#22

https://tidal.com/playlist/a264e06d-d2ed-43bb-9ec2-621d61a4082e

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dM5fkj1ZeLsYhyAb1DvPZ

playlist: 

1. Sexy 4 Eva - Jay Park

2. Space - Traxman

3. Sey Wata Gaya - Tal National

4. Kagbe Sidibe - Kouloumba

5. Nabintou Diakite - Dia Ye Bana

6. Kiss Of Life - Peter Gabriel

7. Soudani - Gnawa Systeme

8. Bu Gün Menim Toyim Bar - Mehmet Sabir Karger

9. Ko'histon - Mashriq

10. Kagbe Sidibe - Simbo

11. Confessions, Pt. 2 - Badbadnotgood, Colin Stetson

12. BASQUIAT - Jamila Woods, Saba

13. Due West - Kelsey Lu

14. Crane - Beanz N Kornbread

15. The Bravest Man In The Universe - Bobby Womack 

#16

https://tidal.com/playlist/d454d6b6-632d-445a-83e9-22feadb360ae

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4FC8xbabjIdGb4BxyPLGJE

playlist:

1. Aht Uh Mi Hed - Shuggie Otis

2. Feedback Pt. 2 - Jason Moran

3. No Apologies - August Greene

4. Haw - 16 Horsepower

5. 5.45 - Gang Of Four

6. Talk Talk - The Music Machine

7. Kannon1 - Sunn O)))

8. Barracudas - Wayne Shorter

9. Statute of Limitiations - 2 Chainz

10. Rule The World - 2 Chainz, Ariana Grande

11. Sound Of Rain - Solange

12. Uvumilivu - E.J. Strickland Quintet 

13. And Now The Queen - Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart

14. _stuck_ - Jon Bap

15. Roland Alphonso - Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell

#15

https://tidal.com/playlist/a4e6fb04-348f-4614-80a0-c01573d43c48

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59f3ybPqw7nwp4p9vaMq3R

Playlist:

1. Journey - Jafar Barron

2. Spiraling Prism - Herbie Hancock

3. Jrifted - Jeff Parker

4. a lot - 21 Savage

5. can't leave without it - 21 Savage

6. He's Coming - Roy Ayers

7. The Last Act - Adrian Younge, Souls Of Mischief

8. Discipline09-4 - Ras G

9. Room A Thousand Years Wide - Soundgarden

10. Down - 311

11. After The Flood - Talk Talk

12. In Your Mind - Built To Spill

13. Alma Llanera - Los Tres Reyes

14. Waitin' Around to Die - Townes Van Zandt

15. Goodbye's All We've Got - Steve Earl 

#14

https://tidal.com/playlist/dbb74a10-b990-4f10-b028-e1c7fae1b11d

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LyP3TviTYO2KO4UHQDw2u

playlist:

1. I Love Seattle - TacocaT

2. Dreams - Beck

3. NASTY - B.A.G.

4. Cardi B - Money Bag

5. I Got The Juice (Feat. Pharrell Williams) - Janelle Monae

6. Rotation 112th - Jay Rock

7. - Jewels and Baby Yaz - Orrin Evans

8. Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad - Fats Waller and his Buddies

9. Ain't No Time To Go - Loretta Lynn

10. Iceland - Daniel Lanois

11. Barefoot In The Park - James Blake, Rosalia

12. Something Good - Alt J

13. Last Year (feat. Goldlink) [Terrace Martin Version]

14. OCnotes - Inspiration

15. Lotus - The Wayne Shorter Quartet with Orpheus Chamber Choir

#12 & #13

It's been a busy month. I missed a few weeks, so here's a twofer.


