Pop, Rock, Soul, Funk & Ska for Jazz Lovers [Mondo Jazz Ep. 44]

Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 7:32 p.m.

b'This week we will explore the cross pollination between jazz and popular music genres, like pop, rock, soul, funk and ska. Archie Shepp playing with Whitney Houston? The jazz beginnings of Bj\\xf6rk, Serge Gainsbourg, Sacha Distel? Ornette Coleman\'s and Sonny Rollins\' adventures in rock-land? Lester Bowie playing ska? How Miles Davis\' "So What" inspired Pee Wee Ellis\' horn lines for James Brown\'s "Cold Sweat"? Paul Simon\'s latest album with Bill Frisell and Wynton Marsalis? Stevie Wonder jamming with Dizzy Gillespie? The Jazz moods of Sting, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Vinicio Capossela, Lyle Lovett, Paolo Conte. We\'ll look into this and more... Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=7890#here'