TRIP 17/12/2010

The trip at the afroba with vintage vinyl session 69-17/12/2010. PLAYLIST and JIMS RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www.jimz.biz and JIM B. DONOVAN and AFROBA GROUP ON FACEBOOK…..
Well we ran with the session a couple of weeks early and on a Friday so the a bar was not as rammed as usual, but still full enough for a nice pre xmas vibe, where I chose not to drop too much xmassy stuff due to tracks and grooves at the afroba happening on the following thursday, and the fact that the session will get played back during January. Also I was not feeling 100% and closed down the session an hour earlier than usual. Of course the moment I mentioned this the bar filled up but I’m afraid I stopped anyway. The next session is on SATURDAY 29th JANUARY, where I drop lots of the top tunes I played during 2010, plus two nights earlier TRACKS and GROOVES on THURSDAY 27th, starts the new year with a wallop! Have a great chrissy and look forward to seeing you in eleven….
Santa claus conquers the martians soundtrack sample.
SYZYGY…I AM THE SKY, so nice to be able to play just about anything-providing it’s good!, and so I started the session with four nice wintery 90’s ambient tracks…
RISING HIGH COLLECTIVE…LIQUID
INFLUX…DREAMSCAPE
NEW LONDON SCHOOL OF ELECTRONICS…THE DEPEST CUT.
NEIL ARDLEY/NJO…DUSK FIRE, a little out of place after the previous four, but I have so been waiting to play this piece of very rare british jazz from the 60’s, that I have only just obtained-thanks dj- that it just had to get on.
ROLAND KIRK…WE THREE KINGS, the first xmassy one, jazztastic.
LAURA NYRO…ROLL OF THE OCEAN, this years great “find” from 1988.
CHOCOLATE MILK…TIME MACHINE, thanks to mr. scruff for this corker.
PSYCHONAUTS...TIME MACHINE PART 1, same title as previous but very different, coldcut cutting up mowax.
DAVID AXELROD…A DIVINE IMAGE, sort of xmassy with great beats.
DEXTER WANSEL…THEME FROM THE PLANETS, another mello one.
AL KOOPER…HER HOLY MODAL MAJESTY, THE man featured in the new waxpoetics magazine.
WAR …WORLD IS A GHETTO, with war in WP as well.
SYL JOHNSON…EVERYBODY NEED LOVE, and a free seven inside WP.
BILL WITHERS…RUBY LEE, another one checked in WP.
DONNY HATHAWAY…THE GHETTO, much played classic.
GRANT GREEN…JOSHUA FIT DE BATTLE OB JERICHO, superb blue note jazz take from our fave guitarist.
THIEVERY CORPORATION…SHAOLIN SATELLITE, “wintery?”
GIL SCOTT HERON…SAVE THE CHILDREN, been playing this great version a lot of late.
KELIS …SUSPENDED, bit of “modern r and b”, for me anyway!
ERYKAH BADU…ON AND ON, and another.
DE LA SOUL…ego trippin, amazing track from their third and no so well selling lp.
GANGSTARR…STEP IN THE ARENA, tribute to the late guru.
DJ SHADOW…ZIMBABWE LEGIT, early shadz.
J DILLA…LOADS OF DONUTS, can never play enuf’ dilla
DATA...OPTIMUS PRIME, the underwolves remix of the 80’s favourite toy!
VESSIE SIMMONS...XMAS PARTY RAP, first “proper” xmas tune, raptastic.
CUTMASTER DC…THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, with another off usa twelve from the early 80’s.
RUN DMC…CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS, “crossover rap”
JAMES BROWN…SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS, 60’s original.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, never fail to drop this.
HORACE SILVER…ACID, POT AND PILLS, first play for this bluenoter from 1970.
WICKER MAN SOUNDTRACK…WILLOWS SONG, fast turning into our tune of the year, with a great seasonal feel.
CAL TJADER…GIMME SHELTER, the stones get moogedjazzedup, lots of interest in this one.
AUGUSTUS PABLO…ROCKERS DUB, first dubber of the night.
STEVIE WONDER…MASTERBLASTER, requested.
LEAGUE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA…HARD TIMES, 80’s “hard” electro.
STONE ROSES…SHE BANGS MY DRUM, requested.
MARVIN GAYE…WHAT’S GOING ON, I’m starting to flag a bit that’s what!
JIMMY SMITH...I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY, another big tune with THE break.
LEAGUE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA…SOUND OF THE CROWD, more 80’s SPAGHETTI HEAD…FUNKY AXE, another with a break to die for.
ADRIANO CELENTANO…PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL, pronounce that!
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, never miss rm.
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, another big tune this year, thanks mpd.
CYMANDE…B.R.A, going breaktastic towards the end.
OTIS REDDING…MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY, xmassoultastic.
WILLOWS SONG, again and requested.
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110th STREET, another request.
JOHN DENVER/MUPPETS…TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, a geezer actually asked for some john Denver, who for obvious reasons has never been in my box, but because it was Christmas I just happened to have his album with the muppets with me!, so on it goes and we finish with a “singalong”
The trip”wentfromacidpotandpillstojohndenvernowhowdiverseisthat?”
and is a PRODUCTION for the afroba, the last in 2010.

RUDE 16/12/2010

CLUB RUDE WITH VINTAGE VINYL-THE THIRD THURSDAY EACH MONTH AT THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING. PLAYLIST FOR THE XMAS SESSION ON 16 th DECEMBER 2010.
MORE AT www.jimz.biz and CLUB RUDE ON FACEBOOK.
Well half a playlist is better than none, especially after last months lack of one. This really was a busy session and the usual problem of pens going missing due to Smilers great “Spot the Face” competition, meant that only half the tunes were written down. Dave- the rave-Edwards guested again and Don Hughes was with us signing copies of his superb “Friday On My Mind” book. Also mince pies and a free cd together with the sound system working again made for a night to remember.
The next session is on THURSDAY 20th JANUARY, same time, same place, bcnu…Smiler/Dan/Keith/Jim.
HANK MOBLEY/LEE MORGAN…BAGS GROOVE
DIZZY GILLESPIE/JAMES MOODY…THE CUP BEARERS
JOHNNY GRIFFIN…WADE IN THE WATER
JAMES BROWN…SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS
GEORGIE FAME…LIVE AT THE FLAMINGO
JIMMY McGRIFF...LAST MINUTE
OTIS REDDING…MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY
MAJOR LANCE…THE MATADOR
HARLSDEN MONK…BREAKDOWN ROCK
SENSATIONS..A THING CALLED SOUL
LESTER STERLING…BASKIN HOP
JOYCE BOND…MRS. SOUL
JUNIOR WALKER…BRAINWASHER PART 2
MOOD REACTION…ROARING TWENTIES
JOE MANSANO…SON OF AL CAPONE
BOBBY FREEMAN…DO YOU WANNA DANCE
THURSTON HARRIS…LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE
DAVE CORTEZ…HURRICANE
THE FUGATIVES…CANTALOUPE ROCK
PIONEERS…YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I KNOW
REHAB TRIO…VALORE
RIGHTEOUS FLAMES…SECOND EMOTION
SCREAMING JOE NEAL…SHE’S MY BABY
THE BIRDS…NEXT IN LINE
GINO WASHINGTON…HEY FOOTBALL
THE DETOURS…PIECES OF YOU
GENE CHANDLER…CHECK YOURSELF
THE HI FLY ORCHESTRA…SOUL BOSSA NOVA
JUNIOR WALKER…DO THE BOOMERANG
ARTIE FULLILOVE…REINDEER WALK
CHRIS FARLOWE…DON’T JUST LOOK AT ME
MARVIN GAYE…CAN I GET A WITNESS
MARVIN AND TAMMI…TWO CAN HAVE A PARTY
JACKIE WILSON/LINDA HOPKINS…SAY I DO
KEITH McCARTHY…EVERYBODY RUDE NOW
ACTION… IN MY LONELY ROOM
ALAN BOWN..EMERGENCY 999
JIMMY REED…CHRISTMAS PRESENT BLUES
GENE VINCENT…GONNA CATCH ME A RAT
DANDY …SOUL POWER
CLEM CATTINI…BOGATTINI
BLUE FLAMES…RIKS TUNE
HOPETON LEWIS…GROOVIN’
BYRON LEE…SOUL SERENADE
JOHN CAMERON…TROUBLE MAN
MIRACLES…GOING TO A GO GO
TAMMI TERRELL…ALL I DO
BOB MARLEY…MR. CHATTERBOX
JACOB MILLER…BABY I LOVE YOU
KEN BOOTHE…PLEADING
JOHN HOLT..ALI BABA
MELODIANS…EVERYBODY BAWLIN’
BILLY AND THE BACHELOR BAND…MOONSHINE WILLY
JACKIE LYNTON…TALKING ABOUT YOU
BARRANCE WHITFIELD…BUILT LIKE A ROCK
CLUB RUDE IS A “VERYLONGWAYFROMTHE1600CLUB”PRODUCTION

TRIP 27/11/2010

The TRIP at the afroba with vintage vinyl, Session 68-27th. November 2010, playlist and Jim’s ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz and Jim B. Donovan and Afroba Group on Facebook.
Standing room only and the bar nearly drunk dry!, plus me playing a few tunes just about sums up another very busy evening. However a quiet start where I got to drop some “winter” tunes, then a nice middle section “build”, then right “up” to end where we had to say goodbye at midnight. Kirsten and Jess really worked their socks off-if they were wearing any !-behind the bar, and so nice to see Liam and his mates in celebrating a birthday. The Mighty AC also was in the house fresh from his brilliant session Tracks and Grooves at the afroba, two nights earlier. His next session is on December 23 rd, so skip the late Christmas shopping and drop in to drop out!
The next session of the TRIP is on FRIDAY 17th DECEMBER, our annual Xmas special. There is the possibility that we may run with a New Years Eve session, so keep an eye on the posters in the afroba, or either join the facebook group, or attend the next session to keep in touch. Also don’t forget the recorded session 68 gets played back, all five and a half hours of it at the afroba during the week.
Bcnu-hopefully-Jim.
HAL BLAINE…TRIPPIN’ OUT, what better than a trip titled tune to start.
LOU DONALDSON…MUSTY RUSTY, just got this great 1965 jazz groover.
CHOCOLATE MILK TIME MACHINE, mr. scruff fave.
AIR…DIRTY TRIP, another with THE title.
WICKER MAN S/T…WILLOWS SONG, for the late Ingrid Pitt, bless her.
WOUT STEINHUIS…HUM-DONO, superb easi-jazz take on a joe harriott tune.
ZODIAC…AQUARIUS, inspired by the electra records documentary the night before on BBC4.
CARL CRAIG…WONDERFUL LIFE, winterjazzhousetechno.
FILA BRAZILLIA…NATURE BOY, a tune I first heard in the early 60’s.
SARAH VAUGHAN…MYSTERY OF MAN, just got this real rarity, gp fave.
LAURA NYRO…ROLL OF THE OCEAN, and another classy one new to my box.
BILL EVANS/FREDDIE HUBBARD…INTERPLAY, with a third newie for the crates.
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY/DAVID AXELROD…TENSITY, long and very strong
GIL SCOTT-HERON…SAVE THE CHILDREN, first play for this great live version.
UNDERWOLVES…BIRD SONG, for Kirsten.
AHMAD JAMAL…MELLOWDRAMA, mellow pianist goes power jazz.
ERNESTINE ANDERSON…ALL BLUES, another new to my boxes.
ORB…LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS, full of snow……
MR. SCRUFF/ROOTS MANUVA… JUS JUS, andy and roots together.
DORIS…BEATMAKER, “random” seven, happened to be at the front of my box.
MR. SCRUFF…KALIMBA, andy making his “own” music
DANIEL SALINAS…2001, place is really packed now so on goes an”intro” tune.
KATE BUSH…CLOUDBURSTING-ORGANON REMIX, just love this mix.
BROTHERS JOHNSON…STRAWBERRY LETTER 23, classy 70’s disco.
LEAGUE UNLIMITED ORC…HARD TIMES, always a popular one in the shop.
GEORGE BENSON…EL BARRIO, a little warm latino to diss the cold weather.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, just about dropped at every session.
BECK…DEVILS HAIRCUT, movin’ “uptempo”
BLACKALICIOUS/SHADOW…SWAN LAKE, INSTRUMENTAL, take on “people make the world go round”, with an “odd” ending on playback!
TINA TURNER…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, soul meets metal.
DE LA SOUL…EGO TRIPPIN’, off their third LP.
COLDCUT…AUTUMN LEAVES, with my favourite flintsones-you can’t go back in time-dialogue and some martin luther king speech samples inserted.
NIGHTMARES ON WAX…LES NUITS, and another typical “opener” played late.
CARL CRAIG…AT LES, more crisp winter techno.
DOORS…LIGHT MY FIRE, more electra.
EARTH WIND FIRE…SATURDAY NIGHT, the one for a very rammed bar.
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, with this of course to follow.
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 ST…requested afro fave.
GANGSTARR…MOMENT OF TRUTH, just about my fave guru.
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, getting a lot of plays of late, sampling freddie hubbard, superb technohousejazz.
ROLLING STONES…SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, NC REMIX, from last months halloween special.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND…PICK UP THE PIECES, with the “hook”.
CHERYL LYN…GOT TO BE REAL, discoooooo.
FELA KUTI…LADY, requested.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, requested classic.
J.DILLA…DONUTS EXTRACT, and another.
STEINSKI…HISTORY OF HIP HOP LESSON 3, the “cutup” bootleg.
JURASSIC 5…JAYOU, another a-bar fave.
TOOTS/MAYTALLS…MONKEY MAN, requested.
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…FEELS LIKE JUMPIN’, and staying in reggae stylee.
PRINCE BUSTER…MADNESS, with one more original.
MARVIN GAYE/MICHAEL McDONALD…GRAPEVINE REMIX, “beatastic”
STONE ROSES…FOOLS GOLD, first bit of “indie?”
ST. GERMAIN…ROSE ROUGE, jazzhousetastic.
ELLA FITZGERALD…SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE, requested.
MARVA WHITNEY…THIS GIRLS IN LOVE WITH YOU, classy marva.
ROTARY CONNECTION…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, the 60’s original.
OMNI TRIO…TRIPPIN’ ON BROKEN BEATS, a little d and b with A title.
MR. SCRUFF…GET A MOVE ON, final one from andrew.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD…SON OF A PREACHER MAN/SOME OF YOUR LOVING, requested, but with an excited attendee causing deck skip!
ADRIANO CELENTANO...PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL, pronounce this!
BEATLES...HELLO GOODBYE, hint to go time.
If you are listening to this on playback from here on I lost the plot a bit, but it had been a very busy and long session, at least that’s my excuse, so…..
FILM/TV towards the end…AVENGERS KINKY BOOTS/WATERSHIP DOWN/DR. WHO/GRANGE HILL etc., with a few competitions slipped in, and both won by the same lady. Plus a few words from Kirsten and Jess, then…
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE, another end of evening tune.
SAM COOKE…ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT, yep just another one!
TYRELL CORPORATION...I’M GOING HOME, well I was, but the crowd were moving on elsewhere ”because they are young, and I am not!)
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, requested and I’m in a daze!!
THAT’S ALL FOLKS…….until FRIDAY DECEMBER 17th
The trip is a -“Soknackeredbytheendoftheeveningijustlefteverythinginsituandwentbackonsundaytosortitoutandgetitalloutofthebar”Production, 2010.

