Time after time  –  Cassandra Wilson (Cassandra is a Jazz singer however after hearing her Soulful rendition of the Cindy Lauper’s evergreen – i felt it had to be included … trak is featured on the ‘urban’ movie soundtrak “Brown Sugar” also on her solo album)

Stars in your eyes  –  Herbie Hancock (From one of the youngest musician who was assigned to the iconic Jazz label ‘Blue Note’ … Herbie crossed a variety musical boundaries including from Jazz into Orchestral Disco in the same vein of Barry White)

Dog talk  –  K9 Corps freaturing Petty C (George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic realised that a variety of Rap artists were using his ‘beats’ to have hit records and make a shed load of money, so he decided to show them he can Funk things up – with a Hip hop tip)

Walkin on  –  Sheer Bronze featuring Lisa Millet (Released on U.K.’s Go Beat Records … Lisa was credited on some but not all of this release – for further information www.lisamillet.com)

We are a melody  –  Jones Girls (Having been back-up singers for Diana Ross – the Girls signed on the dotted line with Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International … written by writing partners Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs showcases their vocal talents)

Tonight i feel like dancing  –  Mavis Staples (After the demise of Stax Records where Mavis was primarily the lead vocalist of the family group – The Staple Singers … released on

Spinnin’  –  Bernard Wright (A child prodigy from Queen’s New York who played adult keyboard from aged 8 was later signed to Arista distriputed GRP Records … a snippet of this trak inspired ‘I wish – Skeelo’)

Love has come around  –  Morten Trust (Originally recorded ‘Donald Byrd & 125 Street N.Y.C. which he includes the address of the Apollo Theatre Harlem … released on the wonderful MoreHouse Records -morehouserecords.com)

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Living without your love  –  Jocelyn Brown (There is no dispute that Jocelyn has the most unique voice however when it come to releasing a ‘gut-bucket’ Soul trak in the vein of Shirley Brown or Millie Jackson etc. –  there has been none … this trak shows that Jocelyn can be Soulful or maybe that song have never been presented to her)

Smack dab in the middle  –  Janice McClain (Released on Warner Brothers Disco label : RFC headed and named after promoter Ray Francis Caviano … mixed by Paradise Garage Dj supremo Larry Levan – Janice later made a solo album for MCA which was produced by Nick Martinelli)

Unicorn  –  Dizzy Gillespie  & Lalo Schrifrin (Dizzy is known as one of the men who invented ‘Bebop’ – an off-shot of Jazz … partnered with Lalo  known for his composition : music/theme from “Mission Impossible”)

Human  –  Reese Project featuring Rachel Kapp and Byron Stingily (Could be described as ‘Inner City part 2’ as this group was put together by & also written, arranged & produced  by Kevin Saunderson … both groups featured different vocalists)