#Kirk Whalum

[didierleclair]

Kirk Whalum, jazz.

[nikidanger]

Do yourself a favor.

Light some candles.

Turn on your stereo/Bluetooth & play Kirk Whalum’s For You album from start to finish.

You’re welcome.

[bbooth99]

Do You Feel Me . . .

Do You Feel Me . . .

Kirk Whalum and I go along way back. Although we have never been formally introduced, I attended one of his shows, when I visited New Orleans. I listened to a few of his albums over the years, but as my workout regimen increased, Smooth Jazz, become almost nonexistent from my music library.  I was preparing to write an article. On that particular day, I felt the need to have music playing in the…

[burlveneer-music]

Jorga Mesfin - The Kindest One - first release of 2007 recordings by a protege of Mulatu Astatke and founder of the Atlanta-based Ethio-jazz group Wudasse

This is Mulatu Astatke’s protege and Ethiopian saxophonist and composer Jorga Mesfin’s debut album. It’s a long foray into Ethio-jazz that takes this courageous syncretism further by fusing spiritual experimentation with bits from all kinds of situations in Ethiopian music, jazz music, and specifically Ethiopian jazz music that precedes it. Jorga Mesfin is widely regarded as one of the most talented contemporary musicians and composers in Ethiopia. He started his professional career at the young age of 17 and has since collaborated with numerous renowned artists, including Tsegaye Gebremedhin, Carolyn Beard Withlow, The Last Poets, Vijay Iyer, Wayna Wondossen, Kirk Whalum, Takana Miyamoto, Gizze Reggae band, Dionne Farris, Aster Aweke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Mulatu Astatke. Additionally, Mesfin was a resident at Astatke's legendary African Jazz Village in Addis Ababa every Thursday. Jorga Mesfin – Piano, Soprano Saxophone Tefeir Assefa – Percussions Takana Miyamoto – Piano, Accordion Fasil Wuhib – Electric Bass Ali Eric Barr – Djembe Mamaniji Azanyah – Double Bass All songs are composed and arranged by Jorga Mesfin Recorded in Atlanta, USA in 2007 Liner notes: Nathan Hamelberg

[floppydiskorigami]

five songs i’ve been listening to

obrigado @aboutmetamorphosis for the tag! ☺️ these have been on repeat the last week or so for me

espresso - sabrina carpenter

stormy weather - psychic mirrors

n.e. wind - kirk whalum

maliciosa - ludmilla (your rb put me on to her lol ty🙏🙏)

lifetime lover - sister sledge

tagging @sumnersjourney @holocowboy @fandomobscura @fade-steppin and anyone who’d like to do this :)) 🕺🏻

[projazznet]

Marcus Miller – Laid Black

Laid Black is a studio album by Marcus Miller. It was released on June 1, 2018 by Blue Note Records. Laid Black was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The album features collaborations with Trombone Shorty, Jonathan Butler, Take 6, Selah Sue, Kirk Whalum & Alex Han.

Marcus Miller – vocals, electric bass, bass clarinet, keyboards, guitar, alto sax, percussion

[lboogie1906]

Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 2, 1954) is a singer-songwriter. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s. She is known for singles such as, “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter”, “Angel of the Night”, and “I Try”. Her career spans over four decades.

During her childhood, her weekends were taken up studying classical music and singing in New York City’s All-City Chorus, which featured the best singers from all of the high schools in the five boroughs. She studied at the Manhattan School of Music, receiving a BSM.

She began her professional career, singing during her teenage years. She performed with Ricardo Marrero & the Group and Dance Theater of Harlem chorus before being introduced to Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen of the jazz label GRP Records. They signed her and produced her first album, Angie, in 1978. A second album, Angel of the Night was released and outperformed its predecessor. The reception of these albums positioned Bofill as one of the first Latina singers to find success in the R&B and jazz markets.

She switched labels for her next album, Something About You, by Narada Michael Walden. She and Walden reunited for Too Tough. She released her final collaboration with Walden, Teaser.

She recorded two more albums for Arista with the help of The System and George Duke. She moved to Capitol Records and the producer Norman Connors for Intuition (1988), She recorded three more albums over the next eight years and provided backing vocals on albums for Diana Ross and Kirk Whalum and Connors’s Eternity (2000). She performed live (with a sizable audience internationally, particularly in Asia) and appeared in the stage plays God Don’t Like Ugly and What a Man Wants, What a Man Needs. She toured the US and Europe in multi-artist jazz shows.

In 2012, she was profiled and interviewed for Unsung.

