9 December 2005
Friday 9 December 2005 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson presents the transatlantic jazz combo Big Air, from the London Jazz Festival. Steve Buckley, Chris Batchelor, Myra Melford, Jim Black and Oren Marshall play their own original compositions, combining acoustic and electronic elements.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Jazz on 3 Theme Tune
Title 74 Miles away
Artist Russell Gunn
Composer Zawinul
LP Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1
Label Atlantic
Cat No. 7567-83165-2
Lennie Tristano Tune
Artist Metronome all stars
Title Victory Ball
Composer Lennie Tristano / Billy Bauer / Charlie Parker
Label Proper Records
Cat No. PROPERBOX 64
LP Title Intuition
Big Air
Recorded live at the Purcell Room, November 16th 2005
London Jazz Festival 2005
Line Up
Steve Buckley saxophones and penny whistle
Chris Batchelor trumpet
Oren Marshall tuba, electonics
Myra Melford piano
Jim Black drums
All music is part of the suite, "Ten Tall Tales", composed by Chris Batchelor and Steve Buckley
Linton Chiswick's feature on Lennie Tristano's legacy
Music Played
Artist Metronome all stars
Title Victory Ball
Composer Lennie Tristano / Billy Bauer / Charlie Parker
Label Proper Records
Cat No. PROPERBOX 64
LP Title Intuition
Artist Lennie Tristano
Title Line Up
Composer Tristano
Label London Records
Cat No. LTZ-K 15033
LP Title Lennie Tristano
Artist Lennie Tristano
Title Intuition
Composer Tristano
Label Proper Records
Cat No. PROPERBOX 64
LP Title Intuition
Artist Lennie Tristano
Title Manhattan Studio
Composer Tristano
Label Jazz Records
Cat No. JR11CD
LP Title Manhattan Studio
Artist Lennie Tristano
Title Turkish Mambo
Composer Tristano
Label London Records
Cat No. LTZ-K 15033
LP Title Lennie Tristano
