The Soul Arranger (part eight) - H.B Barnum

Marc Mac Christmas Miracle Selection

Merry Christmas. Soul Funk Jazz & Fuzz for 2014... all the best. MNP SU THAI BINH FRED PAZ HPINH SALAM PAX FRIEDEN PAIS PACE SHOLOM PEACE omniverserecords.co.uk

Dusty Motown Crates vol 2

Part two. More Motown Magic from the Motor City Crates. Marc Mac presents 60 minutes of Motown Dusty Grooves “mixtape style”. All "green light Technics" strictly vinyl. Part One. Without doubt Motown has always been one of my fave labels and truth is you don't have to dig to deep to find Motown gems as it was such a popular label. In more recent times loads of previously unreleased Motown tracks have surfaced solidifying my admiration for the Motown groove. Shout also has to go to the many Hip hop producers that helped in keeping the groove alive through sampling. check it out.

Terry Callier Special

Soul/Jazz Folk singer and guitarist Terry Callier, passed away last week (October 27, 2012) aged 67 after suffering from throat cancer. Terry released a string of enduring and influential albums between the early 60's and the late 80's and enjoyed a creative rebirth during the late 90’s in the UK when his Folk, Soulful music was revived by the acid-jazz movement, and great new albums via Talkin Loud Records and Mr Bongos. Terry's more modern collaborators included Beth Orton, Massive Attack, 4hero, Incognito, Paul Weller and Nujabes. It wasn't just the distinct voice and guitar playing that made Terry so special in his early era but his sometimes radical out-there songwriting skills were picked up by the likes of The Dells, Jerry Butler, Dee Sharp Gamble and The Rotary Connection. Credit also goes to Terry for Spotting Minnie Riperton as she worked as a receptionist at Chess Cadet Records (so the story goes). Some of my personal favorites from Terry is his work with arrangers Charles Stepney and Richard Evans at Cadet records. Enjoy the selection. Rest In Power Terry Callier. Marc Mac

Dusty Motown Crates

Marc Mac presents 60 minutes of Motown Dusty Grooves “mixtape style”. All "green light Technics" strictly vinyl. Part One. Without doubt Motown has always been one of my fave labels and truth is you don't have to dig to deep to find Motown gems as it was such a popular label. In more recent times loads of previously unreleased Motown tracks have surfaced solidifying my admiration for the Motown groove. Shout also has to go to the many Hip hop producers that helped in keeping the groove alive through sampling. check it out. Earl Van Dyke - "Thank You" Faletinme Be Mice Elf Valerie Simpson - We Can Work It Out Puzzle - State Of Mind Gordon Staples & The String Thing - Look Of Love Diana & the Supremes - Can't you see It's Me The Marvelettes - You're The One Jimmy Ruffin - I Know I Can The Messengers - California Soul Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I Want You Back Stevie - Everybodys talkin' (live) Barbara McNair - Here I Am Baby Marvelettes - Here I Am Baby Barbara Randolph - Can I Get A Witness Valerie Simpson - Genius II Elaine Brown - Child In The World Gladys Knight - No One Can Love You More Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think About You SanRemo Strings - Lonley One Detroit Strings - In The Pocket Jackson 5 - Shadow Of Love Smokey Robinson - You Ain't Livin till You Loving support: Hipology Album iTunes: www.bit.ly/McKRV5 Like this then check this: (If Music Present… The Music of Motown - 12th October) http://bit.ly/RtGgyW http://hipology.org Out... also check out Marc Mac's LaidBack Radio Dusty Disco Crates: http://bit.ly/KhoxYf

The Soul Arranger (part eight) - H.B Barnum

The Soul Arranger (part eight) - H.B. Barnum.Ok here's the lowdown, I hope you enjoy this latest instalment.Producer and arranger H.B. Barnum remains one of the unsung giants of popular music, collaborating with a who's who of acts spanning from Frank Sinatra to Puff Daddy. Legendary music producer and arranger H. B. Barnum, a man who has worked with an extraordinary cross-spectrum of performers, was born Hidle Brown Barnum, Jr. on July 15, 1936 in Houston, Texas. At age four, he won a nationwide talent contest for his singing and piano playing, which launched a film and radio career that included appearances on Amos ‘n’ Andy and The Jack Benny Program. Barnum recorded his first solo album at the age of fourteen as Pee Wee Barnum. He attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California.In 1960 Barnum scored a Top 40 pop hit of his own with the instrumental "Lost Love," signing to RCA later that year to release his debut LP, The Big Voice of Barnum -- H.B., That Is. Everybody Loves H.B. -- Barnum, That Is trailed in 1961, and while a handful of solo records followed, his performing career gradually took a backseat to his work as a studio arranger and producer. Upon joining Capitol Records in 1965 Barnum's reputation flourished. Often he worked in collaboration with producer and longtime friend David Axelrod, and together they forged an innovative orchestral jazz-funk sensibility much copied and sampled in the decades to come. Barnum's list of studio credits is remarkably long and distinguished, including sessions with Sinatra, Count Basie, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, and the Supremes. But for me it was the less know collaborations with the likes of Spanky, Greg Perry and his involvement with the Motown great Holland Dozier Holland. By the mid-'70s Barnum shifted his focus from pop music to television, scoring countless series and specials in addition to composing myriad advertising jingles.career gradually took a backseat to his work as a studio arranger and producer. Upon joining Capitol Records in 1965 Barnum's reputation flourished. Often he worked in collaboration with producer and longtime friend David Axelrod, and together they forged an innovative orchestral jazz-funk sensibility much copied and sampled in the decades to come. Tracklist: House Of Mirrors -  David McCallumIf I Can't Fly - HoneyconeFifty Fifty - Al WilsonSunshine Of Your Love - Spanky WilsonAde - Letta MbuluInterlude - Perry & BarnumVariety Is The Spice Of Life - Greg PerryOops Here I Go - Edna WrightIf The price Is Right - Edna WrightEdge - David McCallumWille Tee - MirrorI Can't Stand To See You Cry - Smokey RobinsonLets Get Away From It All - Greg Perry - A Taste Of… - The YougheartsWonder Why - Vernon BurchLooking Up To You - Michael WycoffMake Love Last - Karen PreeI Surrender - The Glass HouseI Can't Move No Mountains - Sophosticates Enjoy!Oh and please hit my links, reach out & check what else I been up to:http://hipology.org/http://bit.ly/HKEdoe http://bit.ly/IsBB9J http://bit.ly/J0Bu9z http://bit.ly/HLtGax http://bit.ly/HKWZhj http://bit.ly/HWOb1i http://on.fb.me/HIyRekhttp://www.facebook.com/marcmac4herohttp://www.facebook.com/Hipologytwitter: @marc4hero Peace Marc Mac Hipology