Chuck Edwards - "Downtown Soulville"
Music behind DJ:
Menard Rogers - "How Sweet It Is"
Charles McCullough and the Silks - "That's Alright"
Roy Brown - "Slow Down Little Eva"
The Cardinals - "Choo-Choo"
Earl Chatman - "Take Two Steps Back"
Clarice Howard - "Just a Little Love Baby"
Music behind DJ:
King Curtis - "Ific"
The Sounds of Soul - "Shadrach, Meshack, Abednego"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "Jericho"
The Imperial Gospel Singers - "Down on Me"
The Staple Singers - "Samson and Delilah"
Music behind DJ:
Wallace Petty - "Roping Okra"
Jackie Wilson - "My Tale of Woe"
Johnny Sails - "Don't Turn Your Back on Me"
Ike and Tina Turner - "I Don't Need"
Jimmy Ellis - "Puttin' It on Your Mind"
The Delacardos - "A Fool for You"
Music behind DJ:
The Out Crowd - "Get Yourself Together (Pt. 2)"
Terry Collins - "I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U."
Four Tops - "I'll Never Change"
Diana Ross - "I'm a Winner"
Sonny Til - "Tears and Misery"
Music behind DJ:
Art Butler - "Soul Brother"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43754
Music behind DJ:
Menard Rogers - "How Sweet It Is"
Charles McCullough and the Silks - "That's Alright"
Roy Brown - "Slow Down Little Eva"
The Cardinals - "Choo-Choo"
Earl Chatman - "Take Two Steps Back"
Clarice Howard - "Just a Little Love Baby"
Music behind DJ:
King Curtis - "Ific"
The Sounds of Soul - "Shadrach, Meshack, Abednego"
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - "Jericho"
The Imperial Gospel Singers - "Down on Me"
The Staple Singers - "Samson and Delilah"
Music behind DJ:
Wallace Petty - "Roping Okra"
Jackie Wilson - "My Tale of Woe"
Johnny Sails - "Don't Turn Your Back on Me"
Ike and Tina Turner - "I Don't Need"
Jimmy Ellis - "Puttin' It on Your Mind"
The Delacardos - "A Fool for You"
Music behind DJ:
The Out Crowd - "Get Yourself Together (Pt. 2)"
Terry Collins - "I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U."
Four Tops - "I'll Never Change"
Diana Ross - "I'm a Winner"
Sonny Til - "Tears and Misery"
Music behind DJ:
Art Butler - "Soul Brother"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43754
The boys at Fleamarket Funk gave me the Big Ups treatment recently, all has been revealed on their website which you can find here
Chuck Edwards - "Downtown Soulville"
Music behind DJ:
The Blockbusters - "Soul Man"
Andy & the Marglows - "Superman Lover"
Bethea & the Cap-Tans - "Revenue Man"
Senator Jones - "Call the Sheriff"
Curley Moore - "They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do"
Johnny Otis and His Orchestra - "The Jelly Roll"
The Johnny Otis Show - "Castin' My Spell"
Etta James - "Street of Tears"
The Drifters - "If You Don't Come Back"
Larry Seibert - "You Said"
Lena & the Deltanettes - "I've Got the Whole World in My Corner"
Music behind DJ:
Hank Marr - "Down in the Bottom"
Bill Pinkney - "Don't Call Me"
Reggie Soul - "I Feel So Bad"
Freeman Brothers - "I'm Counting on You"
Sean (Mr. Esquire) Taylor and the Vic Pitts Cheaters - "Never Do I Worry"
Betty Johnson - "Can't Help Myself (The Way I Feel)"
Music behind DJ:
Bobby Russell & the Starlights - "Pinki"
Isaac Taylor - "Just Another Man"
The Topics - "Try a Little Love"
Gene Faith - "Love of a Woman - Soul of a Man"
The Volcanos - "No Trespassing"
Bobby Williams and His Mar Kings - "It's a Dilly"
Music behind DJ:
Ron Buford - "Chicken Tracks"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43655
Music behind DJ:
The Blockbusters - "Soul Man"
Andy & the Marglows - "Superman Lover"
Bethea & the Cap-Tans - "Revenue Man"
Senator Jones - "Call the Sheriff"
Curley Moore - "They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do"
Johnny Otis and His Orchestra - "The Jelly Roll"
The Johnny Otis Show - "Castin' My Spell"
