Kurt Ruminations with Pat solutions will bring you Fame

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 4 May
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

http://www.alynshipton.co.uk/blog

5pm - J to Z
Jumoké Fashola presents highlights from a concert given by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, recorded last year in his native Chicago and featuring material from his album The Questions, known for his soaring baritone and minimalist style. Elling takes inspiration from the 13th century poet Rumi and songwriters from across genres, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004s5c

12midnight - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith selects highlights from the career of virtuoso jazz-rock fusion guitarist Pat Metheny, who has won huge audiences with his pulsating rhythms and sweeping melodies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004s6g

Sun 5 May - Radio 2
9pm - Jazz 625 Live
Andi Oliver celebrates British jazz programming after the 1964-66 series Jazz 625 returned last week to BBC4 for a one-off live special from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Featuring performances by Joshua Redman, Cleo Laine, Gregory Porter, and Charlie Watts with Scott Hamilton. Plus archive classic moments.

Like when Satchmo dropped his handkerchief. I missed that broadcast, btw; did anyone else see it? The second part of this R2 feature is on Tuesday (7th), with our Jamie introducing the BBC Concert Orchestra, Guy Barker's big band with Georgie Fame, and Jean Toussaint, Gregory Porter, Jacqui Dankworth, Robert Mitchell and others, from last Friday's BBC4 prog.

Mayday Monday
11pm - Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents a concert by Belgian multi-instrumentalist Esinam at Mau Mau in London. And Al Ryan meets trumpeter Randy Brecker to talk about his latest album.

No Chris Barber playing The Red Flag then? Used to be on every CND demo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004s7s

And this repeat, for any insomniacs out there:

Fri 10 May - Radio 2
3am - Jazz at the Movies - Prog 2 of 2
Jamie Cullum shares his love for jazz and the cinema, here talking to Clint Eastwood about rebuilding the music of Charlie Parker for his Biopic Bird.

Actually, on the Through The Night principle, that would be 3am on Saturday 11 May.

[burning dog]

[B]Sat 4 May

No Chris Barber playing The Red Flag then? Used to be on every CND demo.

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Barber and Kenny Ball did a fundraiser for Margaret Thatcher in 77 !!

[Serial_Apologist]

Barber and Kenny Ball did a fundraiser for Margaret Thatcher in 77 !!

Funny to think that when Trad started up in the late 40s it was supported by the Young Communist League. I always thought they got their socialist realisms in a twist, equating musical illiteracy with some Rousseauian idea of primitive innocence and purity, emanating from the working class stronghold of Bexley.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Barber and Kenny Ball did a fundraiser for Margaret Thatcher in 77 !!

Is that so!? I can understand Kenny Ball but Barber? Gobsmaked. Mind you, Harold Pinter was a ferocious Thatcherite Tory for a while, a Hamsted "cell" enthusiast, all because an electrican's strike screwed up the opening of one of his plays. He was very shamefaced about *that* episode after. On the other hand, Slade played a benefit for the Workers Revolutionary Party. I was there. "Noddy, meet Mr Trotsky, he's a fan".

BN.

[Serial_Apologist]

Is that so!? I can understand Kenny Ball but Barber? Gobsmaked. Mind you, Harold Pinter was a ferocious Thatcherite Tory for a while, a Hamsted "cell" enthusiast, all because an electrican's strike screwed up the opening of one of his plays. He was very shamefaced about *that* episode after. On the other hand, Slade played a benefit for the Workers Revolutionary Party. I was there. "Noddy, meet Mr Trotsky, he's a fan".

BN.

Bloimy!

[burning dog]

"1977 - Mrs Margaret Thatcher Joins In With The Jazzmen: There was perfect harmony in the House of Commons when Mrs Thatcher, on clarinet, joined jazz musicians CHRIS BARBER, and KENNY BALL in a Dixieland session. When the music stopped, they discussed a jazz concert to be held at Albert Hall on Oct 25th organised by the Fulham and Hammersmith Conservative Association to help raise funds. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News -"

There's a picture of Thatcher with Barber and Ball but its copyrighted

The fundraiser was actually for the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservative Association

[Joseph K]

On the other hand, Slade played a benefit for the Workers Revolutionary Party. I was there. "Noddy, meet Mr Trotsky, he's a fan".

Trivia: The Best of Slade was the first CD I ever owned.

[Serial_Apologist]

"1977 - Mrs Margaret Thatcher Joins In With The Jazzmen: There was perfect harmony in the House of Commons when Mrs Thatcher, on clarinet, joined jazz musicians CHRIS BARBER, and KENNY BALL in a Dixieland session. When the music stopped, they discussed a jazz concert to be held at Albert Hall on Oct 25th organised by the Fulham and Hammersmith Conservative Association to help raise funds. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News -"

There's a picture of Thatcher with Barber and Ball but its copyrighted

The fundraiser was actually for the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservative Association

I remember there was a lot of talk about that photo at the time to the effect that Thatcher obviously couldn't have been able to play the clarinet, from the way she was holding it.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Gudbuy T'Chains"?

[Serial_Apologist]

I just returned home from my afternoon walk (delayed under tree by sudden hailstorm), switched on JRR and said to myself, "Tuby Hayes", though I hadn't heard the track previously. Funny how instantly recogniseable some musicians are.

[Ian Thumwood]

I was delighted to hear Binker Golding select Duke Ellington's wonderful "East St Louis toodle-oo" as an inspirational track. I have always found this composition haunting (I believe the title originated from something encountered on an advertising hoarding) and slightly disturbing. It is an amazing arrangement. However, it was a real shock to hear Guns n' Roses selected afterwards especially as it sounded so incompatible with both the Ellington and Coltrane tracks. It was better than expected but the real interesting aspect of it was the recording process which seemed 180 degree opposed to the spontaneity preferred in jazz.

The Ashley Henry track was good. This is the ianist I heard at Winchester last year fronting a terrific trio. Have to say he is a really good bloke too and a bit of an Errol Garner fan.

[Serial_Apologist]

I was delighted to hear Binker Golding select Duke Ellington's wonderful "East St Louis toodle-oo" as an inspirational track. I have always found this composition haunting (I believe the title originated from something encountered on an advertising hoarding) and slightly disturbing. It is an amazing arrangement. However, it was a real shock to hear Guns n' Roses selected afterwards especially as it sounded so incompatible with both the Ellington and Coltrane tracks. It was better than expected but the real interesting aspect of it was the recording process which seemed 180 degree opposed to the spontaneity preferred in jazz.

The Ashley Henry track was good. This is the ianist I heard at Winchester last year fronting a terrific trio. Have to say he is a really good bloke too and a bit of an Errol Garner fan.

Which programme are you talking about, Ian?

[Ian Thumwood]

Which programme are you talking about, Ian?

J-Z interview. Some interesting points made by Binker and a good argument as to why he favoured the Guns n' Roses track. It seemed at odd selection for a jazz musician to make because of the fact that , as explained, the studio editing from extreme. I think there is some interesting stuff that has emerged recently in British jazz but fair play to Binker for investigating styles of music which might seem mutually antagonistic. Can't imagine that many jazz fans being so generous to Guns n'Roses but be interesting to see of there are any fans of them who contribute on this board who are brave enough to admit to being a fan.

Got to say that I find most Rock music to be totally cliched. Got to dash - "Line of Duty"....