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Post by richardd on Aug 25, 2017 8:11:22 GMT
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Post by Terry J on Aug 25, 2017 23:42:54 GMT
Believe it or not the late night prom is still running at 12.40am on Radio 3 and it is live! Prom 55: Classical Music of India and Pakistan 22:15 Fri 25 Aug 2017 Royal Albert Hall "We mark the 70th anniversary of partition and independence on the Indian subcontinent by celebrating three contrasting traditions: Hindustani music of North India, South India’s melody-driven Carnatic music and the mesmeric Sufi music of Pakistan."I though it appropriate that I should choose an Indian music track. This is a haunting track by the tabla player Zakr Hussain, alongside Hari Prasad Chaurasia, John McLaughlin and Jan Garbarek. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNA_npeF0wEI was fortunate to see Zakir Hussain play this composition in Battersea Park as part of the BT 'River of Music Festival" which preceded the 2012 Olympics. He appeared with the Kronos Quartet, Arun Gosh and others on the Asian stage. Unfortunately, Zakhir decided that it was a world music event so he played with a Scottish folk group. His tabla playing was great but I wasn't so sure about the accompanying bagpipes.
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Post by richardd on Aug 26, 2017 19:17:19 GMT
Some late in the day big band for today. What better than some Dizzy Gillespie in his centenary? This track entitled Tour De Force (penned by Dizzy) is a fine showcase for his talents. Suitably accompanied by other great and good names for this 1971 outing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGH_D8FazPc
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Post by richardd on Aug 27, 2017 15:44:04 GMT
Relaxing Sunday afternoon music for today's track - this being from the 1987 album "Poetic Champions Compose" by Van Morrison. This is the first track from the album, entitled Spanish Steps. This should suit a summery Sunday afternoon perfectly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHo53qLJmz0
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Post by Terry J on Aug 28, 2017 0:30:46 GMT
Surprisingly, I heard someone say recently on Radio 4 that the world is divided into 2 groups. Those who like Van Morrison and those who have actually met him! Continuing with my Indian/Pakistani music theme, here is the Sachal Studio Orchestra tackling Brubeck's 'Take 5'. I prefer their version of 'Blue Rondo a la Turk' but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be on You Tube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLF46JKkCNg
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Post by richardd on Aug 28, 2017 9:02:25 GMT
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Post by richardd on Aug 28, 2017 13:51:39 GMT
A nice piece of joyful trumpet/tenor/piano/bass/drums mix for my track today, performed by a stellar cast - Freddie Hubbard (tp)/Hank Mobley (ts)/McCoy Tyner (p)/Paul Chambers (b)/Philly Joe Jones (ds) from the 1960 album "Goin' Up". This track entitled "The Changing Scene" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkCMeMTfees
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Post by Terry J on Aug 29, 2017 23:14:43 GMT
Looks like we are 15 minutes overdue for a track for Aug 29. So, slightly in arrears, here it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CppiJUbC8BIIts a cover by Jamie Cullum of a modern pop song. (Sufficiently, modern that I have to raise an f-word warning relating to the first few lines.) I can understand that Jazz musicians still play songs such as "St Louis Blues" or "Tiger Rag" because they are integral to early development of Jazz. It is less clear my why songs such as "Blame it on my Youth", "Fly Me to Moon" or "Autumn Leaves" are thought to be deserving of endless repetition. They were the pop songs of their day, but today has its own pop songs and there is no reason why Jazz musicians shouldn't tackle them rather than constantly referring back to the past. What Jamie shows here is that some modern pop is more tuneful than we might realise.
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Post by richardd on Aug 30, 2017 7:16:19 GMT
Thank you Terry for squeezing in an interesting take. Sorry for yesterday's lapse, preoccupied with garden duties. However, normal service is resumed for today. Here we have a (IMHO) fabulous track from the pre-eminent Brit jazz ensemble of the mid to late sixties comprising Neil Ardley / Ian Carr / Don Rendell. From the 1969 album Greek Variations, this track is entitled Wine Dark Lullaby: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqeGiMoQkM
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Post by Terry J on Aug 30, 2017 23:48:47 GMT
An interesting fact about 'Greek Variations' is that the lineup includes all the members of Nucleus before they got together. Furthermore, the album includes a track 'Persephone's Jive' which later appears on Nucleus's first album 'Elastic Rock'. As a counterbalance, to my last post, I thought I would give an example of Jamie Cullum playing a 'standard'. In this case, "I get a Kick Out of You". No one would claim that Jamie is a better singer than Frankie Sinatra, but listening to his version (once it gets going), it is clear that there has been decades of musical development between the two recordings. How many times have you heard "I get a kick from cocaine" without thinking about its meaning? Cullum's stage sniff reminds you what it is about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfKGLWP8hYA&list=RDBfKGLWP8hYA&t=6Two random facts about Cullum. His videos are sometimes very good. He has a first class honours in Film Studies and English Literature. Cullum is rather diminutive; somewhat ironic then that his wife Sophie Dahl is the heroine of 'The BFG' (Big Friendly Giant)!
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Post by richardd on Aug 31, 2017 8:35:10 GMT
Being the last day of August, I thought I would complete Terry's mini series of Jamie Cullum tracks with one I particularly like. Another classic given the "modernist" treatment to great effect. If I Ruled The World: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql3pBSTl58s* There will be no track of the day from me for the next few days as I am on parent duties but I will return to air in early September with a series of key recordings from the Blue Note catalogue, using their Timeline ( www.bluenote.com/timeline) as a guide for selections. See you again soon! R.
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Post by Terry J on Sept 1, 2017 11:11:07 GMT
While Richard is away, I need to think of some serious Jazz tracks to post. Before I do that however, this is a rare clip of Booker T and the MGs from 1967. I am posting it in anticipation of the fact that I will be seeing Booker T Jones and Steve Cropper later today performing at the Late Night Prom ( Prom 65 broadcast live at 22.15 on BBC 4). www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdcccPlz_Xo (Now on iplayer for 30 days here. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b093m2wx) Steve Cropper also played the opening riff on Sam and Dave's "Soul Man" and famously before the break Sam says "play it Steve". Hopefully, they will do an encore of that moment in the Albert Hall tonight. Note: Sam and Dave are a sixties soul duo, who are entirely unrelated to the former Prime Minister and his wife!
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Post by Terry J on Sept 2, 2017 18:57:32 GMT
My choice for today is the Miles Davis track "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (also known as the "Kodak Song"). This is a beautiful timeless rendition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBq87dbKyHQ
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Post by Terry J on Sept 3, 2017 16:21:35 GMT
My choice for today is "Flamenco Sketches" from the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3W_alUuFkAThis track is so perfect that I rarely listen to it for fear that I become over familiar and no longer be able to hear it with fresh ears.
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Post by richardd on Sept 4, 2017 9:12:27 GMT
It's Monday and dutys performed (for now) I am back to start another TOTD. Before I embark on the Blue Note series, I felt the need to play this today. from the 1958 album Legrand Jazz finds a 22 year old Michel Legrand arranging and conducting a set of classic jazz numbers with a stellar cast of musicians. Michale Fremmer takes you through it on his Analogue Planet website: www.analogplanet.com/content/legrand-jazz-gets-grand-impex-aaa-reissueThe chosen track is Jitterbug Waltz, both whimsical and intense in its presentation. As Fremer concludes, there is much to be admired about this album, as one would hope with this group of performers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEBY7AMeMMQIf this track piques your interest in the remainder of the album, a full playing can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E6Q97fXbfgP.S. Thanks Terry for keeping the ship afloat, enjoying your contributions. It's a shame we are not seeing others take the trouble.
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