Over the years I have amassed a bunch of vinyl & a few CDs - Bongo Crime Jazz, Southern Soul, Curious Exotica, Cheesy Listening, Groovy Soundtracks, Funky Cop Themes, Quebecois Twist, Cha Cha Cha, Beatnik Beach Twang etc. And as Waikiki Wilf, I occasionally find myself behind a pair of turntables and attempt to set some toes tapping.
I used to play records with the Amsterdam Beat Club (when I was living there) and here is a link to a page on their site with my choice of LP sleeves
And here are a few of my favourite things, as Julie Andrews once remarked...
Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Betty Harris, Al Jackson Jr., Hugo Montenegro, John Barry, Les Classels, Barry Gray, Laura Lee, Little Walter, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Johnny Gregory, Jimmy Smith, Lowell Fulson, Urbie Green’s 21 Trombones, Edwin Astley, The Ventures, Gerald Fried, Slim Harpo, Randy Carlos, Count Basie, Ray Davies & the Button Down Brass, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, The Temptations, Sol Hoopii, Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys, Roland Shaw, Etta James, Elmore James, Charles Mingus, Walter Wanderley, Gil Evans, Stax Records, Roy Ayers, etc...
