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Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 2

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This week we look into both the jazz side of Prince, including the unexpressed potentials of his collaboration with Miles Davis, and covers of his music by notable jazz players, from Nina Simone to Joshua Redman.

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  • Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
  • Nina Simone "Sign 'O' the Times (Outtake)" A Single Woman (Expanded Version) (Rhino/Elektra) 0:16
  • Host talks 5:50
  • Malcolm Braff "Sexy M.F." Inside (Enja) 7:00
  • Host talks 12:02
  • Prince "Instrumental 6" The 1977 Loring Park Sessions 13:40
  • Eric Leeds "Kenya" Time Squared (Paisley Park) 17:27
  • Host talks 20:07
  • Madhouse "17 (Penetration)" 24 [Unreleased] 21:26
  • Miles Davis "Penetration" Merci Miles! Live at Vienne (Warner/Rhino) 26:47
  • Host talks 35:21
  • P feat. Miles Davis "Can I Play With U?" Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition) (Warner) 37:13
  • Prince "Funky" [Unreleased] [Unreleased] 43:48
  • Host talks 50:44
  • Marcin Wasilewski Trio "Diamonds and Pearls" January (ECM) 52:57
  • Joshua Redman "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" Timeless Tales (for Changing Times) (Warner) 58:33
  • Julia Hulsmann Quartet "Sometimes It Snows in April" The Next Door (ECM) 1:03:30
  • Heinz Sauer, Michael Wollny "Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)" Don't Explain (Live) (ACT) 1:07:16
  • Host talks 1:12:03
  • P & The New Power Generation "Girls & Boys" One Nite Alone... The Aftershow: It Ain't Over! (Up Late with Prince & The NPG) (Legacy) 1:14:07

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