Sunday at Bob's #1 – Well Deserved Rest

Rough week it has been. Recovering from Kingsday took seven days, but the seventh day I rested and assembled some tunes I like while checking in tourists from allover the world coming to visit the Amsterdame.

The introduction is a Bob's exclusive and was composed and performed by Jack Bushnell and Tom Gwinett live at the reception.

Later in the playlist is a very beautiful song by Mustapha Bakbou. Born in 1954 in Marrakesh where his father, maâlem El Ayachi Baqbou introduced him to the tagnaouite art at a very young age. Known for his fruitful fusion with international musicians such as Pat Metheny, Louis Bertignac or Eric Legnini. For the curious here is a link to an interesting text about him and his band Jil Jilala. It is a track I listen to often while cycling between the trees around Sloterplas.
Bill Withers needs no introduction, it is always honey in the ears.

After that the four sisters of ESG (Emerald, Sapphire & Gold) let you know that you stopped making sense. Their album Come Away with ESG, reissued in 2018 is often played on pleasant shifts.

In today's playlist also appears 1000 Kings, with the almighty King Shabaka Hutchings that I had the immense honor of seeing at the Paradiso a few weeks back, along with his band The Comet is Coming. Selda Bağcan that I discovered through the Amsterdam Turkish band Altin Gün's interviews. And the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou who are singing to the power of love against the world's most hostile attacks, stumbled upon on The Lost Tapes from Africa. Amongst other.

Enjoy,
check out time is 10h30

The receptionist

Playlist:

1. Jack Bushnell & Tom Gwinett - Intro (The Check In Tune)
2. Bakbou Mustafa - Untitled
3. Bill Withers - Ruby Lee
4. 1000 Kings - Kind of Fuji
5. ESG - You Make No Sense
6. Chris Potter / James Francies / Eric Harland - Koutomé
7. Selda Bağcan - Altın Kafes
8. Egberto Gismonti - Tributo a Wes Montgomery
9. Elza Soares - Coraçao do Mar/Mulher do Fim do Mundo
10. Leon Vynehall - Movements (Chapter III)

11. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Nous avons gagné