Bless My Soul - Tom Scott And The L.A. Express (Tom Scott And The L.A. Express, 1974)

Blog post and linked up tracklists [HERE]

Part One - Maricopa

Tracklist (Part 1)

01. Date Palms - Night Riding The Skyline - (Thrill Jockey) 02. Deru - The Future Never Comes - (Friends Of Friends) 03. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - I'm Rauch - (PIAS) 04. Les Prospection - Lido - (Chappell) 05. BadBadNotGood - Differently Still - (Innovative Leisure Records) 06. Tom Scott & The L.A. Express - Spindrift - (Ode Records) 07. Roy Porter Sound Machine - Hip City - (Tramp Records) 08. Cal Tjader - Meditação - (Verve Records) 09. Bonobo - The Shark - (Tru Thoughts) 10. AstroLogical - Afternoon Cruise - (Jellyfish Recordings) 11. Shigeto - Ann Arbor Parts 3 & 4 - (Ghostly International) 12. Evil Needle - Mood Music - (Soulection) 13. Closed Paradise - Get Your Bearings - (Fools & Fables Recordings) 14. Maricopa ft. Nicola Kramer - We Could Maybe (Twisted Tongue Remix) - (Above Machine) 15. Route 8 - Dreamsss - (Bokhari Records) 16. Vakula -Night Walks - (Leleka) 17. Shigeto - Look At All The Smiling Faces - (Ghostly International) 18. Closed Paradise - Jungle Godess (Fools & Fables Recordings)

Part 2 - Mixamorphosis

Tracklist

Rhian Sheehan – Traveller - (Loop Recordings)

Camelle Hinds - Sausalito Calling (Blazing Encore’s Take It As You Please Regroove) (Black On Black Recordings)

Walter Hawkins – Metropolis (Leng)

Jon Hopkins – Searchlight - (Just Music)

Turin Brakes – Ether Song - (Source)

Arthur Lee – Everybody’s Gotta Live (The Apple Scruffs Edit) - (A&M Records)

The Search Party – So Many Things Have Got Me Down (Ole Smokey‘s Instrumental Edit) - (Century Records)

Interfearance – Never Changes Pt 1 - (FFRR)

Unforscene – The Intro (Waiting For Rain) - (Kudos Records)

Fissunix – Ramble On Blues - (Not On Label)

DJ Shadow – Scale It Back (Ex-Friendly Space Mix) - (Island)

Naum Gabo – Dino - (Throne Of Blood)

Onyricon – Sweet Dream (Sun Mix) - (Aficionado Recordings)

Charles Bukowski – The Laughing Heart (Softmore Version)

Outkast – Spottieottiedopalicious - (LaFace Records)

JJ Cale – Magnolia - (Mercury)

Vermont – Lithium - (Kompakt)

Flying White Dots – Sunday Morning, April 14th

Mudd – C40 - (Rong Music)

Downloads available via Hearthis - [PART 1] // [PART 2]

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express - Sneakin' in the Back

Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was a keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not including the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal).

He enjoyed a successful solo career and guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, and the Supremes. He incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, Latin, and classical forms into his music.

He was born in Houston, the youngest son of Alexander Sample, a mail carrier, and Agatha Sample, a seamstress. He began to play the piano at the age of five. He was a student of the organist and pianist (Theodore or T.) Curtis Mayo.

He teamed up with friends saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer “Stix” Hooper to form a group called the Swingsters. While studying piano at Texas Southern University, he met and added trombonist Wayne Henderson and several players to the Swingsters. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.

In 1969, he made his first recording under his name; Fancy Dance featured the pianist as part of a jazz trio. He appeared on recordings by Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, B. B. King, Joe Cocker, Minnie Riperton, Anita Baker, and The Supremes. He was a founding member of the L.A. Express, which was started as the backing band for Tom Scott. After his Fancy Dance (1969), he recorded several solo albums, including Sample This.

Some of his works were featured on The Weather Channel’s “Local on the 8s” segments and his song “Rainbow Seeker” is included in their 2008 compilation release, The Weather Channel Presents: and Smooth Jazz II. Nicole Kidman sang his song “One Day I’ll Fly Away” in Moulin Rouge! The popular “In All My Wildest Dreams”, was sampled on “Dear Mama”, “Dedication to the Bitty”, “What’s Good”, and “Africa’s Inside Me”.

