electric wire hustle: perception

thaione davis: leaving babylon

forever's a long, long time

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"My love is stronger than My pride."

art: strong in love by robert longo

01  it seems to hang on - ashford & simpson

02  hangin' downtown - cameo

03  sunshine - enchantment

04  thoughts of old flames - pleasure

05  baby, i want you back - junior

06  if you were here tonight - alexander o'neal

07  blame it on the sun - stevie wonder

08  woman's gotta have it - bobby womack

09  the star of a story - heatwave

10  baby, this love i have - minnie riperton

11  giving up - donny hathaway

12  love changes - mother's finest

13  cloudy - average white band

14  wishing on a star - will downing

xoxo.3-cb87

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shhh...

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     photo: boots riley & dj pam of the coop

01  offside - berardi jazz connection
02  little man - soil & pimp sessions
03  moving away - abstract truth
04  children of the ghetto - courtney pine ft. susaye greene
05  aurora - arun ghosh
06  forbidden fruit - spiritual vibes
07  mood - robert glasper trio
08  ol' frien' blu - julie dexter
09  are they only dreams? - woody shaw

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five words

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01  in the darkest place - elvis costello & burt bacharach
02  i want you - george benson
03  orange moon - erykah badu
04  you send me - roy ayers
05  i ain't got nothin' but time - orquestra was [vocals: sweet pea atkinson]
06  b.w.'s blues - tommy guerrero
07  is it too late to try? - roy ayers
08  criterion - meshell ndegeocello
09  good inside - bobby lyle
10  starlight and you - lonnie liston smith [vocals: donald smith]
11  be one - phyllis hyman

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christopher cross + michael mcdonald: ride like the wind w/ the roots

perception

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art: the lovers by rene magritte

01  you can't turn me away - sylvia striplin
02  still miles - miles bonny
03  a fool like me - jmdee ft. tassel & naturel
04  sunshine - colossus
05  wasted time - jazzanova ft. vikter duplaix
06  perception - electric wire hustle
07  rene thomas - lisa papineau
08  dust & kisses - shafiq husayn ft. noni limar
09  turn your lights on - emanative ft. ahu kelesoglu
10  wonderful - novel ft. chrisette michele
11  you could be here - deborah jordan

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repulsion

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art: poster for roman polanski's repulsion (1965)

01  if i - rashaan ahmad
02  won't do - dela ft. miles bonny
03  surely - dj spinna ft. ovasoul
04  things change - stoney rock
05  broadway live (at the corner of camp wisdom) - geno young
06  little brother - mos def & talib kweli
07  the here and the now (inst) - harvey lindo
08  a song for assata - common ft. cee-lo
09  compared to what - meshell ndegeocello
10  zanzibar - earth, wind & fire

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so good seeing former co-workers...

no seriously, I really do know this guy -- 
W/we were both supervisors for ups.
funny how terry never mentioned being a ventriloquist.

chicago jazz philharmonic/uic's jazz academy 2009

here's an organization that I am completely in love with. not only do they have a phenomenal artistic director and composer -- world renown jazz trumpeter and composer, orbert davis, but the chicago jazz philharmonic's sound is striking and majestic. in addition to this greatness, they also have a comprehensive youth education initiative called jazzalive! which reaches students from all ages, from early childhood through young adulthood. davis started the program with his best friend, mark ingram. and if that's not enough, the cjp works collectively with uic to host a summer jazz academy that builds further on the jazzalive!'s school year program. students develop skills and knowledge about music and music performance through participation in various ensembles such as jazz band, drumline, handchimes, and strings. additional courses offered range from jazz aesthetics to instrumental technique. check out a clip of the work and dedication put forth by the cjp, uic, and their extraordinary young musicians...

welcome to freedom

this is why I do what I do...

artdontsleep: skid row sessions of plug research

miguel atwood-ferguson - viola

gene coye - drums

om'mas keith - drums, keys

thundercat - bass

shafiq husayn - keys, ambient

alla koi - percussion

ainjoy - sax

brook d'leau - keys

pharoahe monch - special guest