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
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.
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
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
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,
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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
RUDE 18/02/2010
CLUB RUDE PLAYLIST-18-02-2010 and RAMBLINGS BY JIM. THE THIRD THURSDAY EVERY MONTH FROM NOW UNTIL ETERNITY. MORE AT HYPERLINK "http://www.jimz.biz" www.jimz.biz, and FACEBOOK- PAUL ANDERSON OR JIM B. DONOVAN……..
Well ye olde Blagrave Arms resounded to the sound of ska, and more, yet again with another full house. Special guest Rude Pete ensured the Skaometer was swinging well that way with two great sets. Dan was proudly displaying his mega rare blue cat sevens sleeve, as well as dropping some corkers. Keith played some great ones as well from the handful of sevens he had with him (quality not quantity) but didn’t write any of his tunes down. Smiler came armed from his recent interview with Jimmy James/Count Prince Miller, and the launch of the Mod Chronicles book which he contributed to. I was recovering from a night at Ronnie Scotts the evening previous and raving over the new Gil Scott-Heron lp. The night was dedicated to the late Johnny Dankworth.
So on with the tunes, about 100 listed, and excuse any typos, but I seem to spend half my life typing up playlists, but then I’m grate like that!
Next sesh. on MARCH 18th……
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Jimbo
SKATALITES…FREEDOM SOUNDS
GRANT GREEN …MAMBO INN
MARK MURPHY…STOLEN MOMENTS
CAROLE KING…IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER
MARY WELLS…MY GUY
ASSOCIATION…WINDY
GEORGIE FAME…MADNESS
GEORGIE FAME…YEH YEH
RED HOLT…I SHOT THE SHERIFF
METERS…CISSY STRUT
JAMES BROWN..IT’S A MANS MANS WORLD
CARMEN McRAE…TAKE 5
SKATALITES/DOREEN SCHAFFER…WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONE
OWEN GRAY…MASH IT
BOBBY AITKEN…NEVER NEVER
BRENT DOWE…REGGAE MAKOSSA
HARRY J. ALL STARS…THE BIG THREE
KING IWAAH…GIVE ME POWER
MARTHA REEVES…QUICKSAND
DERRICK MORGAN…JOHNNY PRAM PRAM
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…ON THE MOVE
WINSTON BLAKE…BIG M THING
U.ROY/HOPETOWN LEWIS…TOM DRUNK
BUSTERS ALL STARS…WE’RE IN LOVE
PRINCE BUSTER…UNDER ARREST
DESMOND DEKKER…MOTHER PEPPER
SKATALITES…EXODUS
JAMO THOMAS…I SPY FOR THE FBI
RUPIE EDWARDS…PROMOTERS GROUSE
JACKIE MITOO…NORWEGIAN WOOD
THE STARLETS…TELL HIM NO
DEE CLARK…AT MY FRONT DOOR
JOHNNY DANKWORTH…CHANO
CHOSEN FEW…SHAFT-VERSION
ROUGH RIDERS…BOSS
ERMA FRANKLIN…LIGHT MY FIRE
HAMMER…TUANE
CHECKMATES…INVISIBLE SKA
KING PERRY..DOCTOR DICK
AZIE LAWRENCE…LOVERS UNDERSTANDING
TONY CLARKE…AIN’T LOVE GOOD AIN’T LOVE PROUD
WILBERT HARRISON…KANSAS CITY
DERMOT LYNCH…I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
SENSATIONS…A THING CALLED SOUL
LASCELLES PERKINS…TELL IT ALL BROTHERS
JOHNNY MELODY…YOU’RE TREATING ME BAD
BABA BROOKES…TWILIGHT ZONE
ROSCOE GORDON…SURELY I LOVE YOU
WILBERT HARRISON…I’M BROKE
CHARMERS...CRYING OVER YOU
BUSTERS ALL STARS…LION OF JUDAH
SPANISHTONIANS…KISSES
MAYTALLS…NEVER YOU CHANGE
DERMOTT LYNCH…HOT SHOT
JOHNNY DANKWORTH/BOBBY BREEN...ICE IS NICE
ROGER COULAM...MODESTY BLAISE
CHARLES BLACKWELL…SUPERCAR
RICHARD “GROOVE”HOLMES…SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…CLEOPATRA
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…LOOKAWAY SKA
LAVERNE BAKER…BUMBLEBEE
RUFUS HARLEY…SUNNY
WILLIE MABON...I JUST GOT SOME
MAYTALLS…DON’T TROUBLE TROUBLE
LESTER STERLING/STRANGER COLE…BANGARANG
CHUBBY CHECKER…AT THE DISCOTHEQUE
DENNIS ALCAPONE…CASSIUS CLAY
RUDY MILLS…JOHN JONES
BEVERLEYS ALL STARS…DREADNAUGHTER
BUSTERS ALL STARS…THIS GUN FOR HIRE
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS…POPEYE SKA
ALTON ELLIS/U.ROY…AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU
RUPIE EDWARDS…UNCERTAIN LOVE
LYN TAIT…EL CASINO ROYALE
SOLOMAN BURKE…KEEP LOOKIN’
TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
FLAMES…BROADWAY JUNGLE
BUSTERS ALL STARS...RYGIN’
JACKIE EDWARDS…SEA CRUISE
THE GROUNDHOGS…SHAKE IT
JIGSAW...ONE WAY STREET
HANK CRAWFORD…SHAKE A PLENTY
JAMESBROWN…TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
MANISH BOYS...TAKE MY TIP
PRINCE BUSTER…SODOMND GOMORRAH
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…SKA CALCULATION
THE HIGH NUMBERS…I’M THE FACE
BOB MARLEY…ONE CUP OF COFEEE
LLOYD CLARKE…JAPANESE GIRL
SENSATIONS…A THING CALLED SOUL
AZIE LAWRENCE…PEMPELEM
BILLY BOY ARNOLD…I WISH YOU WOULD
WILLIAM BELL…MONKEYING AROUND
ROSITA ROSSANO…QUEER THINGS
CLEO LAINE/JOHNNY DANKWORTH…ALL GONE
CLUB RUDE IS A
“SORRY BUTYOUNEEDTOSORTOUTFORYOURSELVESWHICHTUNESPETEPLAYED” PRODUCTION, 2010
Well ye olde Blagrave Arms resounded to the sound of ska, and more, yet again with another full house. Special guest Rude Pete ensured the Skaometer was swinging well that way with two great sets. Dan was proudly displaying his mega rare blue cat sevens sleeve, as well as dropping some corkers. Keith played some great ones as well from the handful of sevens he had with him (quality not quantity) but didn’t write any of his tunes down. Smiler came armed from his recent interview with Jimmy James/Count Prince Miller, and the launch of the Mod Chronicles book which he contributed to. I was recovering from a night at Ronnie Scotts the evening previous and raving over the new Gil Scott-Heron lp. The night was dedicated to the late Johnny Dankworth.
So on with the tunes, about 100 listed, and excuse any typos, but I seem to spend half my life typing up playlists, but then I’m grate like that!
