A selection of tributes, genre spotlights, guest appearances and spurs of the moment selections. 

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Following the passing of jazz legend Yusef Lateef in December, Gilles went through the innovator's extensive back-catalogue going all the way back to the 1950s, pulling out some of his personal favourite tracks. Here is part one of Gilles' tribute mix, celebrating the life and music of the mighty Yusef Lateef.

Photography by Peter Williams, 1994. 

Tracklisting
Morning  (Jazz Mood, 1957, Savoy)
Before Dawn (Before Dawn, 1957, Verve)
Anastasia (Other Sounds, 1957, Prestige)
Taboo (Other Sounds, 1957, Prestige)
Hapology (Jazz For The Thinker, 1957, Savoy)
Chang Chang Chang (Before Dawn, 1957, Verve)
Titora (The Centaur And The Phoenix Bonus Track, 1960, Riverside)
Moon Tree (The Fabric Of Jazz, 1959, Savoy)
Night In Tunisia (Prayer To The East, 1958, Savoy)
Abana (Jazz Around The World, 1963, Impulse)
1984 (1984, 1965, Impulse)
Plum Blossom (Eastern Sounds, 1961, Prestige)
You’re Somewhere Thinking Of Me (The Complete Yusef Lateef, 1968, Atlantic)
Like It Is (The Blue Yusef Lateef, 1968, Atlantic)
Woodward Avenue (Yusef Lateen’s Detroit, 1969, Atlantic)
Eboness (The Diverse Yusef Lateef, 1970, Atlantic)
Technological Homosapien (The Doctor Is In….And Out, 1976, Atlantic)
Hellbound (The Doctor Is In…And Out, 1976, Atlantic)
Love Theme From Sparticus (Eastern Sounds, 1961, Prestige)
Hold Your Light (Yusef Lateef And Adam Rudolph Live In Seattle, 1999, Meta)
Brother John (Live At Peps Vol 2, 1964, Impulse)
Passacaglia (Suite 16, 1970, Atlantic)

 

Yusef Lateef Tribute Mix Part 1

In celebration of Horace Silver's life in music, Gilles Peterson puts together a mix of his finest work, spanning a 30 year career on Blue Note Recordings. 

A master of the keys and the sax, Horace played alongside Miles Davis on a number of legendary albums, and he passed away June 18th, 2014.  

Horace Silver - Senor Blues (Vocal Version)
Horace Silver - Doin’ The Thing Intro
The Horace Silver Quintet - The Baghdad Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet - Let’s Get To The Nitty Gritty
The Horace Silver Quintet - Song For My Father
Horace Silver - The Sophisticated Hippie
The Horace Silver Quintet - That Healin' Feelin’
Horace Silver - In Pursuit Of The 27th Man
Horace Silver - Time And Effort
The Horace Silver Quintet & J.J. Johnson - The Cape Verdean Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet -  Nica’s Dream
Horace Silver - Psychedelic Sally
Horace Silver - Togetherness
Horace Silver - The Gods Of The Yoruba
The Horace Silver Quintet - Ah! So
Horace Silver - I’ve Had A Little Talk
Horace Silver - The Outlaw
The Horace Silver Quintet - Tokyo Blues
The Horace Silver Quintet - The Jody Grind
Horace Silver - Ecaroh



Horace Silver's Blue Note Years Mix

With London's Notting Hill Carnival bringing Summer 2014 to a close this weekend, it seems an apt time to reflect on what has been a magical summer. Here's Gilles' Brazilian-themed Sonzeira Essential Mix from June, first broadcast as the World Cup kicked off in Sao Paul. A little slice of that carnival spirit for you, wherever you are! 

