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Black Top

Soweto Kinch presents a set of improved music from the Midland Arts Centre in Birmingham by Black Top. Emma Smith meets singer Lauren Kinsella to discuss a new album by Snow Poet.

Soweto Kinch presents a set of improved music from the Midland Arts Centre in Birmingham by Black Top - keyboard player Pat Thomas and vibraphonist Orphy Robinson, plus their special guest the American guitarist and veteran of the Miles Davis Amandla session, Jean-Paul Bourelly. Plus Emma Smith meets singer Lauren Kinsella to discuss the new album by Snow Poet.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 5 Feb 2018 23:00

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Music Played

  • Soweto Kinch

    The Healing

    • The Legend of Mike Smith.
    • Soweto Kinch Recordings.
    • 39.
  • Tin Men and The Telephone

    Furie

    • Furie.
    • RoeM.
    • 1.
  • Tin Men and The Telephone

    The Wall

    • Furie.
    • RoeM.
    • 7.
  • Tin Men and The Telephone

    Skit

    • Furie.
    • RoeM.
    • 11.
  • Black Top

    Improvisation 1

  • Black Top

    Improvisation 2

  • Black Top

    Improvisation 3

  • Black Top

    Improvisation 4

  • Snowpoet

    Under The Tree

    • Under The Tree.
    • Edition.
    • 2.
  • Snowpoet

    The Therapist

    • Thought You Knew.
    • Edition.
    • 1.
  • Snowpoet

    It's Already Better Than Ok

    • Thought You Knew.
    • Edition.
    • 9.
  • Snowpoet

    Love Again

    • Thought You Knew.
    • Edition.
    • 4.
  • Tom Ridout

    What It Would

    • No Excuses.
    • 33 Jazz.
  • Tom Ridout

    Blackbird

    • No Excuses.
    • 33 Jazz.
  • Tom Ridout

    Respite

    • No Excuses.
    • 33 Jazz.

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 12鈥

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

Snowpoet - Love Again 鈥 1鈥01鈥

Black Top - Improv 1 鈥 44鈥


Al Ryan Interviews Tin Men and the Telephone about their new album, Furie


DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tin Men and The Telephone

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FURIE

Composer听听听听 Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RoeM

Number听听听听听听听 Track 1

Duration 听听听听听 42鈥

Performers: Tony Roe, kb; Pat Cleaver, b; Bobby Petrov, d. 2017

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tin Men and The Telephone

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Wall

Composer听听听听 Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听听RoeM

Number听听听听听听听 Track 7

Duration 听听听听听 3鈥13鈥

Performers: Tony Roe, kb; Pat Cleaver, b; Bobby Petrov, d. 2017


DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tin Men and The Telephone

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Skit

Composer听听听听 Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听听RoeM

Number听听听听听听听 Track 11

Duration 听听听听听 38鈥

Performers: Tony Roe, kb; Pat Cleaver, b; Bobby Petrov, d. 2017

Black Top 听perform at MAC in Birmingham on 8th November 2017

MUSIC:

1) Improvisation 1 (Thomas / Robinson / Bourelly)听听 14.28

2) Improvisation 2 (Thomas / Robinson / Bourelly)听听 6.39

3) Improvisation 3 (Thomas / Robinson / Bourelly)听听 12.46

4) Improvisation 4 (Thomas / Robinson / Bourelly)听听 10.42

Personnel: Pat Thomas keys, elec; Orphy Robinson, elec vib, perc. Plus special guest Jean-Paul Bourell, gtr.


Emma Smith interviews Lauren Kinsella and Chris Hyson about Snowpoet鈥檚 new album, Thought You Knew


MUSIC


DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snowpoet

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Under The Tree

Composer听听听听 Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Thought You Knew

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Edition

Number听听听听听听听 EDN1105

Duration 听听听听听 1鈥34鈥

Performers: Lauren Kinsella v; Chris Hyson El Bass, Double Bass, Piano, Synths; Nicholas Costly-White Acoustic gtr; Mathew Robinson Piano; Dave Hamblett, Drums; Josh Arculeo, sax.


DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snowpoet

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Therapist

Composer听听听听 Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Thought You Knew

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Edition

Number听听听听听听听 EDN1105

Duration 听听听听听 3鈥03鈥

Performers: Lauren Kinsella v; Chris Hyson El Bass, Double Bass, Piano, Synths; Nicholas Costly-White Acoustic gtr; Mathew Robinson Piano; Dave Hamblett, Drums; Josh Arculeo, sax.

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snowpoet

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It鈥檚 Already Better Than OK

Composer听听听听 Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Thought You Knew

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Edition

Number听听听听听听听 EDN1105

Duration 听听听听听 2鈥28鈥

Performers: Lauren Kinsella v; Chris Hyson El Bass, Double Bass, Piano, Synths; Nicholas Costly-White Acoustic gtr; Mathew Robinson Piano; Dave Hamblett, Drums; Josh Arculeo, sax.

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snowpoet

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Love Again

Composer听听听听 Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Thought You Knew

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Edition

Number听听听听听听听 EDN1105

Duration 听听听听听 2鈥22鈥

Performers: Lauren Kinsella v; Chris Hyson El Bass, Double Bass, Piano, Synths; Nicholas Costly-White Acoustic gtr; Mathew Robinson Piano; Dave Hamblett, Drums; Josh Arculeo, sax.

Al Ryan catches up with Tom Ridout and they discuss his new album, No Excuses


DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tom Ridout

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What It Would

Composer听听听听 Tom Ridout

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 No Excuses

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 33 Jazz

Number听听听听听听听 33jazz270

Duration 听听听听听 1鈥22鈥

Performers: Tom Ridout, Tenor and Sop Sax, recorders; Rob Luft, gtr; Billy Marrows, gtr; Will Barry, piano/Fender;Flo Moore, Elec Bass; Phelan Burgoyne, drums; Alexandra Ridout, flugelhorn, trumpets; Anna Drysdale, French Horn; Elliot Pooley, trombone; Anastasia Stahlmann, violin; Didier Osindero, violin; Anita Kurawska, viola; Cecilia Bignell, Cello.

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tom Ridout

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blackbird

Composer听听听听 Lennon/McCartney

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 No Excuses

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 33 Jazz

Number听听听听听听听 33jazz270

Duration 听听听听听 2鈥13鈥

Performers: Tom Ridout, Tenor and Sop Sax, recorders; Rob Luft, gtr; Billy Marrows, gtr; Will Barry, piano/Fender;Flo Moore, Elec Bass; Phelan Burgoyne, drums; Alexandra Ridout, flugelhorn, trumpets; Anna Drysdale, French Horn; Elliot Pooley, trombone; Anastasia Stahlmann, violin; Didier Osindero, violin; Anita Kurawska, viola; Cecilia Bignell, Cello.

DISC

Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tom Ridout

Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Respite

Composer听听听听 Tom Ridout

Album听听听听听听听听听听听 No Excuses

Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 33 Jazz

Number听听听听听听听 33jazz270

Duration 听听听听听 3鈥12鈥

Performers: Tom Ridout, Tenor and Sop Sax, recorders; Rob Luft, gtr; Billy Marrows, gtr; Will Barry, piano/Fender;Flo Moore, Elec Bass; Phelan Burgoyne, drums; Alexandra Ridout, flugelhorn, trumpets; Anna Drysdale, French Horn; Elliot Pooley, trombone; Anastasia Stahlmann, violin; Didier Osindero, violin; Anita Kurawska, viola; Cecilia Bignell, Cello.

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Feb 2018 23:00

Meet the presenters

Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.