And we're back with a fresh new name, but the same funky vinyl grooves you've come to expect on Wednesday nights.  The long hiatus means we're bursting at the seams with new jams to bring your way.  Let's check out Secret Stash Records latest excavation, Peter King's African Dialects and a new one from Lance Ferguson, the leader of The Bamboos from Australia, as he makes a foray into spiritual jazz with his new band, Menagerie.  Plus, the debut of an unreleased album from Kenny Cox on the legendary Strata label and some music from Light in the Attic's incredible Marcos Valle reissue series. 

Mt. Airy Groove
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Back on the scene, crispy & clean.

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Light My Fire"  Jackie Wilson  Super Breaks  (BGP)

"Up Above the Rock"  Ray Bryant  Up Above the Rock  (Cadet)

"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"  Shirley Scott  Lean On Me  (Cadet)

"Wheels"  Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble  Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble (Jazz Aggression)

"Cuttin' Out (On Me)"  Lee Fields  Let's Talk It Over  (Truth & Soul)

"Leroy & The Lion"  Menagerie  They Shall Inherit  (Tru Thoughts)

"Samba de Romance"  Kenny Cox  Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise  (Strata/180 Proof)

"Gibraltar"  Till Brönner   Till Brönner  (Verve Germany)

"The Uptowner"  Donald Byrd  Fancy Free  (Blue Note)

"Mentira"  Marcos Valle  Previsão do Tempo  (Light in the Attic/Odeon)

"Tamanco no Samba"  Orlandivo  Orlandivo  (Kindred Spirits)

"African Dialects"  Peter King  African Dialects  (Secret Stash)

"Fa No Dem Ara"  Gyedu-Blay Ambolley  Simigwa  (Academy LPs/Voodoo Funk)

"Superwoman"  Stevie Wonder  Music of my Mind  (Tamla)

"Do I Have To?"  Alphonse Mouzon  By All Means  (Pausa)

"Organ Donor (extended overhaul)"  DJ Shadow  12 Inch  (Mo' Wax)

"To Know You Is To Love You"  Syreeta  Syreeta  (MoWest)

Jazz burners going down at the Junction Wednesday night.  Got some good ones comin', including the weird guitar of George Freeman, Sonny Rollins gets his mid 70s groove on and a set of Texas funk from Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen.  Be there!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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If you don't know, now you know.

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January 9, 2013

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label)

"It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"  Billy Preston  Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music  (A&M)

"Here Comes the Sun"  Monty Alexander  Here Comes the Sun  (MPS)

"Minor Impulse"  Ike Quebec  Blue & Sentimental  (Blue Note)

"Blind Man Blind Man"  Dave Pike  Jazz for the Jet Set  (Atlantic)

"Honeybuns"  The Duke Pearson Nonet  Honeybuns  (Atlantic)

"Mantra Dance"  Ohio Penitentiary 511 Jazz Band  Hard Luck Soul  (Aragorn/Jazzman)

"Sarava"  Baden Powell  Tristeza on Guitar  (MPS)

"La Gigantona"  Alfonso Lovo  La Gigantona  (Numero)

"Turn Me Loose"  Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound  Return of the Candyman  (Blue Note)

"Cold Bair"  Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One  Energy Control Center  (Lightin')

"Sweet Ray"  Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen  Country Fried Chicken  (Lightin')

"The Phantom"   Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One  The Funky 16 Corners  (Stonesthrow)

"Birth Sign"  George Freeman  Birth Sign  (Delmark)

"Ekim"  Michal Urbaniak Group  The Beginning  (Catalyst)

"Playin' in the Yard"  Sonny Rollins  Sonny Rollins' Next Album  (Milestone)

"Beautiful Day"  Spider Harrison  The Funky 16 Corners  (Stonesthrow)

Still got leftovers in my sack from last week's Best of 2012 show, so let's see what remains from a great year of vinyl releases, including a whole set from the Jazzman label (yes, this means more Greg Foat!).  Plus, some great live late era Art Pepper, Get On Down's reissue of the lost Archie Whitewater album, and a final salute to Fontella Bass.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
GtownRadio.com
2013...so fresh & so clean.

January 2, 2013

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Delta Lady"  Geoffrey Stoner  Watch Out!  (Ovation)

"Cross Country"  Archie Whitewater  Archie Whitewater  (Get On Down/Cadet Concept)

"Driven Omens"  Oregon & Elvin Jones  Together  (Vanguard)

"Driftwood"  Menahan Street Band  The Crossing  (Dunham/Daptone)

"I Need Love"  Fontella Bass  Free  (Jewel/Paula)

"Let God Come First"  Azanyah  The One  (Jazzman)

"Girl & Robot with Flowers (part v)"  Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot With Flowers  (Jazzman)

"Yeah You Are"  Greg Foat Group  Dark is the Sun  (Jazzman)

"Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need"  Hilton Felton  The Best of Hilton Felton 1970-74  (Jazzman/Hilton's Concept)

"Crystals"  Thom Janusz  Ronn Foerella...Moves!  (Ubiquity/Luv-n-Haight)