Gilles Peterson Sonzeira Essential Mix 
Airto – The Happy People (Warner Bros. Records)
Escola De Samba Da Cidade – Apito Na Batucada (Philips)
Libra Discotheque Meets Matti Caspi - Elohim Noten Hakol (White Label)
Ely Camargo - Taieira (RCA)
DJ Yoda feat Roots Manuva - U No Likey Like That (Get Involved)
Souleance – Mais Um (First Word Records)
Karol Conka – Boa Noite (Mr Bongo)
Arthur Verocai – Na Boca Do Sol (Luv N’ Haight)
Celia – Na Boca Do Sol (Continental)
José Prates – Nanã Imborô (Polydor)
Marcos Valle – Ele e Ela (Som Livre)
Jay Z – Thank You (RocNation)
Marcos Valle – Ele e Ela (Som Livre)
Moacir Santos - Off And On (Blue Note)
Flora Purim - Casa Forte (Milestone)
Dom Salvador - O Rio (CBS)
The Carnival – The Carnival – (World Pacific Records)
Par Ney De Castro – Batucada (Mr Bongo)
Sonzeira - Sambaio Dub (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira - Sambaio (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira – Bam Bam Bam Accapella (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Jao de Pife – Garoto Do Pife (Tropicana)
Pedro Santos - Ritual Negro (Polysom)
Bandinha De Pifano - Cavalinho Cavalao (CBS)
Mental Abstrato & DJ Tahaira  - Biaio (BR Music Exchange)
Rivastar Ft Elza Suarez - Samba Croela (White Label)
Stereotyp - First Off (Magabo Remix) (Ecco. Chamber)
Paulinho Da Costa - Ritmo Number One (Pablo Records, RCA)
Sonzeira - Xibaba (She-bá-ba) (Cosmic Dub)(Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Gorgette - Kirie (Tapecar)
Sonzeira - Brasil Pandeiro (AtJazz Edit) (Talkin’ Loud/Virgin EMI)
Jackson & Almira - E So Balanco (Philips)
Os Cobras - Nana (RCA Victor)
Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina (Polydor)
Pinduca – Pai Xango (Beverly AMC)
Paul McCartney – Check My Machine (MPL)
DJ Nuts – Otto Atonito (White Label)
Caetano Veloso  - Nega Maluca /Billie Jean/Eleanor Rigby (Nonesuch)
Sonzeira - City of Saints (DJ Oil Remix) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)
Sonzeira – Jingle (White Label)
Sonzeira - Aquarela do Brasil (Mark E Remix) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)
Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine - Wanting Things (Hispavox, CTI Records)
Formula 7 – Ponteio (Parlophone)
Cláudia - Deixa Eu Dizer (Odeon)
Joao Diaz– Capoeira (Odeon)
Maga Bo (Featuring Rosangela Macedo)  - No Balanco Da Canoa (Mr Bongo)
Milton Nascimento – Tudo que você  podia ser (Aroop Roy Remix) (Far Out Recordings)
Mark De Clive-Lowe Ft. Contramestre Xingu – Nova Roda (Mashibeats)
Ibejy Miregum – Eparre Oia (Japoti)
Pandeiro Repique Duo – Um Boi Que Ja Vai Mugir (Tension Rod)
José Prates – Batucada Berimbao (M Records)
Ku Bo – Lem Lem (Man Recordings)
DJ Sandrinho – Berimbau (Man Recordings)
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (DJ Sandrinho Edit) (Man Recordings)
Lucas Santtana – Who Can Say Which Way (Joao Brasil’s Baile Funk Remix)(Vinyl Land, + Brasil Música)
MC Buiu – Balanca Mais Nao Para (Dennis DJ) (White Label)
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa  - Suadade Vem Correndo (Verve)
Pharcyde - Runnin’ (Delicious Vinyl)
Marcos Valle – Estrelar (Som Livre)
Sonzeira – Um Toque (Alternative Version) (Talkin’ Loud / Virgin EMI)


Sonzeira x Gilles Peterson Essential Mix

Tracklist: http://bit.ly/roy-ayers-75

Celebrating the 75th birthday of Mr Roy Ayers with this mix, showcasing some of my favourite tracks from his slightly lesser known material… Well, I mean compared to tracks like Everybody 
Loves The Sunshine, Searching, We Live In Brooklyn, Running Away, Love Will Bring Us Back Together…

I also hear new stuff that I hadn’t noticed before when I listen to his music - the track with Jack Wilson that opens the mix up is so heavy and cosmic for its time, and I’d forgotten about the track with Wayne Henderson! There are so many great albums out there including the 2 Virgin Ubiquities BBE put out... We could devote a whole week of radio programmes to Roy, his archive is so large… 

He is the key to all things between jazz, soul, disco and hip hop…. Thank you roy for all the music...


