Peaceful Journey, Sir… (Something Else! 11.10.11 for Wtnr Radio.com)

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A sad \”goodbye\” to MC Heavy D.  Tracklisting below and my usual music write-up a bit later…

It may sound like I\’m starting out a bit \”abstract\” this week, but it\’s really just to give you a bit more of the feel of the track.  I didn\’t really want to play all 20 minutes of \”Bitches Brew\” by Miles Davis but I also didn\’t want to just play the bit with the break without giving a bit of the context of the track.  I still remember being impressed when I first heard \”You Can\’t See What I Can See\” by Heavy D.  The next track, \”Hip Hug-Her\” by Booker T. & The MG\’s is an instrumental soul classic in the vein of their 60s hit \”Green Onions,\” …just a bit cooler.  As a response to the common criticism of hiphop music\’s use of swear words, Heavy D made a great \”posse cut\” with \”Don\’t Curse\” which is based on a looped musical section from \”Hip Hug-Her.\” 
Everybody Dub – Bing Ji Ling   
Monkey Junction – Little Wing
Don\’t Mind If I Do – Bushy
Swahililand – Ahmad Jamal
Stakes Is High – De La Soul
1960 What? (Wicked Jazz Sounds Radio Edit) – Gregory Porter
Casa Loco – Steve Khan        
Elevator Jams – Joshua Heath
Oh You (Radio Version) – Daviddance