got ta have soul

  

Things have been pretty hectic around here for the last couple of months -hence the delay in posting the second GTHS episode of 2011.

Episode 10 is a special one, as it is the follow-up to GTHS Episode 1 - Canada Deep Volume 1. To date, the latter remains the most played GTHS episode. I hope that Episode 10's blend of jazz flavours -modal, spiritual, latin, funky, swinging & more - will please GTHS listeners just as much.

This episode is dedicated to the many unsung Canadian jazz musicians whose music has always deserved to be heard by a much wider audience -particularly those like the late Nick Ayoub who died before most jazz headz had ever heard of him (do pick up the legit reissue of Ayoub's The Montreal Scene).

A special shout out goes to DJ Chile (Jazzadelica), Zeljko Kerleta (The Return Of Gagarin), Welson Creep (Shook magazine) and Mambo Matt (Go Gorilla Go! & Shake It Up Club Sessions) who love their jazz deep -as deep as snow in a Canadian blizzard.

Episode 10: The Tracklisting

1. Yolanda Lisi – Trente-Neuf De Fièvre
2. The Norman Amadio Trio – Taboo
3. Stéphane Venne – Cent Degrès À L’Ombre
4. Hagood Hardy – Feelin’ Good
5. Paul De Margerie Septet – Fantasie Impromptue
6. Lee Gagnon Quartet – Impressions Discotheque
7. Stéphanie – Avant Le Jazz
8. Bernie Senensky – Beloved Gift
9. Ron Proby – Nile Lady
10. The Nick Ayoub Jazz Quintet – Desert Boots
11. Pacific Salt – Poco-A-Poco
12. Alexander Zonjic – Joy
13. Elmo Whigget – 3:00 A.M.
14. The Canadian All Stars – Suite Fortune
15. McGill Jazz Band – First Thing I Do

  

Happy New Year from Got Ta Have Soul!

This month I've trawled my shelves and pulled out a stack of headnodders, heartbreakers and dance-floor burners and blended them into a post-Christmas holiday hangover remedy. It's designed to withstand the stresses and strains of the winter blues. I recommend repeated listens.

I'd also like to welcome all of you listening in China, Indonesia and Taiwan -it's great to see the Far East lighting up the map!

And for those of you in or around London, don't forget to check out Shake It Up! at The Bowery - a night of funk, soul, latin, boogie, afrobeat and other get-down sounds from Then and Now! Join the ShakeItUp group on Facebook for more info (see my links).

Finally, a big thank you to Welson Creep (check his writing in Shook magazine, including a forthcoming interview with Keith Mansfield!) for loaning me a decent sound card -the drone of low-level feedback has finally been banished from GTHS!

Episode 9: The Tracklisting:

1. Willie Hutch – Theme of Foxy Brown
2. Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street (Instrumental)
3. Isaac Hayes – Red Rooster
4. Alan Tew – The Fence
5. Johnny Bristol – Lusty Lady
6. Gloria Scott – Just As Long As We’re Together
7. Lou Courtney – What Do You Want Me To Do
8. Donny Hathaway – Flying Easy
9. Helio Matheus – Briguenta
10. Gal Costa – Vou Recomeçar
11. Elis Regina – Mundo Deserto
12. Jose Feliciano – Hitchcock Railway
13. Tim Stevens – Whose Side Are You On
14. Jackie Lee – You Were Searching For A Love
15. The Undisputed Truth – Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing
16. The Nite-Liters – Serenade For A Jive Turkey
17. Labi Siffre – (Just) A Little More Line

  

Episode 8 has arrived. Finally. This episode is dedicated to Shake It Up, a new club session at The Bowery, New Oxford Street, London. Shake It Up is devoted to soul, funk, latin and other get-down sounds rarely heard in West London these days.

Every Saturday from 9pm-3am, resident dj Mambo Matt is spinning dance floor burners alongside an already impressive roster of guest djs, including:

-Welson Creep (who helped launch the session and designed the awesome flyer)
-Andy Smith (Lost & Found/The Document)
-Jaybyrd Slim (Nitty Gritty)
-Cherrie Flava (Soul Jazz Records/Sounds Of The Universe)
-recording artist & dj Lucinda Slim (Deep Funk @ Madame Jojo’s).

Mambo Matt has invited me aboard Shake It Up (many thanks, Matt!), so expect to hear me spinning once a month from December. Hopefully, Episode 8 of GTHS will give you some idea about what to expect during my sets. Hope to see you down at Shake It Up – see my links for the Facebook page. Shake It!

