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Noel Pointer ‎– Phantazia

Sunday Jazz Continues!! check us out  as we proceed and continue to do what we do!

Default settings? oh yeah! that means I’m  in jazz / funk mode! I can’t help it! that vibe is  in my genes!! that’s the deal / that’s what it do!

Lets check out  this classic jazz funk with jazz rock vibes from violinist Noel Pointer’s  funky track  Phantazia.

 This was recorded on Blue Note Records in 1977, the 70’s were prime time for that label. 

Since he was on Blue Note you know he has an all star cast playing with him. 

Check out the players and the track!! on this Sunday afternoon or any time frame this is what’s up / this is what’s happening!

Check this out at Noel Pointer ‎– Phantazia

Ralph MacDonald – It Feels So Good

Sunday Jazz Continues, check us out as we come through on a Sunday afternoon!

The science dropped is appropriate for any time frame as we drop this good word and a tune..

We’re in chill mode recuperating from the shady deal mode that dominates the world!

My constituents can feel this mode, recuperating as from Atlanta to Ukraine and all points in between is where the drama unfurled!

….checking out percussionist Ralph MacDonald with a Latin jazz / funk type of jam called  It Feels So Good.

It not only feels so good..it sounds so good!! check out the players and the track to see what’s up / what’s good!

Check this out at Ralph MacDonald – It Feels So Good

Tony Williams – Hip Skip

Digital Crate Digging Continues on this Flashback Friday! check us out as we get retro futuristic!

The saga / struggle continues aka life goes on as the toil and strife goes on; we’re way way out there broadcasting live from a remote outpost out off of I-20 in Atlanta, can you dig it?

O-Dog Day Partying earlier but we’ve got other work to do, check us out as we drop this Afternoon Jazz!

We’re in the heart of this thing, it’s rough out here! we’re trying not to spaz!

We’re listening to some jazz funk from drummer  Tony Williams with a track called Hip Skip. 

Check out the players and the track as we maintain, we’re trying not to flip!

Check this out at Tony Williams – Hip Skip

Robin Kenyatta ‎– Encourage The People

Digital Crate Digging Continues on this Monday evening but this science dropped is relevant for any time period..

The saga / struggle continues aka life goes on as the toil and strife goes on; we’re just looking for a return on our investment..

The Lord blessed it, we’re highly favored as long as we’re humble with the behavior!

Naysayers stressed it gur this good word is dropped and the beats rumble, check the flavor!!

We’re checking out some soul jazz from  Robin Kenyatta, as he tries to Encourage The People. 

Check out the players and the track, we’re on the same page / track; we’re trying to encourage the people!!

Check this out at Robin Kenyatta ‎– Encourage The People

Idris Muhammad – Piece Of Mind

Sunday Jazz Continues!! a chill mode was used for transportation…

The saga / struggle continues!! street code followed during the ongoing transformation…

The saga / struggle continues!! code enforcement would be busy per the ongoing instigation but jurisdictions claim they don’t have enough officers..

The saga / struggle continues!! as the sport get’s ugly your dude / brotha will go off with this..

Chilling out in the compound / lab / the office in search of peace of mind, but it’s hard to stay on track..

Check out the sound!! Idris Muhammad drops Piece of Mind, check out the players and the track…

George Benson – Affirmation

Digital Crate Digging Continues on what I refer to as a Terrible / Terrific Tuesday…

Things can play out either way as we claim the terrific outcome; my constituents already know what the news will be..

….as we pull out the drum and let the music play but on another level we know how a devil will play…

Checked out the Amy Coney Barrett confirmations knowing Mitch McConnell types wouldn’t be fair with it, we knew how they would play!!

What more can your homie say? George Benson with Affirmation will play as Tuesday morning transitions into Tuesday afternoon…

Letting the music play, Afternoon Jazzing with these sonic affirmations? check out the players and this good music playing, check the tune!

 

 

Ralph MacDonald – You Need More Calypso (Club Version)

Sunday Jazz Continues on a cool Sunday night in Atlanta, but the science dropped is good for any day…

Putting it down, check the menus as insight is dropped, check the science plus this good music will play..

Check the sound; this uptempo sound is dropped, club goers mentioned dancing the night way…

Gaining ground but it’s not simple though; this sport is complex,  paid attention!  even though funds were  low we could still play..

Check the sound, club goers mentioned dancing the night way!! Ralph MacDonald said You Need More Calypso (Club Version)

Check the players and the track; dancing the night way at the disco / at the club? on a Sunday night out there swerving?

Check this out at Ralph MacDonald – You Need More Calypso (Club Version)

Eric Gale – Sara Smile

Sunday Jazz Continues!! check us out as a little digital crate digging will be involved…

The saga / struggle continues, can you dig it? during the ongoing process we jumped to the the conclusion that it’s rough out here, but we evolved..

The saga / struggle continues,  threw some salve on the wounds and kept it moving / grooving..

Chilling out on this Sunday evening after coming out odd and even in the ongoing crap game; life is a gamble,  winning and losing..

Shady dealing out here in Babylon? oh yes, once again it’s on!! we rebuke it with this sound!! listening to Eric Gale with his version of the the Hall and Oates track Sara Smile..

They’re killing it!! check out the all star players he has rolling with him and the track; they’ve got a reggae twist to it, but something tells me it’ll make you smile!!

Check this out at https://t.co/5354AEB4vY?amp=1

David Newman – Ebo Man

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Music Monday; we’re also in the midst of the O-Dog Day Party..

We’re also in the midst of the madness, the saga / struggle continues!! damn!! why did they start with me? 

We’re just trying to “party hearty” but drama is started like Trump and  Iran, then promising ICE raids on immigrants..

Setting this O-Dog Day Party off!! beats will bump while breakbeat scientific “splaining” is done; can you dig it? 

Somebody will be with it, it’s a big world!! in the meantime and between time we’re listening to some jazz funk / disco jazz from David “Fathead” Newman with a track called  Ebo Man

Check out the players and the track as we take up the slack; check the swag / style / steelo man!!

Arranged By, Conductor – Arthur Jenkins 
Backing Vocals – Deborah McDuffie, Frank Floyd, Patti Austin, William Eaton
Bass – Bill Salter
Chimes, Tambourine – David Carey
Clarinet, Piccolo Flute – Billy Slapin
Drums – Andy Newmark
Flute – David Newman
Guitar – Jerry Friedman, Keith Loving
Keyboards – Arthur Jenkins 
Percussion – John Rodrieguez, Ralph MacDonald
Trombone – Buddy Morrow
Trumpet – Burt Collins, Joseph Shepley
Tuba – Jonathan Dorn

Check this out at http://thebrothaomanxl1.blogspot.com/2019/06/david-newman-ebo-man.html

 Eric Gale – Lookin’ Good

Digital Crate Digging Continues on a Throwback Thursday!! we’re in the lab cooling out / chilling out..

Wrecking out? the train of thought going off the rails? I’m ruling that out, told you I’m chilling out!!

…checking out one of my favorite jazz guitarists Eric Gale, with a cut called Lookin’ Good.

This song is from Mr. Gale’s Part Of You album, some of that “good good”

This album includes input from the soul /  funk jazz mafia of Richard Tee, Harvey Mason, Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald, Dave Grusin, and Grover Washington, Jr., as well as Charles Earland and Idris Muhammad.

Ladies and gentlemen? it doesn’t get much better than that!! Check this out!!

Source: THE SONIC ASSAULT!!!…..STEADY BOMBARDMENT!!!!: Eric Gale – Lookin’ Good