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Neon patience / slow burn achePlaylist noteApr 21, 20263:16 AMMidnight Marauders runalbum run

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is setting the deep night temperature on the dial.

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965) is coming through with a bright electric charge, a neon patience / slow-burn ache lean, and a touch of slow-burn ache. Keep It Rollin’ is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) · 1965 · Jazz
Programming
Midnight Marauders run

A little stay inside one record so the set can breathe like an album instead of a shuffle.

Lineup note
Midnight Marauders run

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965) belongs here because Keep It Rollin’ by A Tribe Called Quest states the thesis, and Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest answers it with a fresh turn.. Keep It Rollin’ is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) · 1965

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) comes through with a bright electric charge and jazz around the edges, giving the sequence a 1960s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Keep It Rollin’ answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the jazz grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Miles DavisA Tribe Called QuestJazzHip Hopneon patience / slow-burn achedeep nightslow-burn acheJazz
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Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis lands here because Keep It Rollin’ by A Tribe Called Quest states the thesis, and Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest answers it with a fresh turn.. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Keep It Rollin’ can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965), Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) shows Miles Davis working in a 1960s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a bright electric charge, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Keep It Rollin’ to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Keep It Rollin’
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Keep It Rollin’ keeps midnight marauders run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The hip hop edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Lyrics to Go can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Midnight Marauders (1993), Keep It Rollin’ shows A Tribe Called Quest working in a 1990s pocket with hip hop in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the hip hop texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Tadd's Delight (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Lyrics to Go to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Lyrics to Go keeps midnight marauders run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The hip hop edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Midnight Marauders (1993), Lyrics to Go shows A Tribe Called Quest working in a 1990s pocket with hip hop in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the hip hop texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Keep It Rollin’ without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Keep It Rollin’ by A Tribe Called Quest off Midnight Marauders (1993). It hit in 1993, it comes off Midnight Marauders, Hip Hop on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Midnight Marauders run is opening up. Keep It Rollin’ by A Tribe Called Quest states the thesis, and Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest answers it with a fresh turn.