Etta James - "Street of Tears"
The Drifters - "If You Don't Come Back"
Larry Seibert - "You Said"
Lena & the Deltanettes - "I've Got the Whole World in My Corner"
Music behind DJ:
Hank Marr - "Down in the Bottom"
Bill Pinkney - "Don't Call Me"
Reggie Soul - "I Feel So Bad"
Freeman Brothers - "I'm Counting on You"
Sean (Mr. Esquire) Taylor and the Vic Pitts Cheaters - "Never Do I Worry"
Betty Johnson - "Can't Help Myself (The Way I Feel)"
Music behind DJ:
Bobby Russell & the Starlights - "Pinki"
Isaac Taylor - "Just Another Man"
The Topics - "Try a Little Love"
Gene Faith - "Love of a Woman - Soul of a Man"
The Volcanos - "No Trespassing"
Bobby Williams and His Mar Kings - "It's a Dilly"
Music behind DJ:
Ron Buford - "Chicken Tracks"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43655
Here's a short interview we did in Lausanne, Switzerland, sometime in December 2011. A nice little chat about Jazzman and what we're all about:
Chuck Edwards - "Downtown Soulville"
Music behind DJ:
Sam Hawkin's Big Band - "Candy Yam"
Bobby Parker - "Gimmie a Little Lovin'"
The Cleftones - "Lover Boy"
Milton Trenier - "Gonna Catch Me a Rat"
Jo Ellyn - "Mr. Rooster"
Bobby King - "Thanks Mr. Postman"
The Pips - "Linda"
Ruby Johnson - "Callin' All Boys"
The Lon-Genes - "Show Me How to "Hunch" Like That"
Dick Moorehead & the Paramounts - "Spanish Batman"
Music behind DJ:
Dave "Baby" Cortez - "Come Back (To Lonely Me)"
Lee Dowell - "Don't Make Me Mad"
Dee Dee Sharp - "Bye Bye Baby"
The Tangeers - "(He's) Not That Kind of Guy"
Billy McGregor - "Mr. Shy"
Earl & Jimmy Major - "Quiet as It's Kept"
Music behind DJ:
The Virtues - "Meditation of the Soul"
Sylvia Maddox - "Got to Be Free"
The Five Stairsteps - "You Can't See"
Edward Hamilton and the Arabians - "I'm Gonna Love You"
The Players - "Get Right"
Billy Frazier - "Is That Right"
Music behind DJ:
Chuck and the Tremblers - "Stop Cheating Woman"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43568
Music behind DJ:
Sam Hawkin's Big Band - "Candy Yam"
Bobby Parker - "Gimmie a Little Lovin'"
The Cleftones - "Lover Boy"
Milton Trenier - "Gonna Catch Me a Rat"
Jo Ellyn - "Mr. Rooster"
Bobby King - "Thanks Mr. Postman"
The Pips - "Linda"
Ruby Johnson - "Callin' All Boys"
The Lon-Genes - "Show Me How to "Hunch" Like That"
Dick Moorehead & the Paramounts - "Spanish Batman"
Music behind DJ:
Dave "Baby" Cortez - "Come Back (To Lonely Me)"
Lee Dowell - "Don't Make Me Mad"
Dee Dee Sharp - "Bye Bye Baby"
The Tangeers - "(He's) Not That Kind of Guy"
Billy McGregor - "Mr. Shy"
Earl & Jimmy Major - "Quiet as It's Kept"
Music behind DJ:
The Virtues - "Meditation of the Soul"
Sylvia Maddox - "Got to Be Free"
The Five Stairsteps - "You Can't See"
Edward Hamilton and the Arabians - "I'm Gonna Love You"
The Players - "Get Right"
Billy Frazier - "Is That Right"
Music behind DJ:
Chuck and the Tremblers - "Stop Cheating Woman"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43568
Like everyone else I try to curb my record buying habits mostly due to space and money but also because it's hard to find the time to listen to them all. I'm ashamed to say I've bought records over a year ago and not got round to listening to them yet. What makes it even harder to appreciate new records as well as the collection is when everything's getting to be a bit of a mess! Up until recently everything's been OK, separate sections for latin, soundtracks and library and everything else lumped in A-Z. But I've become lazy recently due to time and space constraints and not filing things properly, and stuff has accumulated, stuff that I want/don't want/need to file/need to listen to/need to upgrade all getting piled up together. Some records have been stashed in such a way that I can't get to stuff that I want access to.
