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This blog is for those who are true Music Lovers,
and those who are looking for something that is not necessarily inside the proverbial box.
Be prepared for a few surprises along the way...
with some ordinary, but excellent items added from time to time, as Garnish and Condiment.

I'm finally finding my way here on this Music Blog...not merely featuring random posts in order to generate page hits (think Twitter), but documenting significant events in my Listening Experience (though not in chronological order). Collectively, they have shaped my Ear to accommodate a ridiculously wide range of Music. There is not one genre in which I have not found Music that I was fascinated by. Also, I cross-referenced the new Music I discovered by "re-searching" recordings of the Musicians surrounding (or referenced by) the Album Artist.

Sometimes I even bought Music "in the blind" so to speak, based upon my record store salesman's recommendation or after browsing really thorough liner notes (ex., any classic Blue Note LP)...or even a brilliant Title (ex., Wendall Harrison - "An Evening With The Devil", or Pink Floyd - "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict") or unique Album Art (ex., Aquanote - "The Pearl", Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden", Doug Carn - "Spirit Of The New Land, Spooky Tooth - "Ceremony", or any P-Funk or Hed Kandi, and certain Zappa and "electric" Miles covers). I realized from experience that few will invest the Time/Money/Resources to generate boutique artwork for inferior Music (ex., some so-called rap "mixtapes" [sic]). The more often I took chances, the more often I'd discover a Prize.

And few laypersons will invest the Time I spent standing for HOURS inside record&department stores flipping through EACH&EVERY lp, 45, 8-track, cassette, and/or cd just to make sure that I did not overlook an "Easter Egg". Add to that the HOURS spent actually LISTENING to all that Music! I wasn't a "frustrated" Musician as much as a "vicarious" one. Every payday in the early 70's, I would buy about seven LP's...mostly items that I had never heard before. And my record salesman always gave me a money-back guarantee, but I never needed to use it.

So for example I had heard George Duke, and Jean-Luc Ponty well before many because I listened to Zappa. In fact, it was Zappa's "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" track - 'Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue' that caused me to wonder just WHO Eric Dolphy was. When I finally found out, that took me on ANOTHER Musical quest. And by exploring all of electronic Miles' sidemen, I was introduced to another whole universe of creativity...Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mwandishi, Headhunters, NTU Troop, Return To Forever, and the numerous individual artist-led collaborations by Musicians that had passed through Miles.

So my purpose here is to share not just Music, but an entire Musical Perspective. Just as Experience shapes Behavoir, "listening Experience" shapes "listening Behavior".

Are You Experienced?


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Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Golden Age Of Soul (Vol. 1) / Compiled by DJ Baltimore Boogie Man


y_The Golden Age Of Soul (Vol. 1) Front Cover
y_The Golden Age Of Soul (Vol. 1) CD Label
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Blue Six - Beautiful Tomorrow (2002)







In my mind this amazing recording was well ahead of its Time in 2002, and is just now becoming "acceptable" to the indiscriminate ear of The Masses. However the Discriminating Listener has (I'm certain) already exposed himself to the magic sound of Blue Six.

I recall informing a client for an office retirement party that I would include some "Naked Music" in the playlist, not realizing how ill-informed the general public was at the time (and even now) to this genre-busting publisher that I could not quite categorize properly. All I knew was that this was the best Music that I had heard since sliced bread, and it would blend perfectly in a "lounge-type atmosphere". Of course, Beauty is in the ear of the beholder, so if one disagrees then so be it...just as long as the dissent originates from the Listening Experience, and not from word-of-mouth or pre-conceived notions. This particular client was so brainwashed that she became hostile because she assumed that Naked Music involved lewd or vulgar lyrics that would offend her precious guests. 

She was on the verge of removing me from the action. I had to impress upon her that fact that my Reputation was on the line at each and every gig, so I wasn't about to compromise it by introducing inferior music to new clientele.

As it turned out, the function was in a banquet room being shared by another host who was partitioned off. Quite a few of the guests from the other party stuck their heads inside of our function to see what was going on. They were attracted by the Music...which was of a higher caliber than what was being presented across the partition. Not only that, I was offered an opportunity to dj a New Year's Eve party by one of the other party's guests!

This anecdote serves to illustrate just how critical the Music aspect of a party can be...and just how valuable a resource top-shelf Music such as Blue Six really is. "Beautiful Tomorrow" sounds like what Nu or Neo Soul should REALLY sound like - SMOOTH and sultry with a groove for a beat. Add jazzy elements (including a Miles-influenced trumpet passage & a flute that "floats like a butterfly") with original arrangements and the result oozes with Uniqueness...

"Music And Wine" is my track-of-choice. - DJ Baltimore Boogie Man

TRACKLIST:
1. Blue Six - Let's Do It Together (6:46)
2. Blue Six - Close To Home (4:21)
3. Blue Six - Music And Wine (Teksoul Dub) (5:22)
4. Blue Six - Sweeter Love (8:12)
5. Blue Six - Pure (Jay's Nitelife Dub) (4:48)
6. Blue Six - All I Need (6:04)
7. Blue Six - Very Good Friends (4:28)
8. Blue Six - Yeah (4:52)
9. Blue Six - Grace (Freedom Dub) (2:57)
10. Blue Six - Love Yourself (5:22)
11. Blue Six - Come Inside (3:57)
12. Blue Six - Music And Wine (7:09)
13. Blue Six - Pure (4:26)
14. Blue Six - Beautiful Tomorrow (4:41)

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance (1968)


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TRACKLIST:
1. Vanilla Fudge - The Sky Cried - When I Was A Boy (7:38)
2. Vanilla Fudge - Thoughts (3:35)
3. Vanilla Fudge - Paradise (6:07)
4. Vanilla Fudge - That's What Makes A Man (4:29)
5. Vanilla Fudge - The Spell That Comes After (4:36)
6. Vanilla Fudge - Faceless People (6:06)
7. Vanilla Fudge - Season Of The Witch (8:59)
8. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On (2:58)
9. Vanilla Fudge - Come By Day Come By Night (2:56)
10. Vanilla Fudge - People (5:19)

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

War - War (1971)









TRACKLIST:
Back Home (6:46)
Fidel's Fantasy (11:17)
Lonely Feelin' (4:36)
Sun Oh Son (5:58)
Vibeka (8:04)
War Drums (3:54)


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