Enjoy Some Jazz 23 and seek the new blood… I’ve included many here, but there are so many others. Herbie Hancock’s ability to thrive in an often uncompromising music genre, and enhance its sound by continuing to look forward without restraint has influenced many musicians. I recently read Herbie is working on an album which will feature Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Snoop and Flying Lotus who has already received a Hancock composition, Tesla. Miles gets a lot of credit for electrifying Jazz but Herbie did a lot as well, embracing and even seeking out technology and incorporating it into his performances and recordings. Hip Hop’s sample culture allowed me to discover more of his compositions, but when I grabbed his book, Possibilities in 2015, I developed a more complete picture of the man from the Rockit video. It would be almost 20 years before I reconciled that the guy with the headphone mic in the video was the same guy who wrote Dolphin Dance, which was covered by Ahmad Jamal and sampled by No ID for one of my favorite Common songs, Resurrection. Completely unaware of his 21 year history, I would either dance around the room or stand, mouth agape in awe of the mannequins/robots, DST’s scratching and that catchy synth line. My first encounter with Herbie Hancock was in 1983, as a 6 year old, watching his Rockit video on MTV. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - How Long Do I Have to Wait For You (Ticklah Remix) - Daptone Records Remixed - Daptone Records El Michels Affair - Detroit Think Twice - Sounding Out The City - PIDġ5. The Bamboos Tyra Hammond - Head In the Clouds - Rawville - Tru Thoughtsġ4. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Raw Ingredients - Stampede - Tru Thoughtsġ3. Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah! Got you All In Check! - the Coming - Elektra/WEAġ2. Sa-Ra Rozzi Daime - So Special - The Hollywood Recordings - Babygrandeġ0 DJ Spinna - Starz - Compositions - Female Funġ1. Byron the Aquarius - Turn Back Time - CD-Rĩ. Coultrain - Lilac Tree - The Adventures of Seymour Liberty - Ju Ju DustĨ. Pete Rock Leela James - No Tears - Soul Survivor 2 - Rapsterħ. Erykah Badu - The Healer - Nu Amerykah - Universal/Motownĥ. Vicki Anderson Bobby Byrd - You're welcome, Stop On By - Mother Popcorn - Vivid Soundģ. Strong drums, pianos and horns throughout and spacey at times, this mix is a 30 minute treat for the discerning listener. Leela James and Georgia Anne Muldrow (1/2 of G&D) are current artists that I could easily see handling the reigns after Sharon Jones releases them. Both of the originals have powerful female vocals which immediately put me in the mind of Northern Soul. After I'd selected the 9th Wonder instrumental reworking of Vicki Anderson's Stop on By and Babu's refixing of Dionne Warwick's You're Gonna Need Me, I decided to go another route. This mix began as a blend of instrumentals. It’s a combination of these remixes, covers, and edits I have mixed and share with you today. Over the next 2 years, Maxwell continued to drop maxi singles from UHS with alternate versions and remixes of its beloved tunes much like the Hip Hop 12”s of that time.Īs time went on and I became immersed in music overall I discovered there were others touched by Maxwell’s music who decided to share their spin on his music. In addition, the Ascension maxi-single I passed up, ironically included a remix by Hip Hop’s most respected producer, Dilla. UHS signaled not only the introduction of Maxwell, it was also a harbinger of the Neo Soul Movement. Months later when Urban Hang Suite was released, I realized the error of my decision. I picked up the CD single, mulled over adding it to the pile, decided I would never have the opportunity to listen to it with the large amount of music I was amassing and set it down. I remember one evening, while staging the purchasing of a large amount of Hip Hop and Breaks, seeing a white cardboard display at the checkout for an artist I’d never heard of with unique, attractive packaging and a really cheap price point, like. I had a friend who worked at a local music shop at a strip mall perpendicular to my job, and during my scheduled break I would visit, kick the Willie BoBo and in turn be laced with whatever I could carry out. In 1996 I was fiercely committed to East Coast Hip Hop and discovering the breaks used to create it.
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