Johnny Guitar Watson - What The Hell Is This? (1979)

Johnny Guitar Watson - What The Hell Is This? (1979) DJM Records

Ridiculous tracks throughout the entire record. This dude for sure was a pimp, and his music shows it. If I had to pick a favorite track probably would have to be "Proud Of You." Second up on the list is "What The Hell Is This".....that bass line is super dope.

Tracks:

Side A

1. What The Hell Is This?

2.In The World

3.Proud Of You

4.Cop & Blow

Side B

1. I Don't Want To Be President

2. Mother In Law

3. Strung Out

If you see this record floating around the bins and crates near you, grab it for sure. This album is funky and soulful as all hell. I caught myself smiling through this whole record.

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BEATSWAPMEET 2009

BEATSWAPMEET 2009

December 20th, 2009.

12pm - 6pm

Grandstar

943 N. Broadway

Los Angeles, CA 90012

$5 - FREE WITH CANNED FOOD

All Ages.

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Magnum - Fully Loaded (1974)

Magnum - Fully Loaded (1974) The Phoenix Records

The record is funky and upbeat. Im usually not feeling heavy guitar tracks, but this record places the element nicely. All around this has a happy feel-good vibe. Funk with heavy percussion is always a plus. Side Two, Track 1 "Witch Doctor's Brew" one track that sticks out and grabs my attention the most (but all tracks are really dope). Definitely came up on this grab.

Eight Hungry Musicians:

Michael Greene: Piano/Organ, Percussion, Vocals

Harold Greene: Bass, Background Vocals

Kevin "Cornbread" Thornton: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals

David "Bra Ping" Sutton: Drums, Background Vocals

Vance "Worm" Wormley: Trombone, Organ, Piano, Percussion, Vocals

Thurron "Thorn" Mallory: Tenor & Alto Sax, Electrified Percussion, Background Vocals

George Chaney "The Chain": Congas, Bongos, Background Vocals

Lamont Pain: Trumpet, Percussion, Background Vocals

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Leon Thomas - Blues And The Soulful Truth (1972)

Leon Thomas - Blues And The Soulful Truth (1972) Flying Dutchman

What can I say about this record....It has it's ups and downs, bright and dark moments, heavy and light sounds. Leon Thomas came through on this one. The feeling is good through most tracks, and also has a fresh break or two seating in a few places. The track China Doll is the shit straight the fuck up! Hahahaha

I stumbled across this record in the clearance bin, by luck. By luck included all the defects (sorry about the ghetto transfer) but is still held as a classic to me. I hope you agree.

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Bennie Maupin - The Jewel In The Lotus (1974)

Bennie Maupin - The Jewel In The Lotus (1974) ECM

Bennie Maupin first caught my ear on The Headhunters - Survival of the Fittest playing bass clarinet....later discovering that he was the bass clarinet on Miles - Bitches Brew. He was born in Detroit and was heavily influenced by Yusef Lateef and Eric Dolphy.

Bennie Maupin: reeds, voice, glockenspiel; Herbie Hancock: piano, electric piano; Buster Williams: bass; Frederick Waits: drums and marimba (left channel); Billy Hart: drums (right channel); Bill Summers: percussion, water-filled garbage can; Charles Sullivan: trumpet.

This album has a very interesting feel, especially because of the the way Billy and Frederick are panned hard left and right in the mix. Experimental ideas that display very artistic adventures. Overall this record takes me to the place I need to be.

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BEATSWAPMEET 2009

BEATSWAPMEET June 14, 2009

Los Angeles BEAT SWAPMEET Record Expo - All Ages. When: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM PDT Where: Grand Star Jazz Club 943 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012

FREE Entry w/Canned Good per person... or else $5/personEarly bird entry also available: $5 11am-12pm

http://www.myspace.com/beatswapmeet

Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll (1974)

Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll (1974) Blue Note

Arranged and Conducted by Larry Mizell (grab all Mizell Bros. work...off the hook!)

Flute and Vocals: Bobbi Humphrey - Piano: Jerry Peters - Bass: Chuck Rainey and Wayne Tweed - Drums: Harvey Mason - Guitars: Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin and John Rowin - Congas: King Errison - Fender Rhodes: Larry Mizell and Fonce Mizell - Clavinet: Fonce Mizell, Jerry Peters, Larry Mizell and Chuck Davis - Trumpet: Fonce Mizell - Percussion: Stephany Spruill and Roger Sainte - ARP: Larry Mizell - Moog: Don Preston and Phil Davis - Background Vocals: Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Chuck Davis and Samantha Harris.

The album in its entirety is soulful and funky as all hell. On some Cadillac shit for sure. I hope you feel the same.

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The Undisputed Truth - Cosmic Truth (1975)

The Undisputed Truth - Cosmic Truth (1975) Motown

First off Produced and Arranged by BIG BAD Norman Whitfield (anything this man touches becomes a heavy hitter...so be on the look out!) Keyboards: Mark Davis - Bass: Henry Davis - Guitars Johnny McGhee, Dennis Coffey, Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Eddie Willis and Paul Warren - Drums: James Gadson, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Green and Zachary Slatter - Percussion: Eddie "Bongo" Brown and Bob Zimitte.  

The sound is funky and real.  One of Motown's heavy hitters.  

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Sa-Ra Creative Partners Presents: Sonic Seduction Vol. 1 (2007)

SA-RA Creative Partners - Sonic Seduction Vol. 1 (2007) Jazzy Sport 

The SA-RA Creative Partners are three dope producers: Om'Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn, and Taz Arnold.  Simply put these guys have that next level sound that not a lot of people know about yet.  There is a Vol. 2 of this out too, and a full length out called The Hollywood Recordings, and a new full length coming out June 23, 2009 called Nuclear Evolution: The Age Of Love. 

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Purpose Dwellers - Sacrificial Balance (2008)

Purpose Dwellers - Sacrificial Balance (2008) I/O Records

Purpose Dwellers is a hip hop group for real heads and close friends of mine.  They are based out of San Gabriel Valley CA. on the eastside of Los Angeles.  Tracks are a mixture of samples and live instruments with raps that speak about life, relationships, ups, downs, and exposing fake societies.  The group is Isolated and Soil.08 and DJ ADM.  All beats are produced by Isolated for I/O Productions except "Year Long Days" produced by Soil.08 for Video Wall Banger Production.  Additional instrumentation by Dominic Padilla of Domestic Fury and Joaquin Pacheco of Inner City Soul.  

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