T.S. Elliot once wrote, “April is the cruelest month…” Here at the Boogaloo Bag we beg to differ. To us, April is the coolest month! For four April Sundays in a row, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was asked to DJ the Funky Brunch with (or once, without) DJ Pete Pop at the elegant Mama Roux in downtown Newburgh.

The DJ Pete Pop action actually started on the Saturday the 22nd when he brought his Do the 45 dance party to the Daddy Long Legs after-show event at The Colony in Woodstock. Daddy Long Legs is quite possibly the finest blues wailin’ band in the land. The group’s show at The Colony was amazing; it’s raucous act and showmanship had folks screamin’ and shoutin’ the entire time. Formerly a trio, the band has recently added a piano player and he added quite a bit of boss noise to Daddy Long Legs’ boss beat. The group has a brand new boss album out and The Boogaloo Bag writers insist that all its boss readers go out and purchase a copy right now! After the gig, DJ Pete Pop played some of his most exciting records and had folks dancing for about two hours before the joint closed up.

The next day was April 23rd, a Sunday—Funky Brunch day. Pete had some family commitments and was unable to DJ the whole event, so Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was called in to pinch hit for him. The Phast One swung for the fences, as you can readily tell by checking out the list of records he played below…

• Cal Tjader Quintet–Wachi Wara (Fantasy)
• Roland Alphonso–El Pussy Cat (Island; UK)
• Byron Lee and the Ska Kings–Watermelon Man Ska (Atlantic)
• Les McCann–All (Limelight)
• Bud Powell–Un Poco Loco (Blue Note; Japan)
• Casey Jones–Good Thing (Part 1) (Ron)
• Barry Jones–Let’s Do the Funky Boogaloo – Part I (Dial)
• Jesse James–Don’t Fight It (Uni)
• Boogaloo Joe Jones–I Feel the Earth Move (Prestige)
• Eli Paperboy Reed–Do It Again (Fine Wine)
• Ike and Tina Turner–The Hunter (Blue Thumb)
• Bill Withers–Better Off Dead (Sussex)
• La Sonora Matancera; canta: Celia Cruz–Ven Bernabe [from EP Leurs Grands Succés Vol. 17] (Seeco/Disques Vogue; France)
• Joe Liggins and His Orchestra–They Were Doin’ the Mambo (Mercury)
• Fats Domino–Land of 1000 Dances (ABC-Paramount/Vega; France)
• Lee Diamond–It Won’t Be Me (Minit)
• The Jelly Beans–You Don’t Mean Me No Good (Pye; France)
• Frankie Vance–Do You Hear Me Baby? (Revue)
• Sammy Ward–You’ve Got to Change (Soul)
• Carolyn Crawford–I’ll Come Running (Motown)
• The Velvelettes–He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ (V.I.P.)
• The Blossoms–Shockwave (Lion)
• Variations–Sayin It Doin It (Lion)
• Johnny Griffith accompanied by Billy Sha-Rae’s Band–Do It (Triple ÒBÓ)
• Hal Hardy–Tears of Joy (DeLuxe)
• Billy Wade–I Can’t Help it Baby (ABC)
• Willie Mitchell–The Champion Part 1 (London; UK)
• Conjunto Africa–Pepe Tuercas (Perless; Mexico)
• [no artist listed]–North Shore Mambo (Hoctor)
• Ray Rivera Orchestra–Hard Hats (M-G-M)
• The Temptations–Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down (Gordy)
• [no artist listed]–Grand Central Shuttle (Hoctor)
• Black Heat–The Jungle – Pt. I (Atlantic)
• Freda Harris–My Body Wants Your Body (Ace)
• Robert Parker–Get Ta Steppin’ (Island)
• Eric Donaldson–Cherry Oh Baby (Jaguar; Jamaica)
• The Killer Joe Orchestra–The Jerk (Atlantic; Germany)
• Nappy Brown–Coal Miner (Savoy)
• the Double Six–One Mint Julep (Philips)
• Panama Francis Blues Band–Tough Talk (20th Century-Fox)
• Bobby Scott–Moanin’ (Mercury)
• Marlena Shaw–Let’s Wade in the Water (Cadet)
• The Orlons–Not Me (Cameo)
• Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Take Me Back to New Orleans (Legrand)
• The Apollas–Seven Days (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts)
• Smokey Robinson & the Miracles–Come Spy With Me (Tamla)
• Upsetters–Dollar in the Teeth (Upsetter; UK)
• Jackie Mittoo–Freak Out (Coxsone; Jamaica)
• Frank Howard & the Continentals–Do What You Wanna Do (Part I) (DeLuxe)
• Murray McKay–Don’t Let the Pusher Push You (Message)
• McKinley Sandifer–Get Up If You Want to Be Somebody (U.S.A.)
• Don Covay–Everything I Do Goin’ Be Funky (Atlantic)
• The Johnny Otis Show–Keep the Faith – Part 2 (Eldo)
• Johnnie Taylor–Take Care of Your Homework (Stax)
• Ann Peebles–Come to Mama (Hi)
• Stan Getz–Balanco No Samba (Street Dance) (Verve)
• Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited–Phantom Rider (Sheep; Switzerland)
• Stevie Wonder–Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day (Tamla)
• The Revlons–Ya Ya (Parkway)
• Leon Austin–Turn Me Loose (King)
• Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston–It Takes Two (Tamla)
• Tony Owens–This Heart Can’t Take No More (Soul Sound)
• Stan Kenton and His Orchestra–007 (Capitol)
• Bigger Sam–I’m Ready for Love (20th Century-Fox)
• Ahmad Jamal’s Three Strings–Rica Pulpa (OKeh)
• Red Rodney Sextet; Bobby Savitt on tenor sax–Red’s Mambo (OKeh)

None of these records are for sale.