An undated portrait of Afro-funk saxophonist Manu Dibango. He died Tuesday in Paris after contracting the coronavirus.

DJ Dr. Filey Selassie’s Exclusive Weekly Jazz Mix #1

This is the idea that started our JAZZ LOCKDOWN – a weekly DJ mix of jazz to try and offer some comfort to those missing their weekly fix at Scarborough Jazz Club.

Your DJ is Dr. Filey Selassie (that’s Rowan The Drummer to regulars at the club). And boy, what a mix – 2hrs of jazz goodness. Look out for an exclusive track in there from local piano-groove trio AC3 who regularly raise the roof at the club.

First set

  1. Herbie Hancock ‘Scarborough Fair’
  2. Charles Mingus ‘Freedom – Part One’
  3. Quincy Jones & His Orchestra ‘Hard Sock Dance’
  4. Jack Wilkins ‘Red Clay’
  5. John Coltrane ‘Bessie’s Blues’
  6. Isotope 217 ‘Looking After Life On Mars’
  7. Arturo Sandoval ‘Manteca’
  8. Art Farmer Septet ‘Mau Mau’
  9. McCoy Tyner ‘Naima (Edit)’
  10. Jimmy Smith ‘Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf – Part 2’
  11. Alice Coltrane ‘Stopover Bombay’
  12. AC3 ‘New New Orleans’
  13. Omar Sosa ‘Toridanzón’
  14. Wayne Shorter ‘Armageddon’
  15. Zimbo Trio ‘Anoiteceu’
  16. Oliver Nelson ‘One For Duke’

Second set

  1. Lalo Schifrin ‘The Bait’
  2. Medeski, Martin & Wood ‘Chubb Sub’
  3. Snarky Puppy feat. KNOWER & Jeff Coffin ‘I Remember’
  4. Harvey Mason ‘Hop Scotch’
  5. Bronco ‘Return Of The Forgotten Groove’
  6. SEED Ensemble ‘The Darkies’
  7. Mark Slater ‘Morning Star’
  8. Pharaoh Sanders ‘Astral Travelling’
  9. Manu Dibango ‘New Bell’