March 2008 Archives

Spring is here.

Old School Wednesday: Vernal Equinox, 2008
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01 - Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
02 - Rufus - Do You Love What You Feel
03 - Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers
04 - Brigette McWilliams - No Groove Sweating
05 - Kenny Lattimore - Climb The Mountain
06 - Kenny Loggins - Heart To Heart w/ Michael McDonald
07 - Toto - Georgy Porgy
08 - Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector
09 - Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises
10 - Boz Scaggs- Jojo
11 - Lionel Richie - Love Will Find a Way
12 - Heatwave - Mind Blowing Decisions
13 - Jackson Sisters - Day In The Blue
14 - Ethel Beatty - It's Your Love

Quincy and Rufus bring us to Alex's The Lovers, which are graced with background vocals by Cherrelle, Lisa Keith, and a host of others. Brigette McWilliams's No Groove Sweating spreads the goodness of the Marvin Gaye vibe. Kenny's Climb The Mountain was personally my favorite track from his debut CD.

Two stellar tracks from Kenny Loggins and Toto (with vocals by no other than Cheryl Lynn) bring us to Wally Badarou with Chief Inspector. Naked Eyes and Boz Scaggs lead the way into mellow tracks by Lionel Richie and Heatwave. These cuts leaad the way to very rare tracks, the Jackson Sisters' cut Day In The Blue and Ethel Beatty's It's Your Love.

Much love Pil Hil for dropping the intro track. There's a little more in the podcast, so if you're so inclined, take a listen. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

Here we go....

Old School Wednesday: Haven't You Heard
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01 - Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard
02 - Shalamar - Talk To Me
03 - Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You
04 - Jaki Graham - Round and Around
05 - Slave - Dreamin'
06 - Madonna - Love Song
07 - SOS Band - High Hopes
08 - Leon Sylvers III - Let's Go Thru It
09 - Peaches & Herb - Star Steppin
10 - DeBarge - I Like It
11 - Keni Burke - Something New Like A Sweet Melody
12 - The Doobie Brothers - You Belong to Me
13 - Raydio Feat. Ray Parker Jr. - Two Places at the Same Time
14 - D Train - Shadow of Another Love

I'm sure that most people are familiar with the Patrice Rushen, Shalamar, and Chaka tracks. but may not have had much exposure to Jaki Graham, previously a vocalist for Kiss The Sky, and her track Round and Around. Slave's Dreamin' is a great track from Stone Jam that was never released as a single, followed up by a duet from Madonna called Love Song. SOS Band and Leon Sylvers III pave the way for Star Steppin', a classic steppers tine. DeBarge is followed up with a track I had never heard before, Something New. The tracks from The Doobie Brothers, Raydio, and D-Train round out the set nicely.

Much props to Xquizzyt1 for the last mix, Yvonne for helping me track down the Keni Burke track, Pil Hil for helping me out with the intro track, and Macedonia for providing the impetus of unearthing this duet between Madonna and a well known (some would say iconic) artist, Love Song. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

I was in Austin, Texas this past weekend enjoying all that is SXSW, and I will be next there next year, be sure of that. Shoutouts go to all of the SXSW people I had a chance to hang with- there's absolutely way too many to mention. Since I'll be recuperating for the next week, or so, I had Xquizzyt1 fill in for me. So, for now, I present:

Old School Wednesday: The X Mix
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01-Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
02-Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It
03-Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya
04-Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love
05-Fonda Rae - Over Like A Fat Rat
06-Jeanette Lady Day - Come Let Me Love You
07-The Strikers - Body Music
08-Unlimited Touch - Searching To Find The One
09-Young & Company - I Like What You're Doing To Me
10-D Train - Keep On
11-Wish feat. Fonda Rae - Touch Me (All Night Long)
12-Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop
13-Xena - On The Up Side
14-Howard Johnson - So Fine
15-Imagination - Just An Illusion
16-Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit of Jazz
17-Third World - Try Jah Love

I must admit, I have never heard the Xena track, so it's always good to have little surprises here and there. No vocals on this mix, as there wasn't enough time to incorporate them in town- look for them on the next OSW and the upcoming In Rotation. Much props to Xquizzyt1 for this mix. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!

Get your Ray-O-Vac D Batteries out. It's time to put more....

Old School Wednesday: Batteries In The Boom Box, Volume II
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01 - Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic Three - Request Line
02 - Whodini - Escape (I Need a Break)
03 - Kraftwerk - Tour De France
04 - Kano - I'm Ready
05 - Laid Back - White Horse
06 - Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf
07 - Extra T's - I Like It (Corn Flakes)
08 - Worlds Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ
09 - Blondie - Rapture
10 - Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
11 - Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
12 - Monie Love - Monie In The Middle
13 - Kurtis Blow - Don't Stop The Body Rock
14 - UTFO - Leader Of The Pack

I had a couple of tracks on my mind for the past month, and after hearing Hey DJ, I enlisted the help of Macedonia, who was the catalyst for Hey DJ and even had me pull out Extra T's I Like It (Corn Flakes). Then, when I had The Smurf and Escape on my mind, I casually called up Theresa, who, in short order, came up with some serious tracks, including Wordy Rappinghood, Tour De France, and Monie In The Middle.

[3/6- Edit - thanks to some feedback, it was identified that there were some errors in the podcast. These errors have been rectified. Sorry for the mishaps.]

Check out the podcast for some input from Theresa. For those who'd like to subscribe to these podcasts, enter this link manually into iTunes. If you have requests or questions, send an email to ejflavors [@] gmail [.] com. Take it light!