Algum executivo da Warner deve ter pensado : “bem, como Chris Brown mandou sua carreira pro hospital, nós podemos ganhar com um artista semelhante enquanto ele não volta! E quem sabe ele nem volta…” – esse artista é Jason Derülo.

A música/clipe acumula todos os clichês possíveis e imagináveis para o R’nB atual : temática do “te traí mas agora não posso viver sem você”, passinhos à la Michael Jackson, chuva de Auto-Tune, poses de sofrimento à la Boyz II Men e, depois de tudo isso, há espaço ainda para uma sampleadinha da canção Hide and Seek da cantora Imogen Heap – constituindo nada mais, nada menos que o refrão.

Watcha Say presta à quem gosta de Hip-Hop (?) e R’nB contemporâneo – se é que agora há diferença real entre os dois estilos – e à quem está bêbado. A canção alcançou o 1° lugar na Billboard Hot 100 porque justamente tem tantos elementos comuns e demandados pelo público geral; mas os aspectos artístico e técnico nada de novo oferecem. De novo.

Letícia

Heh heh… I told people I’d post this song. In fact I threatened them. It is all my friends’ fault for singing it over an over last night. So as punishment, I present it to all of you now. It is one of those songs you know all the words to (if you listened to the radio at all in the 80s), but you question if you want to.

Honestly, though I kind of like it now and I do wonder why. It has that familiarity that makes it attractive now, but otherwise I probably would not like it at all. It is kind of like an old acquaintance from high school who you probably didn’t really like all that much in school, but now running into them is kind of nice because you can both talk about the old days. Perhaps now I will like it because I will forever remember my friends singing it poorly over and over? Although I could fill this space with one of countless songs I like more, it is payback time. I need to stick to my word too! Sing on Billy!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Madonna
• Prince
• Toto

I also suggest the music genre:

• Pop

Click here for more info on Billy Ocean – Suddenly – “Caribbean Queen”.

The MP3 may be purchased here:

Billy Ocean - Suddenly

It’s been a rainy, grey Sunday. I woke up to discover my neurons had decided to have a gang war in my brain without consulting me first. Then they tried to make some point about Saturday nights.

I didn’t even dream about complaining – they had a point.

However, I’m still fit enough to wish the week a happy World.
And vice-versa.
And real glad they invented coffee.

—

Almost forgot – that’s Peggy Lee singin’ Fever (1958) which was originally written by Little Willie John, who – in 1968 – was convicted of manslaughter and sent to Washington State Prison for a fatal knifing incident following a show in Seattle. He died in prison.

The King of Funk: James Brown (1933-2006) bustin' some moves

Growing up in the 1960s, I saw a lot of the Sunday night television program, “The Ed Sullivan Show.” I was eleven years old when James Brown appeared on the variety show in 1966. I’d never seen anyone perform like him before. He just came all apart on stage. He sang and sweated and scooted around the floor like he was on fast skates. But the part I couldn’t believe was when he became so overwrought with emotion – pleading, crying – that a fellow musician saw fit to intervene, come on stage, throw a cape over Brown’s shoulders, and escort him offstage.

At first, he looked like he was going to take the suggestion and leave. He’d take a few steps then throw off that cape. He’d fall back into his frenzied song, falling to the floor. Again the man would come – with a different cape each time, always fancy, sometimes leopard-printed, and, again, try to take Brown offstage before he became completely unglued.

The two videos here are from the days before James Brown hit the big time. They’re poor quality; you can’t really see Brown’s face well. But the footwork and raw energy in both performances is unsurpassed. In later performances, everything is so polished, and the costumes so over the top, the band and dancers so distracting, that you can forget to just keep your eyes on the great James Brown.

In this first video, James Brown sings “Please, Please, Please.” You’ll be able to see the full theatrics of the cape routine. Note how short Brown’s pants are.

