If lockdown is getting you all uptight, then relax and chill with this mix of tracks from the 50s to present day taking in Ike Quebec, Harry Beckett, Bobby Wellins and two new releases on the Shellfield-based Discus label. Curated and introduced by Adrian Riley.
Tracklist:
Juian Arguilles – Intro to the three Js (excerpt) [Scapes / Babel]
Ike Quebec – Blue and Sentimental [Blue & Sentimenal / Blue Note]
Bille Holiday – But Beautiful [Lady in Satin / Columbia]
The Modern Jazz Quartet – Romaine [Pyramid – Atlantic]
Harry Beckett – The Other Side [Flare Up / Phillips]
Bobby Wellins – Angel Eyes [Birds of Brazil / Sungai]
Mike Westbrook – Metropolis part IX [Metropolis / RCA]
Abdullah Ibrahim – Dreamtime [The Balance / Gearbox]
Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat – Where Were You Hiding? [Gravy Boat EP]
Martin Pyne – Charm [Spirits of Absent Dancers / Discus]
Brad Mehldau – When It Rains [Largo / Warner Bros]
Dirar Kalash – A Rift In Time (excerpt) [Of Quiettude / Discus]
Andy Sheppard – International Blue [Movements in Colour / ECM]
Miles Davis – It Never Entered My Mind [Workin’ / Prestige]