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Showing posts with label Jay Dilla. Show all posts

April 20, 2013

V4YS EP Review - Darryl Reeves - The Dillaquarium Mixtape

A brilliant saxophonist consistently blurring the lines between Jazz, Funk and Hip-Hop. The shadow of Dilla. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that's the kind of recipe I can't resist !

So let's temporarily trade our favorite Donuts for a huge slice of Atlanta-based Darryl Reeves' tribute to J Dilla, The Dillaquarium Mixtape.

On a quartet format (drums, bass, keyboards, sax), Darryl offers a wide range of live reworks of several classic Jay Dee beats.
From groovy cuts to free-jazz-like interpretations, these sessions are an absolute delight. No surprise he is regularly working with the likes of Robert Glasper, Roy Ayers, Phonte, Jill Scott just to name a few...Definitely an up-and-coming Jazz/Groove artist to monitor closely !

Streaming and free download below :



Un saxophoniste brillant qui aime à flouter les lignes entre Jazz, Funk et Hip-Hop. L'ombre de Dilla
Si vous êtes un lecteur régulier de ce blog vous savez que c'est le genre de menu auquel je suis incapable de résister !
Alors mettons temporairement de côté nos Donuts favoris pour déguster une grosse part de The Dillaquarium Mixtape, hommage époustouflant à J Dilla offert par Darryl Reeves.
Dirigeant une formation quartet (batterie, basse, claviers, sax), ce résidant d'Atlanta propose des relectures tantôt groove, tantôt presque free-jazz de plusieurs célèbres beats du maître. A la clé un vrai moment de bonheur, grâce à un artiste dont est pas surpris d'apprendre qu'il travaille régulièrement avec entre autres Robert Glasper, Roy AyersPhonteJill Scott...

Streaming et lien download gratuit ci-dessus.



May 21, 2012

M. Josephine - Donut Soul EP (A Jay Dilla Tribute)

Great Jay Dilla-inspired productions always deserve some support, don't they?
So let's show some love for the Donut Soul EP from Jersey City-based singer M. Josephine and producer Mike Marvel revisiting the nu-soul side of the mother of all beatmakers.

The duo picked four of the most sensual cuts he produced for artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Common or Erykah Badu, kept most of the original music and simply let the writing and singing talent of M. Josephine do the rest.

Baby-making music at its best !

The icing on this Donut is that you can get the EP for free on M. Josephine's Bandcamp Page !

Tracklisting and full streaming below :
Leaving You (rework of World Play from A Tribe Called Quest, produced by Jay Dilla)
Push On (rework of  Didn't Cha Know from Erykah Badu, produced by Jay Dilla)
Electrified (rework of Dime Piece from Jay Dilla)
Overjoyed (rework of So Far To Go from Common, produced by Jay Dilla)











Retrouvez cette review en français sur le site WegoFunk !