In this video, you can see the fancy dancer Michael Jackson emulated. Go, James, go! “I Feel Good”

James Brown was recognized by numerous titles, including and foremost The Godfather of Soul, Soul Brother Number One, Sex Machine, Mr. Dynamite, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The King of Funk, Minister of The New New Super Heavy Funk, and Mr. Please Please Please Please Her.

Comedian Eddie Murphy did a parody of James Brown on Saturday Night Live,
strutting around a hot tub in a robe singing:

Sometimes it make me break out in a cold sweat!
One two three four! 
Hot tub! Ha! Da!
Ah-full of water!
I say hot tub! Ha!
Day! Ba! Very, very hot… Very hot! Da!
Hot tub! Gonna get ya hot-a!
Gonna make ya sweat! Hey! Say!
Hot tub! Rub a dub in the hot tub!
Rub a dub with me!

At the end of the routine, ”Brown” takes off his robe and reveals a very taut and muscular Eddie Murphy - in a gold lamé bikini. Click here to see this hilarious video.

Eddie Murphy impersonates James Brown on the Saturday Night Live skit, "James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party"

Five years ago, they created a song (My Boo) that has been my best duo single of all time and now, and WIKIPEDIA confirms it folks,

Usher and Alicia Keys are set to release their new studio albums this December 2009. Alicia Keys opens the month with The Element of Freedom.

“I eliminated all of the boundaries and all the limitations, so that you can feel your freedom and express your freedom in every way you possibly can.” Alicia said.

Right now, her debut single “Doesn’t Mean Anything” is at my track list and I am playing it all the time.

At last, he’s really back after a year of waiting.

Usher’s sixth studio album is called Raymond VS Raymond and comes out on the eighth of December. Its debut single entitled “Papers” says it all. I could say I am not 100% into this song but man, all about this song is good.

Usher goes deep, he is letting his emotions flow naturally and he is giving me sets of emotions to feel when a relationships comes to an end. This is what “Papers” is all about.

Usher and Alicia Keys, these two complete me. Their songs are the reason why I am alive and still smiling. With their release of their new “award-winning” masterpieces, this will be a Merry, Merry Christmas to me.

I will not be surprised if I just found myself right at the middle of a music bar and go home holding two discs all at once.

Mark your calendars, folks. No excuses this time!

Friday a couple of us are going to see Lavay Smith, the One Hour Mama herself, Miss Thing, Miss Smith To You! Along with her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, she’ll be providing some of the best rhythm and blues you’ve ever heard. It should be a fantastic show in one of San Diego’s great venues. C’mon down and join us! The cheap seats are just $7! Squee!

Martha and the Vandellas fue un trío originalmente compuesto por Martha Reeves, Rosalind Ashford-Holmes y Annette Beard-Helton, a partir de 1967 la formación experimentó algunos cambios de personal. Fueron una de las formaciones más exitosas de Motown Records en el periodo 1963-67 con éxitos como (Love is like a) Heat wave, Jimmy Mack, Dancing in the street y la que os presento, Nowhere to run editada en 1965. El grupo que acompaña al trío es el combo de músicos de estudio The Funk Brothers.

Nowhere to run (2:57)

Ominblues en el Swenka
Magnífico escenario del Swenka y: sentir el blues tal como el público y el lugar lo exigían. –Así- como el grupo sabe hacerlo, cada uno de sus integrantes: Joaquín “Danny” Martínez, Fer Irra, Bernie Fernández, Jorge Araya (en el primer concierto) y Jorge Dávila (Nuevo México) en el segundo así como Edgar Chávez en las percusiones y por supuesto Juan Ávila estuvieron a la altura del las circunstancias y así pues, fue la velada, -de lujo-, muy ad hoc resultaron los conciertos Blues Fashion y Prisioneros del Blues, en primera y segunda tanda de una hora con breve receso mientras se departía el pan, la sal y la vid se interpretaron las rolas del repertorio omnibluesiano, los invitados Alejandro Aguirre y Jorge Cossío con sendos palomazos y la participación sorpresa de José Luis Cordero mejor conocido como “el pocholo” el cual se discutió con la diatónica en every day i have the blues. Mención aparte es la participación de Sue Santiago, su magnífica voz, belleza y fuerza interpretativa en Texas Flood.

jc64

Who Does it Best ? Al Green or Curtis Mayfield?

