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Michael Jackson: Man in a Jazz Mirror - Part II
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The second part of this week's special edition dedicated to jazz renditions of the songs of Michael Jackson (and the Jackson 5!) showcases a wide range of approaches, ranging from the muscular, to the atmospheric, deconstructivist and straight-ahead groovy, including a compare and contrast between
Vijay Iyer
pianob.1971
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
Jimmy Smith
organ, Hammond B31925 - 2005
[For the first part click here]
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" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" Mondo Jazz Theme (Self-released) 0:00Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Erik Jekabson "Thriller" A Brand New Take (OA2) 0:16Erik Jekabson
trumpet
b.1973- Host talks 8:18
" data-original-title="" title="">Tuck Andress "Man in the Mirror" Reckless Precision (Windham Hill) 9:05Tuck Andress
guitar, electric
b.1952
" data-original-title="" title="">Cyrille Aimée "Off the Wall" It's a Good Day (Mack Avenue) 12:50Cyrille Aimée
vocals
b.1984
" data-original-title="" title="">Iris Ornig "The Way You Make Me Feel" No Restrictions (Self-released) 15:47Iris Ornig
bass- Host talks 21:39
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Blake "I Want You Back" Hellbent (Self-released) 23:48Michael Blake
saxophone, tenor
b.1964
" data-original-title="" title="">Grover Washington, Jr. "I Can't Help It" Skylarkin' (Motown) 29:17Grover Washington, Jr.
saxophone
1943 - 1999
" data-original-title="" title="">No?l Akchoté "Scream" One (Plays Michael) (Self-released) 35:40Noël Akchoté
guitar- Host talks 38:05
- " data-original-title="" title="">Vijay Iyer Trio "Human Nature (Trio Extension)" Accelerando (ACT) 40:01
Vijay Iyer
piano
b.1971 - " data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "Human Nature" Live Around the World (Warner) 49:33
Miles Davis
trumpet
1926 - 1991 
" data-original-title="" title="">Jared Gold "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" JG 3+3 (Posi-Tone) 1:02:02Jared Gold
organ, Hammond B3
" data-original-title="" title="">Joey DeFrancesco "Never Can Say Goodbye" Never Can Say Goodbye (The Music of Michael Jackson) (HighNote) 1:08:25Joey DeFrancesco
organ, Hammond B3
1971 - 2022- Host talks 1:14:08
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Jackson "Bad" Bad (Epic/Legacy) 1:17:07Michael Jackson
vocals
1958 - 2009
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