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Soweto Kinch marks Radio 3's 70th birthday with archive concerts: Ian Carr's Nucleus, Stan Tracey, John Surman, Elton Dean and Betty Carter. Plus Donny McCaslin in conversation.

Soweto Kinch celebrates Radio 3's 70th birthday with a dip into the archive of historic concerts broadcast on the station during that time, including music from from Ian Carr's Nucleus, Stan Tracey, John Surman, Elton Dean and Betty Carter. He also talks to Donny McCaslin about his new album and about working on David Bowie's final recording sessions.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Sep 2016 23:00

Music Played

  • Soweto Kinch

    The Healing

    • The Legend of Mike Smith.
    • Soweto Kinch Recordings.
    • 39.
  • STAN TRACEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA

    The Sixth Day

    • Live At The QEH.
    • Blue NOte.
    • 8.
  • Elton Dean's Ninesense

    Seven For Me

    • Live At The 成人快手.
    • Hux.
    • 6.
  • Keith Tippett Octet

    The Dance of the Wily Old Fox of the Ballyhoura Mountains

    • The Nine Dances of Patrick O'Gonagan.
    • Discus.
    • 9.
  • Michael Garrick

    The Heart Is A Lotus

    • Prelude to The Heart Is A Lotus.
    • Gearbox.
    • 1.
  • IAN CARR'S NUCLEUS

    For Miles And Miles

    • The Pretty Redhead.
    • Hux.
    • 6.
  • John Surman & John Taylor

    Abraham Arise

    • Proverbs and Songs.
    • ECM.
    • 9.
  • Betty Carter

    Sometimes I'm Happy

    • Feed The Fire.
    • Verve.
    • 3.
  • David Bowie

    Lazarus

    • Blackstar.
    • ISO Columbia.
  • Donny McCaslin

    Beyond Now

    • Beyond Now.
    • Motema Music.
    • 3.
  • Donny McCaslin

    FACEPLANT

    • Beyond Now.
    • Motema Music.
    • 6.
  • Donny McCaslin

    Warszawa

    • Beyond Now.
    • Motema Music.
    • 6.

Soweto and Donny McCaslin

Soweto and Donny McCaslin

Playlist

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Soweto Kinch

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Healing

Composer听听听听 Kinch

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 The Legend of Mike Smith

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Soweto Kinch Recordings

Number听听听听听听听 SKP003 CD 2 Track 39

Duration 听听听听听 1鈥00鈥

Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. . 2015

Stan Tracey鈥檚 Orchestra at the QEH in London, 30th November 1993

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Stan Tracey

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Sixth Day

Composer听听听听 Tracey

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Live at the QEH

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Note

Number听听听听听听听 7243 8 31139 2 7 Track 8

Duration 听听听听听 EOM 8.06 [track dur 9.42)

Performers: Derek Watkins, Tony Fisher, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, t; Pete Beachill, Malcolm Griffiths, Geoff Perkins, tb; Peter King, Jamie Talbot, Art Themen, Alan Skidmore, Dave Bishop, reeds; Stan Tracey, p; Dave Greenm b; Clark Tracey, d. 30 Nov 1993.

Elton Dean鈥檚 Ninesense live on 成人快手 Radio 3, March 1978

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Elton Dean鈥檚 Ninesense

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Seven For Me

Composer听听听听 Dean

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Live at the 成人快手

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hux

Number听听听听听听听 046 Track 6

Duration 听听听听听 10.35

Performers听 Harry Beckett, trumpet; Marc Charig, cornet; Nick Evans and Radu Malfatti, trombones; Elton Dean, saxello; Alan Skidmore, tenor; Keith Tippett, p; Harry Miller, bass; Louis Moholo, drums. 17 March 1978.

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Keith Tippett Octet

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Dance of the Wily Old Fox of the Ballyhoura Mountains

Composer听听听听 Tippett

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 The Nine Dances of Patrick O鈥橤onagan

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Discus

Number听听听听听听听 56 Track 9

Duration 听听听听听 8.02

Performers听 Fulvio Sigurta, t; Sam Mayne, James Gardiner Bateman, reeds; Kieran McLeod, Rob Harvey, tb; Keith Tippett, p; Tom McCredie, b; Peter Fairclough, d. 2016.

Michael Garrick鈥檚 The Heart Is A Lotus from Radio 3鈥檚 Jazz in Britain

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Michael Garrick

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Heart is a Lotus

Composer听听听听 Garrick

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Prelude to The Heart Is a Lotus

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gearbox

Number听听听听听听听 1517 Track 1

Duration 听听听听听 8.08

Performers: Michael Garrick hpscd; Ian Carr, t; Don Rendell, Jim Philip, fl; Coleridge Goode, b; Trevor Tompkins, d. 1968听 46.40

For Miles and Miles: Nucleus in 1982 with Ian Carr

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nucleus

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 For Miles and Miles

Composer听听听听 Carr

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 The Pretty Redhead

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hux

Number听听听听听听听 038 Track 6

Duration 听听听听听 6.38

Performers: Ian Carr, t; Tim Whitehead, ts; Mark Wood, g; Joe Hubbard, b; John Marshall, d. 6 Oct 1982.

John Surman and John Taylor in Salisbury Cathedral in 1996 with Salisbury Festival Chorus directed by Howard Moody

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 John Surman

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Abraham Arise

Composer听听听听 Surman

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Proverbs and Songs

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ECM

Number听听听听听听听 537 799-2 Track 9

Duration 听听听听听 5.24

Performers: John Surman, bars; John Taylor, org; Salisbury Festival Chorus dir Howard Moody, 1 June 1996.

Betty Carter in concert on 成人快手 Radio 3, recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London on October 30th, 1993

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Betty Carter

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sometimes I鈥檓 Happy

Composer听听听听 Gray, Caesar, Youmans

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Feed The Fire

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve

Number听听听听听听听 523-600-2 Track 3

Duration 听听听听听 3.33

Performers: Betty Carter, v; Geri Allen, p; Dave Holland, b; Jack DeJohnette, d. 1993.

Donny McCaslin

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 David Bowie

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lazarus

Composer听听听听 David Bowie

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Blackstar

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ISO Columbia

Number听听听听听听听 88875173862

Duration 听听听听听 2鈥03鈥

Performers: David Bowie, voc, gtr; Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Donny McCaslin, sax; Ben Monder, gtr; Jason Lindner, wurlizter organ, keyboards

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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Donny McCaslin

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Beyond Now

Composer听听听听 Donny McCaslin

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Beyond Now

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Motema Music

Number听听听听听听听 234310听听听听听听听听

Track听听听听听听听听听听听听听 3

Performers Donny McCaslin, sax;听 Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Donny McCaslin

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FACEPLANT

Composer听听听听 Donny McCaslin

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Beyond Now

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Motema Music

Number听听听听听听听 234310

Track听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6

Performers Donny McCaslin, sax;听 Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Donny McCaslin

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Warszawa

Composer听听听听 David Bowie and Brian Eno

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Beyond Now

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Motema Music

Number听听听听听听听 234310

Track听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6

Performers Donny McCaslin, sax;听 Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards.

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 Sep 2016 23:00

Meet the presenters

Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.