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Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features the great Louis Armstrong. Contributors include Humphrey Lyttelton and Abram Wilson.
Details : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features the great Louis Armstrong. Contributors include Humphrey Lyttelton and Abram Wilson.Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library.
This programme features the great Louis Armstrong. Satchmo's early work is assessed by his friend and fellow trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton, while his legacy is explored by Abram Wilson, one of the finest contemporary New Orleans trumpeters. Ranging from the early Hot Five days of the 1920s to his final triumphs with the All Stars, Alyn suggests the best recordings by Louis to form the cornerstone of any jazz collection.
Starts 2007-02-23 22:30:00, Ends 2007-02-23 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, one of the most distinctive soloists in jazz.
Details : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, one of the most distinctive soloists in jazz.Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library.
This programme features Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, one of the most distinctive soloists in jazz. Garbarek's career includes collaborations with a range of performers including Keith Jarrett, Bobo Stenson and the Hilliard Ensemble.
Starts 2007-03-02 22:30:00, Ends 2007-03-02 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker, still regarded as one of the greatest soloists in jazz.
Details : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library. This programme features the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker, still regarded as one of the greatest soloists in jazz.Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library.
This programme features the extraordinary saxophonist Charlie Parker, still regarded as one of the greatest soloists and innovators in jazz. Alyn explores Parker's work from the earliest big band days to his premature death, including his partnerships with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Fats Navarro. Studio guests are Brian Priestley, who discusses Parker's live recordings, and Peter King, who explains his significance as a saxophonist.
Starts 2007-03-09 22:30:00, Ends 2007-03-09 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and to select the best recordings by jazz pianist Bill Evans he is joined by Radio 3 Young Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock.
Details : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and to select the best recordings by jazz pianist Bill Evans he is joined by Radio 3 Young Generation Artist Gwilym Simcock.Bill Evans
Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and to select the best recordings by jazz pianist Bill Evans he is joined by Radio 3 Young Generation Artist pianist Gwilym Simcock.
Music includes the celebrated Village Vanguard sessions with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue as well as Evans's pioneering multitracked recordings Conversations with Myself.
Starts 2007-03-16 22:30:00, Ends 2007-03-16 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and selects the best recordings by saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Alyn charts his work from early days with Art Blakey.
Details : Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and selects the best recordings by saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Alyn charts his work from early days with Art Blakey.Alyn Shipton offers guidance to building a jazz library and selects the best recordings by saxophonist Wayne Shorter.
Alyn charts his work from early days with Art Blakey through his own prolific career as a leader, not forgetting his discs with Miles Davis. Shorter himself suggests some unexpected pieces from his repertoire that ought to be considered for any jazz collection.
Starts 2007-03-23 22:30:00, Ends 2007-03-23 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : British bassist Dave Holland, who joined Miles Davis at the age of 21, guides Alyn Shipton through his work on disc to help choose the best examples for a jazz library.
Details : British bassist Dave Holland, who joined Miles Davis at the age of 21, guides Alyn Shipton through his work on disc to help choose the best examples for a jazz library.One of Britain's most famous jazz exports, bassist Dave Holland, joined Miles Davis at the age of 21, and since then he has become a world-famous recording artist.
He guides Alyn Shipton through his work on disc, including his own trios, quintets and big bands, as well as records with Betty Carter, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Wheeler to help choose the best examples for a jazz library.
Starts 2007-03-30 21:30:00, Ends 2007-03-30 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : The great jazz diva Sarah Vaughan left a huge legacy of recordings. Alyn Shipton and Jacqui Dankworth explore her work in order to select the ideal tracks for a jazz collection.
Details : The great jazz diva Sarah Vaughan left a huge legacy of recordings. Alyn Shipton and Jacqui Dankworth explore her work in order to select the ideal tracks for a jazz collection.The great jazz diva Sarah Vaughan left a huge legacy of first-rate recordings, so how do you choose the essential items for a jazz collection?
Alyn Shipton and Jacqui Dankworth explore her work, including sessions with pianist Jimmy Jones, trumpeters Clifford Brown and Miles Davis and bandleaders Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins and Lalo Schifrin, in order to select the ideal tracks for newcomers to jazz and seasoned collectors alike.
Starts 2007-04-06 21:30:00, Ends 2007-04-06 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton and Irish singer Christine Tobin select the gems from blues legend Bessie Smith's ten year recording career that should form the basis of a collection of her work.
Details : Alyn Shipton and Irish singer Christine Tobin select the gems from blues legend Bessie Smith's ten year recording career that should form the basis of a collection of her work.Alyn Shipton and Irish singer Christine Tobin select the gems from the ten-year recording career of blues legend Bessie Smith that should form the basis of a collection of her work.
The most influential popular female musician of the 1920s, Smith produced records that sold in unprecedented numbers. Referred to as the Empress of the Blues, she had a profound impact on jazz and blues musicians during her short lifetime and in the years immediately following her tragic death in 1937.
Starts 2007-04-13 21:30:00, Ends 2007-04-13 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Guy Barker and Davis biographer Brian Morton to recommend recordings from the first two decades of Miles Davis's recorded work.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Guy Barker and Davis biographer Brian Morton to recommend recordings from the first two decades of Miles Davis's recorded work.Alyn Shipton recommends recordings from the first two decades of Miles Davis's recorded work.
With trumpeter Guy Barker, he explores the highly significant relationship between Miles and arranger Gil Evans, which began with Birth of the Cool and produced such masterpieces as Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess.
Then Davis's biographer Brian Morton joins Alyn to explore the discs that surround the iconic album Kind of Blue.
Starts 2007-04-20 21:30:00, Ends 2007-04-20 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to explore the best examples of recordings by the innovative bebop pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to explore the best examples of recordings by the innovative bebop pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41.Alyn Shipton explores the best examples of recordings by pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41 and altered the course of jazz piano through his bebop innovations of the 1940s.
He left an impressive legacy of recorded work, although this also charts his slow decline as a consequence of mental illness and addiction problems.
Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to consider the largest body of Powell's work, for the Blue Note label.
Starts 2007-04-27 21:30:00, Ends 2007-04-27 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Tenor saxophonist and flautist Charles Lloyd joins Alyn Shipton to help select the finest recordings of his career, including those with Keith Jarrett and drummer Billy Higgins.
Details : Tenor saxophonist and flautist Charles Lloyd joins Alyn Shipton to help select the finest recordings of his career, including those with Keith Jarrett and drummer Billy Higgins.Tenor saxophonist and flautist Charles Lloyd is one of the elder statesmen of jazz, highly respected for his work with Chico Hamilton and Cannonball Adderley as well as for the series of quartets he has led since the 1960s.
On the eve of the weekend in which he makes rare British appearances at the Barbican and at Cheltenham, he joins Alyn Shipton to help select the finest recordings of his career, including from an early quartet with Keith Jarrett, and his long-term partnership with drummer Billy Higgins.
Starts 2007-05-04 21:30:00, Ends 2007-05-04 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by Martin Litton to select the best recordings made by pianist, bandleader and vocalist Fats Waller, noted for being the finest of Harlem's stride pianists.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by Martin Litton to select the best recordings made by pianist, bandleader and vocalist Fats Waller, noted for being the finest of Harlem's stride pianists.Alyn Shipton is joined by Martin Litton to select the best recordings made by pianist, bandleader and vocalist Fats Waller, noted for being the finest of Harlem's stride pianists and creating one of the largest collections of jazz recordings of the 1930s and 1940s with his band the Rhythm.