Next sesh. on MARCH 18th……
BCNU-
Jimbo
SKATALITES…FREEDOM SOUNDS
GRANT GREEN …MAMBO INN
MARK MURPHY…STOLEN MOMENTS
CAROLE KING…IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER
MARY WELLS…MY GUY
ASSOCIATION…WINDY
GEORGIE FAME…MADNESS
GEORGIE FAME…YEH YEH
RED HOLT…I SHOT THE SHERIFF
METERS…CISSY STRUT
JAMES BROWN..IT’S A MANS MANS WORLD
CARMEN McRAE…TAKE 5
SKATALITES/DOREEN SCHAFFER…WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONE
OWEN GRAY…MASH IT
BOBBY AITKEN…NEVER NEVER
BRENT DOWE…REGGAE MAKOSSA
HARRY J. ALL STARS…THE BIG THREE
KING IWAAH…GIVE ME POWER
MARTHA REEVES…QUICKSAND
DERRICK MORGAN…JOHNNY PRAM PRAM
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…ON THE MOVE
WINSTON BLAKE…BIG M THING
U.ROY/HOPETOWN LEWIS…TOM DRUNK
BUSTERS ALL STARS…WE’RE IN LOVE
PRINCE BUSTER…UNDER ARREST
DESMOND DEKKER…MOTHER PEPPER
SKATALITES…EXODUS
JAMO THOMAS…I SPY FOR THE FBI
RUPIE EDWARDS…PROMOTERS GROUSE
JACKIE MITOO…NORWEGIAN WOOD
THE STARLETS…TELL HIM NO
DEE CLARK…AT MY FRONT DOOR
JOHNNY DANKWORTH…CHANO
CHOSEN FEW…SHAFT-VERSION
ROUGH RIDERS…BOSS
ERMA FRANKLIN…LIGHT MY FIRE
HAMMER…TUANE
CHECKMATES…INVISIBLE SKA
KING PERRY..DOCTOR DICK
AZIE LAWRENCE…LOVERS UNDERSTANDING
TONY CLARKE…AIN’T LOVE GOOD AIN’T LOVE PROUD
WILBERT HARRISON…KANSAS CITY
DERMOT LYNCH…I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
SENSATIONS…A THING CALLED SOUL
LASCELLES PERKINS…TELL IT ALL BROTHERS
JOHNNY MELODY…YOU’RE TREATING ME BAD
BABA BROOKES…TWILIGHT ZONE
ROSCOE GORDON…SURELY I LOVE YOU
WILBERT HARRISON…I’M BROKE
CHARMERS...CRYING OVER YOU
BUSTERS ALL STARS…LION OF JUDAH
SPANISHTONIANS…KISSES
MAYTALLS…NEVER YOU CHANGE
DERMOTT LYNCH…HOT SHOT
JOHNNY DANKWORTH/BOBBY BREEN...ICE IS NICE
ROGER COULAM...MODESTY BLAISE
CHARLES BLACKWELL…SUPERCAR
RICHARD “GROOVE”HOLMES…SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…CLEOPATRA
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…LOOKAWAY SKA
LAVERNE BAKER…BUMBLEBEE
RUFUS HARLEY…SUNNY
WILLIE MABON...I JUST GOT SOME
MAYTALLS…DON’T TROUBLE TROUBLE
LESTER STERLING/STRANGER COLE…BANGARANG
CHUBBY CHECKER…AT THE DISCOTHEQUE
DENNIS ALCAPONE…CASSIUS CLAY
RUDY MILLS…JOHN JONES
BEVERLEYS ALL STARS…DREADNAUGHTER
BUSTERS ALL STARS…THIS GUN FOR HIRE
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS…POPEYE SKA
ALTON ELLIS/U.ROY…AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU
RUPIE EDWARDS…UNCERTAIN LOVE
LYN TAIT…EL CASINO ROYALE
SOLOMAN BURKE…KEEP LOOKIN’
TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
FLAMES…BROADWAY JUNGLE
BUSTERS ALL STARS...RYGIN’
JACKIE EDWARDS…SEA CRUISE
THE GROUNDHOGS…SHAKE IT
JIGSAW...ONE WAY STREET
HANK CRAWFORD…SHAKE A PLENTY
JAMESBROWN…TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO
MANISH BOYS...TAKE MY TIP
PRINCE BUSTER…SODOMND GOMORRAH
ROLANDO ALPHONSO…SKA CALCULATION
THE HIGH NUMBERS…I’M THE FACE
BOB MARLEY…ONE CUP OF COFEEE
LLOYD CLARKE…JAPANESE GIRL
SENSATIONS…A THING CALLED SOUL
AZIE LAWRENCE…PEMPELEM
BILLY BOY ARNOLD…I WISH YOU WOULD
WILLIAM BELL…MONKEYING AROUND
ROSITA ROSSANO…QUEER THINGS
CLEO LAINE/JOHNNY DANKWORTH…ALL GONE
CLUB RUDE IS A
“SORRY BUTYOUNEEDTOSORTOUTFORYOURSELVESWHICHTUNESPETEPLAYED” PRODUCTION, 2010
TRIP 30/01/2010
The trip at the afroba, Session 58, with vintage vinyl, Playlist and Jims ramblings, 30 th. JANUARY 2010. More at www.jimz.biz and Facebook-Jim Donovan
Well with this session we reached my 230 th., involvement with an evening at the a-bar, and session 58 of the trip. Next month I get to play Tune 10,000, so lots of thinking/ researching going into that one, plus 8 new cd’s should be available. So back to session 58. I had a lot of “themes/artists” worked out to possibly play most of them, especially a Latin/Afro Cuban one to complement the amazing BBC4 documentary the night before, and African tunes to complement the new issue of Waxpoetics. I managed to get a lot of Latin on, but had to cut back on the African stuff due to too many requests for other tunes coming in. However Waxpoetics will still be “current’, next month so hopefully more then. The might AC guested with two great sets of tunes I wish I had thought of, and we gave away more copies of his great cd. I managed to start with virtually a cd’s worth of Cool jazz, again another recent BBC4 show, and dropped some Dre/NWA etc., due to Miles P. Donovans (mpd) “influence”. Matt managed the bar on his tod, in spite of the night being very busy, and I had to finish with my usual load of crap, well worse crap!, to clear the place. This is starting to backfire on me however as Jews For Jesus, is starting to receive some “dance action”, when it’s supposed to shoo you out!!
I am listening to the playback as I type this and every so often I have to stop and think “that was a blinder”, I’ve just done it again to Harold Melvin, and I’m only about two hours in. Right here comes the playlist, and as I’m a virgin to Facebook, keep an eye on my page-Jim Donovan (photo of an old bloke playing drums), as I’m posting photos and details of the nights tunes.
NEXT SESSION IS ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27th
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Adolf Hitler on Vibes!, or Eric Clapton on ukelele, or the Wild Man of Borneo on bongos, or Quasimodo on bells!, or just jimbo jambo jazzbo…..
IT BEGAN IN AFRICA-SPEECH SAMPLE
NIGHTMARES ON WAX…LES NUITS, my “nice”downbeat intro tune.
KELLEE PATTERSON…MAIDEN VOYAGE, great vocal take on herbie tune, on the black jazz label.
AHMAD JAMAL…THE AWAKENING, thanks mpd for posting some ahmad.
MILT JACKSON…BAGS NEW GROOVE, start of a “cool few” from the 50’s.
CHET BAKER/ART PEPPER…FOR MILES AND MILES, “man walking on eggshells tastic”.
ART PEPPER…SURF RIDE, with THE sleeve.
MIKE WESTBROOK…ORIGINAL PETER, only one of two britjazzers of the night, shame.
CHARLES EARLAND…LEAVING THIS PLANET, this should have been included in my moonmix. For Pete D.
MILT JACKSON/FREDDIE HUBBARD…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, with billy cobham on drums, who I am off to see soon. I had olinga and memphis (facebook page) with me, but could I find them?
WYNTON KELLY/WES MONTGOMERY…NO BLUES, with miles sidesmen, from smokin’ at the half note, live.
ART BLAKEY…LITTLE HUGHIE, I put a little review up on facebook after this band featured on jazz 625 recently.
JACK McDUFF/JOE DUKES…SOULFUL DRUMS, joe is my man on skins.
LONDON JAZZ 4…THINGS WE SAID TODAY, great tune but the only really good one on the lp.
DR. DRE…STILL D.R.E-INSTRUMENTAL, ending the jazzy first section.
TEDDY PENDERGAST…CLOSE THE DOOR, bless him, the late great with A smootcher, calm down jim!
HAROLD MELVIN/TEDDY PRENDERGAST…WAKE UP EVERBODY, what a cracker with tp sharing vocals.
AL GREEN…I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU, motown cover produced by the late willie mitchell.
ISAAC HAYES…I CAN’T TURN AROUND, thanks daryl pandy and mpd!
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, competition and a great tune.
HORACE SILVER…THE SHOW HAS BEGUN, I’m off and the mighty AC steams in……
BLOSSOM DEARIE…LONDON IN THE RAIN, what a great one to start with!
DAVE GRUISIN…ASCENSION TO VIRGINITY, amazing and a new one to me, so nice to be introduced to new tunes.
RAMSEY LEWIS…JADE EAST, now ac complementing me as I dropped this at the last club rude.
CHICAGO..I’M A MAN, just love ‘em during their early jazzier period.
ROOTS MANUVA…TOO COLD, again another not on my radar.
LALO SCHIFRIN…DIRTY HARRY, what a great dirty choice.
WAR...GALAXY, blimey I should have dropped this band into my latin selection, but forgot, old addled age!
WILLIE BOBO…IT’S NOT UNUSUAL, on seven, and I’ve only got the lp, bongoin’ cover version.
PRIMAL SCREAM…HIGHER THAN THE SUN, great 90’s “indie’ tune.
DION ..PURPLE HAZE, hey we’re in heaven here with another cover and on seven.
JOHNNY HARRIS….STEPPING STONES, what a one for the mighty AC to finish with, 11 tracks of vinyl ambosia, then the old boyz back on…..
GENE HARRIS…LOSALAMITOSLATINFUNKLOVESONG, after typing that, no comment!
NWA…WONDERWALL-REMIX, gawd knows where I got this 1995 remix by dre. of oasis from, but boy it’s on the playlist now for the future!
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE, only just got this amazing seven, and it really complemented AC’s three cover versions.
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME, it’s such a shame that someone has to pass away for you to dig out their tunes, but this one has special significance for me. I so loved this tune that when I started on this dj lark back in 1965, this was my first theme tune.
RAY BARETTO…ACID, the latin /afrocuban starts to kick in.
DIZZY GILLESPIE…MANTECA, 1940’s classic from the second modern jazz record I bought back in 1961.
CANDIDO…1,000 FINGER MAN, still with us and featured in the LATIN programme, bongotastic.
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONNE, for our birthday “boy”
CARLOS MALCOLM…BONANZA SKA, and another.
AUGUSTO PABLO…KING TUBBY MEETS THE ROCKERS UPTOWN, dub at its finest.
GENERAL SAINT AND CLINT EASTWOOD…ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, how much longer for me!
JURASSIC 5..CONCRETE SCHOOL YARD, hip-hops been a bit neglected tonight as I hand over to AC……
THE BONZO DOG DOO DA BAND…THE INTRO AND THE OUTRO, what an amazing one to start with, with lots of enquiries.
