In our bumper anniversary 10th edition we pay tribute to two jazz giants: percussion legend James Mtume and vibes wizard Khan Jamal. But which route best connects them? Via the West Coast, or the astral plane? Dan travels through time and Ollie through space, on a cosmic journey that passes Philly, pharaohs and psychedelic beanies.
Thanks for indulging us for 10 episodes, and stay tuned for more astral traveling this year. Roads? Where we’re going, we only need Rhodes.
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DAN
- Harold Land – Mtume (A New Shade Of Blue, Mainstream, 1971)
- Harold Land – West Coast Blues (West Coast Blues!, Jazzland, 1960)
- Wes Montgomery – Four On Six (The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery, Riverside, 1960)
- Khan Jamal – Four On Three (Percussion & Strings, CIMP, 1997)
- Khan Jamal Creative Art Ensemble – Breath Of Life (Drum Dance To The Motherland, Dogtown Records, 1973)
OLLIE
- Khan Jamal Creative Art Ensemble – Breath Of Life (Drum Dance To The Motherland, Dogtown Records, 1973)
- Sun Ra – Space Is The Place (Space Is The Place, Blue Thumb Records, 1973)
- Pharoah Sanders – Astral Traveling (Thembi, Impulse!, 1971)
- Lonnie Liston Smith – Astral Traveling (Astral Traveling, Flying Dutchman, 1973)
- Harold Land – Mtume (A New Shade Of Blue, Mainstream, 1971)
