Angela (Theme From Taxi) - Bob James (1978) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-12-05 | Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is a jazz and jazz fusion keyboardist, arranger and producer. During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in turning fusion jazz more mainstream. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the 1970s television sitcom "Taxi", is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date. It was featured on "Touchdown", a 1978 jazz album which was a commercial breakout album for him. The song was named after the guest character in the third episode of the first season ("Blind Date"), but after hearing the song, the producers made this the show's main theme, replacing their previous choice, which became this album's title track. The title of the album is a reference to it being his sixth solo album, a touchdown being worth six points in American football. In addition to his solo work and high-profile collaborations with artists such as Earl Klugh and David Sanborn, James is also the founding member of contemporary jazz supergroup Fourplay. Very influenced by pop and movie music, James has often featured soloists who add a jazz touch to his sound (most notably Grover Washington, Jr.). While best known for his fusion sound, James began in 1962, recording a bop-ish trio set for Mercury. Three years later, his album for ESP was quite avant-garde, with electronic tapes used for effects. James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz. His music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip-hop and pop music, having been sampled often. Two of James' songs -- "Nautilus" from 1974's "One" and "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" from 1975's "Two" -- are among the most sampled in hip-hop history, sampled in thirty-two and forty-three hip-hop recordings, respectively. James' music has been most famously sampled by Eric B. & Rakim, Run-D.M.C., Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, Missy Elliott, Will.i.am, Common, Wu-Tang Clan, Röyksopp, De La Soul, Warren G, André 3000, and N.W.A, among many others. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1978 Columbia/Tappan Zee Records All Rights Reserved
Roof Garden - Al Jarreau (1981) djbuddylovecooljazz 2013-11-08 | "Roof Garden" was a song originally featured on "Breakin' Away", an album by Al Jarreau, released in 1981 through the Warner Brothers Records label. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, while another of the album's tracks, "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk", received the award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, and the album was also nominated for Album Of The Year. Like the majority of the songs featured on "Breakin' Away", "Roof Garden" was written by Jarreau along with Tom Canning and album producer Jay Graydon. Alwin 'Al' Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer. Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. The young singer and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and he and his mother performed at PTA meetings. Jarreau graduated in 1962 from Ripon College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He went on to earn a master's degree in vocational rehabilitation from the University of Iowa, and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco while moonlighting with a jazz trio headed by George Duke. In 1967, he joined forces with acoustic guitarist Julio Martinez, and the duo became the star attraction at a small Sausalito nightclub called Gatsby's. This success contributed to Jarreau's decision to make professional singing his life and full-time career. Among other things, he is well known for his scat-singing and his ability to imitate conventional guitar, bass, and percussive instrumentation. He has toured and performed with numerous musicians, including Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Kathleen Battle, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Rick Braun, and George Benson. On March 6, 2001, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here!Producer/Director/Editor ― Von Regan DavisSee music videos of the Old School funk at:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveOldSchoolTo check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveRootsRapIf you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveClassicRRIf you like college football & other aspects of THE Ohio State University, go to:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyesCheck out my other music videos and other fun stuff at:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLove3000Check out my news videography stuff at:www.youtube.com/VonReganDavisAlso, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at:www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000To stay updated about all my projects, please 'Like' my Facebook fan page:www.facebook.com/DJBuddyLove3000And coming soon . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit the homeless . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin & Google+ . . . More details coming soon . . .Enjoy!!;~}Copyright 1981 Warner Brothers RecordsAll Rights Reserved
Jazz Corner Of The World/Birdland - Quincy Jones (1989) djbuddylovecooljazz 2012-03-17 | "Birdland" was a jazz-fusion instrumental composition written by keyboardist Joe Zawinul of the group Weather Report. It was 1977 when Zawinul composed "Birdland", right around the dying age of pure jazz, and the new wave of fusion. "Birdland" was Zawinul's pride and joy, and his tribute to jazz, but more importantly, his everlasting contribution to music itself. Considered his most famous composition, "Birdland" served as a tribute to the New York City jazz club on 52nd Street that housed a countless amount of famous jazz musicians before him. However, not only was the song named in honor of the legendary jazz club, but also after the man whom the club was named after, Charlie Parker, the 'Bird' himself. It was this club, that he frequented almost daily, that inspired Zawinul to write the song. Soon after the fusion piece reached the top of the charts, it became known as a jazz standard, and soon entered the set lists of many other artists including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, The Manhattan Transfer, and The String Cheese Incident. One of the best-known, and most star-studded, recordings of "Birdland" appeared on "Back On The Block", a 1989 studio album produced by Quincy Jones. The song, along with the intro track "Jazz Corner Of The World", features many famous and important musicians and singers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, and James Moody, as well as Joe Zawinul himself. "Back On The Block" topped the R&B Albums chart at number-one for twelve weeks, and topped the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart as well, while peaking at #9 on the Billboard 200 album chart. "Back On The Block" featured the last studio recordings of jazz singers Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Fitzgerald and Jones had previously worked together on her 1963 album with Count Basie, "Ella And Basie!", and Jones had produced three albums with Sarah Vaughan when they both worked for Mercury Records. At the 33rd Grammy Awards held on February 20, 1991, "Back On The Block" won seven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In arranging, Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Ian Prince and Rod Temperton won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Birdland". Jones also won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance for "Birdland", and the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, winning 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is particularly recognized as the producer of the album "Thriller" by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold more than 110 million copies worldwide, and as the producer and conductor of the charity song "We Are The World". He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated African-American, each of them having seven nominations. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1989 Qwest/Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Cajun Moon [Crescent Mix] - Randy Crawford (1995) djbuddylovecooljazz 2012-02-22 | "Cajun Moon" was one of the singles from the 1995 album "Naked And True" by American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford (born Veronica Crawford, February 18, 1952, in Macon, Georgia). The song, a cover of 1974's "Cajun Moon" by Grammy Award-winning American blues singer JJ Cale, was a moderate crossover hit for Crawford, peaking at #65 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1996. Growing up in Cincinnati, Crawford first performed at club gigs from Ohio to Saint-Tropez, but made her name in the mid-1970s in New York City, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson, Jaco Pastorius and Cannonball Adderley. Adderley invited her to sing on his album, "Big Man" in 1975. In 1978, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett had Crawford perform on his second solo album "Please Don't Touch". Hackett discovered Crawford in a Chicago club and was so impressed that he had her sing vocals on "Hoping Love Will Last". She led R&B veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic hit "Street Life" (1979), which stayed atop the U.S. jazz chart for twenty weeks and has since become both a rare groove and disco classic. She moved to Warner Brothers Records and after "Street Life", recorded and toured Europe with The Crusaders. Crawford was named the 'Most Outstanding Performer' at the 1980 Tokyo Music Festival. She remained with Warner Brothers throughout the early 1990s, but was