Above: David Axelrod (top); DJ Jus’Me (bottom-right)
Influential composer and producer David Axelrod died (at 83) last week, leaving behind an astounding legacy, including a crucial role in the development of hip-hop via the sampling of many of his works.
Cork cutman Justin O’Donnell, a.k.a DJ Jus’Me, has lovingly assembled a mix for those new to his body of work. He writes:
It’s about 40 minutes worth of classic and massively influential music from the man himself as well as some of his productions for Lou Rawls, David MacCallum, Cannonball Adderly etc. There was a lot more I could have put on here but its a good intro to his music if you’re not familiar. Have a listen… I’m very proud of it.
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Nice! There’s a great collection called “The Edge” too which compiles some of Axelrods greatest productions. His funky orchestral sound was absolutely flawless. The guy was a legend, such a pity he never toured like Morricone or Lalo Schifrin. RIP
I promise to listen later, as Arena did a nice little piece on Axelrod on Feb 7th, podcast here;
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/arena/podcasts/
And by the way, how flipping cool was the guy!? I mean look at that pic. This guy was pretty much given carte blanche to produce his music in preppy old Capital records and he looked like somebody from Goodfellas.
There were no gay sailors in Goodfellas.