"Spanish Joint"  D'Angelo  Voodoo  (Virgin/Modern Classic Recordings)

"Confusion"  Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones  Sweetback  (Luv-n-Haight/Joka)

"Funky Twitch"  Roy Porter Sound Machine  The Story of Roy Porter Sound Machine  (Tramp)

"Farewell to Ibusa"  Afro Funk  Body Music  (Tropic Vibe/Secret Stash)

"Congo"  Os Ipanemas  Os Ipanemas  (CBS/Mr. Bongo)

"Mambo Koyama"  Art Pepper  Neon Art: Volume Two  (Widow's Taste/Ominvore)

With NYE right around the corner, it's time for the best of new vinyl releases of 2012, plus some key reissues & comps. Who will make the cut? Drop by Wednesday night to find out!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
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Tonight we're gonna party like it's...

December 26, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Moonlight Mile"  Lee Fields  Faithful Man  (Truth & Soul)

"Shambala"  Beastie Boys  In Sound From The Way Out!  (Grand Royal)

"The Name of Fela Will Always Stand for Freedom"  Jessica Lauren Four  Jessica Lauren Four  (Freestyle)

"Girl & Robot with Flowers (part 1)"  Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot With Flowers EP  (Jazzman)

"Soul Sides"  Karl Denson & Soulive  Spark!  (Royal Family)

"Chicken Grease"  D'Angelo  Voodoo  (Modern Classics/Virgin)

"Shootin' Dice"  Timo Lassy  In With Lassy  (Schema)

"Girlfriend"  The Filthy Six  The Fox  (Acid Jazz)

"But It's Alright"  The Sugarman 3  What the World Needs Now  (Daptone)

"Stay Away"  Charles Bradley  7 Inch  (Dunham/Daptone)

"Him Belly No Go Sweet"  Antibalas  Antibalas  (Daptone)

"Spin"  Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble  Kelan Philip Cohran & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble  (Honest Jons)

"Nobody Can Live Forever"  Tim Maia  Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia  (Luaka Bop)

"I'll Slip Away"  Rodriguez  Searching for Sugarman OST  (Light in the Attic/Legacy)

"I'll Get Along"  Michael Kiwanuka  Home Again  (Polydor)

"Take One"  Will Sessions  Mix Takes EP  (Fat Beats)

"Sweet Power of Your Embrace"  James Mason  Rhythm of Life  (Chiaroscuro)

"The Lope Song"  Eddie Russ  Fresh Out  (Jazz Masters/Soul Jazz)

Indeed, a variety of funky vinyl grooves goin' down at the Junction.  Got a Heavenly Sweetness Blue Note reissue of a lost Grant Green date, Nicaraguan fusion on the Numero label and a coupla tracks from the few lps drummer Louis Hayes released as a leader.  Plus, D'angelo's Voodoo just got the deluxe reissue from Modern Classics/Light in the Attic!  Stop by for a spell Wednesday night.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
GtownRadio.com
Jazz (we've got).

December 19, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"White Rabbit"  Gabor Szabo & The California Dreamers  Wind Sky & Diamonds  (Impulse)

"Green Jeans"  Grant Green  Matador  (Blue Note/Heavenly Sweetness)

"I Can See Clearly Now"  The Junior Mance Touch  The Junior Mance Touch  (Polydor)

"Bring It On Home To Me"  Aretha Franklin  Soul '69  (Atlantic)

"Little Sunflower"  The Louis Hayes Group  Variety is the Spice  (Gryphon)

"Olea"  Louis Hayes  Breath of Life  (Muse)

"Hamba Nami"  Cannonball Adderley  Phenix  (Fantasy)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" Quincy Jones  Gula Matari  (A&M)

"Devil's Pie"  D'Angelo  Voodoo  (Modern Classic Recordings/Virgin)

"Pzancai"  Ceccarelli/Chantereau/Padovan/Pezin  CCPP  (Flamophone/Vadim)

"Clear Skies Select Stick"  The Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot With Flowers  (Jazzman)

"Tropical Jazz"  Alfonso Lovo  La Gigantona  (Numero)

"Flying to L.A."  Arthur Verocai  Timeless: March 15, 2009  (Mochilla)

"Amor Em Jacuma"  Cravo & Cavela  Preco de Cada Um  (Mr. Bongo)

"Theme From Hong Kong"  Lee Perry-The Mighty Upsetter  Kung Fu Meets The Dragon  (Justice)

"Home Again"  Archie Whitewater  Archie Whitewater  (Get On Down/Cadet Concept)

"Sounds of Feelings"  Joachim Kuhn & Rolf Kuhn  Bloody Rockers  (BYG/WahWah)

"Directly From My Heart to You"  The Mothers of Invention  Weasels Ripped My Flesh  (Bizarre)

"Corruption is the Thing"  Creations Unlimited  Chains & Black Exhaust  (Memphix)

Keyboard heavy grooves goin' down at the Junction Wednesday night.  The Greg Foat Group returns with another great analogue recording and it's just as great as last year's debut!  Plus, we learned about Dave Brubeck's passing just before leaving for last week's show, so let's pay proper tribute to a true legend in jazz.  And the usual vinyl-only madness will ensue, including scores from the Philadelphia Record Riot...see you then!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
GtownRadio.com
All the squares go home.

