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Jamie Cullum and Mark Frost on a children's classic and the power of brass

Pianist Jamie Cullum and trombonist Mark Frost take us to Valhalla and Sesame Street as they help Cerys Matthew and Jeffrey Boakye create the next playlist of five tracks.

Pianist Jamie Cullum and trombonist Mark Frost join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye in the penultimate episode of the current series as they add the next five tracks to the growing playlist.

What links one of the most famous brass pieces in all opera to an all-star jazz musical ensemble in New York? And how does that get us to Sesame Street?

The serendipitous musical journey continues.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

This week's five tracks added to the playlist:

Sanft Schloss Schlaf dein Aug'! by Richard Wagner
Trombone Joe by Herlin Riley
Sing by The Carpenters/Sesame Street
The Coffee Cola Song by Francis Bebey
Mask Off by Future

Other music in this episode:

Concerto Grosso in C, HWV 318 by Handel
Lose My Breath by Destiny's Child
Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner
A Cenar Teco from Don Giovanni by Mozart
Dies Irae from the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz
Everything Now by Arcade Fire
Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock
Flute Loop by Beastie Boys
Prison Song by Tommy Butler

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42 minutes

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  • Fri 19 Nov 2021 19:15

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