Playlists with tracks by Max Roach
Saturday 20th February 2021
08:00
Inside Music
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani with music from medieval Europe to downtown New York
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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Guillaume Dufay | Nuper rosarum flores |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Contrapunctus VIII & Contrapunctus IX alla duodecima | ||
Johannes Brahms | Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 - IV - Allegretto grazioso | ||
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Arnold Schoenberg | Suite for Piano, Op. 25 - V - Gigue | |
Max Roach | Fleurette Africaine | ||
Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata in G K454 and K455 | ||
Taraf de Hadouks | Green Leaf, Clover Leaf | ||
Fatemer Vaezi Parisa | Saz-o-Avaz II | ||
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Franz Schubert | String Quintet in C, D. 956 - Adagio | |
George Frideric Handel | Sonata in D - IV - Allegro | ||
Gioachino Rossini | Armida: D'amore al dolce impero | ||
Hector Berlioz | Harold in Italie - III - Serenade | ||
Johann Christian Bach | Symphony in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6 |
Sunday 27th December 2020
07:00
Music Life
Femi Koleoso, Tony Allen, Billy Cobham, Dele Sosimi
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Four musicians from around the world share their experiences of a life in music.
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Miles Davis | Honky Tonk | |
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Fela Kuti | Roforofo Fight | |
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Billy Cobham | Anxiety |
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Billy Cobham | Stratus |
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Dele Sosimi | E Go Betta | |
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Fela Kuti | Eko Ile | |
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Tony Allen | Moving On | |
Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos | Fere | ||
Max Roach | Lonesome Lover | ||
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Billy Cobham | 29 | |
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Dele Sosimi | Where We Want Be | |
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Ezra Collective | Mace Windu Riddim | |
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Ezra Collective | Quest For Coin |
Friday 30th October 2020
18:00
Huey Morgan
31/10/2020
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Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals raids his personal record collection.
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Boston | Foreplay / Longtime | |
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The Revolution | Kiss | |
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Etta James | Something's Got A Hold On Me |
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Dionne Warwick | Walk on By |
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Judas Priest | Living After Midnight |
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Iron Maiden | Where Eagles Dare | |
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Aretha Franklin | One Step Ahead | |
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Boz Scaggs | Lowdown |
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John Coltrane | A Love Supreme, Part 2: Resolution | |
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Jimmy Hughes | Steal Away |
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Curtis Mayfield | You're So Good To Me | |
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Brenda Holloway | Every Little Bit Hurts |
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Joe Hinton | Funny How Time Slips Away | |
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Brass Construction | Can You See The Light | |
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Isaac Hayes | A Few More Kisses To Go 12" Version | |
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Bob Dylan | The Times They Are A-Changin' | |
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James Brown | Oh Baby Don't You Weep (pt. 1) | |
Led Zeppelin | Thank You (Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Theatre, 1 Apr 1971) | ||
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Les McCann | Go On & Cry | |
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | El Pleuquera | ||
Max Roach | Money Jungle |
Friday 21st August 2020
18:00
Huey Morgan
22/08/2020
15 / 20 Tracks
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Huey Morgan from the Fun Lovin' Criminals raids his personal record collection.
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Marvin Gaye | Sexual Healing |
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The Revolution | Purple Rain | |
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The Rolling Stones | Honky Tonk Women |
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Scritti Politti | Absolute |
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Roy Ayers | Running Away |
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Led Zeppelin | Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) | |
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Steely Dan | Babylon Sisters |
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Gwen McCrae | Rockin' Chair | |
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Barry White | Playing Your Game, Baby | |
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Lenny Welch | Since I Fell For You |
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The Doobie Brothers | Long Train Runnin' |
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Keely Smith | That Old Black Magic |
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Los Silvertones | Carmen | |
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Ruby & The Romantics | Our Day Will Come | |
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Mighty Joe Young | Need A Friend | |
Max Roach | Money Jungle | ||
Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley's Dog | ||
David Garza | Lullaby of Barland | ||
Stevie Wonder | Fingertips Pt.2 | ||
Titanic | Macumba (Todd Terje Mix) |
Saturday 18th July 2020
11:00
Gilles Peterson
Lockdown Moments and Jamz Supernova and Moses Boyd drop in
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Gilles throws back to some memorable moments from his 13 weeks of 'lockdown 'radio'.