Tracklist

Roy Ayers 75th Birthday Mix

Having written a piece on Precious Hall which you can read above(see the blog button), I thought you might enjoy the first part of my set there on Oct 5. 

I was playing alongside Toshio Matsuura who as I walked in the club was playing some electronic bits that sounded so heavy, I threw a few in myself… Hope you enjoy.

Blog here

Gilles Peterson DJ set - Precious Hall, Japan (5th Oct 2015)

With the sad news of jazz vocalist Mark Murphy's passing earlier this week, Gilles pulled this mix out from the archives (2008)celebrating a unique voice in music, with a long and prolific career spanning 60 years and 40 albums. 

Rest In Peace, Mark Murphy. 

1 milestones ( rah)(milestone)
2 come to me ( mark murphy’s hip parade)(capital)
3 two ladies in de shade of de babana tree ( meet mark murphy)(decca)
4 just give me time (midnight mood)(mps)
5 my favorite things (rah)(riverside)
6 senor blues (thats how I love the blues)(riverside)
7 stolen moments (stolen moments)(muse)
8 be bop lives/boplicity (bop for kerouak)(muse)
9 come and get me (bridging a gap)(muse)
10 this must be earth (this must be earth)(phoenix)
11 empty faces (mark murphy sings)(muse)
12 two kites (brazil song)(muse)
13 waters of march (stolen moments)(muse)
14 before we lose tomorrow (night mood)(milestone)
15 effendi (beauty and the beast)(muse)
16 sconsolato (midnight mood)(mps)
17 why don’t you do right (7″)(milestone)
18 why and how (midnight mood) (mps)
19 san francisco – kerouak, then and now (muse)

In Memory of Mark Murphy

Gilles was recently in Brazil to play at Boiler Room with the Sonzeira Reconstructed project, as well as working on the sophomore Sonzeira album. Whilst he was in Recife and Rio, Gilles found time to do some record shopping, and here are some of the highlights!

Carnival Música Popular Brasileira Mix

So here’s my tribute to the mighty mighty one, Mr Maurice White, who sadly passed away on February 4 of this year. He left us an incredible treasure trove of music that has shaped the way I live my life!

I avoided the really obvious hits that you can hear everywhere and went for my personal faves, and a solid dose of the music that went on to shape the unique sound of Earth Wind and Fire from his early years working with two great mentors to him, Ramsey Lewis and Charles Stepney.

I got so much pleasure recording this - I hope you enjoy as much as I did!

Tracklist here

In Memory of Maurice White Mix

Celebrating the release of Havana Club Rumba Sessions, Gilles has put together a blend of tracks from Cuba, with a focus on tracks from the 1970s and 80s. 

Discover more about the tracks over at Vinyl Factory:
http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/vf-mix-45-gilles-peterson-cuba/


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Cuban Vinyl Mix

Kaleidoskop Radioshow 29.10.2016 Radio Eins Berlin, Germany with Alex Barck/Jazzanova and Matthias Helwig.
German commentary.
A tribute to the Brazilian fusion band Azymuth.
full release info of new album and tour dates: tinyurl.com/AzyFnxTour

Azymuth tribute Mix / Kaleidoskop Radio Show/ Jazzanova

CD02 in the Havana Cultura Remixed package boasts a bonus DJ mix courtesy of Gilles himself that neatly weaves together the disparate threads that make up a typical Peterson DJ set. From the stirring percussion and meandering groove of Louie Vega’s marathon Latin workout of 'Roforofo Fight' to the hi-octane Benga-esque skank delivered by Carl Cox and the lazy ebb and flow of Michel Cleis’ magnificent shuffling houser, this is Gilles in his element.