Starts 2007-05-11 21:30:00, Ends 2007-05-11 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : As well as including music by Charlie Parker and Bill Evans, Alyn Shipton is joined by listeners who introduce their recommended records alongside his original proposals.
Details : As well as including music by Charlie Parker and Bill Evans, Alyn Shipton is joined by listeners who introduce their recommended records alongside his original proposals.Over the past three months, Alyn Shipton has invited listeners to contribute their own suggestions for the Jazz Library, by proposing additional tracks by the artists featured in the series so far.
As well as including music by Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Weather Report, Jan Garbarek and other featured artists, Alyn is also joined by several listeners, who introduce their recommended records alongside his original proposals.
Starts 2007-05-18 21:30:00, Ends 2007-05-18 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by biographer Brian Priestley to select the best recordings of bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by biographer Brian Priestley to select the best recordings of bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus.Alyn Shipton is joined by biographer Brian Priestley to select the best recordings of bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, which include such albums as Mingus Ah Um, Blues and Roots, and Pithecanthropus Erectus.
Starts 2007-05-25 21:30:00, Ends 2007-05-25 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.
One of the most celebrated jazz musicians in Europe, Stanko looks back on his collaborations with Krzysztof Komeda and Edward Vesala, and discusses the albums he has made under his own name, including Litania and Leosia.
Starts 2007-06-01 21:30:00, Ends 2007-06-01 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : To coincide with World Routes' visit to Cuba, Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval to focus on the essential examples of Cuban jazz for any jazz collection.
Details : To coincide with World Routes' visit to Cuba, Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval to focus on the essential examples of Cuban jazz for any jazz collection.To coincide with World Routes' visit to Cuba, Alyn Shipton focuses on the essential examples of Cuban jazz for any jazz collection.
Starting with the Afro-Cuban experiments of Dizzy Gillespie with Chano Pozo in the 1940s, and Charlie Parker's later work with Chico O'Farrill, Alyn is joined by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, founder member of Irakere, to survey more recent discs, including several issues newly released on CD.
Starts 2007-06-08 21:30:00, Ends 2007-06-08 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.
Details : Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.
Born Herman Blount, he was as famous for his exotic headgear and claims that his inspiration and music came from outer space, as his band The Arkestra. Yet beneath the exotic image, Ra was a highly creative musician, redefining the structure and sound of the jazz big band.
Starts 2007-06-15 21:30:00, Ends 2007-06-15 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings, ranging from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the Miles Davis Quintet.
Details : Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings, ranging from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the Miles Davis Quintet.Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea himself guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings.
Few musicians in jazz have the extraordinary stylistic range of Chick Corea. His work ranges from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the classic Miles Davis Quintet, as well as his own groundbreaking ensembles Return to Forever and the Elektric Band.
Starts 2007-06-22 21:30:00, Ends 2007-06-22 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Guitarist Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings, and select some of the highlights, including not only his own groups, but also his work with other jazz greats.
Details : Guitarist Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings, and select some of the highlights, including not only his own groups, but also his work with other jazz greats.One of the most technically accomplished guitarists in jazz history, Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings, and select some of the highlights, including not only his own groups, but also his work with Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall and many other greats.
Starts 2007-06-29 21:30:00, Ends 2007-06-29 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by Tom Sancton, friend and protege of New Orleans clarinettist George Lewis, to select highlights from the latter's vast catalogue of recordings.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by Tom Sancton, friend and protege of New Orleans clarinettist George Lewis, to select highlights from the latter's vast catalogue of recordings.New Orleans clarinettist George Lewis was the spearhead of the traditional jazz revival from 1942 until his death in 1969. Alyn Shipton is joined by Lewis' friend and protege Tom Sancton to select the highlights from his vast catalogue of recordings.
Music includes Bunk Johnson's brass and dance bands, Lewis' trio, quartet and Ragtime Band, and work with such other jazz legends as Lizzie Miles and De De Pierce.
Starts 2007-07-06 21:30:00, Ends 2007-07-06 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of John Coltrane, Alyn Shipton is joined by saxophonist Soweto Kinch to assess the Coltrane legacy and select his finest recordings.
Details : To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of John Coltrane, Alyn Shipton is joined by saxophonist Soweto Kinch to assess the Coltrane legacy and select his finest recordings.To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of John Coltrane, Alyn Shipton is joined by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch to assess the Coltrane legacy, and select the recordings by the great saxophonist that should be included in any jazz collection.
As well as Blue Train, Giant Steps and A Love Supreme, Alyn and Soweto also explore some of Coltrane's less well-known recordings.
Starts 2007-07-20 21:30:00, Ends 2007-07-20 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974.Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974, including the long symphonic work Black Brown and Beige as well as his version of the Nutcracker Suite and the Second Sacred Concert.
Starts 2007-07-27 21:30:00, Ends 2007-07-27 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love.
Details : Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love.Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career.
Widely acknowledged as one of the finest singers in jazz history, Billie Holiday's short life produced a remarkable recorded legacy, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love. Her voice changed with age and hard living, and among the highlights are Good Morning Heartache, My Man and the emotional wasteland of Strange Fruit, a song about a Southern lynching.
Starts 2007-08-03 21:30:00, Ends 2007-08-03 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton presents a programme of listeners' suggestions for additions to the jazz library, including tracks by Tomasz Stanko, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chick Corea.
Details : Alyn Shipton presents a programme of listeners' suggestions for additions to the jazz library, including tracks by Tomasz Stanko, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chick Corea.Alyn Shipton presents a programme of listeners' suggestions for additions to the jazz library, including tracks by Tomasz Stanko, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chick Corea.
Vintage piano expert Adam Ramet compares the sound quality of 1920s CD reissues and listeners discuss Charles Mingus albums.
Starts 2007-08-17 21:30:00, Ends 2007-08-17 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton and trumpeter Byron Wallen select a few of pianist Andrew Hill's major recordings in this tribute to the late instrumentalist, bandleader and composer.
Details : Alyn Shipton and trumpeter Byron Wallen select a few of pianist Andrew Hill's major recordings in this tribute to the late instrumentalist, bandleader and composer.Alyn Shipton and trumpeter Byron Wallen select a few of pianist Andrew Hill's major recordings in this tribute to the late instrumentalist, bandleader and composer.
Alyn's archive interviews with Hill himself set the scene for his long association with Blue Note records, and Wallen offers a unique insight from his experience as a member of Hill's final bands.
Starts 2007-08-31 21:30:00, Ends 2007-08-31 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth who shares some of his keen insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman's style, and together they explore a selection of key recordings.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth who shares some of his keen insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman's style, and together they explore a selection of key recordings.The King of Swing, and one of the finest of all jazz clarinetists, Benny Goodman recorded prolifically, and was as dazzlingly talented in a big band setting as in a small group. He encouraged multi-racial bands, with his trio, quartet and sextet, and helped bring guitarist Charlie Christian to a wider audience.
Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth, who shares some of his keen insights into Goodman's style, his selection of key recordings and his personal reminiscences of Benny, with whom he played for the first time in 1949.
