Balance – Jazz & Beyond - March 2023

This month Jazz & Beyond opens with music from Billy Valentine, The Universal Truth, Immanuel Wilkins – We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue, one half of the Valentine Brothers (of ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’ fame)– have released this stunning version of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue’, where Billy is accompanied by The Larry Golding Trio and Blue Note Records recording artist and very special saxophone talent Immanuel Wilkins. And later in the show I play another track from his new album, a cover of Gill Scott Herons, Home Is Where The Hatred Is. To me this sounds like a debut album not from someone who has many years of performing under his belt, this is an Amazing album that has just blown me away. Also in this show, I give my respectful nod to Wayne Shorter, having listened to the many tributes to Wayne I decided to play something a bit different, where Wayne has ventured just outside the main Jazz arena with Carlos Santana - Love Theme From Spartacus, Joni Mitchell’s Jericho and with Steely Dan on Aja’. Then to finish the show, Wayne plays with Joe Zawinul on Weather Reports Nubian Sundance ‘Live version. I first heard this around 1974 after walking into a record store, and Nubian Sundance was blasting at maximum volume from a bank of Wharfedale speakers. That sold me there and then completely on Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Weather Report, and I have been a big fan ever since. After selecting the music to play for you, every track for me is just amazing, and to single anyone else out, I will be writing a book. So please enjoy the music I love. MCR. Info Website - https://www.nudirectionsfm.com NDFM Music player - https://pod.co/nudirections email - [email protected] Please enjoy the music We love. NDFM Music Billy Valentine, The Universal Truth, Immanuel Wilkins – We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue. DoomCannon Lex Amor – Time feat (Lex Amor) Eric Hilton Brian Jackson – Something for Byrd SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Samba Dee Brian Blade - Forgotten Memories Village of the Sun, Simon Ratcliffe, Moses Boyd, Binker Golding – Village of The Sun Peter Erskine Trio To Love Again Mother Nature Land (Mark Wayward Edit) Anatole Muster, Hadrien Feraud, Morgan Ågren – Layers Carlos Santana - Love Theme From Spartacus Joni Mitchell Jericho Steely Dan – ‘Aja’ - Aja Mark de Clive-Lowe Shigeto Melanie Charles - The Creator Has a Master Plan Part II Bill Laurance, Michael League – Bricks Binker Golding – Strange-Beautiful Remembered Billy Valentine, The Universal Truth – Home is where The Hatred Is Moonchild – Cure Alfa Mist, Kaya Thomas-Dyke – Aged Eyes Work Money Death - At Once Familiar Weather Report - Nubian Sundance - Live