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Broadcasting worldwide from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - DJZigZag hosts WAGRadio’s flagship program ”Groovin’ Blue”. Podcast’s playlist runs from Urban to Jazz to Jam-Rock & beyond.
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Saturday Dec 17, 2011
Saturday Dec 17, 2011
1. (3:59) "While We Still Have Time" - CINDY & ROY [Casablanca NB 2202] 1979 2. ( :08) Smokey Robinson & Bobby Rogers' (the Miracles) Xmas greeting - from promo 45rpm "Seasons Greetings From Motown" [Motown] 1966 3. (4:27) "Merry Christmas Baby" - BONEY JAMES / vocal by ANGIE STONE [Concord Music Group] 2007 4. (5:02) "Rise Up Shepherd" - THE GOSPEL KEYNOTES [Nashboro] 1978 5. ( :34) "Flying Home For Christmas (Excerpt)" - LIVING VOICES [RCA JH-11155] 6. (2:31) "Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday" - WILLIAM BELL [Stax 237] 1967 7. (4:07) "Merry Christmas Baby" - THE SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968 - from LPS 814 "The Magic of Christmas" - Arr. & Cond. by Richard Lewis 8. ( :08) WAGRadio ID w/ Blu Mankuma 9. (3:28) "Blue Decorations" - BROOK BENTON [Direct Source Special Products Inc.] 2001 10.(2:30) "White Christmas" - THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA [KRB] 1992 - from the LP B00070DAAK "Take The Holiday Train" - Cond. by Mercer Ellington 11.(2:46) "Children Go Where I Send Thee" - THE GOSPEL STARLETS [Hob] 1966 - from LP HOB281 "The Gospel At Christmas" (Var. Art.) - from Brooklyn NY 12.(3:03) "Merry Christmas Baby" - CHARLES BROWN [Delta Entertainment Corporation] - *from a 2004 - 3 Cd set "A Soulful Christmas" [Delta 55 817] / "Blues Christmas" [LaserLight 21 235] * After much conversation w/ Ron "Blues In The Dark" Simmonds, Donnie "Don" Chessa and much respected Eric LeBlanc we have decided this is probably a Blues Spectrum 45rpm prod. by Johnny & Shuggie Otis w/ Shuggie Otis (gtr/bs), Johnny Otis (vbs/dm), Charles Brown (pn/vcl) 13.(5:11) "This Christmas" - DAY 26 [Bad Boy Records] 2009 14.(3:11) "Jingle Bells" - Jimmy Smith [Verve] 1964 - Quentin Warren (gtr), Billy Hart (dm), Jimmy Smith (org) - Prod. by Creed Taylor 15.(3:26) "I Want To Come Home For Christmas" - MARVIN GAYE [Motown] 1972 (unreleased) 16.( :06) Shorty Long's Xmas greeting - from promo 45rpm "Seasons Greetings From Motown" [Motown] 1966 17.(4:12) "A Season Of Love" - YOLANDA ADAMS [Sony BMG] 2007 18.( :06) WAGRadio ID w/ Blu Mankuma 19.(5:13) "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - BRIAN McKNIGHT [Warner Music] 2008 20.(3:34) "Snowbound" - THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Cadet] 1964 - Isaac "Red" Holt (dm), Eldee Young (bs), Ramsey Lewis (pn) 21.(3:38) "This Christmas" - TREY SONGZ [Warner Music Group] 22.(3:21) "Soul Santa" - BROOK BENTON [Cotillion 44141] 1971 - Prod. & Arr. by Arif Mardin 23.( :07) Eddie Kendricks' Xmas greeting - from promo 45rpm "Seasons Greetings From Motown" [Motown] 1966 24.(3:02) "Merry Christmas To You" - THE PILGRIM TRAVELLERS [Checker] 1968 25.(5:13) "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - JOHN ZORN [Tzadik] - from Cd TZ 7393 "A Dreamer's Christmas" 26.( :12) DJZigZag 27.(2:10) "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year" - BROOK BENTON [Mercury 71730] 1960 - Arr. & Cond. by Belford Hendricks 28.(7:00) "Xmas Party Rap" - VESSIE SIMMONS [Simco V.S. 123] 1983 79:43
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011
1. (3:32) "Merry Christmas Mama (Instrumental)" - BILL COSBY [Capitol 4523] 1977 - Arr. Written & Prod. by Stu Gardner 2. ( :07) WAGRadio Xmas 2010 ID w/ Blu Mankuma 3. (2:56) "Go Tell It On The Mountain" - LYNDA RANDLE [Gaither Music / Spring House Music Group] 2005 4. (2:38) "Run, Rudolph, Run" - CHUCK BERRY [Chess 1714] 1958 5. ( :08) SDF Wong & DJZZ 6. (4:17) "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - JIMMY SMITH [Verve] 1964 - from LP V6 8666 "Christmas Cookin'" - Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Danny Stiles, Joe Wilders (tpts), Jimmy Cleveland, Chauncey Welsh (tmbns), Paul Faulise, Tommy Mitchell (bs tmbns), Earl Chapin, Don Corrado, Morris Secon, Jimmy Buffington (f. hrns), Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, Quentin Jackson (gtrs), Art Davis (bs), Grady Tate, Billy Hart (dms), George Devans, Ray Barretto (perc), Margaret Ross (hrp), Jimmy Smith (org), arr. by Billy Byers, Al Cohn 7. (4:12) "White Christmas" - THE TEMPTATIONS [Motown] 1970 8. (3:07) "Merry Christmas Mama (Vocal)" - BILL COSBY [Capitol 4523] 1977 - Arr. Written & Prod. by Stu Gardner 9. (3:10) "This Christmas" - DRU [Greenhill Music / Universal] 2010 10.