We at the Casual Artscast believe in disseminating and encouraging quality American music. Lord knows the radio waves are filled with garbage, a situation which is many times worse out here in Europe. American musical/cultural exports have long been a source of shame for us and probably most Americans, and although we don't see this changing anytime soon, we find some solace in knowing that much of American music is just plain good.

 

If any tunes from the show particularly strike you, follow up on it and go out to your local library or music store and pick up an album from that artist. We'd also be happy to give recommendations on specific albums from each of the musicians we feature on our show, so don't hesitate to contact us: artscast@casualarts.net.


The Casual Artscast Music Playlists

 

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Jimmy McGriff – “Bug Out”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Steppin' It Up”
Masta Ace – “Take a Walk”
Jimmy McGriff – “Groove Fly”

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The Roots – “The Next Movement”
Bud Powell – “John's Abbey”
Mos Def – “Habitat”

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The J.B.’s – “You Can Have Watergate But Gimme Some Bucks and I’ll Be Straight”
The Skatallites – “Eastern Standard Time”
Beck – “The Land Beyond”
The J.B.’s – “Hot Pants Road”

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Tom Waits – “Frank's Wild Years”
Tom Waits – “Hang On St. Christopher”
James Brown – “The Big Payback”
Tom Waits – “Tango ‘Till They’re Sore”


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Medeski, Martin & Wood – “Shacklyn Knights”
Beck – “Go It Alone”
Binary Star – “Slang Blade”
Medeski, Martin & Wood – “Henduck”

 

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Common – “Cold Blooded”
Mississippi John Hurt – “Coffee Blues”
Incredible Jimmy Smith – “Sunny Side of the Street”
Common – “Doin’ It”



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Cannonball Adderly – “Autumn Leaves”
Johann Sebastian Bach (Glenn Gould) – “Toccata”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Freestyle Joint”

 

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Bill Monroe – “Roanoke”
“The Dueling Banjos”
Bill Monroe – “Goodbye Old Pal”

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Herbie Hanckock – “Hang Up Your Hang-ups”
Soulive – “Steppin’”
Jack McDuff – “Hunk-O-Funk"

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Talib Kweli – “Africa Dream”
Blind Boy Fuller – “Cryin' Shame Blues”
Gil Scott Heron – “Message to the Messengers”
Talib Kweli feat. De La Soul – “Soul Rebels”

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Curtis Mayfield –“If There's a Hell Below, We're all Gonna Go”
Grant Green – “Work Song”
Wes Montgomery – “In Your Own Sweet Way”
Curtis Mayfield – “Check Out Your Mind”

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Robert Johnson – “Come on in my Kitchen”
John Lee Hooker – “Worried Life Blues”
Chuck Berry – “Worried Life Blues”
Jimmie Rodgers – “Pistol-Packin' Papa”

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The Bad Plus – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
John Coltrane – “Summertime”
Franz Schubert – “Die Forelle (The Trout)”
Medeski, Martin, and Wood – “Queen Bee” (album version)
Medeski, Martin, and Wood – “Queen Bee” (live version)

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Dead Prez – “Hip Hop”
The Meters – “Chicken Strut”
Dead Prez – “Fuck the Police”

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Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – “Hikky Burr”
Skip James – “Bad Whiskey”
Skip James – “Devil Got My Woman”
Quincy Jones – “Hikky Burr”

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Grant Green – “’Round About Midnight”
Mos Def – “Love”
Erykah Badu – “Back in the Day”

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The J.B.’s – “If You Don’t Get It the First Time Back Up and Try It Again, Party”
Wu-Tang Clan – “Shame on a Nigga”
Clifton Chenier – “Zydeco et Pas Sale”
The J.B.’s – “All Aboard the Soul Funky Train”

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Doc Watson – “Doc’s Guitar”
Doc Watson – “Walking Boss”
Leo Kotke – “My Feet Are Smiling”
Bill Monroe – “On and On”
Bill Monroe – “Live and Let Live”
Doc Watson – “Rose of Old Kentucky”

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Outkast (with Slick Rick) – “Street Talkin'”
The J.B.'s – “Keep On Bumpin' Before You Give Out of Gas”
The Roots & Cody Chesnutt – “The Seed (2.0)”
Outkast – “Church”

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Charles Mingus – “Moanin'”
Mississippi John Hurt – “Buck Dance”
Mississippi John Hurt – “Lonesome is I”
Charles Mingus – “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”

 

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Lightnin' Hopkins - "Bring Me My Shotgun"
People Under the Stairs - "Mid-City Fiesta"
Common (feat. Kanye West) - "The Food"
Lightnin' Hopkins - "Walk a Long Time"

 

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A Tribe Calleed Quest – “Oh My God”
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Live in Saratoga, NY
A Tribe Called Quest – “Steve Biko (Stir It Up)”

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The Meters – “Live Wire”
The Village Callers
– “Hector”
– “Gangsta Boogie”
Black Star
– “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
The Meters
– “Britches”
The Meters
– “Sissy Strut”
De la Soul
– “
Curtis Mayfield
– “Move on Up”
24 Carrot Black
– “Food Stamps”
– “St. Louis Boogie”
The Meters
– “Tippi-Toes”

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Beck – “Motorcade”
Digable Planets – “Highing Fly
Rasputin Stash – “Mr. Cool”
Pharcyde– “Runnin’”
Beck – “Think I’m in Love”


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