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Miles Davis | So What |
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Kraftwerk | Computer Love |
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Fela Kuti | Sorrow Tears and Blood | |
Strata | Aspects | ||
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Teleplasmiste | A Boy Called Conjuror | |
Flying Lotus | FF4 (Instrumental) | ||
Moses Boyd & Nerija | Pineapple (feat. Moses Boyd & Nerija) | ||
Bill Withers | Grandma's Hands (Live at The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973) | ||
Thiago Nassif | Rijo | ||
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Flying Lotus | More Instrumental | |
Nilfer Yanya | Baby Blue GP Edit | ||
Bill Withers | Lonely Town (Live at The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973) | ||
Thundercat, Terrace Martin & Kamasi Washington. | Angels and Demons Play (feat. Thundercat, Terrace Martin & Kamasi Washington.) | ||
Hamilton Bohannon | Save Their Souls | ||
Novelist, Trim & Big Zuu | Functions (On The Low The Spot live at Maida Vale, 1Xtra) (feat. Novelist, Trim & Big Zuu) | ||
Bill Withers | Use Me (Live at The Old Grey Whistle Test 1973) | ||
Tom Waits | Waiting For Waits (feat. Tom Waits) | ||
Joe Armon-Jones | Stranger Than Fiction (feat. Joe Armon-Jones) | ||
OMAAR | Maria (feat. OMAAR) | ||
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Caterina Barbieri | Bow Of Perception | |
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Wilma Archer | Killing Crab | |
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Klara Lewis | Clearing | |
Peter Frohmader | Spiral | ||
Dele Sosimi | Full Moon (feat. Dele Sosimi) | ||
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Zara McFarlane | Black Treasure | |
Rob Gallagher | Club Lockdown Advert | ||
Dynamite MC | Black Gold Of The Sun (Dynamite MC Club Lockdown Dub) (feat. Dynamite MC) | ||
Lex Amor | Changes (Lex Amor Club Lockdown Dub) (feat. Lex Amor) | ||
Ronald Snijders | Kaseko Attack | ||
Eddie Gail | Black Rhythm Happening | ||
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Manu Dibango | Polysonik (Dance Mix) | |
SAULT | Eternal Light | ||
Eska | Groovementt (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2004) (feat. Eska) | ||
Max Roach | Abtrutions | ||
Society Of Seven | Society Of Seven | ||
ESKA | Sophisticated And Coarse (feat. ESKA) | ||
MC Mell'O' | Senga Abele (feat. MC Mell'O') |
Friday 3rd July 2020
17:00
Huey Morgan
1963 Huey Style: Can I Get A Witness!
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The Temptations, Curtis Mayfield and Leon Haywood
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Curtis Mayfield | Move On Up |
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The Rolling Stones | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
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Wings | Live And Let Die | |
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Stevie Wonder | Sir Duke |
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The Black Crowes | Remedy |
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Billie Holiday | Good Morning Heartache |
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The Chiffons | He's So Fine |
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Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters | Cry Baby | |
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Leon Haywood | I Want'a do Something Freaky to You |
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Marvin Gaye | Can I Get A Witness |
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Sam Cooke | Little Red Rooster |
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The Temptations | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today) |
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The Headhunters | If You've Got It You'll Get It |
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Charlie & Inez Foxx | Mockingbird | |
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Etta James | Pushover |
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Wilson Pickett | It's Too Late | |
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The Whatnauts | Help Is On The Way | |
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Average White Band | Pick Up The Pieces |
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Jackie Wilson | Baby Workout | |
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Doris Troy | Just One Look |
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The Orlons | South Street | |
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Led Zeppelin | Gallows Pole (Rough Mix) | |
Jorge Ben Jor | Cinco Minutos | ||
The Oscar Peterson Trio | Come Rain or Shine | ||
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Charles Hungry Williams | So Glad She's Mine | |
Max Roach | Money Jungle | ||
Rio Black | Uniao Black |
Tuesday 16th June 2020
10:00
The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum
Norah Jones Interview
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Jamie has live music this week from Norah Jones who joins Jamie from home
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Takuya Kuroda | Rising Son | |
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Max Roach | Blues Waltz | |
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Carmen McRae | Sometimes I'm Happy | |
Thad Jones | Jive Samba | ||
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Black Jesus Experience | Lijay | |
Norah Jones | How I Weep (Live) | ||
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Norah Jones | I'm Alive | |
Norah Jones | To Live (Live) | ||
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Reuben James | My Line |
Saturday 18th April 2020
08:00
Gilles Peterson
Record Store Day 'Mailout' Special and PAN Label Focus
27 / 58 Tracks
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Gilles celebrates records, record shops and record labels on what should be RSD 2020.
