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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Disposable Heroes of Acid Jazz Part II

Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Brooklyn Recycles
Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Stickman Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge
From Cool and Steady and Easy: Dorado DOR 022 CD [Buy]

BFE, one of the definitive American hip-hop-jazz crossover artists. Here's the collective from their debut long player from 1995. Featuring Joshua Roseman (tb), Paul Shapiro (sax), Bob Rockmann, (tp) Lati Kronlund (bass and drum programming) among others.

In 1995, their version of Pharoah Sanders' The Creator Has a Master Plan was an underground hit. In 2005, they're still going.



And while I'm here, a welcome to freeman as a new occasional audioblogger and constant provider of thought-food. Also check out iwasdoingalright, an ongoing and evolving account of the trials and joys of learning to play jazz trumpet. I can tell you that this site is very accurate. Ah, memories....

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