Nina Simone - The Best of Nina Simone - The Millennium Collection Remastered 2007

Track listing:

01. I Loves You Porgy 02:32
02. Mississippi Goddam 04:55
03. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 02:48
04. See-Line Woman 02:39
05. I Put A Spell On You 02:37
06. Love Me or Leave Me 04:07
07. The Other Woman 03:05
08. Wild Is The Wind 07:00
09. Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair 03:29
10. Sugar In My Bowl 03:19
11. My Baby Just Cares For Me 03:01


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Between or Beyond the Iron Curtain: Rare Grooves From Eastern Europe 1967-1978

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Another great instalment in the "Between of Beyond" series from CDHW. 60's and 70's rollickin' rare grooves from Eastern Europe - how cool?! You will quite literally be groovin' your arse off to this. We are lovin' it! Brilliant!

Track listing:

01 (W. Karolak) (P) 1974 Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# SX 1069 - rec. 1974
02 (Jaromir Hnilicka) (P) 1977 Supraphon cat# 11 52143 H - rec. 11.12.1976
03 (A. Malkowicz) (P) 1973 Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# SX 0963 - rec. 1973
04 (Petr Klapka) (P) 1978 Supraphon cat# 1 15 2145 - rec. 09.03.1977
05 (J. Mych) (P) 1967 Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# XL 0415 - rec. 1967
06 (K. Ruzicka) (P) Supraphon/Phanton 1976 cat# 1 15 2145 - rec. 11.04.1976
07 (Keith Jarret) arr. J. Mietana (P) 1977 MUZA cat# SX 1560 - rec. 1977
08 (M. Kratochvil) (P) 1977 Supraphon cat# 1 15 1983 - rec. 22.02.1977
09 (Z. Namyslowski) (P) 1977 Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# SX 1493 - rec. 1977
10 (K. Sadowski) (P) 1972 Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# SXL 0748 - rec. 1972
11 (Josef Vejvoda) (P) 1972 Supraphon cat# 1 15 1138 - rec. 09.02.1971
12 (Pavel Kostiuk) (P) 1977 Supraphon/Phanton cat# 11 0684 - rec. 25.08.1977
13 (Petr Klapka) (P) 1978 Supraphon cat# 1 15 2145 - rec. 14.03.1977
14 (Jiri Stivin) (P) 1977 Phanton cat# 1 15 2145 - rec. 30.09.1977
15 (J. Grzywacz) (P) Polskie Nagrania MUZA cat# SX 1418 - rec. 1976
16 (H. Katzenbeier) (P) AMIGA cat# 8 55 307 - rec. 1972


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Rufus feat. Chaka Khan - Rufusized (1974)

In the early '70s, Rufus was one of the most popular and interesting bands in R&B and rock. Of course, the reason was Chaka Khan, who possessed an amazing voice that was well versed in rock and jazz every bit as much as R&B. Their debut went nowhere, Rags to Rufus offered two instant classics, and Rufusized displayed their skill as album artists. Truth be told, this version of Rufus was nearly a brand-new band, as three members exited and guitarist Tony Maiden and bassist Bobby Watson joined up. The result was a funkier and more talented band who would give Khan the needed earthy and ethereal mix that would make her soar. The sexy and danceable "Once You Started" proves that this version of the band gave off immediate sparks and results. The sneaky and funky "Somebody's Watching You" has Khan displaying even more confidence. After great album cuts like the soothing "Your Smile" and "Pack'd My Bags," Rufusized ends on a strong note. The poignant and sophisticated "Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me)" leads into the Maiden and Khan duet cover of Bobby Womack's "Stop on By," which nearly matches the steaminess and wry nature of the original. Often forgotten due to the bigger hits on Rags to Rufus, this easily outstrips that album and became of one the band's most-loved efforts. ~ Jason Elias, All Music Guide

Track listing:
1 Once You Get Started (4:28)
2 Somebody's Watching Out (3:14)
3 Pack'd My Bags (5:05)
4 Your Smile (3:23)
5 Rufusized (3:13)
6 I'm A Woman (I'm A Backbone) (3:17)
7 Right Is Right (3:13)
8 Half Moon (3:15)
9 Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend) (3:00)
10 Stop On By (4:53)

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Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - Original Jam Sessions (1969)

This spirited set of tunes--or rather jams--documents the original and long-forgotten recording sessions made for the television sitcom THE BILL COSBY SHOW. Fronted by legendary producer and arranger Quincy Jones, THE ORIGINAL JAM SESSIONS 1969 is made up of funk, funk, and more funk. An all-star band was assembled for this project, and on "Eubie Walkin'" and "Groovy Gravy," the bluesy guitar work of LA session great Arthur Adams adds just the right down-home flavor to the proceedings. Other tracks, such as the swinging "Toe Jam," highlight the jazz musicians on the date, namely saxophonist Tom Scott, pianist Joe Sample, and vibraphonist Victor Feldman. The most memorable track is "Hikky-Burr." This tune features Cosby himself scatting humorously atop an ad-lib vamp. Contagiously groovy, these spontaneous jams feel more like a party than a recording session. They are carefree, uninhibited, and at times, perfectly goofy. Who would expect anything else from the great comedian?