So having had this on my mind for some time, last weekend I finally got something sorted that I have wanted for many, many years... record shelving like the ones you get in a record shop!
Here's the set up before we got started. These were custom built shelves made out of 18mm plywood a few years back. As you can see, records and CDs littering the floor prevent access to the lower shelves:
And random piles were starting to accumulate:
It wasn't THAT badly organised, but you can see it did need a revamp. This was a great opportunity to build some new shelves like in a record shop where I could flick through records and actually see the covers. It also means no more "sideways crooked neck soreness" and no more records and plastic sleeves sticking out which I personally can't stand!
So the first thing we had to do was remove all the records:
The bottom part of the shelving was going to be retained because front facing shelving takes up so much space. The idea was to put as many records as I can in the front facing record bins, and everything else underneath, filed sideways as before. So the top two shelves got sawn off (that's my mate Alan helping out, I'm useless at woodwork and no way could have done this on my own):
So here we are with the top shelves removed:
We also took some of the lower shelves apart so we could have some space for the floorstanding speakers to fit and to make it all work a bit better:
The lower shelves were moved forward into the room. Then a horizontal rail was placed along the wall and fixed into place with screws and glue, and onto this a new sheet of plywood was placed:
The horizontal sheets went flush from the wall at one end right to the other so it was like a continuous table top. Then it was time to start making the bins which were made out of 9mm plywood with the edges curved off:
Nearly done now, 16 bins in total, each holding about 200 LPs:
Here you can see the spaces we made to put the two floorstanding speakers:
We also built a shelf above to put my collection of 45s boxes, and under that a rail on which to display some LPs:
And here we are, pretty much done, ready for sanding, finishing, and painting:
I didn't bother painting the lower shelves again as we were working at the weekend, running out of time, and I needed it all finished so we could work on the Monday. So just the record bins got done, with an ebony woodstain. I don't mind the shabby chic look on the shelves anyway. Here we are with the speakers installed:
And after having cleaned up a bit, ready for the records to go on!
Finished, and records on at last! No more mess! I can flick through the records just like in a record shop and enjoy the cover art and it's brought a whole new lease of life to the collection. It took a couple of days but if anyone has the space and desire to do this what are you waiting for?!
So having had this on my mind for some time, last weekend I finally got something sorted that I have wanted for many, many years... record shelving like the ones you get in a record shop!
Here's the set up before we got started. These were custom built shelves made out of 18mm plywood a few years back. As you can see, records and CDs littering the floor prevent access to the lower shelves:
And random piles were starting to accumulate:
It wasn't THAT badly organised, but you can see it did need a revamp. This was a great opportunity to build some new shelves like in a record shop where I could flick through records and actually see the covers. It also means no more "sideways crooked neck soreness" and no more records and plastic sleeves sticking out which I personally can't stand!