unable to score either a big R&B hit or major crossover success, despite having one of the most readily identifiable voices and distinctive approaches of any contemporary female vocalist. She was much more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she had multiple top five hits. After experiencing difficulties with America record companies who didn't know what to do with an artist who wasn't limited to either the jazz or R&B domain, Crawford got off to a new start in Europe. There, the singer had instant success with the album "Naked And True", released by WEA Germany. Produced by Germany-based Ralf Droesemeyer, "Naked And True" brought Crawford back to her 1970s jazzy soul roots. The album included George Benson's "Give Me The Night", and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and the Fred Wesley Horns. The initial "Naked And True" tour took Crawford through Europe and South America. The 'import' record, especially Crawford's haunting interpretation of JJ Cale's song "Cajun Moon", soon won the hearts of jazz and adult contemporary station listeners in the United States. As a result, the Atlantic label Bluemoon reissued and distributed the album in the United States. The album remained in the top ten on R&R's NAC album charts for 20 consecutive weeks. Over the years since, Crawford has sung with Bootsy Collins, Johnny Bristol, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Rick Springfield, Steve Hackett, and Joe Sample, amongst others. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1995 Bluemoon/WEA Records All Rights Reserved
Turn Your Love Around - George Benson (1981) djbuddylovecooljazz 2012-02-05 | "Turn Your Love Around" was one of many major jazz, R&B and pop hit singles for George Benson. The song was written and recorded as an original track to help fill out Benson's 1981 greatest hits album, "The George Benson Collection". It reached number one on the Soul Singles chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in early 1982, as well as the top ten on the Jazz chart. The song won a Best R&B Song Grammy Award at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, and Steve Lukather (of Toto) as its composers. The song is notable for being one of the very first pop hits to feature a Linn LM-1 drum machine, programmed by noted session artist and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro. "The George Benson Collection" was a compilation album by Benson, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1981. The album was a two-record set, and was later releaseded on one compact disc. In addition to old material, the album featured two new songs, including his #1 R&B hit "Turn Your Love Around". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA, and covers his tenures with A&M Records, CTI Records, and his then-current label Warner Bros. Records. George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a ten-time Grammy Award-winning American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s playing soul jazz with the likes of Jack McDuff. Benson then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. This one-time child prodigy was also a major live attraction during the 1970s and 1980s, and continues to attract a large following today. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1981 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Caught Up In The Rapture - Anita Baker (1986) djbuddylovecooljazz 2012-01-25 | "Caught Up In The Rapture" was one of the successful tracks from "Rapture", the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (5 million in the U.S. alone) and earning her two Grammy Awards. In 1989, "Rapture" was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B/soul/jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1986 Elektra Records All Rights Reserved
One Mint Julep - Ray Charles (1961) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-11-07 | "One Mint Julep" was a rhythm and blues song written by Rudy Toombs that became a hit for The Clovers in 1952. Toombs was hired by Atlantic Records to write humorous up-tempo rhythm and blues novelty songs. The humor in this song comes in part from the idea of a young black man getting drunk on mint juleps, thought of as an aristocratic southern white woman's drink. In 1961 "One Mint Julep" finally reached a mass audience when Ray Charles's instrumental version reached No. 1 on the R&B charts and also No. 8 on the pop chart. Charles' version, featuring him on the Hammond B-3 organ, was from his 1961 album "Genius + Soul = Jazz". Featuring arrangements by Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns, Charles was accompanied by members of The Count Basie Band. The album was re-issued by Rhino Records in 1997 on a single CD together with Charles' 1970 "My Kind Of Jazz". Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 -- June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success. Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. The influences upon his music were mainly jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and country artists of the day such as Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Louis Armstrong. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Charles number 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1961 Impulse! Records All Rights Reserved
The Doo-Bop Song - Miles Davis featuring Rappin Is Fundamental (R.I.P.) (1992) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-09-19 | "The Doo Bop Song" was the most well-known track from "Doo-Bop", the final studio album from jazz innovator Miles Davis. This album would have marked the beginning of the artist's turn to hip-hop-oriented tracks. However, Davis died on September 28, 1991, before the album was done. Only six tunes for the album had been completed. To finish off the album, producer Easy Mo Bee was asked to take some of the unreleased trumpet performances (stemming from what Davis called 'the RubberBand Session'), and build tracks that Miles 'would have loved' around the recordings. The album's posthumous songs (as stated in the liner notes) are "High Speed Chase" and "Fantasy." A reprise of the song "Mystery" rounded out the album's nine-track length. The project stemmed from Davis sitting in his New York apartment in the summer with the windows open, listening to the sound of the streets. He wanted to record an album of music that captured these sounds. In early 1991, Davis called up his friend Russell Simmons and asked him to find some young producers who could help create this kind of music, leading to Davis' collaboration with Easy Mo Bee. The result of this collaboration, "Doo-Bop", was released by Warner Brothers Records on June 30, 1992. "The Doo Bop Song" contained samples from "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang and "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick, and featured vocals by Rappin' Is Fundamental, which consisted of A.B. Money, J.R. (aka Mr. Styles) and Osten Harvey (aka Easy Mo Bee). The album won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveOldSchool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveRootsRap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveClassicRR If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/VonReganDavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1992 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Magic Man - Herb Alpert (1981) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-08-12 | "Magic Man" was a Top-25 single on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for trumpeter Herb Alpert, and was also a major hit on jazz radio in 1981, propelling sales of the album of the same name. Herbert 'Herb' Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive, the 'A' of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold. Alpert's musical accomplishments include five number one hits, twenty-eight albums on the Billboard charts, eight Grammy Awards, fourteen Platinum albums and fifteen Gold albums. As an artist, Alpert has sold 72 million albums worldwide This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1981 A&M Records All Rights Reserved
Chicago Song - David Sanborn (1987) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-06-10 | "Chicago Song" was the lead track and most well-known single release from "A Change Of Heart", a studio album by David Sanborn released in 1987. The album reached number 74 on the Billboard 200, number 43 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, Sanborn is often identified with radio-friendly smooth jazz. Sanborn was born in Tampa, Florida, and grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri. He suffered from polio in his youth, and began playing the saxophone on a physician's advice to strengthen his weakened chest muscles and improve his breathing. Alto saxophonist Hank Crawford, at the time a member of Ray Charles' band, was an early and lasting influence on Sanborn. Sanborn performed with blues musicians Albert King and Little Milton at the age of 14, and continued playing blues when he joined Paul Butterfield's band in 1967, after attending the University of Iowa. Although Sanborn is most associated with smooth jazz, he explored the edges of free jazz in his youth, studying with saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Julius Hemphill. In his three-and-a-half decade career, Sanborn has released 24 albums, won six Grammy awards and has had eight Gold albums and one Platinum album, and he continues to be one of the most highly active musicians of his genre. