RIBS TPTD: Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass & Luther Vandross (fast)…
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Well… it’s a day late (sorry ’bout dat) but I think it is definitely worth the wait! AAMOF, I have been grooving to this one on the commute back and forth to works all week long and I think this is one of my 5 best playlists. Of course, I am very interested in your opinion on that and whether you agree with me (or not! [smile]).
I know I really don’t have to introduce our trio of artists today. If you are any kind of fan of Soul/R&B music I am quite sure you just might have heard of at least one of these three fellows once, maybe twice before {smile}. These three, IMHO, are the torch bearers of that sweet, soulful, “let’s turn the lights down low and snuggle close to each other” R&B sound. While it certainly didn’t originate with Marvin (there were many before him, such as Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson for example) I think that he (Marvin) took it heights that it had never seen before. And then it was passed to Teddy. And then it passed over to Luther. My question now is though, who’s holding the torch today? My initial thought is no one. Maybe you disagree, leave me a comment and let me know.
“Marvin, Teddy & Luther (fast)”
RIBS TPTD: Marvin, Teddy & Luther (fast)
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Playlist: (song - artist - [time])
- Come Get To This-Alternate Mix - Marvin Gaye [3:08]
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell [2:26]
- The More I Get, The More I Want - Teddy Pendergrass [4:26]
- I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love) - Luther Vandross [6:19]
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye [2:59]
- Don’t Leave Me This Way - Teddy Pendergrass (HM and the BN) [6:06]
- ’til My Baby Comes Home - Luther Vandross [5:32]
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye [3:17]
- You Can’t Hide From Yourself - Teddy Pendergrass [4:08]
- I Wanted Your Love - Luther Vandross [5:42]
- Rockin’ After Midnight - Marvin Gaye [6:04]
- Only You - Teddy Pendergrass [5:06]
- She’s A Super Lady - Luther Vandross [5:05]
- Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell [2:17]
- Satisfaction Guaranteed - Teddy Pendergrass (HM and the BN) [3:30]
- I’ve Been Working - Luther Vandross [6:35]
- I Can’t Leave Your Love Alone - Teddy Pendergrass [4:46]
- Got To Give It Up, pt 1 - Marvin Gaye [4:13]
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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RIBS TPTD: More Ballads, More Jazz…
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Good morning, or afternoon, or evening, awww forget about it… how the hell are ya?! *smile*
Whew! We had another great Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Event this past weekend! Like to send out a big “THANK YOU!” to all of the podcasters that participated and to all of the readers/listeners who stopped by some or all of the sites to check out the music. In case you missed it, you can check out the “Cupid’s Hunt 2009… Let’s Get It On!” post where you will find the links (21 in total!) to all of the mixes.
As for today, well I’m still in a jazzy/ballads state of mind myself. The Jazz ballads mix, “Have A Jazzy Valentine” I posted for Cupid’s Hunt was very well received and a lot of fun to research and make so I thought that I would continue in that vein this week. On our buffet table you will find tasty morsels from the likes of Kirk Whalum, Grover Washington, Jr., Jack McDuff, Cal Tjader, Noel Pointer and George Howard to name a few.
A little more on the mid-to-uptempo side (mostly) than “Jazzy Valentine”, this mix is still a very smooth listen and a perfect complement to almost activity you care to undertake. So let’s kick back, relax and stay in a “jazzy” frame of mind as we present to you this week:
“More Ballads, More Jazz”
RIBS TPTD: More Ballads, More Jazz
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Playlist: (song - artist - [time])
- I Want You - Kirk Whalum [4:26]
- As Time Goes By - Dave Koz [4:02]
- My Cherie Amour - Jon Lucien [2:59]
- My Cherie Amour - George Benson [3:35]
- Walk On By - Cal Tjader [3:23]
- Stolen Moments - Grover Washington, Jr. [7:25]
- Goin’ Out Of My Head - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 [3:02]
- Love Will Find A Way - Ramsey Lewis w/Eve Cornelious [5:15]
- This Masquerade - Jack Mcduff [8:14]
- What You Won’t Do For Love - Roy Ayers [5:49]
- Ascension - Kirk Whalum [5:14]
- You Made Me So Very Happy - Lou Rawls [4:27]
- Love Like This - Grover Washington, Jr. [4:52]
- Baby, Come To Me - George Howard [6:35]
- Love Is Blue/I Can Sing A Rainbow - Hubert Laws [3:25]
- Superwoman - Noel Pointer [4:21]
- Your Song - Al Jarreau [5:37]
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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RIBS TPTD: Cupid’s Hunt - “My Funny Valentine”-A Baker’s Dozen
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Yep, we’re still celebrating Cupid’s Hunt and and the spirit of L-O-V-E all weekend long. And for some of us that means a long 3-day weekend cause we have Monday off!