TRIP 29/10/2010

The trip at the afroba with vintage vinyl, SESSION 67-29th OCTOBER 2010, HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PLAYLIST and JIMS RAMBLINGS. MORE at www.jimz.biz, and FACEBOOK-JIM B. DONOVAN or AFROBA GROUP. NEXT SESSION ON NOVEMBER 27th
Well we moved the night one evening forward to coincide with the afroba Halloween fancy dress party, and boy was it a busy one, especially after 9.00, when the fancy dressers turned up en masse, check the facebook photos! The plot for me was to get as much halloweeny type music in as possible as well as pay respects to Mr. Scruff for his great gig in reading recently. When he popped into the shop I presented him with a set of 8 afroba cd’s, so watch out in future for afroba type music turning up in his sets. The afroba staff spent ages decorating the place, which together with some of my horror posters and Elvira in the window really caught the atmosphere. I also laid on some Horror-and a few others!, SUPER 8 films, which we had given a shot at, at the previous nights new session TRACKS and GROOVES, which you must get down to on the last Thursday. Towards the end we got into a little reggae/ska music to pave the way for Neville Staples of the Specials gig on Halloween itself, at which I drop yet more tunes, and show more films! So onward and up ward to the next session, with news then of our Xmas specials-Yours, Count Jimula.
COLDCUT/MIXMASTER MORRIS…AUTUMN LEAVES, with boris karloff, and plan 9 from outer space dialog over it.
SCIENTIST…VOODOO CURSE, great dub again with some horror dialog inserted.
WHOLE DARN FAMILY…7 MINUTES OF FUNK, crackin’, flowin’ 70’s funk.
FELA KUTI…LADY, mr. scruff started his set with a long afrobeat segment.
MR. SCRUFF…KALIMBA, and the man himself in afrobeat stylee.
FILA BRAZILLIA…NATURE BOY, lovely version of one of my favourite tunes.
KELIS…SUSPENDED, with some downbeat r and b /hip hop to following.
SWINGLE SINGERS…PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN C MINOR, classical gassss.
WAYNE SHORTER…FOOTPRINTS, off to see him next year at the barbican.
HERBIE HANCOCK…DEATHWISH, herbies also on the previous track.
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY…TENSITY, superb axelrod involved tune, and very long.
OUTKAST…PLAYERS BALL, thanks to steve for reminding me of this band.
DR. OCTAGON…EARTH PEOPLE, ages since I played this “killer”.
THIEVERY CORP…2001, A SPLIFF ODYSSEY, great downbeat to follow doc ock, with the same beats.
AIR …DIRTY TRIP, why do I love this?
LINDA NOVEMBER...I’M COMING HOME, from the devil in miss jones soundtrack.
STEVE MARCUS…TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS, with alec saunders” a witch is born”/vincent price with “horror and witchcraft” dialogue over.
JOHNNY DANKWORTH…RETURN FROM THE ASHES, third soundtrack tune of the night
ROY BUDD…WHO DARES WINS, and another.
PAT BOONE...THE ADDICTS PSALM, and a final one from the “cross and the switchblade” film with THE breakbeat.
RAY DAVIES…SUPERSTITION, from the “funk in hell” lp.
CINEMATIC ORC…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, big afro fave.
A GUY CALLED GERALD…VOODOO RAY, another “spooky” one!
LANDSCAPE…NORMAN BATES, and another really odd one.
CHOCOLATE MILK…TIME MACHINE, thanks to mr. s. for tippin’ me on this one.
PHIL UPCHURCH…KEEP ON TRIPPIN’, another of my “themes”
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD…MORNING GLORY/LIFE AND DEATH, funktastic!
VAMPIROS LESBOS SOUNDTRACK, then all hell broke loose as the bar filled to capacity.
ATOMIC ROOSTER…DEVILS ANSWER, so on with the halloweeny stuff.
SCREAMIN’ J. HAWKINS…I PUT A SPELL ON YOU, and again.
JANIE JONES…WITCHES BREW, with another!
ROLLING STONES… SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, and yet more!
SCIENTIST…VOODOO CURSE, with this again.
SPECIALS…GHOST TOWN, and more ghosts!
FUN BOY 3…AIN’T WHAT YOU DO, nevilles band after the specials.
MR. SCRUFF…GET A MOVE ON, with his classic to follow, and a competition tune.
BOBBY BYRD…I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL, getting some funk back in.
MICHAEL JACKSON…THRILLER, requested of course, and a bit jumpy on playback due to mucho dancing.
JACKSON 5…I WANT YOU BACK, and another.
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 th STREET, big afro fave.
JAMES LAST…BABALU, miscue, but still a great track.
STEVIE WONDER…ALL I DO, could not find “superstition”.
BOBBY PICKETT…MONSTER MASH, requested of course.
VIC MIZZY…ADDAMS FAMILY THEME, superb theme.
SCREAMING J. HAWKINS…I PUT A SPELL ON YOU, again.
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, not too much hip hop tonight so try to correct that.
SAKAMOTO…RIOT IN LAGOS, for Ralph who finally dropped in.
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, loads of interest in this corker which sampled the following tune…
FREDDIE HUBBARD…LITTLE SUNFLOWER, the vocal original.
JURASSIC 5…CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, not too much hop hip tonight, so…
FELA KUTI…ARMY ARRANGEMENT, request for some more fela
SHEB WOOLEY…PURPLE PEOPLE EATER, another naff’ horror one.
RAY PARKER…GHOSTBUSTERS, with another one requested.
RED LIPSTIQUE…DRAC’S BACK, naff 70’s dicso
HOT BLOOD…DISCO DRACULA, and another.
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…FEELS LIKE JUMPIN’, moving in some reggae
ALTHA/DONNA…UPTOWN TOP RANKIN’, and another
SPECIALS…MESSAGE TO YOU RUDI/GANGSTERS/RATRACE, requested.
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONNE, original ska.
WARRIORS THEME/NOWHERE TO RUN, from the film soundtrack by barry de vorzon.
GEN. SAINT/CLINT EASTWOOD…ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, great toasting dub.
TOOTS…PRESSURE DROP, which for some strange reason I cut short!
ROLANDO AL…FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, more original ska.
CHERYL LYN…GOT TO BE REAL, with a bit of disco to follow.
SNEEKIE/TOMBOY…AND YOU DON’T STOP, and another sampling le freak.
TOOTS…54-46 IS MY NUMBER/MONKEY MAN, requested, but a bit jumpy on playback due to dancin’.
PRINCE BUSTER…EVERYBODY SKA, final ska original
ADRIANO CELENTANO...PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL, asked for the “ foreign gibberish” tune. I guessed it was this one and I was right, for once
FILM TV TUNES- the A TEAM THEME and BATMAN then/JACKSONS…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE…..
The trip is a “woodworksqueeksandoutcomethefreaks” production for count jimula and the afroba.

RUDE 21/10/2010

CLUB RUDE- with vintage vinyl-EVERY THIRD THURSDAY AT THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS ST., READING- PLAYLIST FOR THE SESSION ON OCTOBER 21st 2010. MORE PLAYLISTS AT www.jimz.biz. ALSO CLUB RUDE or PAUL ANDERSON or JIM B. DONOVAN on FACEBOOK.
Well only two discular jocks in the place for this session as Dan and Keith could not make it, so Smiler and Jim decked it on their tods. A fairly busy evening, with Jim also providing horror films on super 8 to add a little Halloween atmosphere, and Smiler with his little shop selling items he has been involved in or compiled. Jim has now sold 20 copies of the Alan Bown book, and still has more copies if anyone wants a jolly good read about a 60’s working band who were in all the right places back then, at a tenner it’s a bargain. Smiler limberd up for his session at Hip City two nights later, and Jim paid tribute to Solomon Burke.
The CLUB RUDE dj’s are also playing at the Neville Staples gig on October 31st at SUB 89 in Reading. Be there or be somewhere else. The next session proper is on NOVEMBER 18th-BCNU.
WAYNE SHORTER…FOOTPRINTS
CLEO LAINE…LETS SLIP AWAY
STEVE CROPPER/POP STAPLES/ALBERT KING…BIG BIRD
DAVE CORTEZ…GETTING RIGHT
OLIVER SAIN…JERK LOOSE
SOUND DIMENSION…REAL ROCK
AMOS MILBURN…EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK
DON DRUMMOND…SCANDAL
BOB MARLEY…JUDGE NOT
DESMOND DECKER…HONOUR THY FATHER AND MOTHER
JIMMY CLIFF…MISS JAMAICA
SOLOMON BURKE…ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE ME
BRIAN AUGER…KIKO
GRAHAM BOND…LONG TALL SHORTY
BO STREET RUNNERS…BO STREET RUNNER
BRIAN AUGER…BUMPIN’ ON SUNSET
DAVE CLARK…SMALL TALK
WYNDER K. FROGG…I’M A MAN
JIMMY McGRIFF…LAST MINUTE PARTS 1 and 2.
PHIL UPCHURCH…OOP POOP ADOO
SOULFUL STRINGS…BURNING SPEAR
SOLOMON BURKE…CRY TO ME
DELROY WILSON…DANCING MOOD
KING CURTIS/JACK DUPREE…GET WITH IT
ERROLL DIXON…TWISTIN’ AND SHAKIN’
LESTER STERLING…BASKIN HOP
JIMMY CLIFF…MY LUCKY DAY
RAY CHARLES…SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
JOHN LEE HOOKER…SHAKE IT UP AND GO
JUNIOR WALKER…TUNE UP
THE OLYMPICS…GOOD LOVIN’
THE SHOWMEN…COUNTRY FOOL
THE RIOTS…YEAH YEAH
DERRICK MORGAN…HARD TIME
JACKIE MITOO…GOT MY BOOGALOO
ROD STEWART...I JUST GOT SOME
FLEIR DE LYS…SO COME ON
CREATIONS…MIX UP GIRL
BEVERLEYS ALL STARS…THE MONSTER
SOUND DIMENSION…TIME IS TIGHT
THE DYNAMICS…MISERY
SLIM HARPO…GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT
HIGH NUMBERS...I’M THE FACE
MARVIN GAYE…ONE MORE HEARTACHE
CONTOURS…FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE
BOOTS BROWN..TROLLIN’
SHIMON…MR. DYNAMITE
PRINCE BUSTER…LET HER GO
LAUREL AITKEN…LAST NIGHT
DAVE BARKER…
FLEUR DE LYS…CROSSCUT SAW, Radio cut.
IMPRESSIONS…TALKING ABOUT MY BABY
SOLOMON BURKE…STUPIDITY
FLEUR DE LYS…STOP CROSSING THE BRIDGE
ALAN BOWN…EMERGENCY 999
BLUESBUSTERS…LITTLE WILMA
SOUL BROTHERS…MARCUS JUNIOR
SLIM HARPO…DON’T START CRYING NOW
BULLMOOSE JACKSON…MY BIG TEN INCH
BABY FACE WILLETTE…MO’ ROCK
NINE TON PEANUT SMUGGLERS…PROFESSOR MORIARTY I PRESUME
JACKIE MITOO…KILLER DILLER
DETROIT SPINNERS…SWEET THING
MARVIN GAYE…PRIDE AND JOY
WILLIE MABON…I JUST GOT SOME
SAM COOKE/BILLY PRESTON…LITTLE RED ROOSTER
KEITH McCARTHY…EVERYBODY RUDE NOW
BOBBY BLAND…YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION
BOOKER T…RED BEANS AND RICE
HARVEY…ANY WAY YOU WANNA
Plus several more that Smiler forgot to write down because he played pempelem!
RAMSEY LEWIS…IN CROWD
ETTA JAMES…TELL MAMA
EDWIN STARR…AGENT 00 SOUL
SMOKEY ROBINSON…GOING TO A GO GO
MARTHA and the VANDELLAS…JIMMY MACK
SOLOMON BURKE…EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE
SKATALITES…BEARDMAN SKA
TONY and TANDY…THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
SHARON TANDY…TOE HOLD
BARBARA LEWIS…BABY I’M YOURS
CLUB RUDE IS A “HORRIBLECLUBRUDEDJ’S” PRODUCTION.

TRIP 25/09/2010

THE TRIP AT THE AFROBA-NORMALLY ON THE LAST SATURDAY- WITH VINTAGE VINYL SESSION 66---25/9/2010. PLAYLIST and JIMS RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www.jimz.biz and FACEBOOK-JIM B. DONOVAN or AFROBA GROUP.

Variety is supposed to be the spice of life, and after last months ”focussed” jazz evening and next months Halloween special, I suppose you could say session 66 was pretty varied. I always start the evening with some plans in mind, but usually after a few requests we just seem to “go random”. Anyway that’s what the customers seem to want so who am I to deny them. It helps that I had 15 LP cases and 4 sevens boxes with me, which gives me the freedom to wander about! I started very focussed even keeping the chat down to a minimum, only checking the tunes about an hour and a half in and then going another hour an a half doing the same. After that when it got busy I did start to rabbit more, and of course I notice it more now as the recording picks up my chat, which it didn’t on the old mixer. Now I am leaving the spare equipment in situ you now have another “trip type” evening to get down to. The Mighty AC with his Tracks and Grooves is on the last Thursday. Also the new afroba FACEBOOK and THE TRIP pages are up and running so join the groups to be kept in touch with happenings. Next month we do our annual spooky session, a night earlier than usual so get witched-up, on FRIDAY OCTOBER 29th!-BCNU…Jim.
ENJOY THIS TRIP-VOICE SAMPLE
MIKE CARR…CORONATION STREET, 50 years young?
ART BLAKEY…MOANIN’, still with session 65 ringing in my ears I started with some blue note jazz.
JOHN COLTRANE…BLUE TRAIN, and continued with another.
HORACE SILVER…SONG FOR MY FATHER, and one final one.
DICK HYMAN…GREEN ONIONS, needed to test the stereo after last months cocked up recording and this is THE one to do it with.
TERRY REID…RIVER/SEASON OF THE WITCH, two from the man who turned down the vocalists job with led zepp.
JIMI HENDRIX…MACHINE GUN, forty years since he passed.
JOHN LEE HOOKER…DIMPLES, kirsten wanted some john lee, and this sounds great on playback out of hendrix!
LITTLE WALTER…MY BABE, which lead to a little blues segment.
JIMMY McCRACKLIN…THE WALK, and another to finish with.
NINA SIMONE…I PUT A SPELL ON YOU, have not played this “halloween” classic for ages, lots more on oct 29th.
INDIA/MASTERS AT WORK…I CAN’T GET NO SLEEP, sounded really fine wafting down from the rafters.
JANET JACKSON/JONI MITCHELL…GOT TILL IT’S GONE, as did this one.
INCOGNITO…OUT OF THE STORM-CARL CRAIG REMIX, supero jazztechno remix from cc.
GENTLE PEOPLE…JOURNEY-APHEX TWIN REMIX, “easy”, for aphex anyway, remix.
ST.GERMAIN…ROSE ROUGE, the jazz quartet version.
SAMUEL JONATHON JOHNSON…MY MUSIC, one of my all timers.
BEATS INTERNATIONAL…DUB BE GOOD TO ME, a random selection as I was chatting and this was the first tune I grabbed quickly!
GROOVE ARMADA…AT THE RIVER, often asked for this one.
ASHA PUTHLI…SPACE TALK, on the afro cd’s, now all gone!
QUINCY JONES…WHATS GOING ON, great jazzical version.
DONNY HATHAWAY…THE GHETTO, classic donny.
SUPREMES…HIGH ENERGY, not “hi” at all, very mellow.
ART OF NOISE…MOMENTS IN LOVE, thanks miles pd for tippin’ me on this.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, the dilla remix of course.
PAT METHENY…ARE YOU GOING WITH ME, back to a bit of euro jazz.
SARAH VAUGHAN…INNER CITY BLUES, this is heaven, not played for ages.
KORGIS…EVERYBODYS GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES, wendys in the place.
ELVIS PRESLEY…EDGE OF REALITY, thanks mighty for this one, check the vid on you-tube.
JIMI HENDRIX…WIND CRIED MARY, another jimi
LOU REED…WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, bit more “rock” than usual tonight.
SANTANA…SHE’S NOT THERE, their biggie cover of zombies tune.
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, another random one!
THE CLASH…TIME IS TIGHT, the clash cover booker t.
THE DOORS…RIDERS OF THE STORM, a little more rock with a jazzy edge.
CHERYL LYN…GOT TO BE REAL, currently all over the tv ads.
PRIX CHOC…SUPER DISCOUNT, with the marijuana sample.
MR. SCRUFF…GET A MOVE ON, coming soon to reading again, lets hope he pops in to see me again!
ST.GERMAIN…SENTIMENTAL MOOD, another tip from miles pd.
E.P.M.D…STRICTLY BUSINESS, andys fave hip hopper
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 th. STREET, requested for phil the birthday boy.
DELPHONICS…DIDN’T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME, and another from jackie brown.
GIL SCOTT-HERON…ME AND THE DEVIL, andy requested and one for halloween.
STEVIE WONDER…MASTERBLASTER, always try to slip in stevie.
ALAN BOWN…THE ROCKFORD FILES and EMERGENCY 999, great 60’s geezer who’s autobiography you should grab.
KEITH MANSFIELD…FUNKY FEVER, keith grew up in slough with alan, this ones a breaks delight.
ERNIE K. DOE…HERE COME THE GIRLS, for the girls!
GIORGIO MORODER…TEARS, shadow nicked sample for organ donor.
STEINSKI…THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP, LESSON 3, THE bootleg.
BBQ BAND…IMAGINATION, for mr. ralph who will make the night one night?
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, big tune last month.
TOOTS/MAYTALLS…54-36, requests for some toots and the specials so….
SPECIALS…NITE CLUB/GHOSTTOWN/GANGSTERS, with neville staples coming to reading on oct 31st.
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONNE, classic ska oldie.
TOOTS/MAYTALLS…MONKEY MAN, more toots
JIMI HENDRIX…CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC/PURPLEHAZE/ WATCHTOWER/ REMEMBER, jimi segment to close the evening.
MICHAEL JACKSON…SMOOTH CRIMINAL, requested.
JACKSON 5…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE, our usual end of evening tune.
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE, with THE one to finish
Finally as we started-MIKE CARR…CORONATION STREET…THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!
The trip is “hemakesitupashegoesalonghonestandjazzisnotafourletterword”
PRODUCTION

