Professor Eddy

Mizell Brothers A special mix for special days! To close this year properly I present to you a tribute to Fonce and Larry Mizell, a.k.a. the Mizell Brothers. In the late 1960s Fonce worked for Motown and co-wrote for instance ‘I want you back’, ‘ABC’ and ‘The love you save’ for the Jackson 5. Exactly 40 years ago Larry and Fonce started their production company ‘Sky high’ and began to work for several artists, like Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey and Johnny Hammond. They created a unique multi-layered sound that shimmers somewhere between funk, jazz, soul and disco. After having huge commercial success with A Taste of Honey (‘ Boogie oogie oogie ’), they suddenly stopped producing and playing on records and they mysteriously disappeared. Larry only shortly appeared on ‘Play with the changes’ from 4Hero in 2006. Fonce sadly passed away last year. Tracklist: A Taste of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie [The 3% Edit] (Capitol/1978) Mizellstory – N R Time (Blue Note/2005) The Jackson 5

A tribute to all the stressed mailmen who are running around to post tons of Christmas cards! I discovered Jens Lekman more or less by accident. I like ‘Postcard to Nina’, because it’s sad and funny at the same time. He has a new album out, called ‘I know what love isn’t’. All the songs are about heartache and pain, but always with a humorous twist. And I like the new album ‘Bloom’ from Italian singer Andrea Balducci as well. Check out his single ‘ Just dropped in ’ and listen to his version of 'The letter' (originally from The Box Tops ) that I selected for this mailmen tribute! Picture from Perfect Day Dream . Enjoy! Tracklist: Ryan Shaw – Blackmail (2012) Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics – My Dear (2012) David Ruffin – The Letter (1969) Jack Montgomery ‎– Dearly Beloved (1966) Andrea Balducci – The Letter (2012) Mantronix – Love Letter (Dear Tracy) (1988) Aaliyah ‎– 4 Page Letter (1997) R. Kelly – Love Letter (2010) Stephanie McKay – This Letter (2008)

Enjoy this 18th part of ‘ Groovy, sexy & soulful ’! Tracklist and linernotes: The George Martin Orchestra – Fillet of Soul New Orleans (1973) From the James Bond movie ‘Live and let die’ (picture). Matt Monro – From Russia With Love (1964) Another track from a James Bond score. Barbara Lewis ‎– Workin' On A Groovy Thing (1968) Detroit's own very smooth, suave and sophisticated soul diva Barbara Lewis goes for a solid, soulful approach on this title track of her last Atlantic album. Noah – Sexy And I Know It (2012) An acoustic cover of the LMFAO track. 'I got a passion in my pants...' Young-Holt Unlimited – Soulful Strut (1968) The trio consisted of Ken Chaney (piano), Eldee Young (bass, cello, vocals), and Issac Holt (drums), formerly of the Ramsey Lewis Trio. It became a #3 hit in the United States and went to #1 in Canada. Neither Eldee Young nor Red Holt is believed to have played on the track, which was the work of session musicians identifie

When I started to listen to pop music in 1974, glam rock (created by Marc Bolan from T-Rex) was very popular, but disco started to break through. ‘Rock your baby’ from George McCrae was the spark that lighted the fire. Dance music became hot and glam artists of the seventies like David Bowie (‘Fame’,‘Golden years’), Glitter Band (‘Makes you blind’) and Mud (‘Shake it down’) tried to move to the dance floor (the guitar player of Mud, Rob Davis, wrote ‘ Can't get you out of my head ’ for Kylie Minogue years later). Soul and disco music seemed to go very well with glam rock around the mid-seventies. To prove my point I added the intro of ‘ Ballroom blitz ’ from the Sweet to the Pied Piper remix of Michael Jackson’s 'Rockin’ robin'. And if you are not convinced, well, at least the musicians wore the same type of clothes… ;-) Enjoy! Picture from My Hair Care . Tracklist: Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin [Pied Piper Vs Professor Eddy Remix] (2012) The Supermen Lovers – Keep