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When Jazz Pops, Part 1

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
October 19, 2021
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This week's playlist focuses on the contribution of jazz musicians to pop, hip-hop, and rock projects, from the

Art Ensemble Of Chicago

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago playing with French singer Brigitte Fontaine, to

John Zorn

saxophone, alto
b.1953

" data-original-title="" title="">John Zorn featured on the debut album by the Brazilian queen

Marisa Monte

vocals
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Marisa Monte and

The Thing

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">The Thing's mighty alliance with

Neneh Cherry

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Neneh Cherry. And a tribute to the late

Dr. Lonnie Smith

organ, Hammond B3
1942 - 2021

" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. Lonnie Smith, a jazz master known for his boundary-defying attitude.

Happy listening!

Playlist

Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Dr. Lonnie Smith
organ, Hammond B3
1942 - 2021
" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. Lonnie Smith,
Iggy Pop
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Iggy Pop "Move Your Hand" Move Your Hand -Single (Blue Note) 0:16
Host talks 4:14
D'Angelo
" data-original-title="" title="">D'Angelo feat.
Roy Hargrove
trumpet
1969 - 2018
" data-original-title="" title="">Roy Hargrove,
Charlie Hunter
guitar
b.1967
" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Hunter "Spanish Joint" Voodoo (Virgin) 6:21
Host talks 12:07
Guru feat.
Branford Marsalis
saxophone
b.1960
" data-original-title="" title="">Branford Marsalis,
Zachary Breaux
" data-original-title="" title="">Zachary Breaux "Transit Ride" Jazzmatazz, Vol.1 (Chrysalis\EMI) 13:22
Justin Warfield feat.
Michael Blake
saxophone, tenor
b.1964
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Blake,
Steven Bernstein
trumpet
b.1961
" data-original-title="" title="">Steven Bernstein "Thoughts in the Buttermilk" My Field Trip to Planet 9 (Rhino/Warner) 17:14
Host talks 22:09
A Tribe Called Quest feat.
Ron Carter
bass
b.1937
" data-original-title="" title="">Ron Carter "Verses from the Abstract" The Low End Theory (Jive) 24:54
MC Solaar feat. Ron Carter "Un Ange En Danger" Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool (Impulse!) 28:51
Michael Leonhart
trumpet
b.1974
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Leonhart,
JSWISS
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">JSWISS feat.
Keyon Harrold
trumpet
" data-original-title="" title="">Keyon Harrold "The Chase" The Chase -Single (Sunnyside) 32:39
Host talks 37:01
Steely Dan
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1972
" data-original-title="" title="">Steely Dan feat. Michael Leonhart,
Jim Beard
piano
1960 - 2024
" data-original-title="" title="">Jim Beard,
Jon Herrington
guitar
" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Herrington "Glamour Profession" Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! (Geffen) 38:30
Michael Stipe feat.
Bill Frisell
guitar, electric
b.1951
" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell,
Doug Wieselman
saxophone, tenor
" data-original-title="" title="">Doug Wieselman "Sunday Morning" I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve) 45:16
Host talks 49:04
Marisa Monte
vocals
b.1967
" data-original-title="" title="">Marisa Monte feat.
John Zorn
saxophone, alto
b.1953
" data-original-title="" title="">John Zorn,
Marty Ehrlich
woodwinds
b.1955
" data-original-title="" title="">Marty Ehrlich "Volte para o Seu Lar" Mais (Phonomotor) 51:43
Neneh Cherry
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Neneh Cherry &
The Thing
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">The Thing "Accordion" The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound) 56:24
Gigi
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Gigi feat.
Bill Laswell
bass
b.1955
" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Laswell,
Henry Threadgill
woodwinds
b.1944
" data-original-title="" title="">Henry Threadgill "Tew Ante Sew" Gigi (Palm) 1:00:35
Host talks 1:05:22
Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem,
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Comme �� la radio" Comme �� la radio (Saravah) 1:07:03
Danny Wilson feat.
Lester Bowie
trumpet
1941 - 1999
" data-original-title="" title="">Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy "Ruby's Golden Wedding" Meet Danny Wilson (Virgin) 1:15:06
Host talks 1:18:16
Ivano Fossati feat.
Enrico Rava
trumpet
b.1939
" data-original-title="" title="">Enrico Rava "Jubilaeum Bolero" La Disciplina Della Terra (Columbia) 1:19:00

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