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The Jazz Session No.400 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in February 2025, featuring the amazing and atmospheric 1978 album “Gateway 2”, from John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette. TRACK LISTING: One for Gil - Stan Tracey Octet; Bachelor Sam - Kenny Wheeler, w. John Dankworth; Morning Mist - Ahmad Jamal; Manolete - Weather Report; Blue - John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette; Reminiscence - John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette; 595 - Ron Carter; Armando's Bossa - Cal Tjader; Skoobeedoobee - Wood Herman's Big New Herd; Watusa - Sun Ra and His Arkestra; Ruptura - Mama Tera; A Day in the Life - Jeff Beck; Black and Brown Cherries - Abdullah Ibrahim & the NDR Big Band; Colours of Night - Tim Garland; Sing Song - John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette; Nexus - John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette; Cliroy - Snarky Puppy; So It's True - Abbie Finn Trio; Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - Dave Brubeck; Tis Autumn - Rene Thomas Et Son Quintette.
The Jazz Session No.395 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in December 2024, featuring Frank Zappa's tremendous 1972 album “Waka/Jawaka”, in celebration of his birth date on 21st Dec. TRACK LISTING: Cheryl - Charlie Parker; Stop Over - Hideto Sasaki, Toshiyuki Sekine Quartet; Temptation Rag - Kenny Ball; Kansas City Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton; Big Swifty - Frank Zappa; Your Mouth - Frank Zappa; Straighten Up and Fly Right - Nat King Cole; Here, There and Everywhere - Brad Mehldau; Vashkar - The Tony Williams Lifetime; Para los Rumberos - Santana; A Country Boy - Herb Ellis and Jimmy Giuffre; The Changing World - George Benson; I Kiss Your Hand, Madame - Ray McKinley; Estrellia (Little Star) - Harry James & His Orchestra; It Just Might Be a One-Shot Deal - Frank Zappa; Waka/Jawaka - Frank Zappa; Don No More - Kenny Wheeler, w. John Dankworth; Brasilia (Lyric Suite for Sextet) - Chick Corea & Gary Burton; Dreams Come and Go Away - Lenny White; Don't Let the World Pass You By - Jean-Luc Ponty.
The Jazz Session No.363 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in May 2024, featuring the 1960 album, “Far Cry”, from Eric Dolphy, with Booker Little. TRACK LISTING: Isn't It Romantic - Chet Baker; Don No More - Kenny Wheeler, w. John Dankworth; Emampondweni - Batsumi; Kazan - Boris Kovac & La Campanella; Mrs. Parker of K.C. - Eric Dolphy; Miss Ann - Eric Dolphy; Jelly Roll - Mezz Mezzrow; Kansas City Kitty - Dave Carey Jazz Band; 500 Miles High - Chick Corea Trio; They're All Ks and Qs Lucien - Polar Bear; Willow Weep for Me - Earl "Fatha" Hines; Strange Meadow Lark - The Dave Brubeck Quartet; You Go To My Head - Billy Holiday & Her Orchestra; Beautiful Telephones, Pt.2 - Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow; Left Alone - Eric Dolphy; It's Magic - Eric Dolphy; Where Did I Go - Yaatri; Guilt - Joel Ross; In a Sentimental Mood - Sonny Rollins; Robot Portrait - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra.
The Jazz Session No.355 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in March 2024, featuring a host of great artists who appeared on the Reprise Records jazz label in the 1960s-70s. TRACK LISTING: I'll Walk Alone - Charlie Parker; Paint it Black - Charlie Watts ; Gimme Dat Harp Boy - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band; Willie the Pimp - Frank Zappa, w. Captain Beefheart; When Your Lover Has Gone - Sonny Rollins; A Dance Took Place - Kit Downes Trio; Makin' Whoopee - Frank Sinatra, w. Nelson Riddle; In a Mellow Tone - Ben Webster; Cannon Ball - Weather Report; Big City - Lenny White; Acknowledgement - John Coltrane, w. Tyner, Garrison, Elvin Jones; Tune Up - George Russell Sextet; Frank and Jesse James - Warren Zevon; Showbiz Blues - Peter Green, w. Fleetwood Mac; If Music Be the Food of Love - Cleo Laine & John Dankworth; Trouble in Mind - Nina Simone; The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches Over Her - Duke Ellington; East St.Louis Toodle-O - Steely Dan; Liminality - Let Spin; Dropsy – Troyka.
