While you might think that the Gene Dudley Group is, you know, a group, it’s actually the work of one man. U.K. multi-instrumentalist did damn near everything on his fantastic debut album, Saturday Shifting. From the saxophone to the bass and everything in between, the only music he didn’t record himself came from two close friends who handled a pair of solos. Otherwise, you’re essentially hearing the jazz-funk stylings of a one-man band who, hopefully, will gain your affection after you’re done reading this.
Gene Dudley whipped up the latest Potholes Podcast with what he calls The Sixty Minute Selection. It’s an hour’s worth of some of his favorite tunes from the likes of Fela Kuti, J Dilla, and Bob Marley, among many others. Here’s what the man behind the music had to say about the mix:
“The Gene Dudley Group’s Sixty Minute Selection is squished together with sounds and songs that are currently influencing what I do. Good production and good melodies are what get me excited about music, and this mix features plenty of both. Tasty cuts from The Love Unlimited Orchestra, King Tubby, Fela Kuti, to Perry Como, Chet Baker and Count Lasher. Pick an hour and let this be the soundtrack…”
You can hear the mix and view its track listing below. You can buy his album on Amazon.
Track list:
1. The Love Unlimited Orchestra – Bayou
2. The Fascinations – Girls Are Out To Get You
3. J Dilla – Love Jones
4. Perry Como – Glendora
5. King Tubby – Fatter Dub
6. Mighty Dougla – Teacher Teacher
7. Chet Baker – Do It The Hard Way
8. Kilma Hawaiins – Hawaiins Oorlogslied
9. Fela Kuti – Monkey Banana
10. James Brown – Can’t Be The Same
11. Vin Gordon – Fullness
12. Les Paul – Magic Melody
13. James Brown – The Drunk
14. Yesterday’s New Quintet – Papa
15. Bob Marley – My Cup
16. Robert Mitchum – Matilda, Matilda
17. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – How Long Do I Have To Wait?
18. Andy Williams – House Of Bamboo
19. Count Lasher & Williams With Lynn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band – Bam Bam
20. Susan Cadogan – Hurts So Good