I first heard this on a...
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