Compiled by Leroy Rey Leroy Rey, – DJ for more than 30 years and avid music freak-, is digging thru his extensive record collection for a bi-weekly show, in an effort to cover the wide, wide spectrum of sounds rooted in the African diaspora.
No boundaries, just Rec/Play…… ” Heeeeey Leroy, whatchu gon’ play now??”
1. “Mighty Mighty” – Baby Huey
(from “The Baby Huey Story – The Living Legend” – album 55th anniversary by artist, who died from a heart attack in the midst of the recording of the album – released Feb. 1971 – actual date unknown)
2. “Who’s Gonna Take The Weight?” – Kool & The Gang
(from “Live At The Sexmachine” – album 55th anniversary – released Feb. 1971 – actual date unknown)
3. “Slide” – Slave
(first single of Funk outfit from Dayton, Ohio, co-founded by multi-instrumentaiist Steve Washington, who died February 1st this year, at 67 year old.)
4. “Full Of Fire” – Al Green
(taken from same-titled album – 50th anniversary – released Feb. 1976 – actual date unknown)
5. “Right Now” – Charles Tolliver
(happy 84th birthday to jazz trumpeter, composer & co-founder of Strata East Records, born March 6th, 1942)
6. “Stopover Bombay” – Alice Coltrane ft. Pharaoh Sanders
(from “Journey To Satchidanada” – album 55th anniversary – released Feb. 1971 – actual date unknown)
7. “Las Vegas Tango” – Gary Burton
(happy belated 83rd birthday to retired Jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born January 23rd, 1943)
8. “Zoneweilders’ Groove” – Dark Sun Riders
(from “Seeds Of Evolution” – album 30th anniversary – released 27/02/96)
9. “True & Livin’” (instrumental) – Lord Finesse
(happy birthday to both the producer/rapper (born 19 Feb. 1970) as well as the album “The Awakening”, released 20/02/96)
10. “Will You Be Mine” – Anita Baker
(happy belated 68th birthday to American jazz & soul singer, born January 26th, 1958)
11. “You’re Made That Way” – Doobie Brothers
(happy belated 74th birthday to Michael McDonald, born February 12th, 1952, co-writer & vocalist of this song)
12. “Keep That Same Old Feeling” – The Crusaders
(from “Those Southern Knights” – album 55th anniversary – released 1976 – actual date unknown) 13. “Cat” – Teruo Nakamura
(happy 84th birthday to Japanese born, NYC migrated bass player & composer, born March 3th 1942)
14. “Valsa” – Fabiano Do Nascimento
(taken from “Vila”, new album by Rio de Janeiro-born, LA-based multi-string guitarist, composer, arranger and producer)
15. “Cause I Love You” – Lenny Williams
(happy belated 81st birthday to soul singer/songwriter & former frontman of Tower Of Power)
16. “Nothin’ Else” – Justin Timberlake
(happy belated 45th birthday to R&B & pop icon, born January 31st, 1981)
17. “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
(from “Diana Ross (1976 album)” – album 50th anniversary – release date 10/02/76)
18. “Lowdown” – Boz Scaggs
(from “Silk Degrees” – album 50th anniversary – release date 18/02/76)
19. “Nama” – The Rascals
(from “Search & Nearness” – album 55th anniversary – release date 01/03/71)
20. “Threadbare (Main Title pt. III)” – Quincy Jones
(from the soundtrack to the movie “The Slender Thread” – album 60th anniversary – released February 1966 – actual date unknown)
21. “Bringing Up The Nakba” – Alabaster DePlume
(lead single from new EP “Dear Children Of Our Children, I Knew” by English jazz musician, saxophonist, spoken word poet, composer, and activist) 22. Hit It & Quit It – Funkadelic
(third single from the infamous 3rd album “Maggot Brain” by notorious Psych Rock/Funk outfit, written by George Clinton & Billy “Bass” Nelson, who died 31st of January this year)
23. Do Like I Do – Smokey Robinson
(from “Smokey’s Family Robinson” – album 50th anniversary – released 10 February 1976)
24. Say (ft. Lauryn Hill) – Method Man
(happy 55th birthday to Wu-Tang Clan’s member, born 2 March 1971)
25. Think Twice – Erykah Badu
(happy 55th birthday to Black music icon, born 26 February 1971)
26. Think Twice – J. Dilla
(in remembrance of both the birthday – 07/02/74, as well as passing – 10/02/06 of legendary beatmaker & producer; song taken from “Welcome To Detroit” – album 25th anniversary, released 27 February 2001)
27. Marwa The Mountain – Shabaka
(from great new album “Of The Earth” by British jazz musician, composer and bandleader, Shabaka Hutchings)
28. Daydreams – Ray Barretto
(remembering legendary conguero & percussion player, who passed away 20 years ago on 17 February 2006)
29. Ice – Spirit
(happy heavenly & belated birthday to American guitarist, singer and songwriter, born 20 February 1951, also founding member of this Psych Rock/Fusion band)
