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.
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Hans Koller Big Band
'Tis as it should be (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Throughout (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Las Vegas Tango (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
You Go To My Head (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Django (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Maurizius (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Meant To Be (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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Hans Koller Big Band
Tennis, Anyone? (feat. Michael Gibbs)
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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 201723:00BBC Radio 3
Meet the presenters
Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.
