City of London Festival
Saturday 13 August 2005 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Recorded on 4th July as part of this year's City of London Festival, pianist Joanna MacGregor gives a recital celebrating American music ranging from a selection of John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano to arrangements of gospel and jazz standards by James Booker, Nina Simone and Thelonious Monk.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Apologies for the delay in publishing this play list.
Producer: Andrew Kurowski
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Traditional, Allen Toussaint, James Booker
'Life'/'St James Infirmary' (3'31")
Tadd Dameron, Count Basie arr. Nina Simone
'Good Bait' (4'48")
Thelonious Monk
'Monk's Point' (1'46")
Charles Ives
'Some Southpaw Pitching' (2'21")
Charles Ives
'The Anti-Abolitionist Riots' (2'30")
Conlon Nancarrow
'Prelude and Blues' (3'24")
Lou Harrison arr. Joanna MacGregor
'Piano Concerto' (slow movement) (4'56")
John Cage
'Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: nos: 5, 2, first interlude, 7, 12, 14/15, 16' (14'11")
Skip James
'If you haven't any hay get on down the road' (2'39")
Johnny Cash/Josh Haden arr. Joanna MacGregor
'Spiritual' (2'41")
Joanna MacGregor
'Lowside' (1'21")
Tom Waits arr. Joanna MacGregor
'Georgia Lee' (4'54")
Traditional arr. Joanna MacGregor
'Deep River' (4'24")
Traditional arr. Joanna MacGregor
'Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down' (2'28")
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