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VARIOUS ARTISTS / Some Day We’ll All Be Free Mixtape
We live on earth, yes, but ultimately we are from outer space and subconsciously long to return to our origins in the stars. Every molecule, every atom originated as star dust. We are not from nothing,...
View ArticleMay 21, 2012
Our week begins with stirring jazz from the South African band the Blue Notes. We introduce singer/songwriter Sean Haefeli who is producing jazz-based contemporary music. We conclude the week with nine...
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CHARLES MINGUS / Mingus Mixtape #3
This is the third of a three-part consideration of the music of composer and bassist, Charles Mingus. The previous two parts are here and here. In jazz circles Mingus is widely acknowledged as a...
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AHMED SIROUR / Ahmed Sirour Mixtape
I was never in band as a child/teenager, never had music lessons, and don’t read music or know formal theory or arrangement. What you hear is whatever comes out of my imagination and through my...
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ERYKAH BADU / Badu Re-Do Mixtape
This Badu Re-Do Mixtape is a collection of remixes and mash-ups scoured from hours of online trolling trying to come up with a truly amazing array of tunes, most of which folk have heard before in...
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Mr. Charles Mingus gives us two ears full of heavy music strong enough to last a long, long time. Young brother acoustic piano phenom Ahmed Sirour seranades us with serious remixes and soothing...
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BILL WITHERS / Bill Withers Mixtape
Bill Withers is gifted. Even a cursory hearing of his music will cause one to pause, admire, and probably sing along as the deceptively simple statements encapsulate a cornucopia of life experiences:...
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NATALIE GARDINER / Natalie Gardiner Mixtape
I spent a number of delightful hours caressed by the aural touch of Natalie Gardiner’s pithy lyrics of life. Although her work has the emotional impact of a laser-guided sledgehammer, subtly is her...
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VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Old Devil Moon” Mixtape
“Old Devil Moon” was written by Burton Lane (music) and E. Y. Harburg (lyrics) for the stage production Finian’s Rainbow and premiered on January 10, 1947. The stage actors released a recording that...
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We’ve been gone for a minute but we are now back in full effect. Will be updating on the 1st and the 15th of every month. A feature on classic Bill Withers welcomes us back. From Sweden, chanteuse...
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