Bridging the Gap 4/19/23

*Geronimo Black: "Siesta" (Geronimo Black 1972) 70's rock grp started by Jimmy Carl Black, Am. Indian and former drummer FZ & The Mothers, Bunk Gardner fmr Mother reeds, flute. Diverse styles from hard rock to mellow jazz.
*Jethro Tull: "Bouree" (Stand Up 1969) Ian Anderson led Brit. grp (vox. flute, guit.) Blues rock, classical, folk, jazz, world & art rock influences
*Ocote Soul Sounds: "The Alchemist Manifesto" (The Alchemist Manifesto 2008) Martin Perna (Antibalas, multi-inst. vox) 2001 fdr A. Quesada joined in 2004 when Perna's car broke down in Austin Tx on way to Mexico.

*Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra: "Sequences" (Last Odyssey 2012) Led by virtuoso percussionist Masta Conga Fr. grp w/10 or more musicians.  Afro beat, funk, rhumba, reggae Western and Ethio Jazz
*The Daktaris: "In The Middle" (Soul Explosion 1998) Afrobeat project by members of Desco Records using "fake sounding" afro names. Incl. Martin Perna (Antibalas)
*El Michels Affair: "Too Late To Turn Back" (Sounding Out The City 2005) NYC funk/soul inst. band founded by Leon Michels (prod. songwr. multi-inst) played mostly covers until Adult Themes 2020 & Yeti Season 2021

*Frank Zappa: "Finding Higgs' Boson" (Trance-Fusion 2006) FZ comp. multi-inst. Guitar icon & satirist moved easily from Rock to Orchestral to Jazz & Avant-garde. TF posthumous release of live songs & guit. solos
*The Greyboy Allstars: "Old School Cylons" (What Happened To Television? 2007) Formed after playing for a DJ Greyboy release party. Released 7 albums subsequently.
*Wagon Christ: "Accordian McShane" (Toomorrow 2011) Brit. electro. comp/prod. Luke Vibert. First solo release as WC 1994.  Techno, dr. & bass & trip hop

*Uyama Hiroto: "Unconscious" (Freeform Jazz 2016) Jap. sax. multi-inst. prod. Heavy downt. and ambient-jazz influenced hip hop. Freq. collab. w/Nujabes
*Nujabes: "Supreme Atmosphere" (Metaphorical Music 2003) Jap. hip hop prod. Jun Seba. Strong cool jazz influences w/samples of M. Davis & Y. Lateef.  Died at 36 after car accident.
*Nightmares On Wax: "The Othership" (Shape The Future 2018) UK DJ/Prod George Evelyn introduced to soul music by sister and father Q. Jones & C. Mayfield. Later hip hop influence "Rapper's Delight" & "Buffalo Gals"
*Mulatu Astatke: "The Way To Nice" (Mulatu Steps Ahead 2010) Ethiopian "father of Ethio-Jazz" mixes Ethio traditional music with Latin Jazz 

HOUR 2

*Mr. Confuse: "Cranberry Dream feat. Elaine Thomas" (Only A Man 2018) Germ. prod. label owner & DJ. Known for creativity & authenticity of distinctive "Mr. Confuse sound" ET: Am. jazz/blues vox
*Mo' Horizons: "In Love With An Old Man feat. Denise M'Baye" (...The Banana Soundsystem 2011) Germ. electro. duo prods. & DJs Ralf Droesemeyer & Mark 'Foh' Wetzler since late 90's  DM: Germ. electro, funk/soul singer
*Lack Of Afro: "Fires Glow feat. Emma Noble" (Hello Baby 2016) Adam Gibbons Brit. multi-inst. prod, remixer, DJ funk & soul.  EN: Brit. sing/songwr. & DJ

*Jah Wobble: "Sleazy" (Snake Charmer 1983) Eng. bass, singer, poet & comp. 'Public Image Limited' 'JW's Invaders Of The Heart' world music & collabs. w/varied artists
*The Mackrosoft: "Tijuana Swan" (Pocket Knife 2020) Aja West Seattle funk meister funk, fusion, jazz, soul & electro
*Medeski Martin & Wood:  "Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho (Illyb Remix)" (Note Blue:...1998-2005 2006) Am. progressive Avant funk, jazz, post-rock trio.  JohnM: keys  BillyM: Dr.  ChrisW: bass

*Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: "La Luz Del Ritmo" (La Luz Del Ritmo 2008) Argentine rock/ska band ska salsa  mambo reggae funk & samba.  Gabriel Fernandez Capello "Vicentico" vox & Flavio Cienciarulo 'Sr. Flavio' bass/backing vox both songwr. & lyrics
*Ondatropica: "Mi Negrita" (Ondatropica 2012) Brit. multi-inst. prod. Will Holland (Quantic) & Mario Galeano (Columbia)
*Ozomatli: "Dos Cosa Ciertas" (Embrace The Chaos 2001) LA band Latin & world influences w/funk & hip hop.  Politically conscious, promote social change.

*Pit Baumgartner & Joo Kraus: "Jump Or Pushed feat. Helena Paul" (Low Sky Sketches 2014) German-Austrian sound painter producer founder of De-Phazz.  JK: Germ. trumpet & keys.  HP: UK vox
*The Dining Rooms: "Sweet Love feat. Beatrice Velasco Moreno" (Art Is A Cat 2020)  Italian electro/downt. duo Cesare Malfatti & Stefano Ghittoni. BVM: 
*De-Phazz: "You Stayed" (Daily Lama 2002) Germ. downt. jazz, soul, latin, trip hop & lounge led by Pit Baumgartner.  Pat Appleton Germ. sing/songwr.
*Don Tiki: "Bwana Banana" (Skinny Dip With Don Tiki 2001) Am. exotica group led by Kit Ebersbach keys & comp.  Modern tiki camp at it's finest.

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