#12 

https://tidal.com/playlist/753b6378-6442-4875-9b19-38e99fd2b9d8

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mnm0fpW1yPOvbTnHX02wM

Playlist:

1. Seadream - Kris Kristofferson

2. The Chokin' Kind - Waylon Jennings

3. Big River - Johnny Cash

4. Highwayman - The Highwaymen

5. Welfare Line - The Highwaymen

6. Shadow Over Sisterland - John Trudell

7. Angel Child - Chicano Batman

8. Cross Reference - Third World 

9. El Gusto - Los Lobos

10. Launch - Garage A Trois *

10. Omar - Garage A Trois **

11. Star, Daily News & Gleaner - Eek-A-Mouse

12. Ilimba - Chris Potter

13. Sheik Of Araby/I Found A New Baby (Medley) - Jason Moran

14. Concentric Circles - Nicholas Payton

15. Pounce - Flohio, Clams Casino, Cadenza 

* Tidal only
**Spotify only


January 25th marked the 19th anniversary of the influential D'angelo album, "Voodoo". Many of the artists who were involved with the project were reminiscing on social media about the experience of creating it. The core group of musicians on the album were part of a collective called the "Soulquarians". This playlist includes a few cuts from projects created by this collective. If you want to know more about the history and influence of the Soulquarians, I suggest reading this oral history: http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/06/the-soulquarians-at-electric-lady


#13 

https://tidal.com/playlist/7cafafb6-f2dc-4cac-aa91-9333e57910e0

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/30ARhyApWaDtw5AYLvH3au

playlist: 

1. Swing My Way - Kamaiyah

2. Down Foe My Thang - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

3. Kiss Me On My Neck - Erykah Badu 

4. Spanish Joint - D'Angelo

5. Reminisce - Bilal, Mos Def, Common

6. Funky For You - Common, Bilal, Jill Scott

7. So Free - Bahamas

8. The Hive - Booker T. Jones

9. The Right Time - Theo Croker

10. We On Melrose - Murs, Terrace Martin 

11. Between The Mayo and the Mustard - Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio 

12. Ancestral Recall (Feat. Saul Williams) - Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

13. Orange Peel - Kikagaku Moyo

14. Heavy Sun - Daniel Lanois, Rocco DeLuca

15. Sorcery 1 - John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack Dejohnnette

#11

https://tidal.com/playlist/71f0d6b6-b6aa-4f4c-a02c-b88983927f3c

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7q74SR7pwepXXHt02aVcJp

playlist:

1.  particle / spectra - Ambrose Akinmusire

2. If I Ruled The World - Kurtis Blow

3. If I Ever Lose This Heaven - Average White Band 

4. We Live in Brooklyn, Baby - Roy Ayers 

5. Hanoi 6 - Unknown Mortla Orchestra 

6. A Lot To Give - The Moondoggies

7. I' m Movin' On - Jerry Reed

8. Miracle Of The Fishes

9. Chelsea Bridge - Joe Henderson

10. You and the Night and the Music - Paul Motian

11. Casio Vanguard - Kurt Rosenwinkel

12. Hello - Erykah Badu 

13. Shy - Leon Bridges 

14. Two Sleepy People - Jason Moran

15. 101 FM - Little Simz

#4

In the sentimental spirit of the holidays, I decided to do something different this week. This playlist consists of 100 songs that have been significant to me throughout the years for various reasons. Some tracks were formative, some are connected to specific memories or periods of time, and some have just been satisfying and stuck with me. Technology was making it hard to put them in the order I wanted, so I suggest playing this one on shuffle. Additionally, there were songs I wanted to add that were not available on either Spotify or Tidal. So it goes. 

https://tidal.com/playlist/90da74bf-45e9-4f62-9255-efbfebfe7666

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3jvdURjdMHB1ArV4TxgQfd

playlist:

1. Hard Times Come Again No More - Stephen Foster

2. Dream In Blue - Los Lobos

3. Nowhere Man - The Beatles

4. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

5. When You Awake - The Band

6. Station Man - Fleetwood Mac

7. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Live at Boston Music Hall, 1975) - Bob Dylan

