Jeff Weiss Herbie Hancock performing “I Thought It Was You” at Chelsea College of Arts in London on April 4, 1979. Backed by Alphonse Monzon, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, Bill Summers, Ray Obiedo, and Webster Lewis.
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Jeff Weiss Jeff Weiss Few things more beautiful than watching DMX explain the loyalty of dogs
Jeff Weiss D'Angelo singing "Cruisin" with Smokey Robinson at the 1996 Essence Awards. As introduced by Sinbad and Halle Berry. The greatest moment in American history.
Jeff Weiss Peanut Butter Wolf talking about the making of "Madvillainy" at the Stones Throw house and Madlib's bomb shelter studio.
Jeff Weiss Bootsy Collins explaining the funk
Jeff Weiss Erykah Badu & Jimmy Cliff performing “No Woman No Cry” at One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute (1999)
Jeff Weiss Give or take
Jeff Weiss Marvin Gaye performing “Come Get To This” live in Atlanta, Georgia (1974)
Jeff Weiss Stevie Wonder performing "I Can See the Sun in Late December" on German television program Musikladen (1974)
Jeff Weiss The John Coltrane Quartet performing “Naima” in Comblain-La-Tour, Belgium (1965)
Jeff Weiss Max Roach performing a drum solo on a set of Hollywood Tronic drums, live on the Italian television program Senza Reta (1968)
Jeff Weiss Joe Pass experimenting with the Roland GR-700 guitar synthesizer circa 1984-85
Jeff Weiss Michael McDonald breaking down the backstory of "What a Fool Believes"
Jeff Weiss Elvin Jones trading drum solos with Skeets Marsh during a rendition of “Take The A Train” with Duke Ellington in Milan, Italy (1966)
Jeff Weiss Ray Charles performing live in São Paulo for a Brazilian television special, the day before his 33rd birthday in 1963. Released on DVD in 2004 as “Ô-Genio,” meaning “The Genius” in Portuguese, the special saw Charles backed by The Raelettes and a fifteen-piece band.
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Photos from the release party for A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory," which turns 35 today. DJ'd by Funk Flex at Club El Morocco. A guest list that included Heavy D, KRS-One, LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and more.
Jeff Weiss Pharoah Sanders during the making of “Promises” with Floating Points in Los Angeles (2019). This footage captures the very first moment Sanders ever heard the “Promises” composition, and his first take on the record. It eventually became “Movement 1,” the album’s opening track.
Jeff Weiss Charlie Hunter playing D'Angelo's "The Root," wielding a a custom 8-string bass/guitar combo – the upper 3 strings are bass and the bottom 5 guitar–allowing Hunter to play both parts simultaneously He co-wrote it w/ D’Angelo after jamming together to Jimi Hendrix songs during the “Voodoo” sessions