Category: BLS Features

Vinyl? Check! #62: Ramsey Lewis – Mother Nature’s Son

I ran across this album with the tagline “Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Charles Stepney,” and I knew it was coming home with me. The project is a cover of tunes from The Beatles, The White Album but reintepreted by the rightfully highly acclaimed Staepney. Just beautiful! If you see this one out, I suggest you grab it

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Late Pass #91: Demien – Erotic Dreams

In 2005 DJ Jazzy Jeff released The Soul Mixtape which helped many listeners discover artists they may not have regularly been privy to. One such artist was Demien whose album Supernova Syndrome was released quietly via A Touch of Jazz the previous year. I’ve been on a heavy Devante Swing (Jodeci) kick lately and was reminded me of Erotic Dreams with it’s sexually charged lyrics, dope production, use of voicebox and heavy Prince influence. Just like Devante’s productions, this song has stood the test of time and still sounds good although it was recorded between ’97 or ’98.

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