Friday, May 28, 2004  

Roland Alphonso & the Skatalites, "Tough Talk (Take 1)"
from Ska-Lternative: Top Deck Vol. Six (Westside 1998; rec. 1963)
Roland Alphonso & the Skatalites, "Tough Talk (Take 4)"
from Ska-Tola: Top Deck Vol. Five (Westside 1998; rec. 1963)
The Crusaders, "Tough Talk"
from Tough Talk, (Pacific Jazz, 1963)

Jazz vs. JA day five.

Monty Alexander once described Roland Alphonso's tenor-sax sound as something like a funkier Stan Getz---meaning that Ro was way cool but he could role when needed. On the first take of the Crusaders' 1963 hit "Tough Talk," Alphonso and the Skatalites do up the tune ska styleee, while on the fourth take the band finds the backbeat and does a version much closer to the OG soul-jazz cut.

Ernie B's has the Top Deck series, and what they don't have Big Up Radio does. The OG version of the Crusaders' Tough Talk album is OOP, but you can find the title tune in numerous places: the Way Back Home comp has the original (I think), a live version is on Lighthouse '68, and a funk take on The 2nd Crusade

Othernezzz:

Propers go to Derek Walmsley and the Wanderer. This U.K.-based Web zine is tite like Leif Garrett's pants. D Walms describes his site as "Like The Wire, but with a slapstick approach." In other words, he's got smart, cool jank there without a stick up his bum.

Anyone know what happens when you've exceeded your bandwidth for the month? Big-ass charges? Site goes down? Men in dark suits come knocking at my door at night? I'm way over my limit this month because of folks hooking me with linkz (Wassup, Holland! Holla!). Any suggestions for a host that allows a lot of bandwidth for little bucks? I currently rock NetFirms.com and get 50 gigs of BW.

Next week might be light on the posting due to the holiday and general work nuttiness. But if the Pistons go on the NBA Finals, you can bet I'm going to post some Sheed raps.

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