PLAID…SCOOPS, never forget the 90’s produced some unique sounds.
JAMES BROWN…..NO TITLES, loverly jb organ instrumental, followed by vocal.
KING CURTIS…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, silly me I hardly ever play this, my mistake it’s bonkers!
DEE FELICE TRIO…THERE WAS A TIME, ain’t got this nice piano groover, another to look out for.
ULTRAMAGNETIC M/C’S…POPPA LARGE (EAST COAST), lots of interest in this kool keither.
JIMMY CASTOR..I’VE JUST BEGUN, feels like it for me!, I’ve hardly scratched the surface.
DAVE BARTHOLEMEW…THE MONKEY, new orleans early “rapper”.
PATTI JO…MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU, another I need to look out for.
JOE COCKER…WOMAN TO WOMAN, and AC completes his top 11 with sheffields finest!
GIORGIO MORODER..TEARS, I’m back on, shadow snatched and a competition tune, with a chop ending that I still can’t anticipate!
DE LA SOUL..ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the tune that tells us the place is packed.
SANTANA…BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, we’re back on the afro latin tip.
TITO RODRIGUEZ…MACK THE KNIFE, with another geezer from the latin programme.
MACHITO…TIN TIN DEO, jazz classic gets mambo’ed.
KINGSMEN…LOUIE LOUIE, ages since I dropped this top 40 classic but it did get featured in the latin programme.
NWA...EXPRESS YOURSELF, not very well mixed into WONDERWALL, same beats used by dre for both.
FATBACK BAND…KING TIM 3rd., very early hip hopper.
FELA KUTI…GIMME SHIT I GIVE YOU SHIT, spot on!, I meant to play much more of THE man (cover artist on waxpoetics), so next month!
GEORGE BENSON...EL BARRIO, should have realised I would be asked for this, and competition question as well, asking who wrote “the ghetto”?
LETTA M’BULU…WHAT IS WRONG WITH GROOVING?, another waxpoetics inspired artist, more of her next month.
NEIL SEDAKA…THE IMMIGRANT, this sessions odd one, but off the back of another great BBC4 documentary.
HORACE SILVER…SERENADE TO A SOUL SISTER, another facebooker!
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, again, great jazzy tinklin’ piano, and syn.
MOSE ALLISON…FOOLKILLER, for andy, the original cool dude (that’s mose-not andy!)
STEVIE WONDER…HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dancing near the decks causes deck skip, repeat what does it do!
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…KEEP ON JUMPIN’, ska classic to keep the dancin’ going.
DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS…COME ON EILEEN, mobilediscotastic.
FRANK SIDEBOTTOM..SPACE IS ACE, to try to clear the bar.
JEWS FOR JESUS…GREAT AND WONDERFUL, this did not clear it either, in fact we are getting quite good at hebrew dancing to this one.
ROSETTA ROSARIO…QUEER THINGS, 1959 gay anthem can you believe!, and that’s enough…get him off, booo…..
BUGS BUNNY..THAT’S ALL FOLKS TO FINISH, with the jacksons “never can say goodbye” on the fade.
The trip at the afroba is a “introandtheoutro”production (I’m on the outro), 2010.
Well with this session we reached my 230 th., involvement with an evening at the a-bar, and session 58 of the trip. Next month I get to play Tune 10,000, so lots of thinking/ researching going into that one, plus 8 new cd’s should be available. So back to session 58. I had a lot of “themes/artists” worked out to possibly play most of them, especially a Latin/Afro Cuban one to complement the amazing BBC4 documentary the night before, and African tunes to complement the new issue of Waxpoetics. I managed to get a lot of Latin on, but had to cut back on the African stuff due to too many requests for other tunes coming in. However Waxpoetics will still be “current’, next month so hopefully more then. The might AC guested with two great sets of tunes I wish I had thought of, and we gave away more copies of his great cd. I managed to start with virtually a cd’s worth of Cool jazz, again another recent BBC4 show, and dropped some Dre/NWA etc., due to Miles P. Donovans (mpd) “influence”. Matt managed the bar on his tod, in spite of the night being very busy, and I had to finish with my usual load of crap, well worse crap!, to clear the place. This is starting to backfire on me however as Jews For Jesus, is starting to receive some “dance action”, when it’s supposed to shoo you out!!
I am listening to the playback as I type this and every so often I have to stop and think “that was a blinder”, I’ve just done it again to Harold Melvin, and I’m only about two hours in. Right here comes the playlist, and as I’m a virgin to Facebook, keep an eye on my page-Jim Donovan (photo of an old bloke playing drums), as I’m posting photos and details of the nights tunes.
NEXT SESSION IS ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27th
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Adolf Hitler on Vibes!, or Eric Clapton on ukelele, or the Wild Man of Borneo on bongos, or Quasimodo on bells!, or just jimbo jambo jazzbo…..
IT BEGAN IN AFRICA-SPEECH SAMPLE
NIGHTMARES ON WAX…LES NUITS, my “nice”downbeat intro tune.
KELLEE PATTERSON…MAIDEN VOYAGE, great vocal take on herbie tune, on the black jazz label.
AHMAD JAMAL…THE AWAKENING, thanks mpd for posting some ahmad.
MILT JACKSON…BAGS NEW GROOVE, start of a “cool few” from the 50’s.
CHET BAKER/ART PEPPER…FOR MILES AND MILES, “man walking on eggshells tastic”.
ART PEPPER…SURF RIDE, with THE sleeve.
MIKE WESTBROOK…ORIGINAL PETER, only one of two britjazzers of the night, shame.
CHARLES EARLAND…LEAVING THIS PLANET, this should have been included in my moonmix. For Pete D.
MILT JACKSON/FREDDIE HUBBARD…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, with billy cobham on drums, who I am off to see soon. I had olinga and memphis (facebook page) with me, but could I find them?
WYNTON KELLY/WES MONTGOMERY…NO BLUES, with miles sidesmen, from smokin’ at the half note, live.
ART BLAKEY…LITTLE HUGHIE, I put a little review up on facebook after this band featured on jazz 625 recently.
JACK McDUFF/JOE DUKES…SOULFUL DRUMS, joe is my man on skins.
LONDON JAZZ 4…THINGS WE SAID TODAY, great tune but the only really good one on the lp.
DR. DRE…STILL D.R.E-INSTRUMENTAL, ending the jazzy first section.
TEDDY PENDERGAST…CLOSE THE DOOR, bless him, the late great with A smootcher, calm down jim!
HAROLD MELVIN/TEDDY PRENDERGAST…WAKE UP EVERBODY, what a cracker with tp sharing vocals.
AL GREEN…I CAN’T GET NEXT TO YOU, motown cover produced by the late willie mitchell.
ISAAC HAYES…I CAN’T TURN AROUND, thanks daryl pandy and mpd!
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, competition and a great tune.
HORACE SILVER…THE SHOW HAS BEGUN, I’m off and the mighty AC steams in……
BLOSSOM DEARIE…LONDON IN THE RAIN, what a great one to start with!
DAVE GRUISIN…ASCENSION TO VIRGINITY, amazing and a new one to me, so nice to be introduced to new tunes.
RAMSEY LEWIS…JADE EAST, now ac complementing me as I dropped this at the last club rude.
CHICAGO..I’M A MAN, just love ‘em during their early jazzier period.
ROOTS MANUVA…TOO COLD, again another not on my radar.
LALO SCHIFRIN…DIRTY HARRY, what a great dirty choice.
WAR...GALAXY, blimey I should have dropped this band into my latin selection, but forgot, old addled age!
WILLIE BOBO…IT’S NOT UNUSUAL, on seven, and I’ve only got the lp, bongoin’ cover version.
PRIMAL SCREAM…HIGHER THAN THE SUN, great 90’s “indie’ tune.
DION ..PURPLE HAZE, hey we’re in heaven here with another cover and on seven.
JOHNNY HARRIS….STEPPING STONES, what a one for the mighty AC to finish with, 11 tracks of vinyl ambosia, then the old boyz back on…..
GENE HARRIS…LOSALAMITOSLATINFUNKLOVESONG, after typing that, no comment!
NWA…WONDERWALL-REMIX, gawd knows where I got this 1995 remix by dre. of oasis from, but boy it’s on the playlist now for the future!
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE, only just got this amazing seven, and it really complemented AC’s three cover versions.
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME, it’s such a shame that someone has to pass away for you to dig out their tunes, but this one has special significance for me. I so loved this tune that when I started on this dj lark back in 1965, this was my first theme tune.
RAY BARETTO…ACID, the latin /afrocuban starts to kick in.
DIZZY GILLESPIE…MANTECA, 1940’s classic from the second modern jazz record I bought back in 1961.
CANDIDO…1,000 FINGER MAN, still with us and featured in the LATIN programme, bongotastic.
SKATALITES…GUNS OF NAVARONNE, for our birthday “boy”
CARLOS MALCOLM…BONANZA SKA, and another.
AUGUSTO PABLO…KING TUBBY MEETS THE ROCKERS UPTOWN, dub at its finest.
GENERAL SAINT AND CLINT EASTWOOD…ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, how much longer for me!
