Grant Green - Dracula

Our friends from Stockholm, The Amazing, have been in town this week, and we geeked out about this number the other night.

Funky 4+1 - Rappin and Rockin the House (Live at The Kitchen, NY 1980)

Hott off the pressesss. And we do mean "hott". And by "hott", we mean very recently discovered and uploaded to youtube.

Galaxis - Space Ranger

From the desk of Keith Forsey and Jorg Evers. Happy 2015, everybody.

Black Ivory - Time Is Love

The Sound of Young New York courtesy of Patrick Adams and Leroy Burgess

Mary Frierson AKA Wendy Rene (1947-12/16/2014)

Mary Frierson and her guitar playing brother Johnny formed the group The Drapels that caught the ear of Stax Records' Jim Stewart before she went solo as Wendy Rene. Here is their stellar "Young Man", featuring the Stax house rhythm section of Donald Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr. Sleep well, sleep well.

Wise Words from Yogi Horton

Horton was the seldom named, often heard drummer behind the Whatnauts, the Moments, and the rest of the Stang/ All Platinum family. This may be a little long for most people, but entirely worth it. If you're not into watching a great drummer stretch out, start at 2:07.

Sisters & Brothers

featuring Marlo Thomas and New York's finest AKA The Voices Of East Harlem. Not sure who any of those bugged out little kids in the intro were, though.