Jazz is the Teacher – Funk is the Preacher
Was house-cleaning the iMac and I came across a collection of tracks I recorded in the late 1990s. Never really been available, apart from a few tracks on Soundcloud. Anyway, I decided to post it on Bandcamp. So of you are interested head on over there, or check the widget below.
I recently a Twitter conversation about the listen-ability of the jazz musician Albert Ayler. Now I have to say up front that I love a bit of free jazz, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I suggested to my twitter colleague that a good place to start maybe with Ayler’s LP ‘Music is the Healing Force of the Universe’. Which is, let us say, a little less in your face. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I decided to do a new mix with Ayler as the jumping off point. So, if you fancy a little bit of Ayler followed by some other great tracks have a listen at: http://www.mixcloud.com/tony-todd/music-is-the-healing-force/ And, if you like the mix, please leave a comment, love and/or Tweet.
Tracks
Synkro I Miss You
Albert Ayler Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe
The Bennie Maupin Ensemble Penumbra
The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble Uhuru
Carlos Garnett Under Nubian Skies
Hamid Drake / Albert Beger / William Parker Rain Is Coming
Billy Harper Soran Bushi, B.H.
Dorothy Ashby Pawky
Ahmed Abdul-Malik Nights On Saturn
Bitter Funeral Beer Band Chetu
Cheikh Tidiane Fall / Bobby Few / Jo Maka Dream Drums
Gary Bartz Celestial Blues
Weird Jazz Collective 