Starts 2007-09-07 21:30:00, Ends 2007-09-07 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton charts a course through the recordings of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, with help from the man himself, who celebrates his eightieth birthday in October.
Details : Alyn Shipton charts a course through the recordings of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, with help from the man himself, who celebrates his eightieth birthday in October.In October, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz celebrates his eightieth birthday. To mark the event and to chart a course through his prolific recordings, Alyn Shipton talks to Konitz about the landmarks in his career, beginning with his early days with Claude Thornhill and Stan Kenton and progressing to his work on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool and with Lennie Tristano and his circle.
Starts 2007-09-14 21:30:00, Ends 2007-09-14 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by British drummer Ralph Salmins to survey the output of jazz drummer Buddy Rich, covering discs under his own name and appearances with other musicians.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by British drummer Ralph Salmins to survey the output of jazz drummer Buddy Rich, covering discs under his own name and appearances with other musicians.Alyn Shipton is joined by British drummer Ralph Salmins to survey the prolific output of Buddy Rich, covering both Rich's discs under his own name and his appearances with other musicians.
Starting his life as a child tap dancer, Buddy Rich became one of the most gifted drummers in jazz history, and this month marks the 90th anniversary of his birth.
Starts 2007-09-21 21:30:00, Ends 2007-09-21 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : 1/2. To celebrate Radio 3's fortieth birthday this weekend, Alyn Shipton selects commercially issued jazz CDs that started life as broadcasts on Radio 3 itself.
Details : 1/2. To celebrate Radio 3's fortieth birthday this weekend, Alyn Shipton selects commercially issued jazz CDs that started life as broadcasts on Radio 3 itself.To celebrate Radio 3's fortieth birthday this weekend, Alyn Shipton selects commercially issued jazz CDs that started life as broadcasts on Radio 3 itself.
1/2. Including concerts by Betty Carter, Anthony Braxton and Stan Getz, the British bands of Ian Carr and Elton Dean, a solo recital by pianist Ralph Sutton and the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band in full flight. As well as excerpts from archive interviews with the musicians, Alyn talks to former BBC jazz producer Derek Drescher.
Starts 2007-09-28 21:30:00, Ends 2007-09-28 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : 2/2. Continuing the celebration of the station's 40th birthday, Alyn Shipton delves further into the collection of CDs that started life as Radio 3 broadcasts.
Details : 2/2. Continuing the celebration of the station's 40th birthday, Alyn Shipton delves further into the collection of CDs that started life as Radio 3 broadcasts.Continuing the celebration of the station's 40th birthday, Alyn Shipton delves further into the collection of CDs that started life as Radio 3 broadcasts.
2/2. Once again he is joined by jazz producer Derek Drescher for music by John Surman, Art Blakey, Gil Evans, George Shearing, Don Grolnick and Stan Tracey.
Starts 2007-10-05 21:30:00, Ends 2007-10-05 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.
They look at Tatum's early solo recordings, so dazzling that many listeners thought two pianists must be playing, and also consider his trios and bands, as well as late work from the 1950s when he worked with such giants as Lionel Hampton and Ben Webster.
Starts 2007-10-12 21:30:00, Ends 2007-10-12 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Jelly Roll Morton: Alyn Shipton is joined by Morton specialist Martin Litton to explore the work of Jelly Roll's band, the Red Hot Peppers, as well as Jelly's solo discs.
Details : Jelly Roll Morton: Alyn Shipton is joined by Morton specialist Martin Litton to explore the work of Jelly Roll's band, the Red Hot Peppers, as well as Jelly's solo discs.Jelly Roll Morton
Alyn Shipton is joined by Morton specialist Martin Litton to explore the work of Jelly Roll's band, the Red Hot Peppers, as well as the solo discs.
The self-proclaimed 'inventor of jazz', Jelly Roll Morton was a colourful figure, with diamonds in his teeth and gold on his fingers. He was also the first musician to appreciate the potential of the 78 rpm record for creating miniature jazz compositions.
Including a contribution from Morton's last living sideman, 99-year-old Lawrence Lucie.
Starts 2007-10-19 21:30:00, Ends 2007-10-19 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Art Ensemble of Chicago: Alyn Shipton explores the essential discs by the collective, who altered the way improvising jazz groups approached form, instrumentation and structure.
Details : Art Ensemble of Chicago: Alyn Shipton explores the essential discs by the collective, who altered the way improvising jazz groups approached form, instrumentation and structure.Art Ensemble of Chicago
In the 1960s, a quartet of Chicagoans altered the way improvising jazz groups approached form, instrumentation and structure. Originally led by saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, the band developed to become the collective Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Their recording catalogue is sizeable and diverse, but Alyn Shipton picks a way through it to find the essential discs, guided by the two surviving members, Mitchell and drummer Famadou Don Moye, and their original record producer Chuck Nessa. Including archive interviews with bassist Malachi Favors and trumpeter Lester Bowie.
Starts 2007-10-26 21:30:00, Ends 2007-10-26 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Horace Silver: In a conversation with Alyn Shipton recorded shortly before he retired, Horace Silver, one of the great figures in soul jazz and hard bop, selects his key recordings.
Details : Horace Silver: In a conversation with Alyn Shipton recorded shortly before he retired, Horace Silver, one of the great figures in soul jazz and hard bop, selects his key recordings.Horace Silver
For half a century, pianist Horace Silver was one of the key figures in soul jazz and hard bop. In a conversation with Alyn Shipton, recorded shortly before he retired, Silver selects his key recordings.
The music includes his early work with Stan Getz and Miles Davis, the original Jazz Messengers, and a host of the bands Silver has led himself, from trios to quintets, creating such classic tracks as The Preacher and Senor Blues.
Starts 2007-11-02 22:30:00, Ends 2007-11-02 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Shorty Rogers: Back in 1992, Alyn Shipton interviewed Shorty about his recording career, and this archive interview with the man himself is the backdrop to Jazz Library.
Details : Shorty Rogers: Back in 1992, Alyn Shipton interviewed Shorty about his recording career, and this archive interview with the man himself is the backdrop to Jazz Library.Shorty Rogers
Trumpeter Shorty Rogers was one of the founders of the West Coast cool school of jazz, following a varied apprenticeship in the big bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. Back in 1992, Alyn Shipton interviewed Shorty at length about his recording career, and this archive interview with the man himself is the backdrop to this edition of Jazz Library.
From seminal albums such as Cool and Crazy to his final discs with the Lighthouse All Stars, this is the essential guide to the finest recordings by one of jazz's most distinctive instrumentalists and arrangers.
Starts 2007-11-09 22:45:00, Ends 2007-11-09 23:45:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Sonny Rollins: 1/2. Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins joins Alyn Shipton to select the key recordings from his voluminous catalogue. Here he focuses on his early years.
Details : Sonny Rollins: 1/2. Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins joins Alyn Shipton to select the key recordings from his voluminous catalogue. Here he focuses on his early years.Sonny Rollins
1/2. On the eve of his Radio 3 London Jazz Festival concert at the Barbican in London, Sonny Rollins joins Alyn Shipton to select the key recordings from his voluminous catalogue.
Widely regarded as a major living exponent of the tenor saxophone and an innovator since the end of the 1940s, here Rollins focuses on his early years, from albums made with Emo Hope and Kenny Dorham to his masterpieces Tenor Madness and Saxophone Colossus. On the way he discusses calypso, trio improvising and his close friendship with Thelonious Monk.
