Whiskey & Bananas Vol. 34

Ghost Walk — The Budos Band  A variety of influences from jazz, funk, Afro-beat, soul and more permeate the Budos Band, an instrumental group on Daptones Records who records in Brooklyn. Hollywood Swinging — Kool & The Gang  Get down with the glory days of funk — 1973, to be exact.  Le Marin — Babet  You know we love our French-language grooves.  Get Out Of My Life Woman — Lee Dorsey  Check out this lost 60s classic from R&B pioneer Lee Dorsey.  Bombay — El Guincho  Whether it’s winter in Chicago or summer in Miami, this bright beat will pick you up and get you going.  Memory — The Lemons  Chicago’s own The Lemons write the catchiest little ditties around, in the classic style of 50s bubblegum pop with a modern twist.   Help Yourself — Tom Jones  It’s impossible not to love Tom Jones, the eternal guilty pleasure.  Grandma’s Hands — Bill Withers  Check out this deep cut from classic 70s soul singer Bill Withers.  Thought U Wuz Nice (Instrumental) — Phife Dawg  Pouring one out for Phife Dawg, a member of A Tribe Called Quest, who we lost to the Great Musical Icon Death Wave of 2016.  Stand By Me — Cassius Clay That Cassius Clay? Aka Muhammad Ali, the Greatest of All Time? Why yes, he did record an album, in 1963. Another great lost to 2016.