Here’s a mix I put together for the celebration that I hope you find interesting. First though, I must give credit where credit is due. The inspiration for this playlist was sparked from a tweet by one of the wonderful people I’ve had the pleasure to meet on Twitter. She goes by the handle of ElementsOfJazz and is a big Jazz fan. Her tweets are an entertaining flow of information about Jazz events, music and personalities. If Jazz is your thing, you are doing yourself a disservice if you are not following ElementsOfJazz.
Anyway, a few days ago in one of the many conversations going on about music for Valentine’s Day, ElementsOfJazz asked:
“What is your favorite version of My Funny Valentine?”
Well, if you are into Jazz, you are already familiar with this Jazz standard which, if I remember correctly has been recorded over 1300 times! If you are not familiar with the song, here is some detailed history about the song that I found on JazzStandards.com (very good site, BTW) and an excerpt from the My Funny Valentine Wikipedia article:
“My Funny Valentine” is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms. It is now considered a jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. The first recorded version of the song to make the charts was by Hal McIntyre with vocals by Ruth Gaylor in 1945. It only appeared for one week and hit #16.The song reemerged in the 1950s and made it to the top of the charts when Chet Baker released a very popular and influential version (released on the album My Funny Valentine / Blue Note Records). His soft, delicate and serene delivery introduced the world to Chet Baker’s singing skills (he was previously known only for his trumpeting skills, also displayed on this recording). Baker is still associated more with “My Funny Valentine” than with any other of the long list of songs he recorded.
Ok, now back to Twitter. So ElementsOfJazz poses the question, and to make it even more interesting she kept a running tally of the responses (sort of like an informal poll) and would update the numbers several times a day. Well, this got me started. First, having a pretty extensive Jazz collection myself, I searched my files to see how many versions I already had. Then it was off to the ‘Net to see what information I could find about other versions of the song. And finally, after immersing myself in all things My Funny Valentine for a couple of days it wasn’t surprising for me to start thinking about making a playlist out of the variety of different versions I had found.
And that, basically, is how we got here to this post and today’s playlist. *smile* What you are about to check out is something I like to call my “A Baker’s Dozen” mix. This is a playlist that consists of thirteen different versions of the same song. It may seem simple but the trick is to choose the different song versions carefully in order to create a listenable flow of music and, most importantly, keep the mix from being BORING! After all there are only so many times someone can listen to the same song over and over again. Well, I believe I have successfully avoided that trap by collecting a wide variety of My Funny Valentine versions from both Jazz and R&B artists (James Ingram’s version is my personal fav, BTW) and sequencing the songs such that you will have an enjoyable time listening to it from beginning all the way to the end. However, only you the listener can be the final judge as to whether I have succeeded or not.
And remember, “Every day is Valentine’s Day for those of us who are basically lovable!”
So, Check out a RIBS baker’s dozen as I present to you:
Cupid’s Hunt: “My Funny Valentine” - A Baker’s Dozen
RIBS TPTD: Cupid’s Hunt - “My Funny Valentine”-A Baker’s Dozen
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Playlist: (song - artist [time])
- My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker [2:20]
- My Funny Valentine - James Ingram [3:13]
- My Funny Valentine - Whispers [4:18]
- My Funny Valentine - Chaka Kahn [4:06]
- My Funny Valentine - Herb Alpert [4:41]
- My Funny Valentine - Constantine Maroulis [3:16]
- My Funny Valentine (Take 3) - Herbie Hancock [6:07]
- My Funny Valentine - Pieces Of A Dream [7:10]
- My Funny Valentine - Gotan Project [7:52]
- My Funny Valentine - Jimmy Ponder [3:39]
- My Funny Valentine - Ella Fitzgerald [3:51]
- My Funny Valentine - Melinda Doolittle [2:07]
- My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis [10:12]
Don’t Forget: the Cupid’s Hunt 2009 master post, Cupid’s Hunt 2009… “Let’s Get It On!” contains links to ALL of the CH 2009 mixes. With the addition of the My Funny Valentine mix this brings us to a total of 21 different mixes for your listening pleasure. Oh, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: “@cupidshunt”! (no quotes, of course)
Enjoy!
