Jazz Voice
To open 2012's London Jazz Festival, a celebration of great songs of the past ten decades, sung by leading voices of today. Guy Barker conducts the London Jazz Festival Orchestra.
Live from the Barbican
Presented by Andrew McGregor
London's annual autumn jazz jamboree starts with its signature opening-night gala. John Sessions hosts Jazz Voice, a celebration of some of the great songs of the past ten decades, sung by some of the great voices of today. In this year's line-up are Irish jazz star Imelda May, Grammy Award-winning New Yorker Patti Austin, diamond divas of British jazz Juliet Roberts, Claire Martin and Gwyneth Herbert, Basement Jaxx vocalist Brendan Reilly, stunning new voice Natalie Duncan, and R&B veteran Junior Giscombe. Arrangements by Guy Barker, who also conducts the London Jazz Festival Orchestra.
The programme of songs draws on major anniversaries, birthdays and milestones that link the decades stretching back from 2012. Among them, the 70th birthday this year of Aretha Franklin; the 10th anniversary of the death of Peggy Lee; and the centenary of the birth of Gil Evans. There will also be a tribute to Etta James, who died earlier this year, and a celebration of the music of Thelonius Monk (died 1982) and Charles Mingus (born 1922).
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Music Played
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Jazz Voice 鈥� Celebrating a Century of Song part 1
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Brendan Reilly
I'm Gonna Lock my Heart (Eaton/Shand)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Juliet Roberts
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Moman/Penn)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Natalie Duncan
Devil In Me (N Duncan)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Claire Martin
The Key to your Ferrari (T Dolby)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Junior Giscombe
You Don't Know Me (Arnold/Walker)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Gwyneth Herbert
Low Down Lullaby (Robin/Rainger)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Patti Austin
You Gotta Be (Des'ree/Ingram)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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London Festival Orchestra
Bakerloo Non-Stop (K Baker)
Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Boy George
You'll Lose a Good Thing (B Lynn Ozen)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Imelda May
Revival Day (A Razaf)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Jazz Voice 鈥� Celebrating a Century of Song part 2
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London Festival Orchestra
Instrumental Medley (tribute to Gil Evans, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Oliver Nels
Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Claire Martin
A Time For Love (Mandel/Webster)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Junior Giscombe
Mama Used to Say (Giscombe/Carter)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Natalie Duncan
Gimme Shelter (Jagger/Richards)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Boy George
Always on my Mind (Christopher/James/Thompson)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Juliet Roberts
Sunshine of your Love (Brown/Bruce/Clapton)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Imelda May
Meet you at the Moon (I May)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Gwyneth Herbert
Dead End Street (R Davies)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Brendan Reilly
The Shining Sea (Lee/Mandel)
Artist: London Jazz Festival Orchestra Artist: Guy Barker (conductor)
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Broadcast
- Fri 9 Nov 2012 19:30成人快手 Radio 3
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