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1987 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Smiles And Smiles To Go - Larry Carlton (1986) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-04-15 | Larry Carlton (born Lawrence Eugene Carlton, March 2, 1948, in Torrance, California) is an American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and singer. Also known as 'Mr. 335' because of his unique sound when playing the Gibson ES-335 guitar, he has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands. Over his career, Carlton has won three Grammy Awards for his performances and compositions, including the theme music for the hit television series, "Hill Street Blues" (1981). Carlton started learning to play guitar when he was six years old, studying under Slim Edwards near his Torrance home. Taking an interest in jazz while at high school, his playing style was influenced by Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel, and B.B. King. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Carlton was a session musician in Los Angeles, making up to five hundred recordings a year, including albums by Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, The Four Tops, Christopher Cross, Barbra Streisand, and The Partridge Family. His guitar work on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne" from their 1976 LP "The Royal Scam", has been listed as the third-best guitar solo on record by Rolling Stone magazine. From 1971 to 1976 he played with the jazz-rock group The Crusaders. In 1977 he signed with Warner Brothers Records to start his solo career. In 1979 he played guitar on Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall". His solo career took a twist in 1985 when he signed with MCA Master Series for an acoustic jazz album. The result was "Alone / But Never Alone", which included the popular track "Smiles And Smiles To Go". In 1997, Carlton took Lee Ritenour's place in the jazz/fusion supergroup Fourplay. Carlton has been married to contemporary Christian music artist Michele Pillar since 1987. He is also the father of bass player Travis Carlton and uncle of singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1986 MCA Records All Rights Reserved
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (1968) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-03-22 | "What A Wonderful World" was a song written by Bob Thiele (as George Douglas) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single on January 1, 1968. Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Intended as an antidote for the increasingly racially and politically charged climate of everyday life in the United States at the time, the song also has a hopeful, optimistic tone with regard to the future, with reference to babies being born into the world and having much to look forward to. The song was initially offered to Tony Bennett, who turned the song down, after which it was offered to Louis Armstrong. The song was not initially a hit in the United States, where it sold fewer than 1,000 copies because the head of ABC Records did not like the song and so did not promote it, but was a major success in the United Kingdom, reaching number one on the U.K. Singles Chart. It was also the biggest-selling single of 1968 in the U.K. where it was among the last singles issued by HMV Records before becoming an exclusive classical music label. The song made Louis Armstrong the oldest male to top the U.K. charts, at sixty-six years and ten months old. The song gradually became something of a standard and reached a new level of popularity. In 1988, Louis Armstrong's 1968 recording was featured in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam" and was re-released as a single, hitting #32 on the U.S. Billboard chart in February 1988. Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 -- July 6, 1971), nicknamed 'Satchmo' or 'Pops', was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to 'cross over', whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that at the time were highly restricted for a person of color. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1968 ABC/HMV Records All Rights Reserved
Seven Years Of Good Luck - Joe Sample (1989) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-03-07 | "Seven Years Of Good Luck" was one of the popular tracks from the 1989 Joe Sample album, "Spellbound". Joseph Leslie 'Joe' Sample (born February 1, 1939 in Houston, Texas) is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer. He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not including the 2003 reunion album "Rural Renewal"). Sample began playing the piano when he was five years old. He was a student of the late great organ and piano extraordinaire Curtis Mayo. Since the early 1980s, he has enjoyed a successful solo career and has guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, and The Supremes. Sample incorporates jazz, gospel, blues, Latin, and classical forms into his music. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1989 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
On Broadway [Live] - George Benson (1978) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-02-22 | "On Broadway" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song was a hit for The Drifters in 1963, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has been covered by many artists such as George Benson, Eric Carmen, Bobby Darin, Percy Faith, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, James Taylor, Gary Numan, Tito Puente, Lou Rawls, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sly & The Family Stone, Neil Young, and Widespread Panic, among others. George Benson's version of "On Broadway", from his 1978 album "Weekend In L.A.", recorded live at the West Hollywood Roxy Theater, was an even bigger hit than The Drifters' original, hitting #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and getting substantial adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio airplay ever since. It won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1978 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
The Lady Wants To Know - Michael Franks (1977) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-02-05 | Michael Franks (born 18 September 1944 in La Jolla, California) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel, and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley Bassey and The Carpenters. Franks grew up in southern California with his father Gerald, his mother Betty and younger sister Christine who is the mother of Connor Sullivan, the lead singer of The Royal Nonesuch. Although no one in his family played music, his parents loved swing music and his early influences included Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer. At age 14 Franks bought his first guitar, a Japanese Marco Polo for $29.95 with six private lessons included - the only music education that he received. At University High in Irvine, Franks discovered the poetry of Theodore Roethke with his off-rhymes and hidden meter. In high school, he began singing folk rock, accompanying himself on guitar. Studying English at UCLA, Michael discovered artists such as Dave Brubeck, Patti Page, Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Miles Davis. He never studied music in college or later, but earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA in comparative literature in 1966 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1968. He had a teaching assistantship in a Ph.D. program in American literature at the University of Montreal before returning to teach part-time at UCLA. He started writing and recording songs during this time, and in 1973 he recorded an eponymous album, later reissued as "Previously Unavailable", which included the minor hit "Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'n Roll". In 1975 Franks released his second album "The Art Of Tea", beginning a long relationship with Warner Brothers Music. His third album, "Sleeping Gypsy" (1977), which includes the song "The Lady Wants To Know", was partially recorded in Brazil. Around this time, percussionist Ray Armando gave Franks a cabasa, a percussion instrument that is constructed with loops of steel ball chain wrapped around a wide cylinder fixed to a long, narrow wooden or plastic handle, originally of African origin. It is often used in Latin jazz, and it became a signature instrument for Franks to play on stage when he was not playing guitar. Since then, he has recorded more than 15 albums. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1977 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Street Life - The Crusaders (1979) djbuddylovecooljazz 2011-01-23 | "Street Life" was the title track of a 1979 studio album by the American jazz band The Crusaders. It represents the peak of the band's commercial popularity, as it was a Top 20 album on three Billboard charts. The title track, written by Will Jennings and Joe Sample, was also a Top 40 pop single peaking at number thirty-six, became the group's most successful entry on the soul chart, and also hit the disco chart peaking at number seventy-five. The album's personnel consisted of Joe Sample (keyboards, producer), Wilton Felder (saxophone, producer), Stix Hooper (drums, producer), Randy Crawford (vocals), Arthur Adams (guitar), Roland Bautista (guitar), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), Garnett Brown (trombone), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), Barry Finnerty (guitar), William Green (saxophone), Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar), James Jamerson (bass guitar), Alphonso Johnson (bass guitar), Robert O'Bryan (trumpet), Jerome Richardson (saxophone), and Billy Rogers (guitar). The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound. Since 1961, more than forty albums have been credited to the group (some live and compilations), 19 of which were recorded under the name The Jazz Crusaders (1961--1970). In 1960, following the demise of a few short-lived Houston-based groups called The Swingsters and The Nite Hawks , pianist Joe Sample, drummer Stix Hooper, saxophonist Wilton Felder and trombonist Wayne Henderson relocated to Los Angeles, California. After changing their name to The Jazz Crusaders, the group signed with Pacific Jazz Records, where they would remain throughout the 1960s. Employing a two-manned front-line horn section (trombone and tenor saxophone), the group's sound was rooted in hard bop, with an emphasis on R&B and soul. The group shortened their name to The Crusaders in 1971, and adopted a jazz-funk style. They also incorporated the electric bass and electric guitar into their music. Bass guitarist Robert 'Pops' Popwell and guitarist Larry Carlton joined the band, and featured on the group's albums throughout most of the 1970s. With this new style came increased crossover appeal, and the group's recordings started to appear on the Billboard pop charts. The height of the group's commercial success came with 1979's "Street Life", which peaked at #18 on the pop album charts, and the title track from the album made the Top 10 on the R&B chart and #36 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1979 MCA Records All Rights Reserved
