Editor’s note: I’ve inflicted my creepy taste on our dear readers for the past couple years, so this year, I solicited a mix from Mello Sanchez aka DJ Mello. If there is another human more obsessed with Halloween, I haven’t met them. Listen to her mix below or at bit.ly/mellomix. 1) “Spooky” • Cal Tjader • Cal Tjader Plugs In Spacey vibes-heavy cover of classic “Spooky.” 2) “Mysterioso” • Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five • Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five Dark, swinging groove for creeping in shadows.3) “The Creeper” • The Incredible Jimmy Smith • Monster The Munsters’ cocktail music.4) “Spooky Boogie” • Charles Mingus • The Young Rebel Swinging swag for any ghoulish groove; it’s Mingus, after all.5) “Dracula” • Gene Krupa and His Orchestra • The Haunted House: 20 Tracks To Make You Jump In The Night Rollickin’ intro on an ode to the king of Halloween, the Count. 6) “Superstition” • Leon Spencer • Where I’m Coming From Ultra-funky instrumental cover of the Stevie Wonder classic.7) “Supernatural Thing” • Ben E. King • Supernatural Thing “… So possessed by love, sometimes I don’t even know my name.”8) “Midnight Stroll” • The Revels • Beat From Badsville Vol. 2 Doo-wop takes a lyrical stroll through the cemetery.9) “Cat Man” • Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps • Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps Stealing kisses in the dark.10) “The Wrist Twist” • Frankie Stein and His Ghouls • Ghoul Music Wherein skeletons shake dem bones on the dance floor.11) “It’s Monster Surfing Time” • The Deadly Ones • It’s Monster Surfing Time Screams and rockin’ guitar licks for doin’ the swim all night in your gorilla costume.12) “Eyeball in My Martini” • The Cramps • Look Mom No Head! “Eyeballs! Eyeballs! Eyeballs, floating through the air!”13) “The Haunted House Of Rock” • Whodini • Whodini “The MC of the night, rappin’ to the tunes, was the creature from the Black Lagoon.”14) “Screamin’ Ball (At Dracula Hall)” • The Duponts • Horror HopHalloween hip-shaker for all the boys and ghouls.15) “The Beast With Five Hands” • Groovie Ghoulies • Born In The BasementRockin’ love song for the beastly babe that you dig.
Hocus Pocus: Jazz, Doo-Wop And Funk For Haunted Houses
Jazz, Doo-Wop And Funk For Haunted House Parties
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