Prince who would have turned 65 this year. He may have left us over 7 years ago, but the influence of his music continues unequalled, including on the world of jazz, with which he's often flirted. Here a selection of some of the most interesting examples of "purple jazz", including some extended jamming by Prince himself.

The playlist features Helen Sung; The Volunteered Slaves; T.J. Kirk; Santi Debriano; Steven Bernstein and the Millennial Territory Orchestra; David Helbock; Joachim Kühn; Jacob Young; Eric Vloeimans, Will Holshouser; Prince.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17470974/Mondo-Jazz (up to "West").

Happy listening!