Playlist 24.10.08

Duke Ellington hasn't crossed my path too many times but I'm so glad that I've been introduced to 'Such Sweet Thunder'. It's a jazz response to Shakespeare from 1957 and while the idea may seem tremendously pretentious, the music is supreme.

Thanks to my cultural attache, Reggie Chamberlain-King, who brought the tune along to our music and poetry programme a few weeks ago. It didn't make the final cut, but I was glad to give the recording its due on Friday. By way of thanks, I also played The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra, a track that's been graced by the pen of Chamberlain-King. It's somewhere between arch and heart-felt, and may sit gracefully beside the works of Stephin Merritt, Jake Shillingford and maybe Luke Haines.

Playlist 24.10.08

STUART BAILIE

BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Fridays, ten - midnight

Bobby Bland - Let's Get Together (Soul Jazz)

Jolie Holland - Mexico City (Anti)

Burning Codes - See The Colours (Coded)

Burning Codes - Light Is Coming (Coded)

Ian McCullough - Suzanne (Mojo)

The Uglysuit - Anthem Of The Arctic Birds (Quarterstick)

BB King - Sitting On Top Of The World (Geffen)

Elle How - Numb (live session)

Elle How - Let It Go (live session)

The Killers - Human (Vertigo)

The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra - Thank You For Not Discussing The Outside World

Nina Simone - Ain't Got No ( EagleRock )

Jenny Lewis - Godspeed (Rough Trade)

Al Kooper - Let The Dutchess (SPV)

Danny And The Champions - Still Believe (Loose)

Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs Tears (Go Discs)

Frank Turner - Long Live The Queen (xtra mile)

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder (Sony)

Lila Downs - Perro Negra (Manhattan)

Eugene McGuinness - Moscow State Circus (Domino)

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Ryko)

Gina Villalobos - Can't Find My Way Home (Face West)

Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind (Rhino)