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Dusky slow burn lane / late night grinPlaylist noteAug 7, 202611:07 PMOpen set

Easy is the thesis, and Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Easy
The Commodores
Commodores · 1977 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Tonight (with David Bowie) · full
Lineup note
Easy into Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Commodores · 1977

Hearing it against Commodores matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Easy by The Commodores off Commodores (1977) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With The Commodores, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

The CommodoresMiles DavisTina TurnerSoul, Funk, R&BJazzSouldusky slow burn lane / late-night grinsunsetlate-night grinSoul, Funk, R&B
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3 stored song notes
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Easy
The Commodores
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Commodores matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Easy by The Commodores off Commodores (1977) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With The Commodores, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

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Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) cools the temperature after Easy by The Commodores off Commodores (1977) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the set needs lift, conversation between parts, and something that can move without turning blunt. It leaves Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 1] (2009) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) works when the set needs collective motion and color instead of blunt force. Miles Davis makes the most sense here as an ensemble proposition: the interest is in how the parts talk to each other, not just one lead line. This one earns its space through moving parts: sections shifting roles, rhythm pushing from underneath, and an arrangement that keeps relocating the center.

Listen for

Listen for how the lead line, horns or keys, and the rhythm section keep trading weight instead of sitting in fixed roles. Notice how it hands the weight to Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 1] (2009) instead of crowding the next move.

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Tonight (with David Bowie)
Tina Turner
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Why it fits

Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 1] (2009) stays related to Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) through soul, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts.

Track context

Hearing it against The Platinum Collection [Disc 1] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 1] (2009) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Tina Turner, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024). Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) cools the temperature after Easy by The Commodores off Commodores (1977) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "a warm 1980s synth-pop turn".