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London Jazz Festival: Charles Tolliver Big Band

Friday 23 November 2007 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)

Trumpeter Charles Tolliver leads his big band (featuring saxophonist Billy Harper and pianist Kirk Lightsey) in a gig recorded at the London Jazz Festival. 

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Robert Abel

Charles Tolliver Big Band recorded on Monday 19^th November at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the 2007 London Jazz Festival

Line-up:

Charles Tolliver - trumpet
William Saxton, Billy Harper - tenor saxes
Todd Bashore, Bruce Williams - alto saxes
Howard Johnson - baritone sax
Jason Jackson, Stafford Hunter - trombones
Aaron Johnson - bass trombone
Chris Albert, Frederick Hendrix, Keyon Harrold, David Weiss - trumpets
Kirk Lightsey - piano
Reginald Johnson - bass
Gene Jackson Jr. - drums

1^st Set:

On The Nile
'Round Midnight (Monk)

Kevin LeGendre interviews Charles Tolliver

2^nd Set:

Toughin'
Suspicion

(All music composed by Charles Tolliver, except where indicated)

Check the London Jazz Festival and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival online:

londonjazzfestival.org.uk
www.hcmf.andymayer.net

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Episode and Playlist Information

• 7 Dec 07 CDs of the Year
• 30 Nov 07 Adventures in Sound
• 23 Nov 07 London Jazz Festival
• 16 Nov 07 London Jazz Festival
• 9 Nov 07 R. Mahanthappa Qt.
• 2 Nov 07 Electric Proms
• 26 Oct 07 Allsopp and Giles