As already mentioned here you’ll soon have the opportunity to listen to some of the records featured on this site. In conjunction with radio42.com and rautemusik.fm jazz-not-jazz presents two hours of simply great music every Friday 19:00-21:00 UTC+1 (you don’t have to convert it for Germany…and it would be Friday 13:00-15:00 in NYC, Friday 10:00-12:00 in San Francisco and Saturday 04:00-06:00 in Sydney). The links for the audio stream can be found on radio42.com or rautemusik.fm (look for #Musik.Lounge there).

And here’s the playlist with a few comments on each song because I’ve decided to do some talking between songs only on special occasions and this time it wasn’t one *grin*.

1. Fay Victor: Zootoon (from Darker Than Blue)

Since I have Fay Victor’s Darker Than Blue album in my collection Zootoon has become one of my all-time favourites (but please don’t ask me about the other thousand songs on this list). Simply a great original jazz by Fay and Jochem van Dijk and Fay’s voice is just impressive.

2. Teena Marie: I’m Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too) (from Wild and Peaceful)

There are only a few ‘white’ singers that have made a lasting impression on me. One of them is Teena Marie. While I was disappointed with her recent La Dona album I still love every single one of her previous albums. From her debut album from 1979 comes this jazz song. One of the rare occasions where we can enjoy Teena on a straight jazz tune (Sunny Skies being the other opportunity).

3. Lois Deloatch: Reflection (from Closure)

An original composition by Lois from her second album and what a fine, timeless jazz tune it is. If you like this tune then you certainly want to check out the album.

4. Joanna Pascale: Give Me The Simple Life (from When Lights Are Low)

Talking about ‘white’ singers who impressed me…here’s another one. Joanna Pascale really knows how to handle a jazz song and has the rare gift to breathe new life into standards and covers like on this update of a Julie London song. Yeah, the best things are the simple ones, that’s why this website is so reduced to the necessary stuff *grin*.

5. Juliet Kelly Alive & Free (from Aphrodite’s Child)

Juliet is another female jazz singer who released a great album made of mainly originals a few years ago that somehow hadn’t the success it deserves. Hopefully this will change with Juliet’s new album that will contain self-written material only.

6. Carmen Lundy: Better Days (from Self Portrait)

Self Portrait was actually my first Carmen Lundy album. And what a revelation it was to hear her for the first time. I’ve soon purchased Good Morning Kiss and Moment To Moment and from then every new record. Unfortunately I’ve never saw a copy of her Night And Day album for CBS/Sony. So anyone who has a copy of it, please contact me! Better Days was written by Carmen herself and is simply excellent and one of the songs that can give you hope when you think nothing’s gonna work out the way you want.

7. McCoy Tyner: Goin’ Home (from Asante)

I just love the music McCoy Tyner released in the late 60s/early 70s. Asante saw McCoy paying hommage to Africa. Goin’ Home features Andrew White (alto sax), Buster Williams (bass) and Mtume (congas). And it’s one of the more traditional jazz songs on this album. See I don’t want to scare you with the first show. That will happen later when I’ll play some improvisational tracks.

8. Soulful Strings: Burning Spear (from Chicago Soul - Electric Blues Funk & Soul

Written, produced and arranged by Richard Evans this is such a funky jazz track with kalimba, flute, string section, organ, vibes, bongos and congas. Fits nicely to the McCoy Tyner song…the only bad thing Burning Spear is much too short.

9. Alice Coltrane: Galaxy Around Olodumare (from World Galaxy)

Like with McCoy Tyner’s Goin’ Home I’ve chosen the rather short Galaxy Around Olodumare from Alice Coltrane here to avoid confusion with the first show. Though Galaxy Around Olodumare is rather short it still has all of Alice’s trademarks of the albums she had recorded with a string section. It may not appeal to everyone and especially not after the first listening but I promise to feature a song from Alice every now and then.

10. Ledisi: Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue (from Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue)

Would you believe it that you now have to pay up to almost US$ 190 for this album? Well, look here. So a single song like this tune is worth US$ 15.8 since there were 12 songs on the CD. Ha, this will be a very precious broadcast. Am I good to you or what?

11. George Duke: Sausalito (from Duke)

The “summer” song from George’s latest album on his own label. Just read my review of the album and the interview with George for more information.

