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Winter in Chicago, with Gilles!

Gilles shares highlights from his recent trip to the Windy City, including a gospel mix from Tone B Nimble and words from Joshua Abrams, The Bajas, and Jana Rush.

Gilles goes on a winter expedition to unearth musical goodness from Chicagoā€™s prolific underground scene. From record shopping at Numero Groupā€™s headquarters in Little Village and speaking with label curator Tim Zawada of Star Creature label, to exploring writer and curator John Corbettā€™s vinyl collection and listening with him to the first ever recorded Sun Ra single.

We hear from South Chicago footwork pioneer Jana Rush about her time at KKC college radio with DJ Rashad, bass and guimbri player Joshua Abrams tells us what makes the Windy City a place of experimentation, and we go to The Bajasā€™ studio, discussing the importance of losing oneself in the music.

Also, a special gospel mix from legendary selector and producer Tone B Nimble of Conservatory Vintage and Vinyl in Flossmoore, just outside Chicago.

Produced by Silvia Malnati
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Music Played

  • Public Enemy

    Rebel Without A Pause (Intro)

    • It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back.

  • Little Milton

    More and More

  • Chicago Skyway

    C0MP3WT2R

    • Body Remembers EP.
    • Calder City Development Corp.

  • Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy

    Theme

    • African Skies.
    • Captcha Records.

  • Kahil El'Zabar & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

    Kelan (For Phil Cohran) [Live at "mu"]

    • Let The Spirit Out (Live at "mu").
    • Spiritmuse Records.

  • Mr. Fingers

    What About This Love

    • What About This Love?.
    • Alleviated Records.

  • Crown Heights Affair

    Streakin'

    • Crown Heights Affair.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Introverted Funk

    Nite Life (Instrumental)

    • Star Creature.

  • Chaka Khan

    Be Bop Medley

    • Chaka Khan.
    • Warner Bros. Records.

  • Wadada Leo Smith, Hamid Drake

    Love

    • The Bottle Tapes.
    • Corbett vs Dempsey.

  • Muhal Richard Abrams

    Young At Hart

  • Fred Anderson, Kent Kessler, Hamid Drake

    For Fred Hopkins

    • The Bottle Tapes.
    • Corbett vs Dempsey.

  • Sun Ra

    A Call For All Demons

  • Sun Ra Arkestra

    Rocket No. 9

  • Art Ensemble of Chicago

    Certain Blacks

  • Tommy "Madman" Jones

    HiFi Apartment

  • Tommy Jones

    Hush Now, Don't Explain

    • Hush Now, Don't Explain / Honky Tonk.
    • M & M.

  • Sun Ra

    Saturn

  • Joshua Abrams, James Krivchenia, Sam Wilkes

    Bracelets for Unicorns

  • Natural Information Society & The Bajas

    Clock No Clock

  • Town and Country

    Bookmobile

  • Fred Anderson Trio

    Straight But Not Straight

    • Live At The Velvet Lounge.

  • Fred Anderson

    On The Run

    • On The Run.

  • Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas

    Nothing Does Not Show

  • The Bajas

    Skylarkin'

  • The Bajas

    Graut

  • Natural Information Society & The Bajas

    Automaginary

  • Universal Togetherness Band

    Lucky Stars

    • Numero Group.

  • Marcus Mixx

    Liquid Love (Chicago Mix)

    • Numero Group.

  • 24ā€Carat Black

    The 24-Carat Black Theme

    • Numero Group.

  • 24ā€Carat Black

    What I Want

    • Numero Group.

  • 24ā€Carat Black

    Your Love Is My Desire

  • Commands

    Chain Gang

    • Numero Group.

  • Introverted Funk

    Fan Out (Instrumental)

  • Leroy Burgess

    Heartbreaker

  • On Stage

    Hooked On Your Love (Alternate Mix)

    • Star Creature.

  • E. Live

    Do Me Like That (feat. Chesta Blake)

    • Star Creature.

  • Mister

    Wanna Thank You

    • Star Creature.

  • Lll

    State Chumps

    • Helen EP.
    • Star Creature.

  • Jana Rush

    Unk

  • Robert Armani

    Surgery

  • Robert Armani

    Damage

  • Armando

    Land Of Confusion (Confusion Mix)

  • Fast Eddie

    Clap Your Hands (Original Mix)

  • Mike Dunn

    Acid Feet (Phaze 1)

  • Jana Rush

    Retrovirus

  • DJ Rashad

    Ghost

  • Jana Rush

    III

  • Jana Rush

    Lonely

  • Tone B Nimble

    Jee-He-He-Zus

    • Church Music Vol 1.
    • Peak Of Normal Records.

  • Tone B Nimble

    He Brought The Sunshine

  • Jackie Brown

    Changed My Life

  • Voices of Pentecost

    I'll Do It

  • United Apostolic Choir

    Cram in Time

  • Ray Weaver

    We Are Family

  • Bishop Jeff Banks

    Jerusalem (Joaquin Joe Claussell Overdub)

  • Missionary Baptist Church

    Steal Away

  • Roy Ayers

    Chicago

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  • Saturday15:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music