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Searching For The Sound
by XRAY.fm / DJ Cozmic Edward
A weekly exploration of African and African American sounds from the '60's, '70's and beyond with cross-genre journeys into psych-rock, funk, disco, R&B, Soul, blues and the many flavors of jazz. Sounds of liberation, love, identity, the spiritual and pure groove from the greatest musical tradition your mind and body will ever embrace.
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SFTS 5/2/26 Bold '70's
Playlist Tin Can Alley by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition on ECM (ECM) Dee Blues by Charles McPherson on Xanadu (Xanadu) Back Hand by Keith Jarrett on Impulse! (Impulse!) Apple Cores by Sunny Murray on Philly Jazz (Philly Jazz) Move Four by Michael Mantler on Watt (Watt) Black Lightning by Norman Connors on Cobblestone (Cobblestone) Sea of Nurnen by Doug Hammond on Tribe (Tribe)
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SFTS 4/25/26 Big Band!
Playlist West Coast Blues by Cannonball Adderley and His Orchestra on Riverside (Riverside) Midriff by Art Blakey's Big Band on Bethlehem (Bethlehem) Tunjii by The Southern University Jazz Ensemble on Jazzstronaut (Jazzstronaut) Duet Solo Dancer by Chrles Mingus on Impulse! (Impulse!) Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue by The Duke Ellington Orchestra on Columbia (Columbia) Maui by Horace Tapscott and the Pan African Peoples Arkestra on Nimbus (Nimbus) Images by The Sun Ra Arkestra on In and Out Records (In and Out Records) Bulbs by The Gil Evans Orchestra on Impulse! (Impulse!)
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SFTS 4/18/26 Impulse! Greatest Hits
Playlist Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson on Impulse! (Impulse!) The Awakening by Ahmad Jamal on Impulse! (Impulse!) Hold 'em Joe by Sonny Rollins on Impulse! (Impulse!) A la Mode by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers on Impulse! (Impulse!) Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins on Impulse! (Impulse!) What's New? by The John Coltrane Quartet on Impulse! (Impulse!) Where Flamingos Fly by The Gil Evans Orchestra on Impulse! (Impulse!) Astral Travelling by Pharaoh Sanders on Impulse! (Impulse!) Duet Solo Dances by Charles Mingus on Impulse! (Impulse!) Lush Life by Johnny Hartman with The John Coltrane Quartet on Impulse! (Impulse!)
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SFTS 4/11/26 Sun Ra's Exotic Lounge
Playlist New Horizons by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra on Saturn Records (Saturn Records) Portrait of The Living Sky by Sun Ra and His Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) Ancient Ethiopia by Le Sun Ra and His Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) The Golden Lady by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) Spontaneous Simplicity by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra on Strut (Strut) Africa by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) Tiny Pyramids by Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) The Nile by Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra on Saturn Records (Saturn Records) The Friendly Galaxy by Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra on El Saturn (El Saturn) Some Day My Prince Will Come by Sun Ra and His Arkestra with June Tyson on Modern Harmonics (Modern Harmonics) Love In Outer Space by Sun Ra and His Arkestra on Saturn Records (Saturn Records) Overtones of China by Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra on Saturn Records (Saturn Records)
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SFTS 3/27/26 Lady Jazzin'
Playlist It's a Minor Thing by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess on New Jazz (New Jazz) Until I Met You by Shirley Scott with Clark Terry on Impulse! (Impulse!) My Little Girl by Bobbi Humphrey on Blue Note (Blue Note) Shortie's Portion by Patrice Rushen on Prestige (Prestige) Battle at Armageddon by Alice Coltrane on Impulse! (Impulse!) Light or Dark by Carla Bley on ECM (ECM) Nuevo Raquero Estero by Jamie Branch with Fly or Die II on International Anthem (International Anthem) Concerto Alone at Montreux by Mary Lou Williams on Pablo (Pablo) You Make Me Feel Brand New by Brandee Younger with Dezron Douglas on International Anthem (International Anthem)
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SFTS 3/20/26 500 Miles High
