RIBS TPTD: Sky High Jazz, Too (Mizell Brothers)

March 5, 2009 by tgrundy
Filed under: Triple Play Thurs-Day 

Last week I shared with you my Outlaw mix, a playlist I made back in the college daze days that has been one of my favorite mixes for over 20 years. This week I’m sharing with you a new playlist of songs, BUT it has it’s origin in another mix I’ve been very fond of for years.

Back in the days before RIBS (and my other site, NetInfoWeb.com) was born I used to search the ‘Net for good Soul, R&B and/or Jazz music because I was (and still am AAMOF) disenchanted with the state of commercial radio. On one of these wanderings I found a cool site called Mix Of The Week, where a number of different DJs would post music mixes for download. While the collection of mixes on the site runs the full gamut of the musical spectrum there was one particular mix that I immediately and forever fell in love with, mix #244 SkyHi by a DJ known as Entity. The beauty of this mix is that it is a collection of songs from the various artists produced by the legendary team of Sky High Productions, Larry and Fonce Mizell, a.k.a the Mizell Brothers.

Together these two were responsible for producing some of my favorite artists back in the 70s/early 80s: Bobbi Humphrey, Donald Byrd, Gary Bartz, L.T.D., A Taste Of Honey, The Blackbyrds and many more.

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have played and listened to this mix. It is as if the DJ made the playlist just for me. Of course as much as I liked SkyHi there were a lot of other Mizell produced songs that were not in this mix and over time I started to think about putting together another “Sky High” mix that hopefully would capture the flavor of MOTW #244 that I originally fell in love with.

Well, it took a while to locate and acquire all of the Mizell produced disks I needed but I have finally put together my own playlist of “Mizell music” and I am happy to share it with you today. So sit back and enjoy a Rhythms In Black Satin take on music produced by the legendary Mizell Brothers as I present to you…

“Sky High Jazz, Too (Mizell Brothers)”

RIBS TPTD: Sky High Jazz, Too
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Playlist: (song - artist [time])

  1. The Trip - Bobbi Humphrey 5:30
  2. Wind Parade - Donald Byrd 6:08
  3. Peace Of Mind - Rance Allen 5:06
  4. Don’t Leave - Roger Glenn 4:09
  5. I Love You - A Taste Of Honey 4:29
  6. Can’t We Smile - Johnny Hammond 4:31
  7. Love Ballad - L.T.D. 4:35
  8. Summer Love - Blackbyrds 5:10
  9. Music Is My Sanctuary - Gary Bartz 6:23
  10. Where Are We Going - Marvin Gaye 3:56
  11. Uno Esta - Bobbi Humphrey 6:43
  12. Virgo Lady - Johnny Hammond 6:44
  13. Ooo Baby Baby - Gary Bartz 5:55
  14. Sky High - A Taste Of Honey 5:06
  15. Fancy Dancer - Bobbi Humphrey 5:35
  16. Where Are We Going - Donald Byrd 4:37

Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.

Enjoy!

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5 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Sky High Jazz, Too (Mizell Brothers)

  1. El Slick on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 4:51 pm

    2. I ain’t gonna even say nuthin” T.
    The playlist speaks for itself…and The Mizells!
    Time for our favorite adult beverage….ginger ale and whatever on the rocks!
    I is gonna rock this!!!

  2. RIBS TPTD: “Flight Time” More Sky High Jazz (Mizell Brothers | RIBS: Rhythms In Black Satin) on Thu, 12th Mar 2009 6:26 am

    3. [...] A week ago I posted a Jazz mix, “Sky High Jazz, Too (Mizell Brothers)”, featuring artists produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell and their Sky High Productions company. This era (mid 70s to early 80s) was my introduction to the wonderful rhythms and musical diversity of the great American art form known as Jazz and the Mizell produced albums from that time have a special place in my heart. [...]

  3. RIBS TPTD: Flight Time - More Sky High Jazz (Mizell Brothers | NetInfoWeb: Music & More...) on Mon, 23rd Mar 2009 5:07 am

    4. [...] A week ago I posted a Jazz mix, “Sky High Jazz, Too (Mizell Brothers)”, featuring artists produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell and their Sky High Productions company. This era (mid 70s to early 80s) was my introduction to the wonderful rhythms and musical diversity of the great American art form known as Jazz and the Mizell produced albums from that time have a special place in my heart. [...]

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