Black Frost: A Soul Jazz Confunction Vol. 1

A bit of soul jazz is always good for the soul:

Track Listing:

01 Blue Samba / Ike Quebec

02 Kuro to Shiro / Hiroshi Suzuki

03 Gitte / Gary Boyle

04 The Sun Died / Gene Ammons

05 Steppin’ In Minor / Trudy Pitt

06 Sea of Tears /Cymande

07 Parana / Airto Moreira

08 Sister Sanctified / Weldon Irvine

09 Witch Doctor’s Brew /Magnum

10 Lou-Lou / Rusty Bryant

11 Mellow Blues /Willis Jackson

12 Teen Groove /Plas Johnson

13 Black Frost /Grover Washington Jr.

14 Maramoor Mambo / Cal Tjader

15 Sweetback/ Ivan “Boogaloo Joe” Jones

16 Sister Love / Donald Byrd

BFSJ

Non Verbal: An Instrumental Playlist

Instrumental music, so important to the development of rock n roll (remember The Ventures?) is considered naff or silly these days.  But you know, sometimes words and lyrics are simply not needed.  And so this playlist (which YouTube will not allow me load up) is here for you listening pleasure.

Track Listing:

1. Empty the Chamber/The Sadies
2. Clasiqueando Con Rubén (Son)/Afro-Cuban All Stars
3. Pegasus/Allman Brothers Band
4. Ice Pick/Albert Collins
5. 24 Carat Black/24 Carat Black
6. Don’t Lose Your Cool (Live)/Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
7. Dawg Funk/David Grisman
8. In the Life/Dwight Sykes
9. Cornholin’/The Sound Stylistics
10. You Know/Fulgeance ft. DJ Scientist
11. The Decision/Sean K. Preston & The Loaded Pistols
12. Aurora en Pekin/Marc Ribot
13. What My Darlin’ Says/Taarka
14. The Night Watcher/Jeff Mills & Tony Allen
15. Trillium/The Youngbloods
16. Pueblo Nuevo/Ruben Gonzalez
17. Baia/The Jokers
18. Evil Ways/The Brothers Seven
19. Mojo Woman/Mose Allison
20. Mona Ray/Leo Kottke
21. You’ve Got It Bad.Girl/Ivan “Boogaloo Joe” Jones

NonVerbal