Playlist O Contador/Bridges/500 Miles High by Flora Purim on Milestone (Milestone) Self Care by Brown Calculus on Conduit Records (Conduit Records) Touch In Mine by Esperanza Spaulding on Concorde (Concorde) Maiden Voyage by The Third Wave on MPS (MPS) Going Out of My Head by Esther Phillips on Kudu (Kudu) Funnybird Song/Indonesian Dock Sucking Supreme by Carla Bley on Watt (Watt) Along Came Ra/The Living Myth by June Tyson with The Sun Ra Arkestra on Modern Harmonics (Modern Harmonics) Obeah Woman by Nina Simone on RCA (RCA) There Is a God by Thelma Houston on Mowest (Mowest)
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SFTS 3/14/26 Funky Folkies
Playlist Love and Affection by Joan Armatrading on A&M (A&M) Hit or Miss by Odetta on Polydor (Polydor) Weasel and The White Boys Cool by Rickie Lee Jones on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) Only You Know and I Know by Rita Coolidge on A&M (A&M) The Secret in This Lady's Heart by Ellen McIlwaine on Kot'Ai (Kot'Ai) Billy Goat Run by Anna Black on Epic (Epic) Fancy by Bobbie Gentry on Capitol (Capitol) Coyote by Joni Mitchell on Asylum (Asylum) Heavy Burdens Me Down by Jackie DeShannon on Atlantic (Atlantic) My Baby Specializes by Delaney and Bonnie on Stax (Stax) Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way by Dianne Davidson on Janus (Janus) Adam by Buffy Sainte-Marie on Vanguard (Vanguard) Love Alive Heart by Heart on Portrait (Portrait) Lay Baby Lay by Cher on Atlantic (Atlantic) Big Boss Man by Bobbie Gentry on Capitol (Capitol)
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SFTS 3/7/26 The Jazz Lounge
Playlist Harry's House Centerpiece by Joni Mitchell on Asylum (Asylum) I'm Through with Love by Lorez Alexandria on Impulse! (Impulse!) This Is Always by Annie Ross on World Pacific (World Pacific) Day In, Day Out by Billie Holiday on Verve (Verve) Don't Explain by Abbey Lincoln on Riverside (Riverside) Jim by Sarah Vaughan on Emarcy (Emarcy) Simple Song by Jackie and Roy on CTI (CTI) So, I'm Glad There Is You by Carol Sloane on Contemporary (Contemporary) Dancing On The Ceiling by Jeri Southern on Capitol (Capitol) It's Magic/Stormy Weather by Keely Smith on Capitol (Capitol)
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SFTS 2/28/26 Lady Funk
Playlist If You Can't Take The Heat Get Out The Kitchen by Ann Byers on Virtue (Virtue) You Made Me An Offer I Can't Refuse by Eloise Laws on Music Merchant (Music Merchant) He Made A Woman Out of Me by Bettye LaVette on Silver Fox (Silver Fox) What It Takes To Get A Good Woman by Denise LaSalle on Westbound (Westbound) You Got The Love by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan on ABC (ABC) Game Is My Middle Name by Betty Davis on Just Sunshine (Just Sunshine) Huff and Puff by Parlet on Casablanca (Casablanca) Turn The People On by Hodges, Jones and Smith on 20th Century (20th Century) Hold On by Erma Franklin on Brunswick (Brunswick) Morning Much Better by LaBelle on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) It's All Over But The Shouting by Millie Jackson on Spring (Spring) Baby What You Do To Me by Vivian Reed on H and L Records (H and L Records) Mr. Big Stuff by Jean Knight on Stax (Stax) Yes We Can by The Pointer Sisters on ABC Blue Thumb (ABC Blue Thumb) Disco To Go by The Brides of Funkenstein on Atlantic (Atlantic)
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SFTS 2/21/26 Blues At Newport 1964
Playlist Midnight Boogie by Robert "Pete" Williams on Vanguard (Vanguard) Levee Camp Blues by Robert "Pete" Williams on Vanguard (Vanguard) Sliding Delta by Mississippi John Hurt on Vanguard (Vanguard) Trouble, I've Had It My Days by Mississippi John Hurt on Vanguard (Vanguard) Had Time Killin' Floor Blues by Skip James on Vanguard (Vanguard) Cherry Ball Blues by Skip James on Vanguard (Vanguard) Iliinois Blues by Skip James on Vanguard (Vanguard) Death Don't Have No Mercy by Rev. Gary Davis on Vanguard (Vanguard) Son's Blues by Son House on Vanguard (Vanguard) Death Letter Blues by Son House on Vanguard (Vanguard) Hey Rattler/Oh My Lord by Dock Reese on Vanguard (Vanguard) Lord I'm Going Down South by Mississippi Fred McDowell on Vanguard (Vanguard) If The River Was Whiskey by Mississippi Fred McDowell on Vanguard (Vanguard) Cotton Field Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins on Vanguard (Vanguard) Shake That Thing by Lightnin' Hopkins on Vanguard (Vanguard) Bus Station Blues by John Lee Hooker on Vanguard (Vanguard) Catfish Blues by Willie Doss on Vanguard (Vanguard)
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SFTS 2/14/26 JohnColtrane Homage
Playlist Welcome by Norman Connors on Buddha (Buddha) John Coltrane by The Clifford Jordan Quartet on Muse (Muse) Ole by Sonny Fortune on Shanachie (Shanachie) To Trane by The Carsten Meinert Kvartet on Frederichsberg Records (Frederichsberg Records) Transition by Malachi Thompson and Africa Brass on Delmark (Delmark) Evening Trane by Hampton Hawes on Vault (Vault) Niami by The Darwin Strickland Trio on Astro Records (Astro Records) Terre Engloutie by The Gilles Torrent Jazztet on Plainisphere (Plainisphere)
