Monday Morning Mixtape 269
British post-bop, conscious Chicago soul and meditative Manchester ambient jazz.
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Day 25: Sun Ra & The Qualities – It’s Christmas Time
A 1957 cosmic seasonal taking Christmas to another planet.
Mike Huckaby’s top 10 Sun Ra inspirations
A love letter from Mike Huckaby to Sun Ra.
Gilles Peterson presents Sun Ra: To Those of Earth… And Other Worlds LP
A compilation that appeals to newcomers as well as Ra experts.
Jon1st’s Five Favourite ‘End of the Night’ tracks
The DMC Champion picks some tracks to wind down a party with.
Sun Ra Inspires Mute Patient to Talk for the First Time
The healing powers of 1950’s cosmic jazz.
Premiere: Sons of Kemet – Breadfruit
Taken from the British Jazz supergroup’s new album on Naim Jazz
Live Review: Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2015
10th installment of one of London’s most credible music awards ceremonies.
Sun Ra and his Arkestra – In the Orbit of Ra LP
Commemorating afrofuturist jazz pioneer Sun Ra in the new double-disc LP.
Monday Morning Mixtape 031
This week’s bag of treats includes some Swedish Nu-Jazz, tropical jigs from Ghana, Hip Hop from Panama and some cosmic jazz from out of space.