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Northern Lights

Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes Scandinavian and Baltic jazz, plus further suggestions of the ten essential jazz records.

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Sat 5 Dec 201516:00
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Music Played

  • Keith Jarrett

    Long As You Know You're Living Yours

    • Keith Jarrett Selected Recordings.
    • ECM.
    • 12.

  • Tricia Boutté with Ytre Søloens

    Because He Lives

    Performer: Tricia Boutté with Ytre Søloens. Performer: Tricia Boutte With Ytre Soloens.
    • Oh Mahalia.
    • Herman Records.
    • 6.

  • Sidsel Endresen

    So I Write

    • So I Write.
    • ECM.
    • 1.

  • Sunna Gunnlaugs

    Gallop

    • Sunna Gunnlaugs.
    • Sunny/Sky.
    • 5.

  • Ben Webster

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • No Fool No Fun.
    • Spotlight.
    • 10.

  • Karin Krog & John Surman

    Circle Song

    Performer: Karin Krog & John Surman. Performer: John Surman / Karin Krog.
    • Songs About This And That.
    • Meantime Records.
    • 4.

  • Tord Gustavsen Quartet & Tord Gustavsen Ensemble

    The Well

    • The Well.
    • ECM.
    • 8.

  • Jim Pepper

    Witchi-Tai-To

    • Comin' and Goin'.
    • Antilles.
    • 1.

  • Andy Sheppard & Andy Sheppard

    Looking For Ornette

    • Surrounded By Sea.
    • ECM.
    • 12.

Performers

Artist Keith Jarrett
Title Long As You Know You're Living Yours
Composer Jarrett
Album Selected Recordings
Label ECM :rarum
Number 014 168-2 CD 1 Track 12
Duration 6.12
Performers Jan Garbarek, ts; Keith Jarrett, p; Palle Danielsson, b; Jon Christensen, d. April 1974.

Artist Tricia Boutté with Ytre Søloens
Title Because He Lives
Composer Trad
Album Oh Mahalia
Label Herman Records
Number Track 6
Duration 5.47
Performers Tricia Boutté, v; Kare Nymark Jr, t; Jan Inge Melsaeter, tb; Jens Arne Molvaer, cl; Eine Aarøo, bj; Askjell Molvaer, p; David Gald, tu; Ottar Endersen, d. Choir. 2007.

Artist Sidsel Endresen
Title So I Write
Composer Balke, Endresen
Album So I Write
Label ECM
Number 841 776-2 Track 1
Duration 7.54
Performers: Sidsel Endresen vocal; Nils Petter Molvær trumpet, fluegelhorn, percussion; Django Bates piano; Jon Christensen percussion; June 1990

Artist Sunna Gunnlaugs
Title Gallop
Composer Gunnlaugs
Album Distilled
Label Sunny/Sky
Number 730 Track 5
Duration 6.36
Performers: Sunna Gunnlaugs, p; Thorgrimur Jonsson, b; Scott McLemore, d. 2013.

Artist Ben Webster
Title Baby It’s Cold Outside
Composer Loesser
Album No Fool No Fun
Label Storyville
Number Track 10
Duration 4.38
Performers: Matty Peters, v; Ben Webster, ts; Danish Radio Jazz orchestra, 1970.

Artist Karin Krog / John Surman
Title Circle Song
Composer Krog / Surman
Album Songs about This and That
Label Meantime
Number MR 20 Track 4
Duration 5.47
Performers: Karin Krog, v; John Surman, bcl, Ivar Kolve, vib; Bjorn Klakegg, g; Terje Geweld, b; Tom Olstad, d. April 2013

Artist Tord Gustavsen
Title The Well
Composer Gustavsen
Album The Well
Label ECM
Number 2237 Track 8
Duration 5.50
Performers Tore Brunborg, ts; Tord Gustavsen, p; Mats Eilartsen, b; Jarle Vespestad, d. Feb 2011.

Artist Jim Pepper
Title Witchi Tai To
Composer Trad / Pepper
Album Comin’ and Goin’
Label Antilles
Number AN 8706 Track 1
Duration 8.19
Performers: Jim Pepper, chants, ts; John Scofield, g; Kenny Werner, kb; Hamid Drake, d; Nana Vasconcelos, perc. 1983

Artist Andy Sheppard
Title Looking for Ornette
Composer Sheppard
Album Surrounded by Sea
Label ECM
Number 471 4273 Track 12
Duration 3.09
Performers: Andy Sheppard, reeds; Eivind Aarset, g; Michel Benita, b; Seb Richford, d. 2015.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Dec 201516:00
    BBC Radio 3

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