That’s the question, the only question!

There is only one question. Who does it best? My love of music is what has triggered this burning question.

Now, before we go any further, let me just explain one thing (before all of my nearest and dearest bombard this blog with their comments). When I say I love music, I do.  Although a bit of a soul gal, I do listen to almost anything and all genres (except punk and not too much rock please).

Anyhoo (to steal a favourite term of a mate), there I was having one of those ‘glass of wine, playing my music” sessions and was  listening to “People Get Ready” (that’s the real title, honest!) by the wonderfully soulful Al Green. I then dipped into my collection and played the version by Curtis Mayfield (oooh maan!).  Both are beautiful. Trust me!

It was then that I thought “Who does it best?” Now I have my opinion (subjective obviously). But what do you think? Go listen to them and then vote on WHO DOES IT BEST? Oh and don’t forget to check in soon to see how the versions between U2, Bob Dylan, Joss Stone, Rod Stewart, Dusty Springfield and Ziggy Marley all compare on “Who does it best?”.

OMNIBLUES EN CONCIERTO:

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL TAMAULIPAS 2009
SAN FERNANDO 15 DE OCTUBRE.
CIUDAD MANTE 16 DE OCTUBRE.
NUEVO LAREDO 18 DE OCTUBRE (CLAUSURA).

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE OTOÑO EN MATAMOROS 2009
MATAMOROS 17 DE OCTUBRE 2009.

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL JUNIO MÚSICAL EN OTOÑO 2009, XALAPA
24 DE OCTUBRE 19:00 Hrs. Plaza del V Centenario Casa del Lago U.V.

Blues y Jazz Combinados con Ritmos y Corrientes Musicales Como Son la Redoba Norteña, El Ska, El Reggae, y El Rock

OMNIBLUES (XALAPA).
JUAN ÁVILA – GUITARRA Y VOZ.
JOAQUÍN DANNY MARTINEZ – ARMÓNICA.
FERNANDO IRRA – SAX.
BERNI FERNÁNDEZ – BATERÍA.
JAVIER TAPIA, BAJO.

OMNIBLUES (TAMAULIPAS).
JUAN ÁVILA – GUITARRA Y VOZ.
JOAQUÍN DANNY MARTÍNEZ – ARMÓNICA.
FERNANDO IRRA – SAX.
BERNI FERNÁNDEZ – BATERÍA.
JORGE DÁVILA – BAJO.

Unique74 & WheatBread presents..
“all about Isaac” (a Tribute to Isaac Hayes)
carefully picked selections with love by
Dj A-SKI

FREE DOWNLOAD
http://djaski.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-10-04T05_16_59-07_00

Sabroso Blues (60’s-70’s)

Lista de temas:
1.- Los Blues – Don Tosti y su Trío
2.- Muy sabroso Blues – Lalo Guerrero y sus Cinco Lobos
3.- Blues de Memphis – Los Beatniks
4.- Esta vez me voy a ir – Banda Iguana
5.- Estoy enamorado – Pepe y sus Chicanos
6.- Blues tempo – Los Locos del Ritmo
7.- Estoy loco – Crazy Birds
8.- Café a go gó – Los Brujos
9.- Un recuerdo de tí – El Klan
10.- Yo canto el Blues – Three Souls in my Mind
11.- El Blues del cometa azul – Los Crazy Boys
12.- Old People – Survival
13.- Lonely Nights – Javier Bátiz
14.- Te lo aseguro – Los Jets
15.- San Luis Blues – Los Sonámbulos
16.- B ailando el Blues – Los Masters
17.- No me trates así – Banda Iguana
18.- Hey Girl – Javier Bátiz
19.- Abrázandome a la vida – Omniblues (bonus track)
20.- Try – Guillermo Briseño

Blusea aquí

Platinum Trini Entertainment R&B / Pop crossover artist J-Swagg is set to join the playlist of leading online radio station XLMax this week, starting his promotion campaign with MyMusicSuccess for his latest single ‘Your Body’.

