PJL sessions #323 [international jazz day pt 1 - the spirit]

Celebrating International jazz day (april 30th) last week with the Ness Radio crew with our annual 24 hr jazz take over.
my selection is split into two sessions.
the first set for you is inspired by the musical "Black Fairy" first performed at the La Mont Zeno Theater in Chicago, read the story chronicled expertly over here https://sunra.substack.com/p/black-fairy
the track "Black Land of the Nile" from the musical is a beautiful classic spiritual jazz number.
the mix blends words and music selections from the musical plus other spiritually minded jazz vibes.
big shout out to the Ness Radio gang and my fellow IJD selectors.
enjoy this week's set...the spirit.
come back next week for the second set...the bounce.

here's (growing) playlist with the mixes from the other Ness Radio crew https://www.mixcloud.com/playjazzloud/playlists/intjazzday-2024/