In this episode I celebrate Luv 'n Haight Records, the California funk, jazz & soul reissue label that's celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with a 2-hour mix of some of my favorite music from its catalog.

Long before labels like the Numero Group, Now-Again or Light in the Attic came on the scene, Luv 'n Haight was bringing obscure and wonderful rare groove music to light. My relationship with Luv 'n Haight goes back to the very beginning-- I was working at the Groove Merchant store when its owners launched the Luv 'n Haight label-- and looking back on what Luv 'n Haight has released over the years, I feel proud of them and of my connection to the label.

For this mix, I drew exclusively from material released on Luv 'n Haight and did not touch on anything from its sister labels, Ubiquity and Cu-Bop, although they've put out some great music too. I also limited myself to one selection per artist-- otherwise there would have been more Darondo, more Mighty Ryeders and way more Arthut Verocai! There are plenty of other songs I would have liked to include, but the mix runs kind of long even with this limited track list.

1. Darondo : Didn't I
2. Arthur Verocai : Caboclo
3. Penny Goodwin : Too Soon You're Old
4. Weldon Irvine : Turkish Bath
5. PI-R Square : Fantasy
6. Leon Spencer : Where I'm Coming From
7. Sons and Daughters of Lite : Darkuman Junction
8. Mike James Kirkland : Hang On In There
9. J.R. Bailey : Just Me 'n You
10. Twilight : You Know It's Me
11. The Mighty Ryeders : Lovely
12. Eugene Blacknell : We Know We Got to Live Together
13. Courtial : Losing You
14. HP Riot : I Have Changed
15. The Pharaohs : Freedom Road
16. Project Soul : Ebony
17. George Freeman : The Bump
18. The Vibrettes : Humpty Dump
19. Dee Edwards : Why Can't There Be Love
20. The Organization : Smokey Feeling
21. Onyx : Break It Loose
22. Cal Tjader : Mambero
23. Har You Percussion Group : Welcome to the Party
24. Joe McPhee : Shakey Jake
25. Warm Excursion : Hung Up
26. Carl "Sherlock" Holmes : Black Bag
27. The Propositions : Bad Seed
28. Marva Josie : He Does It Better
29. Harry Whitaker : Black Renaissance
30. Sugar Pie DeSanto : Git Back
31. Linda Lyndell : What a Man
32. The Turner Bros. : Sweetest Thing in the World
33. Gary Bartz Ntu Troop: Celestial Blues
34. 24-Carat Black : Food Stamps
35. Rufus Harley : Malik
36. Leroy & the Drivers : Sad Chicken
37. Robert Jay : Alcohol
38. Johnny Talbot & De Thangs : Pickin' Cotton
39. Roy Porter : Party Time
40. Ricardo Marrero : Bablonia (Take Two)
41. Wisdom : Nefertiti
42. James Mason : Sweet Power Your Embrace
43. Burning Desire : Why She Had to Go
44. Rokk : Patience

For more information on Luv 'n Haight, visit them here: http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/ubiquity-story.html

To hear a slightly different version of this podcast as it originally aired on AllDayPlay.fm with a spoken introduction from me, visit here: http://www.alldayplay.fm/episodes/episode-22-luv-n-haight