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SFTS 2/7/26 Miles vDavis - 1950's
Playlist For Adults Only by Miles Davis and Al Cohn on Prestige (Prestige) Morpheus by Miles Davis and His Band on Prestige (Prestige) Dr. Jackle by Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet on Prestige (Prestige) Bluing by Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins on Prestige (Prestige) Bemsha Swing by Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants on Prestige (Prestige) Diane by The Miles Davis Quintet on Prestige (Prestige) Well You Needn't by The Miles Davis Quintet on Prestige (Prestige) Out of The Blue by Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins on Prestige (Prestige) Tasty Pudding by Miles Davis and Al Cohn on Prestige (Prestige)
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SFTS 1/31/26 Strata East Revival
Playlist Drought by Music Inc. on Strata East (Strata East) Two Songs For A Boy Named Mark by The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe on Strata East (Strata East) Sounds of Silents by Sonny Fortune on Strata East (Strata East) Life Waves by Cecil McBee on Strata East (Strata East) Nation Time by The Piano Choir on Strata East (Strata East) Too Late Fall Back Baby by Keno Duke/Contemporaries on Strata East (Strata East) Turkish Bath by Weldon Irvine on Strata East (Strata East) Senor Zamora by Harold Vick on Strata East (Strata East) Trying To Find A Way by Stanley Cowell on Strata East (Strata East)
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SFTS 1/24/26 Joseph Hunter Byrd, Jr.
Playlist Where Is Yesterday? by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia) Coming Down by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia) Love Song For The Dead Che by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia) Stranded In Time by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia) The American Way of Love by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia) The Crucifixion by Phil Ochs on A&M (A&M) In a Mist by Ry Cooder on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) Davenport Blues by Ry Cooder on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) We Shall Be Happy by Ry Cooder on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) Kalyani by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) You Can't Ever Come Down by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) Moonsong: Pelog by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) Patriot's Lullabye by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) Invisible Man by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) Mister Fourth of July by Joe Byrd and The Field Hippies on Columbia Masterworks (Columbia Masterworks) The American Metaphysical Circus by The United States of America on Columbia (Columbia)
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SFTS 1/17/26 Bobby Weir
Playlist Black Throated Wind/U.S. Blues by The Grateful Dead on Grateful Dead Records (Grateful Dead Records) That's It For The Other One by The Grateful Dead on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.) Playin In The Band by The Grateful Dead on Rhino (Rhino) Alligator/Caution Do Not Stop on Tracks by The Grateful Dead on Warner Bros. (Warner Bros.)
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SFTS 1/10/26 Phil Upchurch
Playlist Ave Maria by Philip Upchurch and Tennyson Stephens on Kudu (Kudu) I Am The Blackgold of the Sun by The New Rotary Connection on Cadet Concept (Cadet Concept) Sweet Chariot by Philip Upchurch on ABC Blue Thumb (ABC Blue Thumb) Take Five by George Benson on CTI (CTI) Earth Tones by Grover Washington, Jr. on Kudu (Kudu) The Ghetto by Donny Hathaway on ATCO (ATCO) Keep On Trippin' by Philip Upchurch on ABC Blue Thumb (ABC Blue Thumb) Memory Band by Minnie Ripperton on Janus Records (Janus Records) Come Little Children by Donny Hathaway on ATCO (ATCO) Evil by Philip Upchurch and Tennyson Stephens on Kudu (Kudu)
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SFTS 1/3/26 Funky New Year
Playlist Nitty Gritty by Odell Brown on Cadet (Cadet) Smokin' Cheeba by Studio Band including George Benson and Babby Cortez on Paul Winley Records (Paul Winley Records) Smiling by Charles Earland on Prestige (Prestige) Just Free by Greaterkind on Albina Music Trust (Albina Music Trust) Sparky by Greaterkind on Albina Music Trust (Albina Music Trust) Down In Black Bottom by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet on Capitol (Capitol) Nautilus by Bob James on CTI (CTI) God Made Me Funky by The Headhunters on Arista (Arista) Abdullah's Delight by Chico Hamilton on Blue Note (Blue Note) A Joyful Process by Funkadelic on Westbound (Westbound) Hang In There by J.J. Johnson Orchestra on United Artists (United Artists) Cissy Strut by The Johnny Lewis Quartet on Jaro (Jaro)
