Podcast Episode 5 - Tribe's Vibes

After last week's blog post on Midnight Marauders, we (the royal we - meaning I) wanted to keep focus on A Tribe Called Quest; instead of highlighting favorite songs, the focus is instead on originals sampled by the hip-hop trio [excluding Jarobi].

I primarily stayed with samples from the ATCQ holy trinity: 1990's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, 1991's The Low End Theory and the previously mentioned Midnight Marauders album from 1993. I also threw in a few joints that fall in the Tribe sphere (either produced by or a cameo from a group member).

While most of the podcast is jazz (Grover Washington, Roy Ayers, Dianne Reeves, etc) we also include some funk and soul.

Enjoy. Podcast listing after the bounce.

1. "Aquarius" - Cal Tjader (Midnight Marauders Interlude)
2. "Fourty Days" - Billy Brooks ("Luck of Lucien")
3. "Baby, This Love I Have" - Minnie Riperton ("Check The Rhyme")
4. "Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)" - Earth Wind & Fire ("Mr. Muhammad")
5. "I'll Always Love My Mama" - The Intruders (Raphael Saaqid's "Get Involved")
6. "Gentle Smiles (Butter)" - Gary Bartz ("Butter")
7. "Daylight (Bonita Applebaum)" - Ramp ("Bonita Applebum")
8. "Mystic Brew" - Ronnie Foster ("Electric Relaxation")
9. "Loran's Dance" - Grover Washington Jr. ("Push It Along")
10. "Jagger The Dagger" - Eugene McDaniels (People's Instinctive Interlude)
11. "(Not Just) Knee Deep" - Funkadelic (De La Soul's "Me, Myself, and I")
12. "Smilin' Billy Suite" - Heath Brothers (Nas' "One Love")
13. "Down Here On The Ground" - Grant Green & Dianne Reeves ("Vibes and Stuff")
14. "Beddie-Biey" - Steve Arrington ("The Chase, Pt II")