Jonathan Toubin is considered the most successful DJ of reet music in the country. His New York Night Train brand stages the Soul Clap & Dance Off that has travelled the country, bringing the reet sound to other towns. Also, Mr. T has a hand in such boss night clubs as 96 Tears and TV Eye. His hustle is boss and we try to attend his shows whenever possible.

During the summer months he hosts the Sunday Soul Scream, a wild happening that takes place on the rooftop of a venue called Our Wicked Lady, located in industrial East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On June 2, this event included performances by Howlin’ Hurd, Harlem Slim and Robert Kimbrough, Sr. Guest DJ was Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus.

Howlin’ Hurd is our buddy Brian Hurd—lead screamer of the great rockin’ blues combo Daddy Long Legs. Here he was joined by a drummer and a stand-up bass player and the trio performed some rockin’ blues wailin’. Fookin’ fantastic!

Harlem Slim did a solo act with his National steel guitar. He literally kicked up quite a noise by banging his foot on the stage to create a boss beat that had attendees boppin’ around. At one point, Brian Hurd joined him on harmonica for some cool blues harp action.

Robert Kimbrough, Sr. is a son of the legendary Mississippi bluesman Junior Kimbrough. The elder Kimbrough worked a style of blues music known as Cotton Patch Soul Blues. It is a rather simplistic style, similar to early John Lee Hooker records, that sets a groove and that groove is worked for the duration of the composition. In the proper setting—such as a small club or juke joint where the band can play all night long—the song can last for ten to twenty minutes, creating a hypnotic beat similar to that of such African musicians as King Sunny Adé, Fela Anikilapo Kuti or the sufi vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Junior Kimbrough’s son, who played in his band, has continued this tradition in the years since his father passed away. On this night, however, Robert Kimbrough, Sr. was restricted by time limits and his songs were abbreviated—but the message came across: this is boss stuff.

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus played some jumpin’ blues and R&B records before and in between the acts. After Robert Kimbrough, Sr.’s set, Jonathan Toubin played some fantastic records for a while. There was a change-over of some sort—perhaps the DJ booth was hooked up to the performance public address system and needed to be switched to the house system, or something—and soon after that was completed, The Boogaloo Omnibus took over for nearly an hour as he played some of his favorite party records. He had a long drive back to Dutchess County that night and had to cut out soon after midnight. However, the dance portion of the show was left in the more than capable hands of Mr. Toubin, who, no doubt, played more of his fantastic records.

Here is a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Sunday Soul Scream:

• Little Sonny–Sonnys Bag (Revilot)
• Frank Frost–My Back Scratcher (Jewel)
• Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys–I Feel Good Little Girl (High Water)
• Lightnin’ Slim–I’m Evil (Excello)
• Johnny Young–Slam Hammer (Arhoolie)
• Lue Cazz–Daddy Long Leg (Art-Tone)
• Billy Emerson–Woodchuck (Chess)
• Singin’ Sammy Ward–Someday Pretty Baby (Tamla)
• Jimmy McCracklin and His Blues Blasters–I Wanna’ Make Love to You (Irma)
• Wynonie Harris–Shake That Thing (King)
• Guitar Red—Just You and I (Checker)
• Buddy Ace–Baby Please Don’t Go (Duke)
• Little Milton–Grits Ain’t Groceries (All Around the World) (Checker)
• Johnny Otis, The Johnny Otis Show–Crazy Country Hop (Captiol)
• Albert Collins–Thaw-Out (Hall)
• Matti Jackson and the Blues Nighthawks Orchestra–I Want to Do It (Duplex)
• Lazy Lester–I’m a Lover Not a Fighter (Excello)
• Louisiana Red–Ride on Red Ride On (Roulette)
• Jimmy McCracklin–The Wobble (Mercury)
• Danny White–The Twitch (Frisco)
• Otis Spann–Walkin’ (Blue Horizon)
• The Ray-O-Vacs–Party Time (Kaiser)
• Muddy Waters–You Need Love (Chess)
• Kaleidoscope–Killing Floor (Epic)
• The James Cotton Blues Band–Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Verve/Forecast)
• Billy Stewart–Summertime (Chess)
• The Rivingtons–Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (Liberty)
• Don Gardner–My Baby Likes to Boogaloo (Tru-Glo-Town)
• Shorty Long–Here Comes the Judge (Soul)
• The Sherwoods–Ice Cream (Kapp)
• Beverly Ann Gibson–Do the Monkey (Jubilee)
• D’Swooner’s–Mickey’s Monkey (Philips; Japan)
• The Knight Brothers–Love (Can’t You Hear Me) (Checker)
• The Mohawks–Mony Mony (Pama; Netherlands)
• The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
• Prince Buster’s All Stars–One Step Beyond (Blue Beat; UK)
• The Wailers–The Jerk (Island; UK)
• Damaso Perez Prado y su Orquesta–Mexico 70 (Orfeon; Mexico)
• Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers–A Kiss to Build a Dream On (RCA Victor)
• Carl Holmes and the Commanders featuring Pervis Herder–Soul Dance No. 3 (Hit Blackjack)
• Sonny Harris and the Soul Reflections–The Vibration (San-El)
• Sugarpie Di Santo–The Whoo Pee (Brunswick)
• James Brown and the Famous Flames–Cold Sweat – Part 1 (King)

None of these records are for sale.