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Jamie Cullum - Welcome to Jazz

Jamie welcomes you to 大象传媒 Music Jazz and picks his favourite ever live jazz tracks.

Jamie Cullum opens the 大象传媒 Jazz Service with a celebration of his favourite ever live jazz recordings. Digging into his collection, he plays classics from Montreux to the Village Vanguard, from Birdland to Ronnie Scott鈥檚. He talks about his own favourite gigs, and the performances he wishes he鈥檇 been there for. And there鈥檚 some surprise contemporary shows in the mix as well.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 12 Nov 2015 14:00

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Thelonious Monk

    Blue Monk (live at Newport 1958)

    • Columbia.
  • 00:05

    Billie Holiday

    I'll Be Seeing You (live at Carnegie Hall 1956)

    • Verve.
  • 00:09

    Keith Jarrett

    Part IIc (The Koeln Concert)

    • ECM Records.
  • 00:13

    Erroll Garner

    They Can't Take That Away From Me (live at Sunset Arts Centre 1955)

    • Columbia / Sony Legacy.
  • 00:18

    The Cinematic Orchestra

    To Build A Home (Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2007)

    • Ninja Tune.
  • 00:26

    Charlie Parker Quintet

    Round Midnight (live at Birdland 1950) (feat. Dizzy Gillespie)

    • Rare Live Recordings.
  • 00:30

    The Art Blakey Quintet

    A Night In Tunisia (live at Birdland 1954)

    • Blue Note.
  • 00:40

    John Coltrane

    Afro Blue (live in Stockholm 1963)

    • Universal.
  • 00:48

    Ahmad Jamal

    Poinciana (live at the Pershing 1958)

    • ARGO.
  • 00:53

    Bill Evans

    Gloria's Step (Take 2) (live at the Village Vanguard 1961)

    • RIVERSIDE.

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