He married Marianne and Yolanda, he had one son and three stepsons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #phibetasigma

Throwback: Joni Mitchell-Help Me

Joni Mitchell wrote "Help Me" for her sixth studio album, Court and Spark. The folk singer-songwriter tapped into her jazz influences and recorded the song with Tom Scott's L.A. Express Band. Mitchell sang about falling in love with a ladies' man and not being able or wanting to pull away from him. The singer's amiable mezzo-soprano sounded beautifully vulnerable with the band and Larry Carlton's expressive guitar playing. "Help Me" was Mitchell's big radio hit, making it to the Top Ten on the Billboard 100 chart in 1974 and sitting at number on the Easy Listening chart. The critics and public fully embraced the album, and it won The Village Voice Paz & Jop critics poll in 1974. There were Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, and "Help Me" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Court and Spark is Mitchell's best-selling album and one of the most renowned and referenced albums in pop music history. Chaka Khan, Prince, Wynonna, Divine Brown, Mandy Moore, and Katherine McPhee have all covered "Help Me." The rap group P.M. Dawn sampled the tune in "Looking Through Patient Eyes," Prince cites it in "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker."  Joni Mitchell's 19th album, Shine, released in 2007, is her final recording.  In 2021, she received the Kennedy Center Honors for a lifetime of achievement. She was named the Gershwin Prize winner by the Library of Congress in 2023. In October of 2023, the singer made a surprise appearance at a Brandi Carlile show and performed three of her songs; "Shine," "Ladies Of The Canyon," and "Circle Game" with Carlile and Annie Lennox. 

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express

1974 Ode Records

Jazz Fusion with Tom Scott, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, John Guerin and Max Bennett

#tomscott, # laexpress, #jazzfusion, #1974

Tom Scott and The L.A. Express

Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott, 1974.

Tom Scott And The L.A. Express - Sneakin’ In The Back  (c.1974)

MO SOUL’s CHOICE

Today’s choice is Tom Scott & L.A. Express live. 1999.

Tom Scott And The L.A. Express(1974)

George Harrison and Joni Mitchell at the premiere of the HandMade Films production Powwow Highway, Los Angeles, CA, 23 February 1989; photo by and © Peter C. Borsari.

“In April 1974, Joni Mitchell played a series of dates at the New Victoria Theatre in London. Her backup band at the time was a group of jazz musicians, the L.A. Express, an accomplished troupe led by reeds man Tom Scott. [...] Also present at the New Victoria was George Harrison, checking out this ultra sophisticated chanteuse and her top-rated backup band. He was impressed. Backstage, he impulsively invited them to record the next day at Friar Park. Max Bennett recalls: ‘We were all invited out to his castle and spent the afternoon recording with him. I think we were handy and he thought it would be a good idea - he had developed a rapport with Tom Scott at that time, and Joni also. [...] He didn’t come off as an arrogant superstar at all; he was very cordial, very hospitable - he took us through all the tunnels, we had the complete tour, it was like a mini-Disneyland.’ [...] Harrison’s admiration for Joni Mitchell drew him to her famous London concerts as he was recording the flawed Dark Horse album in April 1974. Mitchell is an underrated and innovative guitarist who routinely uses open guitar tunings to achieve different resonances within chord voices. For the happy ‘Dear One’ [on the 1976 album Thirty-Three & 1/3,] Harrison follows the Mitchell tradition, with an open A tuning that is partly the reason for the ringing sound of the piece.” - While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison (x)

Funky Drums: 25 drum intro’s and breaks

The drum breaks from Funky Drummer by James Brown, Amen, Brother by the Winstons and Synthetic Substitution by Melvin Bliss are possibly three of the most sampled drum tracks ever. But there are more soul songs that have great funky drum openings, catchy intros and killer drum breaks.

Funky Drums

Banana Fanna - The Jaguars (Crazy Thing / Banana Fanna, 1968)

Baby Batter - Harvey Mandel (Baby Batter, 1971)

Cold Feet - Albert King (Cold Feet / You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain, 1968)

Dance To The Drummer's Beat - Herman Kelly and Life (Percussion Explosion, 1978)

Down Home Girl - The Coasters ‎(Soul Pad / Down Home Girl, 1967)

Groove To Get Down - T-Connection ‎(On Fire, 1977)

Hey! Last Minute - The Meters (Struttin’, 1970)

Hogin’ Machine – Les Baxter (Hell’s Belles, 1969)

I'll Leave You (Girl) - Shelley Fisher (I'll Leave You (Girl)(For Somebody New) / Saint James Infirmary, 1970)

Is There Any Love? - Trevor Dandy (Don't Cry Little Tree, 1970)

I'll Be Home Soon - Beau Williams (I'll Be Home Soon / Outside Love, 2014)

Mambo No.5 - Samba Soul (Samba Soul, 1977)

Memphis Underground - S.O.U.L. ‎(What Is It, 1971)

