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Corey revisits a classic archive recording from 1969, an exuberant ten-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Surman. Plus, a joyful solo piano piece by Bheki Mseleku.

Corey revisits a classic archive recording, an exuberant ten-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Surman. Recorded in 1969 as a one-off broadcast for German public radio the session was released by Cuneiform records in 2011 and captures Surman in the early stages of his career with a stellar line-up. Plus, a joyful solo piano piece by Bheki Mseleku, and the Australian Art Orchestra collaborate with the sound artist Shoeb Ahmad in an exploration of her teenage experiences.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

1 hour

Last on

Sun 4 Jul 202100:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Bheki Mseleku

    Ekhaya (Home)

    • Beyond The Stars.
    • Tapestry Works.

  • Agile Experiments

    DREAM LOSS

    • Bloom Anubis.
    • DDR Records.

  • Irène Schweizer & Hamid Drake

    Hot Sunflowers

    • Celebration.
    • Intakt Records.

  • John Surman

    Flashpoint

    • Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop - April '69.
    • Cuneiform Records.

  • Australian Art Orchestra & Shoeb Ahmad

    im/modesty - excerpt 1

    • im​/​modesty.
    • Flaming Pines.

  • Jeanne Lee

    Sundance

    • Conspiracy.
    • moved-by-sound.

  • Yuma Uesaka, Cat Toren & Colin Hinton

    Anemone

    • Ocelot.
    • 577 Records.

  • Tanja Feichtmair, Damon Smith & Gino Robair

    Throw Off the last veil

    • The Shrilling of Frogs.
    • Balance Point Acoustics.

  • Dave Tucker, Pat Thomas, Thurston Moore & Mark Sanders

    The New Normal Part 2

    • Educated Guess Vol. 1.
    • 577 Records.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Jul 202100:00
    BBC Radio 3