Classic Love Groove

25. July 2009 · Filed under: Mixtapes, Music · 1 Comment 

Everyone loves classic love songs, and this mixtape has some of the best of the best. Everything from Aretha Franklin to James Brown to Stevie Wonder, surely you’ll find something you just… love.

Tracks featured:

Do Right Woman – Aretha Franklin
Tell it Like it is – Aaron Neville
Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
Oh What A Night – Dells
Misty Blue – Dorothy Moore
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Stars Fell on Alabama – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
Try Me! – James Brown
These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
I Wanna Get Next To You – Rose Royce
Only The Lonely – Roy Orbison
I Believe (When I Fall in Love) - Stevie Wonder
Just My Imagination – The Temptations
At Last – Etta James

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Mellow Monday in May

11. May 2009 · Filed under: Mixtapes, Music · 2 Comments 

Here’s a great mixtape of some mellow tunes of blues, jazz, and folk goodness, made on a mellow Monday in May, hence the title. A few artists featured are Amos Lee, Ben Harper, Norah Jones, Ray Lamontagne, and Nick Drake.

Have a great Monday everyone!

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Melody Gardot

24. July 2008 · Filed under: Music · 5 Comments 

Melody Gardot is an up and coming jazz singer who has an amazing voice. Melody was became disabled after a car hit her bicycle when she was 19 and that accident led to her career into music.

Her song Worrisome Heart is absolutely beautiful and reminds you of what great jazz vocal really is. I am totally diggin’ this song right now. Her entire album is a breath fo fresh air for anyone who loves vocal jazz.

You can read more below about her injuries. This excerpt is from Wikipedia:

There are many variables that make performing nearly impossible for the young songstress. Still in her early twenties, Melody Gardot carries a cane and must wear dark glasses. She often has a little black box tied to her waist; called a TENS unit, it is used to alleviate neuralgic pain/muscle pain. She sits on a specialized chair while performing due to pelvic fractures sustained in the accident. Her pelvis remains misaligned, and she also suffers from an autonomic nervous system dysfunction, causing hypersensitivity to noise and sound.

Her ability to overcome her physical limitations and her ability to write and perform despite her pain, makes her an inspiration.

Melody Gardot truly is an inspiration to all of us and her voice sounds so bluesy it’s delicious! I hope to hear more wonderful things from this wonderful artist!

Worrisome Heart by Melody Gardot

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