  

Like most vinyl junkies I know, I love serving up stone-cold classics and what-wuz-that? obscurities when I'm putting a mix together. It's easy to forget that there are some top-drawer tunes being made all over the world right now. Episode 7 features some of the best contemporary groups working in the traditions of soul, funk, jazz and afrobeat.

Hailing from the US, UK, Finland, Colombia and Japan, they are breathing new life into classic sounds with great writing, arrangements and production -just check Quantic and Combo Barbaro's 'The Dreaming Mind' or Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu's 'Mystery Spot' as evidence.

While most of the tracks here were released in 2009 & 2010, I had to include Tuomo's 'Ourselves' (the B-side to 'Don't Take It Too Hard' on Jupiter) from 2007. Tuomo is an incredibly talented musician hailing from Finland with three solo lps to his name. Though he has a devoted international following, I think his music deserves to be heard by a much larger audience.

Again, apologies for the less than pristine sound quality. Budgetary and time constraints means I'm recording at home with what I've got at the moment. From L.A. to Tokyo, I hope you all enjoy the music, regardless.

Pierre C

Tracklisting:

1. Quantic and his Combo Barbaro -The Dreaming Mind
2. Tribe - Deneka's Chant
3. Skeletons - 50 Degrees
4. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Water
5. Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu - Mystery Spot
6. Ikebe Shakedown - Up In The Trees
7. Funkshone - Soul Survivor Part 1
8. Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos - Working Woman
9. Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro - (Ain't Got Nobody) Just A Rambling Man
10. Big Horns Bee - Vamp Intro (Reprise)
11. Kings Go Forth - Don't Take My Shadow
12. Brownout - Nawlins
13. Hackney Colliery Band - Money
14. Tuomo - Ourselves
15. The Olympians - The Rain Song

  

July 14th marks the first anniversary of the Got Ta Have Soul podcast. Whilst I've certainly fallen short of posting a new episode every month, thanks to all of you who have downloaded, streamed and subscribed to the podcast in the UK, US, Canada, Serbia, Montenegro, France, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, New Zealand and Japan! And thanks again to Arkestra One for contributing Episodes 3 and 4 -as always, his blends are top-drawer business! Spencer and Jazz Jules promise that we'll be hearing from them before the year's end -I guarantee you're in for a treat...

This podcast features some serious heat, including big band funk, blaxploitation breaks, sister soul and brazilian rhythms.

On a technical note, apologies for the low-level feedback/interference that is lurking in the background of Episode 5 and 6. Currently, I'm limited to using Griffin's Imic to record my live mixes which some critics claim is prone to such issues. Or perhaps I should be holding my turntables above my head. I hope to have this problem sorted for Episode 7. If anyone has any trouble-shooting tips, please drop me a line.

And finally, a big thank you to Igal Privin for providing this episode's photo, featuring the coolest toddler in Brasil, for sure.

The tracklisting:

Intro: Peter Sellers
1. Peggy Lee - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
2. J.J. Johnson - Willie Chase (Instrumental)
3. Big Band Katowice - Madrox
4. Judy Roberts - Never Was Love
5. Angela Bofill - People Make The World Go 'Round
6. Coke Escovedo - I Wouldn't Change A Thing
7. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Inner City Blues
8. Betty Wright - Gimme Back My Man
9. Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights
10. Angelo Bond - I Love You For What You Are
11. Edwin Starr - Easin' In
12. Antonio Adolfo - Cascavel
13. Leci Brandão - Questão de Gosto
14. Elis - Casa Forte
15. Airto - Tombo in 7/4
16. Seawind - Make Up Your Mind
17. The Les DeMerle Transfusion - Music is the Message
18. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23

  

The original GTHS session is coming to an end, Friday, May 14th at the North Star pub in Ealing. The plug is being pulled due to 'budget' constraints, we've been told. Hmm...

During our 7 year run at the North Star, we've had a great time spinning some of our favourite tunes, both new and old, to a friendly and supportive crowd. There aren't many venues left in London, big or small, where you can play out Jazz, Funk, Soul, Brasilian, Latin, Afrobeat, HipHop and Boogie on the same night to a receptive crowd, so the end of our run at the North Star means the loss of the only regular soulful session from Shepherd's Bush all the way to Southall (that we're aware of, at least).