Obsession - Bob James (1986) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-12-26 | "Obsession" was the title track from the 1986 album "Obsession", Bob James' first solo album for Warner Brothers Records after roughly ten years at CBS. James' first successful Warner Brothers endeavor had him teaming up with saxophonist David Sanborn for the ubiquitous and well-executed 1986 colloboration "Double Vision". By this time James, like many other keyboardists, had begun to experiment with every gadget that came down the pike. "Obsession" displays his mastery of the sounds of the period synthesizers. Bob James' recordings have practically defined pop/jazz and crossover during the past few decades. Very influenced by pop and movie music, James has often featured R&B-ish soloists who add a jazz touch to what is essentially an instrumental pop set. Many critics consider "Obsession" to be one of the finest jazz fusion albums ever. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in June 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1986 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
St. Elsewhere - Dave Grusin (1982) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-11-18 | "St. Elsewhere" was a single released from the 1983 album "Night-Lines" by Dave Grusin (born June 26, 1934), an American composer, arranger and pianist. The song was originally composed and recorded in 1982 as the theme music for the NBC television series of the same name. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is most often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist. Grusin was born in Littleton, Colorado, the son of Rosabelle (née De Poyster), a pianist, and Henri Grusin, a violinist who immigrated from Riga, Latvia. An alumnus of the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music who was awarded his bachelor's degree in 1956, Grusin has a filmography of about 100 titles. His many awards include an Oscar for best original score for "The Milagro Beanfield War", as well as Oscar nominations for "The Champ", "The Fabulous Baker Boys", "The Firm", "Havana", "Heaven Can Wait", and "On Golden Pond". He also received a best original song nomination for "It Might Be You" from the film "Tootsie". Six of the fourteen cuts on the soundtrack from "The Graduate" are his. For television, he was the conductor for "The Andy Williams Show" (1963--1965) and the composer of the theme songs for such series as "It Takes A Thief" (1968), "The Name Of The Game" (1968), "Dan August" (1970), "The Sandy Duncan Show" (1971--1972), "Maude" (1972), "Good Times" (1974), "Baretta" (1975), "St. Elsewhere" (1982), "The Wild Wild West" (1966), "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." (1966), and "One Life To Live" (1968). About 35 Grusin CD titles are currently available including soundtracks, originals, collections, and homages to jazz greats George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Henry Mancini. In addition to Grusin's jazz, film work and other collaborations, he has also lent his talents as a producer/arranger/musician to numerous albums by artists including Paul Simon, Sérgio Mendes, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Patti Austin, Dave Valentin and Sadao Watanabe. Billy Joel has also on occasion tapped Grusin for horn and string arrangements. Grusin arranged the horns on "Half A Mile Away" for Joel's "52nd Street" album, and contributed horn and string arrangements to Joel's 1982 concept album "The Nylon Curtain". Grusin and Larry Rosen co-founded GRP Records in 1978. In 1994, GRP was in charge of MCA's (soon to be renamed Universal Music Group) jazz operations. Founders Grusin and Rosen left in 1995 and were replaced by Tommy LiPuma. In 1997, Grusin and Rosen co-founded N2K Encoded Music (later renamed N-Coded Music). This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1982 GRP Records All Rights Reserved
Were In This Love Together - Al Jarreau (1981) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-11-03 | Alwyn 'Al' Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, Jarreau is the second artist in history (Michael Jackson being the first) to win in three separate categories: Jazz, Pop, and R&B. He also won the Grammys within a span of four consecutive decades — the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fifth of six children. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. He and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and he and his mother performed at PTA meetings. Jarreau graduated from Ripon College in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He went on to earn a master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa and worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor in San Francisco while moonlighting with a jazz trio headed by George Duke. In 1967, he joined forces with acoustic guitarist Julio Martinez. The duo became the star attraction at a small Sausalito night club called Gatsby's. This success contributed to Jarreau's decision to make professional singing his life and full-time career. One of Jarreau's most commercially and artistically successful albums is "Breakin' Away", released in 1981 on Warner Brothers Records, which includes the hit song "We're In This Love Together". Among other things, he is well-known for his scat singing and the ability to imitate conventional guitar, bass, and percussive instrumentation with his voice. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschoolTo check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrapIf you like college football & other aspects of THE Ohio State University, go to:www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyesIf you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrrCheck out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at:www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000Check out my news videography stuff at:www.youtube.com/vonregandavisAlso, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at:www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page:www.facebook.com/DJBuddyLove3000And coming soon . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit the homeless . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . .Enjoy!!;~}Copyright 1981 Warner Brothers RecordsAll Rights Reserved
Feeling Good - Nina Simone (1965) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-10-20 | "Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical "The Roar Of The Greasepaint—The Smell Of The Crowd" and has since been recorded by many artists, including Muse, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Traffic, Michael Bublé, The Pussycat Dolls, George Michael, John Barrowman, John Coltrane, Toše Proeski, Frank Sinatra Jr., and Adam Lambert. Perhaps the most famous version was recorded by Nina Simone, and first appeared on her 1965 album "I Put A Spell On You". Simone's version is also featured in the 1993 film "Point Of No Return", in which the protagonist uses the code name 'Nina' and professes to be a longtime fan of Simone's music. At least half the soundtrack for the film featured Nina Simone songs. The song was also featured in the promotional video of the TV series "Six Feet Under" (4th season), and is included in the show's volume 2 soundtrack. Additionally, Simone's version is also included in the 2006 film, "Last Holiday", in the 2010 film "Repo Men", appears as a background track in the 2009 game "The Saboteur" (despite the game taking place in Nazi-occupied Paris, long before the song was made), and is featured in the television series "Chuck" during the third season episode "Chuck Versus The Honeymooners". Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 -- April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist. Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is most associated with jazz music. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her recorded work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles that include classical, jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Her vocal style is characterized by intense passion, a loose vibrato, and a slightly androgynous timbre, in part due to her unusually low vocal range which veered between the alto and tenor ranges, occasionally even reaching baritone lows. Also known as 'The High Priestess Of Soul', she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness and tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, amplified by bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-1960s, something not widely known until after her death in 2003, though she wrote of it openly in her autobiography published in 1992. According to Nadine Cohodas, Simone's biographer, Ms. Simone was first diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and later with schizophrenia. Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the greatest body of her work released between 1958, when she made her debut with "Little Girl Blue", and 1974. Her music and message made a strong and lasting impact on musical culture, illustrated by the numerous contemporary artists who cite her as an important influence. Several hip-hop musicians and other modern artists sample and remix Simone's rhythms and beats on their tracks. Many of her songs are featured on motion picture soundtracks, as well as in video games, commercials, and TV series. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1965 Philips Records All Rights Reserved