01. Think Twice / 4hero Remix feat. Danay & Carina
02. Mami / Productor en Jefe Tropicalia Remix
03. Afrodisia / Rainer Trueby Remix
04. Roforofo Fight / Louie Vega EOL Remix
05. Roforofo Fight / Louie Vega Remix
06. Lagrimas de Soledad (No Existen Palabras) / d'Wala Riddimix
07. Chekere Son / Alex Patchwork Remix
08. La Revolucion del Cuerpo / Skinner's Owiney Sigoma Remix
09. Rezando / Michel Cleis Remix
10. Chekere Son / Seiji Rerub
11. Arroz Con Pollo / MJ Cole Remix
12. Arroz Con Pollo / Carl Cox Remix

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Havana Cultura: Remixed // Gilles Peterson Bonus DJ Mix

After a fruitful digging excursion in Belgrade... and it goes a lil' sumthin' like this:

Propaganda – 18 Novembar (PGP RTB)
Vojislav Kostic – Za Jeden Cretz Georga Grosa (Studio B)
Tone Jansa Quartet – Goa (Jugoton)
Karlheinz Miklin – Common (Diskos)
Lala Kovacev Group – Wedding Dance (RTB)
Misa Blam – Idemo Lisce (Beograd Disk)
Tone Jansa – Skozi Oblake (RTB)

Gilles Peterson's Balkan Jazz Mix

Gilles Peterson & Alex Barck (Jazzanova) 11th April 2001 (One Live In London)

Possibly recorded off an old cassette!

Tracklist

++ Gilles Peterson ++ 
Bugge Wesseltoft - 'Changes' (Universal(White)
 Block 16 feat. Jhelisa Anderson - 'Find an Oasis' (NuPhonic)
 DJ Gregory - 'Block Party' (White) 
Osunlade - 'Ocho' (Soul Jazz White)

++ Alex Jazzanova ++ 
Blaze - 'Get Up' (Motown)
 King Britt Presents Sylk 130 feat. Capitol A - 'All the Way' (Live)(Six Degrees) Voom Voom - 'Ginger & Fred' (Compost) 
Jazzanova - 'That Night' (Acetate) 
Frank Zaffa - 'By Garsaaidi'  (Orange Egg)
 Underwolves - 'In The Picture'(BBE)
 Eternal Sun - '6/8 Drumz' (Pathless Remix)(Talkin' Loud)
 Vikter Duplaix - 'Messages' (acapella)(MAW) 
Victor Davis - 'Sound Of The Samba' (Afro Gigolo/JCR) 
Zito Righi - 'Berimbeau' (Hot) 
Plaid - 'Scoobs In Columbia' (white) 
Nebraska - 'My Father'  (Player)
 Izm - 'Outa Space' (Meitz Remix) (White) 
Unknown - 'Spritual' (Late nightclub dub)(Papa)
 E.W. Wainwright - 'The Healer' (Beatless remix)(Ubiquity) 
Unknown - 'Untitled' (White) 
Jazzanova - 'To Come'   (Acetate) 
Bahamadia - 'I Confess' (EMI) Phoojun - 'Rainbow' (BBE)

++ Gilles Peterson ++ 
Petalo 86 - 'Este Lado' (Novaphonic) 
Cara - 'O Sapo' (RCA Victor)
 Big Bossa - 'Carnival Espirito' (Viktor)

Check out the pics >> www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/london/peterson.shtml

Gilles Peterson & Alex Barck (Jazzanova) 11th April 2001 (One Live In London)

Gilles Peterson presents a very special 3-hour mix dedicated to the recently departed trumpeter Roy Hargrove.

“Roy Hargrove is one of the greatest, a real pioneer, a real soldier of Jazz. Rest in Peace” – Gilles Peterson

A prodigious talent whose star rose in the early 1990s, Roy Hargrove recorded and performed with a whole host of artists including Erykah Badu, Common, D’Angelo, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Jackie McLean and Oscar Peterson.

Roy Hargrove’s life mission was the to spread the jazz message and succeeded. He departed on 2nd November 2018 at the age of 49, and Gilles Peterson pays a special tribute to the talents of the man with a 3-hour mix exploring the sounds that he brought to the world.

Roy Hargrove Tribute Mix

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