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Grace Jones | Pull Up To The Bumper |
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Doris | You Never Come Closer | |
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Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 | |
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Steely Dan | The Fez |
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Tricky | Aftermath |
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The Real Thing | Can You Feel The Force | |
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Light of the World | Swingin' | |
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Medium Medium | Hungry So Angry | |
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Minnie Riperton | Oh By The Way | |
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Abdullah Ibrahim | Ishmael | |
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Betty Carter | Open The Door |
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Laneous | Elsewhere | |
Cecilia | Lost Little Thing (Dear Prudence E.G.O) | ||
Oneness of Juju | Soledad Brothers (Live At The East) | ||
The JK Group | Fitchie | ||
Lee Konitz | Five, Four and Three RIP | ||
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Clap! Clap! | Mandragora | |
Paul Hardcastle | Time Machine (feat. Paul Hardcastle) | ||
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Hailu Mergia | Bayne Lay Yihedal | |
The JK Group | Jazz Trip | ||
A Certain Ratio | Waterline | ||
Creation Station | Can't You See | ||
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Pinty | E's | |
Henry Grimes RIP | Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt (feat. Henry Grimes RIP) | ||
Abdullah Ibrahim | Africa | ||
LYAM | Whydontifeel | ||
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David Bowie | Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA Edit) | |
Project X | Pysch | ||
Trees Speak | Tear Kisser | ||
Max Roach | Abtrutions | ||
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Dhaima | Don't Feel No Way | |
RAH Band | Perfumed Garden | ||
Ian Wilson | Straight From The Heart | ||
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Axel Boman | Eyes Of My Mind | |
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Maya Law | Fantasies | |
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DJ Mitsu The Beats | Prototype | |
Robbie Basho | Green River Suite | ||
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids | Tango Of Love | ||
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Willis Jackson | Nuthern Like Thuthern | |
Beggars and Co | Chant No.1 (feat. Beggars and Co) | ||
MC Solaar | Listen (feat. MC Solaar) | ||
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DJ Mitsu The Beats | Underwater Beauty | |
Robbie Basho | Leaf In The Wind | ||
J.R. Bailey | Just Me 'N You | ||
Ryo Kawasaki RIP | Truth is The Key (feat. Ryo Kawasaki RIP) | ||
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Jamie xx | Idontknow | |
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Binker Golding | Ted | |
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Miles Davis | The Big Green Serpent | |
Emma-Jean Thackray | Movementt | ||
Society Of Seven | Summertime | ||
Jaubi | Impressions (feat. Jaubi) | ||
Black Fairy | Black Land Of The Nile | ||
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Fontella Bass | Evolution | |
Joe Armon-Jones | Starting Today (Live at Maida Vale 2018) | ||
Bobby Hamilton Quintet | Priscilla | ||
Nap King Cole | Fly (Apple Pie) | ||
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Frank Zappa | Little House I used to Live (Live at Fillmore East/1971) | |
The Blacks Unlimited | Gwindingwi Rine Shumba |
Saturday 29th February 2020
09:00
J to Z
Tony Allen and Martin Speake
6 / 15 Tracks
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The pioneering drummer shares music that inspires him. Plus Martin Speake in session.
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Fela Kuti | Zombie |
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Tunji Oyelana | Ojo | |
Martin Speake International Band | Open Heart | ||
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Max Roach | Rumble In the Jungle | |
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Andy Sheppard | Life Goes On | |
Obradovic-Tixier Duo | A Reckless Path | ||
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | The Drum Thunder Suite | ||
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Thelonious Monk Trio | Honeysuckle Rose | |
Danilo Prez | Stays | ||
Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela | We've Landed | ||
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Hazel Scott | A Foggy Day | |
Martin Speake International Band | Bill Rothwell | ||
Martin Speake International Band | Joy | ||
Martin Speake International Band | Mother Nature | ||
Martin Speake International Band | Mufti Day |
Saturday 16th November 2019
09:00
Gilles Peterson
Joao Donato live in session
17 / 45 Tracks
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Gilles is joined at 6 Music by legendary Brazilian pianist Joao Donato for a live session.
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Herbie Hancock | Just Around The Corner |
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Bixiga 70 | Niran | |
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Annette Peacock | Pony | |
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Michael Franks | Down In Brazil | |
Josh Johnson | Mushrooooooms (feat. Jamire Williams & Josh Johnson) | ||
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Chiminyo | Kandy Lanx | |
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Tess Hirst | Representation | |
João Donato | Amazonas (Live at BBC 6Music) | ||
Kassa Overall | Trapped In The American Dream (feat. Kassa Overall) | ||
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Colectivo Arte & Manha | Mystic Brew | |
Thomas De Pouquery | All The Love | ||
João Donato | Cala Boca Menino | ||
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30/70 | Echoplex | |
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Leon Vynehall | I Cavallo | |
Donatinho | De Toda A Maneria | ||
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Tribe | Ode To Black Mothers | |
João Donato | Eleva Eleguá (Live at BBC 6Music) | ||
Afrodisia | Sugarfree | ||
M. Santamaria | Sabor | ||
Gary Bartz | Gentle Smiles (DJ Day Edit) | ||
Tulipa Ruiz | Tafetá | ||
João Donato | Frequência de Onda (Live at BBC 6Music) | ||
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Angel Bat Dawid | London | |
Max Roach | Members Don't Get Weary (Leila Edit) | ||
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Gary Corben | Juanito Caminante (Little Johnny Walker) | |
João Donato | Message from the Nile | ||
Gil Scott‐Heron | The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Jorun Bombay Edit) | ||
João Donato | Mimosa No.1 | ||
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Binker Golding | Strange-Beautiful Remembered | |
Nana Burucu | Xiomara Alfaro | ||
João Donato | Minha Saudade | ||
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Orlandivo | Onde Anda O Meu Amor | |
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Horace Silver | In Pursuit of The 27th Man | |
João Donato | Minha Saudade (Pacific Jazz version) | ||
Bossa Rio | Minha Saudade | ||
Solat | Change The World | ||
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Jamael Dean | Akamara (Remix) | |
João Donato | Patumbalacunde | ||
Bud Powell | Un Poco Loco (Alternate Take #1) | ||
Terri Lyne Carrington | Dreams And Desperate Measures Part 1 | ||
João Donato | Almas Irmas | ||
João Donato | Uma Coisa Bonitinha | ||
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Cal Tjader | Solar Heat | |
Terri Lyne Carrington | Dreams And Desperate Measures Part 4 | ||
João Donato | Amazonas |
05:00
Jazz All Night
Godfathers of Jazz - Sonny Rollins
8 / 12 Tracks
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Julian Joseph celebrates the music of saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins.
