Music Videos
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Video: Oliver Nelson and the Berlin Dream Band 1970
‘Black, Brown and Beautiful’ – Oliver Nelson and The Berlin Dream Band, 1970 Continue reading
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Music: Riko and Target – 'The Chosen One'
19 January 2011 From the UK, 2005. Not sure what the category is but who cares? Check the lyrics. Continue reading
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Videos: Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra Live in Berlin 1986
We must all learn to travel the spacewaves if we want peace in this world. Both videos recorded in 1986, one in the former East Berlin and the other in former West Berlin. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Englan is a bitch’ – Linton Kwesi Johnson
1 January 2011 Poetry meets dub in this classic. Continue reading
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Video: 'Englan is a bitch' – Linton Kwesi Johnson
1 January 2011 Poetry meets dub in this classic. Continue reading
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Video: Colombian Salsa: John Rodriguez & Johana Vasquez
The extremely fast footwork is Cali Colombian Style Salsa. Colombian style salsa is all about dancing on point to every instrument, vocal and speed of a salsa, boogaloo or charanga song. It is not on 1, 2 or 3 count. This is an advanced level salsa — aka John Jairo ” Piña” Rodriguez- Cali, Colombia. Continue reading
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Video: John Coltrane plays the standards
John Coltrane tenor with Wynton Kelly piano, Jimmy Cobb drums, Paul Chambers bass. Continue reading
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Sam Rivers/Arthur Blythe/Chico Freeman – 'Lester Leaps In'
A line-up to die for perform “Lester Leaps In” as part of “Salute to the Saxophone, recorded live at the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton, Montreal in 1992. Continue reading
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Miles Davis Classic Quintet – 'Round Midnight'
Recorded in 1967 in Stockholm Sweden. The second classic Quintet: Miles Davis, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; and Tony Williams, drums. Continue reading
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – 'Hothouse'
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Hyman, piano; Sandy Block, bass; Charles Smith, drums. Continue reading
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Video: Duke Ellington Orchestra – 'It don't mean a thing'
1943 footage of the Duke Ellington Orchestra performing the swing era anthem “It Don’t Mean A Thing” with the singing of violinist and trumpeter Ray Nance, and trombonist ‘Tricky’ Sam Nanton. The song’s title was a derived from a saying often used by the Ellington Band’s former trumpet player Bubber Miley. Continue reading
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Music Video: Cornershop – 'Brimful of Asha – Official Music Video (Original)
A must-listen. Mix Punjabi folk music with some wholesome Cornershop beats, cook and serve. Excellent! Continue reading
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Blue Scholars – 'Cinemetropolis'
Title track from Cinemetropolis. This song is owned by Blue Scholars and the people who pledged towards The Cinemetropolis Project. Enjoy Continue reading
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Sonny Rollins 'Jazz Casual'
From the late 1950’s tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins and guitarist Jim Hall play on the television show “Jazz Casual” with Bob Cranshaw on bass and Ben Riley drums. The quartet that recorded the amazing ‘The Bridge’, Rollins’ first album after several years meditating and practicing in the dead of night on Manhattan Bridge (cf. ‘The… Continue reading
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Video: Seun Kuti and Fela’s Africa 80 ‘ Many Things’
11 November 2011 Seun Kuti and Fela’s Africa 80. His first video. I saw this band live once, here in London. Whatta jam! Building on Fela’s massive contribution to African music. Continue reading
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Jabu Khanyile & Bayete 'Umkhaya Lo'
More from Jabu Khanyile and Bayete. From the album ‘Umkhaya’. Continue reading
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Jabu Khanyile & Bayete – 'Mmalo-We'
The late, great Jabu Khanyile and Bayete, one of the best groups to emerge in the 1980s-90s. Beautiful music. This track from the album of the same name, 1993. Continue reading
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Charles Mingus/Eric Dolphy – The Last Concert
Rare concert footage of Eric Dolphy’s last concert with Charles Mingus was filmed in Stockholm in 1964. Eric Dolphy alto sax and bass clarinet, Clifford Jordan tenor sax and flute, Johnny Coles trumpet, Jaki Byard piano, Charles Mingus bass, and Danny Richmond drums. Continue reading
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‘Bohemia After Dark’ – Cannonball Adderley Sextet
Filmed at a live concert in Switzerland in 1963. Julian “Cannonball” Adderley alto sax, Nat Adderley cornet, Yusef Lateef sax tenor, Joe Zawinul piano, Sam Jones bass, and Louis Hayes drums. Continue reading
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Music Video: Liberate Wall Street "At Last"
‘At Last’ – made famous by the great Etta James set to new lyrics by Lincoln Bergman and sung by Anna Bergman to the original orchestration, strings and all. Liberate Wall Street: “AT LAST”! Continue reading
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