Now You're Gone – Curtis Mayfield (Roots, 1971)

Ode To Billie Joe - Lou Donaldson (‎Mr. Shing-A-Ling, 1967)

Out On A Funky Trip - Lynn Taitt (Out On A Funky Trip / Stepping Up, 1973)

Poquito Soul - One G Plus Three ‎(Summertime / Poquito Soul, 1970)

Reach Out, I’ll Be There - Lee Moses ‎(Reach Out, I’ll Be There / Day Tripper, 1967)

Scorpio - Dennis Coffey (Scorpio / Sad Angel, 1971)

Sneakin’ In The Back - Tom Scott And The L.A. Express (Tom Scott And The L.A. Express, 1974)

Soul Brothers Testify - Original Soul Senders (Soul Brothers Testify / Sweet Potato Mash, 1968)

Soul Walkin' (Instrumental) - Hard Rock Jackson ‎(Soul Walkin' / Soul Walkin' (Instrumental), 197?)

Stay - Chuck Colbert and Viewpoint ‎(Stay / A Fool Such As Me, 1975)

Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Junior Mance (With A Lotta Help From My Friends, 1970)

Two Sisters Of Mystery - Mandrill (Just Outside Of Town, 1973)

More Soul Music Lists

Steel Drum Soul 

Funky Drums: 30 drum intro’s and breaks

Funky Drums: 25 drum intro’s and breaks  

Funky Drums: 100 Tracks with the best Drum Intros and Breaks

Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was a keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not including the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal). He enjoyed a successful solo career and guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, and the Supremes. He incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, Latin, and classical forms into his music. He was born in Houston, the youngest son of Alexander Sample, a mail carrier, and Agatha Sample, a seamstress. He began to play the piano at the age of five. He was a student of the organist and pianist (Theodore or T.) Curtis Mayo. He teamed up with friends saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer "Stix" Hooper to form a group called the Swingsters. While studying piano at Texas Southern University, he met and added trombonist Wayne Henderson and several players to the Swingsters. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. In 1969, he made his first recording under his name; Fancy Dance featured the pianist as part of a jazz trio. He appeared on recordings by Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, B. B. King, Joe Cocker, Minnie Riperton, Anita Baker, and The Supremes. He was a founding member of the L.A. Express, which was started as the backing band for Tom Scott. After his Fancy Dance (1969), he recorded several solo albums, including Sample This. Some of his works were featured on The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" segments and his song "Rainbow Seeker" is included in their 2008 compilation release, The Weather Channel Presents: and Smooth Jazz II. Nicole Kidman sang his song "One Day I'll Fly Away" in Moulin Rouge! The popular "In All My Wildest Dreams", was sampled on "Dear Mama", "Dedication to the Bitty", "What's Good", and "Africa's Inside Me". He married Marianne and Yolanda, he had one son and three stepsons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #phibetasigma https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIK_LLrmjl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In Touch, March 8

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Cover: Kanye West's tell-all will destroy Kim Kardashian

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Beauty News -- update your makeup bag -- these new beauty buys are destined for heavy rotation -- Lucy Hale

Page 4: Scott Disick debuted a bold new platinum hairdo and even the Lamborghini he was driving couldn't distract fans from noting how completely uncool he looks and while the dad of three is not quite middle-aged it looks likes he's having a midlife crisis and it seems that dating so many young women like his current girlfriend 19-year-old Amelia Gray Hamlin has made 37-year-old Scott start to feel his age and he's overcompensating but he's clearly gone too far

* They Went Blond, Too But Looked Cool -- Brad Pitt, Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling, Adam Levine, Riz Ahmed, Zac Efron, Jared Leto, Kanye West, Zayn Malik

Page 5: Salma Hayek fights against prejudice of all kinds even when the victims are insanely wealthy -- there is discrimination against rich men, she said of the struggles her husband French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault has faced while maintaining his $43 billion fortune and she said you think because somebody's rich, he might not be a good person, doesn't have values or doesn't deserve it and even Salma gets judged like everybody said she married him for money, but after after 15 years together, she's not even offended

* Number of the Week -- 76,000 is the dollar cost of a pair of Kylie Jenner's new Birkenstock sandals made from Hermes Birkin bags, Man Candy of the Week -- Max Ehrich cooling off in Miami, Clapback of the Week -- Mindy Kaling said she wrote the episode the gif was from when an internet troll used a gif from The Office to express their dislike of her, EXBFF of the Week -- Larsa Pippen on her rift with former friend Kim Kardashian

