Sorry Mummi, no Pentangle, although I really like some of their songs. "Wedding Dress" is really cool.
Cool Hoss. You should post a playlist of your show.
I'm just about wrapping up and records are all over the place, so some of these may be out of order...
Don Ellis & Julie Driscoll "Moon Zero Two"
War "Beetles In The Bog" (
World Is A Ghetto, 1972)
An exotic, percussion heavy workout from the great Los Angeles soul-funk hitmaker band
Dorothy Ashby "The Moving Finger" (
The Rubyiat Of..., 1968)
The jazz harpist picks up a koto, hooks up with Chicago based Chess label musicians and goes psychedelic.
Tower Of Power "Sparkling In The Sand" (
East Bay Grease, early 70s)
San Francisco / Oakland group best known for their horn section funk mellows out with a nicely orchestrated song which includes a flute, giving it a beautiful touch.
Grady Tate "And I Love Her" (
Windmills Of My Mind, 1968)
Beatles covers were usually oft-visited, unnecessary musicial territory in the 60s, but this is one of the best ones I have heard with an original take on this song. A man who made a name for himself as a jazz drummer aquainted with the Gary McFarland Orchestra shows off his vocal chops, with Bernard Purdie providing an excellent backbeat, as always.
Con Funk Shun "Loveshine" (same album title, 1978)
One of the funk groups of that era who could pull off a sweet soul song without the discofied cheese.
Eddie Floyd "Baby, Lay Your Head Down" (same album title, 1974)
Mr. "Knock On Wood" goes to Jamaica and records his only reggae tune with great success. Nice drums.
The Paragons "Unforgettable You" (
Flying High With..., mid-70s)
A lyrically simple song with a chugging rhythm from John Holt's vocal trio who were the originators of Blondie's "The Tide Is High"
The Road "Never Going To Give You Up" (self-titled, early 70s)
White rock group (you'd never guess that from hearing this song!) from Buffalo, NY, who had a minor hit with their version of The Zombies' "She's Not There"
Cymande "Bra"
From their self-titled album which has become a cult favorite amonst the sample/hip-hop crowd. All their output is superb: a mixture of African and Carribean rhythms with funk. If you've seen
25th Hour, you heard this during the club scene.
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke "Graves To The Graveyard" (from
The Last Rebel). A heavy, fuzz guitar fueled waltzy vamp to the crappy Western starring Joe Namath and Jack Elam.
The Interpretations "Blow Your Mind"
Philadelphia based funk by a group who I think were later associated with MFSB. Check out the Benny Hill-esque sax solo after the bridge.
The Electric Prunes "Agnus Dei" (
Mass In F Minor, 1974)
A late incarnation of the LA based studio band fuses monk chanting with psychedelia. From the same LP which included the song that played during the acid trip scene near the end of
Easy RiderThe Fuzz "Leave It All Behind Me" (self-titled, early 70s)
This female soul group who could be considered one-hit-wonders ("I Love You For All Seasons") were just amazing. Too bad this is their only recorded output and it's out of print (?).
Thanks for listening! This is being recorded so my buddy DJ Cire or I will upload the MP3 when given the chance