RUDE 16/09/2010

CLUB RUDE WITH VINTAGE VINYL AT THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS ST., READING, WITH SMILER/DAN/KEITH/JIM. PLAYLIST AND RAMBLINGS FOR THE SESSION ON 16th SEPTEMBER, 2010. ALWAYS ON THE THIRD THURSDAY…….
Well, with another pretty rammed session we have really settled into our new”home”, and our first session at the new venue with the “flab 4 ?” back playing together. Dans first tune- the Harlesden Monks- was my fave of the night. Smiler provided his great selection of posters as well as playing some “pricey” original sevens. Keith provided his usual “eclectic” mix, and I had on sale Alan Bowns great autobiography, which sold very well.
The next session is on OCTOBER 21st, with details on the CLUB RUDE FACEBOOK pages and also at PAUL ANDERSON and JIM B. DONOVAN on FACEBOOK, plus playlists at www.jimz.biz
HARLESDEN MONKS….ROCK ME MR.PINGWING
GINO WASHINGTON ...HEY FOOTBALL
HARLESDEN MONKS…BREAKDOWN ROCK
BOB AND ANDY…OH GIRL
JUNIOR WALKER…MONKEY JUMP
FILTHY SIX…GET CARTER
EARL VAN DYKE…THE FLICK PART 1
THE HUSH…GREY
EARL VAN DYKE…THE FLICK PART 2
THE SUPREMES…SHAKE
STEVIE WONDER…KISS ME BABY
SHARON TANDY…THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT YOU
WINSTON FRANCIS…I AM NOT AFRAID
TIGER…SOULS OF AFRICA
SYLVAN WILLIAMS…WHEN THE MORNING COMES
STEVE ELLIS… LOOT
GEORGIE FAME…MONKEYING AROUND
GEORGIE FAME…HUMPTY DUMPTY
JIMMY WINSTON…ITS NOT WHAT YOU DO
DAVID JOHN AND THE MOOD…TO CATCH THAT MAN
JIGSAW…ONE WAY STREET
LOVE AFFAIR…SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
DAVE BABY CORTEZ…HURRICANE
IMPRESSIONS…MEETING OVER YONDER
LLOYD CHALMERS…CHARMING VERSION
JOSEPH HENRY…I’VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL
DENNIS BROWN /HEPTONES…UNTITLED
DERRICK MORGAN…BAD LUCK ON ME
SKATALITES…RED CHINA
BOBBY AITKEN…JERICHO
ALTON ELLIS…HURTING ME
KEN BOOTHE…OLD FASHIONED WAY
THE FUGITIVES…MUSICAL PRESSURE
THE SOUTHERN SOUND…JUST THE SAME AS YOU
DAVID JOHN…BRING IT TO JEROME
SHIRLET SCOTT…SOUL SAUCE
PETE RODRIGUEZ…OH THAT’S NICE
MARVIN GAYE…LUCKY LUCKY ME
BRENDA HOLLOWAY…WHEN I’M GONE
BIG YOUTH…HONESTY
KEN BOOTHE…DRUM SONG
SOLOMON BURKE…DANCE DANCE DANCE
DETROIT SPINNERS…SWEET THING
ALAN BOWN…EMERGENCY 999
ALAN BOWN…SUNNY
PHIL UPCHURCH…OOP POOP A DOO
ISLEY BROTHERS…WHISPERS
SONNY TERRY/BROWNIE MC GHEE…WHEN ITS LOVE TIME
DERRICK HARRIOTT…THE UNDERTAKER
BRENDA LEE…WHAT’D I SAY
DAVID ISAACS…SINCE YOU ARE GONE
ROLANDO AL…VC 10
BOKER T….RED BEANS AND RICE
CONTOURS…FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE
BRENDA HOLLOWAY…WHEN I’M GONE
FLAMES…SOMEONE GOING TO BAWL
DERRICK MORGAN…HARD TIME
SIR WASHINGTON…APOLLO 13
BOB, RITA, PETER…BEND DOWN LOW
ACTION…BABY YOU GOT IT
MESSAGE…RUM-BUM-A-LOO
THE CREATIONS…MIX UP GIRL
DANNY WHITE…KEEP MY WOMAN HOME
THE MIRACLES…GOING TO A GO GO
BO STREET RUNNERS…DRIVE MY CAR
DARROW FLETCHER…MY YOUNG MISERY
RIOTS…YEAH YEAH
LLOYD CHALMERS…JAPANESE GIRL
KIM WESTON…TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
THE VELVELETTES…LONELY LONELY GIRL AM I
FAMILY CIRCLE…PHOENIX REGGAE
LES FLEUR DE LYS…THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
SHARON TANDY…TOE HOLD
DARRELL BANKS…ANGEL BABY
BRIAN AUGER…GREEN ONIONS ’65
GENO WASHINGTON…BEACH BASH
GOOGIE RENE…SMOKEY JOES LA LA
KEITH MC CARTHY…EVERYBODY RUDE NOW
PRINCE BUSTER…EVERYBODY SKA
JACKIE MITTOO…KILLER DILLER
PRINCE BUSTER…SHE LOVES YOU
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
AMBOY DUKES…HIGH LIFE IN WHITLEY WOOD
BO STREET RUNNERS…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
TOMMY MCCOOK…MABROOK WAILING
EDWIN STARR…AGENT 00 SOUL
MARVIN GAYE…ONE MORE HEARTACHE
ALAN BOWN…THEME FROM THE ROCKFORD FILES
JIMMY RADCLIFFE…LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS OVER
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
CLUB RUDE IS A
“WEDIDNTPLAYPEMPELEMORSONGFORMYFATHERHONEST
ANDWEHADAFEWPROBLEMSWITHTHESOUNDUNTILISWITCHEDTOMONO” PRODUCTION

TRIP 28/08/2010

the Trip session 65 “no room for squares”-jazzorizit- special with vintage vinyl on 28th August 2010, Playlist and Ramblings. More at HYPERLINK "http://www.jimz.biz" www.jimz.biz, and Jim B Donovan on facebook…..
Well if you had said to me ten years ago, that I would still be playing out on a Saturday night at a packed bar in the middle of Reading, and playing “jazz” at that, I would have thought it was all a dream. However I think it happened in reality last night. The “plot” was to do a “Sod the Reading Festival “, special and revive my old “jazzorizit” night “No Room For Squares”. Let’s hope after last night that we can get the night back, as I am now able to leave my equipment in situ., and this has already lead to another night starting on the last thursday “Tracks and Grooves”, with the Mighty AC throwing the tunes on. However all good things have a downside. This one is that the equipment I am using is my spare kit, and is not quite, in my view, in spite of masses of testing, up to my normal rig. It seemed to get us through ok however , but I had a glitch with one turntable-that you would hardly notice- but the recording which I could not have set up right only recorded one channel, and that in mono. Plus every other tune has low volume on the playback. It might take some time therefore to copy it for the afroba to play back, and even may not copy well at all, so a month might go missing!
So nice to see a lot of regular faces, and new ones, especially the guy, who said he “had never been to a night like it”. I just hope that was a compliment! Plus lots of interest in the tunes and competitions. Also nice to see Nigel and his wife, who are involved with “jazz in reading”, it could lead to some “live” jazz at the afroba. Tim ibetya popped in towards the end, and photographed nicely for my facebook page. We also had some genuine reading festival mud in the place to add to the atmosphere!!! The night was dedicated to the late Abbey Lincoln, and the next session is back to “normal” on September 25th, with “Tracks and Grooves” the following thursday Sept 30th. Be there or be somewhere else!
BCNU - Hopefully- Jim.
FLINTSTONES...YOU CAN’T GO BACK IN TIME, classic 60’s voice sample.
MILES DAVIS…HUMAN NATURE, md goes mj.
BOBBI HUMPHREY…YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD, lovely bluenoter.
GARY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, classic original.
MICHAEL WHITE…GO WITH THE FLOW, cool or wot!
MARK MURPHY…STOLEN MOMENTS, vocal version of oliver nelson classic.
GIL SCOTT HERON…THE BOTTLE, the 1990 live and long version.
ASTRID GILBERTO…GIRL FROM IPENEMA, 60’s bossa cool.
QUINCY JONES…WHAT’S GOING ON, great jazzy take on marvin.
MILES DAVIS…SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME, vintage miles.
ABBEY LINCOLN…NEVER LEAVE ME, bless her, rip abbey.
JULIE LONDON…LIGHT MY FIRE, Julie grooves.
BILLIE HOLLIDAY…I CAN’T GET STARTED, first ever play for billie.
KENNY RANKIN…PEACEFUL, tune covered by georgie fame.
ABBEY LINCOLN…WHEN MALINDY SINGS, another cult abbey.
DJ KRUSH/TOSHINORI KONDO…THE SUN IS SHINING, jazz meets hip hop meets marley.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG…THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN, one of louis’ last and grooviest tracks.
PEPE BRADDOCK…DEEP BURNT, hit of the evening with the freddie hubbard “little sunflower” sample.
ANGELA BOFILL…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, jazzy version of philly soul tune.
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, our hot afro fave.
MARLENA SHAW…WOMAN OF THE GHETTO, and another.
GIL SCOTT HERON...I’M NEW HERE, gil featured in the new waxpoetics and his latest lp cut, requested.
MADLIB…MONTARA, maddie invades blue note.
HARRY BECKETT…WARM SMILES, great brit jazz from the late harry.
GROVER WASHINGTON JNR…SUMMER SONG, for the weather!!
ROY AYERS…EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, and another!
JOE BATAAN…THE BOTTLE, over here recently, a cover of gil scott heron tune.
STAN KENTON…LIVE AND LET DIE, competition tune off seven.
TOMMY McCOOK…PERSIAN SKA, skajazz?
ELLA FITZGERALD…JAZZ SAMBA, classic and classy ella.
MONGO SANTAMARIA…GREEN ONIONS, hot latin dancer.
VINCE MONTANA…HEAVY VIBES, jazzdisco!
PEPE BRADDOCK again,
BLACKALICIOUS…SWAN LAKE, INSTRUMENTAL, with shadow cutting up “people make the world go round”.
ABBEY LINCOLN…MALINDY again,
MILES DAVIS…ALL BLUES, THE one.
GEORGE SHEARING…THE WORLD IS A GHETTO, sir george-britjazzer-covers war in the 1970’s
FREDDIE HUBBARD/AL JARREAU…LITTLE SUNFLOWER, with the sample used in “deep burnt”
ST. GERMAIN…ROSE ROUGE, jazzhouse!
PEGGY LEE…FEVER/I’M A WOMAN, two pegz classics.
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…EL PUSSY CAT, more skajazz.
TITO PUENTE…FAT MAMA, latin clanker.
RAY BARETTO…EL WATUSI, and another.
TULLIO DE PISCOPO…STOP BAJAN, jazzdisco?
BARRY DE VORZON…WARRIORS THEME, filmjazzdisco?
SIVUCCA…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE, our man sivucca covers bill withers classic.
JAMES TAYLOR…MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, britflacidjazz.
JOHN SCHOEDER…SOUTH AMERICAN GETAWAY, gilles p. fave.
HERBIE HANCOCK…WIGGLE WAGGLE, sampled to def.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, jazzorizit, big afro fave.
LAST POETS…IT’S A TRIP, well was it?
ST.GERMAIN…SO FLUTE, more housejazz.
MADLIB…SLIMS RETURN, maddie returns for one last one.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG EM’ HIGH, funkydiscojazz?
COUNT BASIE…GREEN ONIONS, bigbandsouljazz!
GANGSTARR…ABOVE THE CLOUDS, using a johnny dankworth sample
DJ PREMIER…IN DEEP CONCENTRATION, which I was not, after five and a half hours!
JAZZMATAZZ…WHEN YOU’RE NEAR, miscue, but worth it.
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN…SWING TO BOP, the root of modern jazz from 1941.
The trip”hasnowreachedthegrandoldageof65timetoretirediscuss!” production, 2010.

