A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes! Otis Redding -’Shake’ (LIVE) Jean Knight – ‘Do Me’ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – ‘If I could Build My Whole World Around You’ Gladys Knight & The Pips – ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ Stevie Wonder – ‘Summer Soft’ Donny Hathaway – ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ Donny Hathaway – ‘Tryin’ Time’ Roberta Flack – ‘Sunday & Sister Jones’ Sade –...
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres!Part 2 continues with some longer tracks, and five of the best pieces of music of the 21st century! Anouar Brahem – ‘Bahia’, album Blue Maqams (Tunisia) Black String – ‘Surena’, album Karma (Korea) Matt Geraghty Project – ‘Building Bridges’, album Trade Winds: Cuba...
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres! Bruno Morais – ‘De Olhos Abertos’ (Abertura), album Poder Supremo (Brazil) Roberto Fonseca – ‘Aggua’, album Yesun (Cuba) J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts – ‘Free Me’, album Free Me (UK/Burundi) Gregory Porter – ‘Musical Genocide’, album Liquid Spirit (USA) Bonga –...
19 tracks from some of the best new albums of 2022! Mr. OK Jazz shares many of his favorite new releases from the US, UK, Brazil, Peru, Lebanon, South Africa and many more spots around the globe! Memphissippi Sounds– ‘Crossroads’ album Welcome To The Land (USA) Liraz – ‘Junoonyani’ album Roya (Israel/Iran) Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed MuhammadJ, Phil Ranelin – ’Running With The Tribe’, album Jazz Is Dead 011 (USA) Chip Wickham – ‘Winter’, album Cloud 10 (UK) Bonga – ‘Kintal da Banda’, album...
Dan Hewins is a Tokyo-based record collector who since 2013 has been listening to and documenting with short reviews his listening journey through the entire ECM label catalog.
An interview with jazz legend Billy Harper!
Very special episode of all Charles Mingus tunes, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth! ‘Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting’ – album Blues & Roots ‘The Shoes Of The Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers’, album Let My Children Hear Music ‘II B.S.’ – album Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus ‘A Night In Tunisia’ – album The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall (Live) ‘A Foggy Day’ – album Pithecanthropus Erectus ‘Body & Soul’ – album Mingus Plays Piano ‘Self Portrait In Three...