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What Is Jazz? Vol.1 with Jimmy Mac

By Mr Lob | What Is Jazz?
October 6, 2018
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What is Jazz? Is it freedom, is it tradition, is it alive, does it continue to evolve and thrive or is it an art form stuck in time? I cannot answer any of these questions or even really tell you what Jazz is. I can tell you how it makes me feel, where it takes me and what it means to me, but best I leave that to the music which does it much more eloquently.

This is the first installment of a series in which I invite my favourite Jazz selectors to curate 45 minutes of tracks that define (albeit briefly) their visions of Jazz and what it means to them. I then attempt to provide my own 45 minutes inspired by their selections. This is a powerful challenge for all involved and will be a deep and transporting journey for the listener as well.

First up we have my good friend and one of the best Jazz selectors around, DJ Jimmy Mac.

Playlist

J.A.M. "Age of No Quality" 0:00
Soul Scratchers "Scratch My Back Pt. 1" 1:49

Gregory Porter

vocals
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Gregory Porter "Real Good Hands" 4:10

Harmonic 313 "Exotica" 8:40

McDonald & Giles Birdman "Birdman Flies!" 12:38

Jorge Dalto

piano
1948 - 1987

" data-original-title="" title="">Jorge Dalto "Sky" 15:57

Funky DL "Intermission" 21:00

Shag "Glass" 21:25

[AUG] "Can I Kick It Bonita?" 25:00

Art Blakey

drums
1919 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Art Blakey "A Chant For Bu" 28:35

Bjorn Alke Quartet "Blues Upp Och Ner" 32:33

Azymuth

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Azymuth "Diz No P��" 35:55

CHRISTIAN PROMMER

" data-original-title="" title="">CHRISTIAN PROMMER "Strings of Life" 38:11

Gil Scott-Heron

vocals
1949 - 2011

" data-original-title="" title="">Gil Scott-Heron "Sharing" 42:34

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

" data-original-title="" title="">Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys "Gettin' Down" 48:10

Bahama Soul Club "Malago ft. Danay Suarez" 52:06

Gap Mangione

piano
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Gap Mangione "The XIth Commandment" 55:39

Miles Davis

trumpet
1926 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis "Mr.Freedom X" 58:55

Jose James "Park Bench People" 1:00:46

Hal Singer

b.1919

" data-original-title="" title="">Hal Singer &

Jef Gilson

b.1926

" data-original-title="" title="">Jef Gilson "Garvey's Strut" 1:06:38

Brian Auger

organ, Hammond B3
b.1939

" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Auger "Love for Sale" 1:12:36

Terrace Martin

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Terrace Martin "Valdez Off Crenshaw" 1:16:27

Thievery Corporation

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Thievery Corporation "A Gentle Dissolve (Shawn Lee Ping Pong Orchestra Remix)" 1:20:47

Medeski Martin & Wood

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Medeski Martin & Wood "Strance of the Spirit Red Gator" 1:24:31

Blackbyrds "Wilford's Gone" 1:30:09

The Herbaliser

" data-original-title="" title="">The Herbaliser "A Mother (For Your Mind)" 1:32:29

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