RUDE 19/08/2010

CLUB RUDE at THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING. THIRD THURSDAY EACH MONTH, PLAYLIST FOR SESSION ON 19th AUGUST 2010. MORE AT www.jimz.biz, and on FACEBOOK-CLUB RUDE/PAUL ANDERSON/JIM B. DONOVAN.
Well it seems like for the last seven years we have just been building up to take this night into orbit, and we are finally up there, with an evening that seemed to hit all the right high notes. Great venue, Great Tunes, Great Guests, Great Crowd. My only problem was I missed most of the early part of the evening due to jazzboitis, but I got back to Rude at 9.45, and the place was rockin’ or is that moddin’. However for the last few days, the recording I have of the evening has been played over and over non stop, and the vibe is still there on the minidisk. The DRC crew, Lee, Bruce, Mike from Wycombe guested , and did they make a great job of it?, I want more!. Dan returned to play from his hols., Smiler from his chat with Martha Reeves, and I dished out a load of free Toots and the Maytals cd’s. We are back to “normal”, next month but are already working on a super duper Christmas special-Rickidy Tickedy, Bcnu-Jim.
BOOKER T…SLIM JENKINS PLACE
HORACE SILVER…THE SHOW HAS BEGUN
JOHN MAYER…ACKA RAGA
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY…BROTHER JOHN
DUDLEY MOORE…STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS
DAVE BRUBECK…BOSSA NOVA USA
JIMMY SMITH…I GOT MY MOJO WORKING
JOHN BISHOP…WADE IN THE WATER
KENNY GRAHAM…BONGO CHANT
DIZZY GILLESPIE…MANTECA
MARY WELLS…DEAR LOVER
MEL TORME…CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
HANK MOBLEY …WORKOUT
JOHN DREVAR…THE CLOSER SHE GETS
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS…HIGH LIFE
CHOSEN FEW…SHAFT-VERSION
BUDDY GUY...I DIG YOUR WIG
DORREL HAWKINS…CLING TO ME
MARVIN GAYE…HITCH HIKE
MIRACLES...I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING
THE CREATION…HOW DOES IT FEEL
THE BETTERDAYS…YOU’RE CRACKING UP
PEARL WOODS…SIPPIN’ SORROW
NAPPY BROWN…COAL MINER
GROUNDHOGS…SHAKE IT
RICHARD KENT STYLE…I’M OUT
THE CREATION…HOW DOES IT FEEL
MANNISH BOYS…I PITY THE FOOL
JIMMY CLIFF…KING OF KINGS
JACKIE EDWARDS…SEA CRUISE
DAVID ISAACS…SINCE YOU ARE GONE
DERMOTT LYNCH…HOT SHOT
SOLOMON BURKE…KEEP COOKIN’
MIRACLES…MICKEY’S MONKEY
JACKIE WILSON…I’M SO LONELY
JAMES BROWN…TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
GLEN BROWN…NO MORE SLAVERY
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
LLOYD CLARKE…LOVE IS STRANGE
BUSTERS GROUP…JOYS HOP
THE CONTOURS…FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE
BOOTS BROWN…TROLLIN’
PRINCE BUSTER…BURKES LAW
DAKOTAS ALL STARS…CALL ME MASTER
TOMMY McCOOK…JERK TIME
GLORIAS’S ALL STARS…JUMBO JET
BOOKER T…RED BEANS AND RICE
BYRON LEE…SOUL LIMBO
THE INVITATIONS…WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME BABY
MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS…HEATWAVE
THE TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
CHOCOLATE FROG…I FORGIVE YOU
BLUES BUSTERS…LOVE ME FOREVER
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…FEEL LIKE JUMPIN’
SENSATIONS…SHAKE IT
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS…SHOW ME THE WAY
EDDIE BO…EVERY DOG GOT HIS WAY
WAILERS…HYPOCRITES
LOU JOHNSON…UNSATISFIED
YOUNG HOLT TRIO…AIN’T THERE SOMETHING MONEY CAN’T BUY
TOMMY McCOOK…SOUL REMEDY
SALT AND PEPPER…MAN OF MY WORD
RANDYS ALL STARS…TIME OUT
COLEEN AND TEDDY…BEACHNUT
IKE/TINA TURNER…DUST MY BROOM
BOOKER T…TAKE YA SHOES OFF
ESQUIRES…GET ON UP
HEPTONES…GUIDING STAR
PRICILLA PRICE…ROCKEFELLER JONES
PROMATICS…SUGAR PIE HONEY
UNIQUES…TRYING TO FIND A HOME
MERLE SPEARS…I WANT TO KNOW
SAM AND KITTY…I’VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD
KING CANNON…SOUL SCORCHA
LONNIE LESTER…YOU CAN’T GO
THE CROW…YOUR AUTUMN OF YOUR TOMORROW
RAY BARETTO…TOGETHER
VELVET SATINS…NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU
SOUND DIMENSION…GREAT GOOGA MOOGA
LITTLE WILLIE JOHNSON…LONELINESS
THE LEGENDS…FEAR NOT
AUDREY…LOVE ME TONIGHT
THE ROSEBUDS…SAY YOU’LL BE MINE
DICE THE BOSS…TEA HOUSE FROM EMPEROR ROSCO
ZZIF SKCUB…PU DNIM RUOY GNIKAM
FLOR SIRRAH…KCAB EMOC T’NOW GNAREMOOB YM
PRINCE BUSTER…CINCINATTI KID
TOMMY McCOOK…STUPID DOCTOR
CLARENDONIANS…SHOO-BE-DOO-BEE
IMPRESSIONS…YOU’VE BEEN CHEATING
SUGAR PIE DESANTO…I DON’T WANNA FUSS
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS…LIVE WIRE
BOBBY VALENTINO…BATMAN BOOGALOO
JOE BATAAN…SUBWAY JOE
LAUREL AITKEN…SKINHEAD
SOUND DIMENSION…REAL ROCK VERSION
MARY WELLS...DEAR LOVER
FLEUR DE LYS…THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
ESCORTS…UNRELEASED DEMO
DARRELL BANKS…ANGEL BABY
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
CLUB RUDE IS A “JOYTOPLAYATANDBEATANDWELCOMEBACKLITTLERICHARDANDSORRYIHADTOPOPOFFTOPLAYELSEWHERE”PRODUCTION, 2010

TRIP 31/07/2010

THE TRIP AT THE AFROBA WITH VINTAGE VINYL PLAYLIST FOR SESSION 64 -31st JULY 2010, WITH JIM. MORE PLAYLISTS AT HYPERLINK "http://www.jimz.biz" www.jimz.biz, and JIM B DONOVAN on Facebook.
Well another “interesting” session. The a-bar did not fill to capacity, but it remained nicely full for the most part of the latter part of the evening, and the vibe, the requests and the general chatting was great. I was a little more “apprehensive” than usual, due to an aspect that in reality is very positive. I am now being allowed to leave my spare equipment in situ, to spare me hours having to bring it in and out, which means initially that coming on August 26th., is another night called TRACKS and GROOVES, which the Mighty AC and myself are undertaking to compliment the trip. However the spare equipment is not quite up to my usual clobber, but basically it got me through the night, with a few problems like one styus going funny on me and odd bits of feedback where the levels were not quite right. Plus with a different mixer I am not able to record the evening without it picking up my chatting on the mike, so in future playback of the recording during the week will include moi chatting as well as the music, sorry!
The next session our annual “Sod the Reading Festival” night on AUGUST 28th., sees the return for “one night only” of my old afroba evening “NO ROOM FOR SQUARES”, which means that the night will be more jazz orientated than usual. Do not let this put you off, my interpretation of “jass” is very broad, as you can tell from some of the old playlists on my website. Also I have hooked up with the “Jazz in Reading“ organisers and they are including the night on their mailing lists, so who knows what the turnout will be like. If you only like pure trip type music-if there is such a thing- then at least come along to our new night two night earlier, but be bold and try them both!
The evening was dedicated to Harry Beckett and Rammell Zee, both very different musicians but both iconic in their own fields, they will be sadly missed. BCNU-Jim.
HARRY BECKETT…METROPOLIS PART 9, started with a short tribute to one of our great trumpet players who passed away recently.
HARRY BECKETT…NO TIME FOR HELLO, harry was due to play at readings jazz café two days earlier, and byron wallen stepped in to do a tribute to the man.
JAZZ WARRIORS…IN REFERENCE TO OUR FOREFATHERS FATHERS DREAMS, and I played a few sets between byrons featuring harry.
PAT METHENY…ARE YOU GOING WITH ME, mellow jazzy cut oft played.
SOFT MACHINE…A CONCISE BRITISH ALPHABET, first play for this brit corker.
GARRY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, can never get enough of this tribute to langston Hughes, who byron also paid tribute to.
MUTABARUKA/JOE CLAUSSELL…DIS POEM, great “up” poetic tune
ALICE COLTRANE…GOVINDA JAI JAI, one of the mighty’s faves.
CURTIS MAYFIELD….MOVE ON UP, and one of mine.
KORGIS…EVERYBODYS GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES, a young lady I used to work with and who suffered at my works discos in the past popped in to see me, and I played a few oldies for her.
WATERBOYS…WHOLE OF THE MOON, for the late shelagh maxine eaton.
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD…SON OF A PREACHER MAN, classique dusti.
BEATLES…STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER, classique beatlez, played for stevens son..
JANET JACKSON/Q TIP…GOT TILL IT’S GONE, sort of oldie/newie ish!
JULIE DRISCOLL/BRIAN AUGER…LIGHT MY FIRE, brians playing up in town as I play this.
RANDY CRAWFORD/CRUSADERS…STREETLIFE, better known now for the jackie brown film.
R.A.M.P….EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, sunshines taken everybody off on their hols!.
ST.GERMAIN…SENTIMENTAL MOOD, for miles pd.
DJ SHADOW…INFLUX, first of two shads of the evening.
BEACH BOYS…GOOD TIMING, for a regular who loves his bb’s.
DOORS…RIDERS ON THE STORM, love the “jazz “ in this one.
FREDDIE HUBBARD/AL JARREAU…LITTLE SUNFLOWER, pete and marlene arrive and I drop this vocal freddie.
JOHN SCHROEDER…SOUTH AMERICAN GETAWAY, butch cassidy gets “funked”
JIMMY SMITH…HANG EM’ HIGH, big tune two months ago, so on it goes again.
LEE MORGAN…SIDEWINDER, long one so I can have a chat, and to pump up the next session that will be “all jazzi”.
ASTRUD GILBERTO…BEGINNINGS, one that pete likes and he has the usa pressing.
MAX TUNDRA…WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN, met this guy at the doubledotbash where the mighty and myself played recently, is he bonkers?
TOOTS/MAYTALS…FUNKY KINGSTON, saw these guys again recently in reading.
WILLIAM E…THE CHAMP, south african cover version of a cover version.
TIGHT BROS…25 MILES, was given this lovely little seven so bunged it on.
GENE PITNEY…MECCA, for mr.bob on facebook, A classic.
GANGSTARR…MOMENT OF TRUTH, dropped this in the middle of an indie night at south street, and boy did it work.
RAMMELL ZEE…THE LECTURE/BEAT BOP, for the late rammell.
ROTARY CONNECTION…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, the class original, which always causes someone to pop over to chat about it.
HOLLIES…DRAGGIN’ MY HEELS, one from the old program nights, discotastic-for a pop group anyway.
KEITH MANSFIELD…FUNKY FANFARE, another program classic.
RAY DAVIES…SUPERSTITION, from the “funk in hell” lp.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, one of the ‘later” versions and played recently as tune 10,000.
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, requested classic.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, and another.
BLACKALICIOUS…SWAN LAKE, INSTRUMENTAL, second shadow.
GIORGIO MORODER…TEARS, one that shadow nicked for organ donor.
PEGGY LEE…SPINNING WHEEL, funky pegz.
PRETTY PURDIE…SOUL DRUMS, stylus problem kicks in need to switch back to peggy.
PEGGY LEE…DOCK OF THE BAY, which we do whilst I replace the stylus.
MARVIN GAYE/MICHAEL McDONALD…I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, bootleg with extra beats mixing the two versions.
BROTHERS JOHNSON…STRAWBERRY LETTER 23, classic classy disco.
GEORGE BENSON…EL BARRIO, chatting about benson/nu yorikan soul re black gold of the sun, so on this goes.
DATA...OPTIMUS PRIME, UNDERDOG REMIX, just adore this one from the late 90’s.
DE LA SOUL…A ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the bar is fuller but not rammed, but on it goes anyway.
BABY D…I NEED YOUR LOVING, another big a-bar classic.
DELPHONICS…DIDN’T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME, requested and used in jackie brown.
NICK DRAKE…BRYTER LATER, was asked for donovan but had none with me, so go for this, another funky folkie. I left the mike open by mistake quite a lot and this one has some “nice” crowd background sound.
THIRD BARDO…5 YEARS AHEAD OF MY TIME, was asked for question mark and the mysterons, didn’t have it so on goes another classic garage tune.
BECK…DEVILS HAIRCUT, mucho afro played tune.
LED ZEPPLIN…KASHMIR, geezer sees me thumbing thru’ tunes and stops me at zep., so on goes this classic.
APHEX TWIN…ANALOGUE BUBBLEBATH, our lovely “woinker”
FINGERS INC…CAN YOU FEEL IT, mixing aphex into a house classic.
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONNE, request for some original ska.
CARLOS MALCOLM…BONANZA SKA, and more ska.
DJ CHUCK CHILLOUT…I’M LARGE, with the uncleared james bond sample.
DE LA SOUL…MAGIC NUMBER, kirsteen requested.
TRAMMPS…RUBBER BAND, one that ralph let me borrow, used by dilla on donuts.
ROSE ROUGE…SO FLUTE, another jazzer to pump up the trip/no room for squares night, in august.
Finally a few film/tv tunes including of course THE A-TEAM, and to finish THE JACKSON…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE and ESTHER PHILLIPS...JUST SAY GOODBYE, with BUGS BUNNY…THAT’S ALL FOLKS
The trip is a “LOOKINGFORWARDTOTRACKSANDGROOVESANDTHERETURNOFNOROOMFORSQUARES-JAZZISNOTAFOURLETTERWORDHONEST”production.

