Melting Pot Radio Hour #13: Boston Bob X Rappcats Digs

{I feel like I’ve written similar posts like this over the years, but that is part of living with depression. Sometimes, some things are just difficult to cover and this year it’s been related to this blog and writing about music. A part of it may be connected to some raised expectations that I’d have back my radio show on KPFK, now that the situation there has changed for the better, but that hasn’t happened, and honestly, there’s no telling when or if it will. While the Spring Semester was a little less stressful than normal, I went right from that into teaching a 5 week Summer course and that, plus some other things, have been occupying my mind. But the class is almost done, Summer is officially here and Melting Pot’s anniversary is coming up in less than two weeks. Gonna do my best to get into good routines so that the music starts to flow freely on this site again, so for those of you who are out there reading this and have been around, know that I appreciate you and hope you enjoy the sounds!}

Cut this a couple weeks ago, when I was trying to force myself to do something creative with music. I’d originally gone into just one day of the 3rd Boston Bob’s record sale at Rappcats, but then, they opened it up for another day…and then another day, and before I knew it, I’d bought a gang of records. This show represents only about half of the records I picked up, but even though this “hour” is never actually an hour, I do try to keep it from getting out of hand and being the 3 or 4 hour show it easily could be knowing my mind. So, there’s some weird stuff, some classic breaks, some long sought jazz and a few other surprises in the mix, hope you enjoy!

Melting Pot Radio Hour – Episode #13: Boston Bob Digs

{opening theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)

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Douglas Ward – From An Elevated Platform – From An Elevated Platform (Forward Music Productions)
Fever Tree – Don’t Come Crying To Me Girl – Another Time, Another Place (UNI)
Mike Ricciardella & Dick Dowling – New Rhythm Patterns – Sounds Of Fabulous Rock Drums (Music Minus One)
Street Noise – Someone To Love You – Street Noise (Evolution)
Brainbox –Summertime – Brainbox: A History (Bovema Negram)
Fraser McPherson – Sweet Potato – Shadow (Pacific North)

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George Duke – Someday – I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry (MPS)
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Dr. Stafford Beer – The Free Man In A Cybernetic World – Designing Freedom (Radio Canada International)
Skorpio – At The End Of The Day – Keljfel! (Pepita)
Fred Lewis Orchestra – Blackbird Whitebird – FLO (Ariel)
Phil Medley and the MVB Orchestra & Chorus – Shiela – Happy Walk (Pyramid)

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Booker Little, et. al. – Call To Arms – The Soul Of Jazz Percussion (Warwick)
Nina Simone – Interview – Come Together With Nina (RCA)
Hamza Al Din – Shortunga (The Spirits) – Al Oud (Vanguard)
Czeslaw Nieman – Kwiaty Ojczyste – Niemen Enigmatic (Muza)

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{closing theme} Ray Sylvester – Sealed With A Kiss – Sealed With A Kiss (Straker’s)