8. Little Miss Lover - Jimi Hendrix

9. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix

10. Power To Love - Jimi Hendrix 

11. Tales Of Brave Ulysses - Cream

12. Come As You Are - Nirvana

13. Tourette's - Nirvana

14. Runaways - XTC

15. Beating Of Hearts - XTC

16. Maru-Bihag - Ravi Shankar

17. Vital Transformation - Mahavishnu Orchestra

18. La Danse Du Bonheur - Shakti

19. Black Market - Weather Report

20. Boogie Woogie Waltz - Weather Report

21. Finger Lickin' Good - Beastie Boys

22. Pow - Beastie Boys

23. Jet Pilot - System Of A Down

24. I'm Not Down - The Clash

25. Glass - Gang Of Four

26. We're A Happy Family - Ramones

27. God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols 

28. Don't Try - Built To Spill

29. Footprints - Miles Davis 

30. Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club

31. I Can't Wait Much Longer - Robin Trower

32. Dee moo woor - Orchestra Baobab

33. Love Song - Tony Williams

34. Seize The Rainbow - Sonny Sharrock

35. Joy Spring - Clifford Brown & Max Roach

36. All Wrong - Morphine

37. Come Rain Or Come Shine - Art Blakey

38. Three Blind Mice - Art Blakey

39. Prince of Darkness - Miles Davis

40. The Sorcerer - Hancock/Brecker/Hargrove

41. Deluge - Wayne Shorter 

42. Speak No Evil - Wayne Shorter 

43. The Awakening - Ahmad Jamal

44. Ponta De Areia - Wayne Shorter

45. Theme From A Symphony (variation one) - Ornette Coleman

46. Lonely Woman - Ornette Coleman

47. Beyond Games - Tony WIlliams

48. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

49. Evinrude-Fifty (Trembling) - Brian Blade Fellowship

50. Promises Kept - Sonny Sharrock

51. Respiration - Black Star 

52. Timeless - John Abercrombie

53. Memories Live - Reflection Eternal

54. There Was A Time - James Brown

55. The Payback - James Brown 

56. Mother Popcorn - James Brown 

57. Super Bad - James Brown 

58. It Aint What You Think - Dirty Dozen Brass Band 

59. Masqualero - Wayne Shorter 

60. Mondays - Black Uhuru 

61. Natty Dread - Bob Marley 

62. Life Is A Journey - Clinton Fearon 

63. The Invasion (aka "Black Wa-Da-Da") - Burning Spear 

64. Throw Down Your Arms - Burning Spear 

65. Soldiers - Steel Pulse 

66. All Matter - Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Bilal

67. Brahms Intermezzo no. 7 in A minor - Glenn Gould 

68. Get A Hold - A Tribe Called Quest 

69. Stressed Out - A Tribe Called Quest 

70. Sara Mabo - L'Orchestre Kanaga De Mopti 

71. War - Wailing Souls 

72. Liberation - Outkast 

73. West Savannah - Outkast 

74. Train With No Love - Andre Nickatina 

75. Saw A Gangsta Cry - Andre Nickatina 

76. Astray - Bilal

77. Pretty Dancer - Mos Def

78. Meditations/Leo - John Coltrane 

79. Malachi - Andrew Hill

80. Dusk - Andrew Hill

81. Positive Vibration - Bob Marley 

82. Happy Just To Be Like I Am - Taj Mahal

83. Carry The Zero - Built To Spill

84. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

85. Peeni Walli - Eek-A-Mouse 

86. Mothership Connection - Parliament

87. Children Of Production - Parliament

88. I Never Cared For You - Willie Nelson

89. Magazine - Krondon

90. Dollaz + Sense - DJ Quik 

91. Do My Thang - 7 Days Of Funk 

92. Till It's Done (Tutu) - D'Angelo and the Vanguard 

93. Rest In Pleasure - Esperanza Spalding 

94. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince 

95. Computer Blue - Prince & The Revolution 

96. One Mo'Gin - D'Angelo

97. Wars Of Armageddon - Funkadelic

98. With You - Terrace Martin

99. Actual Proof - Herbie Hancock

100. Bad Card - Bob Marley