RUDE 15/07/2010

CLUB RUDE -WITH VINTAGE VINYL- NEW VENUE PLAYLIST 15th JULY 2010. NOW AT THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING, RG1 7HH, THIRD THURSDAY EACH MONTH. MORE PLAYLISTS at www.jimz.biz and on FACEBOOK-CLUB RUDE or PAUL ANDERSON or JIM B DONOVAN and the TROJAN RECORDS WEBSITE. NEXT SESSION ON 19th AUGUST 2010.
At long last our own room, with most of the Equipment/Lighting in situ, our own Bar, plenty of Scooter/Car Parking, Dancefloor and the look and feel of the old Ricky Tick Club. Nick, Martin, Mike and Pete joined Smiler and myself on the steels of wheel and the night just “flew by”, with free BIRDS “live”cd’s being given out to those who came early, with the attendance certainly seeming to be up as well. The only problem with the playlist is it’s not exactly in the proper running order. A combination of the six of us writing the tunes down, spilling booze on the sheets, and the final indignity of my mini-disc recording not recording caused this, the nights only problem.
So onward and upward to the next sesh. when Dan and Keith return and hopefully a free Toots and the Maytals “live” cd for the first 30 through the door-
BCNU/Jimbo
ALMA COGAN…DON’T YOU KNOW, YOCKOMO
GRAHAM BOND…HARMONICA
HANK MOBLEY…UH HUH
PRINCE BUSTER…SCIENCE
LLOYD AND CAREY…SCORPION
KEN BOOTHE...WHY BABY WHY
MAYTALS…NEVER YOU CHANGE
MUDIES ALL STARS…MIDNIGHT DRIFTER
ROLANDO AL…PHOENIX CITY
PRINCE BUSTER…TOO HOT
HORRELL DAWKINS…CLING TO ME
THE JAY BOYS…DON’T LET ME DOWN
JOHN DREVER’S EXPRESSION…THE CLOSER SHE GETS
CHUBBY CHECKER…AT THE DISCOTHEQUE
BLENDERS…DECIMAL CURRENCY
DESMOND DEKKER…MUSIC LIKE DIRT
PRINCE BUSTER…INDEPENDENCE ’65
DOBIE GRAY…THE IN CROWD
VIKINGS…IT’S YOU
JOHN HOLT…MY HEART IS GONE
DENNIS ALCAPONE…GUNS DON’T ARGUE
JIGSAW…ONE WAY STREET
BOOKERT…RED BEANS AND RICE
THE PIONEERS…PEE PEE CLUCK CLUCK
SYKO AND THE CARIBS…DO THE DOG
DICE THE BOSS…GUN THE MAN DOWN
JACKIE MITOO…HI JACK
LLOYD GEORGE…LUCY LEE
BOOTS BROWN…TROLLIN’
HOWLIN’ WOLF…DOWN IN THE BOTTOM
JACKIE MITTOO…KILLER DILLER
BEVERLEYS ALL STARS…THE MONSTER
THE CHASERS…HEY LITTL GIRL
BIRDS BIRDS…SAY THOSE MAGIC WORDS
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…NUCLEAR WEAPON
TOMMY McCOOK…ROCKET SHIP
WINSTON BLAKE…BIGGER WAY
MAYTALS…DON’T TROUBLE TROUBLE
MAYTALS…DOG WAR
JAMO THOMAS…I SPY FOR THE FBI
BUSTERS ALL STARS…HAUNTED ROOM
KEN BOOTHE…JUST ANOTHER GIRL
BLUES BUSTERS…LITTLE VILMA
BUNNY LEE ALL STARS…WARFARE
SIR WASHINGTON…APOLLO 13
HARVEY…ANY WAY YOU WANNA
THE PRIMITIVES…YOU SAID
CRAIG…I MUST BE MAD
AZIE LAWRENCE…PEMPELEM
BUSTERS ALL STARS…CINCINATTI KID
BABA BROOKS…SEVEN GUNS ALIVE
ERNESTINE ANDERSON…KEEP AN EYE ON YOU
NOEL BROWN…HEARTBREAK GIRL
SOUL VENDORS…GET WITH IT
STRANGER AND PATSY…TELL IT TO ME
BOBBY AITKEN…THUNDERBALL
LLOYD CHALMERS…SAFARI
TOMMY McCOOK…SAUVITE
BURNING SPEAR…ROCKING TIME
BROADWAY…GUNS IN THE GHETTO
ALTON ELLIS…LET’S STAY TOGETHER
ROY PANTON…ENDLESS MEMORY
DON DRUMMOND…BELL VUE SPECIAL
AUGUSTUS PABLO…DUB PLATE-SKYLARKING
WAILERS BAND…EASTERN MEMPHIS
FREDDIE KING…HIDEWAY
BOOKER T…PLUM NELLY
THE RUDIES…TRAIN TO VIETNAM
ROLANDO AL…MIDDLE EAST
THE DYNAMICS…THE BURNER
GEORGIE FAME…MOVE IT ON OVER
HORTENSE ELLIS…LAST DATE
LAUREL AITKEN…SKINHEAD
WINSTON JAMES…GAL YOU THINK YOU NICE
ROLANDO AL…CLEOPATRA
JACKIE EDWARDS…SOMEBODY HELP ME
CHERRY WAINER…MONEY
ANN COLE…GOT MY MOJO WORKING
MONGO SANTAMARIA…GET THE MONEY
CHARLES SHEFFIELD…IT’S YOUR VOODOO WORKING
ERIC MORRIS …HUMPTY DUMPTY
SOUL BROTHERS...TRAIN TO SKAVILLE
MARVELETTES…I’LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON
THE MIRACLES…GOING TO A GO GO
LLANS THELWELL...CHOO CHOO SKA
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE

CLUB RUDE IS A “IWASREALLYLOOKINGFORWARDTOPLAYINGTHISSESSIONBACKBUTTHEMINIDISCRECORDINGWENTFUNNYONMEANDTHANKSJOEFORCOMINGTOSEEUSAGAIN” --PRODUCTION 2010.--

TRIP 26/06/2010

THE TRIP SESSION 63, with vintage vinyl at the afroba, the last Saturday each month---26th JUNE 2010--- Playlist and Ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz and Jim B Donovan on Facebook (photos and all!) THE NEXT SESSION IS ON JULY 31st.
Well and this is beginning to become a cliché, another night that exceeded my expectations. My problem is however I do not get out enough, so I have no idea whether nights like this are commonplace, in Reading anyway. From the comments I received on the night it does not seem so, with so many new faces saying how they were enjoying the selection and that they would be back. The Mighty AC (the hardest working man in show business?) joined me, having also played out at Mondo Fuzz (another highly rated night) at the Global the night before, and dropped a load of goodies. I tried for a bit of an “African/ Glastonbury” theme for obvious reasons, with a few tributes to those recently passed.
So onward and upward with the next session back on JULY 31 st. and news then of the possibility of another “trip influenced” new night starting on AUGUST 26th….Yours/DJ Wasting Away (Jimbo)……………………………………
JAMES LAST…ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, starting with this famous “opener“.
BOBBY TIMMONS…BOOKERS BOSSA, lovely summer sounding jazzer.
ALTON ELLIS ...A FOOL, short but lovely.
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS…REDEMPTION SONG, “live” in reading 10 days earlier.
PRINCE BUSTER…A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, great ska cover of sam cooke tune.
PSYCHONAUTS…TIME MACHINE PARTS 1 AND 2. coldcut cuts up mo-wax.
SABRES OF PARADISE…HAUNTED DANCEFLOOR, on the afroba cd’s.
JAMES LAST…INNER CITY BLUES, off his “best” lp”voodoo party”
CUTEE B…CHARLIES ANGELS, one for the ladies who have just arrived.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS…IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN AWAY, great tune on tom middletons trip lp’s.
ROY AYERS…EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, for the weather
MINNIE RIPPERTON…LOVING YOU, and another “summery” one.
MICHAEL JACKSON…A’INT NO SUNSHINE, is it twelve months?
MARLENA SHAW…CALIFORNIA SOUL, classic souljazzfunk cut.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, the dilla mix.
JIMMY SMITH…I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BABY, mucho sampled.
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS…REGGAE GOT SOUL, more from the tootsmeister, whose autograph I now have.
STANLEY TURRENTINE…SUGAR, first “proper” jazz, great summer tune.
LOU REED…WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, classic, featured on tv recently.
THE ISLEYS…SUMMER BREEZE, for the late marvin isley.
GIL SCOTT HERON…1980, much loved afro-fave.
ROY AYERS…AFRICA IS THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD, for the “football”, lots of interest in this one.
ROY AYERS…MYSTIC JOURNEY, off seven, whilst I search for the next request.
HERBIE HANCOCK…WIGGLE WAGGLE, from one of the men who inspires the evening.
MARLENA SHAW… WOMAN OF THE GHETTO-LIVE, on blue note from montreux.
HEADHUNTERS…GOD MADE ME FUNKY, requested, played off seven.
DR. DRE/SNOOP DOG…STILL DRE, snoopz at glasto.
STEVIE WONDER…JAMMIN’, headlining at glasto, so on he goes.
GORILLAZ…CLINT EASTWOOD, and so are the “g’s”
JAMES LAST …GREENSLEEVES, bonkers “wigged out”1973 live version with a “quiet” bit.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD…MORNING GLORY, the first of the might’s selections.
BLUE OYSTER CULT…GODZILLA, with one I do not know, to follow.
MICHAEL BUNDT…BRAIN OF OSCAR PANIZZI, this one we both have “fed off” one another.
PLAYSCHOOL…BANG ON A DRUM, drumtastic!!
DEE FELICE TRIO…IN HEAT, another band I am not too aware of, I should be!, and I am now!
CIAK…SYNTHETIC, another great one I do not know
DEE FELICE TRIO…THERE WAS A TIME, mucho sampled.
ADRIANO CELENTANO…PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL (check the great you-tube video of this one), the mighty’s last one of his set as we now play “back to back” )
SHEILA B…SPACER, back to me, classic “chic” production.
THE SLITS..I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, back to mighty and played off seven.
KINKS…YOU REALLY GOT ME, for the late pete quaife, kinks bass player and competition tune.
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, another from me, and our “the bar is rammed “tune.
NIGHTMARES ON WAX…KNOW MY NAME, back to the mighty.
HAWKWIND…SILVER MACHINE, live from glastonbury in 1971, competition tune.
MUSCLE SHOAL HORNS…BREAKDOWN, the mighty back with this superb seven.
MONGO SANTAMARIA…GET THE MONEY, big tune at club rude recently.
MARTIN DENNY…SAKE ROCK, the mighty returns for two in a row.
JOHNNY JONES…PURPLE HAZE, great cover of hendricks song, another competition tune.
KOOL AND THE GANG…HOLLYWOOD SWINGIN’, requested.
A GUY CALLED GERALD...VOODOO RAY, requested.
SESSOMATIO…SESSO MATTO, the mighty slips another in!
ROSE ROYCE…CAR WASH, requested.
ERNIE K. DOE…HERE COMES THE GIRLS, for the party crew in.
ROY AYERS…RUNNING AWAY, requested.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, requested.
JURASSIC 5…CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, requested.
THIEVERY CORPORATION…A WARNING, requested.
THE SELECTER…TOO MUCH PRESSURE, requested.
MAYTALS…MONKEY MAN, toots with a 60’s reggae classic.
LAUREL AITKEN…SKINHEAD, and laurel with his 80’s version of skin.
JOHN KONGOS…HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN, the mighty steps on us again!
CURTIS MAYFIELD…MOVE ON UP, I move it on up, or down, or sideways?
GRANT GREEN...SOOKIE SOOKIE, lovely little blue note seven.
BOOKER T…GREEN ONIONS, tv ad. heaven!, one of the earliest tunes I bought.
RUTH COPELAND…THE MUSIC BOX, the mighty drops another I do not know.
RICHARD KENT STYLE…GO GO CHILDREN, and mighty drops a mod classic.
DILLINGER…COCAINE IN MY BRAIN, requested.
WILLIE NELSON…ALWAYS ON MY MIND, competition tune from this glasto giant, asking whose version this was?
DON FARDON…I’M ALIVE, mighty finishes with his last tune, and proving he is still with us.
FRANK WILSON…DO I LOVE YOU-DEED I DO, classic “nort*ern”.
LOU REED …TRANSFORMER, requested.
FRANK SIDEBOTTOM…SCI-FI MEDLEY, a much played afro tune for the late frank.
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE, THE end of evening tune.
BUGS BUNNY…THAT’S ALL FOLKS……………
The trip is a “Watchthispaceformoregroovesatheafrobasoon” Production, 2010.

RUDE 22/06/2010

CLUB RUDE 7th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL AT THE BLAGRAVE ARMS, READING, PLAYLIST AND MY RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www.jimz.biz and FACEBOOK-CLUB RUDE or PAUL ANDERSON or JIM B. DONOVAN.
Well after seven years this session really brought together all its various musical strands, with a great crowd in and a vibe, that needs to be bottled! Some of us were “fresh” from the Toots gig the night before, with Smiler having obtained an interview with the man. The first 50 through the door received a superb free cd compiled by our guest dj’s who are playing next month. We hope to continue the free cd’s and next month a very special free one which again we think will “fly out”, and I’m already working on another for the month after. Stewart from the Oxford Roadrunners did us proud with a guest dj set, and we welcomed the “well travelled” from Wales, Somerset, and Wiltshire, a big thank you for taking the time and the trouble. Plus visiting us for the first time the iconic Martin Fuggles, the 60’s Windsor Ricky Tick dj., let’s hope it’s the first of many. For once we got most of the tunes, about 90%, written down, so here we go with Smilers, Stewarts, Dans, Keiths and my own selection.
MAYTALS…54-46 WAS MY NUMBER
MAYTALS…PRESSURE DROP
RAY CHARLES…HIT THE ROAD JACK
LULU…BOAT THAT I ROW
SMALL FACES…SHA LA LA LA LEE
TERRY DENE…FEVER
ANIMALS…BABY LET ME TAKE YOU HOME
BOOKER T…GREEN ONIONS
TOOTS and the MAYTALS…REGGAE GOT SOUL
CREATION…MAKING TIME
MAJOR LANCE…MATADOR
O’JAYS…LIPSTICK TRACES
DEAN PARRISH…SKATE PART 1
MAYTALLS…MONKEY MAN
KENNY RANKIN…PEACEFUL
DORANDO…DIDN’T I
CLEA BRADFORD…SUMMERTIME
NINA SIMONE…GONNA LEAVE YOU
PHYLLIS DILLON…PERFIDIA
U-ROY…TOM DRUNK
ALTON ELLIS…BRAKING UP
PHILLIP FRAZIER…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE
BOB ANDY…OH GIRL
WAJUMBE…GIVE US A CHANCE
ISLEY BROTHERS…WORK TO DO
BARBARA MASON…WORLD IN CRISIS
JAYBOYS…FESTIVAL SPIRIT
DENNIS ALCAPONE…WAKE UP JAMAICA
THE CONTOURS…COME ON DO THE JERK
I’M GOING UPSTAIRS…CHRIS FARLOWE and the EXCELLOS
MARVIN GAYE…ONE MORE HEARTACHE
DAVE CORTEZ…SUMMERTIME
MARVELETTES…DESTINATION ANYWHERE
SOUL BROTHERS…TRAIN TO SKAVILLE
MIRACLES…I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING
BOOKER T…BOOTLEG
RONNIE JONES…MY LOVE
LORD CREATOR…INDEPENDENT CALYPSO
SKA-TALITES…TIMOTHY
PRINCE BUSTER…SHE LOVES YOU
DERRICK MORGAN…SEE AND BLIND
HOWLIN’ WOLF…HIDDEN CHARMS
JACKIE WILSON…I’M SO LONELY
TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
TOMMY McCOOK…JERK TIME
BUSTERS ALL STARS…THE TICKLE
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME
SUGAR PIE DESANTO…I DON’T WANNA FUSS
JUNIOR WALKER…SHAKE AND FINGERPOP
ORLONS…SHIMMY SHIMMY
ARTHUR ALEXANDER…YOU BETTER MOVE ON
TOMMY McCOOK…SKA JAM
TOMMY McCOOK…OCCUPATION
WAILERS…SKA JAM
THE OXFORD NIGHTS…I’M SUCH A LONELY ONE
IKE/TINA TURNER…I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY
MARTHA and the VANDELLAS…IN MY LONELY ROOM
ROGER and the GYPSIES…PASS THE HATCHET
MONGO SANTAMARIA…EL PUSSY CAT
MONGO SANTAMARIA…GET THE MONEY
PATSY…A MAN IS TWO FACE
MARVIN GAYE…LUCKY LUCKY ME
BETTY EVERETT…GETTING MIGHTY CROWDED
ALICE CLARK…DON’T YOU CARE
SIR WASHINGTON…APOLLO 13
THE CARIBEANS…LET ME WALK BY
ROY RICHARDS…DEATH RIDES A HORSE
AZIE LAWRENCE…PEMPELEM
PRINCE BUSTER…DON’T THROW STONES
BUNNY LEE…WARFARE
KEITH HUDSON…SPANISH AMIGO
JACKIE OPEL…OLD ROCKIN’ CHAIR
THE CONTOURS…FIRST I LOOK AT YOUR PURSE
KIM WESTON…TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD’70…BACK HOME
GINO WASHINGTON and the UNITED CLEANING COMPANY…HEY FOOTBALL
MARVIN GAYE…BABY DON’T YOU DO IT
MEGATONS…SHIMMY SHIMMY WALK
DYNAMICS…MISERY
SLIM HARPO…SHAKE YOUR HIPS
CASTAWAYS...LIAR LIAR
OTIS REDDING…LOVING BY THE POUND
MARVELETTES…I’LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON
FASCINATIONS…GIRLS ARE OUT TO GET YOU
THE SUPREMES…LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN YOUR HEART
CHARLES SHEFFIELD…IS YOUR VOODOO WORKING
SUGAR PIE DESANTO…IN THE BASEMENT
KENNY GRAHAM…BONGO BOP
MARY WELLS…DEAR LOVER
ESTHER PHILLIPS …JUST SAY GOODBYE
CLUB RUDE IS A “KEEPINTHERICKYTICKSPIRITALIVE”PRODUCTION 2010.