The Jazz Session No.350 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in February 2024, featuring Quincy Jones' superb 1961 album “Quintessense”. TRACK LISTING: Let's Get Lost - Chet Baker; I'll Remember April - Lee Konitz; Trouble in Mind - Nina Simone; What's New? - Billie Holiday; Robot Portrait - Quincy Jones; For Lena and Lennie - Quincy Jones; Law Hill - Fergus McCreadie; Big Ugly - Snarky Puppy; Moment's Notice - John Coltrane; L's Bop - Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lenny White; Are You Going With Me? - Pat Metheny; Pigling Bland - Soft Machine; In a Mellow Tone - Oscar Peterson; Castle Rock - Harry James & His Orchestra, ft. Frank Sinatra; The Twitch - Quincy Jones; Quintessence - Quincy Jones; Someday Sweetheart - The Charleston Chasers; Baby Brown - Fats Waller; Don No More - Kenny Wheeler, w. John Dankworth; Blue Spirits - Freddie Hubbard.
The Jazz Session No.327 from RaidersBroadcast.com as aired in September 2023, featuring a truly sophisticated album “Windmill Tilter”, released in 1969 by Kenny Wheeler and the John Dankworth Orchestra. TRACK LISTING: Trust - Keith Jarrett, ft. Charlie Haden & Paul Motian; Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock; I Ain't Got Nobody (and there's Nobody Cares for Me) - Lester Young, w. Basie's Bad Boys; Royal Garden Blues - Benny Carter & his Swing Quartet; Don the Dreamer - Kenny Wheeler & the John Dankworth Orchestra; Don No More - Kenny Wheeler & the John Dankworth Orchestra; Zing a Little Song - Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman; Bidin' My Time - Ella Fitzgerald & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra; Zenith Blue - Pat Metheny; Reguetown - Giulia Valle Trio; Madrugada Azul - Edmar Castaneda; Chega de Saudade - Chick Corea & Gary Burton; Western Union - Gerry Mulligan; The Web - Earl "Fatha" Hines; Bacherlor Sam - Kenny Wheeler & the John Dankworth Orchestra; Altisidora - Kenny Wheeler & the John Dankworth Orchestra; Killing Time - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; The Hangman's Knee - Jeff Beck, w. Rod Stewart; Stop - Charles Mingus; Eric - Guthrie Govan.
S2E10 - The Music Business w/ All Night Long (1962) & King Creole (1958) Independent filmmaker Floyd Webb joins us once again for a pair of classic near-noirs that show that the music business was scammy and sleazy long before Spotify, but it was maybe a little cooler when you had Walter Matthau in a smoke-filled backroom plotting how to screw the talent. First, we've got Charles Mingus on bass, Dave Brubeck on keys and Patrick McGoohan from THE PRISONER (!) on drums--and he's really playing those drums--in ALL NIGHT LONG (1962), a jazzified retelling of Shakespeare's Othello from British director Basil Dearden. This movie's got jazz cigarettes, reefer madness, awesome mid-century modern set design and some amazing musical performances from Mingus, Brubeck, Tubby Hayes and John Dankworth. Then, our ELVIS EPISODE was unexpectedly the third most popular installment of OMFYS in June, so the King is back in KING CREOLE (1958), a musical New Orleans noir from the braintrust that brought us CASABLANCA--producer Hal Wallis and director Michael Curtiz. Joining Elvis are Walter Matthau as ruthless gangster Maxie Fields, Dean Jagger as Elvis' feckless father, film noir regular Paul Stewart as Maxie's rival, Vic Morrow as a street thug, future nun Dolores Hart as the good girl, and Morticia Addams herself Carloyn Jones as the hard-luck dame who hopes Elvis can help her go straight. All this plus some of the best songs of any Elvis movie. Floyd discusses his upcoming martial arts documentary, THE SEARCH FOR COUNT DANTE, that he's been working on for way too long now + some awesome screenings in Chicago that he has coming up. Find out more about Floyd and what he's got going on at https://floydwebb.com/ https://thesearchforcountdante.com Also featuring THE STRIKE TOK REPORT with PHILENA FRANKLIN, a rundown of reactions to the SAG AFTRA and WGA strikes on TikTok. Co-hosts: Bob Calhoun & Cory Sklar Greg Franklin is on assignment. Philena Franklin is on strike but will return for our public domain Halloween ep. ALL NIGHT LONG (1962) is currently streaming on Criterion Channel as part of their excellent British Noir series and it's also available for free with commercials on Tubi. KING CREOLE (1958) is part of Criterion Channel's Elvis series and it's available with ads on Pluto. The Elvis Episode (S1E8): https://soundcloud.com/omfys/s1e8-the-elvis-episode-w-roustabout-1964-the-worlds-greatest-sinner-62 Music: OMFYS Theme Song: Chaki the Funk Wizard The Deadliest Man Alive: Count Dante and the Black Dragon Fighting Society (1997). All rights reserved. "Greaser" and "Smoke Jacket Blues" TrackTribe courtesy of YouTube Studio Audio Library All trailer audio courtesy of archive.org Twitter: OM4YStoners Instagram/Facebook (Meta): oldmoviesforyoungstoners Contact: oldmoviesforyoungstoners AT gmail DOT com
