Ben Watt
Michael Berkeley's guest is musician and writer Ben Watt.
Musician and writer Ben Watt released his first single when he was just 19. In 1981, on his first day as a student at Hull University, he met Tracey Thorn and together they formed the duo Everything But the Girl – taking their name from the slogan of a local furniture shop. Over the next twenty years, they had 12 top 40 singles and 7 top 20 albums. Since then Ben has experimented in dance and electronic music, run his own record label and returned to songwriting with the release of two solo albums.
Ben has also written two acclaimed books. The first about his experience of a life-threatening autoimmune disease and the second, a poignant portrait of his parents. Most recently, he’s returned to making music with his wife Tracey Thorn in a new Everything But the Girl Album.
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William Grant Still
Summerland (3 Visions)
Performer: Bruce Levingston.- Citizen.
- Sono Luminus.
- 201.
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Wes Montgomery Trio
Mi Cosa
- Guitar On The Go.
- Riverside.
- 8.
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Quincy Jones
Brown Ballad (feat. Toots Thielemans)
- Smackwater Jack.
- A&M JAZZ.
- 6.
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Johannes Brahms
Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4
Performer: Phyllis Spurr. Singer: Kathleen Ferrier.- DECCA.
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Silencio (Silence)
- Solo.
- Blue Note Records.
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Laurie Spiegel
The Unquestioned Answer
Performer: Laurie Spiegel.- Unseen World.
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Dean McPhee
Sky Burial
- Blast First Petite.
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Peteris Vasks
Songs of Love - IV. Then Time Stopped
Ensemble: Signum Saxophone Quartet.- Echoes.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 9.
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Josiah Steinbrick & Sam Gendel
Mouthfeel 5
- Full Bloom.
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