Starts 2007-11-23 22:30:00, Ends 2007-11-23 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Audience Feedback: Recorded in front of a live audience during the London Jazz Festival, listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the Jazz Library.
Details : Audience Feedback: Recorded in front of a live audience during the London Jazz Festival, listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the Jazz Library.Audience Feedback
The quarterly edition of Jazz Library in which listeners suggest additional recordings to those which have been recommended by the programme over the last three months.
This edition was recorded in front of a live audience during the London Jazz Festival. As well as listeners joining him on stage to discuss their recommendations, Alyn Shipton introduces some special festival guests with their own additions to the Jazz Library.
Starts 2007-11-30 22:30:00, Ends 2007-11-30 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
Jazz Library
Summary : Dave Brubeck: To celebrate the pianist's 87th birthday, Alyn Shipton introduces a conversation with Brubeck, in which he selects some of his favourite recordings from his catalogue.
Details : Dave Brubeck: To celebrate the pianist's 87th birthday, Alyn Shipton introduces a conversation with Brubeck, in which he selects some of his favourite recordings from his catalogue.Dave Brubeck
To celebrate pianist Dave Brubeck's 87th birthday, Alyn Shipton introduces part of a conversation with Brubeck recorded during his quartet's 40th anniversary tour of the UK, in which he selects some of his favourite recordings from a catalogue that includes over 100 albums.
As well as such perennial favourites as Take Five by his historic quartet with Paul Desmond, Brubeck also looks at his collaborations with Gerry Mulligan, the London Symphony Orchestra and his present day band with saxophonist Bobby Militello.
Starts 2007-12-07 22:30:00, Ends 2007-12-07 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Sonny Rollins: 2/2. Alyn Shipton concludes his conversation with the great Sonny Rollins, and brings his survey of the saxophonist's recorded output up-to-date.
Details : Sonny Rollins: 2/2. Alyn Shipton concludes his conversation with the great Sonny Rollins, and brings his survey of the saxophonist's recorded output up-to-date.Sonny Rollins
2/2. Alyn Shipton concludes his conversation with the great Sonny Rollins, and brings his survey of the saxophonist's recorded output up-to-date.
Including excerpts from his latest album Sonny Please, Rollins looks back at his work from the time of his 1950s political protest, by way of his score for the Michael Caine film Alfie, and his long association with the Milestone record label, which produced some of his most memorable albums.
Starts 2007-12-14 22:30:00, Ends 2007-12-14 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Cab Calloway: Christmas Day marks the centenary of one of the most outsize talents in jazz, Cab Calloway. Alyn Shipton is joined by Cab's grandson to select from his recordings.
Details : Cab Calloway: Christmas Day marks the centenary of one of the most outsize talents in jazz, Cab Calloway. Alyn Shipton is joined by Cab's grandson to select from his recordings.Cab Calloway
Christmas Day marks the centenary of one of the most outsize talents in jazz, the Hi-de-Ho man himself, Cab Calloway.
To select from such recorded gems by Cab as Minnie the Moocher, St Louis Blues and Nagasaki, Alyn Shipton is joined by the singer's grandson Calloway Brooks, who leads the present day Calloway Orchestra and has an encyclopedic knowledge of his grandfather's work.
Starts 2007-12-21 22:30:00, Ends 2007-12-21 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Django Reinhardt: John Etheridge, leader of the Django tribute band Sweet Chorus, joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the guitarist.
Details : Django Reinhardt: John Etheridge, leader of the Django tribute band Sweet Chorus, joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the guitarist.Django Reinhardt
The first European jazz musician to make a significant impact on the world stage, guitarist Django Reinhardt's effect was felt throughout jazz.
John Etheridge, leader of the Django tribute band Sweet Chorus, joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the gipsy genius. From the Hot Club Quintet of France to Reinhardt's solo waltzes, and from his later electric guitar triumphs such as Nuages to his wartime big band discs, this covers all the essential Reinhardt recordings for any jazz collection.
Starts 2007-12-28 22:30:00, Ends 2007-12-28 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Milt Jackson: On New Year's Day, vibraphonist Milt Jackson would have celebrated his 85th birthday. Alyn Shipton selects recordings from his extensive catalogue.
Details : Milt Jackson: On New Year's Day, vibraphonist Milt Jackson would have celebrated his 85th birthday. Alyn Shipton selects recordings from his extensive catalogue.Milt Jackson
On New Year's Day, the late Milt Jackson would have celebrated his 85th birthday. To mark the event, and to consider the great vibraphonist's most enduring recordings, Alyn Shipton selects from his extensive catalogue, with the help of an archive interview with Jackson himself, who recalls his days with Dizzy Gillespie, his partnership with Ray Brown and his many years as the vibraphone star of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Starts 2008-01-04 22:30:00, Ends 2008-01-04 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Anthony Braxton: Alyn Shipton and his guest, critic Brian Morton, explore the wide-ranging output of contemporary jazz instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton.
Details : Anthony Braxton: Alyn Shipton and his guest, critic Brian Morton, explore the wide-ranging output of contemporary jazz instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton.Anthony Braxton
Alyn Shipton and his guest, critic Brian Morton, explore the wide-ranging output of contemporary jazz musician Anthony Braxton. From tuba ensembles, to graphic scores and 'ghost trance music', they examine many aspects of the work of this fascinating instrumentalist and composer.
Starts 2008-01-11 22:30:00, Ends 2008-01-11 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Lester Young: Alyn Shipton talks to Dave Gelly, author of a new biography of Lester Young, to select the key recordings by this distinctive and influential saxophonist.
Details : Lester Young: Alyn Shipton talks to Dave Gelly, author of a new biography of Lester Young, to select the key recordings by this distinctive and influential saxophonist.Lester Young
Alyn Shipton talks to Dave Gelly, author of a new biography of Lester Young, to select the key recordings by this distinctive and influential saxophonist. Born into a New Orleans family with its own band, Young went on to be a star soloist with Count Basie and a bandleader in his own right. His light, airy tenor sound and relaxed melodic solos were a huge influence on later saxophonists from Charlie Parker to Stan Getz.
Starts 2008-01-25 22:30:00, Ends 2008-01-25 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Ella Fitzgerald: Singer Gwyneth Herbert talks to Alyn Shipton about Ella Fitzgerald's musical legacy, including her work with Chick Webb and duets with Louis Armstrong.
Details : Ella Fitzgerald: Singer Gwyneth Herbert talks to Alyn Shipton about Ella Fitzgerald's musical legacy, including her work with Chick Webb and duets with Louis Armstrong.Ella Fitzgerald
Young British singer Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to discuss Fitzgerald's musical legacy, including her early work with Chick Webb, her classic duets with Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan, and her popular song repertoire. Known as the first lady of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald made hundreds of discs in almost six decades of recording.
Starts 2008-02-01 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-01 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Oscar Peterson: Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute to Oscar Peterson. With the essential Peterson CDs, an interview from 2000 plus the pianist's own favourite recordings.
Details : Oscar Peterson: Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute to Oscar Peterson. With the essential Peterson CDs, an interview from 2000 plus the pianist's own favourite recordings.Oscar Peterson
Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute edition of Jazz Library devoted to Oscar Peterson, who died in December 2007 and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists.