December 12, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Femme Fatale"  Aloe Blacc  Good Things  (Stonesthrow)

"Blue Rondo a la Turk"  Dave Brubeck Quartet  Time Out  (Columbia)

"The Sermon on the Mount"  Dave Brubeck Trio & Gerry Mulligan  Live at the Berlin Philharmonic  (Columbia)

"Polka Dots & Moonbeams/It Could Happen to You"  Dave Brubeck  All The Things You Are  (Atlantic)

"Girl & Robot with Flowers (part vi)"  The Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot With Flowers  (Jazzman)

"Sister Serene"  George Duke  I Love the Blues--She Heard My Cry  (MPS)

"Voodoo Woman"  Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes  Expansions  (Flying Dutchman)

"Earth (Still Our Only Home)"  Jerry Goodman & Jan Hammer  Like Children  (Nemperor)

"It Could Be Better"  Timo Lassy  In With Lassy  (Schema)

"Henceforth"  Roy Ayers Ubiquity  Red Black & Green  (Polydor)

"Foodstamps"  The 24-Carat Black  Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth  (Stax)

"Walk Tall (Baby, That's What I Need)  Howard Roberts  Guilty!!  (Capitol)

"Satan"  Jon Lucien  Rashida  (RCA)

"I'll Slip Away"  Rodriguez  Searching for Sugarman OST  (Legacy/Light in the Attic)

"I'm So Thankful"  Eugene Blacknell  We Can't Take Life for Granted  (Luv-n-Haight)

"Low Down Popcorn/Spinning Wheel"  James Brown  Sex Machine  (King)

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"  The Temptations  Cloud Nine  (Gordy)

Stop by the Junction Wednesday night for 100% vinyl grooves.  Last week featured some great debuts, but still some more new ones to bring your way.  The legendary Art Pepper's wife Laurie just teamed up with Omnivore Records to release a series of live quartet sides from the early '80s, Jazzman digs deeper (do they every stop???) to bring us hard luck soul from the Ohio Penitentiary's 511 Jazz Ensemble and Mayer Hawthorne's Record Store Day 10 inch is a great live session from KCRW's Morning Goes Eclectic.  And sadly, Dave Brubeck died today, so we'll pay tribute.   Come on in!

Soul Junction
Wednesday, 8pm-10pm
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The record ends & we begin again.

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December 5, 2012

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Whole Lotta Love"  King Curtis  Live at the Fillmore West  (Atco)

"The Duke"  Dave Brubeck  Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits  (Columbia)

"Chant Inca"  Hal Singer & Jef Gilson  Soul of Africa  (Kindred Spirits/Chant du Monde)

"Helena"  Chico Hamilton  El Chico  (Impulse)

"Find a Way"  Miguel Atwood-Ferguson  Suite for Ma Dukes EP  (Mochilla)

"Sound Ray"  Ray Bryant  Sound Ray  (Cadet)

"Java Man"  Ohio Penitentiary's 511 Jazz Ensemble  Hard Luck Soul  (Aragorn/Jazzman)

"Have Spacesuit Will Travel (part 1)"  Greg Foat Group  Girl & Robot with Flowers EP  (Jazzman)

"I'll Take You There"  Reuben Wilson  The Sweet Life  (Groove Merchant)

"Red Car"  Art Pepper  Neon Art: Vol. 1  (Widow's Taste/Omnivore)

"Three Faces"  Menahan Street Band  The Crossing  (Dunham/Daptone)

"Panama"  Roy Porter Sound Machine  The Story of Roy Porter Sound Machine  (Tramp)

"The Sad Chicken"  Leroy & The Drivers  7 Inch  (Stonesthrow)

"O Caminho do Bem"  Tim Maia  Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia  (Luaka Bop)

"Psycles"  Karl Hector & The Malcouns  Sahara Swing  (Now Again)

"Take It Light"  Rikki Ililonga  Sunshine Love  (Sepiso/Now Again)

"I Wish It Would Rain"  Mayer Hawthorne  KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic EP  (Republic)

Al Ciment, second generation owner of Maplewood Nutrition, is this week's guest on the soapbox. Opened in 1963 by Al's parents Maplewood Nutrition has seen dramatic changes on what was originally Maplewood Avenue. This through street was transformed into Maplewood Mall a decade later. Al spoke to us about the Mall/Avenue's golden age, tough times and what has kept the family business in the same location for almost 50 years. Click through for several more pictures comparing the mall of today to what it looked like over 50 years ago. Listen to this segment on-demand here.

The image above looks down Maplewood towards Germantown Ave. The top picture shows the avenue with metered parking. The lower image of today's mall has a radically different configuration with no room for parking and several (now mature) trees where the sidewalk once was.