So the first thing we had to do was remove all the records:
The bottom part of the shelving was going to be retained because front facing shelving takes up so much space. The idea was to put as many records as I can in the front facing record bins, and everything else underneath, filed sideways as before. So the top two shelves got sawn off (that's my mate Alan helping out, I'm useless at woodwork and no way could have done this on my own):
So here we are with the top shelves removed:
We also took some of the lower shelves apart so we could have some space for the floorstanding speakers to fit and to make it all work a bit better:
The lower shelves were moved forward into the room. Then a horizontal rail was placed along the wall and fixed into place with screws and glue, and onto this a new sheet of plywood was placed:
The horizontal sheets went flush from the wall at one end right to the other so it was like a continuous table top. Then it was time to start making the bins which were made out of 9mm plywood with the edges curved off:
Nearly done now, 16 bins in total, each holding about 200 LPs:
Here you can see the spaces we made to put the two floorstanding speakers:
We also built a shelf above to put my collection of 45s boxes, and under that a rail on which to display some LPs:
And here we are, pretty much done, ready for sanding, finishing, and painting:
I didn't bother painting the lower shelves again as we were working at the weekend, running out of time, and I needed it all finished so we could work on the Monday. So just the record bins got done, with an ebony woodstain. I don't mind the shabby chic look on the shelves anyway. Here we are with the speakers installed:
And after having cleaned up a bit, ready for the records to go on!
Finished, and records on at last! No more mess! I can flick through the records just like in a record shop and enjoy the cover art and it's brought a whole new lease of life to the collection. It took a couple of days but if anyone has the space and desire to do this what are you waiting for?!
Chuck Edwards - "Downtown Soulville"
Music behind DJ:
The David Rockingham Trio - "Joy-de-Vie"
Mighty Joe Young - "Ladies Man"
Debra Lewis - "A Million Tears"
The Five Stars - "Dead Wrong"
Singin' Sammy Ward - "That Child Is Really Wild"
Betty Harris - "Taking Care of Business"
Don Covay - "Take This Hurt Off Me"
Deloris Clark - "This Land Is Beautiful"
The Vonns - "So Many Days"
Perry and the Harmonics - "Do the Monkey With James"
Don Heart - "Soul in the Back-yard"
Music behind DJ:
Archie Bell & the Drells - "On in One"
Billy Washington - "I Wanna Come In"
The Cinderellas - "Mr. Happy Love-Joy"
Dickey & Gloria - "Mr. Clean"
Ronnie White - "Out of Breath"
Weston Prim - "Get That Feelin'"
Music behind DJ:
Preston Love and His Band - "Cissy Popcorn"
Herb Johnson and the Impacts - "Where Are You"
Dino & Doc - "Mighty Cold Winter"
Fred Hughes - "In My Time of Need"
The Festivals - "Check It Out"
The T.S.U. Toronados - "Play the Music Toronados"
Music behind DJ:
Preston Love and His Band - "Funky Chicken"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43478
Music behind DJ:
The David Rockingham Trio - "Joy-de-Vie"
Mighty Joe Young - "Ladies Man"
Debra Lewis - "A Million Tears"
The Five Stars - "Dead Wrong"
Singin' Sammy Ward - "That Child Is Really Wild"
Betty Harris - "Taking Care of Business"
Don Covay - "Take This Hurt Off Me"
Deloris Clark - "This Land Is Beautiful"
The Vonns - "So Many Days"
Perry and the Harmonics - "Do the Monkey With James"
Don Heart - "Soul in the Back-yard"
Music behind DJ:
Archie Bell & the Drells - "On in One"
Billy Washington - "I Wanna Come In"
The Cinderellas - "Mr. Happy Love-Joy"
Dickey & Gloria - "Mr. Clean"
Ronnie White - "Out of Breath"
Weston Prim - "Get That Feelin'"
Music behind DJ:
Preston Love and His Band - "Cissy Popcorn"
Herb Johnson and the Impacts - "Where Are You"
Dino & Doc - "Mighty Cold Winter"
Fred Hughes - "In My Time of Need"
The Festivals - "Check It Out"
The T.S.U. Toronados - "Play the Music Toronados"
Music behind DJ:
Preston Love and His Band - "Funky Chicken"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43478
As far as I'm concerned the best jazz group that ever graced this planet was the Clarke-Boland Sextet. Comprised of both European and American musicians, their heyday was in the '60s and their recorded output amounted to no more than a few LPs and 45s. Unlike many of their contemporaries, whose music could often sound dull and like hard work, their small group jazz was always done in impeccable taste, with rhythm and swing, and a sense of togetherness and fun.