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Thelonious Monk | Monk's Dream |
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Sonny Rollins | St. Thomas |
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Sonny Rollins | Alfie's Theme | |
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Sonny Rollins | 52nd Street Theme |
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Sonny Rollins | Reflections |
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Sir Lancelot | Scandal in the Family | |
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Sonny Rollins | Way out West | |
Charlie Persip | On the Sunny Side of the Street (Recorded New York, December 19, 1957) | ||
Trane, Red, PC & Philly | Tenor Madness | ||
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Chet Baker | Airegin | |
H Brooks | Ain't Misbehavin | ||
Max Roach | Love is a Many Splendored Thing |
Saturday 12th October 2019
04:00
Huey Morgan
1954 Huey Style: Work With Me Annie!
27 / 30 Tracks
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Candi Staton, CCR and Curtis Mayfield are all in the mix on the show.
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Fleetwood Mac | Gold Dust Woman | |
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Eurythmics | Here Comes The Rain Again |
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Muddy Waters | Hoochie Coochie Man |
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Dean Martin | Sway |
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Stevie Wonder | Living For The City |
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Ramones | Rock 'n' Roll High School | |
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Eric Clapton | Lay Down Sally |
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Elvis Presley | That's All Right |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival | Long As I Can See The Light |
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Love Unlimited Orchestra | Love's Theme |
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Roy Ayers | Everybody Loves The Sunshine |
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The Slickers | Johnny Too Bad |
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Candi Staton | Nights On Broadway |
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Curtis Mayfield | Right On For The Darkness |
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The Midnighters | Work With Me Annie | |
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Dizzy Gillespie | Con Alma | |
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Frank Sinatra | Wave | |
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Joe Houston | All Night Long | |
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The Cadillacs | Gloria | |
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Laito Jr. | Carnaval | |
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Fred Hughes | Oo Wee Baby, I Love You | |
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Vicki Sue Robinson | Turn The Beat Around |
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Smiley Lewis | Blue Monday | |
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Republic of Loose | Comeback Girl |
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Roy Hamilton | You'll Never Walk Alone | |
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Ruth Brown and Her Rhythmakers | Oh, What A Dream | |
Led Zeppelin | Thank You (Radio 1 In Concert, Paris Theatre, 1 Apr 1971) | ||
Tapper Zukie | Enoch Powell | ||
Max Roach | Money Jungle | ||
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Faye Adams | Hurts Me to My Heart |
Sunday 6th October 2019
09:00
Jazz Record Requests
06/10/19
5 / 11 Tracks
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Jazz records from across the genre, as requested by Radio 3 listeners.
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John Coltrane | Sunday | |
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Etta James | Sunday Kind Of Love | |
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Billie Holiday | Gloomy Sunday |
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Max Roach | Sunday Afternoon | |
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Ramsey Lewis | Never On Sunday | |
Steve Swallow | The Life Of A Trio | ||
Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson | Sad Sunday | ||
Cedar Walton | Sunday suite | ||
Coleman Hawkins | Sunday Morning | ||
Dick Hymes | Some Sunday Morning | ||
Fred Hersch | Cockeyed Optimist |
Tuesday 30th July 2019
10:00
The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum
Sheila Maurice-Grey Take 5
4 / 9 Tracks
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Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey joins Jamie to Take 5.
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Dorothy Ashby | Little Sunflower | |
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Mark Murphy | Stolen Moments | |
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Max Roach | Daahoud | |
Tubby Hayes | Grits, Beans And Greens | ||
Emanative | Vibes From The Tribe | ||
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Jordan Rakei | Rolling Into One | |
Kinkajous | Dota | ||
Leon Gardner | Farm Song | ||
Norah Jones | Take Off Your Cool |
Tuesday 19th March 2019
10:00
The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum
Dhafer Youssef Take 5
13 / 14 Tracks
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This week Jamie is joined by Dhafer Youssef to Take 5.
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Moses Sumney | To Believe | |
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Joni Mitchell | Hejira |
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Herbie Hancock | Cantaloupe Island |
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Miles Davis | Tutu | |
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Take The "A" Train | |
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Aretha Franklin | Muddy Water |
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Thelonious Monk | Ruby My Dear |
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Max Roach | Equipoise | |
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Dhafer Youssef | Humankind | |
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Red Garland Trio | Russian Lullaby | |
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Dhafer Youssef | Chakkaradaar 'Atihi Devo Bhava' Suite | |
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Edo.G | Roxbury | |
Floating Points | Sweet Time Suite Opening | ||
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Hejira | Save It For Another |
Friday 1st March 2019
18:00
Radio 1's Wind Down
Little Dragon
6 / 10 Tracks
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Little Dragon present an hour of music to make you feel well and swell.