This show is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. This episode was originally released in November, 2015. Music * Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's Modesty Blaise score. * They first meet to a piece called Brouillard (version 1) from Georges Delaure's extraordinary score to Jules et Jim. (A second version comes in later when J.J. Audubon is living the high life in England). * We also hear Waltz by Mother Falcon. * I go back to the Marcelo Zarvos/Please Give well when the Scotsman arrives at their store. Note: it's the go-to soundtrack for “People Arriving at One's Store With A Life Changing Proposition” here at the Memory Palace. Also: go watch Please Give. * The little piano piece is from Nathan Johnson's score to The Day I Saw Your Heart. * Lucy and John titter like plovers to Andrew Cyrille's dope, skittering drums on Nuba 1. * The especially sad bit, right before the end is Dream 3 (in the Midst of my Life), from Max Richter's giant, From Sleep album. * A couple times, including the ending, we hear “the Lark Ascending” from Ralph Vaughn Willliams. It is beautiful. You should buy it. Notes As per usual, I read a lot about the Audubons and the Bakewells. I relied most upon the charming and smart, On the Road with John James Audubon by Mary Durant, and Carolyn DeLatte's lovely, thoughtful book, Lucy Audubon: a Biography. * Just a quick note: there's a very enjoyable PBS/American Masters/Nature documentary about Audubon. It's a fun and informative watch. But, I'll say, you come out of that thinking that things were fundamentally swell between Lucy and John in a way that I'm not entirely sure is supported by the facts. Or jibes with, you know, human nature.
Bill Armstrong - Legendary Music Producer was born in 1929. The Melbourne audio technician-turned-producer has been at the forefront of the local music industry for more than 60 years. In the mid-50s, Armstrong was working as a "balance officer" at ABC Radio, producing live-to-air programs, outside broadcasts and variety shows and working with the likes of Graham Kennedy. In 1956, he was charged with overseeing the PA system at the main stadium of the Melbourne Olympic Games. In 1965, Armstrong opened his own studio in a small terrace house in Albert Rd, South Melbourne. One of the first pop recordings made there was the backing track for The Easybeats' 1965 breakthrough hit "She's So Fine", which was overseen by British-born engineer Roger Savage. Over the next few years the studios expanded into six adjoining properties, including four studios equipped with 4-track machines. In 1968 Armstrong installed one of the first 8-track recorders in Australia, followed by 16 and then 24-track machines, together with state-of-the-art mixing desks in the early '70s. During this time, many of Australia's most distinguished producers and engineers worked there. The original engineering team were Roger Savage, Allan Pay and Philip Webster. Armstrong's studios soon overtook two other major studios in Australia at the time - the EMI and Festival Records facilities in Sydney - to become the most sought-after recording venue in the country, and the "engine room" of Australian pop and rock recording. Many of the most popular and successful Australian recordings from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s were made there, including hit albums and singles by The Masters Apprentices, The Twilights, The Groove, The Groop, Zoot, The Aztecs, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Daddy Cool, Franciscus Henri, Hans Poulsen, Spectrum, John Farnham, Skyhooks, Little River Band, The Sports, Models and many others. Many famous overseas artists also recorded there while visiting Australia, including Earl Hines, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, and Stephane Grapelli.[2] Armstrong left the company in 1977 and stuck with the music industry, working as the manager of SBS Radio in Sydney and Melbourne before establishing the first commercial FM radio station in 1980, EON FM, now Triple M. His contribution to the industry has been well recognised – an ARIA for Lifetime contribution to the Australian Music Industry, the Advance Australia Award for outstanding contribution to the industry and commerce, an APRA for Outstanding Contribution to the music industry and the National Film and Sound Archive's Cochrane-Smith award for his contribution to Sound Heritage, among them.