JURASSIC 5..CONCRETE SCHOOL YARD, hip-hops been a bit neglected tonight as I hand over to AC……
THE BONZO DOG DOO DA BAND…THE INTRO AND THE OUTRO, what an amazing one to start with, with lots of enquiries.
PLAID…SCOOPS, never forget the 90’s produced some unique sounds.
JAMES BROWN…..NO TITLES, loverly jb organ instrumental, followed by vocal.
KING CURTIS…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, silly me I hardly ever play this, my mistake it’s bonkers!
DEE FELICE TRIO…THERE WAS A TIME, ain’t got this nice piano groover, another to look out for.
ULTRAMAGNETIC M/C’S…POPPA LARGE (EAST COAST), lots of interest in this kool keither.
JIMMY CASTOR..I’VE JUST BEGUN, feels like it for me!, I’ve hardly scratched the surface.
DAVE BARTHOLEMEW…THE MONKEY, new orleans early “rapper”.
PATTI JO…MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU, another I need to look out for.
JOE COCKER…WOMAN TO WOMAN, and AC completes his top 11 with sheffields finest!
GIORGIO MORODER..TEARS, I’m back on, shadow snatched and a competition tune, with a chop ending that I still can’t anticipate!
DE LA SOUL..ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the tune that tells us the place is packed.
SANTANA…BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, we’re back on the afro latin tip.
TITO RODRIGUEZ…MACK THE KNIFE, with another geezer from the latin programme.
MACHITO…TIN TIN DEO, jazz classic gets mambo’ed.
KINGSMEN…LOUIE LOUIE, ages since I dropped this top 40 classic but it did get featured in the latin programme.
NWA...EXPRESS YOURSELF, not very well mixed into WONDERWALL, same beats used by dre for both.
FATBACK BAND…KING TIM 3rd., very early hip hopper.
FELA KUTI…GIMME SHIT I GIVE YOU SHIT, spot on!, I meant to play much more of THE man (cover artist on waxpoetics), so next month!
GEORGE BENSON...EL BARRIO, should have realised I would be asked for this, and competition question as well, asking who wrote “the ghetto”?
LETTA M’BULU…WHAT IS WRONG WITH GROOVING?, another waxpoetics inspired artist, more of her next month.
NEIL SEDAKA…THE IMMIGRANT, this sessions odd one, but off the back of another great BBC4 documentary.
HORACE SILVER…SERENADE TO A SOUL SISTER, another facebooker!
IAN DURY…WAKE UP AND MAKE LOVE TO ME, again, great jazzy tinklin’ piano, and syn.
MOSE ALLISON…FOOLKILLER, for andy, the original cool dude (that’s mose-not andy!)
STEVIE WONDER…HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dancing near the decks causes deck skip, repeat what does it do!
MARCIA GRIFFITHS…KEEP ON JUMPIN’, ska classic to keep the dancin’ going.
DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS…COME ON EILEEN, mobilediscotastic.
FRANK SIDEBOTTOM..SPACE IS ACE, to try to clear the bar.
JEWS FOR JESUS…GREAT AND WONDERFUL, this did not clear it either, in fact we are getting quite good at hebrew dancing to this one.
ROSETTA ROSARIO…QUEER THINGS, 1959 gay anthem can you believe!, and that’s enough…get him off, booo…..
BUGS BUNNY..THAT’S ALL FOLKS TO FINISH, with the jacksons “never can say goodbye” on the fade.
The trip at the afroba is a “introandtheoutro”production (I’m on the outro), 2010.
RUDE 21/01/2010
CLUB RUDE- 21st JANUARY, 2010,- WITH VINTAGE VINYL, PLAYLIST AND RAMBLINGS-MORE AT www.jimz.biz, plus you can now find me on facebook!!!-I’m just Jim Donovan
Well for a post Christmas session we were not expecting a massive turnout but we were all pleasantly surprised by the attendance, so thank you to those that did spend the night with us. The sad bit was the obituaries since the last session, Willie Mitchell, Lyn Tait, Yabby U, Mike Evans of the Action, who all had some tunes played in memorium.
On the positive side, it’s now 50 years since the birth of the Bluebeat label, so a few from that year got dropped together with the Skaometer (thanks pete for the loan of it!) registering over 50% of the tunes played were of that genre, up from 25% during the last four sessions. A little more jazz on the Jassometer also registered! , and I think over 90% of the tunes were written down.
Keith had recently returned from Jamaica, with Bob Marley’s sevens bag!, Dan played yet more stuff on labels I had never heard of!, and Smiler with his new years resolution to see his big book of mod published this year, after the success of the Fleurs .
Thanks also to those who thanked me, especially Keith G. for the audio of the Fleurs gig,, only a select few received a copy and it’s nice to know it was worth the effort, and to our much travelled friends from Swindon, who got a free cd for the effort. The next few months bring with them guest dj’s to keep this old boy especially on his toes, so see you on FEBRUARY 18 th,
Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo
WILLIE MABON….I JUST GOT SOME
WILLIE MITCHELL…SUGAR T.
LOU BENNETT…WATERMELON MAN
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE
CHARLES EARLAND…BLACK GUN
LAVERNE BAKER…C C RIDER
BOOKER T… PIGMY
JACK McDUFF…CARPETBAGGERS
BILL DOGGETT…FINGERTIPS
JOHNNY DE LITTLE…THEME FROM THE KNACK
SCREAMING JOE NEAL…SHE’S MY BABY
LIGHTIN’ HOPKINS…I’M EVIL
GRADY TATE…MOONDANCE
JACKIE MITTOO…WIVES AND LOVERS
JOHN HOLT…LOVE I CAN FEEL
PRINCE BUSTER…SAMMY DEAD
LYNN TAIT…DEE’S SPECIAL
THE CREATIONS…QUE KUE SHUT
GEOFFREY CHANG…UFO VERSION
DERRICK HARRIOTT…SOLOMON
DAVE BARKER…SHOTS OF MIGHTY
I ROY…MUSICAL PLEASURE
SLIM SMITH…KEEP THE LIGHT
EVA LEIGH…MAD ABOUT THE BOY
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD...AM I THE SAME GIRL
PHYLLIS DILLON…THE HANDS OF LOVE
ELAINE DELMAR…SNEAKIN’ UP ON YOU
ERNEST RANGLIN…SURFIN’-VERSION
ALTON ELLIS…GIRL I GOT A DATE
DELROY WILSON…I WANT TO LOVE YOU
CORNELL CAMPBELL…THE MINSTREL!
LLOYD CHALMERS…DEATH A COME
JO JO BENNETT…HOT POP
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
BUSTERS ALL STARS…INDEPENDENCE 1965
LLOYD CLARKE…JAPANESE GIRL
PRINCE BUSTER…BURNING CREATION
TOMMY McCOOK…BLACK POWER
MAYTALLS…STRUGGLE
JOHNNY MELODY…RUN THEM
LYN TAIT…THE BRUSH
LYN TAIT…YELLOW BASKET
TRENTON SPENCE…PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE
OWEN GRAY…MASH IT PART 1
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE
CHRIS BARTLEY…GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY
CHARLES EARLAND/FREDDIE HUBBARD…RED CLAY
KIM WESTON…TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
JUNIOR WALKER…HIP CITY
BOB KUBAN…WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
AZIE LAWRENCE…LOVERS UNDERSTAND
GLORIAS ALLSTARS…JUMBO JET
DELLA REESE...CLOCK THAT’S GOT NO HANDS
THE INVITATIONS…WHATS WRONG WITH ME BABY
JIGSAW…ONE WAY STREET
FLEUR DE LYS…LIAR
THE ACTION…IN MY LONELY ROOM
THE CRYSTALLITES…BOMBSHELL
DERRICK MORGAN…A NIGHT AT THE HOP
LLOYD ROBINSON…CUSS CUSS
THE SLICKERS…JOHNNY TOO BAD
G.G. GROSSETT…GREATER SOUNDS
SOUND DIMENSION…?
ALTON ELLIS…ROCKSTEADY
LEE ARAB…NOW
BORIS GARDNER…GHETTO FUNK
GREGORY ISAACS…JOHN PUBLIC
TOMMY McCOOK…STUPID DOCTOR
DERRICK MORGAN…I MEAN IT
THE CHARMS…CARRY GO BRING COME
WILLIE MITCHELL…MERCY
WILLIE MITCHELL…DRIVING BEAT
RAMSEY LEWIS…JADE EAST
LESMcCANN/JAZZ CRUSADERS…THIS HERE
YABBY U/TOMMY McCOOK…STOP YOUR QUARELLING
SYNDICATS…CRAWDADDY SIMONE
RAMSEY LEWIS…IN CROWD
DON COVAY…EVERYTHING I DO GONNA BE FUNKY
SMOKEY ROBINSON…GOT TO DANCE TO KEP FROM CRYIN’
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
MARVELETTES…I’LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON
CLUB RUDE IS A “JOLLYNICEPLACETOGOINSTEADOFSTAYINGINANDWATCHINGTV” PRODUCTION, 2010, FOR THE BLAGRAVE ARMS READING.