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Brightblack Morning Light | Everybody Daylight | |
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Grace Jones | Nightclubbing |
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Tom Tom Club | Won't Give You Up | |
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Ocho | Coco May May | |
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Carly Simon | Why |
Alice Coltrane | For Turiya | ||
Max Roach | Lonesome Lover | ||
Mulatu Astatke | Tezeta (Nostalgia) | ||
Sade | By Your Side (Cottonbelly's Fola Mix-Edit) | ||
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The Equatics | Where Is Love? |
Sunday 20th January 2019
10:00
Guy Garvey's Finest Hour
Penguin Awareness Day
24 / 27 Tracks
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Guy Garvey celebrates Penguin Awareness Day and a selection of famous birthdays
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Perpetuum Mobile | |
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David Bowie | Changes |
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Grandaddy | A.M. 180 | |
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Feist | Brandy Alexander |
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Little Dragon | Scale It Back | |
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Moondog | Bird's Lament | |
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Bryan Ferry | Don't Stop The Dance |
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Tom Waits | Martha |
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Joe Jackson | It's Different For Girls |
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Jefferson Airplane | Today | |
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Manic Street Preachers | A Design For Life |
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Roxy Music | Do The Strand |
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Henry Mancini | Lujon | |
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Doves | M62 Song |
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Bellowhead | A-Begging I Will Go |
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The Passions | I'm In Love With A German Film Star |
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Lead Belly | Where Did You Sleep Last Night |
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Rufus Thomas | Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) | |
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Danny and the Champions of the World | Shadow Of The Wolf | |
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Blue Rondo A La Turk |
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Hollow Hand | Milestone | |
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Rozi Plain | Symmetrical | |
フェイス | Arriba | ||
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M. Ward | A Thousand Kisses Deep | |
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David Fanshawe | Kyrie - Call To Prayer | |
Max Roach | Driva Man |
Saturday 19th January 2019
09:00
Gilles Peterson
New York Winter Jazz Festival special
16 / 37 Tracks
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Gilles has a 3 hour special from his recent showcase at the New York Winter Jazz Festival.
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Gary Bartz NTU Troop | Celestial Blues | |
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Helado Negro | Young, Latin & Proud | |
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Gary Bartz | Music Is My Sanctuary |
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Ornette Coleman | Jayne | |
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Emily King | Distance | |
Tawiah | Don't Hold Your Breath (Live at Le Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
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Gary Bartz | Ju Ju Man | |
Kokoroko | Adwa | ||
Tawiah | Mothers Prayer (Live at Le Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
Gary Bartz | My Shining Hour (feat. Gary Bartz) | ||
Max Roach | Driva' | ||
Arthur Blythe | Autumn In New York (Part 1) | ||
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The Midnight Hour | So Amazing (Instrumental) | |
Gary Bartz | Members, Don't Git Weary (feat. Gary Bartz) | ||
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Meshell Ndegeocello | May This Be Love | |
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The Midnight Hour | Feel Alive (Instrumental) | |
Gary Bartz | Another Earth | ||
Miles Davis | Spanish Key (Live at Isle of Wight) | ||
Emily King | Decisions (feat. Emily King) | ||
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Theon Cross | Activate | |
Mr. Mitch | If I Wanted (Instrumental) | ||
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Emily King | Look At Me Now | |
Yazmin Lacey | Black Moon (Live at the Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
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Helado Negro | Please Won't Please | |
Emma-Jean Thackray | Rain Dance (Live at Le Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
Yazmin Lacey | Something My Heart Trusts (Live at the Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
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Helado Negro | For A Time | |
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Polibio Mayorga | Bien Bailadito (Suavecito) | |
Ezra Collective | Mace Windu Riddim (Live at Le Poisson Rouge 090119) | ||
Rejoicer | Cloud Of Me (Instrumental) | ||
Ezra Collective | Outkast Intro & Philosopher (Live at Le Poisson Rouge) | ||
Helado Negro | November 7 | ||
Roots Manuva | A Caged Bird (feat. Roots Manuva) | ||
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Gary Bartz | Giant Steps | |
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Helado Negro | Pais Nublado | |
Roy Hargrove Quintet | Joy Is Sorrow | ||
Kiefer | Temper (Instrumental) |
Saturday 5th January 2019
08:00
J to Z
Billy Harper in concert
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Tenor saxophone great Billy Harper recorded live at London's Church of Sound.
