#Kirk Whalum

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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.

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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"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)

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Kirk Whalum "Groverworked & Underpaid" live at Java Jazz Festival 2017

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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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Angela Tomasa Bofill (May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter of Cuban-Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s and is most known for singles such as "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Angel of the Night", and "I Try". Her career spanned over four decades.

Angela Tomasa Bofill was born on May 2, 1954, in the Brooklyn area of New York City to a Cuban father and a Puerto Rican mother. Raised in The Bronx, Bofill grew up listening to Latin music and was also inspired by African-American performers. During Bofill's 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 attended Hunter College High School, graduating in 1972. Bofill later studied at the Manhattan School of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in 1976.

Grusin and Rosen signed Bofill and produced her first album, Angie, in 1978. Angie was well received both critically and commercially and included the chart single "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" (co-written by Gwen Guthrie and Haras Fyre), and Bofill's sprawling jazz composition, "Under the Moon and Over the Sky". Less than a year later, a second album, Angel of the Night was released and outperformed its predecessor. The album included the chart singles "What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You)" and the up-tempo title track, as well as the song "I Try", written by Bofill and covered by Will Downing in 1991. The reception of these albums positioned Bofill as one of the first Latina singers to find success in the R&B and jazz markets

Bofill performed a sold-out concert at Avery Fisher Hall as part of the Newport Jazz Festival on June 20, 1980. Her musical director was Onaje Allen Gumbs, keyboards, Sammy Figueroa, percussion, a 9-piece band and guests including Steve Khan, guitar, Eddie Daniels, tenor sax and flute, and a 24-voice choir.

Clive Davis, the head of Arista Records, showed interest in Bofill. Arista had a distribution deal with GRP. Bofill switched labels for her next album, Something About You (1981). Produced by Narada Michael Walden, the album was an attempt to move Bofill into mainstream R&B and pop music. It didn't perform as well as previous releases, despite the singles "Holdin' Out for Love" and the title track, which both reached the R&B Top 40. The following year, Bofill and Walden reunited for Too Tough. The title song reached No. 5 on the R&B chart and spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Dance chart. A follow-up single, "Tonight I Give In", reached the Top 20. Several months later, Bofill released her final collaboration with Walden, Teaser. The album failed to match the success of Too Tough but did produce one Top 20 R&B hit, "I'm On Your Side", which has been covered by several artists, most notably Jennifer Holliday, who had a Top 10 hit with it in 1991.

Bofill recorded two more albums for Arista with the help of The System and George Duke before leaving the label in the mid-1980s. Following the birth of her daughter, she moved to Capitol Records and the producer Norman Connors for Intuition (1988), which produced her last significant chart success, a cover of Gino Vannelli's "I Just Wanna Stop", which reached No. 11 on the R&B chart. She recorded three more albums over the next eight years and provided backing vocals on albums for Diana Ross and Kirk Whalum and for 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 also toured the U.S. and Europe in multi-artist jazz shows.

Bofill returned to the stage, at the suggestion of Engel, for "The Angela Bofill Experience" after losing her ability to sing after her second stroke in 2007. In the show, Bofill recounted her life and career and was joined by Maysa Leak, Phil Perry, and Melba Moore, who performed her biggest hits and signature songs. In 2012, Bofill was profiled and interviewed for the TVOne documentary series, Unsung.

In 2023, Bofill was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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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:

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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. 

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

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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!

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