Tom Richards
Saturday 12 July 2008 16:00-17:30 (Radio 3)
Claire Martin talks to saxophonist Tom Richards, whose 23-piece orchestra has just released its debut album Smoke and Mirrors, for which he has written all but one of the tracks. The TRO is comprised of some of London's most sought-after young musicians including Gareth Lockrane (flutes), conductor Jules Buckley and BBC Jazz Awards winners Gwilym Simcock (piano) and Jim Hart (vibes).
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
1.
Title: Jenson
Artist: Curios
Album: Closer
Trk: 8
Label: Impure
No: IMPS 003
Dur: 04.54
Comp: Tom Cawley
Pub. MCPS/PRS
2.
Title: That's That Then
Artist: Tom Richards Orchestra
Album: Smoke and Mirrors
Trk: 6
Label: Candid
No: CCD 79850
Dur: 11.38
Comp: Tom Richards
Pub. MCPS
3.
Title: Smoke and Mirrors
Artist: Tom Richards Orchestra
Album: Smoke and Mirrors
Trk: 2
Label: Candid
No: CCD 79850
Dur: 08.55
Comp: Jamie Cullum/Tom Richards
Pub. MCPS
4.
Title: Topsy
Artist: Peter Ind, with Tony Barnard
Album: Sixty Years with my Bass.Well, Almost!
Trk: 1
Label: Wave Records
No: WAVECD 22
Dur: 05.38
Comp: Eddie Durham
Pub. MCPS
5.
Title: I Can't Get Started Either
Artist: Clark Tracey Quartet
Album: Given Time
Trk: 9
Label: Tentoten Records
No: TTTCDS758
Dur: 07.33
Comp: Django Bates
Pub. MCPS
6.
Title: Estate
Artist: Enrico Rava/Stefano Bollani
Album: The Third Man
Trk: 1
Label: ECM Records
No: ECM 2020
Dur: 08.35
Comp: Bruno Martino/Bruno Brighetti
Pub. Gema
7.
Title: In The Still Of The Night
Artist: Patricia Barber
Album: The Cole Porter Mix
Trk: 10
Label: Blue Note
No: 50999 2 17027 2 3
Dur: 05.21
Comp: Cole Porter
Pub. Warner Chappell/North America
8.
BBC Recording Session - recorded at Ronnie Scott's, London
April 2008
Title: Smoke Screen
Artist: Jim Mullen's Organ Trion
Dur: 09.56
Comp: Mike Gorman
Pub. n/a
9.
BBC Recording Session - recorded at Ronnie Scott's, London
April 2008
Title: After the Love Is Gone
Artist: Jim Mullen's Organ Trio
Dur: 11.19
Comp: Bill Champlin/David Foster/Jay Graydon
Pub. EMI Songs Ltd