As part of Radio 3's fortieth birthday celebrations Alyn Shipton takes a further look at commercially available recordings that originated as Radio 3 broadcasts.
Playlist
DISC 1
Title Isotope
Artist Gordon Beck / Phil Woods
Composer Henderson
Album The Complete Concert: Live at the Wigmore Hall
Label JMS
Number 083-2 CD 2 Track 1
Personnel: Phil Woods, as; Gordon Beck, p. 5 May 1996.
DISC 2
Title Heart of Darkness
Artist Don Grolnick
Composer Grolnick
Album The London Concert
Label Fuzzy Music
Number PEPCD 008 Track 2
Personnel: Grolnick, p, ldr; Randy Brecker, t; Michael Brecker, ts; Marty Ehrlich, as; Robin Eubanks, tb; Peter Washington, b; Peter Erskine, d; Don Alias, perc. 26 Jan 1995 QEH
DISC 3
Title Wail
Artist George Shearing
Composer Bud Powell
Album Live at the Forum, Bath, 1992
Label BBC
Number BBC J 7005-2 Track 9
Personnel: George Shearing, p; Neil Swainson, b.
DISC 4
Title Come Sunday
Artist Stan Tracey
Composer Ellington
Album Live at the QEH
Label Blue Note
Number 7243 8 31139-2 Track 2
Personnel: Stan Tracey, p; Peter King, as; Dave Green, b; Clark Tracey, d. 30 Nov 1993.
DISC 5
Title Abraham Arise
Artist John Surman
Composer Surman
Album Proverbs and Songs
Label ECM
Number 1639 Track 9
Personnel: John Surman, bar; John Taylor, org; Salisbury Festival Chorus, cond H Moody. Salisbury Cathedral, 1 June 1996.
DISC 6
Title Desire and Liberation (closing section)
Artist Paul Dunmall
Composer Dunmall
Album Desire and Liberation
Label Slam
Number CD 225 Track 7
Personnel: Paul Dunmall, Simon Picard, ts; Gethin Liddington, t; Annie Whitehead, Chris Bridges, tb; Keith Tippett, p; Paul Rogers, b; Tony Levin, d. Bristol, 19 Nov 1996.
DISC 7
Title Rag Mumbai
Artist Grand Union Orchestra
Composer Haynes
Album The Rhythm of Tides
Label Redgold
Number 3060 Track 6
Personnel: Chris Biscoe, ss, as; Baluji Shrivastav, sitar; Keith Morris, b; Brian Abrahams, d. 11 Oct 1996.
DISC 8
Title Blue Minor
Artist Art Blakey
Composer Toussaint
Album Live at Ronnie Scott's London, 1985
Label BBC
Number BBCJ 7003-2 Track 3
Personnel: Terence Blanchard. t; Jean Toussaint, ts; Donald Harrison, ss; Mulegrew Miller, p; Lonnie Plaxico, b; Art Blakey, d. Ronnie Scott's, 1985
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