London Jazz Festival - Jazz Voice
Martin Handley presents the opening of the London Jazz Festival 2008 from the Barbican. Featuring Carleen Anderson, Nigel Kennedy, Melody Gardot and Nate James.
Martin Handley presents the opening concert of the London Jazz Festival 2008. The programme celebrates the jazz voice and marks a series of anniversaries from the world of jazz, with vocal stars and trailblazers reinterpreting classic songs accompanied by the specially created London Jazz Festival Orchestra directed by Guy Barker.
With music from Irving Berlin (born 1888), George Gershwin (born 1898), Lionel Hampton and Louis Jordan (both born in 1908) as well as a celebration of the birthdays of Burt Bacharach and Quincy Jones. Vocal contributions are from Carleen Anderson, Christine Tobin, Cleveland Watkiss, Liane Carroll, Madeleine Bell, Nigel Kennedy, Melody Gardot and Nate James.
Irving Berlin: Blue skies
Cleveland Watkiss (Singer)
Martin Shaw (Trumpet)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein: Happy Talk
Christine Tobin (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
Sonny Burke: Black coffee
Melody Gardot (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Burt Bacharach: What The World Needs Now
Madeline Bell (Singer)
Mark Frost (Trombone)
Guy Barker(Director)
Django Reinhardt: Manoir de mes reves
Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Mitchel Dalton (Guitar)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Romberg/Hammerstein: Lover Come Back To Me
Liane Carroll (Singer)
Martin Shaw (Trumpet)
Sam Mayne (Saxophone)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
George Gershwin: The man I love
Carleen Anerson (Singer)
Clark Peters (Speaker)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Jones: In The Heat Of The Night
Nate James (Singer)
Trevor Mires (Trombone)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Charles: I Got A Woman
Jamie Cullum (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Guy Barker: Fanfare for 08
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Prima: Sing Sing Sing
Ralph Salmins (Drums)
Alan Barnes (Clarinet)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Tobin: Camille
Christine Tobin (Singer)
Helen Tunstall (Harp)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Duke/Gershwin: I can''t get started
Jamie Cullum (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Bobby Timmons: Moanin'
David Newton (Piano)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Hampton: Midnight Sun
Liane Carroll (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Pinkard: Them There Eyes
Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Carleen Anderson (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
George Gershwin: How long has this been going on? arr. Finnissy for piano [from 'Rosalie']
Cleveland Watkiss (Singer)
Jimmy Hastings (Saxophone)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Gardot: Baby I''m a Fool
Melody Gardot (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Berstein: Some Other Time
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Hampton: Flying 91热爆
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Jordan: Choo Choo Choo Boogie
Liane Carroll (Singer)
Madeline Bell (Singer)
Cleveland Watkiss (Singer)
Clark Peters (Speaker)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Jordon: Early in the Morning
Liane Carroll (Singer)
Madeline Bell (Singer)
Clark Peters (Speaker)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
Jordon: Saturday Night Fish Fry
Liane Carroll (Singer)
Madeline Bell (Singer)
Cleveland Watkiss (Singer)
Guy Barker (Director)
London Jazz Festival Orchestra
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- Tue 18 Nov 2008 19:0091热爆 Radio 3