Bill Armstrong - Legendary Music Producer was born in 1929. The Melbourne audio technician-turned-producer has been at the forefront of the local music industry for more than 60 years. In the mid-50s, Armstrong was working as a "balance officer" at ABC Radio, producing live-to-air programs, outside broadcasts and variety shows and working with the likes of Graham Kennedy. In 1956, he was charged with overseeing the PA system at the main stadium of the Melbourne Olympic Games. In 1965, Armstrong opened his own studio in a small terrace house in Albert Rd, South Melbourne. One of the first pop recordings made there was the backing track for The Easybeats' 1965 breakthrough hit "She's So Fine", which was overseen by British-born engineer Roger Savage. Over the next few years the studios expanded into six adjoining properties, including four studios equipped with 4-track machines. In 1968 Armstrong installed one of the first 8-track recorders in Australia, followed by 16 and then 24-track machines, together with state-of-the-art mixing desks in the early '70s. During this time, many of Australia's most distinguished producers and engineers worked there. The original engineering team were Roger Savage, Allan Pay and Philip Webster. Armstrong's studios soon overtook two other major studios in Australia at the time - the EMI and Festival Records facilities in Sydney - to become the most sought-after recording venue in the country, and the "engine room" of Australian pop and rock recording. Many of the most popular and successful Australian recordings from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s were made there, including hit albums and singles by The Masters Apprentices, The Twilights, The Groove, The Groop, Zoot, The Aztecs, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd, Daddy Cool, Franciscus Henri, Hans Poulsen, Spectrum, John Farnham, Skyhooks, Little River Band, The Sports, Models and many others. Many famous overseas artists also recorded there while visiting Australia, including Earl Hines, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, and Stephane Grapelli.[2] Armstrong left the company in 1977 and stuck with the music industry, working as the manager of SBS Radio in Sydney and Melbourne before establishing the first commercial FM radio station in 1980, EON FM, now Triple M. His contribution to the industry has been well recognised – an ARIA for Lifetime contribution to the Australian Music Industry, the Advance Australia Award for outstanding contribution to the industry and commerce, an APRA for Outstanding Contribution to the music industry and the National Film and Sound Archive's Cochrane-Smith award for his contribution to Sound Heritage, among them.
This episode was originally released in 2015. Proceeds from this episode are being donated to the Transgender Law Center. Music *Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's Modesty Blaise score. *The piece opens with Rainfall, by David Darling and Michael Jones. *Her brief love story is scored by Nathan Johnson's Penelope's Theme from his score to The Brothers Bloom. *When she lands her first gig, we start Garde a Vue, and roll into Le Roi de coeur, from Chantal Martineau. * The vibraphone piece is “Opening” by Nathaniel Bartlett. * The recurring violin piece is called Geometria del Universo by the one-named Colleen. * It ends on Romain's First Love, again by Georges Delarue, from his fantastic score to Promise at Dawn. Notes * I read a lot about Mary, but by far the most useful and most thorough works I came upon were: Sharon M. Harris' Dr. Mary Walker: An American Radical and A Woman of Honor: Dr. Mary E. Walker and the Civil War, in which author Mercedes Graf does a great job walking the reader through Walker's unpublished memoir. The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.