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Charles Mingus | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | |
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Clifford Brown | Sandu | |
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Gil Evans | Las Vegas Tango | |
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Max Roach | It's Time |
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Miles Davis & John Coltrane | Round Midnight | |
Aruan Ortiz & Don Byron | Music Callada | ||
Seed Ensemble | The Darkies | ||
Yelfris Valdes | Soran-Bushi, B.H. | ||
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Cindy Blackman | A Banana For Ron | |
Daniel Herskedal | Cut and Run | ||
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Hexagonal | Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit | |
Jeff Ballard | YEAH Pete! | ||
Khronos Choir | Cry of Hunger |
Friday 23rd November 2018
12:00
Iggy Pop
Iggy Confidential with an opening twofer from Warmduscher
22 / 29 Tracks
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Iggy Pop serves up a sonic cocktail with an opening twofer from Warmduscher
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Muddy Waters | Can't Be Satisfied | |
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Mitski | Townie | |
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Bo Diddley | Road Runner |
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Chet Baker | I Get Along Without You Very Well |
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Max Roach | Freedom Day |
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Roy Head & The Traits | Treat Her Right | |
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James Brown | Don't Be A Dropout | |
Kloe | A Distant Planet | ||
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Skinny Girl Diet | White Man | |
Skinny Girl Diet | Silver Spoons | ||
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Mississippi Joe Callicott | Come Home To Me Baby | |
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The Blood Brothers | Spit Shine Your Black Clouds | |
Andy Bey | River Man | ||
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The Chats | I Feel Good | |
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Arca | Castration | |
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Muddy Waters | Walkin' Thru The Park | |
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The Chats | Yeah Nah | |
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Not In Love, We're Just High | |
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Onyx Collective | FDR Drive | |
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Warmduscher | Bright Lights | |
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Eric Dolphy | Left Alone | |
Orquesta Akokán | Un Tabaco Para Elegua | ||
Warmduscher | 1000 Whispers | ||
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Gaika | Grip | |
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Protomartyr | Night-Blooming Cereus | |
Warmduscher | Big Wilma | ||
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Wipers | Mystery | |
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Karen Elson | Wonder Blind | |
Samuel T. Herring | I Don't Know (feat. Samuel T. Herring) |
Saturday 16th June 2018
12:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Max Roach
8 / 10 Tracks
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Geoffrey Smith selects recordings by drummer and composer Max Roach.
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Sonny Rollins | St. Thomas |
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Clifford Brown | Sandu | |
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Bud Powell | Un Poco Loco | |
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Dizzy Gillespie | Salt Peanuts |
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Clifford Brown | Daahoud | |
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Charlie Parker | Ko Ko | |
Charlie Parker | Klactoveedsedstene | ||
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Clifford Brown | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | |
Max Roach | Money Jungle | ||
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Max Roach | St Louis Blues |
Saturday 28th April 2018
08:00
J to Z
Dinosaur in session
8 / 14 Tracks
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Celebrating the best in jazz - past, present and future. With a session from Dinosaur.
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Miles Davis | Blue In Green |
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Nancy Wilson | The Nearness of You |
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Aretha Franklin | How I Got Over | |
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Mark Murphy | Be Bop Lives (Boplicity) | |
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Abbey Lincoln | Throw It Away | |
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Lizz Wright | What Would I Do Without You | |
Max Roach | Powell's Prances | ||
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Dinosaur | Quiet Thunder | |
Dinosaur | And Still We Wonder | ||
Dinosaur | Forgive, Forget | ||
Dinosaur | Old Times' Sake | ||
Dinosaur | Shine Your Light | ||
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Eliane Elias | To Each His Dulcinea | |
Jack DeJohnette | One For Majid |
Tuesday 17th April 2018
12:00
Gideon Coe
Kirsty MacColl in concert
16 / 41 Tracks
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Sessions from Breeders/Truman's Water/Soup Dragons/Screen 3/ Lambchop.
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Dead Kennedys | Moon Over Marin |
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Gang of Four | I Found That Essence Rare |
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Can | Mushroom |
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The Strangeloves | Night Time | |
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The Kinks | Picture Book |
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Lord Kitchener | London Is The Place For Me |
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Moose | Suzanne |
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Ali Farka Touré | Cinquante Six | |
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The Pastels | Worlds of Possibility |
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Miaow | Sport Most Royal | |
The National Jazz Trio of Scotland | Quick To Judge (Don't Be So) | ||
Kirsty MacColl | New England - Fluer 1993 | ||
Kirsty MacColl | They Don't Know - Fluer 1993 | ||
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Say Sue Me | Ours | |
Alex Dingley | Between the Sheets - Alex Dingley (Marc Riley Session 170418) | ||
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The Saxophones | Picture | |
Kirsty MacColl | Innocence - Fluer 1993 | ||
Screen 3 | I'm Not Impressed (Radio 1 Session, 24 Oct 1983) | ||
The Soup Dragons | Learning To Fall (Radio 1 Session, 16 Feb 1986) | ||
Kronos Quartet | God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (radio edit) | ||
Screen 3 | Broke And In Love (Radio 1 Session, 24 Oct 1983) | ||
Baby Bam | Don't Follow The Trend | ||
The Soup Dragons | To Shy To Say (Radio 1 Session, 16 Feb 1986) | ||
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Leon Vynehall | Envelopes (Chapter VI) (Edit) | |
The Beatpack | Loopin' With Lucy | ||
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Basil Kirchin | I Start Counting 3 | |
The Breeders | Divine Hammer (Radio 1 Session, 24 Jul 1993) | ||
Tommy McCook And The Agrovators | Roots Of Africa | ||
Luke Haines | Angry Man On A Small Train | ||
The Breeders | Flip Side (Radio 1 Session, 24 Jul 1993) | ||
Tracyanne & Danny | Alabama (Album Version) | ||
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Max Roach | Members Don't Git Weary | |
The Breeders | No Aloha (Radio 1 Session, 24 Jul 1993) | ||
Trembling Bells | I'm Coming | ||
MEATRAFFLE | Ndrangheta Allotment (Mark Stewart's Spectrum Remix) | ||
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The Burning Hell | The River (Never Freezes Anymore) | |
Jack Adaptor | Proven Warrior | ||
Uniting Of Opposites | Dr Roach | ||
Kirsty MacColl | Free World - Fluer 1993 | ||
Wendy & Bonnie | By The Sea | ||
Modern Studies | Get Back Down |
Saturday 10th March 2018
09:00
Gilles Peterson
Rapsody and Strut Label Focus
16 / 44 Tracks
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Words and music with North Carolina rapper Rapsody and Strut are S in the label focus A-Z.
