Month: November 2021

Brenda Russell – Walkin’ In New York – Paris Rain (Hidden Beach)
Rare Silk – New York Afternoon
Madeline Bell – That’s What Friends Are For (feat. Alan Hawkshaw on keys)
Bob James – Sign of the Times
Raul de Souza – A Song of Love (Lonnie Liston Smith) – Sweet Lucy
Rodney Franklin – The Groove
Dadisi Komolafe – Speak No Evil (Wayne Shorter) – trippin’: the groove merchant compilation (Ubiquity/Luv ‘n Haight)

Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave
Ramsey Lewis – Spring High
(Emir) Deodato – Super Strut – Deodato 2 (CTI)
Deodato – Skyscrapers – Deodato 2 (CTI)

Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Turrentine, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Gale – Gibraltar (live in Detroit) – In Concert Vol. 2 (CTI)
James Mason – Sweet Power Your Embrace
Paulinho da Costa – Deja Vu

Kepes Mode – N.Y.T.
Kepes Mode – Nortit
Diamond D – Sally Got A One Track Mind – Stunts Blunts and Hip-Hop
Yusef Lateef – Sister Mamie – Live at Pep’s (impulse!)
Andy Bey – Celestial Blues – Experience and Judgement
Chico Hamilton – Forest Flower (Sunrise) – Man From Two Worlds (impulse!)

Greyboy Allstars – Miss Riverside – West Coast Boogaloo
Greyboy Allstars – Soul Dream feat. Fred Wesley – West Coast Boogaloo
Gato Barbieri – Cuado Vuelva a Tu Lado (What a Difference a Day Makes) – Chapter 3: Viva Emeliano Zapata (impulse!)
The Dry Look – Mr. Puffy – Up & Down Club Sessions vol. 1
Josh Jones Latin Jazz Ensemble – Blues in Havana (sounds like Killer Joe) – Up & Down Club Sessions vol. 2

The Solsonics – Ascension – JAZZ in the Present Tense

Roni Size/Reprazent – hi-potent
Black Sheep – Flavor of the Month – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Erik Truffaz – The Mask – The Mask (Blue Note)
Lenny White – Dark Moon – Anomaly
Deodato – Skyscrapers – Deodato 2 (CTI)

Suspected Islamic extremists kill 69 people in western Niger | Africanews

Chinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting is ‘close to death’, family say | China | The Guardian

Air Quality Index: Delhi air turns toxic after Diwali fireworks – BBC News

Youth activists protest against climate inaction at COP26 | Climate News | Al Jazeera

Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy – BBC News

Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions – BBC News

Police investigate people taking partially nude photos near Russian landmarks | Russia | The Guardian

Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon | Islamophobia News | Al Jazeera

Ethiopia: 9 rebel groups join forces against the government | AfricanewsCraft beer brewery for women empowerment | Africanews

US Navy sacks commanding officers of crashed submarine – BBC News

Why telling a cop you have Covid in New Jersey could get you 10 years in prison | Coronavirus | The Guardian

US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher – BBC News