Well for a post Christmas session we were not expecting a massive turnout but we were all pleasantly surprised by the attendance, so thank you to those that did spend the night with us. The sad bit was the obituaries since the last session, Willie Mitchell, Lyn Tait, Yabby U, Mike Evans of the Action, who all had some tunes played in memorium.
On the positive side, it’s now 50 years since the birth of the Bluebeat label, so a few from that year got dropped together with the Skaometer (thanks pete for the loan of it!) registering over 50% of the tunes played were of that genre, up from 25% during the last four sessions. A little more jazz on the Jassometer also registered! , and I think over 90% of the tunes were written down.
Keith had recently returned from Jamaica, with Bob Marley’s sevens bag!, Dan played yet more stuff on labels I had never heard of!, and Smiler with his new years resolution to see his big book of mod published this year, after the success of the Fleurs .
Thanks also to those who thanked me, especially Keith G. for the audio of the Fleurs gig,, only a select few received a copy and it’s nice to know it was worth the effort, and to our much travelled friends from Swindon, who got a free cd for the effort. The next few months bring with them guest dj’s to keep this old boy especially on his toes, so see you on FEBRUARY 18 th,
Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo
WILLIE MABON….I JUST GOT SOME
WILLIE MITCHELL…SUGAR T.
LOU BENNETT…WATERMELON MAN
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE
CHARLES EARLAND…BLACK GUN
LAVERNE BAKER…C C RIDER
BOOKER T… PIGMY
JACK McDUFF…CARPETBAGGERS
BILL DOGGETT…FINGERTIPS
JOHNNY DE LITTLE…THEME FROM THE KNACK
SCREAMING JOE NEAL…SHE’S MY BABY
LIGHTIN’ HOPKINS…I’M EVIL
GRADY TATE…MOONDANCE
JACKIE MITTOO…WIVES AND LOVERS
JOHN HOLT…LOVE I CAN FEEL
PRINCE BUSTER…SAMMY DEAD
LYNN TAIT…DEE’S SPECIAL
THE CREATIONS…QUE KUE SHUT
GEOFFREY CHANG…UFO VERSION
DERRICK HARRIOTT…SOLOMON
DAVE BARKER…SHOTS OF MIGHTY
I ROY…MUSICAL PLEASURE
SLIM SMITH…KEEP THE LIGHT
EVA LEIGH…MAD ABOUT THE BOY
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD...AM I THE SAME GIRL
PHYLLIS DILLON…THE HANDS OF LOVE
ELAINE DELMAR…SNEAKIN’ UP ON YOU
ERNEST RANGLIN…SURFIN’-VERSION
ALTON ELLIS…GIRL I GOT A DATE
DELROY WILSON…I WANT TO LOVE YOU
CORNELL CAMPBELL…THE MINSTREL!
LLOYD CHALMERS…DEATH A COME
JO JO BENNETT…HOT POP
JACKIE EDWARDS…I FEEL SO BAD
TEMPTATIONS…WHY YOU WANNA MAKE ME BLUE
BUSTERS ALL STARS…INDEPENDENCE 1965
LLOYD CLARKE…JAPANESE GIRL
PRINCE BUSTER…BURNING CREATION
TOMMY McCOOK…BLACK POWER
MAYTALLS…STRUGGLE
JOHNNY MELODY…RUN THEM
LYN TAIT…THE BRUSH
LYN TAIT…YELLOW BASKET
TRENTON SPENCE…PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE
OWEN GRAY…MASH IT PART 1
WILLIE MITCHELL…SECRET HOME
ETTA JAMES…I GOT YOU BABE
CHRIS BARTLEY…GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY
CHARLES EARLAND/FREDDIE HUBBARD…RED CLAY
KIM WESTON…TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
JUNIOR WALKER…HIP CITY
BOB KUBAN…WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
AZIE LAWRENCE…LOVERS UNDERSTAND
GLORIAS ALLSTARS…JUMBO JET
DELLA REESE...CLOCK THAT’S GOT NO HANDS
THE INVITATIONS…WHATS WRONG WITH ME BABY
JIGSAW…ONE WAY STREET
FLEUR DE LYS…LIAR
THE ACTION…IN MY LONELY ROOM
THE CRYSTALLITES…BOMBSHELL
DERRICK MORGAN…A NIGHT AT THE HOP
LLOYD ROBINSON…CUSS CUSS
THE SLICKERS…JOHNNY TOO BAD
G.G. GROSSETT…GREATER SOUNDS
SOUND DIMENSION…?
ALTON ELLIS…ROCKSTEADY
LEE ARAB…NOW
BORIS GARDNER…GHETTO FUNK
GREGORY ISAACS…JOHN PUBLIC
TOMMY McCOOK…STUPID DOCTOR
DERRICK MORGAN…I MEAN IT
THE CHARMS…CARRY GO BRING COME
WILLIE MITCHELL…MERCY
WILLIE MITCHELL…DRIVING BEAT
RAMSEY LEWIS…JADE EAST
LESMcCANN/JAZZ CRUSADERS…THIS HERE
YABBY U/TOMMY McCOOK…STOP YOUR QUARELLING
SYNDICATS…CRAWDADDY SIMONE
RAMSEY LEWIS…IN CROWD
DON COVAY…EVERYTHING I DO GONNA BE FUNKY
SMOKEY ROBINSON…GOT TO DANCE TO KEP FROM CRYIN’
ESTHER PHILLIPS…JUST SAY GOODBYE
MARVELETTES…I’LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON
CLUB RUDE IS A “JOLLYNICEPLACETOGOINSTEADOFSTAYINGINANDWATCHINGTV” PRODUCTION, 2010, FOR THE BLAGRAVE ARMS READING.
TRIP 19/12/2009
The Trip at the afroba with vintage vinyl --Session 57--19/12/2009,
Playlist and Jim’s Ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz
I have often mentioned before that this night is a little like Deal or No Deal, ie. there is a format of sorts, but each show is different, and again session 57 was just that. For the Saturday nearest to Christmas not to play a single Xmas tune was quite some feat, but as I am doing another evening on Christmas Eve., then I am sure the opposite will apply and you will get an excess of Xmassy stuff then. The “plot” for this one however was to record another cd’s worth of material to add to the six new ones I hope to have for you at the January session. The theme following the articles in the new issue of WAXPOETICS, was to record a Blaxploitation films one, and I did just that during the first hour and a quarter. However about three hours into the evening my minidisk player turned itself off spookily and I thought that I may have lost the recording, but someone was looking after me and the recording was preserved thankfully. With respect to WAXPOETICS the other theme this issue is Library music and I hope on Thursday to record a cd’s worth of that as well to make up to 8 the new batch of cd’s to be made available at the January session.
The evening generally was very up and down with the bar filled one moment and then going quiet and then getting busy again, and request wise it was hip hop and soul generally in demand so that’s what we did, finishing slightly earlier without me having to pack all the equipment away which was pure heaven. Andrew was down to guest but could not make it and sent a lovely mix cd. for me to dish out as competition prizes, with at least five being won. Don’t forget this session gets played back at the afroba during January. So onward and upward to this thursday then an afro break until the January 2010 session on the 31st,
bcnu-Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo!!
PROMOTIONAL DIALOGUE SEGMENT FROM CLEOPATRA JONES…. then
MARVIN GAYE…THEME FROM TROUBLE MAN / T PLAYS IT COOL
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 th. STREET
EDWIN STARR…EASIN’ IN
BARRY WHITE…SOMEBODY’S GONNA OFF THE MAN
CURTIS MAYFIELD…SUPERFLY
DIZZY GILLESPIE…COOL WORLD THEME
GENE PAGE…BLAKULA THEME
PAT BOONE…THE ADDICTS PSALM
WAR …FLYING MACHINE
DON COSTA…THE SOUL OF NIGGER CHARLEY THEME
WILLIE HUTCH…THE CHASE FROM FOXY BROWN
JOHNNY PATE…YOU CAN’T EVEN WALK IN THE PARK
BOOKER T…TIME IS TIGHT
GALT McDERMOT…COFFIN ED AND GRAVEDIGGER
RAY BROWN/QUINCY JONES…POLO PONY
CHARLES EARLAND…BLACK TALK
MONK HIGGINS…THREE HOODS
PAM GRIER…LONG TIME WOMAN
ISAAC HAYES…PURSUIT OF THE PIMPMOBILE
HERBIE HANCOCK…THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR
SPIKE LEE/PORTIA GRIFFIN…WE’VE ALREADY SAID GOODBYE
All of the 21 tracks above will be available on cd shortly with more details of the films etc.
MICHAEL WHITE…GO WITH THE FLOW, great moody violin jazz from the 70’s
UNDERWOLVES…PREMA REDENTOR, long and very strong, and the only one of 2 d and b ish tunes of the night.
FREDDIE HUBBARD…RED CLAY, sampled to def jazz classic on cti.
DJ SHADOW…WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOOK LIKE PART 2, played instead of our usual part 4.
BILL WITHERS…I CAN’T WRITE LEFT HANDED, great anti war tune from the early 70’s.
MARLENA SHAW…WOMAN OF THE GHETTO, the classic studio version.
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, rm just suits the a-bar.
BLUE MINK…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, “easy “ take on led zepp.
