Correction: the trumpet on “Playa Playa” is by Roy Hargrove, not Ray. Also, I said that the song samples “Players Balling” by the Ohio Players, but it really interpolates it.
Music in this episode:
D’Angelo - “Brown Sugar” (1995)
A Tribe Called Quest - “Buggin’ Out” (1991)
J Dilla - “Kamaal” (2003)
D’Angelo - “Playa Playa” (2000)
Jimi Hendrix - “Foxy Lady” (1967)
D’Angelo - “The Root” (2000)
Charlie Hunter Trio - “Bullethead” (1995)
D’Angelo and The Vanguard - “Really Love” (2014)
Cannonball Adderley - “Autumn Leaves” (1958)
References
Dan Charnas, Dilla Time
Loren Kajikawa, “D’Angelo’s Voodoo Technology: African Cultural Memory and the Ritual of Popular Music Consumption”
Charlie Hunter Breaks Down His Most Iconic Guitar Parts:
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