We'll hear a song for fathers & daughters from Gil Scott-Heron, experience some out-of-this-world hip-hop from Copperwire, and the sultry sounds of Cassandra Wilson, plus the usual array of funk, soul, and jazz.
UpFront Soul #2015.25 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" Meklit "Slow" from "We Are Alive" Billy Preston "Let Me Know" from "Don't Let Me Catch You Crying" Benny Spellman "The Word Game" from "Benny Spellman Selected Favorites" Gil Scott-Heron "Your Daddy Loves You (For Gia Louise)" from "Real Eyes" Richard "Groove" Holmes "Roll 'em Pete" from "A Bowl of Soul" Stevie Wonder "If It's Magic" from "Songs in the Key of Life Disc 2" Michele Thomas "Where Were You When I Needed You?" from "I'll Take Romance" Jimmy McGriff "It Feels So Nice" from "Birth of the Cool Funk - Vintage Jams and Serious Grooves, Vol. 3" Copperwire "Phone Home" from "Earthbound" Nina Simone "Poppies" from "Emergency Ward" Yusef Lateef "In the Evening" from "The Complete Yusef Lateef" Cassandra Wilson "What Is It?" from "Glamoured" Aretha Franklin "Take a Good Look" from "The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years 1960-1965 Disc 2"
Hour 2 Barbara George "I Know" from "Rock Classics Volume III" Esquerita "Letter Full of Tears" from "Sinner Man: The Lost Session" Genie Brooks "Fine Time - Original" from "Genie Brooks' South Side Of Soul Street" Gary U.S. Bonds "I'm Glad You're Back" from "Certified Soul (Digitally Remastered)" The Soul Seven "Southside Funk" from "The Funky 16 Corners" The Invincibles "Nobody" from "Nobody" Willie Colon "Willie Whopper" from "Fania Signature Vol II - Latin Soul" Wqlj "Nothin' Doin' But Waitin' on Leon" from "Truth & Soul presents Soul Fire : The Majestic Collection" The Chambers Brothers "Funky" from "Time Has Come: The Best of the Chambers Brothers" Bobby Boseman "Astrological Soul Train" from "Funk & Soul - Rare & Classic Hits" Lloyd Delpratt "Together" from "Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974" Billy Paul "Magic Carpet Ride" from "Magic Carpet Ride" Miles Davis "Solea" from "Sketches Of Spain" Bill Withers "I Don't Want You On My Mind" from "Discover Beyond" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from "Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963"