Blue-in-Green Podcast #4: GetToKnow_James Poyser

The waiting list of producers I'm hoping to cover is getting longer the more I think about it but for Episode 4, I've gone with a man who has had a huge impact on me and the music I listen to, and that's James Poyser - a man whose musical output has been largely responsible for rejuvinating a contempory soul music scene, particularly in the neo-soul hot-bed of talent that is Philadelphia.

Probably the hardest one of these shows to put together, due to the vastness of the man's catalogue, but I'm pretty sure we have a good selection for you guys to delve into.  Proper fans may notice the absence of Randy Watson co-hort, Questlove, but I've tried to separate their music specifically for (a) Questlove's own mix (coming in February or March), (b) for a joint show featuing some of their standout collaborations.

Feel free to listen/download/share/critique/etc below:
http://soundcloud.com/user305437292/blue-in-green-podcast-4

Tracklist:
'What More Do You Want From Me?' - Al Green
'Everybody' - Anthony Hamilton
'Realove' - Musiq
'Another Great Love Gone By' - Vikter Duplaix f/t Esthero
'Talk To Me' - Jill Scott
'Juicy' - The RH Factor
'When You Think Of Me' - Eric Benet f/t Roy Ayers
'Keep Your Head Up' - Ronny Jordan f/t Fay Simpson
'Red' - Daniel Merriweather
'Cry Baby' - Nikka Costa
'Green Eyes' - Erykah Badu

2013: bye bye!

In what will be the very final 2013 post, here’s the playlist that summed up our year in music which aired 5th January 2014:

'Do You Feel' - Jose James
'Green Garden' - Laura Mvula
'Walk On' - Chris Dave f/t Aaron Camper
'Nowhere to Run' - Zbonics f/t Gregory Porter
'Strictly Reserved For You' - Charles Bradley
'Shine On' - Mario Biondi
'My Promise' - Earth, Wind & Fire
'Be My Lady' - Trombone Shorty f/t The Meters
'I've Bet and I've Lost Again' - The Excitements
'It's All Because Of You' - Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
'Reach Out Richard' - Mayer Hawthorne
'The Army of The Faithful' - David Murray Infinity Quartet f/t Gregory Porter
'Let It Ride' - Robert Glasper Experiment f/t Norah Jones
'What Has This Become?' - Angeline Morrison
'Broken Heart' - Booker T f/t Jay James
'Everyday Love' - Myron & E
'Time To Get Business Straight' - Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
'Everything Is Better In The Summertime' - Nick Pride & The Pimptones
'Let Love Stand A Chance' - Charles Bradley
'Yet To Find' - Robert Glasper Experiment f/t Anthony Hamilton
'Cab Calloways Flow' - Benjamin Siksou & The Horndogz
'Hold On' - Lady
'It's All Over Your Body' [Oddisee Remix] - Jose James

That’s pretty much everything we could possibly cram in to a 2-hour show so would have loved more time to squeeze in some more gems.  While this blog tipped its hat to its album of the year (‘Tortured Soul’ by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators), it’s now time for us to tip our hat to the song of the year which goes to… ‘Reach Out Richard’ by Mayer Hawthorne!  Produced by Pharrell Williams whose had an exceptional year himself (‘Blurred Lines’, ‘Get Lucky’ and ‘Happy’), this song was about as good as it got and thankfully, the official video has just been released as well.  Enjoy!