Cosmic Messenger - Jean-Luc Ponty (1978) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-10-02 | "Cosmic Messenger" was the title track of an album by French jazz-fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1978. The album was a great success for Ponty, peaking at number two on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and crossing over to reach #36 on the Pop Album chart, as well. Jean-Luc Ponty (born September 29, 1942) is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer. Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano. At sixteen, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, graduating two years later with the institution's highest award, Premier Prix. In turn, he was immediately hired by one of the major symphony orchestras, Concerts Lamoureux, where he played violin for three years. While still a member of the orchestra in Paris, Ponty picked up a side gig playing clarinet (which his father had taught him) for a college jazz band that regularly performed at local parties. It proved to be a life-changing jumping-off point. A growing interest in the jazz sounds of Miles Davis and John Coltrane compelled him to take up the tenor saxophone. One night after an orchestra concert, still wearing his formal tuxedo, Ponty found himself at a local jazz club with only his violin. Within four years, he was widely accepted as the leading figure in jazz violin. At first, the violin proved to be a handicap. Few at the time viewed the instrument as having a legitimate place in the modern jazz vocabulary. With a powerful sound that eschewed vibrato, Ponty distinguished himself with bebop-era phrasings and a punchy style influenced more by horn players than by anything previously tried on the violin. Nobody had heard anything quite like it before. Critics said then that he was the first jazz violinist to be as exciting as a saxophonist. In 1969, Frank Zappa composed the music for Jean-Luc's solo album "King Kong", released on Blue Note. In 1972, Elton John invited Ponty to contribute to his "Honky Chateau" album. Within a year, at the urging of Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention who wanted him to join their tour, Ponty emigrated with his wife and two young daughters to America and made his home in Los Angeles. He continued to work on a variety of projects until 1975, when he signed on as a solo artist with Atlantic Records. For the next decade, Ponty toured the world repeatedly and recorded 12 consecutive albums which all reached the top 5 on the Billboard Jazz charts and sold millions of copies. Early Atlantic recordings, such as 1976's "Aurora" and "Imaginary Voyage", firmly established him as a figurehead in America's growing jazz-rock movement. He went on to crack the top 40 in 1977 with the "Enigmatic Ocean" album and again in 1978 with "Cosmic Messenger". Jean-Luc Ponty has been an avid user of 5-string electric violins with a lower C string since 1977. He sometimes also uses a 6-string electric violin called the Violectra, with low C and F strings (not to be confused with the violectra he played from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s which had 4 strings, but tuned an octave lower). Ponty was among the first to combine the violin with MIDI, distortion boxes, phase shifters, and wah-wah pedals. This resulted in his signature, almost synthesizer-like sound. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1978 Atlantic Records All Rights Reserved
Is It You? - Lee Ritenour featuring Eric Tagg (1981) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-09-20 | "Is It You?" was one of the tracks from Lee Ritenour's 1981 jazz album "Rit", featuring vocals from Eric Tagg. It became a crossover hit reaching number fifteen on the pop chart and number twenty-seven on the soul chart. Lee Mack 'Captain Fingers' Ritenour is a guitarist, recording artist, composer and producer. He began his career at the age of 16 and has appeared on over 3000 sessions, recorded over 40 albums, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. Ritenour is considered to be a pioneer in the contemporary jazz and jazz-funk genres of music. Ritenour was born January 11, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. He played his first session when he was 16 with The Mamas & The Papas and given the moniker 'Captain Fingers' because of his manual dexterity on the guitar. His prolific career includes a Grammy Award for the collaborative work "Harlequin" (1985), and 17 other Grammy nominations. Ritenour also holds the distinction of having two of the promotional videos for his songs "Is It You?" and "Mr. Briefcase" being played during MTV's first day. Ritenour has been at the top of many guitar polls throughout the world. Throughout his career, Ritenour has experimented with different styles of music. A true fusionist, he has often incorporated elements of funk, pop, rock, blues, Brazilian and classical music with jazz. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1981 Discovery Records All Rights Reserved
Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk (1947) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-09-05 | "'Round Midnight" is a 1944 jazz standard by pianist Thelonious Monk. It is thought that Monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. "'Round Midnight" is the most-recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. In allmusic.com it appears in over 1,000 albums. The song is also called "'Round About Midnight", as Miles Davis used this title for his 1957 Columbia Records album "Round About Midnight" that included a cover of the song based on Dizzy Gillespie's interpretation. Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 -- February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer widely considered one of the giants of American music. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Monk is the second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed over 1,000 songs while Monk wrote about 70. Often regarded as a founder of bebop, Monk's playing later evolved away from that style. His compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists, and are consistent with Monk's unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. He died of a stroke on February 17, 1982, and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. In 1993, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2006, Monk was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. He is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (the other four being Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck). This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1947 Blue Note Records All Rights Reserved
A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement - John Coltrane (1965) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-08-27 | "Part 1: Acknowledgement" was the first track on "A Love Supreme", a jazz studio album recorded by John Coltrane's classic quartet in December 1964 and released by Impulse! Records in February 1965. It is generally considered to be among Coltrane's greatest works, as it melded the hard bop sensibilities of his early career with the free jazz style he adopted later. The quartet recorded the album in one session on December 9, 1964, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The album is a four-part suite, broken up into tracks: "Acknowledgement" (which contains the mantra that gave the suite its name), "Resolution", "Pursuance", and "Psalm". It is intended to be a spiritual album, broadly representative of a personal struggle for purity, and expresses Coltrane's deep gratitude as he admits to his talent and instrument as being owned not by him but by a spiritual higher power. The track begins the album with the bang of a gong, or tam-tam, followed by cymbal washes. Jimmy Garrison follows on bass with the four-note motif which structures the entire movement, after which Coltrane's solo follows. Besides soloing upon variations of the motif, at one point Coltrane repeats the four notes over and over in different modulations. After many repetitions, the motif becomes the vocal chant "A Love Supreme", sung by Coltrane, accompanying himself via overdubs. "A Love Supreme" is often listed amongst the greatest jazz albums of all time. It was also quite popular for a jazz album, selling about 500,000 copies by 1970, a number far exceeding Coltrane's typical Impulse! sales of around 30,000. As further testimony to the recording's historic significance, the manuscript for the album is one of the National Museum of American History's 'Treasures of American History', part of the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested 'Core Collection', stating "It is without precedent and parallel, and though it must also be one of the best-loved jazz records of all time it somehow remains remote from critical pigeonholing" calling it "immensely concentrated and rich." The album's influence has been extensive and diverse. Musicians ranging from tenor Joshua Redman to the singer Bono of U2 have singled out the influence of the album on their own work. Guitarists John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana have each credited the album as one of their greatest early influences. John William Coltrane, sometimes abbreviated 'Trane' (September 23, 1926 -- July 17, 1967), was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was beatified by the African Orthodox Church as Saint John William Coltrane. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He was prolific, organizing at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his career progressed, his music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history. Coltrane died from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital on Long Island on July 17, 1967, at the age of 40. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1965 Impulse! Records All Rights Reserved
