When Miles Calls
This was too good not to share. Thanks to the people over at High Definite for passing it along. When Miles Davis calls you about naming one of his records, […]
Category Archives: Flea Market Funk
Soul Jazz Presents Reggae SoundSystem Book
We all know that in addition to the warm, analog sound that vinyl has, the LP packaging speaks to us as well. I’ve bought horrible records on the strength of […]
Renaldo Domino – Don’t Go Away
Photo Courtesy of Jason Bugg There is Soul music, then there is Soul music. Representing the South Side of Chicago and taking his name from something sweet, like say Domino […]
Duke Williams & the Extremes – Chinese Chicken
I bought this Lp out quite a few years ago in the field on the strength of their cover of “Funky Broadway”. At the time, I was toying with the […]
Light In the Attic Reissues D’Angelo’s Voodoo
I can remember pulling a white label copy of “Devil’s Pie” for a buck at A1 and a 50 cent score on the “Brown Sugar” 12″ at a flea market […]
Hot 8 Brass Band – Ghost Town
Three things I dig: Marching bands, Hip Hop, and The Specials. New Orleans own Hot 8 Brass band, “purveyors of Jazz-infused, hip-hop-fired marching band music” are back once again with […]
Help Keb Darge Put A Library Together
For most of you, picking up a book, magazine, or newspaper is done on a daily basis without a thought. What if you didn’t have any periodicals to pick up? […]
Ray Barretto – De Donde Vengo
I was first exposed, unbeknownst to me, to Ray Barretto in 1989 through Dutch Funk/Rap/ band Urban Dance Squad. Their single “Deeper Shade of Soul” borrowed heavily from Barretto’s original, […]
R.I.P. David S. Ware
Rest in Peace to Free Jazz great David S. Ware. David S. Ware – Astral Earth A World of Sound Trailer Keep Diggin’!
The Soul Immigrants – The Ghetto, There’s No Way Out
There is a Funk riot going on in South London. Leading the revolt are the Soul Immigrants. Led by former Funk Ambassadors (the backing band of the JB’s tour when […]
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