Boney James

Saxophone player Boney James has two Christmas
albums, Boney's Funky Christmas and Christmas Present.
Both make sense as the place where jazz and R&B meet, and
that was transparently the case when he recorded his first
album, Trust, in 1992.


We talk about those early years in addition to his Christmas
music, and we discussed having an album of new music in the can
that he wasn't at liberty to talk about or play. Since we
recorded the interview, the album's title--Slow Burn--and its
release date were released, along with two songs. It's due out
October 18, and we feature one new song from it, "Butterfly,"
with guest spots by Cory Henry and Marcus Miller.


I wrote a piece on James based in part on this interview for My
Spilt Milk.


The episode ends with a Christmas song from British punk
band/cult fave Helen Love. If anybody knows where I can get an
mp3 of this half of a split single, please let me know. The song
is too awesome not to be in my collection.