GEORGE SHEARING…THE WORLD IS A GHETTO, sir george gets 70’s groovy.
BOOKER T…MELTING POT, long and very strong.
MARVIN GAYE…WHATS GOING ON, I wonder!, competition tune.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, the great dilla rub.
ROD TEMPERTON…BOOGIE NIGHTS, from the man who took mj to another level.
RAY DAVIES…SUPERSTITION, from the superbo “funk in hell” lp.
JURASSIC 5…JAYOU/CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, requested.
EPMD…STRICTLY BUSINESS, with the Clapton sample and another competition question.
NWA…EXPRESS YOURSELF, requested classic.
DR. OCTAGON…BLUE FLOWERS, the prince paul mo-wax rub.
MINNIE RIPPERTON…REASONS, from her lp with stevie wonder.
CHAKA KHAN…I KNOW YOU I LIVE YOU, gilles and my own fave.
MARVA WHITNEY…UNWIND YOURSELF, the source of the 900 number sample.
MARLENA SHAW…CALIFORNIA SOUL, shadow made his name off this one!, discuss!
4-HERO…BLACKGOLD OF THE SUN…afro and everywhere else fave.
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, THE afro tune, with a segment missing on playback due to the minidisc dying on me !
MILES DAVIS…ALL BLUES, 50 years young, and with the beginning missing on playback due to the above.
PAT METHENY…ARE YOU GOING WITH ME, this is the “intuition” tune , like the french thing last month. I would not normally have this request with me, but it was in the box for the more mellow christmas eve. session.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, requested afro delight.
PACKABEATS… THEME FROM THE TRAITORS, our odd one out, from the joe meek film soundtrack.
SYNDICATS…CRAWDADDY SIMONE, and another from telstar.
BOBBY HUTCHINSON/HERBIE HANCOCK…MAIDEN VOYAGE, bobby’s take on herbies tune.
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, class tune and cool version.
OMAR…THERES NOTHING LIKE THIS, is there ?, answers on a postcard please!
PHARCYDE...RUNNIN’, again and requested.
JIMMY SMITH…I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY, breaks delight.
ROY AYRES…LOVE WILL BRING US BACK TOGETHER, another request and why not!
SISTERS LOVE…GIVE ME YOUR LOVE, lots of love about!
KEITH MANSFIELD…SOUL THING, more classic breaks from THE sessionmeister.
LEE MORGAN…THE SIDEWINDER, great blue note mod jazz classic to finish……
The trip is a “therewasnotasantatuneinsightsession” for the afroba, 2009.
Playlist and Jim’s Ramblings. More at www.jimz.biz
I have often mentioned before that this night is a little like Deal or No Deal, ie. there is a format of sorts, but each show is different, and again session 57 was just that. For the Saturday nearest to Christmas not to play a single Xmas tune was quite some feat, but as I am doing another evening on Christmas Eve., then I am sure the opposite will apply and you will get an excess of Xmassy stuff then. The “plot” for this one however was to record another cd’s worth of material to add to the six new ones I hope to have for you at the January session. The theme following the articles in the new issue of WAXPOETICS, was to record a Blaxploitation films one, and I did just that during the first hour and a quarter. However about three hours into the evening my minidisk player turned itself off spookily and I thought that I may have lost the recording, but someone was looking after me and the recording was preserved thankfully. With respect to WAXPOETICS the other theme this issue is Library music and I hope on Thursday to record a cd’s worth of that as well to make up to 8 the new batch of cd’s to be made available at the January session.
The evening generally was very up and down with the bar filled one moment and then going quiet and then getting busy again, and request wise it was hip hop and soul generally in demand so that’s what we did, finishing slightly earlier without me having to pack all the equipment away which was pure heaven. Andrew was down to guest but could not make it and sent a lovely mix cd. for me to dish out as competition prizes, with at least five being won. Don’t forget this session gets played back at the afroba during January. So onward and upward to this thursday then an afro break until the January 2010 session on the 31st,
bcnu-Jimbo Jambo Jazzbo!!
PROMOTIONAL DIALOGUE SEGMENT FROM CLEOPATRA JONES…. then
MARVIN GAYE…THEME FROM TROUBLE MAN / T PLAYS IT COOL
BOBBY WOMACK…ACROSS 110 th. STREET
EDWIN STARR…EASIN’ IN
BARRY WHITE…SOMEBODY’S GONNA OFF THE MAN
CURTIS MAYFIELD…SUPERFLY
DIZZY GILLESPIE…COOL WORLD THEME
GENE PAGE…BLAKULA THEME
PAT BOONE…THE ADDICTS PSALM
WAR …FLYING MACHINE
DON COSTA…THE SOUL OF NIGGER CHARLEY THEME
WILLIE HUTCH…THE CHASE FROM FOXY BROWN
JOHNNY PATE…YOU CAN’T EVEN WALK IN THE PARK
BOOKER T…TIME IS TIGHT
GALT McDERMOT…COFFIN ED AND GRAVEDIGGER
RAY BROWN/QUINCY JONES…POLO PONY
CHARLES EARLAND…BLACK TALK
MONK HIGGINS…THREE HOODS
PAM GRIER…LONG TIME WOMAN
ISAAC HAYES…PURSUIT OF THE PIMPMOBILE
HERBIE HANCOCK…THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR
SPIKE LEE/PORTIA GRIFFIN…WE’VE ALREADY SAID GOODBYE
All of the 21 tracks above will be available on cd shortly with more details of the films etc.
MICHAEL WHITE…GO WITH THE FLOW, great moody violin jazz from the 70’s
UNDERWOLVES…PREMA REDENTOR, long and very strong, and the only one of 2 d and b ish tunes of the night.
FREDDIE HUBBARD…RED CLAY, sampled to def jazz classic on cti.
DJ SHADOW…WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOOK LIKE PART 2, played instead of our usual part 4.
BILL WITHERS…I CAN’T WRITE LEFT HANDED, great anti war tune from the early 70’s.
MARLENA SHAW…WOMAN OF THE GHETTO, the classic studio version.
ROOTS MANUVA…DREAMY DAYS, rm just suits the a-bar.
BLUE MINK…WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, “easy “ take on led zepp.
GEORGE SHEARING…THE WORLD IS A GHETTO, sir george gets 70’s groovy.
BOOKER T…MELTING POT, long and very strong.
MARVIN GAYE…WHATS GOING ON, I wonder!, competition tune.
PHARCYDE…RUNNIN’, the great dilla rub.
ROD TEMPERTON…BOOGIE NIGHTS, from the man who took mj to another level.
RAY DAVIES…SUPERSTITION, from the superbo “funk in hell” lp.
JURASSIC 5…JAYOU/CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, requested.
EPMD…STRICTLY BUSINESS, with the Clapton sample and another competition question.
NWA…EXPRESS YOURSELF, requested classic.
DR. OCTAGON…BLUE FLOWERS, the prince paul mo-wax rub.
MINNIE RIPPERTON…REASONS, from her lp with stevie wonder.
CHAKA KHAN…I KNOW YOU I LIVE YOU, gilles and my own fave.
MARVA WHITNEY…UNWIND YOURSELF, the source of the 900 number sample.
MARLENA SHAW…CALIFORNIA SOUL, shadow made his name off this one!, discuss!
4-HERO…BLACKGOLD OF THE SUN…afro and everywhere else fave.
GRANT GREEN…A DAY IN THE LIFE, THE afro tune, with a segment missing on playback due to the minidisc dying on me !
MILES DAVIS…ALL BLUES, 50 years young, and with the beginning missing on playback due to the above.
PAT METHENY…ARE YOU GOING WITH ME, this is the “intuition” tune , like the french thing last month. I would not normally have this request with me, but it was in the box for the more mellow christmas eve. session.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, requested afro delight.
PACKABEATS… THEME FROM THE TRAITORS, our odd one out, from the joe meek film soundtrack.
SYNDICATS…CRAWDADDY SIMONE, and another from telstar.
BOBBY HUTCHINSON/HERBIE HANCOCK…MAIDEN VOYAGE, bobby’s take on herbies tune.
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER…PEOPLE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, class tune and cool version.
OMAR…THERES NOTHING LIKE THIS, is there ?, answers on a postcard please!
PHARCYDE...RUNNIN’, again and requested.
JIMMY SMITH…I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY, breaks delight.
ROY AYRES…LOVE WILL BRING US BACK TOGETHER, another request and why not!
SISTERS LOVE…GIVE ME YOUR LOVE, lots of love about!
KEITH MANSFIELD…SOUL THING, more classic breaks from THE sessionmeister.
LEE MORGAN…THE SIDEWINDER, great blue note mod jazz classic to finish……
The trip is a “therewasnotasantatuneinsightsession” for the afroba, 2009.
TRIP 28/11/2009
the trip at the afroba, SESSION 56, with vintage vinyl-28/11/09, PLAYLIST and Jims RAMBLINGS.
