If It Rotates We Can Control It

It's like 37 degrees here, hot hot hot, so it's time for a special summer madness show!  But you can't just jump in with the hot tracks - you've got to ease in, take it real slow-like.  Don't worry, I got you covered.  The first set opens with some slower tracks, and then heats up.   The amazing 'Summer Madness' by Kool and the Gang opens up the show, there's some smooth Brazillian grooves from Azimuth, and a great Minnie Ripperton track.  We start heating up with Margie Joseph's 'Sweeter Tomorrow' and hit full-on blazing with Wilson Picket - damn that song is great!   Uptempo funk by the Caprells and Bebeto round out the opening set.

The second half moves with some different rhythms - from Brazil, Tania Maria and Doris Monteiro give us some cool sounds, and Milton Banana shows that you dont need a big band for big sound.  Rounding out the second half is Jack Costanzo, Mr. Bongo, with an awesome cha-cha-cha, 'Quiere'.  Finally the show finishes with Johnny Colon's Boogaloo Blues.  Note that the band in the background is chanting 'LSD has a hold on me' (!!).  Summer Madness indeed.

Listen to the show here!  My Odeo Channel (odeo/b4f95457dcd9c38b)

Kool and the Gang - Summer Madness
Azimuth - Voo Sobre O Horizonte
Minnie Riperton - Baby, This Love I Have
Margie Joseph - Sweeter Tomorrow
Arthur Conley - One Night Is All I Need
Wilson Picket - Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9
The Caprells - Close Your Eyes
Bebeto - Princesa Negra De Angola
Tania Maria - A Paz
Doris Monteiro - Conquiero Verde
Milton Banana Trio - Cicade Vazia
Jack Costanzo - Quiere
Johnny Colon - Boogaloo Blues