Here's (after a long delay) a mix to celebrate 7 years of GTHS soul sessions at the North Star. Thanks to all who have supported us. Perhaps we'll see you at the Goldhawk in Shepherd's Bush or at The Phoenix in Denmark Hill.

For more info on where to find us, join the Got Ta Have Soul Facebook Group.

Here's the tracklisting:

Ira Sullivan -The Kingdom WIthin You
Mark Murphy - On The Red Clay
Charlie Rouse - Waiting On The Corner
Bill Summers - Brazilian Skies
Stone Alliance - Sweetie-Pie
Funk Inc - Dirty Red Pt. 1
Mystic Moods - Midnight Snack
Yvonne Fair- You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Matata - Good Good Understanding
Marva Whitney - Things Got To Get Better (Get Together)
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Who Is She? (And What Is She To You?)
Voices of East Harlem - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Krystyna Pronko - Poranne Lzy
Pockets - Come Go WIth Me
Pointer Sisters - Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home To Me
D.J. Rogers - Love Brought Me Back

Happy New Year from GTHS!

Over the next 2 or 3 months, expect new mixes from Pierre C, including a funk/soul/jazz blend and the sequel to Canada Deep Volume 1. Also, Spencer and Jazz Jules are rumoured to be slaving away at a couple of mixes that'll have dancers and headz alike on their toes for days.

But first:

We are kicking off 2010 with a hazy lazy day mix from Arkestra One. Here's the breakdown from the man himself:

Had real fun piecing this mix together, mostly whilst feeling very unwell with a fever, a painful back and on lots of sedating Codeine !

As you can imagine, it’s a mainly soporific affair and I made a conscious effort not to let the BPMS creep up, always in my foremind a mantra that this should be a listening experience designed for maximum musing ... lol

Many of the tracks on here I just don’t get a chance to play out these days (Bring back those Sunday Sessions!), so it felt like a real luxury to blend all the disparate elements.

In the process, I had great fun rediscovering some long forgotten tuneage hidden away in the old vinyl stack, LP’s such as Mikey Dread’s “African Anthem”. I can’t believe I first heard this Dub monster approx 16 years ago (Thks Rob Shirfield!) it still sounds soooooo fresh. It was inspiring blending old and new sounds. The 1960 Eden Ahbez LP is a great example of someone so far ahead of his time, a haunting and ethereal experience from a genuinely intriguing character (check the album cover of “Eden's Island” and bear in mind it’s 1960!).

Highlights for me also include a cheeky little edit/reduction of Nino Ferrer's sleepy “The Garden”, the sublime Merit Hemmingson track I’ve been hoarding for way too long and a young Miss Ripperton with a certain Mr Stepney sprinkling vocal magic over a Cinematic Bossa .

A Special mention also for Zeljko Kerleta’s “Summer’s Gone”. I remember first hearing this tune and thinking: Wow! What is this? Who did this ? And how ? I had heard nothing like it and it stills stands alone as an otherworldly melancholy gem and therein began the start of a lifelong friendship/mentorship with this Jazz warrior.

This mix is dedicated to Pierre C and Spencer for just being so damn efficient and helpful whilst I’ve been out of the loop, as well as being Super tough DJ’s with Incredible knowledge, they are both a pleasure to work with ! Reeeeespec .

Enjoy

The Tracklisting:

1. Jamaican Tourist Information Broadcast

2. Clement “Coxsone” Dodd – In Cold Blood version

3. The Jahlights – Right Road to Dubland

4. Dry and Heavy – Night Flight pt 2

5. Mikey Dread – Operator's Choice

6. Gesellschaft zur Emanzipation Des Samples – Putoutoasis

7. Ricci Rucker – Like a Box of Chocolates

8. Shlomo – Ghosts

9. Peder – The Sour featuring Dean Bowman

10. Nina Simone – I Got it Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

11. Ketty Lester – River of Salt

12. Donovan – Sunny Goodge Street

13. Nino Ferrer – The Garden (Ak1 reduction)

14. Merit Hemmingson - Vindarna Sucka Uti Skogarna

15. Ennio Morricone – Doricamente

16. Minnie Ripperton – Memory band

17. Antonio Adolfo – Aonde Voce Vai

18. Edu Lobo – Viola Fora de Moda

19. Frankie Francis and Simbad – Milongo edit

20. Zeljko Kerleta – Summer's Gone

21. Readymade feat Feisty – Snow Lion

22. The Clonious – Agenda

23. Express Rising – Capsize

24. Quincy Bright – Love This

25. Onra – In my place

26. Al Tanner Trio – Kuba

27. Max Grunhard Quintet – Empty (Piano Excerpt)

28. The Heath Bros – Smilin’ Billy Suite (pt2) interpolation with BBC record “Children Talking”

29. Eden Ahbez – The Wanderer

GTHS presents a top-notch mix from Arkestra One. In Arkestra's own words, his mix consists of 'some nice tunes I've been digging a lot lately'.

We hope you dig them too:

Episode 3 Tracklisting:

1) The Raah project - All of Your Things 

2) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Whisper Softly 

3) Debbie Cameron & Richard Boone - Stop Fooling Yourself

4) Novi Singers - Fiesta 

5) Linda Williams - Elevate Our Minds 

6) John Robinson feat. Renee Neufville - The Genesis

7) Jazz Liberatorz - Ease my mind (ft. Tre Hardson Fat lip Omni)

8) De La Soul ft. Common - The Bizness

9) Mood - Secret of the Sand

10) Exile - The Sound is God 

11) Bibio - Jealous of Roses 

12) Bobby Hutcherson - Family Affair 

13) Maxayn - Bail out 

14) Expo 80 - Rolling Space

15) Stelvio Cipriani - Marys Theme

16) Scott Walker - Boychild

17) Billy Holiday - Speak Low

18) Auracle - Honey 

19) Big Pimp Jones - Dunk It Down Chocolate Thunder
20 Roger and the Human Body - Freedom (part 1)

21) Earth Wind and Fire - Runnin' (Danny Krivit re-edit)

If you like what you hear, remember that Got Ta Have Soul sessions take place:

Fri & Sat, 7-11pm at THE NORTH STAR pub, 43 The Broadway Ealing., LONDON, UK.
(Central Line)

AND

Saturdays 8-11pm at The Goldhawk Pub
122 Goldhawk Rd, London, W12 8HH
Closest tube: Goldhawk Road (Hammersmith & Cityline)

Join our Got Ta Have Soul group on Facebook to find out who's on deck!

This episode features a selection of tracks that have made their way into my sets at Got Ta Have Soul over the last year or so, covering 70's Soul and Funk (including two of my favourite soundtrack numbers), Chicano Rock, Salsa and Samba. If you've never been to one of our sessions, consider this an introduction...and here's the track listing:

Got Ta Have Soul Sessions feat. Pierre C

1. Johnny Pate – You Can’t Even Walk In The Park
2. Sapo – Been Had
3. Jose Féliciano – Hard Times In El Barrio
4. Mikis Theodorakis – On The Streets
5. Soulful Strings – The Voices Inside
6. Larry Saunders – Story Of My Love
7. Ann Bailey –Sweeping Your Dirt Under My Rug
8. Maurice and Mac – Use That Good Thing
9. Vicki Anderson – Answer To Mother Popcorn
10. Jimmy ‘Okera’ Hightower – Black Man (Take A Stand)
11. Pazant Brothers –Chick A Boom
12. Pete & Louie – Joe Gaines Express
13. Ismael Rivera Con Cortijo Y Su Combo – Simbad El Marino
14. Chirinco - Chirinco
15. MBP4 – O Cafona
16. Toquinho – Carolina Carol Bela

Fifteen of the deepest Canadian jazz cuts, culled from dj pierre c's library. Trainspotter info: none of these tracks have been featured on the Ready or Not lps (Do Right) although some of them are CBC recordings.

Respect and thanks to the djs, dealers and collectors who have fed my passion for Canadian rareties.

A special nod to Waxing Deep's Dan Zacks and Montreal's own Nick Osicka.

UPDATE August 11, 2009: The Tracklisting

Neil Chotem and his Orchestra - Lache-Moi Donc
Christine Charbonneau - L'Enfer
Francois Dompierre - Mais qu'est-ce que je fais?
The Al Baculis Singers - I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
Marie Savard - J'arrive
Pierre Leduc - Joshua
Jerry De Villiers et son Jazz Quartet - Bib and I
Nick Ayoub - Montréal Est
Lee Gagnon - Autoroute
Al Michalek - Sunscape
Jimmy Namaro - Afro-Rock
Lee Gagnon - Au chant de l'alouette
Mike Taylor and Company - Brute Force
The Ted Moses Quintet - More Than Ever
Moreen Meriden - Caught in a Fever