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SFTS Melancholy Holiday
Playlist Motherless Child by O.V. Wright on Backbeat Records (Backbeat Records) I Pledge by Lonnie and Floyd on Jewel (Jewel) My Baby Waited Too Long by Mamie Perry on Flash (Flash) I Found You by James Hanns and The Soul Entertainers on Raynard (Raynard) I Found Out by The Disciples on Fortuna Records (Fortuna Records) I'll Do It For You by Toussaint McCall on Ronn (Ronn) Didn't I? by Darondo on Kent (Kent) Piece of My Heart by Erma Franklin on Shout! (Shout!) Do You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me by Bettye Swan on Capitol (Capitol) 96 Tears by Big Maybelle on Rojac (Rojac) Don't Make Me What You Don't Want Me To Be by Nick Allen on Walas (Walas) Ain't No Use In Crying by Fred Parris anThe Restless Hearts on Checker (Checker) Thunder In My Heart by Timmy Shaw on Bon (Bon) Advice by Five Towns on Direction (Direction) I've Been Trying by The Impressions on ABC Paramount (ABC Paramount) Nearer to You by Betty Harris on Stateside (Stateside) Let Me Be The Man by The Fabulous Verbs on Camaro (Camaro) Sipping a Cup of Coffee by The Ordells on Dionn (Dionn) Where Is Love by Eldridge Holmes on Decca (Decca) Have a Little Mercy by Jean Wells on Calla (Calla) Trouble by Brenton Wood on Double Shot (Double Shot) Should I Take You Home by Aztlan on Aztlan (Aztlan)
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SFTS 12/6/25 Holiday Spirits
Playlist Dreams of a Love Supreme by Wendell Harrison on WenHa Records (WenHa Records) Dance Eternal Spirits Dance by Billy Harper on Black Saint (Black Saint) Om Mani Padne Om by Sahib Shihab on Vogue Schallplatten (Vogue Schallplatten) Free Spirits Unknown by Steve Reid and The Legendary Brotherhood on Mustevic (Mustevic) A Love Supreme by Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin on Columbia (Columbia) Prayer For Peace by The Piano Choir on Strata East (Strata East) Morning Prayer by Nate Morgan on Nimbus West (Nimbus West) The Gods of the Yoruba by Horace Silver on Blue Note (Blue Note) Utopia and Visions by Don Cherry on Caprice Records (Caprice Records)
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SFTS 11/29/25 Farewell Jimmy Cliff
Playlist You Can Get It If You Really Want by Jimmy Cliff on Mango (Mango) Draw Your Brakes by Scotty on Mango (Mango) Rivers of Babylon by The Melodians on Mango (Mango) Many Rivers To Cross by Jimmy Cliff on Mango (Mango) Sweet and Dandy by The Maytals on Mango (Mango ) The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff on Mango (Mango) Johnny Too Bad by The Slickers on Mango (Mango) Shanty Town by Desmond Dekker on Mango (Mango) Pressure Drop by The Maytals on Mango (Mango) Sitting In Limbo by Jimmy Cliff on Mango (Mango) We A Rockers by Inner Circle on Mango (Mango) Money Worries by The Maytones on Mango (Mango) Police and Thieves by Junior Murvin on Mango (Mango) Book of Rules by The Heptones on Mango (Mango) Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh on Mango (Mango) Tenement Yard by Jacob Miller on Mango (Mango) Fade Away by Junior Byles on Mango (Mango) Rockers by Bunny Wailer on Mango (Mango)
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SFTS 11/22/25 Chile
Playlist Foto de Primera Comunion by Los Jaivas on Grabacion Particular (Grabacion Particular) La Primavera D Mis L. O'B by Los Vidrios Quebrados on UES Productions (UES Productions) Vuelve a Comenzar by Amigos de Maria on Odeon (Odeon) La Realidad by Sacros on IRT (IRT) La Muerte de Mi Hermano by Los Macs on RCA Victor (RCA Victor) Pisandose la Cola by Blops on Pena de los Parra (Pena de los Parra) Canto Sin Nombre by Embrujo on Arena (Arena) Pobre Gato by Los Beat 4 on UES (UES) I Wonder Who by Aguaturbia on Arena (Arena) Tu, Yo y Nuestra Amor by Tumulto on EMI Odeon (EMI Odeon) Piramano by Blops on Alba (Alba) Magnetism by Escombres on Arena (Arena) Civilacion by Los Beat 4 on UES (UES)
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A weekly exploration of African and African American sounds from the '60's, '70's and beyond with cross-genre journeys into psych-rock, funk, disco, R&B, Soul, blues and the many flavors of jazz. Sounds of liberation, love, identity, the spiritual and pure groove from the greatest musical tradition your mind and body will ever embrace.
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