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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 Soweto Kinch

Title The Healing

Composer Kinch

Album The Legend of Mike Smith

Label Soweto Kinch Recordings

Number SKP003 CD 2 Track 39

Duration 12”

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

Snowpoet - Love Again – 1’01”

Black Top - Improv 1 – 44”


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


DISC

Artist Tin Men and The Telephone

Title FURIE

Composer Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label RoeM

Number Track 1

Duration 42”

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

DISC

Artist Tin Men and The Telephone

Title The Wall

Composer Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label RoeM

Number Track 7

Duration 3’13”

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


DISC

Artist Tin Men and The Telephone

Title Skit

Composer Roe/Petrov/Cleaver

Album FURIE: World Domination Part 1

Label RoeM

Number Track 11

Duration 38”

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

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

MUSIC:

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

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

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

4) Improvisation 4 (Thomas / Robinson / Bourelly) 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’s new album, Thought You Knew


MUSIC


DISC

Artist Snowpoet

Title Under The Tree

Composer Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album Thought You Knew

Label Edition

Number EDN1105

Duration 1’34”

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 Snowpoet

Title The Therapist

Composer Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album Thought You Knew

Label Edition

Number EDN1105

Duration 3’03”

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 Snowpoet

Title It’s Already Better Than OK

Composer Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album Thought You Knew

Label Edition

Number EDN1105

Duration 2’28”

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 Snowpoet

Title Love Again

Composer Snowpoet/Kinsella

Album Thought You Knew

Label Edition

Number EDN1105

Duration 2’22”

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 Tom Ridout

Title What It Would

Composer Tom Ridout

Album No Excuses

Label 33 Jazz

Number 33jazz270

Duration 1’22”

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 Tom Ridout

Title Blackbird

Composer Lennon/McCartney

Album No Excuses

Label 33 Jazz

Number 33jazz270

Duration 2’13”

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 Tom Ridout

Title Respite

Composer Tom Ridout

Album No Excuses

Label 33 Jazz

Number 33jazz270

Duration 3’12”

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.