03/22/25 - Jam_12

"Knowing all these little things, I adapt my playing for each individual artist-instead of me just sitting back there and playing for myself." -- Louie Bellson

 Listen to the show below! Note: Sorry I had to cut the show a bit short today. There were some technical issues.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Notes
Magnum	Your Mind	Fully Loaded	The Phoenix	1974	Obscure psychedelic soul-funk band from the 70s. Released only one album.
Del Jones' Positive Vibes	Court Is Closed	Court Is Closed	Hikeka Records	1973	Politically charged Philadelphia soul group of the early 70s. Self-released two records that are technically the same album.
Louie Bellson & Walfredo de los Reyes	Sentido En Seis	Ecue ritmos cubanos	Pablo	1978	Established jazz drummer teamed up with Afro-Cuban percussionist. Largely a descarga record with a small band. Features Walfredo's son also on percussion.
The Rance Allen Group	That Will Be Good Enough For Me	Truth Is Where It's At	Gospel Truth	1972	Gospel-soul trio of brothers. Church-rooted vocals and Stax-backed grooves. Powerhouse vocals.
Mike and Pam Martin	Lonely Entertainer	Fernwood Pacific	Agustus Records	1975	Country rock couple duo from Colorado. Low fidelity and mellow.
Abdallah Oumbadougou	Anou Malane	Anou Malane	N/A	2019 (1990s)	Pioneering Tuareg guitarist from Niger. Fusion of electric blues with traditional tuareg music, creating the politically revolutionary genre of tishoumaren.
The Invaders	Spacing Out	Spacing Out	Duane	1970	Short-lived Bermudan funk-rock band. Blends psychedelic soul, rock, and funk. Album released during a golden age of black rock music.
Joe Henderson & Alice Coltrane	Earth	The Elements	Milestone	1974	Saxophonist Joe Henderson with spiritual jazz innovator Alice Coltrane. Record journeys through music representative of the four elements air, water, fire and earth.