Track listing:

01.Hikky-Burr (Kincaid Kinfolk)
02.Groovy-Gravy
03.Oh Happy Day
04.Jimmy Cookin' On Top (Interlude) - (interlude)
05.Toe Jam
06.Jive Den
07.Eubie Walkin'
08.Monty, Is That You?
09.Drawing Room, The (Interlude)
10.Hikky-Burr
11.Hikky-Burr - (Mix Master Mike, bonus track)

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The Kings of Funk Compiled by RZA and Keb Darge

True to BBE's tradition of releasing compilations compiled by Hip Hop and Soul’s most forward thinking producers, they have enlisted the Wu Tang Clan's RZA for the second installment of their new "Kings of" series. Along for the ride is the original "Legendary of Deep Funkster", DJ Keb Darge sharing duties on this 2xCD set of hard-to-find classics.

Keb Darge has been passionate about music since birth, in the 70’s, he was a regular visitor to legendary ‘Northern Soul’ (a term which is attributed to Godin) nights at The Wigan Casino, in the 80’s he turned his attention to funk, and is solely responsible for the Deep Funk movement. RZA is a member of Wu Tang Clan, an actor (Coffee & Cigarettes, Rhyme & Reason) and film composer (Kill Bill Vol I, Ghost Dog -The Way of The Samurai).

The Kings of... series releases are homages, not to ‘lost’ musical genres, but to music that ‘fits’ within a specific genre, which may have either been forgotten, or may only be remembered for the first time. This compilation serves up some of the most badass funk tunes you’ve ever heard! (amazon)

Track listing:

Is It Because I'm Black - Ken Boothe
Small Talk - Sly and the Family Stone
Jasper Country Man - Bobby Humphrey
Ain’t No Sunshine - Harlem Underground Band feat. Willis Jackson
Melting Pot - Booker T. & The MG’s
Do Your Thing - Lyn Collins
If I Can’t Fly - Honey Cone
You’ve Got the Papers (I’ve Got the Man) - Anne Peebles
From The Love Side - Hank Ballard
Climax - Ohio Players
Genuine - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Don’t Joke With a Hungry Man - Quantic feat. Spanky Wilson
Family Affair - MFSB
Party Time - Brand New
The MG Beat - Mighty Generation
Simple Song (Barney Johnson) - Zebra
You Can Make The Change - Madcliff
Getting Off On Your Loving - Skying High
Will You Love My Child - Anna Raye
(I Can) Deal With That - Dee Edwards

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Breakestra Live

Great performance from 2001 @ the Transmusicales Festival. Enjoy!

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B'ESTIVAL - 3rd day

2nd day was like bleah, Kasabian had a nice performance but the crowd was sort of lame at that hour.



3rd day was THE WU DAY. 10 years of wishing and dreaming come to an end. It was fantastic to see the whole crew live on stage, just a few away from me. RZA was in a very good shape, he moved the crowd and directed the stage in the first 30 minutes, Method was just unstoppable, he went crowd-surfing twice and had mad fun with the crowd and the stewards, Raekwon had problems moving his big belly but was just raw on the mic, GZA was working a double-shift, moving a dvcam all-around the stage, U-God was nice and did his job and Masta stayed away from the public and was very introspective.










Unfortunately, Ghost was way too stoned or something, he barley moved and also had the worst mic, you couldn't get a lot from him. I guess over 10 000 people assisted and most of them seemed to have fun. The group did all their classics and RZA confirmed once again that the new album will drop September or October.

After WU, Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson were up next. I guess that Cooper was like 20 years late, his show was not disturbing but he had a lot of bad moments. Manson is way too overrated, i don't understand how could you like someone who drops his pants on stage, stick his hand to the penis and screams "I'M OBSCENE!". Fuck that, you're obscene because you're making tones of money out of it. And don't even get me started on that "I love hate and i hate love" shit.

All in all, when it comes to children, Wu Tang is for the children.