The programme not only suggests the essential Peterson CDs, but also calls on the help of the man himself, with an extended interview recorded in 2000.
As well as his acclaimed trios with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis, and later with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Martin Drew, Alyn plays Oscar's own favourite recordings with colleagues such as Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and Sarah Vaughan.
Starts 2008-02-08 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-08 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : King Oliver: Alyn Shipton and pianist Keith Nichols choose highlights of the recording career of Joe 'King' Oliver, the feted New Orleans cornettist of the early days of jazz.
Details : King Oliver: Alyn Shipton and pianist Keith Nichols choose highlights of the recording career of Joe 'King' Oliver, the feted New Orleans cornettist of the early days of jazz.King Oliver
Joe 'King' Oliver was the most celebrated cornettist to come out of New Orleans in the early days of jazz. Bandleader and pianist Keith Nichols joins Alyn Shipton to select the highlights of Oliver's recording career, which spanned 1923 to 1931.
His first discs featured the young Louis Armstrong, and he went on to be a pioneer of big bands as well as a specialist in muted blues playing.
Starts 2008-02-15 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-15 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Abdullah Ibrahim: Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his recorded catalogue highlights, and his work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.
Details : Abdullah Ibrahim: Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his recorded catalogue highlights, and his work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.Abdullah Ibrahim
Alyn Shipton talks to the gifted South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about the highlights in his recorded catalogue. He discusses discs from the apartheid era, when he was both an exile and, on a brief return home, the creator of the freedom anthem Mannenberg, as well as his international work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.
Starts 2008-02-22 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-22 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Rex Stewart: Trumpeter Guy Barker guides Alyn Shipton through some of the career highlights of cornettist Rex Stewart, who brought a fiery talent to many bands.
Details : Rex Stewart: Trumpeter Guy Barker guides Alyn Shipton through some of the career highlights of cornettist Rex Stewart, who brought a fiery talent to many bands.Rex Stewart
Trumpeter Guy Barker guides Alyn Shipton through some of the career highlights of cornettist Rex Stewart, who brought a fiery talent to many bands, including the Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington Orchestras.
As well as the big band discs, they also look back at Stewart's work with many small groups, starring such colleagues as Johnny Hodges and Sidney Bechet.
Starts 2008-02-29 22:30:00, Ends 2008-02-29 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Eric Dolphy: Alyn Shipton and Brian Morton select career highlights of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy, famous for a musical joust with John Coltrane.
Details : Eric Dolphy: Alyn Shipton and Brian Morton select career highlights of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy, famous for a musical joust with John Coltrane.Eric Dolphy
Alyn Shipton is joined by jazz writer Brian Morton to select highlights from the work of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy. Famous for his musical jousts with John Coltrane and Charles Mingus, Dolphy led a short but highly creative career, ended by his death from diabetes when he was just 36.
Starts 2008-03-07 22:30:00, Ends 2008-03-07 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Audience Feedback: Listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the jazz library, picking music by Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt and Lester Young.
Details : Audience Feedback: Listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the jazz library, picking music by Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt and Lester Young.Audience Feedback
The quarterly edition of Jazz Library in which listeners suggest additional recordings to those which have been recommended by the programme over the last three months.
This edition focuses on the music of the late Oscar Peterson, as well as other diverse figures such as Anthony Braxton, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt and Lester Young.
Starts 2008-03-14 22:30:00, Ends 2008-03-14 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Anita O'Day: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.
Details : Anita O'Day: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.Anita O'Day
Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums, including a noted performance in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day, of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.
While O'Day led a roller-coaster life, marked by problems with drugs and a period of imprisonment, she remained a consistent and very accomplished vocalist, rivalling artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
Starts 2008-03-21 22:30:00, Ends 2008-03-21 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Dizzy Gillespie: Alyn Shipton and bandleader Pete Long of the tribute band Gillespiana select the best of Dizzy Gillespie's back catalogue, including his jousts with Charlie Parker.
Details : Dizzy Gillespie: Alyn Shipton and bandleader Pete Long of the tribute band Gillespiana select the best of Dizzy Gillespie's back catalogue, including his jousts with Charlie Parker.Dizzy Gillespie
Alyn Shipton is joined by bandleader Pete Long of the tribute band Gillespiana to select the best of Dizzy Gillespie's back catalogue, including his jousts with Charlie Parker as well as his work with big bands and all-star small groups.
Starts 2008-03-28 22:30:00, Ends 2008-03-28 23:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Stanley Turrentine: In an archive interview, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine guides Alyn Shipton through his back catalogue that includes classic albums on the Blue Note label.
Details : Stanley Turrentine: In an archive interview, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine guides Alyn Shipton through his back catalogue that includes classic albums on the Blue Note label.Stanley Turrentine
In an archive interview, the late tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine guides Alyn Shipton through the best of a recorded catalogue that not only includes his own classic, innovative albums for Blue Note, but his appearances on discs with organist Jimmy Smith and soul master Ray Charles.
Starts 2008-04-04 21:30:00, Ends 2008-04-04 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Chico Hamilton: Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton tells Alyn Shipton how the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet first assembled in his house and how he then formed his own unorthodox group.
Details : Chico Hamilton: Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton tells Alyn Shipton how the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet first assembled in his house and how he then formed his own unorthodox group.Chico Hamilton
Influential jazz drummer Chico Hamilton talks to Alyn Shipton about how the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet first assembled in his living room, and how he went on to form his own unorthodox group which featured cello and flute among its instrumentation.
Starts 2008-04-11 21:30:00, Ends 2008-04-11 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Ken Colyer: Alyn Shipton and Colyer's biographer Michael Pointon explore the recordings of the man who became known as 'the Guvnor' of the New Orleans Revival in Britain.
Details : Ken Colyer: Alyn Shipton and Colyer's biographer Michael Pointon explore the recordings of the man who became known as 'the Guvnor' of the New Orleans Revival in Britain.Ken Colyer
On the day that would have been jazz trumpeter Ken Colyer's eightieth birthday, Alyn Shipton and Colyer's biographer Michael Pointon explore the recordings of the man who became known as 'the Guvnor' of the New Orleans Revival in Britain.
Starts 2008-04-18 21:30:00, Ends 2008-04-18 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Wes Montgomery: John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the catalogue of celebrated jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, explaining how he achieved his unique sound.
Details : Wes Montgomery: John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the catalogue of celebrated jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, explaining how he achieved his unique sound.Wes Montgomery
John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the catalogue of fellow jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, explaining how he achieved his unique sound. Montgomery is considered to have been one of the most innovative players on his instrument and developed a technique that combined the rapidity of bebop with a mellow romanticism.
Starts 2008-04-25 21:30:00, Ends 2008-04-25 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Thelonious Monk: Alyn Shipton is joined by American pianist Jason Moran to select the essential recordings of Thelonious Monk, one of the most important jazz musicians.
Details : Thelonious Monk: Alyn Shipton is joined by American pianist Jason Moran to select the essential recordings of Thelonious Monk, one of the most important jazz musicians.Thelonious Monk
Ahead of a British tour in which he performs Thelonious Monk's music, American pianist Jason Moran joins Alyn Shipton to select Monk's essential recordings. Highly unorthodox and prolific, Monk was a pianist and bandleader, and one of the most important of all jazz musicians.
