The Bucketheads - Bucketheads Outro

One more from the 4/4. Kenny Dope creating a stunning deep disco atmosphere with this (what we call re-edit now) sublime Bucketheads groove. Of course "The Bomb" was the bomb but if you look a little deeper from the LP he produced you'll find 3 or 4 more quality grooves. 3 of them on this 10". Recorded 1995

Billy Wooten - Chicango

Sticking with the jazzier end of dance music, this tasty little re-edit of Billy Wooten's - "Chicango" is top notch. If you own a home stereo system, play at an intimate club or punch out discerning beats on throbbing soundsystems then you need this! Recorded 2006

Cro Magnon - Black Mahogani

Cro - Magnon are a 3 piece band out of Japan that seem to have a crush on jazz/groove & disco music (don't we all). On this lp "Mellow Out & Acoustic" they perform a number of originals alongside some cover versions from artists like Roy Ayres, Clifton Davis and Moodymann aka Kenny Dixon Jnr who's classic disco/jazz tronica (excuse the genre used) is the one i'm feeling. It's virtually the same song only slightly more laid back with the use of live drums. Pour a drink, dim the lights and ease on back in your favourite chair. Recorded 2008

Mark Murphy - Sly

Sticking with the Muse Label. The scat man himself Mark Murphy has come up trumps on this moody (in a good way) jazz masterpiece. It really shows what a great journey a jazz song can take you on. Recorded 1978

Eddie Jefferson - Thank You - Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin

I am a big fan of the jazz label Muse and especially Eddie Jefferson. His version of Herbie Hancock's Chameleon is my one of my favourite cover versions. Here however he is jazzing out another cover version, this time from Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone. Recorded 1974

Elis Regina - Elis

Next up is a song off a Brazilian LP from the beautiful voice that is Elis. It is mostly bossa nova but has a few interesting cinematic cuts too. The track i've chosen is "Roda" which was originally penned by Gilberto Gil & Joao Augusto and covered by Sergio Mendes. IMHO this is the best version. Recorded 1966

Dread Flimstone & The Modern Tone Age Family - From The Ghetto

This is an absolute classic! It is one of those songs that at a young age (in my case back then) sweeps you off your feet and makes you say wow, TUNE! It is really soulful yet beat-y, meat-y and slightly electronic. I first heard it being played in the back room of a large club when i was 16 (mum's the word), where I instantly wanted it but never knew who the artist was or the track name for that matter. So no luck for years until I travelled to the other end of the globe and literally found a copy in the first record store i entered simply as the title is in the lyrics. It was certainly a happy day. Recorded 1991

DJ Honda - II

This record was a promo sampler that I had mailed to me while living and DJing in the UK some years back. I've loved it from the get-go and it rarely leaves my box (if my box requires hip hop). It contains 11 tracks with a smorgasbord of guest mc's including De la soul, KRS One & The Beatnuts. It's mostly easy listening alongside the occasional floor filler. Here are my picks. Recorded 1998