Jez Nelson introduces music from pianist Tim Richards and his Great Spirit nonet, recorded live at the Sage, Gateshead. Plus there's a roundup of the latest CDs and Kevin LeGendre takes a look at the relationship between jazz and dance.
Playlist
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Joby Waldman / Peggy Sutton
Introduction:
Artist Tim Richards' Great Spirit
Title Hill House
Composer Tim Richards
Album Title N/A - live performance
Label N/A - live performance
Cat No. N/A - live performance
Artist Wynton Marsalis
Title Supercapitalism
Composer Wynton Marsalis
Album Title From the Plantation To The Penitentiary
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 0946 3 73675 2 0
CD Round-Up
Artist Fraud (James Allsopp - reeds; Tim Giles - drums, electric percussion; Stian Westerhus - baritone guitar; Philip Hochstrate - keyboard; Ben Reynolds - drums, percussion.)
Title Clatter
Composer James Allsopp / Tim Giles
Album Title Fraud
Label Babel
Cat No. BABEL CD-BDV2766
Artist Fulborn Teversham (Pete Wareham - sax; Nick Ramm - keyboard; Sebastian Rochford - drums)
Title Count Herbert II
Composer Sebastian Rochford
Album Title Count Herbert II
Label Pickled Egg Records
Cat No. Egg 65
Artist Paul Motian - drums, Bill Frisell - guitar, Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone
Title In Remembrance of Things Past
Composer Paul Motian
Album Title Time and Time Again
Label ECM
Cat No. ECM 1992 170 1137
Artist Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake
Title For Brother Thompson
Composer Harrison Bankhead
Album Title From the River To The Ocean
Label Thrill Jockey
Cat No. Thrill183
Kevin LeGendre presents a feature on the relationship between jazz and dance
Features interviews with: Wynton Marsalis, Perry Louis, Patricia Nicholson-Parker
Music played:
Artist Art Blakey
Title A Night in Tunisia
Composer Gillespie / Paparelli
Album Title Best Of Blakey 60
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 7243 4 93072 2 3
Artist Wynton Marsalis
Title Supercapitalism
Composer Wynton Marsalis
Album Title From the Plantation To The Penitentiary
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 0946 3 73675 2 0
Artist Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Title Ping Pong
Composer Wayne Shorter
Album Title Best Of Blakey 60
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 7243 4 93072 2 3
Artist Benny Goodman
Title Blue Lou
Composer Sampson / Mills
Album Title In Hi/Fi
Label Capitol Jazz
Cat No. CDP 7 92864 2
Artist Herbie Hancock
Title Chameleon
Composer Jackson / Mason / Maupin / Hancock
Album Title Headhunters
Label Columbia / Legacy
Cat No. CK 65123
Artist Cecil Taylor
Title Conquistador
Composer Taylor
Album Title Conquistador!
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 7243 5 76749 2 8
Artist William Parker / Hamid Drake
Title Chatima
Composer Parker / Drake
Album Title Volume 1: Piercing The Veil
Label AUM Fidelity
Cat No. AUM017
Artist New Sector Movements (Afro History Pt.2)
Title My History
Composer IG Culture & Kate Philips
Album Title People.Make The World Go Round
Label People
Cat No. PEOPLE CD002
Tim Richards' Great Spirit recorded live at The Sage, Gateshead on Tuesday 2nd November 2006
Line-up:
Jan Perkiomaki - saxophone
Ed Jones - tenor saxophone / bass clarinet
Toni Kofi - baritone saxophone
Dick Pearce - trumpet
Roger Beaujolais - vibes
Leon Stenning - guitar
Tim Richards - piano
Chris Dodd - bass
Dave Smith - drums
Set list:
Hill House
Lost Valley
Epistrophy / Apostrophe
All tracks by Tim Richards except 'Epistrophe' by Thelonious Sphere Monk
