It had been a solid month since I was last on the air at KPFK, but aside from some janky needles that I can’t replace, my skills seemed no worse for the wear…here at the end of the month and the end of the year, I generally do not only an all vinyl show, but a look back at the best pieces of wax that I picked up over the year. As you can see, based on the pictures above and below, I bought a LOT of records in 2014. With all the changes that were going on in my personal life, I was overdue to engage in some record therapy and that’s clearly what I did. The show features things that I picked up in stores and online, but a couple of moments were major parts of the year and the show. The trip I had in New Orleans, netted some choice records, a few I’ve already shared and more than a few that should have already been up on here. There was also week long dig through a collector’s material back in the Spring that as you’ll see next week gave me some of my top finds of the whole year. Finally, throughout much of the year there have been auctions of records from the collection of dearly departed DJ and Collector Matthew Africa, of which I’ve been really lucky to win most of the auctions I took part in and now have a number of records that were connected to specific memories I had of Matthew.
When you get these many records though, it’s hard to showcase them in just two hours. It’s impossible really, unless you go all “mega-mix” and only play 45 seconds of each record. That ain’t me. So, I tried to play some of the ones that I was most jazzed about finding this year with a whole set highlighting some of the sweet soul that I got through Matthew Africa. Next week we’ll be doing our “Best of 2014” show and all next week we’ll be taking a look back at my favorites from the past year. Until next year, enjoy the sounds.
Melting Pot on KPFK #185: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #185: Second Hour
Playlist 12-28-2014:
{opening theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)
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The Advancement – Painful Struggle – The Advancement (Philips)
Eduardo Conde – De Onde Vens – Eduardo Conde (1969) (Philips)
Eugene McDaniels – Lovin’ Man – Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (Atlantic)
Jon Lucien – Would You Believe In Me – Rashida (RCA)
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David Crosby – Laughing – If I Could Only Remember My Name (Atlantic)
Richard Menexes – Nova Jersey – 7” (Fono Press)
The Albert – Pity The Child – The Albert (Perception)
Bo Rhambo – Dream Awhile – Enchanted Evening (Imperial)
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Light Rain – Beautiful Friend – Dream Dancer (Magi)
Tim Buckley – Driftin’ – Lorca (Elektra)
Dennis Olivieri – I Cry In The Morning – Welcome To The Party (VMC)
Buddy Collette – Fun City – Now And Then (Legend)
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The Lumpen – No More – 7” (Seize The Time)
Big John Hamilton – Take This Hurt Off Me – 7” (Minaret)
Betty & Angel – Everlasting Love – 7” (Every Day)
The Ponderosa Twins Plus One – Bound – 2+2+1 = The Ponderosa Twins Plus One (Horoscope)
Pi-R Square – Fantasy Pt. 2 – 7” (Wee)
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Chris Connor – What Is There To Say? – Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Bethlehem)
Johnny Hartman – There’s A Lull In My Life – And I Thought About You (Royal Roost)
June Christy – Day Dream – The Misty Miss Christy (Capitol)
Little Jimmy Scott – Recess In Heaven – If You Only Knew (Savoy)
Sidney Bechet – Days Beyond Recall – Jazz Classics Vol. 1 (Blue Note)
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Lenny White – Sweet Dreamer – Big City (Nemperor)
Caroline Peyton – Brister – Intuition (Bar-B-Q)
The Peppos and Jones Straightjacket Band – Humanity – 7” (Straightjacket)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – In My Own Dream – In My Own Dream (Elektra)
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{closing theme} Chico Hamilton Quintet – Gone Lover – Quintet in Hi-Fi (World Pacific)