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Lauryn Hill | Lost Ones |
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Erykah Badu | Honey |
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Kenny Dorham | Una Mas (One More Time) | |
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Chaka Khan | Live In Me | |
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Max Roach | Garvey's Ghost | |
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Donald Byrd | Pretty Baby | |
Subelo Cuba | Diaspora | ||
Kojey Radical | If Only | ||
Mildlife | Im Blau | ||
Ebo Taylor | Mumudey (Natureboy Flako Remix) | ||
Toshio Matsuura Group | Do The Astral Plane | ||
Mitch | Root (feat. Mitch) | ||
Eddie Grant | Where Are You Going To My Friends | ||
Tweet | Spread Her Wings (feat. Bilal & Tweet) | ||
Loose Joints | Tell You (Today) | ||
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10lec6 | Make Madjeng | |
Mr Assister | Mambala | ||
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Young Fathers | Fee Fi | |
Louf | She Means It | ||
Adrian Younge | Heaven's Found | ||
Oumou Sangaré | Minata Waraba (Sampha Remix) | ||
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IAMNOBODI | Luther's Joint | |
Lunch Money | Unlimited Ice Cream Palace | ||
Adrian Younge | Silhoutte Dreams | ||
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Rapsody | Laila's Wisdom | |
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids | Papyrus | ||
Madlib | A.V.E.R.A.G.E. | ||
Ady Suleiman | Longing For Your Love | ||
Salon Kingsadore | IC-3 | ||
Joe Armon-Jones | Almost Gone Too Far | ||
Man Power | Barranquilla Trifle (Ruf Dug Zouk Remix) | ||
Aroop Roy | Save Our Love | ||
Seun Kuti & The Egypt 80 | Corporate Public Control Department | ||
Julia Joyce | Breezy Living | ||
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Basa Basa | Homowo | |
Smerz | Oh My My | ||
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Men I Trust | Show Me How | |
Sookie | Rhythm Of Rhythm | ||
Keymatic | Breaking In Space | ||
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Mereba | Black Truck | |
Domenico Lancelotti | Pare De Correr | ||
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Soul Clap | I Feel Joy (I Feel The Spirit) | |
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Khruangbin | Evan Finds The Third Room | |
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Mildlife | The Magnificent Moon |
Saturday 10th February 2018
09:00
Gilles Peterson
Gilles' NEW New York at the Winter Jazzfest with BBC Music Introducing
26 / 56 Tracks
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Gilles heads to New York to find the emerging artists shaping the city's musical future.
