A Funkaliciously Jazztastic Hour (2.5 Hr) Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) Special Following on the heels of the Groove Collective special, and inspired by a great concert of theirs that I recently attended, here is an episode showcasing the talents of EWF, and other proto and side groups. Playlist: EWF - Africano/Power Medley - Gratitude - Columbia (1975) EWF - Yearnin' Learnin' - Gratitude - Columbia (1975) The Pharaohs - In the Basement - In the Basement - Luv n' Haight EWF - Faces - Faces - Columbia (1980) EWF - See the Light - That's the Way of the World - Columbia (1975) EWF - After the Love Is Gone - I Am - Columbia/ARC (1979) EWF - Let Your Feelings Show - I Am - Columbia/ARC (1979) EWF - Where Do We Go From Here? - The Promise (2003) EWF - The One - Illumination (2005) EWF - Getaway - Spirit - Columbia (1976) EWF - Runnin' - All 'n All - Columbia (1977) Philip Bailey - Children of the Ghetto - Chinese Wall - Columbia (1984) EWF - Keep Your Head to the Sky - Head to the Sky - Columbia (1973) EWF - Head to the Sky/Devotion - The Eternal Dance - Columbia (1992) ('Devotion' originally off _Gratitude_) Ramsey Lewis - Seventh Fold (C. Stepney) - Salongo - Columbia (1976) EWF - Everything is Everything - The Need of Love - Warner Bros (1971) The Pharaohs - The Pharaohs Love Y'all - In the Basement - Luv n' Haight EWF - Fan the Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire - Warner Bros (1971) EWF - The Promise - The Promise (2003) EWF - Love's Holiday - All 'n All - Columbia (1977) EWF - Beijo - All 'n All - Columbia (1977) EWF - Zanzibar - Head to the Sky - Columbia (1973) EWF - Fantasy - All 'n All - Columbia (1977) Ronnie Laws - Just Love (R. Laws, L. Dunn) - Friends and Strangers - Blue Note (1977) EWF - Liberation (V. Duplaix) - Illumination (2005) EWF - untitled flute and kalimba interlude - That's the Way of the World - Columbia (1975) EWF - untitled outro - Head to the Sky - Columbia (1973) ********** This episode came out before their latest album was released, but perhaps I'll throw some tracks from that in future episodes of the FJH. In particular, the rare Larry Dunn tracks from the special version that I purchased. If you enjoyed this show, you might also listen to the following webcasts (after listening to this one, of course :) ) http://www.soulandjazz.com/category/extra-inches/the-music-of/earth-wind-fire-vol-1/ The Jazz Evangelist at soulandjazz.com has at least 2 EWF specials, so check those out too. Here are some here on podomatic: http://danbouquet.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-24T05_44_57-07_00 http://marc4hero.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-17T10_43_35-07_00 Enjoy! P*ter Funk
A three-and-a-half hour Groove Collective special!!! Enjoy. There was still so much more to play; it'll have to wait for future (1 hour haha) episodes of the show. -P*ter Funk Playlist: Groove Collective - Lift Off - We the People - Giant Step/Impulse!/GRP (1996) Groove Collective - KOG - People People Music Music - Savoy (2006) Groove Collective - Lapsang Souchong - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - self-released/Kufala (2000) Slide Five - Heavy Rotation feat. Jonathan Maron - People, Places & Things - Ubiquity (1997) Groove Collective - Calling all Monsters - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - GC/Kufala (2000) Groove Collective - Valiha - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - The Great Escape - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - GC/Kufala (2000) Groove Collective - End Transmission - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - You're Stepping On My Daisy - It's All In Your Mind - Shanachie (2001) Groove Collective - Martha My Dear - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - She's So Heavy - GRP (~1995) Groove Collective - She's So Heavy remix - GRP (~1995) Groove Collective - Dance With You - It's All In Your Mind - Shanachie (2001) Richard Worth - Rise (Sentinel Dome Mix) - Giant Step (2000) Groove Collective - Whatchugot - Groove Collective - Reprise (1994) Groove Collective - Runaway Child - Dance of the Drunken Master - Shanachie (1998) Groove Collective - Everything is Changing - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - Everyday People/Everyday People Reprise - Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02 - Kufala (2002) Groove Collective - Fly - We the People - Giant Step/Impulse!