A Spring Time Music Mix Tape
Announcer
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Wes Knight
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Niles
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Good morning and welcome.
Bijon
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You're listening to B-Side Morning Through with Beej and Niles. Hot coffee, cool chatting, chilling on the corner of Lifestyle Ave and Music Street on
Niles
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91.5 KUNV Jazz and More.
Chipmunk Voice
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Okay, okay. All right. Be the everybody loves Beej on thing that you do. All right, we're moving and grooving here. It's springtime, spring is upon us. Welcome, my brother.
Chipmunk Voice
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Welcome, good morning. Yeah, it's a pleasure to uh to be with you as always It's great to see you man likewise likewise. Let's start with our sip of coffee You know we uh springtime is here, and I think there's a song in that somewhere, but
Bijon
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That's not what we're gonna be talking about today. Not that song anyway. We're talking about our songs You know we figured we'd give the listeners, some new, some old, but if there are some new listeners out there, we wanted to kind of give a spring reboot, refresh to hip you to the music that Niles and I have been putting together with Jazz Republic as well as our own projects.
Niles
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We felt it was time, don't you think my brother? I think so. I mean for those for those of our new radio listeners that may not have gone to our shows at Smith Center or been privy to what we've been doing over the last few years and including the albums we put out and all the concerts, now's the time to introduce our lovely radio audience to what we do musically. And since we have a lot of
Bijon
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stuff cooking, the both of us on our own and then when we come together, you know, we have a show coming up later in the year that we'll definitely keep you posted on. But Niles and I definitely have our own projects that we're really working hard on and getting
Niles
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in the studio. I'm not married to you. I'm not married to you.
Bijon
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It's okay. We can be apart. You know, what do they say? Absence makes the heart grow fonder. You know, I think, you know, it just, you know, it just makes it that much more exceptionally fun when we get together.
Bijon
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And I think it's important, maybe not in a marriage to separate and then come back, but in a musical, we have open relationships. Indeed. It works. It works. Wow. So we thought we'd share that with you. As always, the creative process is fluid, and we're constantly evolving and constantly doing different things. So it's nice to take a step back and reflect upon what we have done and also prepare for what we have coming up. How should we start this off?
Niles
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Let's get into – no, no, I was going to say, stop your yacking and let's go into this. Let's let the people hear the music.
Bijon
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I was about to.
Niles
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Yeah, I mean, I would say we start off with the tune. The last recording while we were all in the studio together was a year, year and a half ago now?
Bijon
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Well, I don't know. It was close to a year ago.
Niles
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Yeah, we're working on our second album. This was going to be on that second album. And then ultimately, I decided to, for now, put my half of the songs on ice or just kind of shelved them for a bit and I just thought you should put your stuff out on the on the EP because it was just so slamming it You know, so I think you should play. I mean, I'd love to hear strut off that EP, but you tell me yeah
Bijon
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I mean, that's awesome. I mean strut I'm a trumpet player those of you know, or don't know and a lot of my influences come from like Tower of Power and some of the old R&B horn bands, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cameo, Michael Jackson, those types of things. And so I've always been a fan of that, the horn section, horn band type thing. And I decided to write a tune that kind of reflects those influences.
Bijon
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And this is a tune entitled Strut.
Niles
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You're listening to it here on B-Side Morning Brew with B.J. Niles on 91.5 KUNV, jazz and
Niles
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more.
Niles
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91.5 KUNV, jazz and more. so Oh, yeah so so so
Niles
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the the the so so
Niles
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so This is how we do it. That is such a slamming. I'm sorry, man. That's a slamming tune. You know, man, those horns sound great, man.
Niles
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That was you face, which is Tom Lure on. What sax was he playing?
Niles
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Was that he was playing tenor tenor and
Niles
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Skits Sam skits lemus was was also playing was he on what was he wasn't playing tenor though on that he was playing alto saxophone Yep, yep slamming horns man a band slamming our band slamming. What are you gonna? Do what are you gonna? Do? What are you gonna? Do you gotta do it? Yeah, I mean that would you know to to let the people know I mean that was a great recording session our boy Rob Katz at his recording studio beautiful recording studio out by the
Niles
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Airport there, and he's just works his magic man. He's so good at what he does you know so blessed to have him
Bijon
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This is the real deal
Niles
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Yeah, man, well let's check out one of your tunes now
Bijon
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I mean all our influences come from different places right so yeah and over the course of the years that we've had Jazz Republic and our own groups, you know, Nas makes fun of some of the, my influences and where they come from. Sometimes it can come from some interesting retail shopping areas. Or from a stint in the hospital. It doesn't matter where it comes from as long as we pull from it and put some good music down. But tell us a little about this next tune that
Niles
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you're influenced. Well, man, you know, again, growing up around Motown, ultimately, the jazz stuff was always behind there. But who really my biggest inspiration and hero musically is Sting. I mean, just since the police, that's why I started playing music when I was a kid. Even though I was hyper aware of jazz and what was going on, it just, at that time in my life, that wasn't my thing. Until Sting left the police and then brought in all those cats, Bradford Marsalis, Omar
Niles
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Hakim, all those guys, Daryl Jones on bass, you know, was integrating hints of jazz. You know, I mean, he always says it's not jazz and it isn't jazz. Those that might be the jazz police, yes, we know Sting's first solo record is not jazz. However, there's jazz integration. And that's the thing. That album for me is what was kind of the floodgates that opened up for me in terms of, okay, let me go back and listen with a different ear and try to be a better musician, even, maybe even a more
Niles
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technical musician. Sting has always been my inspiration. That's what led me, like you, it's like my tastes go everywhere from Simply Red to Sting to Bauhaus, which is goth punk rock. I mean, you know, it's all that. But so this, this tune, though, that we recorded on our first album together, back at the Palms recording studio, right before the lockdown, right before the pandemic, and we had to put it on ice during that time, like most everybody did, obviously. This song, it was inspired by I was walking in downtown Fremont area one night and
Niles
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And just getting ready to cross the street something just hit me I just looking at the people and it seemed lonely without further ado without going too deep into it
Niles
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This song is called wait to cross 4th Street
Bijon
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You're listening to B-side morning brew with Bees and Niles on 91.5 K UNV jazz and more
Niles
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Waiting to cross the bottom of the stream
Niles
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It's a cold and lonely night As I wander through the back streets of my mind Mistress Moon will be my guide Hands in my jacket, I'm standing at the light I'll wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street
Niles
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I'll wait to cross Fall I'll wait to cross Fulton Street I wait to cross Fulton Street I wait to cross Fulton How cold her heart tonight Am I a stranger?
