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Sunshine by Nancy Wilson Sunshine by Nancy Wilson
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 405 seconds

Atypical joint from delectable jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson. Man, did she clean the pipes for this one!

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The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 2 The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 2
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 577 seconds

The rise begins

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Sneakin Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer Sneakin Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 270 seconds

Early funk from blue eyed soul stirrer Robert Palmer.
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Feeding Off The Love Of The Land by Stevie Wonder Feeding Off The Love Of The Land by Stevie Wonder
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 363 seconds

ATTENTION
The original version of Feeding Off The Love is up (it's in the video response bar below the video). That version includes a string section not heard on this mix.
Big shout out to young lion for puttin me on. Enjoy.
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Wheels Of Life by Gino Vannelli Wheels Of Life by Gino Vannelli
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 260 seconds

Another gem by the underrated Canadian singer.

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Eddie Murphy Gives Advice Eddie Murphy Gives Advice
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 117 seconds

Advice from one of the funniest men in show biz. Makes you wonder why he hasn't done standup in so long. Enjoy... and learn.
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Gloria by Mary Lou Williams Gloria by Mary Lou Williams
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 400 seconds

Jazz with some Afro Cuban licks by jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. In terms of injecting spirtuality into music without words, she was second only to Coltrane. This one is off her 1974 Zoning album. Enjoy.

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The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 3 The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 3
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 547 seconds

Superstardom -- And The Price of It

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The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 5 The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 5
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 591 seconds

Angels and Demons

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Come On Down by Big Daddy Kane feat. Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes Come On Down by Big Daddy Kane feat. Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 248 seconds

I haven't listened to this jam in years cuz the album, Prince of Darkness, had been out of print for so long. Tip sounds young as hell. Kane and Busta sound the same.

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Palladium by Weather Report Palladium by Weather Report
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 290 seconds

If you don't dig percussion this sick track will make you love it and throw you smack in the middle of Spanish Harlem in the process.
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Sailing Shoes by Robert Palmer Sailing Shoes by Robert Palmer
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 176 seconds

New Orleans slickness from perenial blue eyed soul icon Robert Palmer. He really didn't blow up until the mid 80s but rest assured he'd always been about the funk. Gone too soon.
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The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 6 The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 6
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 303 seconds

Eventide

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The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 7 Epilogue The Carpenters: Only Yesterday Part 7 Epilogue
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 448 seconds

Death and Legacy

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Cross Country by Archie Whitewater Cross Country by Archie Whitewater
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 200 seconds

Rare, earthy track by one off band Archie Whitewater on Cadet Records -- a very creative and innovative label back in the 60s.

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Flight of the NightHawk by Keith Emerson Flight of the NightHawk by Keith Emerson
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 194 seconds

Haunting music composed and performed by synth wiz Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake & Palmer fame for the film Nighthawks -- my favorite Sly movie. Features pics of Keith, lead actors and director Bruce Malmuth.

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Roberto Clemente: More Than Baseball Roberto Clemente: More Than Baseball
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 296 seconds

An underrated baseball player's excellence both on and off the field.
Be inspired.

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Is It Love That We\ Is It Love That We're Missin' by The Brothers Johnson
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 244 seconds

Yeah, Yeah. The Brothers Johnson raising up the funk with their very song as a duo. It's off Quincy Jones' 1975 soulful collective Mellow Madness. Tune it up.
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Betcha By Golly Wow!  Grant Green Betcha By Golly Wow! Grant Green
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 457 seconds

Jazz Guitar Extraordinaire Grant Green goes all the way live with a haunting version of the Stylistics classic written by the great Thom Bell and Linda Creed.

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Morning Song by Les McCann Morning Song by Les McCann
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 225 seconds

Sublime, uplifting gem from jazz pianist Les McCann off his 1974 album Another Beginning. Sit back and take it in.

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Everybody Wanna Get Rich Rite Away by Dr. John Everybody Wanna Get Rich Rite Away by Dr. John
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 174 seconds

Bayou swampiness from Dr John, a colorful singer and musician I thought was black when I was a kid. But that's the 70s for you. This is off his album Desitively Bonnaroo -- whatever that means. Listen in.
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Like A Thief In The Night by Mike Longo Like A Thief In The Night by Mike Longo
Posted by: roscoegino

Video duration: 340 seconds

Buttery Fender Rhodes from Dizzy's former keyboardist. Dizzy was no dummy. Enjoy!

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