/GRP (1996) Groove Collective - Sabrosona (Song for Chucho) - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - Stargazer - Brooklyn, NY 04.20.2002 - Kufala (2002) Groove Collective - Crisis - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - Loisaida - We the People - Giant Step/Impulse!/GRP (1996) Groove Collective - Ransome - It's All In Your Mind - Shanachie (2001) Groove Collective - Guara Rumba - Declassified - Shanachie (1999) Groove Collective - Speak Like a Child (H. Hancock) - People People Music Music - Savoy (2006) Groove Collective - Caterpillar - We the People - Giant Step/Impulse!/GRP (1996) Groove Collective - Sending - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - GC/Kufala (2000) Groove Collective - Peep Show - Dance of the Drunken Master - Shanachie (1998) Groove Collective - Ms. Grier - Groove Collective - Reprise (1994) Groove Collective - Grier's Near - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - GC/Kufala (2000) Josh Roseman Unit - Prospect - Treats for the Nightwalker - Enja (2003) Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Brooklyn Recycles (J. Roseman) - Cool and Steady and Easy - Groovetown/RCA (1995) Raw Stylus - Ridequake - Pushing Against the Flow - Giant Step/Geffen (1995) Barney McAll and Genji Siraisi - DC Chatter/Absolute Reference - Baby Winter - Kufala (2005) Groove Collective - Can't Stop Me Dancing - LIVE ...and HARD to FIND - GC/Kufala (2000) Groove Collective - Nerd (full remix) - Giant Step/Reprise (1994)
Leon Thomas - The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace) - Spirits Known and Unknown - Flying Dutchman (1969) Gary Bartz NTU Troop feat. Andy Bey - Celestial Blues (A. Bey) - Harlem Bush Music Uhuru - Milestone (1971) Derf Reklaw - Tresguanco (For Iris Pell) - From The Nile - Ubiquity (1998) Andy Bey - Celestial Blues - Experience and Judgment - Atlantic (1974) Dwight Trible - Wise One (J. Coltrane) - Living Water - Ninja Tune (2004/2006) Kurt Elling - Higher Vibe (C. Pine) - Man in the Air - Blue Note (2003) Courtney Pine feat. Cassandra Wilson - I've Known Rivers (G. Bartz) - Modern Day Jazz Stories - Verve Forecast/Antilles (1995) Gregory Porter - Wisdom - Water - Motema (2010) Brooklyn Funk Essentials - The Creator Has A Master Plan - Cool and Steady and Easy - Groovetown RCA (1995) GURU - Living In This World - Jazzmatazz Vol. 2, The New Reality - Chrysalis (1995)
Meateaters - Meateater - Big Cheese Records Pharoah Sanders - Astral Traveling (L.L.Smith) - Thembi - Impulse! (1970) Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions - Live! - RCA Victor (1977) Stanley Clarke - Unexpected Days - Children of Forever - Polydor (1973) James Taylor Quartet - Free Your Mind - In the Hand of the Inevitable - Acid Jazz (1995) Ebony - Feels Like The Solsonics - Blood Brother - JAZZ in the Present Tense - Chrysalis (1994) Groove Collective - Winner - It's All In Your Mind - Shanachie (2001) Tita Lima - Esquizofrevo - 11:11 - Belu Music (2007) The Procussions - Simple Song (feat. DJ Vajra) - 5 Sparrows For 2 Cents - Rawkus (2006)
Eddie Henderson - Inside You - Heritage - Blue Note (1976) Raul de Souza - Banana Tree - Sweet Lucy - Capitol (1977) Bebel Gilberto - Bananeira (remixed by Rae and Christian) - Tanto Tempo Remixes Nickodemus - Calle Sol (Willlie Colon) - Sun People - ESL (2009) Groove Collective - Que Te Pasa Ti - Dance of the Drunken Master - Shanachie (1998) Jean-Luc Ponty - Is Once Enough? - Aurora - Atlantic (1976) Noel Pointer - Mirabella - Phantazia - Blue Note (1977) Donald Byrd - Dominoes - Places and Spaces - Blue Note (1975) Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces - Blue Note Live at the Roxy - Blue Note (1976) Donald Byrd - (Falling Like) Dominoes - Blue Note Live at the Roxy - Blue Note (1976) Tom Scott & the L.A. Express - Refried - Tom Cat - A&M (1974) Sylk 130 feat. Capitol A - City (5-6 Theme) - When the Funk Hits the Fan - Ovum (1997)