Jef Gilson – Archives
Today we visit France and tap into some unreleased material from French pianist Jef Gilson. Gilson’s style ran the gamut from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and Free Jazz. The Jazzman […]
Category Archives: jazz
R.I.P. Chico Hamilton, He Was Just Passin’ Thru
It’s with sadness that I heard the great Chico Hamilton passed away yesterday. I’ve always had a fond memory of Chico Hamilton, and it’s connected with a guy I call […]
Medline – Sun Being
Today we bring you a composition by French musician Medline, also known as Aillacara 2743, Electroom Acoostap or Douce Fougue & Son Esclave Extravagant. With roots in Latin America (Chile […]
Morris Chestnut – And This Happened
With visions of waist length leather jacket thugs in Cadillacs chasing bad guys and drawing heavily from early 70′ Blaxploitation grooves, Morris Chestnut’s musical ode to films like Cleopatra Jones […]
Leon Thomas – The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)
As I did deeper and deeper for more records, I’ve shot off over the last few years to spiritual types of music. Whether it’s Folk, Gospel, Spiritual or Free Jazz, […]
Big Ups with Amir
When you look up hardworking in the dictionary, it’s most likely you will see DJ Amir’s likeness. The man has been tirelessly unearthing gems by himself and with his DJ […]
Feel What I’m Feelin’ – An All 45 Mix
It’s Friday, and with a nod to Adam Yauch and Saul Bass, Flea Market Funk presents Feel What I’m Feelin’: An All 45 Mix. Here’s a baker’s dozen of 7″ […]
#EnjoyandBeEducated: FMF x CTI
This Monday morning we have a special treat for you here at Flea Market Funk. Over the weekend I had the pleasure of guesting once again on The Diggers Union […]
In Praise of CTI Records
Record digging has always been an adventure and from the first time that I dug up a CTI record I was hooked on this very special label. When I found […]
Revisiting The Clutchy Hopkins Mystery
It’s funny how when you do a bit of cleaning you come up with stuff you haven’t seen in years. Case in point: a burned, hand written recording of The […]
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