MF DOOM Style Beat [Scooby Doo Cartoon Sample] {Underground Hip Hop Inst...

Scooby + MF Doom = Hip Hop Squared. Cartoons, Kung Fu/Samurai movies, video games, Hip Hop and junk food make up pieces of the best weekends.

Billie Holiday - Fine And Mellow (Live CBS Studios 1957)

Every musician absolutely smashes their part here and Billie will forever be my favorite female voice in all of recorded music. Not a lot of people know that but my closest friends surely do. This session is arguably one of the finest ever gatherings of Jazz musicians in one room playing together. Billie Holiday (vocals), Lester Young (tenor sax), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Mal Waldron (piano), Osie Johnson (drums), Milt Hinton (bass),  Danny Barker (guitar).

Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie Orchestra Booty's Blues 1979 live concert

“Trading fours” (where players alternate taking four-measure solos) is a common practice in jazz improvisation, and frequently the occasion for musical competition between the players who are trading off.  When such one-upmanship is foregrounded, whether they are trading fours or not, the players are said to be “cutting heads.”  As Ella and Booty try to meet each other’s musical challenges, they are definitely having a party, and the audience loves it.  You can’t separate the party from the music; it’s all one experience! Make sure you check out them trading/her scatting from the 6:45 mark where she is up against a wicked trombonist.

RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK Primitive Ohio 1969

A brilliant clip of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The man was always pushing himself and pushing for change in the way music was played, viewed, labeled and referred to.

Steve Turre playing conch shells, live concert

Steve Turre was Rasaan Roland Kirk's trombonist for many years and is featured prominently in the RRK documentary called "The case of the 3 sided dream" which I highly recommend.  I decided to look up some of his work after seeing the documentary and found this absolute gem of him playing conch shells. You can see the RRK influence, especially the minute or so from the 3:40 mark where he plays multiple conch shells at once.

More: Turré learned to play the conch shell when he was playing with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, whom he credits as one of his major influences.  He loves the sound of the conch because he finds it haunting and because his Mexican ancestors played it.  To get a deeper feel for what Turré hears when he plays conchs, listen to this clip from hisSanctified Shells album on his website:

http://www.steveturre.com/frameset.php?page=recordings

Carla Morrison - Buena Malicia (Los Amparito remix)

So pretty. Sounds like life.

Compared To What - Eddie Harris & Les McCann

When I didn't think the jam come get better there is footage of this crazy amazing thing.

Tony Conrad / Faust

I've always liked Tony Conrad's long minimal pieces. Here is a good smaple taste. He uses the violin(s) and loop pedals so interestingly and with tension.

Les McCann & Eddie Harris LIVE at Montreux - "Compared To What" - stereo

Eddie Harris is talent. pure talent on this displaying it for all. Trying to make it real compared to what. Props again to trumpet player Steve Fulir for this.

Jimmy Smith & Eddie Harris - 8 Counts for Rita

This funky jam. is all jimmy smith on bass (pedals) and organ. With sick sax sound because they recorded the sax through an electric reed, and thats why it sounds so good. Props to Steve Fulir for showing me this funk.

R.I.P. John Holt ---- "Strange Things"

Sad news for those of us left that remember. R.I.P. Mr. Holt, you've left us and eternity your sweet sounds and for that we are forever thankful.

Got To Let Go - The Bees (A Band of Bees)

The Bees are an English band with many colorful influences but this is their best jam and a little out of the psychedelic rock genre they are known for. This is some sort of epic funk track that they dreamed up. They mention the word change a couple of times in this song and clearly support it so I had to post it here. Enjoy.

Fat Freddy's Drop - Bluey

Beautiful chill, late night track. Preferably overlooking a city skyline.

Derrick Harriott - Slave (12" version)

From sun up to sundown, feeling irie with the badman Derrick Harriot skillfully covering a Temptations classic. I'm not a fan of most his other stuff but the production/band is on point on this, def my favorite Harriott track. Hear that sound the/hammers poundin down...

The Fabulous Three Odyessy Revised

Everything these guys created together is musical perfection.

Jennifer Lara - Woman Of The Ghetto + Dub (DUB STORE SPECIAL)

Women in Reggae don't get recognized enough. there were many and they were mad decent at creating beautiful music. Jennifer Lara to me is the most underrated female in an already male dominated, often macho genre. Everything in her early studio 1 days is a killer. Her versions too tho! If you are lucky enough to find vinyl of this woman you will be pleased with the dub sides. Often produced by Coxsone Dodd in her early days I believe.

Sun Ra - Rocket Number Nine (+playlist)

Nettle & Hassan Wargui North African music

Nettle & Hassan Wargui (Imanaren) live in Tangiers, Morocco from Beyond Digital on Vimeo.

This is beautiful.