Sunday, December 20, 2015

CFR#15 The Bells Are Ringing (Winter '15)


01. Garnet Mimms "Baby Don't You Weep"
02. The Four Tops "Call On Me"
03. Brenton Wood "Me & You"
04. Jimmy Hughes "Steal Away"
05. Ann Peebles "Walk Away"
06. Ray Allen & the Upbeats "Let Them Talk"
07. The Class Mates "You Can Do Me Some Good"
08. Smiley Lewis "The Bells Are Ringing"
09. Duke Ellington "Jeep's Blues"
10. The Penguins "Jingle Jangle"
11. Louis Prima "Buona Sera"
12. Louis Jordan "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)"
13. Ambrose & His Orchestra "Just One More Chance"
14. Lloyd Price "Stagger Lee"
15. McKinley Mitchell "I Found An Angel"
16. Solomon Burke "If You Need Me"
17. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas "New Year's Resolution"
18. The Van Dykes "No Man is An Island"
19. The Orioles "(It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas"
20. Jo Stafford "No Other Love"
21. France Gall "J'Entends Cette Musique"
22. Lester Young "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You"
23. Cults Percussion Ensemble "Polymers"

It's been a strange December in Ohio. Before the sun dips down in the late afternoon it blazes bright and keeps things feeling like Spring. It's offputting but pleasant. Regardless of temperature, December is always a time to bundle up in the dark, drink warm things, and scootch closer to each other. It's a good time for some songs like these. Doo woppin', crooney, jazzy tunes. Coming out with a bang from Garnet Mimms, getting romantic and woozy only to kick up with the rollicking Louis Prima bouncing off some sweet New Orleans style jams. Winter has its ups and downs. This one is nostalgic in an oldies radio station kind of way, with one extra filter step. Sounds best on crackling speakers.

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2 comments:

  1. Hey CFE. Your mixes are beautiful things. I tend to leave my music playing on shuffle, and then take note of good songs that come through. Lately I've been consistently 'taking note' of song after song from your mixes. You capture the right sounds in the right order. My only wish is that you could unlock Fall '15, Summer '15, and Spring '15 mixes... the downloads are all blocked, and I sure do wish I had those three.

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    1. Fixed the links to all three. Thanks for digging 'em!

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