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Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 2

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Stevie Wonder's cult classic may not be a jazz album, but its jazz connections run deep—from Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, George Benson, Glenn Ferris, and Bobbi Humphrey involved in its recording to Alice Coltrane, Chick Corea, Quincy Jones, David Sanborn, and Lenny White among the influences acknowledged in the liner notes. No wonder its songs have inspired hundreds of jazz renditions—and here's the second part of our playlist featuring some of the best, following the sequence of the original record.

Happy listening!

Playlist

  • Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
  • Ray Barretto "Pastime Paradise" La Cuna (Epic/Legacy) 0:16
  • Host talks 8:38
  • Blue Mitchell "Summer Soft" Summer Soft (Impulse!) 10:27
  • Monica Shaka "Ordinary Pain" Wondering—An Ode to Stevie Wonder (Quai Son) 6:17
  • Host talks 20:47
  • Max Ionata, Dado Moroni "Isn't She Lovely" Two for Stevie (Via Veneto Jazz/Jandomusic) 22:27
  • Marcus Miller "Medley: Visions, Joy Inside My Tears" Tales (Dreyfus) 26:46
  • Host talks 33:40
  • Najee "Black Man" Najee Plays Songs from the Key of Life: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (EMI) 34:27

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