Page 6: Crib of the Week -- The Weeknd's Hidden Hills hangout, Winners of the Week -- Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $1 million to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada three months after giving $500,000 to both charities, Loser of the Week -- because of production delays Tom Cruise is forced to scrap plans to film Mission: Impossible 7 and M:I 8 back-to-back

Page 8: Up Close -- Nicole Kidman on Instagram thanked actor and theater artist Kevin Zak for his altered photo of her The Undoing character Grace with lots more hair

Page 9: Zooey Deschanel embraces her DIY side for Valentine's Day decorating balloons with sweet affirmation using her Cricut, Shawn Mendes kissing Camila Cabello's foot because he loves her, Paris Hilton celebrates turning 40 by accepting an enormous emerald-cut diamond engagement ring from beau Carter Reum

Page 10: 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams gets eliminated from the Australian Open semifinals, Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark take a loved-up selfie at the Empire State Building, Emma Roberts celebrates turning 30 at a backyard pool bash

Page 12: Fur Babies -- Kathryn Newton's dog Lady Bird yawning, Miranda Lambert snuggles with one of her dogs, Maude Apatow's cat Dolly conks out in her lap, James Van Der Beek and his dog

Page 14: Jimmy Fallon celebrates his seven years on The Tonight Show at home with his daughters Winnie and Franny

Page 16: Rebel Wilson does her best Cruella De Vil impression for her new TV show Pooch Perfect, Beyonce shows off more than just her new Adidas x IVY PARK collection, Thomas Rhett celebrates daughter Lennon's first birthday along with wife Lauren and daughters Willa and Ada

Page 18: Naked Chelsea Handler covering herself with books while standing in snow, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, Chrissy Teigen has a swollen lip due to an allergic reaction

Page 20: Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank share a photo of their newborn son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Rihanna striking a seductive pose with her new release The Rihanna Book: Queen Size which retails for $1215.70, Katy Perry flaunts her curves in a purple bathing suit and fiance Orlando Bloom flaunts his muscles during a getaway in Hawaii

Page 22: Kate Gosselin sold her house in Wernersville in Pennsylvania that she bought in 2008 with then-husband Jon Gosselin because she desperately needs cash these days -- the girls Cara and Mady are off to college, she doesn't have a show on the air anymore and her legal bills in her custody war with Jon are through the roof -- to stay afloat she's had to cut back on many perks including her trusted bodyguard Steve Neild -- she's just holding out hope for a new reality show about her and her kids now

Page 23: Brad Pitt has been spotted hanging out in Jennifer Aniston's trailer on the set of her series The Morning Show and things are getting serious again -- he's been at her house on the weekends and they're hooking up -- Jen has set ground rules for her ex including that they can date other people because Jen is also seeing a man she met through her Morning Show co-stars Reese Witherspoon and Mark Duplass so Jen's keeping her options open

* Cheryl Burke teamed up with Kroger to host the Healthy Heart, Happy Mind wellness experience to bring awareness to women's heart health during Heart Health Month

Page 24: Cover Story -- Kanye West's revenge on Kim Kardashian -- Kim and Kanye's marriage is over but the war is just beginning -- the world will be shocked by what Kanye has to say about Kim

Page 26: As Kim's love life falls apart again, her sisters are happier than ever -- Kourtney Kardashian is talking marriage with Travis Barker, Khloe Kardashian is back on track with Tristan Thompson, Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker go public with their love

Page 28: True Crime -- Dubai Princess Latifa Al Maktoum: My family is holding me captive -- three years after she vanished, a billionaire's sheikh's daughter pleads for someone to save her

Page 30: The Bachelor: It's Worse Than Anyone Knows -- Chris Harrison's controversial exit sparks a racial reckoning in Bachelor Nation

Page 32: Meghan Markle to Queen Elizabeth: I'm Never Coming Back -- Meghan closes the door on returning to the U.K. and doesn't regret it one bit -- because of Meghan's decision, the queen may never see Archie again

Page 36: The Big Interview -- Olivia Newton-John and Chloe Lattanzi -- we inspire each other -- the Grease star and her daughter share an unbreakable bond and a lifetime love of music

Page 42: Animal Overload -- My dog looks like Charles Bronson

Page 45: Double Take -- Brie Larson rocks tie-dye at the supermarket in L.A.

Page 46: Horoscope -- Pisces Lupita Nyong'o turned 38 on March 1

Page 48: Last Laughs

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express 1974 Ode Records

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express 1974 Ode Records Jazz Fusion with Tom Scott, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, John Guerin and Max Bennett #tomscott, # laexpress, #jazzfusion, #1974 https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClUPBx2gtOl/?igshid=NTU1Mzc3ZGM=

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