FONKEY AS A DONKEY - HUH?

Now way back in the day SAXOMAN played sax in a funk band. One of the many original "hits" we had was a song called Fonkey as a Donkey. Now our flute player wrote and sung this "hit" and all I really remember is the catch phrase that he would repeat throughout the song. It went "I said you be lookin' Fonkey as a Donkey, I said you, be lookin' Fonkey as a Donkey". He would then mutter some other unintelligble lyrics before returning to the Fonkey as a Donkey theme. Now I guess this song was meant to refer to a girl that was shall we say, not very pretty. Hey, I didn't write it or sing it however I did play a sax solo on it. HAHA!

JAZZ CD PICK OF THE WEEK - JACKIE MCLEAN

This weeks Jazz CD Pick of the Week is alto sax man Jackie Mclean with his cd titled "Consequence". Now this cd was recorded way back in 1965 but for some odd reason wasn't released until recently. A swingin' session that also features Lee Morgan on trumpet. A pleasant surprise and a recent purchase! Get it while you can because I've already seen copies selling for high prices. Not hip to Jackie? Check out one the cuts from this swingin' cd.

JAZZ CD PICK OF THE WEEK - DONALD BYRD

This weeks Jazz CD Pick of the Week is trumpeter Donald Byrd with his Blue Note release titled "The Cat Walk". Another swingin' session from Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams on baritone sax, Philly Joe Jones on drums, Duke Pearson on piano and Lavon Jackson on bass. I recently picked this cd up at Amoeba along with another Donald Byrd cd (Fuego) and they are both winners. Speaking of Amoeba, I have a complaint. Why is the jazz room the darkest room in the store? I mean I can barely read the titles of these cd's when I go there. Oh, I guess that could be my eyes too! HAHA! Anyway, here's one of the many fine cuts from this cd. The one to buy?
Why the Rudy Van Gelder Edition of course.