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Friday, December 13, 2013

The Stones Throw News: Mayer Hawthorne - Christmas Time Is Here (Again)

Mayer Hawthorne - Christmas Time Is Here (Again)

It's that time again. Here's again is one of our favorite Christmas records, by Mayer Hawthorne. He recorded this a couple years back, and delivered it with this note:

"Happy Holidays everyone. All the best Christmas songs were written by Jews, and Chanukah songs suck. This is my favorite Christmas tune, sung over the Vince Guaraldi instrumental. Cheers, Mayer Hawthorne."

Basement Soul: track of the day ! @ Musique Non Stop

track of the day !
jo def - steps (album)
MED, Blu, Mayer Hawthorne & Madlib "The Buzz"
stagga - Cakefest
CASHMERE CAT - with me
RC & The Gritz - Leave Me Alone (feat. Erykah Badu)

track of the day !

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 05:28 PM PST

THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER NEW RELEASES - DONALD BYRD, POLYRHYTHMICS, MED BLU MADLIB FEATURING MAYER HAWTHORNE

NEW RELEASES - DONALD BYRD, POLYRHYTHMICS, MED BLU MADLIB FEATURING MAYER HAWTHORNE
PESHAY - GENERATION
LEE PERRY & HIS UPSETTERS PRESENT ROARING LION

NEW RELEASES - DONALD BYRD, POLYRHYTHMICS, MED BLU MADLIB FEATURING MAYER HAWTHORNE

Posted: 27 Nov 2013 12:11 PM PST

DONALD BYRD - KOFI

A fantastic set of tracks that was recorded at the cusp of the 70s, but which wasn't (for some strange reason) released until many years later! Donald Byrd's playing here with two different larger groups, and the music is a perfect bridge between his spacey late 60s attempts to mimic Miles Davis, and his tighter early 70s jazz funk work with Larry Mizell. The instrumentation's a bit different than usual, and includes a warm frontline of Frank Foster on tenor, Lew Tabackin on flute and tenor, and William Campbell on trombone – all working with these charts that are full and flowing – really strong, soulful elements that get some further great touches from Duke Pearson on Fender Rhodes! Rhythms echo some of Pearson's own great music of the time, with lots of Brazilian undercurrents – no surprise, given that Duke produced the record – and titles include "Kofi", "Fufu", "Perpetual Love", and "Elmina". Special limited edition also features a bonus 10" piece of vinyl – with the group's own version of Frank Foster's "Loud Minority". (Collectors edition is limited to 300 copies.) ~ Dusty Groove