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RIBS TPTD: When Love Calls - The ‘Heavenly’ Mix…
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Hey, welcome back to the RIBS kitchen! I hope you’re hungry… *smile*
Here’s an idea that popped into my head a few weeks ago, just about out of nowhere it seemed. Today’s buffet is a heavenly mix of songs… literally. I got to thinking about songs with the word “heaven” in them and, even though initially I didn’t think there would be that many, it turns out that I was able to find more than just a handful. This mix actually turned out much, much better than I thought it would. It’s a nice collection of sounds from a diverse group of artists including: Coke Escovedo, Luther Vandross, Seal, The Spinners, Gerald Levert, Teddy Pendergrass, The Dramatics and Roberta Flack just to name a few.
So while we are still just a little less than 48 hours away from the big Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Event, let this mix of “Heavenly” sounds tide you over as we present to you…
When Love Calls, The Heavenly Mix
RIBS TPTD: When Love Calls, The Heavenly Mix
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Playlist: (song - artist - [time])
- When Love Calls - Atlantic Starr [3:57]
- If I Ever Lose This Heaven - Coke Escovedo [3:34]
- Heaven Sent You - Stanley Clarke [6:06]
Heaven Only Knows - Teddy Pendergrass [4:08] - Heaven on Earth (So Fine) - Spinners [3:58]
- Heaven Bound - Rufus ft. Chaka Khan [3:47]
- Come In Heaven Earth Is Calling - Tata Vega [4:42]
- Heaven’s Girl - Quincy Jones [4:53]
- Heavenly (Good Feeling) - Seal [5:02]
- The Closest Thing To Heaven - Lionel Richie [4:00]
- Is This The Way To Heaven? - Gerald Levert [4:51]
- All About The Heaven - Brothers Johnson [3:59]
- If I Ever Lose This Heaven - Will Downing [4:56]
- This Must Be Heaven - Brainstorm [6:35]
- That Heaven Kind Of Feeling - Dramatics [3:09]
- You Are My Heaven - Roberta Flack [4:14]
- Heavens Knows - Luther Vandross [4:24]
- Soul Heaven - Johnnie Taylor [4:52]
Enjoy!
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RIBS TPTD: Sade, Lionel and Luther…
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OK, making good on my promise to get back on schedule over here. This week’s RIBS is one that was supposed to be posted a few weeks ago but I was “overcome by events” (as the saying goes) and am just posting it now.
Credit for the idea of our trio this week goes out to RR, one of my coworkers. These three are some of her favs:
- Sade
- Lionel Richie (solo)
- Luther Vandross
And a very nice combination it is if I say so myself. Well, since I’m back let’s forgo a lot of “talk” this time around and get right to the music!
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Playlist: (song - artist - album [time])
- Paradise - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [4:02]
- All Night Long - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [6:25]
- Are You Using Me - Luther Vandross - The Ultra Selection [5:20]
- Nothing Can Come Between Us - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [4:24]
- Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [4:43]
- Give Me The Reason - Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason [4:47]
- Kiss Of Life - Sade - Love Deluxe [5:50]
- Round And Round - Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie [4:56]
- Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me) - Luther Vandross - Luther [5:25]
- Never As Good As The First Time - Sade - Promise [5:01]
- Running With The Night - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [6:02]
- Don’t Want To Be A Fool - Luther Vandross - This Close To You [3:20]
- Give It Up - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [3:53]
- Wandering Stranger - Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie [5:36]
- Going Out Of My Head - Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love [5:17]
- War Of The Hearts - Sade - Promise [6:47]
- Oh No - Lionel Richie w/The Commodores - Truly: The Love Songs [3:02]
Enjoy!
And remember…
If you have the question: “Where are are the good Soul music sites on the ‘Net?
We have the answer: “Check out NetInfoWeb’s ‘SoulSites’ Aggregator Page!”
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