Niles
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Become a stranger in her eyes I miss your scent and loving charms All the flowers of love are wilting in my arms While I wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street
Niles
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Wait to cross Fall Wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall Street Wait to cross Fall I woke up in the morning
Niles
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Found my life's been rearranged Where did everything go wrong? When did everything start to change? Who's the stranger in the mirror? I don't recognize my face The message getting clearer
Niles
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My life's become a strange?? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, so So
Niles
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I run, standing still Now I'm standing at the corner of love's cold and bitter chill I can't wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross Fall I can't wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross Fall Street, wait to cross 4th
Niles
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Welcome back, you're listening to B-Side Morning Brew with Beej and Niles
Niles
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here on 91.5 K&V Jazz and More and that song was called Wait to Cross 4th Street off our first record which was called um... A Crossover Thang. It's a crossover thing. Yeah, man, everybody's playing on this. It's so slamming. Again, we went in and did a nine-song record in one day.
Niles
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We played those songs live, and everybody just went off, and the energy was just staying on that same album.
Niles
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Do you want to shut it down a little bit?
Bijon
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Yeah, let's revisit another tune off that album. Once again, our influence has come from so many different places. this tune, one of mine, was influenced by
Niles
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my daughter Vivienne, who is now 12, about to be 13, going into seventh grade. What's so funny is I remember the day you called me when after she was born. It was like
Bijon
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within a few days and like, yeah, man I want to share a cigar. I'll never forget that call actually. Yeah, yeah, pretty
Bijon
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Yes.
Niles
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You in Orange County.
Announcer
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Living down there in SoCal.
Niles
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Okay.
Bijon
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No, it was a great time to be alive.
Niles
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Sorry.
Niles
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Yeah.
Niles
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Great time to be alive.
Bijon
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No, we were both living out there and, you know, we're just celebrating. You know, you watch your daughter grow up. Anyone of our listeners who have children out there, you understand where I'm coming from. So this tune is entitled Vivienne. So this tune is entitled Vivienne.
Niles
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Oh?? so so Oh,
Niles
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??? Oh, so Welcome back. You're listening to B-Side Morning Brew with B. Jean Niles here on 91.5 KUNV
Niles
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Jazz and More. Man, that song is, in terms of what you've written, that is my favorite of yours, actually.
Bijon
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That's one of our hits. That's one of our pieces that we pretty much play at most of our shows.
Niles
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That song live is just so incredible. And as the date draws near, but we will be playing Smith Center again on September 10th this year. So we're gonna have a very, very special show. But to bookend this,
Niles
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I believe this was the last song on the album in fact, so me being a huge fan of Miles Davis, there was a time in my writings and I at the time I was doing what I called organic sampling, which is basically taking a section, a main section or the hook of a particular song of a famous artist and then I would rewrite a song completely around it. Well and original lyrics as well. I mean
Bijon
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yeah original lyrics. There's no lyrics. It's an instrumental tune. So you definitely made it your own or put your own spin on with the with your great lyrics that you write.
Niles
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So this song is called we call this love. So what? And all the tasty flavors of her love, they begin to draw me in, her deadly sin Your amorous flower blooms, seduce me with your smile, I'm lost in you Her red wine lips, and her perfume kiss Her rose wine, the room for the night, black lingerie on a bed of delight
Niles
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Red light hour
Niles
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Red light craze Red light car one night Masquerade Red light love Red light flame
Niles
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Red light call lipstick Serenade
Niles
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Serenade Rocking that mist within your red dress Dance slowly, you begin to undress Sweet marionette of love You're pulling all the strings with your silken glove Raven hair and hypnotic stare
Niles
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Rose wine, room for the night Black lingerie, bed of delight Red light hour, red light craze Red light car, one night masquerade red light love
Niles
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red light flame
Niles
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red light call lipstick serenade yeah we call this love
Niles
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the the the?? Red light hour, red light craze, red light car one night masquerade, red light love,
Niles
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red light flame, red light car lipstick and serenade.
Bijon
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That was fun man to take a look back. I enjoy that sometimes. Retrospective is good. I think we also kind of gave you a nice little mix tape. And we're looking forward to seeing you all live at a show and please come up and say hello to us. We'd like to also thank 91.5 KUNV as well as High Note Roasters. Without coffee, we are nothing.
Niles
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Good morning, everyone. Enjoy your Sunday.
Bijon
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You've been listening to B-Side Morning Brew with Bij and Niles, chillin' on the corner You've been listening to B-Side Morning Brew with Bij and Niles, chillin' on the corner
Niles
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of Lifestyle Ave and Music Street on 91.5 KUNV Jazz and More.
