It's edging up to 90 degrees in LA this week, so I'm playing a few things that feel more summer than spring this week! Hope the sun is shining wherever you might be listening. Tracklist: Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers, Eddie Palmieri, Dizzy Gillespie and Lalo Schifrin, Chico Hamilton, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto

Latest episode - some recent digs and old classics. Tracklist: Enoch Light, SHQ and Friends, Odonel Levy, Gabor Szabo, Zimbo Trio, Minnie Riperton, David T. Walker

Back once again with some new and old selections! Appreciate everyone who's been tuning since the beginning, or just recently. Also if you need an additional dose of eclectic vinyl selections, myself and DO77 have started a new show LIVE on Twitch every Sunday evening at 6pm PT / 9pm ET - twitch.tv/djianhead - where we're pulling directly from our stacks, hangin out and talking records. Come through! Tracklist: Hilton Ruiz, Herbie Hancock, Gianni Brezzo, Kjell Ohman, Freddie Roach, Rosalia De Souza

I grew up listening to my mother play piano in the house every day, and it is my favorite instrument. I want to celebrate women like my mom this month - here's a selection of some well-known and lesser-known incredible women pianists/keyboardists/organists, doing mostly original compositions. Tracklist: Tania Maria, Rhoda Scott, Brenda Russell, Patrice Rushen, Mary Lou Williams, Patti Brown, Shirley Scott, Alice Coltrane

A belated birthday dedication to the one and only Nina Simone. Admittedly it took me a little while to fully get into Nina's records, even the well-known ones, but these days I always find something new and beautiful I hadn't noticed before on each one. Her eclectic song selection and style is so unique, there is nothing like it. The selections here are just a few of my favorites. Hope you enjoy. Special thank-you to Alan Levine and Ruth and Judith, who generously donated their copies of Nina's records to me in recent years.

Mellow, beautiful tunes this time around. Tracklist: Olli Avenlahti, Garay Trio, Peter Magadini, Azymuth, Chicago Soul Jazz Collective (digital-only), The Sultan's Swing

Piano and keyboard heavy episode this week, including two selections from the legend Chick Corea who sadly passed a few days ago. One of those artists you think will always be around, who made so many incredible records that I've been listening to since I first started collecting. Rest in Power. I have a stack of things old and new that have been landing in my post office box the last month, playing a few here and hope to play more soon! Hope everyone digs it. Tracklist: Chick Corea, Allegro Jazz Ensemble, Marcos Resende and Index, Hampton Hawes, Vyacheslav Novikov, Michel Sardaby, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock

About a year since the last dusty-but-digi mix, here's a blend of instrumentals copped from Bandcamp and elsewhere. Hopefully a thing or two here that you might not have heard before. Dropped in a few vocal snippets from an old DOOM interview here and there as well. Enjoy! Tracklist: Gianni Brezzo, Stro Elliot, Jahari Massamba Unit, Ivan Timbo, Ojo, DJ Spinna, Tall Black Guy, J. Dilla, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Kaidi Tatham, Marc Mac, DJ Ian Head, J. Rawls, Jaubi, Dougie Stu

Several inspirational artists left us recently, including the great Junior Mance, whose records I've really loved since DJ Center put me onto him years ago. RIP Mr. Mance, RIP Ricky Powell, RIP Double K, RIP DOOM. Condolences to everyone who's lost loved ones and to others in the hip-hop and broader community who drew inspiration from the incredible work these folks and others put in over the years. Keep your heads up everyone. Tracklist: Junior Mance Tribute Set, Grant Green, Sergio Mendes

A special all-Stax guest set from Daniel Littlewood, who I've been digging records and sharing music with since we were in high school together. He came through with this selection of favorites from his Stax collection, and I added a couple more off the label from my crates after. Much appreciated sir!! Enjoy. Tracklist on Soundcloud and embedded on mp3.