This episode was originally released in summer of 2015. Music * Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's Modesty Blaise score. * Then, we have the most obvious crickets/summer night song ever: the fantastic, perpetually delightful Green Arrow from Yo La Tengo's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, which has soundtracked many crickety summer nights for me over the years. * The cops roll in to a loop of the very beginning of the epic Ptah, the El Daoud, the title track to Alice Coltrane's album from 1970. * Then we have a mix of two improvisations from Charles Cohen's “Brother I Prove You Wrong”: Cloud Hands and The Boy and the Snake Dance. * There's a brief dip into Dorian, by Fang Island. * The jaunty accordion, typewriter thing is Biking is Better on Wintergatan's eponymous album. Notes I researched this one primarily through old newspapers. The easiest place to find a number of them is to read the excellent site, The Museum of Hoaxes' page on this event. Also: if you're in the Atlanta area and ever want to have yourself a day, you can see the actual monkey. It's preserved in a jar at the Georgia Bureau of Investigations museum in Decatur Georgia. The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.
Henry Lowther in conversation with David Eastaugh Lowther's first musical experience was on cornet in a Salvation Army band. He studied violin briefly at the Royal Academy of Music but returned to trumpet by 1960, though he sometimes played violin professionally. In the 1960s, he worked with Mike Westbrook (beginning in 1963 and continuing into the 1980s), Manfred Mann, John Dankworth (1967–77), Graham Collier(1967), John Mayall (1968), John Warren (1968 and subsequently), Neil Ardley (1968), and Bob Downes (1969). Lowther appeared for some time with the Keef Hartley Band, playing with him at Woodstock, the music festival held in New York in August 1969.
Voici ce qui est « normalement » le dernier épisode du format « L.A. Confinemential » de « Tu L'As Vu ? ». Dans celui-ci, le trio Gravlax – Papa(Gubi)da – Casa parle chacun de 2 films qu'ils ont vus et appréciés dans les derniers temps du confinement. Bonne écoute avant l'arrivée de la saison 2. Voici les films évoqués dans cet épisode, et le timing : - 1:10 (Gravlax) « L'étrangleur de Rillington Place » de Richard Fleischer ( 1971 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=3334.html et la mini-série « Rillington Place » ( 2016 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie=20572.html - 17:00 (Gubi) « The Iron Mask » d'Oleg Stepchenko ( 2017 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=248584.html - 25:45 (Casa) « Good Morning England » de Richard Curtis ( 2009 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=134316.html - 28:55 (Gravlax) « Went The Day Well » d'Alberto Cavalcanti ( 1942 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28088.html - 39:15 (Gubi) « Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux » de Franchin Don ( 2019 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=267918.html - 45:35 (Casa) « Utoya 22 juillet » d'Erik Poppe ( 2018 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=262415.html et « Un 22 Juillet » de Paul Greengrass ( 2018 ) : http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=258365.html Musique diffusée durant l'épisode : - Générique « Loud Pop » (Gravlax) - John Dankworth « 10 Rillington Place Main title » - Aleksandra Maghakyan « The Mystery of the Dragon Seal » - Zhang Yushan « Dragon Song » - Aleksandra Maghakyan « The Story of Viy » - Aleksandra Maghakyan « The Dragon (Obey Me) » - The Who « My Generation » - William Walton « A Wartime Sketchbook » - Alex Guenoun « Retour à la terre » - Alex Guenoun « Le rideau de fer » - Alex Guenoun « En quête de lumière » - Wolfgang Plagge « Musikk Til Utoya 22 » Lien Twitter du podcast : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcast Page Facebook du podcast : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax/ Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu
Continuamos con nuestras sintonías de tv favoritas desde los inicios hasta 1990, con temas que han quedado en la memoria e incluso para la historia de la música popular Únete a nosotros en Telegram: t.me/marcianosenuntren Modera: Jose Ceballos Participan: Carlos Arbelo y Álvaro Blanco Edición y Música: Jose Ceballos Temas de: John Dankworth, Johnny Mandel, Doug Goodwind, Henri Mancini, María Rosario Ovelar, Javier Losada e Hilario Camacho, Danny Elfman, Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera y William Hanna, B52´s, Guido & Maurizio D´Angelis, Takeo Watanabe, Neal Hefty, Joe Raposo, Vic Mizzy, Dennis Wilson, Howard Geenfield & Jack Keller, Jesse Frederick, George Tipton, Gary Portnoy, Jonathan Wolff, Bill Conti, Jim Parker, Wilfred Josephs, David Schwartz y Carmelo Bernaola
Guitarist Larry Koonse has played with everyone from Seth MacFarlane to John Dankworth and Cleo Lane to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Larry is one of the busiest and most versatile guitarist on the scene today.