TRIP 29/05/2010

The trip session 62, with vintage vinyl at the afroba, the last Saturday each month- 29 th. May 2010, Playlist and Ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz and Jim B Donovan on Facebook (Photos and all!!)
Well little did I know when I started the evening at 6.30, that the first two tunes would just about sum the night up. “It’s going to be a fine night tonight” and “Something Else”. In a nutshell it was a hectic one, with a lot of my “planned” tunes, like Sun Ra , not getting on , due to a switch to a long party disco segment, when it gradually dawned on me I was doing my own birthday disco. Thanks to the crew therefore for the cake, the dressing up, the vibe, and to the Mighty AC, for stepping up to the decks to give the old boy a break. During the break I chatted to so many customers who seemed to like what was happening. All I could say was thank you, and come again, at least whilst I still have the enthusiasm! Like all good things that come out of improvisation, the armwrestling contests gave the evening an added charm, as did the dancing. I was so relaxed!, that I let the dancing happen close to the decks without my usual shout to keep well away to avoid record skipz. So the session gets played back during the evenings during June and the session is back on JUNE 26th., with the Mighty AC guesting/
Yours Sincerely- DJ Wasting Away.

OPUS III…ITS GOING TO BE A FINE NIGHT TONIGHT, kirsty hawkshaw in fine voice.
MILES DAVIS/CANNONBALL ADDERLEY/HANK JONES…SOMETHING ELSE, dedicated to the late hank jones.
DON RENDELL/IAN CARR…TRANES MOOD, classic 1966 jazz session just released.
SERIALEMENT VOTRE…THE PRISONER-NO.6, the “proper” prisoner.
GIL SCOTT HERON…1980, waxpoetics magazine tip.
FREDDIE HUBBARD/AL JARREAU…LITTLE SUNFLOWER, “summer”.
ROY AYERS…EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE, and another.
MEL TORME…CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND, just got this on a lovely little ep.
SCOTT WALKER…USE ME, great break and bills tune.
SHEILA…BANG BANG, first of two plays for our french friends.
THIEVERY CORPORATION…2001, A SPLIFF ODYSSEY, “downbeat”.
PRINCE BUSTER…A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, sam cookes classic goes ska.
BILL WITHERS…I CAN’T WRITE LEFT HANDED, the man himself.
BOBBI HUMPHREY…PLEASE SET ME AT EASE, for kirsten, behind the bar.
MARY WELLS…SUNNY, another nice weather tune from 1968.
J. DILLA…WORKINONIT, never miss out jd.
STEVIE WONDER…SUPERSTITION, the original, and my pen ran out when this was playing!
GROVER WASHINGTON…SUMMER SONG, classic summer tune.
ELLA FITZGERALD…SUNSHINE OF YOURLOVE, often requested and “live”.
HERBIE HANCOCK…BRING DOWN THE BIRDS, from one of the men who inspires the evening.
MILES DAVIS…ALL BLUES, and another.
KORGIS…EVERYBODY’S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES (I did!), for wendy, who little did I know had set up my birthday surprise.
TERRY REID…FRIENDS, corkin’ tune for our regulars.
SHEILA…BANG BANG, again.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG’EM HIGH, “what’s this called”, was the enquiry?
SOUL BOSSA TRIO…GET IT ON, jazz dance take on t-rex tune.
LALO SCHIFFRIN…DIRTY HARRY’S CREED, “hang’em” lead to this then onto a few action film classics like…
JOHNNY PATE…SHAFT IN AFRICA, breaktastic.
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 TH STREET, cult tune.
QUINCY JONES/CAST…ITALIAN JOB BRIEFING/CAPER TIME, “doors off “ time!
CRUSADERS…STREET LIFE, from jackie brown.
STONE ROSES…FOOLS GOLD, a long one so I could pop to the loo!
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALLS…FUNKY KINGSTON, in reading in a few weeks.
MEL TORME…SUPERSTITION, amazing big band version from the melmeister.
ELVIS PRESLEY…LET YOURSELF GO/WHAT’D I SAY/BOSSA NOVA BABY, three from the king, who was featured on tv the night before.
ROLLING STONES…TUMBLING DICE, just re-released from exile on main street.
JIMMY HENDRIX…HAPPY BIRTHDAY, I think I am playing this for someone else, then it finally dawns on me, its for me!!
DELIA DERBYSHIRE…HAPPY BIRTHDAY, weird version.
STEVIE WONDER…HAPPY BIRTHDAY, singalong version.
BEATLES…WHEN I’M 64, yep that’s it I’m afraid, will you still need me will you still feed me, etc…
ANGELA MORLEY…KEEHARS THEME/WATERSHIP DOWN, competition tune about angela aka wally.
SIMON SOUND...I’VE JUST BEGUN, feels like it, the band were on gilles show a few days earlier.
GRANT GREEN…SOOKIE SOOKIE, just got this great blue note seven.
…Then the Mighty AC leapt onto the wheels of steel…
CUTTY RANKS…THE STOPPER, gabbatastic.
BEATLES…BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN, not for me!
JAMES LAST...SING A SIMPLE SONG, hansimania rules
ISLEY BROTHERS…GET INTO SOMETHING, “summer breze time”
GIORGIO MORODER/PHIL OAKEY…TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS, great choice.
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, nod nod!
O’JAYS…FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY, not!
BEASTIE BOYS…SUPER DISCO BREAKS, what it’s all about!
..Then the old geezers back…
PRINCE BUSTER…A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, again.
SUGAR PIE DESANTO/ETTA JAMES…IN THE BASEMENT, for miles p d.
DJ PREMIER...IN DEEP CONCENTRATION, for ralph.
SHEILA AND THE B. DEVOTION…SPACER, classy disco and the start of the “mobile disco” dancing.
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, on it goes when the a-bar gets rammed.
OLIVER CHEATHAM…GET DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT, disco tastic.
CHAKA KHAN…AIN’T NOBODY, dance tastic.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND…PICK UP THE PIECES, hum along tastic
SISTER SLEDGE…HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER, you all are!
KOOL AND THE GANG…LADIES NIGHT, for the ladeees.
EARTH WIND AND FIRE…SATURDAY NIGHT, just to remind us which night it is.
JACKSON 5…SHAKE YOUR BODY DOWN TO THE GROUND, bootie tastic.
DE-LITE…GROOVE IS IN THE HEART, uses herbie hancocks original played earlier.
LABELLE…LADY MARMALADE, hey sister soul sister!
BOOKER T…GREEN ONIONS, back to my 60’s roots.
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE, funked up sonny and cher tune.
GIL SCOTT-HERON…THE BOTTLE, requested.
BOBBY BYRD…I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL, what it’s all about.
CHIC...GOOD TIMES, it has been , it is, it will be?
MARVIN GAYE/MICHAEL McDONALD…I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, great cutup bootleg
MICHAEL JACKSON…DIRTY DIANA, requested.
Then the “usual” film/tv themes segment to “clear the bar”, including Batman/Star Wars/A-Team/Dr. Who/Dennis Waterman/Ghostbusters/Grange Hill etc.
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE, classic 60’s end of evening tune.
TYRREL CORPORATION…I’M GOING HOME, yep!
The trip is a “IREALLYFELLFORITWHENIWASTOLDWEHADSOMEONEWITHABIRTHDAYINTOCELEBRATEANDITTURNEDOUTTOBEME!”PRODUCTION, 2010.

RUDE 20/05/2010

CLUB RUDE- WITH VINTAGE VINYL- AT THE BLAGRAVE ARMS, READING, THIRD THURSDAY EVERY MONTH. PLAYLIST AND RAMBLINGS FOR THE SESSION ON 20th MAY 2010.
MORE ON FACE BOOK-CLUB RUDE or PAUL ANDERSON or JIM B DONOVAN.
Previous playlists at www.jimz.biz
Another pretty good session that was quiet to begin with, got really busy, and then just tailed off quietly, with the most amount of Scooters ever, thanks to the Oxford crew, and Joe from the Trojan forum website visiting for the first time. Only problems were traffic wardens, bowler hats “falling” on the decks, and sometimes more geezers behind the decks than in front of of it. This I am afraid lead to about half the tunes not being written down, and this old jazz duffer having to spend ages listening to the playback to add a few more. All the “normal geezers played, Smiler, dropping especially both sides of Chris Farlowes magnificent new single, Dan, Keith and myself with Mick joining us for a few boss tunes. The next session on JUNE 17th, is our 7th., birthday special with free cd’s for the first 50 through the door, bcnu-No. 64. (Jim)
CHERRY WAINER…MONEY
THE WHO…INSTANT PARTY
ROD STEWART…GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL
DIANA ROSS…REFLECTIONS
JAMES BROWN …NIGHT TRAIN
METERS…SISSY STRUT
RAY CHARLES…HIT THE ROAD JACK
FLEUR DE LYS…THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
JAMES BROWN…THESE FOOLISH THINGS
MAJOR LANCE…MONKEY TIME
WEE WILLIE HARRIS…SMACK DAB IN THEMIDDLE
CHRIS BARTLEY…THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN
ROLANDO AL…LOOKAWAY SKA
ERIC MORRIS…HUMPTY DUMPTY
DERRICK HARRIOTT…DR. WHO PART 1
ROLANDO AL…CLEOPATRA
DERRICK MORGAN…AROUND THE CORNER
HOT ROD ALL STARS…VIRGIN SOLDIER
THE MOHAWKS…BABY HOLD ON
JIMMY McCRACKLIN…I’M GONNA TELL YOUR MOTHER
FRANK BUTLER…THE LOVE I NEED
CHRIS FARLOWE AND THE EXCELLOS…TELL ME MAMA
SONNY BINNS…NIGHT TRAIN
HORTENSE ELLIS…LAST DATE
WANDA JACKSON…WHIRLPOOL
LOUIS JORDAN…BILLS
SOUL TWINS…CHERRY
DERRICK MORGAN…RETURN OF JACK SLADE
JAY BOYS…FESTIVAL TIME
ROLANDO AL…JAMES BOND
THE DYNAMICS…THE BURNER
JACKIE OPEL…YOU SEND ME
LAVERN BAKER…TINY TIM
WINSTON JAMES…GAL YOU THINK YOU NICE
CHRIS FARLOWE AND THE EXCELLOS…I’M GOING UPSTAIRS
PRINCE BUSTER…A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
“STUDIO ONE BLANK”…SOME MORE SOUL
SOLOMAN BURKE…STUPIDITY
ARTHUR ALEXANDER…BLACK NIGHT
MOOD MOSAIC…BOND ST. PM
GOOGIE RENE…SMOKEY JO’S LA LA
JOHN SCHROEDER…THE HEART OF KIMBLE
SIR WASHINGTON…APOLLO 12
MAX ROMEO…CLAP CLAP
THE CARRIBEANS…LET ME WALK BY
THE VELVELETTES…LONELY LONELY GIRL AM I
JOHNNY NASH…LOVE AIN’T NOTHING
JIVING JUNIORS…MY HEARTS DESIRE
LAUREL AITKEN…LAST NIGHT
INVITATIONS…WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME BABY
JOHN DREVAR…THE CLOSER SHE GETS
BOBBY AITKEN…THUNDERBALL
PRINCE BUSTER…LET HER GO
ZOOT MONEY…ZOOTS SERMON
LAUREL AITKEN…SKINHEAD
MARY WELLS…DEAR LOVER
SOLOMON KING…THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY
RON GRAINER…THE PRISONER THEME
THE END FOR NOW!!!!
CLUB RUDE IS A “HALFAPLAYLISTISBETTERTHANNONE!!” PRODUCTION, 2010

TRIP 24/04/2010

the TRIP AT THE AFROBA, READING with vintage vinyl, SESSION 61, --24th APRIL 2010-- PLAYLIST AND JIMS RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www.jimz.biz and Jim B Donovan on facebook.
Well you really did put me through it at this session. From 6.30 to 9.30 it was like a nice steady cruise at low speed with hardly anybody in. Then from 9.30 to midnight the place just filled to the rafters and I got bombarded with conversations and requests. At my age I really do need to pace myself and I got into a real mess with the tunes, (with another 16 boxes with me!) We also went a bit ‘indy” request wise, no problem with that except I would not normally go down that route unless asked. Also I did a few more competitions with afroba cd’s as prizes. The 8 new ones are now available and will be with me at the next session or in the shop in the meanwhile. The evening obviously paid its respects especially to Guru and during the earlier segment I got on a lot of tunes that have not been played before or for ages. If you missed the earlier segment do not forget it gets played back without my chat as continuous music during the evenings in May.
Next session subtitled “When I’m…”(all will be revealed on the night) is on MAY 29th, and COME EARLY!!, please.
Bcnu, hopefully-Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo
PETE MOORE…ASTEROID, the theme music to the pearl and dean cinema ads, recently in the news.
GEORGE RUSSELL...SO WHAT, just got this great take on THE miles classic.
HERBIE MANN/TAMIKO JONES…SIDEWINDER, first of a few “easi’s”
MEL TORME…DAT DERE, with another
MARTY PAICH…SUMMERTIME, and a final one for the weather!
5 CORNERS QUINTET…UNSQUARE BOSSA, jazzdancetastic.
ASHA PUTHLI…LIES, first of a few on an “Indian tip”.
JOSE FELICIANO…GOLDEN LADY, jose take on stevie wonder tune.
GURU/N’DEA DAVENPORT...TRUST ME, you would never think this was recorded in’93, almost modern r and b.
LEROY HUTSON…GHETTO’74, just got this classic.
HESITATIONS…BORN FREE, for miles p., I hope he can guess why?
tortoise…tnt, featured in the current waxpoetics mag.
STEREOLAB…METRONOMIC UNDERGROUND, great 90’s easibeats groover.
DATA…OPTIMUS PRIME, the underdog mix, because I have just got in a load of G1 transformers in the shop!
BOBBI HUMPHREY…YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD, recently over here at ronnies.
SCOTT WALKER…USE ME, for bobbi!
DUST BROTHERS…CHEMICAL BEATS, the chemmy brothers 90’s original on jbo.
JOHN MURTAGH…SLINKY, with herbie hancock lending a squelchy hand.
INNERZONE ORCHESTRA…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, carl craig take on classic tune.
HAL BLAINE…TRIPPIN’ OUT, another of our theme tunes from one of the world most prolific skinsmen.
TEDDY PENDERGAST…LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING, cannot get enough of this 70’s one.
GARY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, long and very strong from the 70’s, the live original.
DONATO…LUNAR TUNE, bonkers latin tune, first play.
JUNIOR PARKER…TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS, links to the next session in may?
DONNY HATHAWAY…TO BE YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK, the composers original.
SUPREMES…HIGH ENERGY, amazing 70’s classy disco
CYMANDE…BRA, breakalicious
JAMES MASON…SWEET POWER YOUR EMBRACE, on the afro cd’s.
WYNTON KELLY/WES MONTGOMERY…NO BLUES, first proper! jazz of the night.
JILL SCOTT…GOLDEN, the sort of r and b that’s ok with me!
GURU…TRUST ME, another play to start the guru tribute.
JAZZMATAZZ/GURU…LOUNGIN’, gurus classic.
GANGSTARR…STEP IN THE ARENA, and another with premier.
JAZZMATAZZ…NO TIME TO PLAY, with yet more.
JAMES BROWN…POPCORN, tribute to the late steve reid who drummed on it.
JOHN SCOTT...EXODUS, for pete and marleen all the way from swindon for the night, much appreciated.
TINA TURNER…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, first seven of the evening, great take on zepp.
ART OF NOISE…MOMENTS IN LOVE, another one that miles p. tipped me on.
GRANT GREEN…WALK IN THE NIGHT, been meaning to play this jazz funker for ages
PETE MOORE…CATWALK, from the session geezer who gave us our first tune of the night.
ASHA PUTHLI…SPACETALK, another great Indian funker.
CHARANJIT SINGH…RAGA BHAIRAV, from the reissue of an lp from 1982 that’s causing a real buzz, suggesting that Chicago house/acid started years earlier in Bombay!.
SHARON PRABHAKAR/BAPPI LAHIN…MERE JAISI MEHBOOBA, bollywood hip hop take on herbies rockit
GANGSTARR…MOMENT OF TRUTH, one of my all time fave gurus.
GANGSTARR…JAZZ THING, with another earlier one.
JAMES TAYLOR…GOLDFINGER, for our swindon visitors
ELLA FITZGERALD…SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE, difficult to realise this is a live recording
RAY CHARLES…COMPARED TO WHAT, a first for ray and me, just about his only disco outing that I had to vari-speed, something I never do!
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, our usual afroba is rammed tune
MALCOLM McLAREN…BUFFALO GALS, one for the late malc, his best known.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND…PICK UP THE PICES, with dancing action!!
HERBIE HANCOCK…CHAMELEON, from one of the men who inspires the evening.
ICE T…ICE BABY ICE, see last months playlist!
STONE ROSES…SALLY CINNAMON, requested.
RON GRAINER…PRISONER THEME, the original being repeated on ITV 4, avoid the crap “remake”.
BOOKER T…GREEN ONIONS, another great classic still being used in tv ads.
SIMON SOUND…JUST BEGUN, recently played by gp, a “mighty ac” tip for me.
CLASH …STRAIGHT TO HELL, request for the clash.
SMITHS…THIS CHARMING MAN, another request
SMITHS…PANIC, my hang the dj fave.
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, been droppin’ this a lot since the dury film.
ALTHEA AND DONNA…UPTOWN TOP RANKIN’, bit of reggaeee
GANGSTARR…ABOVE THE CLOUDS, final guru with the dankworth sample.
MF DOOM…ONE BEER, most of the hip hop tonight has been guru related, so for a change!
JAMES BROWN…SEX MACHINE, second jb of the night
MOHAWKS…THE CHAMP, still interest in this most sampled classic.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, the dilla mix
PUFF DADDY..TRIBUTE TO THE NOTORIOUS BIG, requested by kirsten.
BOB MARLEY…DANCIN’ SHOES, request for some bob so on goes this 60’s oldie.
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALLS…FUNKY KINGSTON, toots coming to reading soon.
CARLOS MALCOLM…BONANZA, with a free afro cd competition to name the western tv series.
MASSIVE ATTACK…UNFINISHED SYMPATHY, great end of evening tune.
Then our usual film /tv tunes to clear the bar, they didn’t!-STAR WARS/A-TEAM/BATMAN/DENNIS WATERMAN/GRANGE HILL/JACKSONS…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE / BUGS BUNNY..THAT’S ALL FOLKS, FOR NOW.
The trip is “ratherlikealongtrainjourneythroughgreatsceneryyouhavetobethereforallthejourneyandnotjustjumponatthelastfewstops”production for the afroba, 2010

