Sound Frontiers
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.
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Soweto Kinch
The Healing
- The Legend of Mike Smith.
- Soweto Kinch Recordings.
- 39.
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STAN TRACEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA
The Sixth Day
- Live At The QEH.
- Blue NOte.
- 8.
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Elton Dean's Ninesense
Seven For Me
- Live At The ý.
- Hux.
- 6.
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Keith Tippett Octet
The Dance of the Wily Old Fox of the Ballyhoura Mountains
- The Nine Dances of Patrick O'Gonagan.
- Discus.
- 9.
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Michael Garrick
The Heart Is A Lotus
- Prelude to The Heart Is A Lotus.
- Gearbox.
- 1.
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IAN CARR'S NUCLEUS
For Miles And Miles
- The Pretty Redhead.
- Hux.
- 6.
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John Surman & John Taylor
Abraham Arise
- Proverbs and Songs.
- ECM.
- 9.
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Betty Carter
Sometimes I'm Happy
- Feed The Fire.
- Verve.
- 3.
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David Bowie
Lazarus
- Blackstar.
- ISO Columbia.
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Donny McCaslin
Beyond Now
- Beyond Now.
- Motema Music.
- 3.
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Donny McCaslin
FACEPLANT
- Beyond Now.
- Motema Music.
- 6.
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Donny McCaslin
Warszawa
- Beyond Now.
- Motema Music.
- 6.
Soweto and Donny McCaslin
Playlist
DISC
Artist Soweto Kinch
Title The Healing
Composer Kinch
Album The Legend of Mike Smith
Label Soweto Kinch Recordings
Number SKP003 CD 2 Track 39
Duration 1’00”
Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. . 2015
Stan Tracey’s Orchestra at the QEH in London, 30th November 1993
DISC
Artist Stan Tracey
Title The Sixth Day
Composer Tracey
Album Live at the QEH
Label Blue Note
Number 7243 8 31139 2 7 Track 8
Duration 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’s Ninesense live on ý Radio 3, March 1978
DISC
Artist Elton Dean’s Ninesense
Title Seven For Me
Composer Dean
Album Live at the ý
Label Hux
Number 046 Track 6
Duration 10.35
Performers 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 Keith Tippett Octet
Title The Dance of the Wily Old Fox of the Ballyhoura Mountains
Composer Tippett
Album The Nine Dances of Patrick O’Gonagan
Label Discus
Number 56 Track 9
Duration 8.02
Performers 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’s The Heart Is A Lotus from Radio 3’s Jazz in Britain
DISC
Artist Michael Garrick
Title The Heart is a Lotus
Composer Garrick
Album Prelude to The Heart Is a Lotus
Label Gearbox
Number 1517 Track 1
Duration 8.08
Performers: Michael Garrick hpscd; Ian Carr, t; Don Rendell, Jim Philip, fl; Coleridge Goode, b; Trevor Tompkins, d. 1968 46.40
For Miles and Miles: Nucleus in 1982 with Ian Carr
DISC
Artist Nucleus
Title For Miles and Miles
Composer Carr
Album The Pretty Redhead
Label Hux
Number 038 Track 6
Duration 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
DISC
Artist John Surman
Title Abraham Arise
Composer Surman
Album Proverbs and Songs
Label ECM
Number 537 799-2 Track 9
Duration 5.24
Performers: John Surman, bars; John Taylor, org; Salisbury Festival Chorus dir Howard Moody, 1 June 1996.
Betty Carter in concert on ý Radio 3, recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London on October 30th, 1993
DISC
Artist Betty Carter
Title Sometimes I’m Happy
Composer Gray, Caesar, Youmans
Album Feed The Fire
Label Verve
Number 523-600-2 Track 3
Duration 3.33
Performers: Betty Carter, v; Geri Allen, p; Dave Holland, b; Jack DeJohnette, d. 1993.
Donny McCaslin
DISC
Artist David Bowie
Title Lazarus
Composer David Bowie
Album Blackstar
Label ISO Columbia
Number 88875173862
Duration 2’03”
Performers: David Bowie, voc, gtr; Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Donny McCaslin, sax; Ben Monder, gtr; Jason Lindner, wurlizter organ, keyboards
DISC
Artist Donny McCaslin
Title Beyond Now
Composer Donny McCaslin
Album Beyond Now
Label Motema Music
Number 234310
Track 3
Performers Donny McCaslin, sax; Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards
DISC
Artist Donny McCaslin
Title FACEPLANT
Composer Donny McCaslin
Album Beyond Now
Label Motema Music
Number 234310
Track 6
Performers Donny McCaslin, sax; Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards
DISC
Artist Donny McCaslin
Title Warszawa
Composer David Bowie and Brian Eno
Album Beyond Now
Label Motema Music
Number 234310
Track 6
Performers Donny McCaslin, sax; Tim Lefebvre, bass; Mark Guiliana, Drums; Jason Lindner, keyboards.
Broadcast
- Mon 26 Sep 2016 23:00ý Radio 3
Meet the presenters
Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.