The man behind this band was Gigi Campi. He was the guy who put the band together and arranged their live and studio dates. He was the organiser, the motivator, the driving force. In the face of all kinds of logistical and financial hurdles, his passion for music was the sole reason behind his superhuman efforts to get the music out there.
Gigi Campi passed away on 6 January 2010, so on this anniversary I've made a mix of some of his productions. Not all the songs are from the Clarke-Boland Sextet, some are from related records too, namely some of those by individuals like Sahib Shihab, Fats Sadi and Johnny Griffin; and of course the Clarke-Boland Big Band. Anyway, the mix is on the link below, as well as an excellent article from Lander Lenaerts.
The man behind this band was Gigi Campi. He was the guy who put the band together and arranged their live and studio dates. He was the organiser, the motivator, the driving force. In the face of all kinds of logistical and financial hurdles, his passion for music was the sole reason behind his superhuman efforts to get the music out there.
Gigi Campi passed away on 6 January 2010, so on this anniversary I've made a mix of some of his productions. Not all the songs are from the Clarke-Boland Sextet, some are from related records too, namely some of those by individuals like Sahib Shihab, Fats Sadi and Johnny Griffin; and of course the Clarke-Boland Big Band. Anyway, the mix is on the link below, as well as an excellent article from Lander Lenaerts.
Chuck Edwards - "Downtown Soulville"
Music behind DJ:
Willie Restum - "What'd He Say"
Titus Turner - "Big John"
The Dreamtones - "Mean Man"
Baby Washington - "Why Did My Baby Put Me Down"
Warren Lee - "Unemployed"
Olympians - "Strung Out Nose Busted"
Allison Gary and the Burners - "Burn"
Music behind DJ:
The Moroccos - "Muzik Megaton"
Sonny McLaurin & His Mustangs - "Things You Do"
King Floyd - "Walkin' and Thinkin'"
Bobby Williams - "It's All Over"
Robert Taylor - "So Much Love"
Jean Stanback - "If I Ever Needed Love"
Music behind DJ:
James Brown - "You Know It"
Kitty Clark - "Funny You Should Ask"
Carlena Weaver - "Jealousy"
The Five Stairsteps - "Ain't Gonna Rest"
Sam and Bill - "I'll Try"
Jean & Joe - "Don't Shoot Me Down"
Music behind DJ:
The Surveyors - "Hello! Y'All"
Bobby Williams and His Mar Kings - "All the Time"
Jackie Shane - "Stand Up Straight and Tall"
David Ruffin - "Each Day Is a Lifetime"
Music behind DJ:
Gene Ammons - "Son of a Preacher Man"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43392
Music behind DJ:
Willie Restum - "What'd He Say"
Titus Turner - "Big John"
The Dreamtones - "Mean Man"
Baby Washington - "Why Did My Baby Put Me Down"
Warren Lee - "Unemployed"
Olympians - "Strung Out Nose Busted"
Allison Gary and the Burners - "Burn"
Music behind DJ:
The Moroccos - "Muzik Megaton"
Sonny McLaurin & His Mustangs - "Things You Do"
King Floyd - "Walkin' and Thinkin'"
Bobby Williams - "It's All Over"
Robert Taylor - "So Much Love"
Jean Stanback - "If I Ever Needed Love"
Music behind DJ:
James Brown - "You Know It"
Kitty Clark - "Funny You Should Ask"
Carlena Weaver - "Jealousy"
The Five Stairsteps - "Ain't Gonna Rest"
Sam and Bill - "I'll Try"
Jean & Joe - "Don't Shoot Me Down"
Music behind DJ:
The Surveyors - "Hello! Y'All"
Bobby Williams and His Mar Kings - "All the Time"
Jackie Shane - "Stand Up Straight and Tall"
David Ruffin - "Each Day Is a Lifetime"
Music behind DJ:
Gene Ammons - "Son of a Preacher Man"
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43392