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The Shacks | Strange Boy | |
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Sun Palace | Rude Movements | |
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Stevie Wonder | Living For The City |
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Black Sheep | The Choice Is Yours |
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Gang Starr | You Know My Steez |
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Jungle Brothers | Straight Out The Jungle | |
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Christy Essien Igbokwe | You Can't Change A Man | |
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Bobby McFerrin | Jubilee | |
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Max Roach | Abstrutions | |
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Taylor McFerrin | Postpartum | |
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Nick Hakim | Green Twins | |
Onyx Collective | Studio Jam | ||
T.S. Monk | Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life) | ||
Nicole J. McCloud | New York Eyes | ||
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The Shacks | Follow Me | |
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Oscar Jerome | Subdued | |
Le Stim | A Tribute To Muhammad Ali (Kon 1200 Edit) | ||
Nubya Garcia | Lost Kingdoms | ||
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Wiki | Islander | |
Air | Uso Dance | ||
Oscar Jerome | Branches (Live) | ||
Madison McFerrin | No Time To Loose | ||
The Comet Is Coming | Journey Through The Asteroid Belt | ||
Nubya Garcia | Hold (Live) | ||
Yazz Ahmed | La Saboteus | ||
Arthur Blythe | Autumn In New York | ||
Positive K | A Good Combination | ||
Madison McFerrin | Insane | ||
The Comet Is Coming | Live | ||
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Mast Nazron Se Allah Bachaiye | |
Yazz Ahmed | Organ Eternal (Live) | ||
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Bert Myrick | Sevenths | |
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Powerline | Journey | |
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Marvin Pontiac | Small Car | |
The Lounge Lizards | Harlem Nocturne = Harlem Nocturno | ||
Onyx Collective | Good Afternoon | ||
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Princess Nokia | ABCs of New York | |
The Lyman Woodward Organisation | Saturday Night Special | ||
Onyx Collective | Everybody's Coming To My House (feat. Onyx Collective) | ||
Roy Ayers Ubiquity | We Live In Brooklyn | ||
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Mazzy Star | Look Down From the Bridge | |
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The Orchestra Soledad | Vamonos / Let's Go | |
Onyx Collective | Steam Rooms | ||
S.F.B. | Burnin' Up (Kon Edit) | ||
Naomi Shelton | Wind Your Clock | ||
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The Orchestra Soledad | Cuero | |
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Onyx Collective | Snake Charmer | |
CJQ | Black Hole | ||
Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings | How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? | ||
Nick Hakim | Cuffed | ||
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The Shacks | Rain | |
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Onyx Collective | Skate Park | |
Dave Valentin | Cinnamon & Clove | ||
The Shacks | Tearz (feat. Lee Fields & The Shacks) | ||
Onyx Collective | Those Days (feat. Onyx Collective) | ||
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Nick Hakim | TYAF |
Wednesday 22nd November 2017
04:00
Composer of the Week
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), Album focus - Brilliant Corners
1 / 5 Tracks
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Donald Macleod and Brian Priestley celebrate the centenary of jazz legend Thelonious Monk.
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Thelonious Monk | I Surrender, Dear | |
Art Blakey | Honeysuckle Rose | ||
Max Roach | Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | ||
Max Roach | Brilliant Corners | ||
Max Roach | Bemsha Swing |
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
11:00
Jamie Cullum
Binker Golding Take 5
3 / 13 Tracks
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Jamie Cullum plays an hour of his favourite jazz ranging from its heritage to its future.
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Anderson .Paak | Silicon Valley | |
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Thelonious Monk | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | |
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Max Roach | Freedom Day |
Steven Bamidele | You Can't Put Out This Fire | ||
Binker and Moses | Echoes From The Other Side Of The Mountain | ||
Zara McFarlane | Peace Begins Within | ||
Camille Howard | Hurry Back Baby | ||
Chuck Sentrick | Dreamin' | ||
Duke Ellington | The Ricitic | ||
Girma Bèyènè | Yebekagnale | ||
Joshua Redman | Turn Around | ||
Kyle Eastwood | Rockin' Ronnies | ||
Lizz Wright | What Would I Do |
02:00
Radio 2 Playlists
Radio 2's Jazz Playlist
4 / 12 Tracks
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Jamie Cullum introduces an hour-long playlist of specially curated jazz.
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Charlotte Dos Santos | Red Clay | |
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Jordan Rakei | The Self (feat. Jordan Rakei) | |
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Miles Davis | It Could Happen to You | |
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Elvin Jones | Midnight Walk | |
Max Roach | Lonesome Lover | ||
Norah Jones | If I Had A Talking Picture Of You (feat. Norah Jones) | ||
Christian McBride Big Band | Used 'Ta Could | ||
Georgia Van Etten | Take My Hand | ||
Júníus Meyvant | Honey Babe, Don't Be Late | ||
Kansas Smitty's House Band | Party Party Party | ||
King Coleman | Down In The Basement | ||
Masego | Navajo |
Sunday 18th December 2016
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Christmas
3 / 8 Tracks
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Geoffrey Smith celebrates 2016, with tracks by Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones.
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The Modern Jazz Quartet | Skating In Central Park | |
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Quincy Jones | Air Mail Special | |
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Chet Baker | It Could Happen To You |
Art Hodes | We Wish You A Merry Christmas | ||
Joe Benjamin | Santa Claus Blues | ||
Lightnin’ Hopkins | Christmastime Is Coming | ||
Max Roach | The Freedom Suite | ||
Philly Joe Jones | I'll Never Smile Again |
Sunday 23rd October 2016
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Duke Ellington's Portraits
6 / 15 Tracks
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Geoffrey Smith presents a sequence of musical portrait compositions by Duke Ellington.
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Duke Ellington | I'm Checkin' Out, Goombye | |
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Jo Jones | Stompy Jones | |
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | The Mooche | |
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Duke Ellington | Black Beauty | |
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Jack The Bear | |
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Duke Ellington | East St Louis Toodle-Oo | |
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Clementine | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Minehaha | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | The Clothed Woman | ||
Max Roach | Fleurette Africaine | ||
Sonny Greer | Ko-Ko | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Portrait Of The Lion | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson) | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | A Portrait Of Bert Williams | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | John Hardy's Wife |