Starts 2008-05-02 21:30:00, Ends 2008-05-02 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Drummer Jack DeJohnette joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his choice of his own recordings, including music from his days with Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.
Details : Drummer Jack DeJohnette joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his choice of his own recordings, including music from his days with Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.Recorded in front of an audience at last weekend's Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, drummer Jack DeJohnette joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his choice of his own recordings. With music from his days with Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, plus a look at his own projects including New Directions, Oneness and Special Edition.
Starts 2008-05-09 21:30:00, Ends 2008-05-09 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Clark Terry to look back over his recordings and discuss his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Clark Terry to look back over his recordings and discuss his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington.In the week when London hosts the 2008 Duke Ellington conference, Alyn Shipton is joined by one of the most famous Ellingtonians of all, trumpeter Clark Terry, to look back over his recordings. In addition to his work with Ellington, Terry was also a member of Count Basie's famous orchestra and he also discusses his discs with the late Oscar Peterson, including the amusing Mumbles.
Starts 2008-05-16 21:30:00, Ends 2008-05-16 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Pianist McCoy Tyner joins Alyn Shipton to look back at his music, including his albums as a bandleader and soloist and his work with John Coltrane the Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet.
Details : Pianist McCoy Tyner joins Alyn Shipton to look back at his music, including his albums as a bandleader and soloist and his work with John Coltrane the Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet.On the eve of a short UK tour, pianist McCoy Tyner joins Alyn Shipton to look back at his recorded work. He discusses his many albums as a bandleader and soloist, his work with John Coltrane, with whose band he came to fame in the 1960s, and his earlier discs with the Benny Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet.
Starts 2008-05-23 21:30:00, Ends 2008-05-23 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Christine Tobin helps Alyn Shipton select the essential works from jazz singer Abbey Lincoln's catalogue, which includes music exploring the American racial and political climate.
Details : Christine Tobin helps Alyn Shipton select the essential works from jazz singer Abbey Lincoln's catalogue, which includes music exploring the American racial and political climate.Irish singer Christine Tobin helps Alyn Shipton select the essential items from jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln's large discography. Lincoln has one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and since her recording debut in the 1950s, she has turned away from much of the standard repertoire in favour of more challenging material that explores the racial and political climate in America.
Starts 2008-05-30 21:30:00, Ends 2008-05-30 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : In an exclusive interview, composer, saxophonist and famed producer Teo Macero, who died in February, talks to Alyn Shipton and selects highlights of his recorded catalogue.
Details : In an exclusive interview, composer, saxophonist and famed producer Teo Macero, who died in February, talks to Alyn Shipton and selects highlights of his recorded catalogue.In an exclusive interview, composer, saxophonist and famed producer Teo Macero, who died in February, talks to Alyn Shipton and selects highlights of his recorded catalogue.
As well as considering Macero's own recordings as an instrumentalist, including work with Charles Mingus, the programme focuses on his two decades as Miles Davis' producer, and on notable examples of their collaborations, such as Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain, Bitches Brew, and In a Silent Way.
Starts 2008-06-06 21:30:00, Ends 2008-06-06 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the key recordings from his extensive catalogue, which includes work with Luis Russell's big band and Louis Armstrong.
Details : Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the key recordings from his extensive catalogue, which includes work with Luis Russell's big band and Louis Armstrong.Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the essential recordings from his extensive catalogue. Haynes's involvement in jazz drumming goes back very far, having started out with Luis Russell's big band and Louis Armstrong, before becoming a key figure of the bebop revolution with Charlie Parker and Bud Powell. He has played for every major singer, principally Sarah Vaughan, and has also led a series of his own bands.
Starts 2008-06-13 21:30:00, Ends 2008-06-13 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton presents listeners' suggestions of music to add to Jazz Library's best of the last three months. With tracks by Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Stanley Turrentine.
Details : Alyn Shipton presents listeners' suggestions of music to add to Jazz Library's best of the last three months. With tracks by Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Stanley Turrentine.In his regular round-up of suggestions from listeners, Alyn Shipton presents music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations for the last three months.
Featuring additional tracks from Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Stanley Turrentine, Anita O'Day and Abbey Lincoln, among others, while some listeners join Alyn in person to discuss their proposed additions to the essential jazz collection.
Starts 2008-06-20 21:30:00, Ends 2008-06-20 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Saxophonist Tim Berne talks to Alyn Shipton, who selects highlights from his catalogue of recordings, including work by his bands Miniature, Bloodcount, Big Satan and Caos Totale.
Details : Saxophonist Tim Berne talks to Alyn Shipton, who selects highlights from his catalogue of recordings, including work by his bands Miniature, Bloodcount, Big Satan and Caos Totale.In an interview given at the time of his recent Cheltenham Jazz Festival appearance, saxophonist Tim Berne talks to Alyn Shipton. Berne selects highlights from his extensive catalogue of recordings, including work by his bands Miniature, Bloodcount, Big Satan and Caos Totale.
Berne also looks at his creative partnerships on disc with such other jazz stars as Bill Frisell, Paul Motian and David Sanborn.
Starts 2008-06-27 21:30:00, Ends 2008-06-27 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson talks to Alyn Shipton to look back at her recording career, including her work with Henry Threadgill and Steve Coleman, plus her Blue Note albums.
Details : Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson talks to Alyn Shipton to look back at her recording career, including her work with Henry Threadgill and Steve Coleman, plus her Blue Note albums.To coincide with her album Lovely, released this month, celebrated jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson talks to Alyn Shipton to look back over her recorded work. She discusses her earliest days working with Henry Threadgill and Steve Coleman, and then traces her series of albums for Blue Note, the music from which has brought her to concert stages throughout the world.
Starts 2008-07-04 21:30:00, Ends 2008-07-04 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton and biographer Tom Perchard select the finest records of trumpeter Lee Morgan, to sit alongside his key recording The Sidewinder, which transformed his fortunes.
Details : Alyn Shipton and biographer Tom Perchard select the finest records of trumpeter Lee Morgan, to sit alongside his key recording The Sidewinder, which transformed his fortunes.Alyn Shipton and biographer Tom Perchard select the finest records by the late trumpeter Lee Morgan, to sit alongside his key recording The Sidewinder, a disc which transformed both his own fortunes and those of his record company. Morgan would have celebrated his 70th birthday this week had he not been shot dead by his girlfriend in 1972.
Starts 2008-07-11 21:30:00, Ends 2008-07-11 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Enrico Rava: Alyn Shipton is joined by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava to choose his favourite examples from his recorded work and to preview his forthcoming album New York Days.
Details : Enrico Rava: Alyn Shipton is joined by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava to choose his favourite examples from his recorded work and to preview his forthcoming album New York Days.Enrico Rava
Alyn Shipton is joined by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava to choose his favourite examples from his recorded work and to preview his forthcoming album New York Days, which features his long-term colleague Stefano Bollani and American drummer Paul Motian.
Starts 2008-10-04 15:00:00, Ends 2008-10-04 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.
One of the most celebrated jazz musicians in Europe, Stanko looks back on his collaborations with Krzysztof Komeda and Edward Vesala, and discusses the albums he has made under his own name, including Litania and Leosia.
Starts 2008-10-04 23:00:00, Ends 2008-10-05 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Trombonist Edward Kid Ory is regarded as the father of jazz trombone playing and in this programme, Alyn Shipton and jazz expert Michael Pointon select the highlights of Ory's work.
