GrantLOVE Presents: A Park Jam, vol. IV

For those of you who know me from Soulcrates may recognize this playlist. This was my favorite period in music, where big bands and electronic sounds collided and formed what I like to refer to as Park Jams. I was a youngster who would go to the parks just to hear the DJ’s cut up these records, extending the break-beats and creating something new & fresh. This was the precursor to Hip Hop. The next couple of weeks I’ll be posting all four volumes of Park Jams. This week is volume IV, the last of the series, it is also my favorite. I hope you enjoy.

Download: A Soulcrates Flashback: A Park Jam IV

Tracks:

1. James Brown – Give It Up, Or Turn It Loose
2. War – Galaxy
3. Bongolian – Bongo Head
4. Mandrill – Mango Meat
5. Pieces Of A Dream – Mount Airy Groove
6. Soul Searchers – We The People
7. Brass Construction – Movin’
8. Asha Puthli – Space Talk
9. Coke Escovedo – I Wouldn’t Change A Thing
10. Average White Band – School Boy Crush
11. Baby Huey – Hard Times
12. Dexter Wansel – Latin Love (Let Me Know)
13. Jackson Five – What You Don’t Know (Won’t hurt You)
14. Ohio Players – Funky Worm
15. Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
16. Larry Young’s Fuel – Turn Off The Lights
17. Parliament – Mothership Connection
18. Fatback Band – King Tim III
19. James Brown – Superbad
20. The Meters – Same Old Thing

GrantLOVE Presents: All This LOVE, A Sample Session

Anyone who knows me, and those who are familiar with me through my podcasts, know how much I love Soul Music. I know, I know that I’ve preached in the past about how “All music is Soul music…” so let me get specific. I LOVE Old School SOUL music, the kind of SOUL music that sticks to your bones in the Winter, yet can cool you off in the Summer. The Kind of SOUL that captures your attention from the very first chord, or from the first lyrics that are spoken. Northern, Southern, East, West; it really doesn’t matter.

My other love is Hip Hop. I grew up during its inception and watched and nurtured it along the way. Because of it’s growth, and constant mood swings I began losing touch. The Happy Hip Hop I grew to LOVE became angry and hateful, derogatory and downright rude. Well Hip Hop and I have reconnected again and I’m happy to say that all is forgiven. I understand you were just expressing your angst, and going through your PIMP Thang! Now let’s get back to some positive messages for our children. You are a Grown Ass man Hip Hop, Let’s start acting like it.

I look forward to a future where I can listen to the radio and hear Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes followed by Eric B. & Rakim. I look forward to game shows where an Old School Soul song can be played and you have to identify all the samples used and by whom. See how many you come up with.

Download: And This Is Love; A Sample Session

Tracks:

1. Marvin Gaye – Soon I’ll Be LOVIN You Again
2. The Main Ingredient – Let Me Prove My LOVE To You
3. Willie Hutch – Tell Me Why Our LOVE Turned Cold
4. Lamont Dozier – Let Me Make LOVE To You
5. Mandrill – Peace & LOVE
6. Don Blackman – LOVIN You Holdin You
7. DeBarge – All This LOVE
8. ConFunkShun – (Let Me Put) LOVE On Your Mind
9. Rotary Connection – LOVE Has Fallen On Me
10. Delfonics – The Look Of LOVE
11. Dexter Wansel – Latin LOVE
12. Curtis Mayfield – Give Me Your LOVE
13. The Controllers – Distant LOVER
14. Rick James – Make LOVE To Me