I was watching videos of the Pharoah Sanders concert a few days after the end of the recent We Out Here festival. He was evidently frail and unwell, perhaps even uncomfortable after not setting foot on stage for three years.  

However, even through a phone screen, you couldn't help but get goosebumps once he blew into the saxophone. His charizma, aura, and sheer emotion, as always, shining through. Sadly it was to be his last. The torchbearer of Coltrane's legacy and his one true heir, passed away just a few weeks later. 
  
Born Farrell Sanders in Little Rock, Arkansas, Pharoah picked up the saxophone in his teenage years. He briefly moved to the West Coast to study art, before going to New York to take part in an exciting new jazz scene led by his idol, and later mentor, John Coltrane. Alongside Eric Dolphy, Archie Shepp, and Albert Ayler, he would become one of the most sought-after saxophonists in what was dubbed - avant-garde jazz. Pharoah Sanders joined Coltrane in 1965 and spent the next two years as his protege. After Trane's passing, he continued to take his music to new dimensions, furthering his journey into African and Eastern philosophies and eventually, becoming the face and driving force of what is now known as - spiritual jazz. 

From Alice Coltrane to Floating Points, Pharoah would collaborate with numerous musicians over the decades. However, for this tribute, I decided to focus on strictly his solo output and showcase the mastery of the albums he recorded for Impulse!, Strata East, and Theresa from the late sixties to the early eighties.

Rest in Jazz Pharoah Sanders (Oct 13 1940 - Sept 24 2022)

Tribute to PHAROAH SANDERS - Selected by Spacewalker

Read about Nicky Siano at Wax Poetics:

http://www.waxpoetics.com/news/contests/nicky-siano-brings-back-gallery-one-night/

Part 2:

https://soundcloud.com/wax-poetics/nicky-siano-live-at-the-gallery-october-1976-part-2

Nicky Siano Live at the Gallery, October 1976

Produced, arranged, programmed and mixed by Alex Storrer
Guitar and Bass by Guitar: Roger Szedalik

From the forthcoming album "Rhythm Of Love"

Cruisin'

Cruisin

hey young world
it´s the last carneval day, time is right to chase the devil, all evil spirits & winter away, right?! What is better for this  than the sound of the Atabaque drum?
Enjoy my ride through recent brazil new discoveries, some classics & secret weapons, strictly vinyl. 
Give thanks and praise to my man in Sao Paolo & his wife, a neverending source of the vinyl goods, highly appreciated! Shipment just has arrived some days ago, muito obrigado!

p.e.a.c.e.
Tom Wienland

BRAZILIAN BOOGIE V Afro Samba edition. a Tom Wienland Free Soul Inc mixtape 2025

You Are Not Alone

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

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)

Vol.2 of my Brit Funk mix series.

Tracklist: www.worldwidefm.net/show/gilles-peterson-brit-funk-special-part-2/

Brit Funk Vol.2

This DJ set was streamed to Facebook Live on June 25, 2020

Artwork and photo by @tomozonyc_art (IG)
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Nuova Napoli - Nu Guinea [NG Records]
The Aura - George Duke [MPS]
Kudu - Eddie Henderson [Blue Note]
Parisienne Girl - Incognito [Ensign]
Outerspace - Atmosfear [Elite]
Grand Prix - Fuse One [CTI]
What's The Story - Patrice Rushen [Fantasy]
(Falling Like) Dominoes (12'' Mix) - Donald Byrd [Blue Note]
Do I Have To? - Alphonse Mouzon [Pausa]
Ddoje Facce - Nu Guinea [NG Records]
Monticello - Monty Alexander [BASF]
Zaius - Eddie Russ [Monument]
Leaving This Planet - Charles Earland [Mercury]
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock [Columbia]
Feel The Real - David Bendeth [RCA]
Runnin' (FK Rough Edit) - Earth, Wind & Fire [Columbia]
Groovin With Mr G (FK edit) - Richard 'Groove' Holmes [Blue Note]
Can't Get Enough - Jimmy Smith [Mojo]
Street Life (Mr K Breakdown Edit) - Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford [Most Excellent Unlimited]
Cyclops - Eddie Henderson [Capitol]
By All Means - Alphonse Mouzon [Pausa]
Happy Music - Blackbyrds [Fantasy]
Shout - Miles Davis [Columbia]
Black Is The Color - Wilbert Longmire [Tappan Zee]
Light On The Path - Brian Auger [RCA]
Squib Cakes - Tower Of Power [Warner Bros]

François K : Jazz-Funk Vibes

3 days of DJ sets in a row at the legendary Casper Bar in Budva's old town (Montenegro) in August 2020, the place for good taste, music and vibes in southern Europe, under the open sky and under a pine tree. Here is the shot of day 2, the Saturday night, relaxed soulful and slow disco vibes, definitely something to lift the mood :) Enjoy.
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Casper Bar 2020 - Day 2

Gilles introduces his Brit Jazz Funk Mix, recorded in the Brownswood Basement for Solid Steel Radio & Ninja Tune. 

Watch the video of Gilles introducing the mix http://bit.ly/13jJzP0



Take a trip back to the sound of the early 80's with GP as he digs out his favourite jazz funk records from this side of the pond.

Track listing 

Cache - Jazzin and cruisin' - Groove records 
Hudson people	 - Trip to your mind	- Disco 45 
FBI - Talkin about love - Kongo dance 
Incognito	- Summer's ended - Ensign 
Freeez - Stay - Pink rhythm 
Cloud - All night long - white 
Atmosfear	 - Invasion - Elite 
Proton plus - Pay up (remixed rhythm track) - Champagne 
Potion - Catch the feelin' (showstopper') dub - Slapps and sticks 
Stop	- I can feel it - Elite 
Hi Tension - thunder and lightning - Island 
First Light	 - am - Oval music 
tw funk masters - love money - Champagne 
Sun palace - Rude movements - Passion 
Level 42 - Starchild - Polydor

Britfunk Mix

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