Bridging the Gap December 6, 2023

*Pete Townshend: "Time Is Passing" (Who Came First 1972) British guitarist, multi-inst. composer, singer producer & author. Co-founder & leader of mega rock band The Who.
*Jethro Tull: "Witches Promise" (Living In The Past 1972) British blues/rock band led by flutist/singer songwr. Ian Anderson. They later expanded their sound to include classical, folk, jazz & art rock.
*Little Feat: "Juliette" (Dixie Chicken 1973) Singer/songwr. slide guitarist Lowell George and bassist singer Roy Estrada formed LF after leaving The MOI. Lowell George died of a heart attack shortly after disbanding Little Feat.

*Mo' Horizons: "Back To Melbourne feat. Gypsy Brown" (...And The Banana Sound System 2011) German duo of producers/DJs Mark 'Foh' Wetzler & Ralf Droesemeyer. They mix downt., acid jazz, nu jazz, soul, funk, trip hop, bossa nova & boogaloo in their diverse sound.
*Chris Joss: "Drink Me Hot" (You've Been Spiked 2004) French multi-inst. producer Chris Joss suffers from Misophonia, 'decreased tolerance to specific sounds & associated stimuli' & can't perform live.
*Calibro 35: "Any Resemblance To Real Facts Is Purely Coincidental" (Same 2012) C 35 is an Italian cinematic funk band from Milan. They have released seven albums and several movie soundtracks.

*Club Des Belugas & Anna Luca: "Set Fire To It All" (How To Avoid Difficult Situations 2021) German nu jazz/lounge band led by Maxim Illion (keys, bass, perc.) & Kitty The Bill (keys) AL: Swedish/German singer/composer lyricist.
*De-Phazz: "Love Antique feat. Sandie Wollasch" (Reduced (Remixes) 2023) German downt. jazz ensemble led by multi-inst. producer Pit Baumgartner. SW: Danish singer & multi-inst.
*The Cosmic Surf Club: "When The Bees Stop Humming" (Parallel Worlds 2018) Music production team plays 100% improvised music feat. Zane Wayne Massey, composer/arranger, sax & flute, Saskia Jonker, vox & mixing, Coen Aalberts, drums/perc. & Maxim Baghuis keys, comp/arr.

*Frank Zappa: "Watermelon In Easter Hay" (Guitar 1988) Amer. composer, lyricist, songwr., guitarist extraordinairre, vocalist, bandleader, conductor, producer & filmmaker known for outrageousness on stage as well as musically & lyrically.
*Charlie Hunter: "Leave Him Lay" (Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth 2016) Amer. jazz, rock & fusion guitarist/composer/producer plays custom 7 & 8 stringed guitars.
*John Scofield: "Tomorrow Land" (Uberjam 2002) Amer. jazz guitarist/composer was a member of the Billy Cobham George Duke Band & toured with Miles Davis.
*Dave Specter: "At Whit's End" (Speculatin' 2000) Amer. blues/jazz guitarist, sing./songwr. & producer is one of the premier talents on the Chicago music scene.

HOUR 2

*Mongo Santamaria: "Afro Blue" (Mongo 1959) Cuban rumba quinto master & Afro-Cuban latin jazz percussionist. Leading figure in the pachanga & boogaloo dance crazes of the 1960s. Died 2/2003.
*Cal Tjader: "Aleluia" (La Onda Va Bien 1979) Amer. latin jazz musician described as the most successful non-latino latin jazz musician. Died while on tour in Manila aged 56.
*Joe Torres: "La Bruja Negra" (Latino Con Soul 1967) Latin jazz/boogaloo timbalero, songwr. & orchestra leader. Recorded only one album and retired from music in the 70s.

*Isabelle Antena: "La Pecheresse A La Ligne" (Easy Does It 2005) French nu jazz electro pop singer & founding member of the French/Belgian synthpop group Antena. She has sold over a million albums as a solo artist.
*Thievery Corporation: "Voyage feat. LouLou Ghelichkhani" (Treasures From The Temple 2018) Amer. electronic duo Rob Garza & Eric Hilton use a wide array of styles & collaborators like LLG: Singer/songwr. keyboardist born in San Jose Ca. and raised in Paris until her teenage years.
*Zimpala: "Le Pays D'Alice" (Honeymoon 2006) The Bordeaux Collective is directed by Frederic Beneix founder & co-producer of the project aka DJ BNX. Noemie Brosset sing/songwr.

*Jovino Dos Santos: "Bo Ta Cool" (L'Afro Latino Disco 1983) Songwriter and performer from Cabo Verde. At age 18 he moved to Portugal and eventually to France in the early 70s.
*Tam Tam 2000: "Melhor Futuro" (Tudo Na Lei 1983) Formed in Mulhouse, France in 1976. They perform regularly in Europe & N. Africa.
*Dionisio Maio: "Mie Fogo" (Dionisio Maio 1984) Cape Verdean singer playing local danceable Funana style.

*Stanley Clarke: "Wild Dog" (The Bass-ic Collection 1997) Amer. soul, jazz, funk bassist, composer & producer was a founding member of one of the first 'fusion' bands, Return To Forever with Al Dimeola & Chick Corea.
*Jah Wobble: "Stepping Hill" (Dream World 2018) John Joseph Wardle English bass guitarist, singer, poet & composer. Founding member of highly influential post punk group Public Image Ltd.
*Medeski Martin & Wood: "Aquila The Hyun" (20 2011) Amer. jazz fusion band with John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums & Chris Wood on bass. Their unconventional style is sometimes called 'avantgroove.'
*Jesse Fischer & Sly5thAve: "Sly feat. Evan Marien" (Vein Melter EP 2015) JF: Amer. pianist, organist & composer. Sly: Amer. multi-inst., composer, arranger & producer.

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