RIBS TPTD: Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz…

November 20, 2008 by tgrundy
Filed under: Podcast Collabs, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, music, podcasts/mixes, soul 

Update #3: 11/24/08 @4:40pm. Added mixes #2 and #3…
Update #2: 11/24/08 @5:00am. Formatted and edited playlist…
Update #1: 11/23/08 @8:30am. Added mix/podcast links and playlist…

Hey Kiddies!

Sorry the schedule for posting the RIBS TPTD mix has been so erratic over past last month. Life has taken one of those extremely busy, stressful, there’s-not-enough-time-in-the-day kind of turns that we all have to work through from time to time. {sigh}

Anyway, just a quick note to let you know that there WILL be a new RIBS mix this week (actually 3, I’ll get to that in a bit), but it won’t be posted until later this evening or tomorrow. BUT… once it is ready I think, no I KNOW, you will enjoy it!

Here’s the setup…

My good friends, Soulbrotha and Vincent the Soul Chef (of the Four Brothers Beats and Fufu Stew blogs respectively) and I decided to do a collaboration on an Old School Ballads and Jazz mix. Well, the “collaboration” quickly evolved into a “can you top this” smack down, no holds barred competition. On top of that, since neither one of them nor I wanted to concede any ground as to who was the better “music master” it turned out that the single collaboration mix mushroomed into three mixes of some of the best slow jams that you can imagine. Whoo-Hoo, what a lot of fun! Now, while I keep telling them that I got the best of them, YOU are the ones who will eventually be the judges and vote on who is actually the “best of the best”.

So, there it is. Be sure to check back later this evening or tomorrow and throughout the weekend to for what I am calling:

Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz - TGrundy vs. Soulbrotha vs. The Soul Chef

Update #3

OK, finally! Here are all 3 mixes. Check them all out and enjoy. On the next update I will be posting a poll so you can vote for which one of us submitted the best selections!

Mix #1:

RIBS TPTD: Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz 1
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Mix #2:

RIBS TPTD: Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz 2
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Mix #3:

RIBS TPTD: Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz 3
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Playlist #1: (song - artist [time] - (DJ))

  1. Smokin’ Room - Rufus & Chaka Khan [4:22] - TGrundy (TG)
  2. Vibrations - Roy Ayers [3:03] - Vincent the Soul Chef (VtSC)
  3. Adventures In The Land Of Music - Dynasty [4:14] - Vincent the Soul Chef (VtSC)
  4. Star Of A Story - Heatwave [5:48] - Soulbrotha (SB)
  5. Come Away With Me - Moments [4:41] - (TG)
  6. So So Satisfied - Ashford & Simpson [6:59] - (VtSC)
  7. La Costa - Natalie Cole [3:51] - (SB)
  8. Sail On - Commodores [4:02] - (TG)
  9. Return To Forever - Minnie Riperton [4:08] - (VtSC)
  10. Footsteps In The Dark - Isley Brothers [5:06] - (SB)
  11. At The Concert - Michael Henderson [6:49] - (TG)
  12. Don’t Let It Go To Your Head - Jean Carne [4:52] - (VtSC)
  13. Freeway Song - Vicki Sue Robinson [5:00] - (SB)
  14. A Toast To The People - Gil Scott-Heron [5:47] - (TG)
  15. Bewildered (1970 Version) - James Brown [3:01] - (VtSC)
  16. Taking Away Your Space - Two Tons O’ Fun [5:30] - (SB)
  17. Sufferin’ With The Blues - Nancy Wilson [2:11] - (TG)
  18. Pretty Pretty - Joneses [4:22] - (VtSC)

Playlist #2: (song - artist [time] - (DJ))

