Curated By: Girl Tyler
Summertime was made for jazz. Sweltering summer days become chilly summer nights that unleash moments of spontaneity, filled with passion. You rule the night. Set the scene with soulful chaos and improvisation. This Summertime Jazz playlist is for unexpected adventures and divine relaxation. An immortal Black art form, Jazz was birthed from a desire for liberation. So be free and run wild as you paint the city with this collection of performances from the greats and leaders of the new school:
Summertime by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Long, Long Summer by Dizzy Gillespie
Cook’s Bay by Kenny Barron Trio
When Can I See Youby Herbie Hancock
After The Rain by Boney James
Forbidden Fruit by Kandace Springs
Good morning Heartache by Jill Scott and Chris Botti
So Emotional by Miles Davis ft. Lalah Hathaway
Some Other Spring by Billie Holiday
Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter by Nina Simone
Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole
You’ve Got it Bad Girl by Quincy Jones
I’m New Here by Gil Scott-Heron and Makaya McCraven
Sun Glimpse by Gerald Clayton
Caravan by Thelonious Monk
Truth by Kamasi Washington
After the Rain by John Coltrane
Is it Love? by Thundercat
Mocean by Kendrick Scott
Free Your Mind by Jazzmeia Horn
Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This by Rachelle Ferrell and Will Downing
Crowned and Kissed by Esperanza Spalding
Listen to the Summertime Jazz playlist here.
