The return of the Staples Jr. Singers, almost half a century after their debut, followed by the first album of Summer Camargo; the duet of drummer Emil de Waal with saxophonist Cecilie Strange followed Get the Blessing featuring Portishead's bassist and drummer; and then an unearthed gem recorded 20 years ago by Tomasz Stanko followed Sebastien Ammann socio-environmental manifesto should give you lots to listen to and tons to think about.

The playlist features Staples Jr. Singers; Summer Camargo, Joey DeFrancesco; Emil de Waal, Cecilie Strange; Get the Blessing; Tomasz Stanko; and Sebastien Ammann.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [from "Don't Need No Doctor" onwards].

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The extended sonic explorations of Enrico Rava and Jake Long, and the otherwordly sonic alchemy of Deron Johnson & Sam Gendel, with the support of producer and engineer Pete Min, Andrew Bird and Star Rover make for a compelling set that should engage both your brain and your heart.

The playlist features Star Rover; Deron Johnson, Sam Gendel; Andrew Bird; Enrico Rava; and Jake Long.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [from "Pulpo Lucido" to "Ideological Rubble"].

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This time around our special focus is Paolo Fresu who is celebrating 40 years of activity with his historic Quartet, 20 years with his electric Devil Quartet, and 22 years with pianist Uri Caine. To mark these three anniversaries he has released a gorgeous triple album entitled "LEGACY" (and the limited edition companion triple LP "(next) LEGACY"). This episode's playlist also includes the latest albums by Yelena Eckemoff featuring Paolo Fresu, Moppa Elliott celebrating bassist Sam Jones, Mark Guiliana solo on all instruments, and the British band Qwalia with more music from their debut recording session.

The playlist features Moppa Elliott; Paolo Fresu, Uri Caine; Yelena Eckemoff; Mark Guiliana; Qwalia.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Omega"].

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Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli.

A playlist focusing on leading cello cello players of today's creative scene -- Erik Friedlander, Hank Roberts (through his duo with trombonist Filippo Vignato) and Janel Leppin [pictured] and her Ensemble Volcanic Ash -- and the psychedelic cinematic atmospheres of Boris Boublil, the Hermanos Gutiérrez and the Sandman Project.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Tzotzil" onward].

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If you want to make the case of jazz as a musical esperanto spoken all around the world, in countless accents, the music on this week's playlist should offer you with some great sounding evidence!

The playlist features Amy Gadiaga [pictured]; Ayumi Ishito; Lakecia Benjamin; Linda Sikhakhane; and Tommaso Cappellato.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Full Sun (해찬)" to "Melody Lounge"].

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Enjoy an edition of Mondo Jazz, focusing on tributes to Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Bob Berg and Italian pop icon Pino Daniele, plus the gorgeous new albums by Black Diamond, Oded Tzur and Harry Skoler.

The playlist features Fabrizio Bosso [pictured], Julian Oliver Mazzariello; Gianfranco Menzella; Monday Orchestra, Luca Missiti; Dal Sasso Big Band; Black Diamond; Oded Tzur; and Harry Skoler.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [up to "blue, mostly"].

Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli.

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For the past couple of weeks we have been sharing some of our favorite songs from the first six months of the year. We have reached the final installment, so enjoy the rest of the best. In six months, we’ll do this all over again!

The playlist features The Jazz Defenders; Ivanna Cuesta; Alon Farber & Hagiga; Layale Chaker [pictured]; Julieta Eugenio; Roxana Amed; Charles Lloyd; and Dave Douglas.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Take a Minute" onward]

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Last week we started looking back at albums released this year that we have been fascinated by. From these albums we have been cherry picking the songs that struck us the most. Enjoy the fifth installment.

The playlist features Haroldo Bontempo; Cassie Kinoshi; Abdullah Ibrahim; Stephan Crump; Phillip Golub; Riley Mulherkar [pictured]; Mikael Máni; and Jamie Baum.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sobe e Desce" to "An Old Story"]

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Photo credit: Zenith Richards

You know how rewarding it can be to approach a menu leaving the most delicious treats for last? Well that is how we like to approach our daily search for new music, selecting great tunes for our weekly programming, but saving for later the very best of them, so that twice a year we can organize retrospective on the best of the best. Here are some of these delicious sonic treats.

The playlist features Julian Lage [pictured]; Janel & Anthony; Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin; Larry Goldings, John Sneider; Natalie Cressman, Ian Faquini; Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell; and Julie Sassoon.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [up to "To Be"]

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Photo credit: Alysse Gakfjen

Welcome to the third part of our retrospective on some of the tunes we have loved the most in the first half of the year. We hope you do too!

The playlist features Jukka Eskola, Timo Lassy; Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash; The Choir Invisible [pictured]: Charlotte Greve, Vinnie Sperrazza, Chris Tordini; Vinícius Cantuária; Church Chords; Vijay Iyer; John Surman; Simona Severini, Daniele Richiedei; Giulio Corini, Peo Alfonsi, Fulvio Sigurtà; and The Jazz Passengers.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Duke of Bayou" onwards].

Happy listening!