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-08-15 | "Take Five" is a jazz piece written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album "Time Out". Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York City on June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, this piece became one of the group's best-known records, famous for its distinctive, catchy saxophone melody and use of the unusual quintuple (5/4) time, from which its name is derived. While "Take Five" was not the first jazz composition to use this meter, it was one of the first in the United States to achieve mainstream significance, reaching number five on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Singles chart. "Take Five" was re-recorded and performed live multiple times by The Dave Brubeck Quartet throughout the group's career. In addition, there have been various covers of the piece. "Take Five" has also been included in countless movies and television soundtracks, and still receives significant radio play. Upon his death in 1977, Desmond left the rights to royalties for his performances and compositions, including "Take Five", to the American Red Cross, which has since received combined royalties of approximately $100,000 per year. "Time Out" is a 1959 album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz (mainly waltz or double-waltz time, but also 9/8, and most famously 5/4). Although the album was intended as an experiment and received negative reviews by critics upon its release, it became one of the best-known and biggest-selling jazz albums, reaching number two in the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart. In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. The Dave Brubeck Quartet was a jazz quartet, founded in 1951 by Dave Brubeck and originally featuring Paul Desmond on saxophone and Brubeck on piano. David Warren 'Dave' Brubeck (December 6, 1920 -- December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. His music was known for employing unusual time signatures, and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities. Paul Desmond (November 25, 1924 -- May 30, 1977), born Paul Emil Breitenfeld, was a jazz alto saxophonist and composer born in San Francisco, best known for the work he did in The Dave Brubeck Quartet and for penning that group's greatest hit, "Take Five". He was not only one of the most popular musicians to come out of the West Coast's 'cool jazz' scene, but also the possessor of a legendary and idiosyncratic wit. In addition to his work with Brubeck he led several of his own groups and made significant collaborations with artists such as Gerry Mulligan, Jim Hall and Chet Baker. After years of chain smoking and general poor health, Desmond succumbed to lung cancer in 1977 following one last tour with Brubeck. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here!For music videos of the Old School funk, go to:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold schoolTo check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraprootsTo explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to:www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafeIf you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out:www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrockCheck out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at:www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000Check out my news videography stuff at:www.youtube.com/vonregandavisAlso, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at:www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000And coming in 2013 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit the homeless . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube, Google+ & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . .Enjoy!!;~}Copyright 1959 Columbia/Legacy RecordsAll Rights Reserved
Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr. (1974) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-08-09 | "Mister Magic" was the successful single and title track from the fifth album of one of jazz music's more well-known figures. Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 -- December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Washington was born in Buffalo, New York on December 12, 1943. His mother was a church chorister, and his father was a collector of old jazz gramophone records and a saxophonist as well, so music was everywhere in the home. He grew up with the great jazzmen and big band leaders like Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, and others like them. At the age of 8, with the desire for him to be more than he could be, Grover Sr. gave Jr. a saxophone. He practiced and would sneak into clubs to see famous Buffalo blues musicians. Washington left Buffalo and played with a Midwest group called the Four Clefs. He was drafted into the U.S. Army shortly thereafter, but this was to be to his advantage, as he met drummer Billy Cobham there. Cobham, a mainstay in New York City, introduced Washington to many New York musicians. After leaving the Army, Washington freelanced his talents around New York City, eventually landing in Philadelphia in 1967. In 1970 and 1971, he appeared on Leon Spencer's first two albums on Prestige Records, together with Idris Muhammad and Melvin Sparks. Washington's big break came at the expense of another artist. Alto sax man Hank Crawford was unable to make a recording date with Creed Taylor's Kudu Records, and Washington took his place, even though he was a backup. This led to his first solo album, "Inner City Blues". He was talented and displayed heart and soul with soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. Refreshing for his time, he made headway into the jazz mainstream. His fifth album, 1974's "Mister Magic", was a commercial success, and introduced guitarist Eric Gale as a near-permanent member in Washington's arsenal. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mr. Magic" and "Black Frost. In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just The Two Of Us" (still in regular rotation on radio today), Patti LaBelle on "The Best Is Yet To Come" and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind Of Love". He is also remembered for his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut". On December 17, 1999, while waiting in the green room after taping four songs for "The Saturday Early Show" at CBS Studios in New York City, Washington collapsed. He was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 7:30 p.m. He was 56 years old. His doctors determined that he had suffered a massive heart attack. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1974 Kudu Records All Rights Reserved
This Masquerade - George Benson (1976) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-05-30 | "This Masquerade" is a song written by Leon Russell. The song first appeared on the B-side of the single for Russell's 1972 hit "Tight Rope". The song has also been recorded by many other artists, such as Helen Reddy, The Carpenters, Shirley Bassey, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, No Mercy, Robert Goulet, and Kenny Rogers. Possibly the most notable version of the song was a top-ten pop and R&B hit for jazz guitarist/vocalist George Benson, who recorded it on his 1976 signature album "Breezin'". He had used his vocals infrequently on songs earlier in his career, notably his rendition of "Here Comes The Sun" on the "Other Side Of Abbey Road" album. Benson's recording of "This Masquerade" reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Benson also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year with his version of the song. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 120 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1976 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Breezin - George Benson (1976) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-05-28 | "Breezin'" is a hit single and title track from an album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson, written by Bobby Womack. The album marked the beginning of Benson's most successful period commercially. "Breezin'" topped both the Pop and R&B album charts in Billboard and spun off two hit singles, the title song (which has become a jazz standard) and "This Masquerade". George Benson (born March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is also known as a pop, R&B, and scat singer. This one-time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the triple-platinum album, "Breezin'". By the mid to late 1970s, as he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, a whole new audience began to discover Benson for the first time. "Breezin'" was a significant album in terms of popular music history - the first jazz release to go Platinum. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 And coming in January 2011 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 120 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1976 Warner Brothers Records All Rights Reserved