Details : Trombonist Edward Kid Ory is regarded as the father of jazz trombone playing and in this programme, Alyn Shipton and jazz expert Michael Pointon select the highlights of Ory's work.Trombonist Edward Kid Ory is generally regarded as the father of jazz trombone playing and in this programme, Alyn Shipton is joined by traditional jazz expert and fellow slide player Michael Pointon to select the highlights of Ory's work. These range from the first recordings by a black American band with his Sunshine Orchestra in 1921 to his triumphs in the jazz revival of the 1940s and 50s with such colleagues as the trumpeter Henry Red Allen.
Starts 2008-08-01 21:30:00, Ends 2008-08-01 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Jimmy McGriff: Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, who died in May after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Including interviews with McGriff.
Details : Jimmy McGriff: Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, who died in May after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Including interviews with McGriff.Jimmy McGriff
Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, who died in May after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was not only one of the fathers of both soul jazz and acid jazz, but was widely regarded as one of the greatest of all jazz organists. As well as Alyn's archive interviews with McGriff himself, there are several of his finest tracks including All about My Girl, I've Got a Woman and The Worm.
Starts 2008-08-15 21:30:00, Ends 2008-08-15 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Saxophonist Oliver Lake discusses his favourite recordings from his work with the World Saxophone Quartet and helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the rest of his catalogue.
Details : Saxophonist Oliver Lake discusses his favourite recordings from his work with the World Saxophone Quartet and helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the rest of his catalogue.Saxophonist Oliver Lake is well-known as a member of the World Saxophone Quartet, now in its 33rd year. He discusses his favourite recordings from that group's work and helps Alyn Shipton select the highlights from the rest of his large catalogue, including reggae sounds and jazz and poetry, ranging from the experimental Black Artists' Group of the 1970s to his contemporary one-man shows.
Starts 2008-08-22 21:30:00, Ends 2008-08-22 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Antonio Carlos Jobim: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Monica Vasconcelos to select the best recordings by composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Details : Antonio Carlos Jobim: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Monica Vasconcelos to select the best recordings by composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antonio Carlos Jobim.Antonio Carlos Jobim
This year marks 50 years since the start of the bossa nova craze, and in this edition of the programme Alyn Shipton is joined by Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos to select the best recordings by the man who started it all - composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Starts 2008-08-29 21:30:00, Ends 2008-08-29 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Billy Strayhorn: Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look over Billy Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name as well as his collaborations with Duke Ellington.
Details : Billy Strayhorn: Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look over Billy Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name as well as his collaborations with Duke Ellington.Billy Strayhorn
Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look at Billy Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name, and also separates out his great personal contribution to Duke Ellington's work for both large and small bands, as composer, arranger and instrumentalist.
Starts 2008-09-05 21:30:00, Ends 2008-09-05 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton features tracks from Kid Ory, Lee Morgan and Antonio Carlos Jobim during his regular round-up of suggestions from listeners.
Details : Alyn Shipton features tracks from Kid Ory, Lee Morgan and Antonio Carlos Jobim during his regular round-up of suggestions from listeners.In his regular round-up of suggestions from listeners, Alyn Shipton presents music to add to the programme's recommendations for the last three months. With additional tracks from Kid Ory, Lee Morgan and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Starts 2008-09-12 21:30:00, Ends 2008-09-12 22:30:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Harry James: Trumpeter Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential recordings by Harry James, one of the most notable brass technicians in jazz.
Details : Harry James: Trumpeter Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential recordings by Harry James, one of the most notable brass technicians in jazz.Harry James
Trumpeter Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential recordings by Harry James, one of the most notable brass technicians in jazz, ranging from his work with Benny Goodman to his own Trumpet Blues and Cantabile.
James made his first records while just out of his teens and starred with Benny Goodman's orchestra in the mid-1930s. He went on to lead his own bands, in the studio, on the road and finally in Las Vegas, where his standards remained high despite an inexorable decline in his own playing as age and celebrity took their toll.
Starts 2008-09-20 15:00:00, Ends 2008-09-20 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Oscar Peterson: Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute to Oscar Peterson. With the essential Peterson CDs, an interview from 2000 plus the pianist's own favourite recordings.
Details : Oscar Peterson: Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute to Oscar Peterson. With the essential Peterson CDs, an interview from 2000 plus the pianist's own favourite recordings.Oscar Peterson
Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute edition of Jazz Library devoted to Oscar Peterson, who died in December 2007 and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists. The programme not only suggests the essential Peterson CDs, but also calls on the help of the man himself, with an extended interview recorded in 2000.
Starts 2008-09-20 23:00:00, Ends 2008-09-21 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Betty Carter: Christine Tobin and Alyn Shipton pick the best of the great singer Betty Carter's recorded work, including the albums The Audience with Betty Carter and Feed The Fire.
Details : Betty Carter: Christine Tobin and Alyn Shipton pick the best of the great singer Betty Carter's recorded work, including the albums The Audience with Betty Carter and Feed The Fire.Betty Carter
Singer Christine Tobin joins Alyn Shipton to pick the best examples of Betty Carter's recorded work, including the albums The Audience with Betty Carter and Feed The Fire, the latter being originally recorded by BBC Radio 3 during a London concert. Carter is considered to be one of the most original singers in jazz, whose sense of time and elastic approach to pitch and harmony gave every song she performed a definite personal touch.
Starts 2008-09-27 15:00:00, Ends 2008-09-27 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974.Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974, including the long symphonic work Black Brown and Beige as well as his version of the Nutcracker Suite and the Second Sacred Concert.
Starts 2008-09-27 23:00:00, Ends 2008-09-28 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Junior Mance: As pianist Junior Mance celebrates his 80th birthday, he talks to Alyn Shipton about his recordings and they select discs covering his solo work and collaborations.
Details : Junior Mance: As pianist Junior Mance celebrates his 80th birthday, he talks to Alyn Shipton about his recordings and they select discs covering his solo work and collaborations.Junior Mance
As pianist Junior Mance celebrates his eightieth birthday, Alyn Shipton talks to him about his recorded output, and together they select discs that cover not only Mance's solo work, but his collaborations ranging from work with Gene Ammons and Dizzy Gillespie to Cannonball Adderley and Lester Young.
Starts 2008-10-11 15:00:00, Ends 2008-10-11 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth who shares some of his keen insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman's style, and together they explore a selection of key recordings.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth who shares some of his keen insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman's style, and together they explore a selection of key recordings.The King of Swing, and one of the finest of all jazz clarinetists, Benny Goodman recorded prolifically, and was as talented in a big band setting as in a small group. He encouraged multi-racial bands, with his trio, quartet and sextet, and helped bring guitarist Charlie Christian to a wider audience.
Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth, who shares some of his keen insights into Goodman's style, his selection of key recordings and his personal reminiscences of Benny, with whom he played for the first time in 1949.
Starts 2008-10-11 23:00:00, Ends 2008-10-12 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Mike Westbrook: The composer talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his long career, including music by his big band and his trio, plus settings of William Blake poetry.
Details : Mike Westbrook: The composer talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his long career, including music by his big band and his trio, plus settings of William Blake poetry.Mike Westbrook
A jazz composer whose depth and variety of output has been compared to that of Duke Ellington, Mike Westbrook talks to Alyn Shipton to select the highlights of a recording career that stretches back over 40 years. It includes not only music by his highly rated big band, but also his trio and brass band, along with vocal settings of the works of William Blake.
