“Gilles chats to the mighty John Legend. Find out which Hollywood star is a fan, hear about his collaborations, his connection with The Roots and how he got to guest on the new Magnetic Man album. Gilles also drops brand new cuts from SBTRKT, Digital Mystikz, Stepkids, the official version of Cee Lo’s I Want You and, back by popular demand, the Kon re-edit of Cerrone.”
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Gilles Peterson Worldwide 2010-10-20 Words and Music from John Legend [Filesonic download]
Tracklist:
1. Koreless – Up Down Up Down
2. Owiny Sigoma Band – Untitled feat Damian Albarn
3. Phillip Cohran – The African Look
4. Rubens Bassini – Guaguanco
5. Gotan Project – Panamericana
6. Paul Weiner – Colinda H
7. Words and Music from John Legend
1. John Legend – Ordinary People
2. Mike James Kirkland – Hang On In There
3. Bill Withers – Lovely Day
4. The Roots – The Stars
5. John Legend – She Don’t Have To Know
6. The Roots – Upper Egypt
7. Slum Village – Selfish
8. John Legend feat Kanye West – Number 1
9. Alicia Keys – You Don’t Know My Name
10. Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
11. John Legend & The Roots – Little Ghetto Boy
12. John Legend – Motherless Child
13. Magnetic Man – Getting Nowhere feat John Legend
14. Fink – Green Light
15. John Legend & The Roots – Compared To What
16. John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Everybody
17. The Roots – The Juice Of Chicago
18. John Legend & The Roots – Hang On In There
19. Aloe Blacc – Gente Ordinario
8. The Undisputed Truth – Sandman
9. Cerrone – Hooked On You
10. Gary Bartz – Gentle Thoughts
11. Cee-Lo – I Want You (LP Version)
12. Crue-L Grand Orchestra – More Than Paradise (Theo Parrish Remix)
13. SBTRKT – Look At Stars feat Sampha
14. Distal – Typewriter Tune (VIP Mix)
15. Onirique – La Bonne Etoile
16. Stepkids – For Shadows On The Hearth
17. Digital Mystikz – Education
Lovely stuff arrived towards the end of the show. My fave bits are Onirique, Stepkids, Undisputed Truth and Cerrone (can’t get enough of it).
John Legend piece is OK but a thin line between GP and Radio 2, I think. The Aloe Blacc tune was top though.
Next week is Spacek. Can’t wait.