Hey, after last months quiet session this one got us back up there again, with a one stage the afroba almost rammed, to its rafters. Two points to make for anyone wishing to take the dj route. The first is, and this is a constant topic amongst those of us that have been playing out for a while, the tunes. Next to a decent sound system, tunes are the only other pre-requisite, and the fact that when dj’img you must determine if you are there to educate or entertain, but you must communicate by either method. I honestly think that the plot for the trip is to try to do both, but uppermost you must entertain. It’s no good playing endless terrific music if the customers have no idea what the tunes are, and if you do you must mix in some music they know. You must also sum up the audience to see if they are listening. I have found over the years, just by looking at people, to make an attempt to ascertain what they would like to hear. At this session it was obvious early on that some ”female orientated music” would be required for one group, and I struggled to find anything too modern to cope with that. Ok this is a vintage evening, but it’s nice to be able to keep everybody happy!
The other weird thing is intuition!I started with a French tune, not knowing then that a little later a lovely French visitor, would ask me to play some more tunes from his country. So basically if you are out there with an audience don’t hit them with a bedroom/radio dj set, unless the customers are very clearly attending for an evening like that and expect to be “educated”. Now the other point. Equipment. At another session recently one of my turntables slowed down to a stop. I banged it a few times and it got me through the evening. I checked it at home and it still worked ok., but and this is a sign of very old age, I took a spare deck with me just in case! So an hour or so in this session the same one started to play up again. Quick as I could I switched to the other deck, and turntabled “Panic” by the Smiths on the dodgy one just to try it again after thumping it a few times! Sure enough it was panic as it did not correct itself (all this is evident on the playback mini disc, with the odd few gaps/slowdowns), and so I had to cable in the spare one to get us through the evening, which it did, bless it. I always take with me a spare amp., but fortunately this is the first time an extra turntable was with me, as I often joke it’s possible to get by with one turntable providing you can manage to talk in between switching the discs over, but I would not commend it.
The planned bits like lots of new tunes/the ”obituary” section, plus only one that gilles played recently did get on. The rest like the french connection, afroba faves and the mobile disco-with lots of dancing, well away from the decks, towards the end was the “improvised” bit.
Please note that during December you get to hear an extra session. The “normal”, if that’s the right word, session is on DECEMBER 19th, which will be an up for it session but without too much Xmassy stuff, with Andrew guesting. Then on CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24th, you get the more mellow christmas pies, jingle bell jazz, Xmas tunes, slightly more laid back session to ease you into Christmas day, bcnu-hopefully/Jimbo jambo jazzbo.
Starting with…… PICTURE THIS A RECORDING STUDIO FAR FAR AWAY, VOICE SAMPLE
STEREOLAB…METRONOMIC UNDERGROUND, the first of what would be more french tunes to come.
WOUT STEENHUIS…HUM DONO, one I rescued during my first ever vinyl throwing away moment recently.
ALICIA KEYS…A WOMANS WORTH, a little almost modern - for me - r and b.
QUINCY JONES/BARRY WHITE/EL De Barge…SECRET GARDEN. 80’s mellow r and b, the roots.
GARY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, a tune for the terrible weather!!
BOBBI HUMPHREY…YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD, first blue note of the night.
GRANT GREEN…JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OB JERICHO, and the second.
LOU DONALDSON…HELL BELOW, miscue, I intended to play isaac hayes, but this one is just as baaaad.
KELIS…CAUGHT OUT THERE, more “modern” r and b.
PUFF DADDY/FAITH EVANS…I’LL BE MISSING YOU, when I eventually pack this in!
ERNIE K DOE…HERE COME THE GIRLS, originally very obscure, now very well known.
ANN MARGARET…HEARTBREAK HOTEL, am takes on elvis, before he took her on!!
MICHAEL JACKSON…MAN IN THE MIRROR, now the furore has died down, I still continue to play him.
KORGIS…EVERYBODYS GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES, for wendy.
MICHAEL JACKSON…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE, 70’s classic cover of bill withers tune.
DIMITRI FROM PARIS…YOU ARE A VERY STYLISH GIRL, first of 4 french related tunes.
AIR…PLAYGROUND LOVE, and the second.
MILES DAVIS…LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD, miles french film score.
STEREOLAB…CYBELE’S REVENGE, another from their great lp, and the first hint of a deck problem.
LALO SCHIFRIN…THEME FROM BULLITT, played off a french pressing!!!!!
SMITHS..PANIC/HANG THE DJ, the deck problems really start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GURU/PREMIER…I’M THE GURU, to quickly get me back onto deck one to allow the second deck changeover.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG EM’ HIGH, first play from this great lp-blacksmith- that I have been after for ages.
HERBIE HANCOCK…CHAMELEON, first of andy’s 7” selections.
FATBACK…KING TIM III, only just got this!!!, the first hip hop 12”, from 1979.
MASAI…ACROSS THE TRACKS, another andy selection, the jb’s on a day off.
FIVE STAIRSTEPS/CUBIE….O-O-H CHILD, lovely curtis mayfield produced seven.
CHRIS FARLOWE…HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS, spent the night before at the 100 club with this giant of
british soul music / blues, with the original written for him and not bleedin’ rod stewart.
GROVER WASHINGTON JUNIOR…INNNER CITY BLUES, another andy selection.
PORTISHEAD…GLORY BOX, not played for ages, still sounding so laid back.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, we hit 9.00 and on goes the first of 30 minutes worth of afrofaves.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, never miss dropping the cinny’s.
ALTHEA AND DONNA…UPTOWN TOP RANKING, reggaetastic!!
SPECIALS…GHOST TOWN, the full 12” rub.
BOBBY BYRD…YOU KNOW YOU GOT SOUL, funktastic jb related 7”.
MOHAWKS…MONY MONY, andy selected, another afrofave.
PYTHON LEE JACKSON…IN A BROKEN DREAM, with the portishead snatched sample.
JIMI HENDRIX…HEY JOE, requested, and a link to the fleur de lys later on.
RUTH COPELAND…GIMME SHELTER, we do, second weather tune, its heaving down outside.
RARE EARTH…I JUST WANNA CELEBRATE, another andy selection, mucho sampled.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG ‘EM again, plus I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY.
DEREK B…BAD YOUNG BROTHER, first in our obituary segment for the late britrapper.
VIC MIZZY…ADDAMS FAMILY THEME, played last month, before I knew he had passed away.
JEFF CLYNE/TUBBY HAYES…TIN TIN DEO, for the late jc, supreme british jazz bassist.
TONY/TANDY/FLEUR DE LYS…TWO CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER, to plug the great new book.
FLEUR DE LYS…CIRCLES, the title of the superb new book on this cult 60’s band, played for keith who lives
locally and who was their drummer and jimi hendrix’s housemate. BUY THE BOOK for the full story.
ELVIS PRESLEY…SPINOUT, the promised funky elvis.
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the moment this goes on you can tell the afroba
is rammed, and which night of the week it is! (cueing cockup into the following, which I re-did!!)
GIORGIO MORODER…TEARS, sampled by shadow for organ donor.
JOHNNY JENKINS…WALK ON GILDED SPLINTERS, with the bestest and longest break ever?
HERBIE HANCOCK...THIS IS ROB SWIFT, used this 2001 cut to get to a request for some 1960’s herbie…
HERBIE HANCOCK…MAIDEN VOYAGE, from the man who inspires the evening, and requested, thanks.
MIA…PLANES MIXED INTO THE CLASH…STRAIGHT TO HELL, the slumdog tune mixed with its original sample.
BECK…DEVILS HAIRCUT, requested by our dancing fancy dressers, they were in fancy dress were they not?
BABY D…I NEED YOUR LOVING, the classic 90’s ravehiphoprapdrumandbasser.
JURASSIC 5…CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, never miss dropping the j5.
SERGE GAINSBOURG…BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON, final french tune of the night.
…and then because lots of dancing had broken out for the previous three quarters of an hour I moved into
mobile disco mode with STEVIE WONDER (REQUESTED)…SUPERSTITION and MASTERBLASTER / 4–SEASONS
…WHO LOVES YOU BABY / WATERBOYS…WHOLE OF THE MOON / NIRVANA …SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT /
with a tip to one of the other nights I’m involved with, club rude, to finish the dancy segment, ETHIOPIANS…TRAIN TO SKAVILLE / TOOTS and MAYTALLS…FUNKY KINGSTON / DESMOND DEKKER…007.
ANN MARGARET…HEARTBREAK HOTEL again, and a tune I have just started to drop at rude.
RAMSEY LEWIS…ETERNAL JOURNEY, classic played by gilles peterson on radio 1 a few days earlier.
CHERYL LYN…GOT TO BE REAL, selected by andrew who dropped in to help the old boy out and who will be
guesting by playing a few tunes at the session on DECEMBER 19th, finally no film/tv music to finish but a
great bar clearing tune……..
JEWS FOR JESUS…GREAT AND WONDERFUL, and that’s it for a hectic one, I’m off to put my feet up, bcnu.
the trip is a “16RECORDBOXESANDSPAREEQUIPMENTGALORE”production, 2009.