Academia has provided a rich backdrop for cinema over the years. With the release of the biopic ‘Tolkien’ this week, based on the life of the Oxford academic and author JRR Tolkien, Matthew Sweet looks at film music written to underscore life at university. The programme features music by John Williams, James Horner, John Dankworth among others.
Songs include: Churchmouse On a Spree, Black Rat Blues, Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party, Three Blind Mice, The Rats and Experiments With Mice. Performers include: Jimmy Dorsey, Nat King Cole, Robert Wilkins, Ted Fio Rito, Milt Herth and John Dankworth.
Music * Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth’s Modesty Blaise score. * The opening loop is from Mr. Knight from Coltrane Plays the Blues, which you should own. * The violin piece is Occam II for Violin, a piece by Silvia Tarozzi, played by Pauline Oliveros. * Next up is Mikuro’s Blues from the mighty David S. Ware’ mighty Go See the World. * The amazing orchestral pieces is Triumph by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino from Fill the Heart- Shaped Cup * Finally, there’s 13 Ghosts II by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts I-IV White Heat, White Lights
At the age of ninety jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine looks back at her extraordinary career. She talks to Stig Abell about her lasting musical and romantic partnership with saxophonist and composer Sir John Dankworth, her friendship with Ella Fitzgerald and collaboration with Ray Charles.Stig visits Cleo at her countryside home, where in 1970 she and husband John Dankworth created The Stables concert hall in their back garden and meets Cleo's daughter, the singer Jacqui Dankworth.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Timothy Prosser.
Finally…..it’s time for episode 20 of See Hear Podcast. The crew apologises for missing out on presenting a film discussion for your aural pleasure during August. However, for those of you who missed hearing our ramblings, we attempt to make up for that by giving you discussion on TWO films for September instead of our usual one. Both films are requests from listeners. First up, we discuss Cameron Towler’s request of a film from 1962. “All Night Long” is director Basil Dearden’s take on Shakespeare’s “Othello” as transplanted to (then)modern day England. All appears to be well as Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane celebrate their first wedding anniversary with their jazz musician friends. He’s a pianist and bandleader and she’s a retired singer. Evil drummer (I didn’t know there was such a thing) Johnny Cousin plots to put a wedge between them to secure Delia for his new band. Featuring music performed by the likes of John Dankworth, Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck, this film takes a creative spin on the bard’s tragedy. Next, we discuss Brie Edwards’ request of 2004’s documentary “Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways”. The history of rock is littered with bands who have been dealt with poorly by management and labels. What makes The Runaways’ tale even sadder is they were all teenagers in the care of Kim Fowley, a sleazy manager who, admittedly got them success, but at a great cost emotionally. The documentary is directed by their second bassist Vicky Tischler-Blue. We discuss her approach to the actual making of the film, as well as the events themselves. Bernie, Tim and myself would also like to say thanks to Wendi for being part of the crew. Doing two other podcasts (check ‘em out – Double Page Spread and The Trashy Trio) as well as a multitude of other things meant that she was feeling a little burned out, and she has decided to leave See Hear. We will miss her, but respect her wish to give herself some breathing space. If you dig what we do, could you please rate us at iTunes or even better, spread the word that the show exists so more folks can tune in. You can download the show by searching for See Hear podcast on iTunes or download from http://seehear.podbean.com/
The music: *Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth's great, ridiculous Modesty Blaise score. *The recurring piano theme is Les Marionettes by Zbigniew Preisner from his score to La Double Vie de Veronique (And, have you seen The Double Life of Veronique? Man, that's good) *Eugenia's dreamy little theme is Just Saying by Jamie XX off of In Colour *That organ track is called Organ Track by Nicolai Dunger from The Cloud is Learning *Al Davis' dance theme is Watusi Bounce from Bo Diddly's Ride On/The Chess Masters *Helen watches Eugenia on the lawn at the Grand Hotel to the tune of To a Wild Rose by Patricia Rossborough from the collection Dainty Debutantes: Female Novelty Pianists of the 1930's (And, ugh. Dismissive much?) *The Judge drones over one of Scott Watson's Six Solos for the Beginning Tuba Player from his 2008 album, Stepping Stones for Tuba, vol. 1 (like I need to tell you that) *The ending piece is Mike Andrews lovely Library Chant from his score to Miranda July's lovely Me and You and Everyone we Know Notes: I first stumbled across this story in my torn up copy of New York: Confidential! Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer's truly mucky, muck-raking guide to the city's underbelly from 1951. I read a ton of old news paper articles about the case (the New York Times covered it extensively, if you want to go back and read those). The two most useful books I came across in the process were Joshua Zeitz' Flapper and Lewis Erenberg's Steppin' Out: New York Nightlife and the Transformation of American Culture, 1890-1930
This week we present a selection of some our favourite new releases, reissues and discoveries, many of which have been brought to our attention by you, dear listener! You’ll hear tracks from: a new compilation of work by Italian soundtrack … Continue reading →
The American academic and social critic Camille Paglia on the film scores which have inspired her since childhood including the work of Bernard Herrmann, John Dankworth and Max Steiner.
