Ropeadope

Here's a classic from keyboardist, Benard Wright, titled "Spinnin!'" The track is taken off his much-celebrated 1981 debut, 'Nard - a session which featured Marcus Miller on bass, Don Blackman on keys, and Luther Vandross and Patti Austin on vocals.  Enjoy.

Lady's sassy & jazzy track off of 'You & Me' that releases today! Enjoy!

Check out the powerful first track off of Lady's upcoming release of their first full length album, "You & Me."

Great track from Entre Nous..a true story telling song..Enjoy it! 

We're counting down to the release of F Deluxe's album, "Gaslight". Check out this exclusive first track off of the album!

From the Coltrane stable, and by way of Impulse!, comes Pharoah Sanders' 1971 masterpiece, Thembi.  Presented is the opening cut off that album titled "Astral Travelling."  Enjoy.

A piece dedicated to his daughter, "infant Eyes" probably ranks in my top ten compositions of all time.  This cut is taken from his Speak No Evil album. 

A session made in heaven; 1963 saw the release of Ella & Basie - a collaboration between two of the greatest to ever swing it.  Basie's orchestra is the perfect compliment to Ella's vocals, and Quincy Jones' arrangement is simply marvelous.

Can music really be split into genres based on beat, instruments, feel, content, etc.?  Is that really how it's suppose to be?  With the West's infatuation with boxing everything seperately by terms and definitions, it often seems so as non creators continue to rush to put a stamp on art.  Gil, on his 1981 album, Reflections, posed this very question about "Free Form" with the presented …

It's the beat! Featuring Jack Kerouack. From their 1994 album 'United Future Organization'.

Something to get you moving in this nice weather. From their 1995 album '100° And Rising'.

Also known as 'Shark Attack Theme', from the movie 'The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou'. From his1973 release 'Innerr Space'.

Brazilian electro/funk. From their 1980 release 'Outubro'.

The ridiculous trio bringing that Samba Doido (crazy samba)! From their 1975 debut album 'Azimuth'.

This is one of the hardest working bands on the planet! Since forming in 1972, this brazilian band has dropped 27 albums and counting. Just imaging how hard it is to come of song titles for each song. From their 2008 release 'Butterfly'.

This one is self explanatory. Absolutely beautiful. The bass and drums don't come in unitl 3:50.  From his 1970 release 'The Awakening'.

"The World Is Yours!"

The man behind all of that Charlie Brown stuff. From his album 'Oh, Good Grief'.

Rock N' Roll? This isn't Rock N' Roll. It's Pizzicato 5! Now it makes sense. From their album 'The Sound of Music'.

This jazz classic was spawned by the rhythmic innovations of Joe Morello and the melodic genius of Paul Desmond.  Performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet on the iconic album "Time Out".

This one is a dream for me - I've been a Bill Laswell fan forever, and to hear him work his magic on DJ logic's work is pure heaven. Good for those times when I need to depart the world and take a little vacation in my mind.

One of my favorite Sun Ra tracks. recorded in 1974, it sounds like it could be recorded at some distant date in the future. Sun Ra is still ahead of our time.

I once saw saxophonist Ornette Coleman and literally fell asleep after he decided to whip out a violin and squeak away for about an hour or so. This here though, is much more easily digestible. From the album that put Ornette at the forefront of the "free jazz" movement, the haunting "Lonely Woman' showcases his abandon for traditional jazz elements, but still reveals hints of his …