ODE TO THE UMMAH AND CITYSCAPES V.1 ARE FINALLY AVAILABLE!!!!

AFTER YEARS OF PUTTING IT OFF, I FINALLY RELEASED MY FIRST TWO STUDIO PROJECTS, ODE TO THE UMMAH AND CITYSCAPES V.1. BOTH ARE NOW ON SALE AT WWW.JFINESSE.BANDCAMP.COM. PLEASE SUPPORT AND SPREAD THE WORD!!!

JUNE MONTAGE 2010

HELLO EVERYONE,

I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I POSTED A NEW MIX AND I APOLOGIZE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. HOWEVER, I HAVE DECIDED TO START A NEW COLLECTIVE CALLED "MONTAGE". ESSENTIALLY, I WILL POST A NEW MIX THAT REPRESENTS A MONTAGE OF DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC THAT I WAS FEELING AT THE TIME. ATTACHED IS THE JUNE MONTAGE. ENJOY!!!

FINESSE

JUNE MONTAGE 2010

1) TELL ME IF YOU STILL CARE - S.O.S. BAND

2) I'M GOOD - CLIPSE

3) SO AMBITIOUS - JAY-Z FT. PHARRELL

4) LORD, HELP ME - KEV BROWN FT. ZO

5) YEAH - HAVANA

5) LATE NIGHT - ODISSEE FT. DIAMOND DISTRICT

6) GAVE ME LOVE - J-FINESSE

7) AFTER PARTY (S1 REMIX) - LITTLE BROTHER FT. CARLITA DURANT

8) SUMMER MADNESS - DJ SPINNA

9) 1000 PAPER PLANES - MAYER HAWTHORNE

10) 10 CRACK COMMANDMENTS (REMIX) - NOTORIOUS B.I.G. FT. FRANK SINATRA

11) TAKE YOUR TIME - PETE ROCK FT. LOOSE ENDS

12) SO SPECIAL - SNOOP DOGG FT. BRANDY & PHARRELL

13) PHILLY NIGHT RHYTHMS - J-FINESSE

14) TALE OF TWO (APPLEJAC REMIX) - ERIC ROBERSON

15) COSMIC - BUG

16) HERB HONEY - KAN KICK

17) SOMEONE - SHANICE

18) THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE - HORACE BROWN

19) SURELY (INSTRUMENTAL) - DJ SPINNA

20) STAY HERE - MUSHINAH FT. EXILE

21) NATURE - J-FINESSE

22) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME - MICHAEL JACKSON (RARE)

23) UK BLAKK - CARON WHEELER

24) SOMETIMES - BRAND NEW HEAVIES

25) I BELIEVE - AYAH (RARE)

SUNDAY'S FORECAST 6/14/09

HELLO ALL,

I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. HERE IS THIS WEEK'S AND NEXT WEEK'S FORECAST! IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH SUNSHINE PEEPING IN AROUND SUNDAY!!! STAY DRY IF YOU ARE IN ATLANTA. 

J-FINESSE

SUNDAY'S FORECAST 5/25/09

Unfortunately, this past weekend was pretty muggy and wet. Although I was able to dj four days straight, the weather made it a little hard to bare the long hours. Anyway, here is this week's forecast.

Enjoy!!!!

SUNDAY'S FORECAST 5/17/09

HELLO ALL,

HERE IS THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY FORECAST. THIS PARTICULAR MIX IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THIS COLLECTION. AS AN ADDED FEATURE, YOU WILL NOW BE ABLE TO GET THE TRACK LISTINGS INCLUDED ON THE ACTUAL MP3. WHEN YOU PULL IT UP ON YOU IPOD, THE TRACK LISTING SHOULD POP UP ON YOUR SCREEN. ALSO, WHENEVER YOU GO ON THE INFO TAB ON THE FILE, JUST GO TO THE LYRICS TAB AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...THE TRACK LISTINGS. ENJOY!!!

J-FINESSE

JIM RUSSELL RECORD STORE (NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA)

DEEP IN THE HEART OF NEW ORLEANS LIES A STAPLE IN THE MUSICAL TAPESTRY OF THE CITY: JIM RUSSELL RECORD STORE. IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS, JIM RUSSEL HAS SEEN THE LIKES OF ERYKAH BADU, DR. JOHN, EDDIE BO, LIL' WAYNE, DJ JUBILEE & MASTER P COME THROUGH AND PATRONIZE THE STORE. THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE IS GREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS THAT JUST WANT TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND PERUSE THE ENDLESS AMOUNT OF VINYL ON THE SHELVES.



UNFORTUNATELY, THE ECONOMY HAS TAKEN IT'S TOLL ON THE ONCE THRIVING STORE AND BILLS FROM HURRICANE DAMAGE HAVE FORCED THE STORE TO "TIGHTEN IT'S BELT". UPON MY VISIT TODAY TO THE FAMOUS MUSIQUARIUM, I TOOK THE TIME TO BUY SOME RECORDS AND CHAT WITH THE OPERATOR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT AND HER DAUGHTER. SHE EXPLAINED THAT BILLS AND LACK OF CUSTOMERS HAVE REALLY PUSHED THE STORE IN THE RED. SHE SAID THAT I WAS PROBABLY HER 3RD CUSTOMER OF THE DAY AND THAT IT WAS CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF THAT COME BY, BUT DON'T COME TOO OFTEN.



I APOLOGIZED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE DOWNLOADING AND BUYING THEIR MUSIC FROM OTHER OUTLETS...i,e..BEST BUY, WAL-MART OR EVEN ITUNES. NOBODY IS SUPPORTING THE MOM & POP STORES ANYMORE AND BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF TRUE MUSIC LOVERS IS DWINDLING, THESE STORES HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO COMPETE WITH THE MAJOR STORE CHAINS.



SO, I IMPLORE AND STRONGLY SUGGEST NUMBER ONE TO PLEASE SUPPORT MOM & POP STORES SO THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO THRIVE. ALSO, IF YOU ARE EVER IN THE NEW ORLEANS UPTOWN AREA ON MAGAZINE STREET, YOU NEED TO STOP BY JIM RUSSELL RECORD STORE AND GET YOU SOME GOOD CONVERSATION AND GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY!!!



ALL OF THE CONTACT INFO IS BELOW.



JIM RUSSELL RECORD STORE

1837 MAGAZINE STREET

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130

504-522-2602

jimrussellrecords@cox.net

http://www.jimrussellrecords.com/

SUNDAY'S FORECAST 5/3/09

Well, everyone....if you live in Atlanta then you know what this weekend was like. The forecast predicticted scattered showers and thunderstorms and on Friday afternoon, it seemed to be holding up. Then came Friday night's monsunal pour. At any rate, it was a great weekend for me as far as gigging. I had three gigs and they all went well in addition to other things. Attached is this week's forecast. Hopefully, this will get you through the week. Enjoy!!!

J-Finesse

Sunday's Forecast 5/3/09

1) Jazztronik - Room #204

2) Ain't No Ifs or Maybes - PPP

3) Icing on The Cake - Anthony Hamilton

4) Honey - Erykah Badu

5) I Know (Finesse RMX) - Jay-Z

6) Yeah - Havanna

7) Fall In Love - Flying Lotus

8) Loving Music - J-Dilla

9) Sounds Like Love

10) Work It Out (Dela Mix) - Q-Tip

11) Benson - J-Finesse

12) Don't You Have A Man - Drake ft. Little Brother & Dwele'