Rise - Herb Alpert (1979) djbuddylovecooljazz 2010-04-12 | "Rise" is a song written by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz Alpert, and first recorded by jazz trumpeter Herb Alpert. The instrumental track was included on Alpert's solo album "Rise" and released as a single in 1979. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year and remained in the top position for two weeks. Herb Alpert thus became the first (and only) artist to reach the top of the Hot 100 with a vocal performance ("This Guy's In Love With You", 1968) as well as an instrumental performance. "Rise" also spent one week atop the Adult Contemporary chart. "Rise" was successful on several other charts. It peaked at number four on the Soul chart and number seventeen on the Disco chart. The recording also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. "Rise" was originally recorded as an uptempo dance song. However, Herb and Randy tried slowing the tempo down to 100 bpm. Upon release, the song received an unexpected burst of promotion. Jill Phelps, musical director of the ABC soap opera General Hospital, decided to use "Rise" as the musical backdrop for the rape of Laura Webber by Luke Spencer. For several weeks afterward, the recording was played on the show to evoke the memory of Luke's act. The added exposure in an extremely popular program boosted sales to the point of selling more than two million copies. Shortly after "Rise" became a hit in the United States, it became a hit in the United Kingdom when British disk jockeys were playing import copies of the record at the wrong speed (American 12-inch singles were played at 33 revolutions per minute, the same as an LP, while British and European 12-inch singles were played at 45 RPM). A sample of "Rise" is the entire musical groove of the 1997 #1 world-wide hit song, "Hypnotize", recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. and co-produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs. The sample is credited on both the single, "Hypnotize" and in the liner notes for the Notorious B.I.G's album, "Life After Death". Herbert 'Herb' Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or just TJB. He is also a recording industry executive, the 'A' of A&M Records (a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold). Alpert's musical accomplishments include five number one hits, twenty-eight albums on the Billboard charts, eight Grammy Awards, fourteen Platinum albums and fifteen Gold albums. As an artist, Alpert has sold over 72 million albums worldwide. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1979 A&M Records All Rights Reserved
Chameleon [Part I] - Herbie Hancock (1973) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-10-29 | "Chameleon" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock in collaboration with Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason, all of whom also performed the original version on the 1973 landmark album "Head Hunters", featuring solos by Hancock and Maupin. The song has a characteristic bass line and is set to a funky beat. Another notable aspect of the song is that it is built entirely on a two-chord vamp (Bm7 and E7 - a progression now quite common in modern music). "Head Hunters" is the twelfth album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album is a key release in Hancock's career and a defining moment in the genre of jazz fusion. It was ranked as number 498 in the book version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2007, the Library of Congress added "Head Hunters" to the National Recording Registry, which collects 'culturally, historically or aesthetically important' sound recordings from the 20th century. At the time of the 1992 CD reissue, it was the largest-selling jazz album of all time, and has been an inspiration not only for jazz musicians, but also to funk, soul music, jazz funk and hip hop artists. Herbert Jeffrey 'Herbie' Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1973 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
Chameleon [Part II] - Herbie Hancock (1973) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-10-29 | "Chameleon" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock in collaboration with Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason, all of whom also performed the original version on the 1973 landmark album "Head Hunters", featuring solos by Hancock and Maupin. The song has a characteristic bass line and is set to a funky beat. Another notable aspect of the song is that it is built entirely on a two-chord vamp (Bm7 and E7 - a progression now quite common in modern music). "Head Hunters" is the twelfth album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album is a key release in Hancock's career and a defining moment in the genre of jazz fusion. It was ranked as number 498 in the book version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2007, the Library of Congress added "Head Hunters" to the National Recording Registry, which collects 'culturally, historically or aesthetically important' sound recordings from the 20th century. At the time of the 1992 CD reissue, it was the largest-selling jazz album of all time, and has been an inspiration not only for jazz musicians, but also to funk, soul music, jazz funk and hip-hop artists. Herbert Jeffrey 'Herbie' Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1973 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
Chameleon - Maynard Ferguson (1974) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-10-03 | "Chameleon" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock in collaboration with Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson and Harvey Mason. One of the more notable of the many cover versions of the song is the title track of a 1974 album by Maynard Ferguson. Walter Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957. He was famous for being able to play accurately in a remarkably high register, and for his bands, which served as stepping stones for up-and-coming talent. Ferguson was one of a handful of virtuoso musicians/bandleaders to survive the end of the big band era and the rise of rock and roll. He demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt to the musical trends that evolved from the 1940s through the 2000s. Ferguson's albums show an evolution from big band swing, bebop, cool jazz, Latin, to jazz/rock fusion with classical and operatic influences. Through his devotion to music education in America, Ferguson was able to impart the spirit of his jazz playing and technique to scores of amateur and professional trumpeters during the many Master Classes he held throughout his long career. Ferguson designed and popularized two unique instruments, the 'Firebird' and the 'Superbone'. The Firebird was similar to a trumpet, but had the valves played with the left hand instead of the right and a trombone-style slide played with the right hand. The Superbone was another hybrid instrument, which was fundamentally a trombone with additional valves played with the left hand. Ferguson regularly incorporated Indian instruments and influences in albums and concerts. He was not the first trumpeter to play in the extreme upper register, but he had a unique ability to play high notes with full, rich tone, power, and musicality. While regarded by some as showboating, Ferguson's tone, phrasing and vibrato was instantly recognizable and has been influential on and imitated by generations of amateur and professional trumpet players. Although some had believed that Ferguson was endowed with exceptional facial musculature, he often shared in interviews that his command of the upper registers was based mostly on breath control, something he had discovered as a youngster in Montreal. Ferguson also attributed the longevity of his demanding bravura trumpet technique through his later years to the spiritual and yoga studies he pursued while in India. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1974 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
E.S.P. - The Miles Davis Quintet (1965) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-09-22 | "E.S.P." is the title track from an album recorded in January 1965 by the Miles Davis Quintet. The quintet of Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams would be the most long-lived of Davis' groups, and this was their first studio recording. The album consisted entirely of compositions written by members of the group. Shortly thereafter, Shorter's compositions would begin to dominate the Quintet's recordings, though here he contributes only two of the seven songs. One of these, the title track, is reminiscent of Jackie McLean's "Little Melonae", which Davis had recorded with John Coltrane in 1956. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassrock Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1965 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday (1941) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-09-14 | "God Bless The Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 in New York City by Holiday under the OKeh label. She recorded the song with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra with Roy Eldridge and Ernie Powell on trumpet, Jimmy Powell and Lester Boone on alto saxophone, Eddie Heywood on piano, Paul Chapman on guitar), Grachan Moncur II on bass, and Herbert Cowans on drums. Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. In her autobiography 'Lady Sings The Blues', Holiday indicated an argument with her mother over money led to the song. She indicated that during the argument she said the line "God bless the child that's got his own". The anger over the incident led her to turn that line into a starting point for a song, which she worked out in conjunction with Herzog. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan, April 7, 1915 July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed 'Lady Day' by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush once wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever". In 1987, Billie Holiday was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The United States Postal Service introduced a Billie Holiday postage stamp in 1994, she ranked #6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock n' Roll in 1999, and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/DaddyzGirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1941 OKeh/Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
