Sir Stevie: Jammin' on Stevie Wonder - Part 1 [Mondo Jazz 112-1]

Stevie Wonder has more entries in the "Real Book" than any other pop musician, The Beatles included. It is not surprising therefore that his Songbook has been mined by hundreds of jazz musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock. To mark his 70th birthday we feature some of the best jazz renditions of his compositions. In this segment we focus, in particular, on renditions from the '70s which payed tribute to hits from his "classic period". Happy listening! The playlist features Ahmad Jamal, Ray Barretto, Gary Bartz, Phil Upchurch, Tennyson Stephens, Charles Earland, Les McCann, Richard Tee, Ramsey Lewis, David Newman, Lionel Hampton, Max Ionata, Ralph Alessi, Vijay Iyer, Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, Naná Vasconcelos, Avishai Cohen, Yonathan Avishai. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/10877639/Mondo-Jazz (up to Avishai Cohen & Yonathan Avishai).