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Old School Jams: The Gap Band
Oct. 8th, 2008 08:04 amSounding as fresh as when it first came out in 1983, the Gap Band delivers with a funky and laid-back 'Outstanding'.
Old School Jams: Bessie Smith
Oct. 1st, 2008 12:50 pmThe return of OSJ, baby! Officially I'm ill (which I am), and although it sounds counter intuitive, am chasing the blues away with the blues. There's nothing like listening to the great Bessie Smith to give you chills and feel so damn alive.
OSJ: John Lennon
Aug. 20th, 2008 07:02 pmOops, forgot today was Wednesday. Hey, lack of sleep will do that to ya. In light of the recent and possibly upcoming global conflicts, enjoy this late entry for the week's OSJ with John Lennon's Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple). For some reason John Kerry's in the video with Lennon. Did the two meet, or is it a photoshopped pic ala the infamous Kerry & Fonda photo?
OSJ: Al Green
Aug. 13th, 2008 07:49 amIt's been more than a month, hasn't it? The timing was off whenever I tried to make one of the Old School Jam posts, but here I am awake and ready to jump start things.
In light of my recent troubles and of the general low mood of the flist, I think we all could use a little Al Green. Agreed?
Love & Happiness, Al Green
In light of my recent troubles and of the general low mood of the flist, I think we all could use a little Al Green. Agreed?
Love & Happiness, Al Green
Old School Jams: Ella Fitzgerald
Jul. 9th, 2008 07:54 amRecently, OSJ hasn't been living up to its name. There's certainly plenty of old school, but I'm guilty of stretching the definition of the word jam quite thin. Zydeco is fine, but classical? :P
This week's pick should make up for it. Here Ella also throws out a little Beatles and tells us 'that's all you get!' I'll take it!
By the way, here's a previously posted version of How High The Moon by Mary Ford and Les Paul.
This week's pick should make up for it. Here Ella also throws out a little Beatles and tells us 'that's all you get!' I'll take it!
By the way, here's a previously posted version of How High The Moon by Mary Ford and Les Paul.
Old School Jams: Glenn Gould
Jul. 2nd, 2008 08:14 amAs yesterday was Happy Canada Day, what better way to commemorate than posting a piece played by one of my favourite Canadians Glenn Gould? This is Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5 in E Flat Major, op. 73 ('Emperor') and is about 10 minutes into the Allegro. Keep an eye out for when the vid hits 7mins; it's major swoonage time.
Heh, I wasn't kidding about the old school.
Heh, I wasn't kidding about the old school.
Old School Jams: George Carlin
Jun. 25th, 2008 10:49 amIn honour of George Carlin, today's OSJ features one of his routines. Be warned, as it includes very bad language and explicitly supports the pro-choice argument.
Bonus: George Carlin and feminists. I find it extremely surprising, after the huge blowup between white and POC feminists during the Democratic primaries, that Carlin had already pinpointed the source of conflict years ago.
RIP, funny man.
Bonus: George Carlin and feminists. I find it extremely surprising, after the huge blowup between white and POC feminists during the Democratic primaries, that Carlin had already pinpointed the source of conflict years ago.
RIP, funny man.
Old School Jams: Hungry Man Blues
Jun. 18th, 2008 09:18 pmVERRRRRY late, yes, I know. I was in a bit of a rush today with errands and an unexpected call from the old workplace. When I finally arrived home, it was extremely past dinnertime and worse: beans hadn't been soaked, greens were wilted, and someone ate my cornbread.
Boo hoo, I've got the Hungry (wo)Man Blues :(
Anyhow, whilst I wait for my stew of pasta and those wilted greens come to a boil, here's this week's OSJ:
Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco. What's zydeco? Why, one of Louisiana's great musical styles of course. Remember those old cartoons of people playing on washboards? Mmhmm, throw in an accordion, spoons, and maybe a guitar, and you've zydeco.
The songs are mostly in a mix of Creole French and English on account of it coming from the diverse communities of South Louisiana. Supposedly there's even California-style zydeco. Wonder what that sounds like.
I have to admit the unique sound is love-it-or-hate-it, and I know plenty who think it's the latter. But thanks to good people like Jools Holland, who had a New Orleans tribute on his BBC Radio show years ago, I hope more from this down-to-earth and rollicking genre will be embraced by those who love good tunes :D
Boo hoo, I've got the Hungry (wo)Man Blues :(
Anyhow, whilst I wait for my stew of pasta and those wilted greens come to a boil, here's this week's OSJ:
Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco. What's zydeco? Why, one of Louisiana's great musical styles of course. Remember those old cartoons of people playing on washboards? Mmhmm, throw in an accordion, spoons, and maybe a guitar, and you've zydeco.
The songs are mostly in a mix of Creole French and English on account of it coming from the diverse communities of South Louisiana. Supposedly there's even California-style zydeco. Wonder what that sounds like.
I have to admit the unique sound is love-it-or-hate-it, and I know plenty who think it's the latter. But thanks to good people like Jools Holland, who had a New Orleans tribute on his BBC Radio show years ago, I hope more from this down-to-earth and rollicking genre will be embraced by those who love good tunes :D
Old School Jams: Chaka Khan
Jun. 11th, 2008 09:53 amIt's tough picking just one of Chaka's jams. Should I post something from her Rufus days, or maybe something more well known?
In the end I picked I Feel For You for one reason: the Chaka Khan Chaka Khan pseudo-rap bit. Heck, even Homer Simpson has attempted the rap -- ending with 'Save Me Chaka Khan!' just before he drives off the pier and into the water. You love it :D
In the end I picked I Feel For You for one reason: the Chaka Khan Chaka Khan pseudo-rap bit. Heck, even Homer Simpson has attempted the rap -- ending with 'Save Me Chaka Khan!' just before he drives off the pier and into the water. You love it :D
Old School Jams: Mtume
Jun. 4th, 2008 08:50 amThis will be the first of a regular Wednesday feature, conceived because it's usually the time when I'm distracted by comics and back-to-back Law & Orders. Still wanting to keep up the once-a-day post but not by writing something meaningless, I've decided why not go with music? Just a note of warning, the old school in OSJ includes turn of the 20th century. That's how I roll, yo :P
It was an easy decision picking up this first jam. It's a sexy, slinky beat endlessly repeated in R&B and sampled in countless rap songs. Most recently, it made a showing in Keyshia Cole's Let It Go. But nothing, nothing can surpass the original:
Juicy Fruit, Mtume
It was an easy decision picking up this first jam. It's a sexy, slinky beat endlessly repeated in R&B and sampled in countless rap songs. Most recently, it made a showing in Keyshia Cole's Let It Go. But nothing, nothing can surpass the original:
Juicy Fruit, Mtume