It Dont Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra (1932) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-09-09 | "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" was a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records on February 2, 1932. Ivie Anderson sang the vocal and trombonist Joe Nanton and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges played the instrumental solos. The title was based on the oft-stated credo of Ellington's former trumpeter Bubber Miley, who was dying of tuberculosis. The song became famous, Ellington wrote, 'as the expression of a sentiment which prevailed among jazz musicians at the time'. Probably the first song to use the phrase 'swing' in the title, it introduced the term into everyday language and preceded the swing era in music by three years. Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. Duke Ellington became one of the most influential artists in the history of recorded music, and is largely recognized as one of the greatest figures in the history of jazz, though his music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, movie soundtracks, popular, and classical. His career spanned five decades and comprised of leading his orchestra, an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies and world tours. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or 'big band', and in part to his refined public manner and extraordinary charisma, he is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an artistic level on par with that of classical music. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1932 Brunswick/Columbia/Legacy Records All Rights Reserved
Birdland - Weather Report (1977) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-09-06 | "Birdland" is a jazz instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul that debuted on the seventh album of Zawinul's group Weather Report, "Heavy Weather", in 1977. A jazz-fusion piece, it achieved unusual commercial success and became a jazz standard, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart as well as charting high on the Hot 100 and R&B charts, as well. It has entered the repertoire of many groups and bands over the years, including Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson's big band, and The Manhattan Transfer, who recorded a vocalese take on the tune with lyrics by Jon Hendricks. An uptempo version with a rap introduction appears on Quincy Jones' 1989 album "Back On The Block", with vocals by Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. The original version is easily recognized by an artificial harmonic intro played by bassist Jaco Pastorius. "Birdland" was named after the New York City jazz club Birdland on 52nd Street, which in turn was named after jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, nicknamed 'Bird'. The song is a tribute to Parker and the club that Zawinul frequented as a young musician (and where he met his future wife). "Heavy Weather" is one of the best-sellers in the Columbia jazz catalog, and is on the short list of LP's considered to be the greatest of all jazz-fusion recordings. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1977 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
So What - Miles Davis (1959) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-09-02 | "So What" was the first track on the studio album "Kind Of Blue" by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959 on Columbia Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis' ensemble sextet, which included pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley. After the inclusion of Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of "Milestones" (1958) and "1958 Miles" (1958) by basing the album entirely on modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz. Though precise figures have been disputed, "Kind Of Blue" has been cited by many music writers not only as Davis' best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis' masterpiece, and it has been ranked at or near the top of several 'best album' lists in disparate genres. The album's influence on music, including jazz, rock and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of all time. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz and fusion. Many well-known jazz musicians made their names as members of Davis' ensembles, including John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Tony Williams, George Coleman, J.J. Johnson, Keith Jarrett and Kenny Garrett. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveold school To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveraproots To explore the world of The DJ Cafe, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddylovedjcafe Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1959 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis (1974) djbuddylovecooljazz 2009-08-28 | Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. (born May 27th, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. He has been referred to as 'the great performer', a title reflecting his performance style and musical selections which display his early gospel playing and classical training (Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, etc.) along with his love of jazz and other musical forms. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career. Lewis began taking piano lessons at the age of four. At 15 he joined his first jazz band, The Cleffs. The seven-piece group provided Lewis his first involvement with jazz and he would later join Cleffs drummer Isaac 'Redd' Holt and bassist Eldee Young to form the Ramsey Lewis Trio. The trio started as primarily a jazz unit and released their first album, "Ramsey Lewis And The Gentlemen Of Swing", in 1956. Following their 1965 hit "The In Crowd" (the single reached #5 on the pop charts, and the album reached #2), they concentrated more on pop material. Young and Holt left in 1966 to form the Young-Holt Trio and were replaced by Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. White was replaced by Maurice Jennings in 1970 and later, Franky Donaldson and Billy 'The Bhudda' Dickens replaced Jennings and Eaton. By 1966, Lewis was one of the nation's most successful jazz pianists, topping the charts with "The In Crowd", "Hang On Sloopy", and "Wade In the Water". Many of his recordings attracted a large non-jazz audience. In the '70s, Lewis often played electric piano, although by later in the decade he was sticking to acoustic and using an additional keyboardist in his groups. After his classic acoustic albums in the 1960s, Ramsey Lewis wanted to head into a new direction in his music. He reunited in 1973 with Maurice White, who at that time was with his own band, Earth, Wind & Fire. These sessions, which resulted in the landmark 1974 album "Sun Goddess", also included White's brother Verdine and fellow EWF bandmates Philip Bailey, Don Myrick and Charles Stepney. The album became a huge crossover hit, charting #1 on the Billboard Black album chart as well as the Jazz album chart, and also charted #12 on the Pop chart. The song "Sun Goddess", released as a single, charted in the Black Singles, the Pop Singles, and the Disco Singles charts. This channel is dedicated to the classic jazz music you've loved for years. The smokin' hot, icy cool jams that still make you tap your feet whenever you hear them . . . Cool Jazz is here! For music videos of the Old School funk, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveoldschool To check out videos from The Roots Of Rap, go to: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloverootsrap If you love jamming to some great Classic Rock, check out: www.youtube.com/djbuddyloveclassicrr Check out my newer music videos and other fun stuff at: www.youtube.com/djbuddylove3000 If you like college football & other aspects of life at The Ohio State University, go to: www.youtube.com/DJBuddyLoveBuckeyes Check out my news videography stuff at: www.youtube.com/vonregandavis Also, check out my youngest daughter (the world's youngest video producer) at: www.youtube.com/daddyzgirl3000 To stay updated about all my projects, please join my Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Buddy-Love/114720773004?ref=sgm And coming in 2012 . . . DJ Buddy Love presents LONGEVITY . . . A world record club DJ mixing marathon charity event . . . 121 hours nonstop to benefit cancer research . . . Live to the world via UStream, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter . . . More details coming soon . . . Enjoy!! ;~} Copyright 1974 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
