Another contender was Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, by Stevie Wonder, because last night PBS aired a really excellent live concert performance he gave in October '08 at London's O2 Arena, shortly before Barack Obama's election, and the vibe was strong.
But then I dug back into a couple of records that we spun on last weekend's Choice Sides, checking out some cuts I was planning to play but passed over at the last minute in favor of something else.
One of these records was Herbie Hancock's Man-Child (1975), the final album Herbie did with the Headhunters, which coincidentally featured Stevie guesting on harmonica. In the studio during the show, Obliveon was like, "Is this mine?" Back at the crib, he pulled out his own copy, passed down to him by his granddad Al, who left him an extensive jazz, soul, and funk vinyl collection that he accumulated during his many decades of life in New York City.
As soon as the needle hit the groove, the title went to Herbie in a KO blow. So all hail the lead cut, a fitting New Year's Day soundtrack, the super-funky Hang Up Your Hang Ups. With accompanying amazing video footage of 70s NYC edited from Scorsese's Taxi Driver. And let's heed Herbie's message by resolving to spread love, not hate in 2011!
- Dyn-O-Mite
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