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Mike Gibbs at 80

From last week's Scarborough Jazz Festival, Soweto Kinch presents a concert celebrating composer and bandleader Mike Gibbs' 80th birthday. He talks to Mike and the band - put together by Michael Janisch and Hans Koller - plus music from all periods of Mike's long and influential career.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 Oct 201723:00

Music Played

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    'Tis as it should be (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Throughout (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Las Vegas Tango (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    You Go To My Head (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Django (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Maurizius (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Meant To Be (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Hans Koller Big Band

    Tennis, Anyone? (feat. Michael Gibbs)

  • Soweto Kinch

    The Healing

    • The Legend of Mike Smith.
    • Soweto Kinch Recordings.
    • 39.

PLAYLIST

DISC

Artist Soweto Kinch

Title The Healing

Composer Kinch

Album The Legend of Mike Smith

Label Soweto Kinch Recordings

Number SKP003 CD 2 Track 39

Duration 0.46

Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. 0.30

Mike Gibbs and the Hans Koller Big Band celebrate his 80th birthday at Scarborough Jazz Festival, 2017

Live Music:

‘Tis as it should be (Mike Gibbs) 8.02

Throughout (Bill Frisell) 9.05

Las Vegas Tango (Gil Evans) 7.18

You Go To My Head 4.17

Django (John Lewis) 9.54

Maurizius (Eberhard Weber) 10.31

Meant To Be (John Schofield) 7.52

Tennis, Anyone? (Mike Gibbs) 5.59

Personnel:

Conductor: Mike Gibbs

Trumpets: Ryan Quigley, Henry Lowther, Percy Pursglove, Nick Smart

Trombones: Mark Bassey, Jeremy Price, Trevor Mires, Richard Henry (bass trombone)

Saxophones: Jason Yarde (alto/soprano), John O'Gallagher (alto), Julian Siegel (tenor/bass clarinet), Alex Garnett (tenor/baritone)

French horn & accordion: Jim Rattigan

Guitar: Mike Walker

Bass: Michael Janisch

Piano: Hans Koller

Drums: Andrew Bain

Percussion: Paul Clarvis

DISC

Artist Soweto Kinch

Title The Healing

Composer Kinch

Album The Legend of Mike Smith

Label Soweto Kinch Recordings

Number SKP003 CD 2 Track 39

Duration 0.56

Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. . 2015

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Oct 201723:00

Meet the presenters

Meet the presenters

Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.