Jon Batiste’s Candid Soundtrack: A Personal, Eclectic Playlist
Jon Batiste shares a candid, eclectic musical map of his life: his early loves (Strokin’ by Clarence Carter) and first purchases (Michael Jackson’s Dangerous, Björk Vespertine, Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun, Common’s Like Water for Chocolate); the track he can’t hear anymore after performing it countless times (Steely Dan’s Reelin’ in the Years); the life-changing tune he played at his grandmother’s funeral (When the Saints Go Marching In) and his desired funeral song (When the Saints Come Marching In); a provocative pick for romance (D’Angelo’s Untitled (How Does It Feel)); a tear-jerker (Bach’s Air on the G String); a guilty-pleasure shoutout to Amyl and the Sniffers’ Giddy Up; morning wake-ups include Coldplay’s Don’t Panic, Body and Soul by Art Tatum, and Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World; and a London festival residency at Koko, June 24–28 (tickets via Live Nation).
