Bridging the Gap May 22, 2024

*T Bone Burnett: "When The Night Falls feat. Ry Cooder" (Proof Through The Night 1983) Joseph Henry Burnett III (T Bone) is an Amer. Grammy winning producer, sing/songwr. & musician raised in Fort Worth TX.
*Graham Parker: "Release Me" (Burning Questions 1992) British rock sing./songwr., producer & guitar player know for his band 'GP & The Rumour.'
*Hot Tuna: "Bulletproof Vest" (Pair A Dice Found 1990) Jack Casady (bass) & Jorma Kaukonen (guit. vox) began Hot Tuna as a Jefferson Airplane side project when Grace Slick was recovering from throat surgery in 1969. They went full time in the 70s.

*Kat Eaton: "Slow It Down" (Talk To Me 2021) British sing/songwr. Kat Eaton writes songs with her husband Nick Atkinson when they feel compelled to write. They try to play each song like they did when they first wrote it.
*Norah Jones: "I'm Alive" (Pick Me Up Off The Floor 2020) Amer. sing/songwr. pianist & actress Norah Jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar. She received 5 Grammies for her first album 'Come Away With Me'
*Carole King: "It's Too Late" (Tapestry 1971) Amer. sing/songwr. fm NYC Carol Joan Klein formed Co-Sines vox group in 1957 while in high school. She dated Neil Sedaka and married Gerry Goffin in 1960. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles was her first hit in 1961.

*Brian Jackson, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Young Muhammad" (JID008 2021) BJ: Amer. keys, flute, singer, producer. AY: Amer. comp. prod. & ASM: DJ, rapper, prod. comp. bass. AY & ASM launched the JID series in 2020 in which they collaborate with or pay homage to jazz greats.
*Makaya McCraven: "Sunset" (Deciphering The Message 2021) Amer.  jazz drummer, composer & producer. His dad was a jazz drummer, Stephan & his mom was a Hungarian singer & flutist Agnes Zsigmondi.
*Kamasi Washington: "Knowledge" (Harmony Of Difference-EP 2017) Amer. jazz sax, composer & producer. Washington has played with a wide variety of musicians fm Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock to Chaka Khan & Raphael Saddiq.

*Chris Joss: "Acetate Potion" (Bimbo Satellite 2014) Chris is a French multi-inst. & producer. His severe tinnitus & hyperacusis prevent him being able to play live.
*The Bamboos: "Golden Rough" (Step It Up 2006) Australian deep funk band led by New Zealand born guitarist/producer Lance Ferguson.
*The Mighty Show Stoppers: "Hippy Skippy Moon Strut" (Black Feeling 2007) In 2007 The Bamboos and a few guest artists produced the album 'Black Feeling' with pseudonyms for the fictitious  bands involved.
*The Whitefield Brothers: "Thunderbird" (In The Raw 2001) German Psych funk & afrobeat band from brothers Jan & Max Weissenfeldt (Whitefield.)

HOUR 2

*Touré Kunda: "Okunaya" (The Touré Kunda Collection 1996) Musical brothers Ismalia & Sixu Tidane Toure from Senegal known for their musical versatility & political activism. Ismalia died 2/27/2023.
*Sweet Talks: "Mapam Sukuruwe" (Adjoin 2010 ) Ghanian highlife band led by Smart Nkansah & AB Crentsil.
*Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou: "Zizi" (Echos Hypnotiques Vol. 2 1972) Band from Cotonou in Benin formerly Dahomey. Original members Melome Clement, vox, Bentho Gustave, bass & Bernard "Papillion" Zoundegnon, guitar began in 1968.

*Ondatropica: "Papi Shingaling" (Ondatropica 2012) Project of English prod. multi-inst. Will Holland aka Quantic & Colombian musician Mario Galeano. They both produced, directed and mixed the album.
*Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno: "Flowering Theme" (1000 Watts 2016) Tropical reggae & dub project from Will Holland aka Quantic during his time living & recording in Colombia.
*Money Chicha: "Te Acordaras" (Chicha Summit 2021) Austin TX psychedelic chicha band feat. members of Brownout & Grupo Fantasma including Adrian Quesada & Beto Martinez.

*Frank Zappa & The Mothers: "I'm Not Satisfied" (Cruising With Ruben & The Jets 1968) FZ's heartfelt tribute to the doo-wop music that he heard and loved in high school. A brilliant send up with Frank's music and additional lyrics/vocals from Ray Collins.
*Eddie Holman: "Hey There Lonely Girl" (1970) Amer. R&B, soul, gospel & pop singer known for his falsetto register. This 1970 song was originally "Hey There Lonely Boy" by Ruby& The Romantics in 1963.
*Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Ltd. "Black Pearl" (1969) The Checkmates Ltd. were comprised of black and white members. Sonny Charles was an Amer. soul singer, real name Charles Hemphill.

*De-Phazz: "Happiness" (Godsdog 1999) German nu jazz, electronic band led by producer/ soundpainter Pit Baumgartner.
*Waldeck: "This Isn't Maybe feat. Chet Baker" (This Isn't Maybe 2000) Viennese producer Klaus Waldeck earthy downt. with a variety of vocalists. CB: Amer. trumpeter, singer, composer & artist.
*Tape Five: "Swingfood Mood" (Swingfood Mood 2006) German musical project from sing/songwr. producer Martin Strathausen.
*Naoki Kenji: "Kix Departure" (Downtown Tokyo 2001) German/Japanese electronic artist aka Uwe Schmidt.

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