( :29) DJZZ gets lost in Mrs. S.D. Fonk Wong's butter tarts 11.( 4:21) "The Christmas Song" - AARON NEVILLE [A&M] 1993 12.( :08) WAGRadio XMAS ID w/ Blu Mankuma 13.(4:21) "Plum Puddin'" - RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Cadet] 1964 - Eldee Young (bs), Isaac "Red" Holt (dm), Ramsey Lewis (pn) - from LP 745 "More Sounds of Christmas" 14.( :11) SDF Wong & DJZZ 15.(3:32) "First Day Of Snow" - HEATWAVE [Epic] 1979 16.( :08) The Spinners Xmas Greeting - from promo 45rpm "Seasons Greetings From Motown" [Motown] 1966 17.(2:21) "Christmas Time Pt. 1" - JIMMY McCRACKLIN [Art-Tone 826] 18.(4:42) "When Christmas Comes" - Mariah Carey & John Legend [Island Records] 19.(4:36) "Christmas Time Is Here" - Gabriel Mark Hasselbach [Wind Tunnel] - from album "Gabriel's Holiday Notes" 20.(2:52) "Go Tell It On The Mountain" - SWAN SILVERTONES [Vee-Jay] 1959 21.(3:36) "Snowbound" - RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO [Cadet] 1964 - Isaac "Red" Holt (dm), Eldee Young (bs), Ramsey Lewis (pn) - from LP 745 "More Sounds of Christmas" 22.(2:36) "Christmas In The Ghetto" - BIG DADDY RUCKER [GME 1326] 1965 23.(3:10) "Soulful Christmas" - JAMES BROWN [King] 1968 24.( :16) DJZigZag 25.(5:37) "Silent Night" - THE TEMPTATIONS [Gordy 7082] 1980 26.( :07) WAGRadio ID / Duke of the Four Tops Christmas Greeting [Motown] 27.(3:49) "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" - THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET [Telarc Distribution] 1996 - Gerry Mulligan (tn sx), Dave Brubeck (pn) - from the album "A Dave Brubeck Christmas" 28.( :08) DJZZID 29.(3:22) "White Christmas" - BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA [Hob] 1966 - from LP HOB281 "The Gospel At Christmas" (Var. Art.) 30.(3:27) "Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairy" - THE SOULFUL STRINGS [Cadet] 1968 - from LPS 814 "The Magic Of Christmas" - Arr. & Cond. by Richard Evans 31.(5:03) "Silent Night Sermon" - ROBERT BANKS with THE GOLDEN VOICES ENSEMBLE [Verve] 1967 79:39
Wednesday Dec 07, 2011
Wednesday Dec 07, 2011
1. ( :26) Humourous opening w/ Cat Deeley (Hostess of Fox T.V.'s "So You Think You Can Dance") 2. (1:56) "Work It Out (Farrel Uptempo Inst. Remix)" - J. COLE [Roc Nation / Columbia] 3. (3:58) "Concrete Waves vocal/inst. (DJ Premier 320 Remix)" - KENDRA MORRIS [Wax Poetics Records] 4. ( :23) DJZZID 5. (3:10) "Everyday Woman" - CHRIS WALKER [Pendulum Records / LLC and WDE] 6. (6:26) "I Want You Back (Remix)" - MICHAEL JACKSON & THE JACKSON 5 [Sobel Promotions] 7. ( :32) WAGRadio ID & Music Segue 8. (3:22) "Trouble" - JOSE JAMES [Amazon] 9. (2:37) "Gil's Pinky Ring" - SHAOLIN JAZZ Presents THE GIL SCOTT SUITE feat. WU-TANG CLAN & GIL SCOTT-HERON / BRIAN JACKSON [Live Wire / SMC] 10.( :10) WAGRadio ID 11.(3:38) "Uncle Tom" - DEE-1 [Dee1] - real name David Augustine Jr. 12.( :28) WAGRadio ID 13.(3:22) "Take Me As I Am" - KHAGO [G.T. Productions] 14.(4:15) "Don't Kiss Me" - CARL THOMAS [Verve Forecast] 15.(3:59) "Just One Look" - DORIS TROY [Atlantic 2188] 1963 - DJZZ X10 da Mix 16.(18:03) "Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Unreleased Tom Moulton Remix)" - THE TEMPTATIONS [Disco Classics] 17.( :08) DJZZID 18.(1:59) "Para Lennon e McCartney" - ZIMBO TRIO [Phillips (Brazil)] 1971 19.(3:30) "Take You There (Jamaica)" - HEFLA NYAH [619 Entertainment] 20.(4:58) "Baby Come Back" - L.J. REYNOLDS [Play All] 21.(4:18) "That Could Be Us (Inst.)" - MAINO [Hustle Hard / Atlantic] 22.(7:27) "This Old Man (The Cheeky Monkey Lost Tribes Extended Mix)" - RUFUS WHITE [Soul Shift Music] 79:46