Jazz Matters

John McLaughlin - English-born guitar virtuoso and bandleader who is highly energetic, eclectic, inventive, proficient in many styles of play and his soloing is beyond belief, has made him one of the most popular and influential jazz-rock musicians. 

John McLaughlin - New York On My Mind

Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía - Mediterranean Sundance & Rio Ancho

John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know, You Know

John McLaughlin-Shankar Mahadevan-Zakir Hussain Kabir Is That So 2019

Trio Of Doom - Dark Prince John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams

Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin - A Love Supreme

Chick Corea, John McLaughlin - New Blues, Old Bruise

John McLaughlin - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin - Right Off & Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra - All In the Family

Blue Nouveaux - Obscurity

Nils Landgren Funk Unit – 5000 Miles

A Love Supreme (Skinnerbox Rework)

Teen Daze – Spring

Takuya Kuroda - Fly Moon Die Soon

Coconut Sabre – INOYAMALAND

Alfa Mist - Keep On

Lutan Fyah – Bossman

The Naturals - Voyage to Atlantis

Nabowa - Rise (Kuniyuki Remix)

Nubya Garcia - The Message Continues - Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix

Cleveland Eaton - All Your Lover, All Day, All Night

The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo Wamagenge

Pharoah Sanders - Prince of Peace

Tori Handsley, Ruth Goller, Moses Boyd - Settling into the Sun

Outernational Meltdown - Hungry on Arrival

Noel Kelehan - Quintet Spon Song

Fertile Ground - Star People

Andy Sheppard - Nocturnal Tourist

Puma Blue - Oil Slick

Work Money Death - Dawn

Music from Africa – Vol 2 – wonderful music from South Africa to Algeria to west coast salsa to east coast Ethiopian jazz - Enjoy

Busi Mhlongo - Uganga Nge Ngane

King Sunny Aday – Dance

Kingdom afrocks – Ichikabachikaano

Richard Bono - Bisso Baba

Abdullah Ibrahim - Dollar Brand - Whoza Mtwana

African Salsa 09

Bulga All Stars - This is Bulga in Both Parts

Bep Kororoti & Akin – Ijotiya

African Salsa 08

Ethiopian Quintet - Mascaram Setaba

Safy Boutella – Mejnoun

Oumou Sangaré - Mogoya

Francois N'Gwa – Nkene

Ebo Taylor – Heaven

Thomas Mapfumo - Nyarara Mukadzi Wangu

 Joe Zawinul – intro

Joe Zawinul – Bimoya

Joe Zawinul - All About Simon

Joe Zawinul - Cafe Andalusia

Joe Zawinul - Familiar To Me

Joe Zawinul - Scarlet Woman

Joe Zawinul - Orient Express

Joe Zawinul – Waraya

Joe Zawinul - Brown Street (Big Band)

Joe Zawinul – Chabiba

Joe Zawinul - Badia & Boogie Woogie Waltz

Koffee ft. Buju Banton- Pressure (Remix)

Morgan Heritage - Tell Me How Come

Linval Thompson - Jah Jah Is the Conqueror

Nat Birchil - Ancient Wisdom - Sounds Almighty + Al Breadwinner Producer

Black Savage - Burning Desire

Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter (Edit)

Junior Delgardo Enstella Chewashie

Digital Torono Scene - P Allen - Fisherman (2)

Stand High Patrol – Blues

Lord Echo - thinking off you

Jah Levi & The Higher Reasoning – Version

Scientist - Taxi to Baltimore Dub

Lutan Fyah – Bossman

Luciano, Fantan Mojah, Turbulence, Mikey General - My People Rise

Prince Jammy, Lee (Scratch) Perry - Rude Boy

Buju Banton - hills & valleys

Vin Gordon - Styler Man

My respectful nod to the loss of the massive talent, Chick Corea, with 3 pieces of ‘Live’ recorded music to showcase the talent, skill and musical ability of Chick and Return to Forever – Return to Forever play live ‘Romantic Warrior’.

The title track of the album of the same name, that completely changed my perception of music – then Chick playing solo on a piano his stunningly beautiful take of Stevie Wonders ‘Pastime Paradise’ - Finishing the Podcast with Return to Forever playing their funkiest take of Stanley Clarke's School Days’ - RIP Chick who gave me so much opening my eyes and ears.