RUDE 15/04/2010

CLUB RUDE, 15th April 2010 AT THE BLAGRAVE ARMS, READING WITH VINYL VINTAGE, PLAYLIST AND JIMS RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www.jimz.biz and FACEBOOK- JIM B DONOVAN
Well ye olde blagrave rocked to the sounds of 60’s ska, soul and more yet again with a fair old turnout, except that our lovely ladies obviously stayed home to watch the gorgeous Nick Clegg rather than turn out to see three old blokes and one very old one bungin’ records on. Again a little short with the playlist but what follows is what got writ!, just over 80 tunes played by Smiler, Dan, Keith and Jim……..
PS-GET THE 9 TON PEANUT SMUGGLERS NEW LP-ITS SO CRUNCHY!!
GEORGIE FAME…HUMPTY DUMPTY
HIPSTER IMAGE…MAKE HER MINE
JIGSAW…ONE WAY STREET
ERNESTINE ANDERSON…KEEP AN EYE ON LOVE
LAUREL AITKEN…HAILE SELASSIE/ BAR TENDER
JAYBOYS…JACK THE RIPPER
ROD STEWART...I JUST GOT SOME
EDDIE HOLLAND…LEAVING HERE
MULESKINNERS…BACK DOOR MAN
BOBO JENKINS…NOTHING BUT LOVE
PEARL WOODS...RIGHT NOW
JIMMY POWELL…CAPTAIN MAN
HICKORY…GREEN LIGHT
LLOYD GEORGE…LUCY LEE
DENZIL…LOVE IS FOR FOOLS
GIRL SATCHMO…BLUE BEAT CHARIOT
MAYTALS…NIGHT AND DAY
RICHARD ACE…HANG ‘EM HIGH
ROLANDO AL….SONG OF LOVE
LLOYD CLARKE…LOVE IS STRANGE
AUGUSTUS PABLO…PABLO’S DESIRE
BOB, RITA, PETER…BEND DOWN LOW
GENE AND EUNICE…MOVE IT OVER BABY
THE DUALS…STICK SHIFT
JUNE BATEMAN…POSSUM BELLY BLUES
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
TOMMY McCOOK….JERK TIME
MILLIE…DON’T YOU KNOW
SOUL RHYTHMS…SOUL CALL
MAJOR LANCE…MONKEY TIME
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS…HEAT WAVE
JOHNNY KIDD…SHOP AROUND
CHERRY WAINER…WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
CHRIS BARBER…MORNING TRAIN
BOBBY BREEN/JOHNNY DANKWORTH…ICE IS NICE
JACK HAMMER…DOWN IN THE SUBWAY
OWEN GRAY…MASH IT
JIMMY McGRIFF…LAST MINUTE
CYRIL DAVIS…HOOCHIE COOCHIE
BOB MARLEY… ONE CUP OF COFFEE
PAT KELLY…TROUBLE IN MIND
TOMMY McCOOK…TOMMYS FLUTE
JOHNNY PATE...STARTING TOO FAST
MARVA WHITNEY…THIS GIRLS IN LOVE WITH YOU
D BYFIELD…YAGGA YAGGA
JACKIE MITOO…DOUBLE TROUBLE
ALTON ELLIS…SKA BEAT
JOHNNY OSBORNE…WE NEED LOVE
DARROW FLETCHER…DEEPER
BIG MAYBELLE…96 TEARS
TONY BENNETT…JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
VAN PRINCE…HULLY GULLY
MANNY CORCHADO…POW WOW
PRINCE BUSTER…THIS IS A HOLD UP
SCREAMING JOE NEAL…SHE’S MY BABY
HANNIBAL…MY KINDA GIRL
HIGH NUMBERS…I’M THE FACE
AZIE LAWRENCE…PEMPELEM
THE RIOTS…YEAH YEAH
NAPPY BROWN…COAL MINER
DAVE BARKER…PRISONER OF LOVE
THE ACTION…HEY SAH-LO-NEY
GENE VINCENT…BIRD DOGGIN’
THE JAYBOYS…DON’T LET ME DOWN
THE FLAMES…BROADWAY JUNGLE
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…FEEL LIKE JUMPIN’
KENNY GRAHAM…BONGO BOP
JIMMY WITHERSPOON…GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT
JUNIOR WALKER…SHAKE AND FINGERPOP
SMOKEY ROBINSON…COME SPY WITH ME
FLEUR DE LYS…STOP CROSSING THE BRIDGE
PLATTERS…WITH THIS RING
MARVIN GAYE…PRIDE AND JOY
BYRON LEE…APACHE
WILLIE MITCHELL…MERCY/SECRET HOME
SOLOMON KING…THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY
JACKIE WILSON...SINCE YOU SHOWED ME…
ZOOT MONEY…I REALLY LEARNT HOW TO CRY
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
GRANT GREEN…SELMA MARCH…….THE END FOR NOW.
CLUB RUDE IS A “THELADIESSTAYEDINFORTHEMASSDEBATE” PRODUCTION, 2010

TRIP 03/04/2010

the trip at the afroba, with vintage vinyl-SESSION 60, 3/4/2010, Playlist and Jims ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz and Jim B Donovan on Facebook.
Well for a session that went from Bill Evans to the Smiths via Vanilla Ice and 4-Hero, this one wandered a long way from what I originally had “planned” to play. The reason mainly was quite a large birthday party crew in that I tried to incorporate into the evening, to the extent that I let birthday boy take over the mike for some very good rapping and let him undertake his own competitions, plus he was no mean dancer. The party was of course surprised that I was playing, as I was a week later than usual, so they got a “party” for free! Don’t forget if you want to book the afroba for your own party with or without me just contact Channie or Chris in Cham Chams downstairs. I suppose on the night the old mobile mentality came to the fore again, but what the heck there’s nothing better than integrating your audience into the evening, rather than adopting a “heads down”, I’ll play the music I want regardless, just like I experienced recently with a “name” dj. The plot I had worked out for the evening was meant to include lots of artists featured in the new Waxpoetics. The wall photo on my facebook page shows a lot of what I had hoped to play, but basically only about half of it got on. So What!-in the words of Miles. I also did a few competitions giving away copies of the new cd’s which are now available. Don’t forget the recording of this session-music only without my chat- gets played back during the week at the afroba. Plus it’s a well known fact that I am crap at mixing, but somewhere during this session (I have not fully played it back yet and can’t remember where it was), there was a seamless mix that caused a few gasps from those that know about such things! Also the session was a week later than usual, which means we are back for session 61 quite soon on Saturday April 24th, returning to the last Saturday format, bcnu –hopefully, Jimbo.
MOONDOG-“UNSPOKEN” DIALOGUE to start.
BILL EVANS…PEACE PIECE, amazing solo piano from Bill who played with miles for a while.
AHMAD JAMAL…POINCIANA (1975 VERSION), more great piano from miles favourite piano player.
MOONDOG…MINI-SYM No.1, ALLEGRO/ANDANTE/VIVACE, and thanks to the lady who told me she had never heard music like this in a bar before, that’s what the trip is all about I think!, bless her.
ESTHER PHILLIPS…A TASTE OF HONEY and LET THERE BE YOU, two great cuts from an lp I have been after for ages.
ART BLAKEY…COME OUT AND MEET ME TONIGHT, superb ”calypso” 50’s tune just landed in my boxes.
ERYKAH BADU…ON and ON, for Kirsten our bar manager.
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, another afrofave.
BILL WITHERS..I CAN’T WRITE LEFT HANDED, and another.
BLACKALICIOUS/SHADOW…SWAN LAKE, instrumental cut up of “people make the world go round”.
DOORS…RIDERS OF THE STORM, my first weather tune of the night.
GIL SCOTT-HERON…1980, first of the waxpoetics featured tunes.
BOBBI HUMPHREY…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE, another weather one for bobbi who just frequented ronnie scotts.
MARCUS BELGRAVE…SPACE ODYSSEY, another wp featured tribe artist.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, great dilla remix from 1995.
LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA…STRANGE GAMES AND THINGS, mucho sampled barry white related tune.
tortoise…tnt, another wp featured great indie/jazz group.
M.I.A…PAPER PLANES, almost a modern one for me, from slumdog.
DJ SHADOW…WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOOK LIKE PART 1, second shad. of the night.
MADLIB…PLEASE SET ME AT EASE, maddie cuts up bobbi and blue note.
UNDERWOLVES…BIRD SONG, kirsten requested, with the blue note sample.
MINNIE RIPPERTON…LOVIN’ YOU, went for this after the previous, due to it starting with birdie chirps!
ART OF NOISE…MOMENTS IN LOVE, thanks to miles p. for tippin’ me on this one.
DJ YODA…QUID CONTROL, cut and paste madness.
MASSIVE ATTACK...UNFINISHED SYMPATHY, one from trip 59.
MARLENA SHAW…CALIFORNIA SOUL, funk classic mucho sampled.
VERVE…BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY, with the stones sample.
ALICIA KEYS…A WOMANS WORTH, as close as I get to modern r and b.
KELIS…CAUGHT OUT THERE, and another!
STONE ROSES…FOOLS GOLD, always drop this long one when I want a chat or a wee!
JANET JACKSON…GOT TILL IT’S GONE, joni mitchell sampled.
MARVA WHITNEY…THIS GUYS IN LOVE WITH YOU, say no more!
VANILLA ICE…ICE ICE BABY, never thought I would live to play this again, but due to the tv ad. it’s back and sounding fresh and catchy.
SERIALEMENT VOTRE…THEME FROM MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, first of 3 obituary tributes, this for Peter Graves star of the tv show.
EL CHICANO…SENOR BLUES, for bobby espinosa, recently deceased member of chicano.
CHERRY WAINER…WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, for her drummer husband don storer, a belated tribute.
ELLA FITZGERALD…SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE, I was asked for this at the last session but I did not have it with me.
TEDDY PENDERGAST…LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING, just love this “ red indian tom tom” sounding disco classic.
EARTH WIND AND FIRE…SATURDAY NIGHT, just in case you got confused due to easter.
JAMES BROWN…MAKE IT FUNKY, which we did!
YOUNG MC..I KNOW, the shaft sample and rappin’ from the birthday boy.
EPMD…STRICTLY BUSINESS, from session 59, andy fave.
JURASSIC 5…JAYOU, requested classic.
ERIC B/RAKIM…I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL, top 40, 80’s hip hop.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND…PICK UP THE PIECES, mucho sampled hum along tune.
STEVIE WONDER…LIVING FOR THE CITY, always drop at least one stevie.
MOHAWKS…CHAMP, sampled to def.
DE LA SOUL..ROLLER SKATIN’ JAM NAMED SATURDAY, always goes on when the bar is rammed.
SIMON SOUND..IT’S JUST BEGUN, remake of jimmy castor classic.
MICHAEL JACKSON…BILLIE JEAN/BEAT IT, requested by the birthday boy for him to strut his stuff to!
STARDUST…MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU, mobile disco house time.
DEE LITE...GROOVE IS IN THE HEART, with the herbie hancock sample.
VANILLA ICE again, tune of the night ??????
RHYTHIM IS RHYTHIM…IT IS WHAT IT IS!, request for some detroit techno so on goes this derrick may classic.
L.B. BAD… THE STORY OF HOUSE MUSIC, the source sample for the sabres “smokebelch”.
FINGERS INC…CAN YOU FEEL IT, staying with classic house.
ORBITAL…CHIME, only usually play this on new years eve.
APHEX TWIN…ANALOGUE BUBBLEBATH, woooooinkkkk!!
JIMMY CLIFF…JOHNNY TOO BAD, for Catherine and the mighty ac in the house.
GANGSTARR…MOMENT OF TRUTH, one of my all time fave guru’s.
GRANT GREEN…BABYS MINOR LOPE, just got this first lp from the grantmeister and we are back with the jazz for a brief moment!
JURASSIC 5..THE INFLUENCE, request for more j5.
ALTHEA and DONNA..UP TOWN TOP RANKIN’, and another request.
4-HERO…BLACKGOLD OF THE SUN, played at session 59 as tune 10,000.
ROTARY CONNECTION..BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, followed by the original.
KARMA..HIGH PRIESTESS, request for this tune from a future sound of jazz comp.
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS…FUNKY KINGSTON, request for a bit more reggae, so on goes this drumtastic classic.
SMITHS..PANIC, hang the dj time.
Then to finish the usual film tv stuff to clear the bar, but it didn’t work! a-team/dr. who/star wars/monkey magic/ghostbusters etc. THE END
The trip at the afroba is an ”iceiceiceiceiceiceiceicebaby” production, 2010.

