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A Jazzy Verb with Ian McMillan

Poet Ian McMillan explores the connections between jazz, voice and language.

30 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:10

    Soft Machine

    Esther's Nosejob

    • Live at the Proms 1970.
    • Reckless.
    • 3.
  • 00:13

    Pete Morgan & The Dick Hawden Quintet

    My Enemies Have Sweet Voices

    • Poetry and Jazz On Record.
    • Yorkshire Arts Association.
    • 4.
  • 00:14

    Tom Waits

    Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission)

    • Nighthawks at the Diner.
    • Elektra.
    • 14.
  • 00:17

    Gil Scott‐Heron

    Whitey On The Moon

    • Small Talk At 125th And Lenox.
    • Flying Dutchman.
    • 2.
  • 00:19

    Anita O’Day

    Tea For Two

    • Jazz on a Summer’s Day.
    • Charly.
    • 5.
  • 00:20

    Allen Ginsberg

    Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    • The Changing Of The Guard - The Sixties London Pop Explosion.
    • Cherry Red.
    • 26.
  • 00:25

    Kenneth Rexroth

    In The Wood

    • Poetry And Jazz At The Blackhawk.
    • Fantasy.
    • 6.
  • 00:28

    Gil Scott‐Heron

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    • Flying Dutchman.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Nov 201621:30

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