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Basketball and Jazz: The Art of Improvisation - Part 3
Episode 290
In our final look into the basketball & jazz interconnectedness, we focus on several jazz, or funk-jazz soundtracks for movies dedicated to the game, on jazz musicians with a basketball career, like Cab Calloway and Wayman Tisdale, a composition inspired by the elegant and creative crossover dribble known as the Shammgod, and more!
The playlist also features The Leonhart Brass Band [Michael Leonhart pictured]; The Rongetz Foundation; Billy Preston, Syreeta; Ben Sidran, Mavis Staples, Pop Staples; Donald Byrd, The Blackbyrds; Bill Frisell; Eddie Harris; Jeff Beal and Robert Glasper.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19064879/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Basketball")
Happy listening!
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