RUDE 18/03/2010

CLUB RUDE at the Blagrave Arms, Reading, with vintage vinyl. Playlist for 18th March 2010, and Jim’s Ramblings. More at jimz.biz and Jim B Donovan on Facebook….
Another session with another excellent guest DJ. Martin Weller took to the decks in skatastic style, and I have done my best for once to try and separate out most of his tunes below, if only for pete’s sake. We had another good turnout which was slightly skewed towards the male of the species, possibly due to Smilers facebook flyer photo. Keith from the Fleurs joined us together with dj dj, and I found the evening due to my old age a little loud, so I had to keep popping outside for a chat. It sounded great out there! Pete and friends all the way from Swindon also joined us, so thanks for making the trip. Smiler had his shop full of goodies set up, and Dan complemented Martins tunes, leaving Smiler and myself to concentrate more on the r and b /jazzy side of things. I just had to drop some Cherry Wainer, and slip into a cravat in respect of her clips on You Tube, and pay respects to Charlie Gillett and Alex Chilton of the Boxtops. The evening was dedicated to Jimmy Cliff, who is only the second Jamaican to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Keith could not make the session but we hope he will be back with us on APRIL 15 th. BCNU, hopefully-Jimbo

MOST OF MARTINS TUNES-I THINK!
SOUND DIMENSION…SCORCIA
SOUL VENDORS…FAT FISH
LLOYD ROBINSON…CAN’T STAND IT
OVERTAKERS…THE BIG TAKE OVER
BOB MARLEY…WHATS NEW PUSSY CAT
PRINCE BUSTER…HARD MAN FE DEAD
RANDY’S ALL STARS… BATMAN (For guess who?)
ALTON ELLIS…MOUTH A MASSY
BOB MARLEY…DIAMOND BABY
GLADIATORS…TRAIN IS COMING
ETHIOPIANS…ENGINE 54
UNKNOWN BLANK! (I bet you have this pete!!!)
PRINCE BUSTER…DELIVERANCE MUST COME
ROY RICHARDS…GREEN COLLIE
BOB MARLEY…FREEDOM TIME
YVONNE HARRISON…NEAR TO YOU
JUNIOR SOUL…GLENDEVON SPECIAL
THE GAYLADS…MY LITTLE RENEGADE
I ROY…DRIFTER
GLEN BROWN…NO MORE SLAVERY
BOB MARLEY…FEEL ALRIGHT
…THEN THE REST OF THE WRITTEN DOWN TUNES TURNTABLED BY SMILER/DAN/JIM…
FLOYD CRAMER…ON THE REBOUND
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE
RICK NELSON…SUMMERTIME
SANDY NELSON…DRUMS ARE MY BEAT
TRINI LOPEZ…UNCHAIN MY HEART
GEORGIE FAME…YEH YEH
THE WHO…BATMAN
BRIAN AUGER…GREEN ONIONS’65
SMALL FACES…SHA LA LA LA LEE
ROD STEWART…GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL
MANFRED MANN…54321
MEL TORME…COMIN’ HOME BABY
SONNY BURKE…LIVE AND LET LIVE
KEITH AND ENID…EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
BERESFORD RICKETTS…I WANT TO KNOW
JACKIE MITOO…SOUL CALL
CHRIS BARBER…MORNING TRAIN
INGRID HOFFMAN…THUNDERBALL
BOB, RITA, PETER…BEND DOWN LOW
AUGUSTO PABLO…PABLO’S DESIRE
SOUND DIMENSION…MUN-DUN-GU!
ROLANDO AL…GUANTANAMERA SKA
LLOYD CLARKE…JAPANESE GIRL
TOMMY McCOOK…JERK TIME
BOB, RITA, PETER…MELLOW MOOD
KENNY RANKIN…IN THE NAME OF LOVE
BABY FACE WILETTE…MO’ ROCK
JAMES BROWN...AIN’T IT FUNKY NOW
MARVELETTES…YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME BOBBY
DAVE DAVANI…TOP OF THE POPS
CHERRY WAINER…MONEY
JIMMY CLIFF…GIVE A LITTLE
VENTURES…OUT OF LIMITS
SOULFUL STRINGS...I’M COMING HOME
MARTHA and the VANDELLAS…FORGET ME NOT
JACK HAMMER…DOWN IN THE SUBWAY
ELI and the PROPHETS…TAKE A LITTLE, GIVE A LOT
SOUL BROTHERS…HOT SHOT
IKE and the CRYSTALITES…ILLYA KURYAKIN
BOOKER T…RED BEANS AND RICE
BUNNY LEE…WARFARE
PRINCE BUSTER…SHE PON TOP
TUBBY HAYES…VOODOO
JAMES BROWN…DRIVE YOUR FUNKY SOUL
FOUR TOPS…ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH
KEITH HUDSON…SHADES OF HUDSON
MAX ROMEO…SHES BUT A LITTLE GIRL
BYRON LEE…LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
DAVE CORTEZ…HURRICANE
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON…ONE WAY OUT
FLEUR DE LYS…LIAR
TONY AND TANDY…TWO CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER
BOBBY SHEEN …DR.LOVE
MAJOR LANCE…PONY TIME
DOBIE GRAY…IN CROWD
BOX TOPS…SOUL DEEP
Club rude is a “cravatsarewelcomeevening”, 2010

TRIP 27/02/2010

the trip at the afroba, Session 59, with vintage vinyl. Playlist and Jims ramblings, on the
27th Feb 2010. More at www.jimz.biz and Facebook-Jim B. Donovan
Hey 8 years, 230 evenings, 10,000 tunes, and all after I had semi-retired from record playing. Owning up time as well. Quite where the music mix or the vibe comes from is still difficult to describe. I have never been one for attending other dj evenings , certainly up to 10 years back, and never really up to then wanted to get involved in discreet specialist music evenings. Too easy playing one style to an audience there just for that! So for ages I went the mobile route, not knowing what crowd I would be up against. I suppose it was only the diminishing of vinyl towards 2000 that took me off that scene. I can’t help it but playing off anything else just ain’t right. Sorry. “Passionate about vinyl and playing out”, was how someone described me at this session, I’m afraid I concur.
So here we are in 2010, I’m 45 years into this scene, and more than ever thinking how long can I keep it up. If it was not for the fact that with the trip I can play as I please, and what I play seems to create an enthusiastic vibe. Human nature would not be what it is without getting a buzz from at the end of a five and a half hour set acknowledging applause, so many many thanks, its much appreciated.
As much “fun” as it is, you do need to concentrate, keep a musical flow going, sort some sort of sequencing, deal with requests, chat with our great regulars. I can usually assess how well an evening went by the state of the records/filing, and at the end of trip 59 they were in a mess! The session also never really “finishes” either. Once the evening is over there is the “lugging”, typing and posting this, copying mini-discs, and now facebook. Once that’s done its straight to ideas for the next session. These normally come to a head about a week before the night when the tunes I want to play get checked out, but often I go right to the wire. The obvious “mistake” with regard to the “wall display/photos” this month is I so wanted to play some Dennis Wilson, due to the great programme about him the night before, but he didn’t get on. Shame on me!
Apologies as well, but the 8 new cd’s were not ready, but they will be available at the next session or in the shop in the meanwhile. Plus so many thanks to Pete and his lady for trekking all the way from Swindon, I hope it was worth the effort, and a million thanks to Pete for doubling my blue note sevens collection to 40. This man has more than 10 times that amount, bless him, and I thought I was a blue note collector, no competition! This sevens thing however means I must devote more time to them especially as I am in my 45th year of playing out. So at each session for the rest of this year at least one hour devoted to 45’s.
So we finally reached tune 1,000, with the old boy running with it as a “pick of the pops countdown”. It’s too late for a radio career for me but sometimes I think what I attempt is a show for radio but “live”.
Most of what I wanted to cover got on, not as much “African”, and more James Last than expected. Thanks to the mighy ac for pushing me in the hansi direction. I would never have gone for this without a push, but boy did it work. The night was dedicated to Johnny Dankworth and Dale Hawkins, bless them both, and blessed by Gil Scott-Heron’s new LP.. Please note the next session is on APRIL 3rd., a week later than usual,
bcnu-Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo..
GIL SCOTT-HERON…JAZZ MUSIC, DIALOGUE, with hamilton bohannon running under it.
HAMILTON BOHANNON…HAVE GOOD DAY, ages since I dropped hb, and with a little crackle! On my copy, got onto him via his “south african man” cut, while checking out African tunes, time for a bohannon revival!
MASSIVE ATTACK…SAFE FROM HARM, 12””instrumental” cut, the first of a few plays.
GANGSTARR…STEP IN THE ARENA, johnny dankworths “responsible” via his samples for gs tonight.
ERYKAH BADU…ON and ON, for Kirsten.
GRANT GREEN…BESAME MUCHO, just got this 60’s latin bluenoter.
STEREOLAB…METRONOMIC UNDERGROUND, always seem drawn back to this one.
BILL WITHERS…CITY OF ANGELS, thanks mpd for keeping bill in the frame, this cuts absolute heaven.
MARSHALL JEFFERSON…OPEN OUR EYES, the spiritual mix, lovely moody detroit “techno”.
MILT JACKSON…OLINGA, another mpd shout, forgot to drop this last month.
INCOGNITO/CARLEEN ANDERSON/HERBIE HANCOCK…TROUBLE DON’T LAST ALWAYS, not played since my british jazz night.
TEDDY PENDERGAST…LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING, if only the furore over teddy death were the same as mj’s.
DORIS DUKE…WOMAN OF THE GHETTO, bonkers cover off 12”.
DION...PURPLE HAZE, thanks mighty ac for dropping this last month.
SARAH VAUGHAN…INNER CITY BLUES, got to this via the james last version!, and great to chat to a lovely nubie who knew his singers.
DION…ABRAHAM, MARTIN and JOHN, still chatting, so cue another from dion.
SARAH VAUGHAN…IMAGINE, back to sarah from her superb mainstream lp.
BILL WITHERS…WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU, back to still bill
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, bit of a “hit” from last month.
MARVIN GAYE...TROUBLE MAN!!!, the other side of the seven of “t plays it cool”, but this ain’t trouble man, need to check this mispress!!
WILLIE BOBO…ITS NOT UNUSUAL, thanks ac for this one last month.
MEL TORME...I’M COMING HOME, dance action and its early!, first of a few from the soundtrack of the film”an education”
FLOYD CRAMER…ON THE REBOUND, and the theme used for the same film, off my original 1962 copy.
DALE HAWKINS…SUZIE Q, the late greats finest hour, with cover versions galore.
ETTA JAMES...I GOT YOU BABE, wailing brass cover from etta during her comeback period in 1968.
DR. JOHN…RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME, played by gilles a few days earlier.
STONE ROSES…FOOLS GOLD, need a chat to pete so on goes a “longie”
ELLA FITZGERALD…GET READY, did not have “sunshine of your love” with me, so on goes this one.
JOSE FELICIANO…SUZIE Q, a great take on dale hawkins tune, don’t play enough jose.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG…THE CREATOR HAS A MASTER PLAN, another classic gilles dropped in the week.
BOHANNON…ANDREA, time for a hb revival.
JULIE LONDON..SUMMER PLACE, another tune from “an education”, but different version by the divine Julie.
LEE MORGAN…SINCE I FELL FOR YOU, ditto above, but lees great bluenote cover version
MARK MURPHY…STOLEN MOMENTS, hoped to get on “bop for kerouac”, but didn’t, shame, boo!
GIL SCOTT-HERON…I’M NEW HERE, a first for the trip, a brand new record, that hasn’t been off my turntable for the last week, awesome.
LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA…THEME FROM SHAFT, almost went with percy faiths version!
CAL TJADER…MODESTY BLAISE, cal latins up dankworths 60’s film theme.
ADRIANO CELENTANO…PRISENCOLINENSAIAINCIUSOL, gibberish 1972 “first rap record”, with a great dance beat and vid, thanks ac.
GANGSTARR…ABOVE THE CLOUDS, with an undeclared dankworth sample.
FELA KUTI…COFFIN FOR HEAD OF STATE, hoped to start a longish african music segment, but james last intervened!h
ROY AYERS…AFRICA IS THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD/THE RIVER NIGER, two from the ayersmeister
MANU DIBANGO…BIG BLOW, as far as I got with the african segment, sorry.
GIL SCOTT-HERON…ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES, such a buzz around gil that on goes this standout from the new lp-essential!
..and then the “hit” of the session, I don’t believe it!!!
JAMES LAST MEGAMIXED BY ME!…bit of a miscue, then INNER CITY BLUES/SILVER MACHINE/TWO TRIBES/ AQUARIUS/AI NO CORRIDA, with mor! later.
BILLY COBHAM…STRATUS, saw him last week at ronnie scotts, the drummer that “inspired” massive attack., into which I easily mixed…
MASSIVE ATTACK…SAFE FROM HARM, the lp version.
GANGSTARR…MOMENT OF TRUTH, one of my all time greats of the hop –hip genre.
…then we moved via brian fayes pop 40 countdown music to tune 9,997, a replay of tune 500…
JOHN COLTRANES…A LOVE SUPREME, “the best jazz record ever”, and when I played this originally at tune 500, I produced a paper justifying my decision.
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER…AFRO-BLUE, played as tune 1,000 to be an obscure vocal jazzy funky offering with afro in the title, gilles fave and Japanese issue only.
CCS…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, originally played as tune 2,000, now played as tune 9,999, meant to reflect something british-this was at the height of jazz brittania on bb4 originally-and a cover of a known tune.
FINALLY TUNE 10,000---4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, much requested and enquired about over the years with the “populist” in me going for the crowd pleasing “modern “version rather than the divine original by rotary connection, oh well that’s show-biz!
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, vied with 4-hero for the top tune, much enquired about, but more obscure but with the afro-vibe written right through it.
STEVIE WONDER…GOLDEN LADY, lovely lady asks for this and as we are chatting I produce it in my right hand, oh the joys of proper filing!
EPMD…STRICTLY BUSINESS, andy’s been in my boxes and out comes his fave hip hopper.
DJ SHADOW...NAPALM BRAIN, shads nicks billy cobham’s beats.
OMNI TRIO…TRIPPIN’ ON BROKEN BEATS, request for some drum and bass, from 1996 on moving shadow, no probs.
WINSTONS…AMEN, BROTHER, 1971, the original drum and bass break beat track.
JAMES LAST…TWO TRIBES again/WHEN DOVES CRY/LET THE SUNSHINE IN, with the might ac wearing his last t-shirt, and me doing a competition re. hans.
MASSIVE ATTACK…SAFE FROM HARM(-clip-) then intoUNFINISHED SYMPATHY, not played for ages and usually at the end of the evening.
SPANKY WILSON…SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE, to compensate for not having ella’s version.
GIL SCOTT-HERON...THE BOTTLE, 80’s live version, bless him.
ROY BUDD…WHO DARES WINS, for pete, this one got a mention when the evening was coverd by the local press.
GROOVE HOLMES...THEME FROM $6,000, 000 MAN, pre-empting our “usual” film /tv themes end of night tunes
TREVOR BURGESS…THEME FROM DEPT. S, recorded live in a torquay hotel, twisterific.
.…. then wadges of film/tv to finish including
MONKEY MAGIC/CHIPS/SWEENEY/STAR WARS/GHOSTBUSTERS/BATMAN/A-TEAM/KINKY BOOTS, and finally
BEATLES…HELLO, GOODBYE and JACKSON 5…NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE with
TYRELL CORPORATION…I’M GOING HOME to finish/That’s all folks, until APRIL 3rd
The trip is an “oldeluggeryesyoudidreadthatright”production for the a-bar, 2010