Tune in to XLMax Radio at http://www.xltrax.com

I realized a while ago I had zero Earth, Wind and Fire songs in my collection. I have corrected that oversight. To celebrate here is my favorite song by them, and hey what do you know… it IS September! Let the dancing begin!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Barry Manilow
• The Jackson 5
• The Supremes

I also suggest the music genre:

• Soul

Click here for more info on Earth, Wind & Fire – “September”.

The MP3 may be purchased here:

Earth, Wind & Fire - September

*LISTEN TO AUDIO OF HammondCast Early Edition KYOU Radio, STAN GETZ “Darn That Dream” in tribute to Ertegun Brothers Ahmet & Neshui, also SYLVIA SYMS “Skylark” backed up by BOBBY SHORT and PHIL COLLINS solo “In The Air Tonight” JON at piano “Witchcraft” & “Misty” Vintage ‘Blues Hour’ on NYC Street, Jon’s band at Birdland “BBQ Lily” in Hamburg, Studio Jam and HORACE SILVER “Liberated Brother”, Jon’s group “Girl From Ipanema”

http://www.kyouradio.com/media/mpeg-2007122507331198596792.mp3

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia341037.us.archive.org/1/items/JonHammondAhmetErtegunEulogyToMyBrotherNesuhi/AhmetErtegunEulogyToNesuhi_512kb.mp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiEHOvVqAqw

From Jon Hammond N.Y., NY: I was honored to be invited to be with friends, family and Atlantic Records WEA and so many Musicians on this day in 1989 in Lincoln Center. I arrived with Bernard Purdie long-time Atlantic recording artist and we sat together amongst the Musicians, in concert were Modern Jazz Quartet, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins, Manhattan Transfer, Ron Carter, Sylvia Simms and at end after Ahmet’s eulogy George Wein played a piano blues with Claude Nobbs on harmonica. Cocktail reception followed, it was somber but warm and joyful at the same time. Now Ahmet has passed RIP, he was always nice to me so I pass this on in their memory.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond
© www.HammondCast.com
*Ahmet Ertegun was “one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry” who “co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with partner Herb Abramson. Atlantic was at the forefront of great independent labels that sprang up in the late Forties, challenging the primacy of the major labels of the time (RCA, Columbia and Decca) by discovering, developing and nurturing new talent. Under the guiding hand of Ertegun – the son of a career diplomat and a lifelong jazz and blues aficionado – Atlantic became the nation’s premier rhythm & blues label in a few short years. The label’s artist roster in the Fifties reads like an honor roll of R&B talent: Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Clovers, and many more. During this period, Ertegun produced or coproduced the vast majority of records released on Atlantic. He even wrote songs for Atlantic artists in the early days using the pseudonym “Nugetre” (Ertegun spelled backwards). Though he was less directly involved as a producer, Ertegun continued at the helm of Atlantic in the Sixties and Seventies as the company conquered the realms of soul and rock, from Aretha Franklin to Led Zeppelin, with phenomenal success. Ertegun serves as chairman of Atlantic Records to this day. At the tenth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in 1995, it was announced that the museum’s main exhibition hall would be named after Ertegun.” (quote from Museum)