Wayne Boucaud talks to the legendary Frank Holder, who traces the history of his development as a Jazz musician. Now almost 90 years old and still full of musical ambitions, Frank left Georgetown Guyana as a teenager to join the Royal Air Force. Having entertained troops in the War, he got demobbed in the UK where he found an audience for his playing. By the 1950s, he was playing warm up for the likes of Nat King Cole. He has played alongside Johnny Ray, Eatha Kitt, Johnny Dankworth, Lena Horne, Dudley Moore and Cleo Lane, whose singing he finds hard to equal in today’s artists. He recalls that racism meant band members on tour had to ask the audience for help with accommodation. He worked with guitarist, Shane Hill on the album ‘Interpretations’, which includes a selection from each decade and covers the late local artist, Amy Winehouse. Interview by: Wayne Boucaud Editing: Wayne Boucaud Additional editing: Marian Larragy Frank Holder - jazz Services :: Frank Holder - Jazz Journal :: Shane Hill on my space :: Cleo Lane and John Dankworth :: Back to Camden Comunity Radio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter :: Email Shane Hill :: File Download (51:07 min / 47 MB)
On the weekend of what would have been his 80th birthday, the drummer Allan Ganley is heard selecting his favourite recordings in an interview recorded before his death in 2008. He tells Alyn Shipton about his work with John Dankworth, Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes, and we also hear Ganley the composer in a variety of settings from trio to big band.
On 6 February 2010, Sir John Dankworth died aged 82. In this special edition of Jazz Library, Alyn Shipton introduces an archive interview in which John Dankworth selected some of his finest recordings. These range from his work with the Johnny Dankworth Seven and his big band to the settings he wrote for Cleo Laine, as well as music composed for films and television.
Looking forward to her appearance at the 2009 London Jazz Festival, Cleo Laine joins Alyn Shipton to select some of the finest recorded performances from her distinguished career. DISC 1 Title: Just a Sittin' and A Rockin' Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Ellington, Strayhorn, Gaines Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo (Union Square) Number BX403 CD3 Track 13 Personnel: Cleo Laine (vocals), Clark Terry (trumpet), Mark Whitfield (guitar) John Dankworth Orchestra. DISC 2 Title: Mr and Mississippi Artist: Cleo Laine with the Johnny Dankworth Seven Composer: Gordon Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo (Union Square) Number: BX403 CD1 Track 8 Personnel: Cleo Laine (vocals), Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), John Dankworth (alto sax), Don Rendell (tenor sax), Bill Le Sage (vibes), Joe Muddell (bass), Eddie Taylor (drums). 4 March 1952. DISC 3 Title: Easy Living Artist: Cleo Laine with the Johnny Dankworth Seven Composer: Rainger/Robin Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo (Union Square) Number: BX403 CD1 Tr 6 Personnel: as above. 6 May 1953. DISC 4 Title: A Child Is Born Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Jones/Wilder Album: Christmas at the Stables Label: Audio B Number: 5011 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc; John Dankworth, ss; John Horler, p; Malcolm Creese, b; Allan Ganley, d; Andy Panayi, fl; Chris Garrick, vn; Matt Skelton, perc. 1999. DISC 5 Title: PIerrot Lunaire Artist: Cleo Laine, Nash Ensemble - Elgar Howarth (conductor) Composer: Schoenberg Album: Cleo Laine sings Pierrot Lunaire and songs by Charles Ives Label: RCA Number: LRL1 5058 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc; Nash Ensemble - Elgar Howarth (conductor) DISC 6 Title: Summertime Artist: Cleo Laine and Ray Charles Composer: George and Ira Gershwin, Heyward and Hayward Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number BX 403 CD 3 Track 10 Personnel: Cleo Laine and Ray Charles, with studio orchestra from the original RCA album Porgy and Bess. DISC 7 Title: He Was Beautiful Artist: Cleo Laine and John Williams Composer: Myers, Laine Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number BX 403 CD 3 Track 12 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc; John Williams, g. 1976. DISC 8 Title: Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's