Mondo Jazz

Celebrating Dave Holland’s 80th birthday with music drawn from six decades of creative music making, and the many sides of his voice as bassist, composer, and bandleader.

The playlist also features Hank Jones; Sam Rivers; Barry Altschul.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/23065442/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Step To It"]

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The third and final part of our celebration of 50 years of Stevie Wonder’s "Songs in the Key of Life"—with more jazz renditions of this timeless masterpiece.

The playlist features Gato Barbieri; Brandee Younger; Becca Stevens, Jacob Collier; Cedar Walton; Najee; Bill Ware; and Adam Levy.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/23029358/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Knocks Me Off My Feet"].

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Stevie Wonder’s cult classic may not be a jazz album, but its jazz connections run deep—from Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, George Benson, Glenn Ferris, and Bobby Humphrey involved in its recording to Alice Coltrane, Chick Corea, Quincy Jones, David Sanborn, and Lenny White among the influences acknowledged in the liner notes. No wonder its songs have inspired hundreds of jazz renditions—and here's the second part of our playlist featuring some of the best, following the sequence of the original record.

The playlist features Ray Barretto; Blue Mitchell; Monica Shaka; Max Ionata, Dado Moroni; Marcus Miller; Najee.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/23029358/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Knocks Me Off My Feet"].

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Fifty years after Stevie Wonder released "Songs in the Key of Life", we celebrate the anniversary song by song, in the exact sequence of the original double LP and the related "Something’s Extra" EP—with one twist: every track is a jazz rendition.

The playlist features Jalen Baker; Doug Wamble; Najee; Zoe Rahman; Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai; Stochelo Rosenberg; and Warren Wolf.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/23029358/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Knocks Me Off My Feet"].

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A musical remembrance of Cassandra Wilson and a voice that made even experimental music sound sensual and tangible, and turned old tunes into something modern, when not futuristic.

The playlist also features Harriet Tubman; Steve Coleman; Regina Carter; Dave Holland; and Olu Dara.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22994093/Mondo-Jazz [from "Bow Legged Man" onwards].