12. Esperanto: You’re The One (from Esperanto)

Cyril McCammon was the mastermind behind Esperanto. You’re The One is a fine soul-jazz song with an organic feeling sounding like Incognito. But this has already been released in 1995 and is one of the earlier releases by Soul Jazz Records.

13. Noel McKoy Personal (from Mind Is The Keeper)

Noel is one of my favourite British soul singer. Unfortunately he never had the success he’d deserve. He was more successful with his brothers and sisters as McKoy. Together they’ve had a minor hit with Family or Fight. If you ever see a copy of Mind Is The Keeper buy it! You won’t be disappointed if you like real soul music. Some songs from Mind Is The Keeper appeared on Please Take This Personal as well and you may have more success to find a copy of that album.

14. Angela Johnson Whatever It Takes (from Got To Let It Go)

Brandnew and already a classic…well at least for me :-) Just read the review for more infos.

15. Ola Onabule Soul Town (from In Emergency Brake Silence)

Ola’s another great British soul singer who should get wider recognition just like Noel McKoy, although Ola has released album on a more constant base then Noel. Soul Town is the staggering opener of Ola’s recent album. And if you haven’t bought yourself a copy yet, do it soon or do you want to pay as much as for the Ledisi album in a few years for this wonderful album? Also read my interview with Ola here.

16. Martha Redbone Talk About It (from Skintalk)

Finally soul music fans take notice of Martha Redbone and Skintalk has been album of the month over at Soul Brother Records. Talk About It has all the right ingredients to become a future classic.

17. Tommy Sims Love’s Patience (from Peace And Love)

Tommy Sims have only released one album as far as I know. Peace And Love was a little ahead of its time with Tommy’s earthy sound and mixture of soul, folk and even rock. Love’s Patience with its impressive string section shows that Tommy has listened closely to Curtis Mayfield’s records. An overlooked gem.

18. Alice Russell ft. TM Juke Hurry On Now (from Under The Munka Moon)

We all know Alice as the voice of Bah Samba but she also has a career outside the group. Hurry On Now will certainly brighten up my summer this year. More Alice can be heard on the latest release of the Quantic Soul Orchestra.

19. Carl Hancock Rux: Intro To (R)evolution (from Rux Revue)

Carl Hancock Rux is your modern renaissance man and poet and his music is more spoken words over groovy beats, but it’s nevertheless soulful.
There was also a lengthy Roy Davis Jr remix available and I may feature that in a future show.
Carl sings Only Revolution is our evolution and the more closely you look at the state of the world and the disconnection of the politicians and managers from the people the more you find out that revolution may be the only way to change and save this world.
In 2004 Carl finally released Apothecary rx, the follow-up to Rux Revue.

20. Nina Simone: The Pusher (from It Is Finished)

The Pusher is from Nina’s last album for RCA from 1974. Nina explains the difference between a dealer and a pusher on this song (”The dealer takes a nickel lord/ And sells you lots of sweet dreams/ And lord knows we need lots a sweet dreams/ But here comes the pusher/ Takes your body and leaves your mind a screen“).

21. Donny Hathaway: Tryin’ Times (from Everything Is Everything)

For Donny’s bio have a look here. This song was also recorded by Courtney Pine with Jhelisa as singer but who could beat Donny’s original version? “People always talking about man’s inhumanity to man/ But what are you trying to do to make this a better land/ You just pick up your paper, turn on your TV” looks like things hasn’t changed very much since 1970.

22. Midnight Band: Winter In America (from The First Minute Of A New Day)

The Midnight Band are Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson and Winter In America hasn’t lost anything of its appeal or relevance. “The constitution was a noble piece of paper; with Free Society it struggled but they died in vain/ And now Democracy goes begging in the corner, hoping for the rain.”

23. Denise LaSalle: What Am I Doing Wrong (from On The Loose)

Yes, that’s what I’m always asking myself what the hell am I doing wrong that things don’t happened like planed. A wonderful piece of 70s soul. And yes, that’s the same Denise who tortured us in the mid 80s with My Toot Toot.

24. Olu: Beautiful Place (from Beautiful Place)

This modern soul gem from Olu’s sophomore album closes my first broadcasting and I hope you liked what you’ve heard and tune in next week at the same time. The playlist will be posted here again in advance. Maybe not as lengthy as this time with all the covers shown etc. Depends a little bit on how much time I have to prepare it.