Future Classic: L’Orange “The Mad Writer”
L’Orange is a beatmaker from North Carolina; he isn’t from a french speaking country, as the name might suggest. He has been putting out projects that are mostly instrumental hiphop for quite some time now. The new release, The Mad Writer, doesn’t have the same precise conceptual effort of his …
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #29
The Jazz Amnesty Sound System are closing out 2012 with a unique mix of songs sung in a jazz style by great singers. We hope you enjoy it and would like to thank everyone for listening over the past year. Expect bigger and better for 2013. To follow J.A.S.S. and …
Dave Brubeck R.I.P
Sad news today. Another music legend is gone. American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck dies at the age of 91 (two days before his 92nd birthday) but his music and iconic style will live on forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8PQBYEkHHg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-fc6iAgzrE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ohyd0EDVKA
Austin Peralta R.I.P
The music world got some very sad news this morning with the announcement that young (and extremely talented) pianist Austin Peralta has passed away. Son of skateboarding legend Stacy Peralta he chose a different path and was already pretty damn successful at it. At the young age of 22 he …
Fugees “Ready Or Not” (Melodiesinfonie Remix)
New remix heat from yet another up and coming producer discovered on Soundcloud. Melodiesinfonie is from Switzerland and we will definitely be keeping an ear out for things to come from him. Proper Jazzy Flip! Melodiesinfonie Links Facebook Melodiesinfonie – In Your Mood Ep Maloon The Boom Wodoo Wolcan J …
Robert Glasper Experiment – LIVE at Itunes Festival 2012
Robert Glasper Experiment live Special guest: Lionel Loueke, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Alan Hampton, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Phonte and MF Doom. at the Roundhouse – London iTunes Festival, Sunday 23rd September 2012. Special guest: Lionel Loueke, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Alan Hampton, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Phonte …
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #28
West Coast jazz developed around Los Angeles and San Francisco in the 1950s and 60s at the same time the hard bop sound was developing in New York City. West Coast jazz was generally seen as a sub-genre of cool jazz, which was characterized by its relaxed tempos and lighter …
Forgotten Treasure: Samoo “On & On” (2004)
I am a sucker for vibes-based samples in hip-hop production. Nothing is more gutter to me than a staunchly dark beat with some spooky vibes echoing throughout like candles flickering in the night. Immediately, Diamond D, Buckwild and the Beatminerz come to mind. While they sampled the likes of Cal …
“Terry Callier Special” by Marc Mac
“Soul/Jazz Folk singer and guitarist Terry Callier, passed away last week (October 27, 2012) aged 67 after suffering from throat cancer. Terry released a string of enduring and influential albums between the early 60’s and the late 80’s and enjoyed a creative rebirth during the late 90’s in the UK …
Free Download: Label Love “Vol. 5 – The Jazz Edition”
Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by Jazz heads from Tru Thoughts Recordings, Impossible Ark Records, Gondwana Records, Jazzman Records, Edition Records, Katalyst Entertainment, Revive Music Group, and …
Forgotten Treasure: Tom Scott “Today” (1967)
Sometimes we try to avoid talking about sampled records because it seems like an obvious pick, and a subject that has already been covered a million times. But then again, it seems like most of the time when we are in the sampler/sampled discussion mode we end up focusing unconsciously …
Jazz Amnesty Sound System #25
“The post–World War II years on Chicago’s South Side brought a revolution in jazz. In 1961, a group of younger experimental musicians, aware of the decline of Chicago’s jazz clubs and the history of racial exploitation in the music business and responding to a heightened interest in African-inspired cultural nationalism, …