Day Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Shakespeare, Laine, Dankworth Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number: BX 403 CD 3 Track 5 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc. Personnel not listed. DISC 8 Title: Oh Tell me The Truth About Love Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Auden/Dankworth Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number BX 403 CD 3 Track 6 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc; John Dankworth, cl, arr., dir. Personnel not listed. DISC 9 Title: Bill Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Kern/Wodehouse/Hammerstein Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number: BX 403 CD 3 Track 8 Personnel: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 1974. DISC 10 Title: No One Is Alone Artist: Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth Composer: Sondheim Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number: BX 403 CD 4 Track 2 Personnel: Cleo Laine, voc; Jacqui Dankworth, voc; ensemble arr and cond. John Dankworth. DISC 11 Title: It was a Lover and His Lass Artist: Cleo Laine Composer: Shakespeare/Young Album: I Hear Music Label: Salvo Number: BX 403 CD 3 Track 10 Personnel: as for disc 8.
The King of Swing, and one of the finest of all jazz clarinetists, Benny Goodman recorded prolifically, and was as dazzlingly talented in a big band setting as in a small group. He encouraged multi-racial bands, with his trio, quartet and sextet, and helped bring guitarist Charlie Christian to a wider audience. Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth, who shares some of his keen insights into Goodman's style, his selection of key recordings and his personal reminiscences of Benny, with whom he played for the first time in 1949.
The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the jazz singer Cleo Laine. Although driven by a great desire to be a performer, and travelling from one audition to another, she confesses to Sue Lawley that when her big break came, it wasn't jazz which attracted her, so much as the leader of the band - John Dankworth. Whether he spotted a cheap singer for the night, or recognised a great talent in the making, it was to be the start of a hugely successful partnership both professionally and personally.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Don't Look Back by Jacqueline Dankworth Book: The Jazz Revolution by John Dankworth Luxury: Perfume
The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is the jazz singer Cleo Laine. Although driven by a great desire to be a performer, and travelling from one audition to another, she confesses to Sue Lawley that when her big break came, it wasn't jazz which attracted her, so much as the leader of the band - John Dankworth. Whether he spotted a cheap singer for the night, or recognised a great talent in the making, it was to be the start of a hugely successful partnership both professionally and personally. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Don't Look Back by Jacqueline Dankworth Book: The Jazz Revolution by John Dankworth Luxury: Perfume
John Dankworth studied music at the Royal Academy when jazz was not an approved subject - "I used to pretend my saxophone was a bassoon when I put it in the left luggage department of the Academy".In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his career as a jazz musician and composer, and about how he is trying to break down the musical barriers at the Stables in Wavendon and with his Summer Pops season at the Barbican.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: When That I Was and A Little Tiny Boy by Cleo Laine Book: The Exchange & Mart Luxury: Solar-powered synthesizer
John Dankworth studied music at the Royal Academy when jazz was not an approved subject - "I used to pretend my saxophone was a bassoon when I put it in the left luggage department of the Academy". In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his career as a jazz musician and composer, and about how he is trying to break down the musical barriers at the Stables in Wavendon and with his Summer Pops season at the Barbican. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: When That I Was and A Little Tiny Boy by Cleo Laine Book: The Exchange & Mart Luxury: Solar-powered synthesizer