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“Bootleg Night” with Funk It Blog
January 22, 2013
Meshell Ndegeocello – Chocolate City [Parliament cover] (live)
6/27/12 Washington DC @ Smithsonian Folklife Festival – “Bring Back The Funk” webcast
Amy Winehouse – He Can Only Hold Her > Doo Wop (That Thing) [Lauryn Hill cover] (live)
6/26/07 Hove Festival, Norway
Sharon Jones & the Dap-King – Got To Be The Way It Is (live)
4/13/03 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Herbie Hancock Quartet with Jaco Pastorius (Bennie Maupin & James Levi) – Chameleon (live)
2-16-77 Chicago @ Ivanhoe Theater
Orgone w/ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (Golden Eagles) – Sew Sew Sew (live)
4/27/10 New Orleans, LA @ Blue Nile
Prince w/ Maceo Parker – I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I’ll Get It Myself) [James Brown cover] > Housequake > The Jam [Graham Central Station cover] (live)
9/26/12 Chicago @ House of Blues – afterjam
Digable Planets – Dog It (live)
6/19/05 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
Prince – Chapter & Verse (live)
1/17/13 Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota Jazz Club
Prince & The NPG:
01. Intro
02. [first minute missing] When Stars Collide (ft. Andy Allo) >
03. We’re A Winner [Curtis Mayfield cover] (ft. Shelby J) >
04. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) [Aretha Franklin cover] (ft. Shelby J) >
05. Satisfied >
06. I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself)
[James Brown cover] (ft. Maceo Parker) >
07. Housequake >
08. The Jam (ft. Maceo Parker)
09. People Pleaser intro
10. People Pleaser (ft. Andy Allo & Maceo Parker) (sans Prince)
11. Brown Skin [India Arie cover] (ft. Shelby J)
12. ?No Excuse? (instrumental) (ft. Maceo Parker)
Janelle Monae’s Arch Orchestra:
01. Intro
02. The Electric Lady (ft. Maceo Parker)
03. “Giving You What You Love” (?new song?)
04. Chameleon [Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters cover]
05. Tightrope
06. Outro
Prince & The NPG: Prince (vox, guitar) John Blackwell (drums) Andrew Gouche (bass) Ida Nielsen (guitar) Morris Hayes (keyboards) ???Cassandra O’Neal (keyboards) Mike Scott (guitar) Shelby J. (vox) Liv Warfield (vox) ???Elisa Dease (vox) Damaris Lewis (dance)
Guests: Andy Allo (guitar, vox) Maceo Parker (saxophone)
Sylvester Onyejiaka (saxophone) BK Jackson (saxophone) Marcus Anderson (saxophone) Adrian Crutchfield (saxophone) Keith Anderson (saxophone) Lynn Grissett (trumpet) Steve Reid (trumpet) Phil Lassiter (trumpet) Nick Marchione (trumpet) Roy Agee (trombone) Joey Rayfield (trombone)
Janelle Monae’s Arch Orchestra: Janelle Monáe (vox) Kellindo Parker (guitar) Brandon Gilliard (bass) Terrence Brown (keyboards) Mike P. Phillips (drums) Marcus Lewis (trombone) Lance Powlis (trumpet)
P.S. The full 9/26/12 United Center show has been posted as a 2 DVD set here.
When we left Atlanta on Friday morning, our goal was to arrive at Bear Creek Music Festival, set up camp, and get our asses down to the Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio set at 3pm. After some fast driving and an even faster tent set up, we set out to explore the magical Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park with time to spare.
As we exited the campground area, I encountered the Big IV Ampitheater for the first time. I had seen pictures and heard stories, but now I was able to truly appreciate the wonder of this small piece of earth they call Suwannee. At that point in time, the Spam Allstars were on-stage with Pee Wee Ellis guesting.
As I pulled out my video camera to shoot my first video of the weekend, they began the James Brown classic, Cold Sweat! I started shooting immediately, then decided to try out my new press pass to enter the pit area. You can see at the end of the video as I try to enter and security informs me that my press pass only allows access to the pit during the first 3 songs of each set. Turned away, I stopped filming in order to better absorb this magical place with my own senses, rather than the camera. Accordingly, this particular video is less than 3 minutes long, but it shows some of the vibe on this Friday afternoon.
Bear Creek is like late night at New Orleans Jazz Fest on steroids. You have to walk away from someone like Pee Wee Ellis in order to catch another legend like Dr. Lonnie Smith. I was excited for his trio in large part because of the drummer, Jamire Williams, who has played with Christian Scott, Robert Glasper, Gretchen Parlato, Bilal, and others from the NYC jazz/hip-hop scene. Although, I was equally impressed with guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, whom I wasn’t familiar with. Anyway, When the good organ doctor and his trio came out the silky smooth B-3 organ sounds wafted through the warm afternoon air and all was good…
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio – Mellow Mood 11/11/11 Bear Creek:
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio – Beehive 11/11/11 Bear Creek:
Finally, I’ll include another early afternoon video, this one from Sunday morning. Breakestra took a rare trip out of the LA area to bring their non-stop medley of hip-hop samples to Florida, and I was able to capture a few bars…
Breakestra – Medley (Ring Of Fire > Greedy G > Shifting Gears > Champ > Because I Got It Like That > Funky Soul > Getcho Soul Togetha) 11/12/11 Bear Creek:
