"Judith told me Glenn just came back from France," says DJ Geoff Kelleway, who does not have a snazzy nickname in the style of most turntable maestros. "So my muse was French. Some of that is obvious, like tossing in some Nina Simone. Some choices are more esoteric: things that tweak my interest. I start playing, then I riff off my choices."
Kelleway is a new breed of entertainer: He's a mood mixologist. "When I play live," he says of his gigs at places around Toronto such as the Spoke Club and Byzantium, "I can spike the mix, respond and stimulate the crowd. For a dinner party, I create a playlist based on three one-hour blocks." In this case, after consultation with Tatar, he did cocktails, dinner and post-prandial tunes. To build his playlist, he plays it all — a combination of vinyl and computer sources — for a party of one: himself.
$500 to $1,000 an event, 416-567- 2951, geoffkelleway@rogers.com.
Check out the evening's entire playlist -- with links to more info and clips of the tunes where available. Some can be found on iTunes -- simply download the program for free and search by song or artist.
DJ Geoff Kelleway selects, mixes and records music in his studio as he gets ready for Judith Tatar's dinner party. (Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail)
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Cocktails
1. Je Parl Pa Franse — Cybophonia
2. Slip Into Something — Kinobe
3. Dream Of You — Secret Stealth
4. Fantasy (Big Band Mix) — Black Box
5. Music of the Earth — Patrice Rushen
6. Miss Celie's Blues — Molly Johnson
7. Dansez-vous — Pink Martini
8. Aphrodite — Little Louie Vega
9. Complete Life (Jazzanova Mix) — Liquid Lounge
10. Breath of Sun — Kareem Raihani & Jazzy D
11. I've Seen That Face Before — Grace Jones
12. Johnny Come Home (Mousse T Cocktail Mix) — Fine Young Cannibals
13. Into My Soul — Gabin feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater
14. It's Love — Jill Scott
Dinner
1. Come Ye — Nina Simone
2. Celebration — Mseleku
3. Anna (El Negro Zumbon) — Pink Martini
4. Flotter Tag — Moca
5. Lover Man (Jazzelicious Mix) — Sarah Vaughan
6. Wildcats Gotta Move — Club Des Belugas
7. Night In Tunisia (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) — Duke Jordan
8. Karins Kerma — Bobby Hughes Combination
9. Hi Fly — Povo
10. Yo Yo Jazz (Nicola Conte Mix) — Big Bang
11. The Illout — Kenny Dope
12. You Used To Hold Me So Tight — Reel People
13. Don't Hold Me Down — Tortured Soul
Après dinner
1. Moustache — Blackjoy
2. Take Me Home — Cher
3. The Look Of Love — Eileen & Elaine
4. What A Life — Joey Negro
5. Stay Around — Milk & Sugar
6. Got To Dance Disco — HOG Presents the Groovelines
7. Always and Forever (Grant Nelson Neo Funk Mix) — Chocolate Puma
8. Situation — Yaz
9. I Got Me (Jinks Funk Dub) — Darrell Martin
10. Phuture Bound (Richard Earnshaw Mix) — Akabu
11. Swimming Places — Julien Jabre
12. Do Your Own Thing— Dab Hands
