There was a meme going around in which you’d post ten MP3s that you were listening to a lot lately, regardless of genre. I was going to do it… two weeks ago.

List ten songs that you are currently digging … it doesn’t matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they’re no good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the ten songs in your blog. Then tag five other people to see what they’re listening to.

Here’s what I came up with tonight. In no particular order. This is just some what I’ve been spinnin’ lately. I’m not going to tag anyone ’cause I wasn’t tagged myself.

• Wait Til You See Him (De-Phazz Remix)
  Ella Fitzgerald
  Verve Remixed
  JAZZ/AMBIENT – This track is just plain gorgeous. And the remix is lush, just like I like it.
• Northstar Robert Fripp feat. Daryl Hall Exposure
  ROCK – This track is off of Robert Fripp’s obscure and weird solo (i.e., non-King Crimson) album Exposure, which I used to own on vinyl. I love this chart for Fripp’s layered, textured guitar tracks and Hall’s killer vocal. Kinda reminds me of Abbey Road.
• I Can’t Give You Anything But LoveElla Fitzgerald At Newport
  JAZZ/SWING – Ella impersonates Pops. This is a stunning virtuoso jazz voice performance by a superlative artist at the absolute very very tip-top of her form. Plus it’s funny.
• Skylark George Benson & the Basie Band Big Boss Band
  BIG BAND/SWING – I love Skylark – it’s one of my favorite real book charts ever – and I love this rendition particularly because the horn arrangements are so incredibly lush. And the swing is so wide you could drive a truck through it.
• Still In Love Ben Folds feat. William Shatner Fear of Pop: Vol. 1
  POP – This song is for men everywhere who are sick of being shredded to pieces by psycho bitches from hell. It should be the masculinists’ anthem. Yes, Shatner’s on it, but he nails it.
• Liar Todd Rundgren Liars
  ROCK – In which TRi tells leaders of both sides of the conflict (the ones who send young men off to die) to go fuck themselves with a rusty wire brush. (‘And you send them to their deaths / with your every lying breath’.)
• Drawing Curtains Buck 65 Secret House Against the World
  RAP – This smooth, clever track is just plain sexy-dirty. I love it. Plus the French accent, OMG.
• You’re Still a Young Man Tower of Power Live and in Living Color
  JAZZ FUSION – Tower at its peak. Hot, hot, hot. Listen to those lip-splitting lead trumpet lines! This band swings like a BIG dog.
• Pass The Peas Prince feat. Maceo Parker Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas
  JAZZ FUNK – This track is off of the Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD. This groove is so deep in the pocket it’s got lint up its nose. Go buy this DVD, I’m so serious.
• Next Lifetime Erykah Badu Baduizm
  R&B – I saw her perform this chart as a guest on Chappelle Show and had to have this album because I was intrigued by the depth of groove achieved with such restraint. Oh, and plus: her hair. It fascinates me.

I’ll upload and link to the actual MP3s tomorrow so you can check them out. I’ll also link to the albums so you can buy them. You should be able to play these files in iTunes or Winamp. If you have problems, change the extension from m4a to mp4.

(I just noticed that Skylark and You’re Still A Young Man are encoded. Also, I can’t find In Love on my external hard drive. I’ll add those links tomorrow.)