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    Morning Becomes Eclectic

    Miles Davis Centennial + Remembering late great Saxophonist Sonny Rollins + Panda Bear & Sonic Boom Premiere

    Novena Carmel
    Novena Carmel
    Hand-Picked MusicIndie / AltSoul / Funk

    KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

    KCRW’s signature music program — defying format since 1977.

    May 26, 2026

    Thanks for joining us on a jazzy Tuesday on Morning Becomes Eclectic. We celebrated the centennial of Miles Davis starting the show with the legendary LIVE debut of Miles Davis’ first great quintet in Pasadena 70 years ago, the first Miles Davis recording, a Miles Davis cover from Robert Glasper and a sample of his work from J Dilla and one of his last recordings before he passed in 1991 with a very cool rendition of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" with a legendary lineup. We also remember the late Sonny Rollins, the legendary jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who passed away yesterday at 95 years old. Plus, the premiere of the sonically adventurous and playful collaboration between Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, including one of the best intro's you'll ever hear.

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        Novena Carmel

        Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, co-host of Lost Notes

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        Nassir Nassirzadeh

        KCRW DJ

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