She married country music artist Rick Vincent (1984-1994) and together they have a daughter. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[angelloverde]

"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 3 December

Roy Ayers & Fela - 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free

John Klemmer - Free Soul

Kirk Whalum - Now 'Til Forever

Ronny Jordan - A Brighter Day

Miles Davis - Mystery

Bobby McFerrin - Friends

Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Leviticus: Faggot

Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye

Angel Lo Verde - Freedom

Tears for Fears - Break It Down Again

Doobie Brothers - What A fool Believes

Steely Dan - Dirty Work

Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home

Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line

Boston - More Than A feeling

If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!

(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)

[nightanday]

Nem ligo

Ligo pra nós

Ligo pra tu

Ligo pro amor

Ligo pra luz

Ligo pras noites

Ligo pra lua

Ligo pros teus beijos

Ligo pra tua frase: Lindo, amo o teu cheiro

Linda,

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[nikidanger]

Thank you Kenny King for uploading the best quality video of Whitney Houston’s 1991 performance in Japan.

Also can we discuss how freakin polite the crowd is? Just sitting there all happy & clappy.

She mentions in a brief interview how much more appreciative fans over seas seemed to be compared to when she performed here in the states… I wonder if this still rings true for major artists now… even that clip I just saw of Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour crowd in Barcelona being so High Energy that even Bey wasn’t ready for it has me like 🤔🤔🤔

Anyways. If you wanna see one of the most high energy performances ever where a singer is dancing their entire ass off and still sounding AMAZING from start to curtain call, here you go:

[kickmag]

R.I.P. Angela Bofill

Singer Angela Bofill died June 13th aged 70 at her daughter's home in Vallejo, California. The announcement was made on her Facebook page by her manager Rich Engel and no cause of death was listed. Bofill was born in  Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a Bronx household with parents who had sung with Afro-Cuban jazz great Machito. The exposure to Latin music and soul shaped her versatility as an artist. As a teenager, she sang in New York City's All City Chorus of top singers from the five boroughs' high schools.  She graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a bachelor's degree in music and started her career in the late '70s with GRP Records. Her 1978 debut album, Angie, introduced the world to her 3 1/2 octaves of uniquely rich and soulful vocals. Her cover of "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" was her first single and it was an R&B hit. Angel Of The Night was her second album and "I Try" which she composed as a teenager, charted and became one of her signature songs. "What I Wouldn't Do (For The Love Of You)" was another hit song from this album. The Cuban-Puerto Rican singer was one of the first Latinas to have a fanbase from R&B and jazz audiences. Clive Davis signed Bofill to Arista and during this time "Tonight I Give In," "Too Tough," "Let Me Be The One" and "I'm On You Side" were some of her commercial singles. Narada Michael Walden, The System, George Duke, and Denny Diante produced her albums for Arista. The record company never knew how to market her but she still found her audience and critical acclaim. 

Bofill's most consistent radio presence came from jazz outlets and Quiet Storm shows where album cuts like "Under the Moon and Over the Sky" "The Feelins Love," and "Rough Times" were played in addition to "I Try." She recorded five albums for Arista before going to Capitol Records and releasing the Norman Connors-produced Intuition in 1988. I Wanna Love Somebody came out on Jive and her last album Love In Slow Motion was a Shanachie release. In the early 2000s, she did backup vocals for Diana Ross and Kirk Whalum. She also appeared in the stage plays God Don't Like Ugly and What a Man Wants, What a Man Needs. In 2006 Bofill had a stroke and in 2007 she had another one. In 2011 she returned to the stage with The Angela Bofill Experience, narrating her life story as Maysa Leak, Melba Moore, and Phil Perry performed her music. TV One made her the subject of an episode of Unsung in 2012. Nas, Big Sean, and Rick Ross are some of the artists who have sampled Bofill's music. Will Downing covered "I Try" for his 1991 album A Dream Fulfilled. Bofill was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2023. 

[gospelclassictv]

KIRK WHALUM & BROTHER KEVIN GIVE AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE 2000 ...JAZZ LOVERS MUST SEE THIS

[csauls]

Roger Ryan - The Producer

Among all the great people I met at NAMM….@thenammshow, I was able to talk to Roger Ryan…. @producerroger! There are a lot of new faces in the industry of Arts but Roger has history dating back to the 80's and 90's!

He has worked with Cece Winans, Disney, Alvin Slaughter, Shirley Caesar, Kirk Whalum and countless others. He also teaches at Berkley Abhu Dhabi overseas!

Always happy to meet such gifted and talented people! Humble and giving as well!

Respect good people!

#happyblackhistorymonth

nammshow

producer

[projazznet]

Kirk Whalum and George Duke – Because You Loved Me

Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone George Duke -piano