Nesuhi Ertegun “spent most of his lifetime working at Atlantic Records and associated labels. He joined Atlantic in 1956, nine years after its founding by his brother Ahmet and Herb Abramson. Nesuhi initially developed Atlantic’s album department and built up the label’s extensive catalog of jazz long-players. The list of jazz artists he produced at Atlantic over the years reads like a who’s who: John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, the Modern Jazz Quartet and more. Nesuhi also became involved with the label’s rhythm & blues and rock and roll roster as well, producing several hit records for Ray Charles, the Drifters, Bobby Darin and Roberta Flack. The son of a Turkish diplomat, Nesuhi acquired his taste for black music while growing up in Washington D.C., where he and Ahmet would frequent the Howard Theater and scour the community for records by their favorite musicians. In 1944, he moved to Los Angeles to run the Jazzman Record Shop. While there he created his own label, Crescent Records (later Jazzman), on which he recorded the likes of Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton. Nesuhi also served as editor of Record Changer magazine and taught the first accredited course in jazz offered in the U.S., at UCLA. In addition to founding the jazz division at Atlantic, Nesuhi later went on to spearhead the label’s international operations, expanding the business and opening up new markets overseas. After the merger of the Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic labels in 1971, he headed WEA International. He later oversaw the special projects division of Warner Communications and launched East/West, a Atlantic-distributed label, in 1988.” (quote from Museum)

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond “LATE RENT”

Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat “NDR SESSIONS Projekt”

Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Funky Jazz, HammondCast, John Coltrane, Jon Hammond, KYOU Radio, Nesuhi, Phil Collins, Rhythm and Blues, Roberta Flack, Ron Carter, B3, XK-3c, Accordion, Local 802 Musicians Union

*LISTEN TO AUDIO OF HammondCast Early Edition KYOU Radio, STAN GETZ “Darn That Dream” in tribute to Ertegun Brothers Ahmet & Neshui, also SYLVIA SYMS “Skylark” backed up by BOBBY SHORT and PHIL COLLINS solo “In The Air Tonight” JON at piano “Witchcraft” & “Misty” Vintage ‘Blues Hour’ on NYC Street, Jon’s band at Birdland “BBQ Lily” in Hamburg, Studio Jam and HORACE SILVER “Liberated Brother”, Jon’s group “Girl From Ipanema”

http://www.kyouradio.com/media/mpeg-2007122507331198596792.mp3

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:

http://ia341037.us.archive.org/1/items/JonHammondAhmetErtegunEulogyToMyBrotherNesuhi/AhmetErtegunEulogyToNesuhi_512kb.mp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiEHOvVqAqw

From Jon Hammond N.Y., NY: I was honored to be invited to be with friends, family and Atlantic Records WEA and so many Musicians on this day in 1989 in Lincoln Center. I arrived with Bernard Purdie long-time Atlantic recording artist and we sat together amongst the Musicians, in concert were Modern Jazz Quartet, Roberta Flack, Phil Collins, Manhattan Transfer, Ron Carter, Sylvia Simms and at end after Ahmet’s eulogy George Wein played a piano blues with Claude Nobbs on harmonica. Cocktail reception followed, it was somber but warm and joyful at the same time. Now Ahmet has passed RIP, he was always nice to me so I pass this on in their memory.
Sincerely,
Jon Hammond
© www.HammondCast.com
*Ahmet Ertegun was “one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry” who “co-founded Atlantic Records in 1947 with partner Herb Abramson. Atlantic was at the forefront of great independent labels that sprang up in the late Forties, challenging the primacy of the major labels of the time (RCA, Columbia and Decca) by discovering, developing and nurturing new talent. Under the guiding hand of Ertegun – the son of a career diplomat and a lifelong jazz and blues aficionado – Atlantic became the nation’s premier rhythm & blues label in a few short years. The label’s artist roster in the Fifties reads like an honor roll of R&B talent: Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Clovers, and many more. During this period, Ertegun produced or coproduced the vast majority of records released on Atlantic. He even wrote songs for Atlantic artists in the early days using the pseudonym “Nugetre” (Ertegun spelled backwards). Though he was less directly involved as a producer, Ertegun continued at the helm of Atlantic in the Sixties and Seventies as the company conquered the realms of soul and rock, from Aretha Franklin to Led Zeppelin, with phenomenal success. Ertegun serves as chairman of Atlantic Records to this day. At the tenth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in 1995, it was announced that the museum’s main exhibition hall would be named after Ertegun.” (quote from Museum)