MORE PLAYLISTS/DETAILS AT www.jimz.biz
Hey, after last months quiet session this one got us back up there again, with a one stage the afroba almost rammed, to its rafters. Two points to make for anyone wishing to take the dj route. The first is, and this is a constant topic amongst those of us that have been playing out for a while, the tunes. Next to a decent sound system, tunes are the only other pre-requisite, and the fact that when dj’img you must determine if you are there to educate or entertain, but you must communicate by either method. I honestly think that the plot for the trip is to try to do both, but uppermost you must entertain. It’s no good playing endless terrific music if the customers have no idea what the tunes are, and if you do you must mix in some music they know. You must also sum up the audience to see if they are listening. I have found over the years, just by looking at people, to make an attempt to ascertain what they would like to hear. At this session it was obvious early on that some ”female orientated music” would be required for one group, and I struggled to find anything too modern to cope with that. Ok this is a vintage evening, but it’s nice to be able to keep everybody happy!
The other weird thing is intuition!I started with a French tune, not knowing then that a little later a lovely French visitor, would ask me to play some more tunes from his country. So basically if you are out there with an audience don’t hit them with a bedroom/radio dj set, unless the customers are very clearly attending for an evening like that and expect to be “educated”. Now the other point. Equipment. At another session recently one of my turntables slowed down to a stop. I banged it a few times and it got me through the evening. I checked it at home and it still worked ok., but and this is a sign of very old age, I took a spare deck with me just in case! So an hour or so in this session the same one started to play up again. Quick as I could I switched to the other deck, and turntabled “Panic” by the Smiths on the dodgy one just to try it again after thumping it a few times! Sure enough it was panic as it did not correct itself (all this is evident on the playback mini disc, with the odd few gaps/slowdowns), and so I had to cable in the spare one to get us through the evening, which it did, bless it. I always take with me a spare amp., but fortunately this is the first time an extra turntable was with me, as I often joke it’s possible to get by with one turntable providing you can manage to talk in between switching the discs over, but I would not commend it.
The planned bits like lots of new tunes/the ”obituary” section, plus only one that gilles played recently did get on. The rest like the french connection, afroba faves and the mobile disco-with lots of dancing, well away from the decks, towards the end was the “improvised” bit.
Please note that during December you get to hear an extra session. The “normal”, if that’s the right word, session is on DECEMBER 19th, which will be an up for it session but without too much Xmassy stuff, with Andrew guesting. Then on CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24th, you get the more mellow christmas pies, jingle bell jazz, Xmas tunes, slightly more laid back session to ease you into Christmas day, bcnu-hopefully/Jimbo jambo jazzbo.
Starting with…… PICTURE THIS A RECORDING STUDIO FAR FAR AWAY, VOICE SAMPLE
STEREOLAB…METRONOMIC UNDERGROUND, the first of what would be more french tunes to come.
WOUT STEENHUIS…HUM DONO, one I rescued during my first ever vinyl throwing away moment recently.
ALICIA KEYS…A WOMANS WORTH, a little almost modern - for me - r and b.
QUINCY JONES/BARRY WHITE/EL De Barge…SECRET GARDEN. 80’s mellow r and b, the roots.
GARY BARTZ…I’VE KNOWN RIVERS, a tune for the terrible weather!!
BOBBI HUMPHREY…YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD, first blue note of the night.
GRANT GREEN…JOSHUA FOUGHT THE BATTLE OB JERICHO, and the second.
LOU DONALDSON…HELL BELOW, miscue, I intended to play isaac hayes, but this one is just as baaaad.
KELIS…CAUGHT OUT THERE, more “modern” r and b.
PUFF DADDY/FAITH EVANS…I’LL BE MISSING YOU, when I eventually pack this in!
ERNIE K DOE…HERE COME THE GIRLS, originally very obscure, now very well known.
ANN MARGARET…HEARTBREAK HOTEL, am takes on elvis, before he took her on!!
MICHAEL JACKSON…MAN IN THE MIRROR, now the furore has died down, I still continue to play him.
KORGIS…EVERYBODYS GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES, for wendy.
MICHAEL JACKSON…AIN’T NO SUNSHINE, 70’s classic cover of bill withers tune.
DIMITRI FROM PARIS…YOU ARE A VERY STYLISH GIRL, first of 4 french related tunes.
AIR…PLAYGROUND LOVE, and the second.
MILES DAVIS…LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD, miles french film score.
STEREOLAB…CYBELE’S REVENGE, another from their great lp, and the first hint of a deck problem.
LALO SCHIFRIN…THEME FROM BULLITT, played off a french pressing!!!!!
SMITHS..PANIC/HANG THE DJ, the deck problems really start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GURU/PREMIER…I’M THE GURU, to quickly get me back onto deck one to allow the second deck changeover.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG EM’ HIGH, first play from this great lp-blacksmith- that I have been after for ages.
HERBIE HANCOCK…CHAMELEON, first of andy’s 7” selections.
FATBACK…KING TIM III, only just got this!!!, the first hip hop 12”, from 1979.
MASAI…ACROSS THE TRACKS, another andy selection, the jb’s on a day off.
FIVE STAIRSTEPS/CUBIE….O-O-H CHILD, lovely curtis mayfield produced seven.
CHRIS FARLOWE…HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS, spent the night before at the 100 club with this giant of
british soul music / blues, with the original written for him and not bleedin’ rod stewart.
GROVER WASHINGTON JUNIOR…INNNER CITY BLUES, another andy selection.
PORTISHEAD…GLORY BOX, not played for ages, still sounding so laid back.
4-HERO…BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, we hit 9.00 and on goes the first of 30 minutes worth of afrofaves.
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA…ODE TO THE BIG SEA, never miss dropping the cinny’s.
ALTHEA AND DONNA…UPTOWN TOP RANKING, reggaetastic!!
SPECIALS…GHOST TOWN, the full 12” rub.
BOBBY BYRD…YOU KNOW YOU GOT SOUL, funktastic jb related 7”.
MOHAWKS…MONY MONY, andy selected, another afrofave.
PYTHON LEE JACKSON…IN A BROKEN DREAM, with the portishead snatched sample.
JIMI HENDRIX…HEY JOE, requested, and a link to the fleur de lys later on.
RUTH COPELAND…GIMME SHELTER, we do, second weather tune, its heaving down outside.
RARE EARTH…I JUST WANNA CELEBRATE, another andy selection, mucho sampled.
JIMMY SMITH…HANG ‘EM again, plus I’M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY.
DEREK B…BAD YOUNG BROTHER, first in our obituary segment for the late britrapper.
VIC MIZZY…ADDAMS FAMILY THEME, played last month, before I knew he had passed away.
JEFF CLYNE/TUBBY HAYES…TIN TIN DEO, for the late jc, supreme british jazz bassist.
TONY/TANDY/FLEUR DE LYS…TWO CAN MAKE IT TOGETHER, to plug the great new book.
FLEUR DE LYS…CIRCLES, the title of the superb new book on this cult 60’s band, played for keith who lives
locally and who was their drummer and jimi hendrix’s housemate. BUY THE BOOK for the full story.
ELVIS PRESLEY…SPINOUT, the promised funky elvis.
DE LA SOUL…ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the moment this goes on you can tell the afroba
is rammed, and which night of the week it is! (cueing cockup into the following, which I re-did!!)
GIORGIO MORODER…TEARS, sampled by shadow for organ donor.
JOHNNY JENKINS…WALK ON GILDED SPLINTERS, with the bestest and longest break ever?
HERBIE HANCOCK...THIS IS ROB SWIFT, used this 2001 cut to get to a request for some 1960’s herbie…
HERBIE HANCOCK…MAIDEN VOYAGE, from the man who inspires the evening, and requested, thanks.
MIA…PLANES MIXED INTO THE CLASH…STRAIGHT TO HELL, the slumdog tune mixed with its original sample.
BECK…DEVILS HAIRCUT, requested by our dancing fancy dressers, they were in fancy dress were they not?
BABY D…I NEED YOUR LOVING, the classic 90’s ravehiphoprapdrumandbasser.
JURASSIC 5…CONCRETE SCHOOLYARD, never miss dropping the j5.
SERGE GAINSBOURG…BALLADE DE MELODY NELSON, final french tune of the night.
…and then because lots of dancing had broken out for the previous three quarters of an hour I moved into
mobile disco mode with STEVIE WONDER (REQUESTED)…SUPERSTITION and MASTERBLASTER / 4–SEASONS
…WHO LOVES YOU BABY / WATERBOYS…WHOLE OF THE MOON / NIRVANA …SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT /
with a tip to one of the other nights I’m involved with, club rude, to finish the dancy segment, ETHIOPIANS…TRAIN TO SKAVILLE / TOOTS and MAYTALLS…FUNKY KINGSTON / DESMOND DEKKER…007.
ANN MARGARET…HEARTBREAK HOTEL again, and a tune I have just started to drop at rude.
RAMSEY LEWIS…ETERNAL JOURNEY, classic played by gilles peterson on radio 1 a few days earlier.
CHERYL LYN…GOT TO BE REAL, selected by andrew who dropped in to help the old boy out and who will be
guesting by playing a few tunes at the session on DECEMBER 19th, finally no film/tv music to finish but a
great bar clearing tune……..
JEWS FOR JESUS…GREAT AND WONDERFUL, and that’s it for a hectic one, I’m off to put my feet up, bcnu.
the trip is a “16RECORDBOXESANDSPAREEQUIPMENTGALORE”production, 2009.
MORE PLAYLISTS/DETAILS AT www.jimz.biz
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