Starts 2008-10-18 15:00:00, Ends 2008-10-18 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.
Details : Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.
Born Herman Blount, he was as famous for his exotic headgear and claims that his inspiration and music came from outer space, as his band The Arkestra. Yet beneath the exotic image, Ra was a highly creative musician, redefining the structure and sound of the jazz big band.
Starts 2008-10-18 23:00:00, Ends 2008-10-19 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Nina Simone: Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the recorded catalogue of the jazz singer and pianist. With an excerpt from an archive interview.
Details : Nina Simone: Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the recorded catalogue of the jazz singer and pianist. With an excerpt from an archive interview.Nina Simone
Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the recorded catalogue of the jazz singer and pianist known as the High Priestess of Soul. The programme includes part of an archive interview by Alyn with Nina herself, recorded on her last visit to Britain, as well as her best songs ranging from Porgy through Mississippi Goddam to I Put a Spell on You.
Starts 2008-10-25 15:00:00, Ends 2008-10-25 16:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love.
Details : Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love.Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career.
Widely acknowledged as one of the finest singers in jazz history, Billie Holiday's short life produced a remarkable recorded legacy, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love. Her voice changed with age and hard living, and among the highlights are Good Morning Heartache, My Man and the emotional wasteland of Strange Fruit, a song about a Southern lynching.
Starts 2008-10-25 23:00:00, Ends 2008-10-26 00:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : John McLaughlin. 1/2. The fusion guitarist joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, covering the early part of his career in Britain leading up to his album Extrapolation.
Details : John McLaughlin. 1/2. The fusion guitarist joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, covering the early part of his career in Britain leading up to his album Extrapolation.John McLaughlin
In the run-up to his London Jazz Festival appearance, fusion guitarist John McLaughlin joins Alyn Shipton to select the best of his recorded work.
1/2. John looks back at the early part of his career in Britain, leading up to his celebrated album Extrapolation, and recounting the chain of events that led to him going to New York to play with Miles Davis and in The Tony Williams Lifetime. He follows this through to the birth of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Starts 2008-11-01 16:00:00, Ends 2008-11-01 17:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to explore the best examples of recordings by the innovative bebop pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to explore the best examples of recordings by the innovative bebop pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41.Alyn Shipton explores the best examples of recordings by pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41 and altered the course of jazz piano through his bebop innovations of the 1940s.
He left an impressive legacy of recorded work, although this also charts his slow decline as a consequence of mental illness and addiction problems.
Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to consider the largest body of Powell's work, for the Blue Note label.
Starts 2008-11-02 00:00:00, Ends 2008-11-02 01:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : John McLaughlin. 2/2. The guitarist joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, recounting the background to Shakti, his collaboration with Zakir Hussain, and newer works.
Details : John McLaughlin. 2/2. The guitarist joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, recounting the background to Shakti, his collaboration with Zakir Hussain, and newer works.John McLaughlin.
In the run-up to his London Jazz Festival appearance, fusion guitarist John McLaughlin joins Alyn Shipton to select the best of his recorded work.
2/2. John recounts the background to Shakti, his feted collaboration with Zakir Hussain, as well as his work leading up to and including his current recordings such as Industrial Zen, an album which features many of today's young British stars.
Starts 2008-11-08 16:00:00, Ends 2008-11-08 17:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings, ranging from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the Miles Davis Quintet.
Details : Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings, ranging from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the Miles Davis Quintet.Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea himself guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings.
Few musicians in jazz have the extraordinary stylistic range of Chick Corea. His work ranges from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the classic Miles Davis Quintet, as well as his own groundbreaking ensembles Return to Forever and the Elektric Band.
Starts 2008-11-09 00:00:00, Ends 2008-11-09 01:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Herbie Hancock: Alyn Shipton and Julian Joseph select highlights of the recorded catalogue of American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, including the classic album Takin' Off.
Details : Herbie Hancock: Alyn Shipton and Julian Joseph select highlights of the recorded catalogue of American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, including the classic album Takin' Off.Herbie Hancock
To coincide with his appearances this week at the London Jazz Festival, Alyn Shipton is joined by Julian Joseph to select highlights of the recorded catalogue of innovative American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, including the classic albums Takin' Off, Maiden Voyage and Speak Like a Child.
Considered an important musical innovator, his musical range encompasses electronic and acoustic jazz as well as rock and R&B.
Starts 2008-11-15 16:00:00, Ends 2008-11-15 17:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Lee Konitz: Alyn Shipton talks to the American composer and alto saxophonist about his career, from his days with Claude Thornhill to his work on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool.
Details : Lee Konitz: Alyn Shipton talks to the American composer and alto saxophonist about his career, from his days with Claude Thornhill to his work on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool.Lee Konitz
Alyn Shipton talks to the prolific American composer and alto saxophonist about the landmarks in his career, beginning with his early days with Claude Thornhill and Stan Kenton and progressing to his work on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool and with Lennie Tristano and his circle.
Starts 2008-11-16 00:00:00, Ends 2008-11-16 01:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Danilo Perez: Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience to select the highlights from his recorded career, including his album PanaMonk.
Details : Danilo Perez: Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience to select the highlights from his recorded career, including his album PanaMonk.Danilo Perez
Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at the Barbican during this year's London Jazz Festival to select the highlights from his recorded career, including PanaMonk, his re-interpretation of Thelonious Monk, as well as his work with Dizzy Gillespie and Wayne Shorter
Starts 2008-11-22 16:00:00, Ends 2008-11-22 17:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.
Details : Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.
They look at Tatum's early solo recordings, so dazzling that many listeners thought two pianists must be playing, and also consider his trios and bands as well as late work from the 1950s, when he worked with such giants as Lionel Hampton and Ben Webster.
Starts 2008-11-23 00:00:00, Ends 2008-11-23 01:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Charlie Christian: John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings by the innovative and highly influential musician, a pioneer of the electric guitar.
Details : Charlie Christian: John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings by the innovative and highly influential musician, a pioneer of the electric guitar.Charlie Christian
Guitarist John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the great innovator and instrumentalist Charlie Christian. Because his life was cut short by tuberculosis at the age of 25, he left only a small but highly rated collection of recordings. But Christian is considered to have changed the course of jazz by amplifying the guitar and bringing it centre stage, particularly in the Benny Goodman small groups.
Starts 2008-11-29 16:00:00, Ends 2008-11-29 17:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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Summary : Alyn Shipton explores the music of Charlie Parker, looking at his work from the earliest big band days until his premature death, including his partnership with Dizzy Gillespie.
Details : Alyn Shipton explores the music of Charlie Parker, looking at his work from the earliest big band days until his premature death, including his partnership with Dizzy Gillespie.Alyn Shipton explores the music of saxophonist Charlie Parker, still regarded as one of the greatest soloists and innovators in jazz. He looks at Parker's work from the earliest big band days until his premature death, including his partnerships with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Fats Navarro. Studio guests are Brian Priestley, who discusses Parker's live recordings, and Peter King, who explains his significance as a saxophonist.
Starts 2008-11-30 00:00:00, Ends 2008-11-30 01:00:00 and is on for 60 minutes and on BBC Radio 3
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