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior - Live at the BBC Jazz Awards, London 2008

Butcher Brown - Tidal Wave

Patricia Barber - The Beat Goes On

Antonio Forcione & Sabina Sciubba - Why Can't We Live Together

Dorothy Ashby - The Moving Finger

Chick Corea Pastime Paradise - Live in Clearwater - 2018 (2)

William Parker - Soledad – Edited

Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin - A Love Supreme

Mother Nature Land (Mark Wayward Edit)

Return to Forever - School Days - Live

NuDirections ( https://www.nudirections.net/ ) Guest mix from Alex Gray who hosts ''The Re-Up'', a monthly show on RTM, FM always a lively blend of disco, soul, afrobeat, funk and dance. Pushing the chairs aside he makes the dancefloors where you stand, then get down to it. An hour of energy, love and positivity.

1. Donald Byrd - Think Twice (Mizell Brothers 2005 Special 12" Only Mix)
2. Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Underboss Remix)
3. Donny Benet - Konichiwa
4. The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band - Judge Not (Ray Mang Special Mix)
5. Paul Murphy - The Trip

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Tori Handsley, Ruth Goller, Moses Boyd - Rivers of Mind

Matthew Halsall, The Gondwana Orchestra - Badder Weather (feat. Josephine Oniyama)

SAULT – Wildfires

Grandbrothers - All the Unknown

Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder - Diaraby (with Ry Cooder)

Navasha Daya – The Liberation Song (with Gary Bartz)

The Last Poets - Tribute to Obabi

Tori Handsley, Ruth Goller, Moses Boyd - What's in a Tune

Ivo Meirelles & Funk N Lata - Baile Funk Medley

Luis Carlos Vinhas - Ye Mele

Lizz Wright - This Is

grandbrothers - What WeSee

Antibalas - Dirty Money

Gil Scott Heron - Three Miles Down

Makoto Terashita & Harold Land - Dragon Dance

Takahiro Izumikawa, Jermaine Holmes - Life Is Your Thoughts

Wildflower - Flute Song

Will Cahoun - Native Lands

The Comet Is Coming - Super Zodiac

Andrew Wasylyk - Last Sunbeams of Childhood

Airto Moreira - Celebration Suite

Lorenzo Morresi, Tenderlonious - Cosmica Italiana

Takeo Moriyama - East Plants

Terumasa Hino Sextet - Be And Know

Shaun Martin, Matthew Ramsey, Mike “Blaque Dynamite” Mitchell - Afro Blue

The Peoples' Workshop - Let's Get High

Bruna Mendez - Imagem (Em Mim)

Wildflower - Under the Night Sky

Tori Handsley, Ruth Goller, Moses Boyd - Out of Sight, out of Mind

Juca Chaves - Take Me Back to Pioui (Dubben Mix.1)

Bebeto – Flaengao

Beatfanaticc - Jagando Capoeira

Djavan – Serrado

Airto Moreira - Celebration Suite

Ney De Cadstro – Bo-fu-ca-da

Sarah Vaughan - Make This City Ours Tonight

Azymuth - Vôo sobre o horizonte

Dom Salvador – Barumba

Gilberto Gil - Toda Menina Baiana

Orladivo - Onde a Meu Amor

J. Benn & Toquinho - Carolina Carol Bela

Orquestra de Berimbaus do Morro do Querosene - Embala Água

Ivo Meirelles & Funk N Lata - Baile Funk Medley

Sarah Webster Fabio - Together-To the Tune of Coltrane's Equinox

Terry Callier - Fix the Blame

Nubya Garcia The Message Continues – Source

Taylor McFerrin, Bobby McFerrin, Cesar Camargo Marino – Invisible-visible

Richard Earnshaw – Rise

Marchio Bossa - Why Not

Captain Planet - New Story

Brian Blade Fellowship - Variations of a Bloodline

Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder - Diaraby (with Ry Cooder)

Felbm – Filatelie

SAULT – Wildfires

Stimming x Lambert - The Little Giant

THE TAKE VIBE E.P. - Golden Brown

Don Cherry - Universal Mother

Pat Coil - Ryan Smiles