« May 2007 | Main | July 2007 »
Thanks to all who showed up at the Boat in Kensington last Friday - I had a great time, and hope you did too. I was going to post a tracklist here, but I counted this morning, and I played 54 songs (!) so that's waaay to many to list! Again, thanks for all the attendees, it was a great time, and I'm sure there'll be another show soon. I was too burnt out from playing to make another show today, but I'll put one up soon.
Since I haven't been playing too many jazz tunes lately, I wanted to slip a few into this episode. Unfortunately, since they can run long, I only fit in two tracks, but don't worry, they're GRRRREAT! The first half is all over the map, then in the second half I get to the jazz. The first jazz tune I play is Frank Foster, which is a big flowing funky moving tune, with a sweet vocal intro by the excellent Dee Dee Bridgewater. After that comes Pharoah Sanders with a monster of a tune - You've Got to Have Freedom, from his double LP Journey to the One. I've been listening to my mp3 of this for a while now, but just lately got the vinyl, so I'm very pleased to play it on the show. Great vocals, powerful saxophone blasts... just an amazing song, and it's from 1980! So, some sweet jazz, and tonnes of other great tunes - check the Zanini!
PS - I'm playing at the BOAT in Kensington Market, Toronto, this Friday June 22nd, with pals David Ng & Young Flux - if you're in TO, come say hello!
Listen to the show! My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)
Zanini - A Quoi Tu Joues
Claudia - So Que Deram...
Francis Lai - Radio Music
Roberto Carlos - Nao Vou Ficar
The 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman
Bob and Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black
Frank Foster - The Loud Minority
Pharoah Sanders - You've Got to Have Freedom
Milton Nascimento - O Trem Azul
Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine
They said it couldn't be done... but it's been more than a year now, and this is the 50th episode of the If It Rotates podcast, and we're still going strong. Thanks to all the loyal listeners who write in with comments and suggestions, they're all welcome, and thanks to the (now defunct) internet radio station Radio Nuclear for hosting the show in the early days. Now as a stand-alone podcast, I'm going to keep bringing the funk for as long as people keep listening.
This 50th show is a straight up party - the opening set goes from 1966 to 1983, from classic Motown to boogie, from Dennis Coffey to Zapp, from soul to rap. The second half has some sweet latin, some revolutionary talk, and some early Brazillian music. All over the map, just the way we do things here. Thanks for tuning in to the first 50 shows, now let's get ready for the next 50.
Listen to Show #50 right here. My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Whole Lot of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You)Hey what's up - first notice - if you live in Toronto and want to come out and check out the tunes in a dancefloor environment, I'm going to be playing with my pals David Ng and local electro hipsters Young Flux. Will be a good time for sure.
Friday June 22nd at THE BOAT in Kensington Market (158 Augusta).
Also, a couple of weeks ago, I played a track Ya Ya by Quebec artist Joel Denis. Well you can imagine I was pleased as punch to find out there's a video of this tune! It's him, with some listless teenagers! Ha! (doesn't make the song any less cool though) Also, listener DC writes to let me know that noted Quebec sex-kitten Mitsou recorded a cover of the tune for an LP... in 1994! It's remarkably faithful to the original, and you know there's a video.
