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Feel Good Music Show

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
January 3, 2023
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It's New Year's Eve here on the Jazz Continuum. Weather you're getting gussied up to go out, or laying low for the evening, we're here to present an evening of Feel-Good Music to keep you company.

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Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30

Terry Pollard

vibraphone
1931 - 2009

" data-original-title="" title="">Terry Pollard "Scrapple From The Apple" from A Detroit Jazz Legend (Fresh Sound Records) 02:15

Yusef Lateef

woodwinds
1920 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Yusef Lateef "Eastern Market" from Yusef Lateef's Detroit (Collectables) 07:26

Gunter Baby Sommer

drums
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Gunter Baby Sommer & The Lucaciu 3 "Samba Pastouron" from Karawane (Intake Records) 11:45

Sonny Rollins

saxophone
b.1930

" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins "St. Thomas" from Saxophone Colossus (Prestige) 17:17

Sonny Rollins

saxophone
b.1930

" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Rollins "The Everywhere Calypso" from Next Album (Milestone) 24:04

Fred Wesley

trombone
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Fred Wesley "Doing it to Death" from 7" Single (People) 32:59

Lou Donaldson

saxophone
1926 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Donaldson "Funky Mama pt. 1" from 7" Single (Blue Note) 38:04

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

" data-original-title="" title="">Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio "Jimmy's Groove pt. 1" from 7" Single (Colemine) 41:03

Jimmy Smith

organ, Hammond B3
1925 - 2005

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Smith New Sounds On the Organ "Judo Mambo" from 7" Single (Blue Note) 44:53

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

" data-original-title="" title="">Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio "Jimmy's Groove pt. 2" from 7" Single (Colemine) 50:25

Lou Donaldson

saxophone
1926 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Donaldson "Funky Mama pt. 2" from 7" Single (Blue Note) 53:03

Fred Wesley

trombone
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Fred Wesley "Everybody Got Soul" from 7" Single (People) 56:03

Nina Simone

piano and vocals
1933 - 2003

" data-original-title="" title="">Nina Simone "Do I Move You" from Sings the Blues (RCA Victor) 1:02:23

Nina Simone

piano and vocals
1933 - 2003

" data-original-title="" title="">Nina Simone "Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)" from Verve Remixed 2 (Verve Records) 1:02:23

Christian McBride

bass
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Christian McBride, Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson,

Uri Caine

piano
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Uri Caine "Ain't It the Truth" from Philadelphia Experiment (Ropeadope Records) 1:09:45

Shirley Scott

organ, Hammond B3
1934 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Shirley Scott "Ain't It the Truth" from Hip Soul (Hip Soul) 1:16:39

Joey DeFrancesco

organ, Hammond B3
1971 - 2022

" data-original-title="" title="">Joey DeFrancesco "Soul Dancing" from More Music (Mack Avenue) 1:23:08

Billie Holiday

vocals
1915 - 1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Billie Holiday "I Get A Kick Out of You" from Music for Torching (Verve) 1:29:46

Eddie Harris

saxophone, tenor
1934 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Harris "Funkaroma" from Is It In (Atlantic) 1:36:14

Charles Kynard

organ, Hammond B3
1933 - 1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Kynard "Superstition" from Your Mama Don't Dance (Mainstreem) 1:41:13

The Meters

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">The Meters "Here Comes the Meter Man" from The Meters (Josie) 1:46:00

Mongo Santamaria

percussion
1917 - 2003

" data-original-title="" title="">Mongo Santamaria "Watermelon Man" from Watermelon Man! (Battle) 1:48:55

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "Watermelon Man" from I learned the Hard Way (Daptone Records) 1:52:26

Irma Thomas

vocals
b.1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Irma Thomas "Time is on My Side" from Collection: 1961-1966 (Capital Records) 1:56:05

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