Chippenham & Beyond music

The legendary soul singer and arranger/composer Isaac Hayes passed away this month. This is BendingCorners tribute to the more jazzy groove side of his repertoire, including the full 19 minutes of 'Do Your Thing'! 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/hayes/

The master jazz producer Teo Macero passed away in early 2008. This is BendingCorners' tribute to his brilliant productions. Presented in order of release, is one song from each of the ledgendary Jazz Masterpieces that Teo produced during his tenure at Columbia Records. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/teo/

Spurred by the recent release of "Miles From India", BendingCorners explores some of the original material that inspired Bob Belden in the first place. BC has been waiting for an excuse to do a full Miles set, and this seemed like the perfect time to do so. Presented here are some of the trippier sides of Miles' Eastern inspired tunes from the early-70's. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/miles/

Its trumpet time again at BendingCorners. This is the second of a two part series, and this time around we focus on modern day trumpeters with some of BC's favorite players from the 90's thru today. Like the classic first set, we again highlight the more progressive side of the trumpet spectrum. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/horninround/

Another set inspired by luminary labels. This time around we explore the dub side of the groove, as pioneered by Channel One and Studio One. Spanning 4 decades of jazzy-dub, the set starts off in a traditional 70's style dub and gets more progressive with each selection. Smoke out and dub down. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bendingdubs/

Inspired by such luminary labels as Ninja Tune, bbe, and Stones Throw, this set explores the beat side of jazz-n-groove. Perfect for those late night dope headz sessions, this is beat heavy and groove wise. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bbeats/

Its time again for BendingCorner's annual trip down the cosmic jazzways. Like previous years, this set travels amoung the celestial bodies of the kozmigroov elite as well as the cosmic underground. From well-known to unknown we set the needle on the space groove and expand to beyond. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/celestial/

A celebration of women bending their corners. Yes, this is a spotlight on female groovers, but its so much more... These are more than just females singing in a male band. These are tunes where the woman is front and center as the leader, the creator, the artist, the name-sake. And, though there are a number of the typical names you'll find on a "women of" collection, this set showcases the groovie bent side of the available material. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/femme/

Jazz fusion legend Josef Zawinul passed away on September 11th and this is BendingCorners' homage to his genre-defining and category-bending music. The tunes presented here date from 1967 to 1975 and span Joe's three main groups: Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and Weather Report. All songs were composed by Joe and feature Joe on a range of keyboards. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/zawinderful/

Its trumpet time at BendingCorners! This first of a two volumn series showcases some of BC's favorite trumpet players from the sixties and seventies. As per usual, we highlight the more "bent" side of the trumpet spectrum. These guys are smokin' hot! 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/horninround/

Rummaging through the archives, we pullout a modern jazz groove set spun live, in the field, and on the fly. This is the second half of a two part set in which BendingCorners provided the musical atmosphere for an architectural art show. Where as part one focused on classic architectural atmospheres, this set shines light on the more modern scene. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/architecture/

Got an infant or toddler and are tired of cheesy new age baby lullaibies? Get hip, and try out this mix on your little one. In celebration of BC's newest edition to the family, Myles Stanton, this is the first in a new series of "BabyCorners" sets that are specifically designed for children, and their musically discerning parents. The music here was carefully choosen to soothe, chill, and hush your child (and/or you) into a pleasant bliss. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/hush/