Sunday at Bob's #2 Walking the Blues (because this is it, boy)

Shit has been done this week. I downloaded some sort of a mixing program that I can use to make the transition between one track to the other smoother. Although I am more interested in making playlists rather than DJ mixes it is interesting to try to make sense of the order of the songs and how they influence the listening experience as a whole.

I discovered a lot of music this week, especially from Brasil which seems to be a place with an extremely vivid and wide musical spectrum. You will hear more about it next week.

Today's selection starts with an extract from Clint Eastwood's 2003 Piano Blues. Dave Brubeck talks a bit about the blues, sitting in front of his piano in what looks like his basement. He then plays an outstanding version of the tribute to Audrey Hepburn dating back to 1954 with his quartet.

The German experimental, ambient and electronic musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius takes over with the floating Mein Freund Farouk from his 1981 album Wenn Der Südwind Weht.

One of this week's discoveries comes after. The little amount of information I have about this exciting musician and his band are translated on Google from portuguese so I am walking on eggs. Passarinho was born in Recife were he started playing the drums at age 14. He played in many bands since until he formed his own, Passarinho and the Brega Sound System and released a first EP in 2018. The track I chose to play is from their latest project called Cartas.

The rest of the selection includes music from the boiling UK jazz scene with Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia's exciting vibes. Ya Bismillah from Mammane Sani, a musician from Nigeria who had initially released his album on cassette in the late 70's at only one hundred copies. Thanks to Christopher Kirkley from Sahel sounds who stumbled upon it while researching the musical archives of the musée national Boubou-Hama in Niamey, we are able to listen to it today.

This trip ends with the immortal Champion Jack Dupree's Strollin'. I encountered Jack Dupree's music at the time when my dad lived above a music shop and I would spend my sundays listening to albums which covers attracted me. I carried him with me ever since. Because this is it, boy.

Enjoy,
check out time is still 10h30.

The receptionist

PS: Today's illustration was made by Jack Bushnell, big up Jack!

Playlist:

1. Dave Bruckeck - Audrey (from Piano Blues 2003)
2. Roedelius - Mein Freund Farouk
3. Passarinho & O Sistema Brega de Som - Oferendas
4. Moses Boyd - Rye Lane Shuffle
5. Nubya Garcia - Fly Free
6. Mamman Sani - Ya Bismillah
7. Il Guardiano del Faro - Domani
8. DJ Koze - Music On My Teeth
9. Champion Jack Dupree - Strollin’