Best of 2007: Killswitch Engage, Sharon Jones, Lightspeed Champion, The Mighty Paradocs, Vernon Reid + even more!

Now that we’re past the Christmas hump, let’s continue the list.  More good stuff coming in from the community, such as:

Karen Durant, NYC/manager and music entrepreneur

Karen sez: "I’ve been in the lab working on what I hope to be a few of 2008’s best
releases. I can name-check my faves for 2008, songwriter/vocalist Katt,
producer Jay Wes, and producer REO."

Afropick, Philly/event producer and community builder
the mighty paradocs
the spades
the baptist preachers

Beverly Bond, NYC/DJ and Founder, Black Girls Rock!

"BAZAAR ROYALE IS THE TRUTH!"

Chuck Lightning, ATL/Deep Cotton
LightSpeed Champion- "Midnight Surprise" & "Galaxy of the Lost"
Game Rebellion- Searching for Rick Rubin
Janelle MonĂ¡e- Metropolis, Suite I of IV: The Chase
Kenna- Make Sure They See My Face
Proton- Girls Ghetto Sh!t
Miles Davis- Complete On the Corner Sessions
Betty Davis- Remasters
DJ Kiss- The Ballad of DJ Kiss

Graham Haynes, NYC/cornettist and composer
Graham sez: "The two artists I am listening to mostly these days are Chico Buarque legendary Brazilian singer, composer and Dylan."

Gene Williams, Jamaica Queens, NY USA/Keyboardist
Planet X –  ‘Quantum'(I don’t care what color they are..this shit is BAD!)
Marcus Miller –  ‘Free’
Vernon Reid –  ‘Other True Self’ (Some of this actually sounds like classic Lifetime! Nice work V!)
Joe Zawinul –  ‘Brown Street’ (Nat Townsley & Victor Bailey Swingin’ the Big Band)
Ledisi  – ‘Lost & Found’
Chaka
Khan –  ‘Funk This’ (Stellar production from Jam & Lewis! Now if only
Janet dumps JD and starts making good records again!)
Amerie –  ‘Because I love it’ (Rich Harrison’s off the hook production & pretty tight songs)
Trio of Doom  – Live (Long awaited release of Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorius, and John McLaughlin’s live performance @ Montreux)
Jill
Scott –  ‘The Real Thing (Words and Sounds Vol. 3)’ (Yo! They looped a
Mahavishnu riff…changed the time signature, and Neo Soulified it??
You got me!)
Herbie Hancock –  ‘River: The Joni Letters’ (Beautiful arrangements…Plus Tina Turner on a track!)
Mary
J Blige –  ‘Growing Pains’ (The follow up to the Breakthrough came right
under the wire for ’07…But I have to admit…It’s a masterpeice.)

Nhojj, NYC/Singer & songwriter
Mike Ibrahim – Ninaroz 

Steven St. Thomas – Lords of Demozone

Nina Simone – Remixed & Reimagined (2006) 

Reese – New Fire: Pain B4 Pleasure

Ashley Phillips – Nostalgia 

Cassandra Wilson – Thunderbird (2006)

Digg Deep – InDIGGnant 

Andre De Lang – Homecoming

Mark Gaide, NYC/Producer & mixing engineer
Dug Pinnick- "Strum Sum Up"
http://www.myspace.com/dugpinnickpoundhound

Killswitch Engage – "As Daylight Dies, Special
Edition"
http://www.myspace.com/killswitchengage

Earl Greyhound – "Soft Targets"
http://www.myspace.com/earlgreyhound

Fishbone – "Still Stuck In Your Throat"
http://www.myspace.com/fishboneisredhot

Kenna – "Make Sure They See My Face"
http://www.myspace.com/kenna 

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – "100 Days, 100
Nights"
http://www.myspace.com/sharonjonesandthedapkings

Wrust- "Soulless Machine"
http://www.myspace.com/wrust 

Vexari – Demos
www.myspace.com/vexari

And I know there’s more out there, so send ’em in!

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