Soul Strutter: 07/20/23

Thursday, 20 July 2023

Steve Aggasild [2023-07-19] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [SOTAR] (Soul Associates Top 30)

Steve Aggasild's latest show for State Of The Art Radio (SOTAR) broadcast on Wednesday 19th Jun 2023 between 20:00-22:00 GMT.

This week Steve showcases the latest Soul Associates Top 30 for Week 28 (w/e 16 Jul 2023).

Steve now does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and two shows a week on SOTAR Sun 20:00-22:00 (GMT) and Wed 20:00-22:00 (GMT). If you have yet to listen then please do take a listen as he is one of the best UK soul radio presenters around with a 40 year pedigree.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

		Top 30 Wk 28 (w/e 16 Jul 2023)
Pos	Last	Artist - Title/Artist - Album
1	1	Joe Leavy - Soul On Fire LP
2	5	Zaimie - Fortuitous LP
3	7	R. Cory Johnson - Collages Of Music And Love, Vol. 1 LP
4	2	Jeff Bradshaw - Jeff Bradshaw 20 LP
5	3	Mike Di Lorenzo - Play It Cool LP
6	18	Theo Forsett - Love At Your Fingatips LP
7	13	Reuben James - Champagne Kisses LP
8	4	Nicola Conte - Umoja LP
9	6	Lin Rountree - The Message LP
10	17	Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me
11	23	The Paradise Projex feat. Charlotte Kelly - Here & Now
12	9	Lynn Davis - Beautiful You
13	16	Mama Terra feat. Rachel Lightbody - The Summoned LP
14	8	Kat Hawley feat. Steve Cole - Keep On, Keepin' On
15	12	Aphrose - Good Love
16	10	Karlos Edwards - Welcome To My World LP
17	NE	Don-E - 30 LP
18	30	Ariel - Symfonia EP
19	11	Output / Input feat. Antonio McLendon - Someone I Used To Love
20	B3	Chris Ballin - Shining
21	24	Secret Night Gang - Belongs on a Place Called Earth LP
22	19	Carla Prather - The Return Of R&B LP
23	21	Koryn Hawthorne - Cry
24	28	Wendy Hicks - A Woman's Dream LP
25	NE	Kerri Lashawn - Know For Sure
26	26	RJ's Latest Arrival - One Step At A Time
27	RE	Natasha Watts - Music Is My Life LP
28	15	LTJ Xperience & Papik feat. Anduze - Best Life
29	14	J Treece & The Terri Green Project - Close The Door
30	25	Cool Million feat. Shaila Prospere - Brand New Day
		BREAKERS
B1	NE	Erica Falls - Up
B2	NE	Zoe Kypri - I SEE ME IN YOU
B3	NE	Bléz - Certified Luva (The Virgo Lounge Mellifluous Vibe LP)
B4	NE	Cynthia Jones - Lifeline
B5	NE	robstocks feat. Chris X - Tonight (a.k.a. snuhgie EP)

Gen Bello [2023] - This Again [Self Released] (Full EP)

Independent singer/songwriter Gen Bello was previously known by simply her full Christian name, Geneses, releasing two singles in 2018-19 before relaunching herself as Gen Bello with "Intoxicated" in May in 2020. Her debut album in Oct 2021 was also titled "Geneses".

Gen is from Harlem, NYC, and has her first EP out today, a 5 tracker called "This Again". which is pretty consistent throughout. It contains only her last single "Not Fair" (21 Mar) so four new songs with "Real or Not" and "Tired" being our choices.

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Details

Rating:	8.3
Explicit:	Y Tracks 3-5
Genre/Style:	Neo Soul
Format:	EP
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	20/07/2023
Price:	£3.49

Jessie Laine Powell feat. Sam Hankins [2023] - Pure Love [Self Released]

Born in Lexington, KT, Jessie Laine Powell grew up in a gospel household but was soon influenced by jazz through listening to the greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Nancy Wilson.

Jessie moved to Hollywood, CA, to follow her love of the stage, orchestras and jazz where she was given the opportunity of opening for Nancy Wilson. She has appeared on radio, TV and theatre but after a few years returned to her native Lexington where she teamed up with local producer and jazz artist Eric Copeland and released her debut album "On The Edge" in the summer of 2017.

The title track was later released as a single in May 2020, followed by "Like No Other" (Aug 2020). Another single, which no longer seems to be available in the usual places, was "Love Supreme" feat. smooth jazz saxophonist Marion Meadows in Mar '21 which received airplay in the UK (perhaps it was promo only?).

Her first release since then is a single "Pure Love" released on 30 Jun which features trumpeter Sam Hankins.

Yet another female soulful jazz flavoured song entering the fray along with Erica Falls, Felece Tillman and today Lena Loi. We have to say though, the trumpeting of Sam Hankins really adds another dimension to this song. He's a multi-award winning musician and adjunct music professor who has released four albums since deciding to go solo in 2011 and we believe has another due out imminently as he is holding a launch party for it on 30 Jul.

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Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	30/07/2023
Key/BPM:	6A/86
Price:	£1

Ashanti Munir [2023] - Soul Flower [BlackSole Records]

The first release from Ashanti Munir since a Rhyze & Shine Remix of "Early Morning Love" in Sep '22 is "Soul Flower" which we understand is the title track from an upcoming album.

Ashanti Munir is an independent artist originally from Boston, MA, now living in Charlotte, NC. She released her debut album "Balance" in 2008 (from which "I'm Staying Home Tonight" was a modern soul biggie) and followed it up in 2010 with "Soul Of A Woman", both were well received in the UK achieving soul chart top ten status. Her third album followed in 2016 "Lady Munir". She was awarded 'Best New Artist' by SoulTracks in 2010.

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Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	BlackSole Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	18/07/2023
Key/BPM:	8B/95
Price:	£1

Phazed Groove [2023] - (Let Me) Get Under Your Skin [Tropical Disco Records]

I wonder how many will know/remember the original of this sample based single "(Let Me) Get Under Your Skin" by Phazed Groove? It was quite an obscure Latin flavoured disco hit from 1980 by a studio band which included a few heavyweight musicians including Toto guitarist Steve Lukather and Brazilian percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.

It is, of course for those in the know, a reworking of Baby-O's Latin disco stormer "In The Forest" and we think Phazed Groove has given it a new lease of life, it's seriously funky.

Phazed Groove is House, Latin House and Disco producer Brian Hope from Kilmarnock (Scotland) who emerged, under this name at least, in 2019 but has been a musician since 2004.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Nu Disco / Latin
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Tropical Disco Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/07/2023
Key/BPM:	7B/123
Price:	£1