Roberta Flack - Back Together Again (feat. Donny Hathaway) (Extended Version)

 Digital Crate Digging Continues as we proceed and continue with this O-Dog Day Party that we kicked off early!

The saga  / struggle continues as we do our due diligence in the midst of the ongoing madness so who'll work with me?

We're rocking these venues from Atlanta to Louisville  / Newburg to Johannesburg and from Pluto to Mars!

Local  / national  / international and intergalactic as we holla at a fanatic from Johannesburg pulling up with DOGE type of activities denying access / throwing up bars...

...as our constituents try to heal scars from deep state or soon to be network state activities Brotha O is active with these, dropping this classic soul music from Roberta Flack  with Back Together Again (feat. Donny Hathaway) (Extended Version)

Check us out as we drop this classic / real Flashback Friday business, check out the players and the track! at your service is how we're swerving! 

Bass Guitar: Anthony Jackson Bass Guitar: Basil Fearrington Unknown: Bobby Warner Backing Vocals: Brenda White Synthesizer: Ed Walsh Bass Guitar: Eluriel Barfield Producer: Eric Mercury Percussion: Errol "Crusher" Bennett Unknown: Gary Olazabal Backing Vocals: Gwen Guthrie Keyboards: Harry Whitaker Guitar: Hiram Bullock Drums: Howard King Unknown: Howard Lindeman Synthesizer: Hubert Eaves Unknown: Jack Adelman Guitar: Jeff Mironov Backing Vocals: Jocelyn Shaw Unknown: Joe Lopes Guitar: John Tropea Backing Vocals: Luther Vandross Backing Vocals: Merle Miller Unknown: Pat Martin Keyboards: Paul Griffin Unknown: Paul Northfield Additional Horn: Ray Chew Keyboards: Ray Chew Additional Strings: Ray Chew Keyboards: Ray Jones Guitar: Reggie Lucas Backing Vocals: Revelation Keyboards, Synthesizer: Roberta Flack Producer: Roberta Flack Lead Vocals: Roberta Flack Backing Vocals: Roberta Flack Synthesizer: Ronnie Foster Bass Guitar: Will Lee Backing Vocals: Yvonne Lewis Writer: James Mtume Writer: Reggie Lucas

Donald Fagen –I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)

Sunday Jazz Continues!! I always like Steely Dan...with they're jazz flavored sounds and futuristic lyrics....this is Steely Dan protege Donald Fagen  with a cut called I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) 

 According to Wikipedia, "the 'I.G.Y.' of the title refers to the 'International Geophysical Year', an event that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. 

The I.G.Y. was an international scientific project promoting collaboration among the world's scientists. Fagen's lyrics reference futuristic concepts such as solar-powered cities, a transatlantic tunnel, permanent space stations, and spandex jackets."

 Steely Dan / Mr. Fagen always had top notch / all star players backing him up....check out the players and the track...
 

• Backing Vocals – Frank Floyd , Gordon Grody , Valerie Simpson , Zack Sanders
• Bass – Anthony Jackson 
• Drums –  James Gadson , Jeff Porcaro
• Guitar – Hugh McCracken 
• Percussion – Roger Nichols , Starz Vanderlocket
• Percussion [Sequencing, Special Effect & Wendel I I] – Roger Nichols
• Piano – Greg Phillinganes 
• Producer – Gary Katz
• Saxophone – Dave Tofani , Michael Brecker , Ronnie Cuber 
• Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey 
• Trombone – Dave Bargeron 
• Trumpet – Randy Brecker 

Harvey Mason - Bertha Baptist

Digital Crate Digging Continues on what I like to call Terrible / Terrific Tuesday...

Positive or negative? good or bad day? it can go either way, it's easy to lose me...

Possibly; part of the solution or part of the problem? miss me with the confusion...

We're out here putting it down / going for what we know; winning or losing? 

The losses are education!! play on player was the encouragement recieved from the old school Baptist preacher...

Did he know Bertha Baptist per this Harvey Mason track? check out the players and the track!! we're trying to reach ya!!

Drums / Arranged By – H. Mason

Bass – Anthony Jackson

Electric Guitar – Lee Ritenour

Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – Patrice Rushen

Horns – Seawind Horns

Trombone – Bruce Fowler

Randy Crawford - Can't Stand the Pain

Sunday Jazz Continues!! We're checking out some soul jazz / disco jazz  from *my girl*  Randy Crawford talking about she Can't Stand the Pain. Check out the players and the track...Let's Go!! 

• Backing Vocals – Brenda White King, Curtis King, Lisa Fisher, Norma Jean Wright, Yvonne Fisher
• Electric Bass – Anthony Jackson
• Guitar – Reggie Lucas
• Keyboards – Ed Walsh, Fred Zarr, Harry Whitaker, Sir Grant
• Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Leslie Ming
• Synthesizer – Ed Walsh, Fred Zarr, Harry Whitaker, Sir Grant