I believe Chicago is pretty high on the "hectic city list", but I'm currently in Logan Square , at my favorite local coffee shop and it feels like black Friday with all these folks here for their daily fix of caffeine-con-good-tunes. Thankfully I had this beautiful diddy by Rebecca Zapen in my "must post queue". Ms. Zapen is a classicly trained, smooth-folk-pop connesieur that puts a beautifully charming spin on this 802s classic. I've been lucky enough to find some similarly charming latin-jazz-folk tracks over the past year, from Tiny Desk Performances , to 702s [...]
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Toronto - How do you link the following topics: traditional Bossa Nova, modern electronica, music royalty, and soul revivalists? The answer is of course Bebel Gilberto . Her latest album All In One has just been released, making it her debut on the Verve label. Furthering her work of creating Bossa-Nova infused pop, All In One provides a laid-back and non-confrontational vibe. Gilberto keeps things updated by partnering with such modern luminaries as Mark Ronson and the Dap-Kings. At the same time, she remains firmly grounded in her colourful past by working with a [...]
A Century in Jumps (Slight Return) 1957 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, Two Funky People. Brenda Lee, Dynamite. The Cues, Why. Tommy Blake, Lordy Hoody. Bola Sete, Aquarela do Brasil. Al Simmons with Slim Green and the Cats From Fresno, Old Folks Boogie. Magic Sam, All Your Love. Johnnie and Jack, That's Why I'm Leavin'. Henri Pousseur, Scambi. Jenks "Tex" Carman, Wolf Creek. Jean Shepard, The Other