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Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to its future. He also chats to seminal jazz vocalist Mark Murphy.

Jamie Cullum plays an hour of jazz music ranging from its heritage to its future. This week, Jamie chats to seminal jazz vocalist Mark Murphy, who has been embraced in musical realms such as acid jazz and modern dance music. They speak about Mark's upbringing in a family of singers and how he was first turned on to jazz through the music of Art Tatum.

As one of the most inventive lyricists of instrumental standards, the pair discuss Mark's process for putting lyrics to songs.

57 minutes

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Music Played

  • Cab Calloway

    Everybody Eats When They Come To My House

    • Are You Hep to Jive?.
    • Sony.
  • Orfeo En Los Tambores

    Tino Contreras

    • El Jazz Mexicano De Tino Contreras.
    • Jazzman Records.
  • Bob James

    Nautilus

    • One.
    • Columbia.
  • Mark Murphy Interview

    • Art Tatum

      Humoresque

      • The Genius Of Art Tatum, Volume 1.
      • Verve Records.
  • Mark Murphy

    Milestones

    • Rah!.
    • Riverside Records.
  • Mark Murphy

    You're Blas茅

    • Song For The Geese.
    • RCA.
  • Mark Murphy

    On The Red Clay

    • Mark Murphy Sings.
    • Muse.
  • Mark Murphy

    Sly

    • Stolen Moments.
    • Muse Records.
  • Troyka

    Rest

    • Moxxy.
    • Edition Records.
  • Norah Jones

    Say Goodbye

    • It Happens Quietly.
    • Specific Jazz.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Jun 2012 19:00