A very groovy version of War’s “Slipping Into Darkness” from the 1973 album Upendo Ni Pamoja by Chicago pianist Ramsey Lewis. Featuring warm rhodes piano, reverby soul claps, and funky upright bass. This was one of the first records I dug when I first started buying old funky LPs. Later, when I lived in Chicago, there was a big billboard of Ramsey right across the street from my house.
Posted by avocado kid. // 1 Comment »So, it’s my birthday. What better time than now to finally get this thing going?
I’m going to use this space to share some music that I think is fabulous and groovy. I’m absolutely addicted to acquiring new tunes and I’ve built up a pretty huge collection. Now it’s time to share some of the goodies that bubble to the top of the pile.
I have certain musical obsessions, like:
Vintage keyboards from the 70s
Especially Hohner Clavinets
and Rhodes pianos
and I especially love the Hammond organ & Leslie sound.
I’m always on the lookout for wacky versions of songs from the funk/breakbeat canon.
In particular, I’m always awed by the ability of Jamaican musicians to assimilate nearly every American musical trend.
In general, the varied and complex relationships of musical influence among the localities of the African diaspora are endlessly fascinating to me. 