Nesuhi Ertegun “spent most of his lifetime working at Atlantic Records and associated labels. He joined Atlantic in 1956, nine years after its founding by his brother Ahmet and Herb Abramson. Nesuhi initially developed Atlantic’s album department and built up the label’s extensive catalog of jazz long-players. The list of jazz artists he produced at Atlantic over the years reads like a who’s who: John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, the Modern Jazz Quartet and more. Nesuhi also became involved with the label’s rhythm & blues and rock and roll roster as well, producing several hit records for Ray Charles, the Drifters, Bobby Darin and Roberta Flack. The son of a Turkish diplomat, Nesuhi acquired his taste for black music while growing up in Washington D.C., where he and Ahmet would frequent the Howard Theater and scour the community for records by their favorite musicians. In 1944, he moved to Los Angeles to run the Jazzman Record Shop. While there he created his own label, Crescent Records (later Jazzman), on which he recorded the likes of Kid Ory and Jelly Roll Morton. Nesuhi also served as editor of Record Changer magazine and taught the first accredited course in jazz offered in the U.S., at UCLA. In addition to founding the jazz division at Atlantic, Nesuhi later went on to spearhead the label’s international operations, expanding the business and opening up new markets overseas. After the merger of the Warner Brothers, Elektra and Atlantic labels in 1971, he headed WEA International. He later oversaw the special projects division of Warner Communications and launched East/West, a Atlantic-distributed label, in 1988.” (quote from Museum)

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat with Jon Hammond “LATE RENT”

Elmar Lemes photo of Jon Hammond playing XK-3 organ at Local 802 Monday Night Jazz Session sponsored by Jazz Foundation of America

Jon Hammond MySpace

HammondCast

ASCAP Network Behind The Beat “NDR SESSIONS Projekt”

Jon Hammond is an endorsed artist of Hammond Suzuki USA

Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, Funky Jazz, HammondCast, John Coltrane, Jon Hammond, KYOU Radio, Nesuhi, Phil Collins, Rhythm and Blues, Roberta Flack, Ron Carter, B3, XK-3c, Accordion, Local 802 Musicians Union

Os dejo el primer lp, gratuito, de esta chica que ya ha colaborado con gente como gran purismo & hazhe o el puto coke.
Disfrutarlo

Descripcion:Hay interacción de géneros como el hip-hop, soul o el jazz entremezclados con una voz desgarradora que nos recuerdan a la mejor música de Lauren Hill, Aretha Franklin, Erikah Badu, Mary J.Blige…
En este trabajo colaboran grandes personalidades del Soul y del Hip- Hop español y portugués.

Las producciones del Puto Coke podemos escuchar a una Wöyza llena de personalidad, calidad y buen gusto acompasada con voces como la de Dani Reus o Kesia.

Descarga:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jyzxynny1dg

Fuente: HIPHOPLINE.NET

I went to my yoga class this morning, and I finally think I felt my mind and body were quiet and I did not need to struggle to keep them quiet. So frequently I have been unable to stop the flurry of things I should be doing, concerns, hopes, and fears from flying through my thoughts even when in “Tadasana” in the stillness of a morning yoga class. Today it was no issue. All was quiet.

On the way home I was thinking about how I use to just do yoga at home and it was good, but never quite as satisfying. I use to resist the assistance of others, in yoga and in most things, but I have accepted that sometimes I need help to get where I want to go. My yoga class is just one example. I started humming this classic, “Lean on Me” as I walked home. If we all lean on each other, then we become a forest, right?

(OMG, yoga… Tadasana… forests… perhaps I am a hippie… an intellectual hippie though. Oh and I shower daily, so there!)

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Earth, Wind & Fire
• The Foundations
• Marvin Gaye

I also suggest the music genre:

• Soul

Click here for more info on Bill Withers – Still Bill – “Lean on Me”.

The MP3 may be purchased here:

Bill Withers - Still Bill