This Twenty-sixth of September, 2008

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• Nina Simone; Blues for Mama (3:56) from Nina Simone Sings the Blues
• Morphine; You Look Like Rain (3:39) from Good
• Cannonball Adderley; Au Privave [Alternate Take] (4:25) from Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners
• The Souljazz Orchestra; Insurrection (3:40) from Freedom No Go Die
• Meatloaf; Paradise By The Dashboard Light (8:28) from Bat out of Hell
• Mel Tormé; Midnight Swinger (2:10) from Ultra Lounge, Volume 18
• The Format; Dog Problems (4:11) from Dog Problems
• Hayden; Stem (2:12) from Live At Convocation Hall
• The White Stripes; Truth Doesn't Make A Noise (3:15) from De Stijl
• Grant Green; Wives And Lovers (9:01) from Solid
• Funkadelic; Wake Up (6:30) from America Eats Its Young
• Tegan & Sara; Are You Ten Years Ago (3:18) from The Con
• Phoenix; Courtesy Laughs (3:15) from It's Never Been Like That
• Phil Woods; Greek Cooking (3:12) from Greek Cooking
• Anita O'Day; Love Me or Leave Me (2:34) from Verve: The Diva Series
• James Brown; Hell (5:08) from Hell
• James Brown; What The World Needs Now Is Love (4:15) from The Godfather Returns
• Morphine; Buena (3:20) from Cure For Pain
• Feist; Past In Present (2:54) from The Reminder
• Sven Libaek; Open Sea Theme (2:02) from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Soundtrack
• Kobayashi; Shasta (6:43) from Strange Lights & Resolutions
• Bill Withers; Ain't No Sunshine (2:06) from Just as I Am
• The Tragically Hip; Goodnight Josephine (3:27) from In Between Evolution
• The Pinker Tones; Piccolissima Descarga (0:32) from The Million Colour Revolution
• Bessie Smith; He's Got Me Going (3:14) from Classic Blues
• CAKE; Italian Leather Sofa (5:52) from Fashion Nugget
• Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim; End Credits (5:06) from West Side Story
• The Sonics; Boss Hoss (2:24) from Here Are the Sonics
• Sufjan Stevens; All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace! (4:34) from Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State
• The Be Good Tanyas; Reuben (4:24) from Chinatown
• Neko Case; Lion's Jaws (2:28) from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
• Huddie "Lead Belly" Leadbetter; Rock Island Line (2:40) from Alabama Bound
• M. Ward; Fuel for Fire (4:12) from Transistor Radio
• Otis Redding; Nothing Can Change This Love (3:04) from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
• Miles Davis; Aos Pes Da Cruz (4:19) from Quiet Nights
• Aretha Franklin; Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (3:14) from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
• Son House; Louise McGhee (6:14) from The Original Delta Blues
• Cuff the Duke; I Really Want to Help You (3:38) from Cuff the Duke
• Elliott Brood; My Friend (3:07) from Ambassador
• Iron & Wine; The Night Descending (3:14) from The Sea and the Rhythm
• M. Ward; Paul´s Song (3:11) from Transistor Radio
• Morphine; Whisper (3:31) from Yes
• Nostalgia 77 Octet; The Cat (12:25) from Borderlands
• Floratone; Floratone (5:10) from Floratone
• Henry Mancini; A Shot in the Dark (2:34) from A Shot in the Dark Soundtrack
• Quincy Jones; Charade (3:19) from Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
• Radiohead; Just (3:54) from The Bends
• Neutral Milk Hotel; Oh Comely (8:18) from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
• The National; Fake Empire (3:27) from Boxer
• The National; Start a War (3:18) from Boxer
• Fats Waller; Everybody Loves My Baby (2:53) from Jazz Tribune No. 71: The Indespensible Fats Waller, Vol. 9/10 (1940-1943)
• Fela Kuti; Mr. Follow Follow (5:53) from Underground Spiritual Game
• Fela Kuti; Na Poi ( Part 1 & 2) 1976 Version (25:18) from Yellow Fever
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Rub Alcohol Blues (4:36) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• The Old Crow Medicine Show; Big Sciota (4:09) from Troubles Up and Down the Road
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Starry Crown (2:58) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind (2:48) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• Carolina Chocolate Drops; Georgie Buck (3:01) from Dona Got a Ramblin' Mind
• New Buffalo; Cheer Me Up Thank You (3:13) from Somewhere, anywhere.
• Bob Dylan; Ballad In Plain D (8:17) from Another Side Of Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan; Arthur McBride (6:22) from Good As I Been To You

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