Happy Birthday Cannonball Adderley!

Remembering Cannonball Adderley with a '69 Oslo show, a '63 throwdown with Yusef Lateef and David Axelrod's "Tensity" flipped by Pete Rock. 

Before They Were Famous: David Axelrod

Back in 1962, producer David Axelrod and pal H.B. Barnum penned "Private Party" recorded it with The Nightingales for Ray Star.

R.I.P. David McCallum, 1933-2023

Sadly actor/musician David McCallum – who played Ilya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – has passed away at 90. 

Grab a copy of DJ Format & The Simonsound's limited 7" single while you can

DJ Format's 2019 single pairing "The Peruvian" and "Holy Thursday" is momentarily available via KayDee Records right here.  

Happy Birthday David Axelrod!

Remembering producer/arranger and composer David Axelrod on his birthday with "Tensity," "Everything Counts" and "1000 Rads"

Deluxe reissue of David Axelrod's Earth Rot out now

Now-Again's 2LP gatefold version of Earth Rot includes a bonus album of instrumentals. Watch the promo clip below. 

1970’s Earth Rot, the final album in David Axelrod’s Capitol Trilogy, and the first of his solo releases to incorporate choral vocals, set the visionary composer/arranger/produer up for his final stage as an architect of jazz fusion and ensured that his productions would help future architects of hip hop.

Gatefold 2LP contains bonus second album with Earth Rot’s instrumentals, never before released.

This is the third Now-Again issue in a series of reissues centered around Axelrod’s Capitol Trilogy in 2018 – Song of Innocence saw release in April, and Songs of Experience was released in July.

Audiophile reissue, lacquered directly from Axelrod’s original master tapes at Capitol Records by Ron McMaster.

Contains oversized, 28 page booklet that delves into Axelrod’s incredible life and music, replete with never before published photos and an interview with Axelrod by Eothen Alapatt and Waxpoetic’s Brian Digenti. Watch the fascinating interview (below) with David's son Michael who bears a striking resemblance to his father.

Get a complete listing of RSD Black Friday releases in PDF form right here.

B-Side Wins Again: Lou Rawls

Thank David Axelrod for "Christmas Will Really Be Christmas" – the funky flip of "Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!"

RIP David Axelrod, 1931-2017

Here's a special David Axelrod mix by Cut Chemist and discussion of his work with Brian "B+" Cross.

Happy Birthday Hampton Hawes!

Remembering pianist/keyboardist Hampton Hawes on his day with a stellar track featuring Carol Kaye. 

Midweek Mixdown: DJ Sheep

RIP Hal David, 1921-2012