  1. Castles Of Sand -Jermaine Jackson [3:39] - (SB)
  2. Be My Lady - Meters [3:29] - (TG)
  3. Let’s Get It On Together - Persuaders [3:55] - (VtSC)
  4. A House Is Not A Home - Mavis Staples [4:26] - (SB)
  5. The Loneliest Man In Town - Side Effect [4:03] - (TG)
  6. Love Put Me On The Corner - Isley Brothers [6:31] - (VtSC)
  7. The Island - Patti Austin [3:45] - (SB)
  8. More Than Words Can Say - Lee Oskar [4:48] - (TG)
  9. The Creator Has A Master Plan - Norman Connors [7:09] - (VtSC)
  10. Slow Screw Against The Wall - Rufus ft. Chaka Khan [2:17] - (SB)
  11. Baby’s Gonna Make It - Rocco [5:46] - (TG)
  12. Maybe - Three Degrees [3:41] - (VtSC)
  13. For Your Precious Love - Linda Jones [4:03] - (SB)
  14. Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke [2:41] - (TG)
  15. I Ain’t Got Nobody Else - Masqueraders [2:41] - (VtSC)
  16. Can’t Hide Love - Carmen McRae [3:55] - (SB)
  17. Sparkling In The Sand - Tower Of Power [8:58] - (TG)
  18. My Dream - Softones [3:15] - (VtSC)
  19. Welcome Into My Dream - Whispers [4:43] - (TG)

Playlist #3: (song - artist [time] - (DJ))

  1. Dreams - Smoke City [5:51] - (SB)
  2. Hold On - Gladys Knight & The Pips [5:18] - (VtSC)
  3. I’m His Lady - Melba Moore [3:16] - (SB)
  4. We Belong Together - Spinners [4:17] - (TG)
  5. Let Me Be Your Angel - Stacy Lattisaw [4:00] - (VtSC)
  6. Tender Kisses - Tracie Spencer [5:30] - (SB)
  7. Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby - Steve Khan [6:31] - (TG)
  8. Valdez In The Country - George Benson [4:20] - (VtSC)
  9. Tell Me A Bedtime Story - Quincy Jones [6:46] - (SB)
  10. Meet Me On The Moon - Phyllis Hyman [6:46] - (TG)
  11. Nya - Prophecy [3:05] - (VtSC)
  12. The Saddest Story Ever Told - Mattie Moultrie [3:25] - (SB)
  13. Cry, Cry Baby - Garnett Mimms And The Enchanters [3:22] - (TG)
  14. My Girl, She’s A Fox - Icemen [2:36] - (VtSC)
  15. Trust Me - Aged In Harmony [3:25] - (SB)
  16. Going Out Of My Head - Little Anthony & The Imperials [2:32] - (TG)
  17. I’ve Been Trying - Nu Sound Express, LTD [3:39] - (VtSC)
  18. Tryin’ To Find A Way - L.T.D. [3:06] - (SB)
  19. Hanging Up My Heart For You - Solomon Burke [3:02] - (VtSC)
  20. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got - Bettye LaVette [2:12] - (SB)

Enjoy!

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8 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Smack Down! Old School Ballads and Jazz…

  1. ms.alex on Sun, 23rd Nov 2008 6:19 pm

    2. ~ Wow, I only know a few on here, the rest I will surely learn to enjoy. Thx!!

  2. TGrundy on Mon, 24th Nov 2008 5:55 am

    3. Hey ms.alex! Just wait till you hear mixes 2 & 3, they are even better and more diverse than this one. Good stuff, IMHO…

  3. El Slick on Wed, 26th Nov 2008 1:37 pm

    4. You good “T” but battling SB and Chef and nothing nice. You think you can handle the both of ‘em?

  4. El Slick on Wed, 26th Nov 2008 1:48 pm

    5. Sipping ginger ale and Napolean..listening to these…..in fine taste fellows.
    Simply wonderful!

    Simply Wonderful!!!!

  5. TGrundy on Wed, 26th Nov 2008 3:29 pm

    6. Hey Slick! Glad you like em. I’m trying to get a poll up so folks can vote on who’s the baddest! These guys are tough cookies, man… they pushed me to the brink on more than one occasion! {smile}

  6. Vincent the Soul Chef on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 2:36 pm

    7. Hey there… I’ve been really really busy this past month, sorry i couldn’t get to chat with you. Once I get these term papers and finals out the way I’ll be good.

    Great to see the smackdown has begun… may the best crate win… :)

    Hope eveybody had a great thanksgiving! I’m working on a new Funk Bomb podcast right now; it’ll be up real soon, I promise.

    Peace and blessings.

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