A Change Is Gonna Come
Soweto Kinch presents A Change is Gonna Come, a programme of music for Human Rights curated by Carleen Anderson and recorded at Birmingham Town Hall.
Soweto Kinch presents A Change is Gonna Come, a programme of music for Human Rights curated by Carleen Anderson, and recorded earlier this year in Birmingham Town Hall. With vocals from Carleen and lyrics from rapper Speech Debelle, the band also includes rising saxophone star Nubya Garcia, pianist Nikki Yeoh, bassist Renell Shaw and drummer Rod Youngs. Plus Soweto meets veteran composer, arranger and bandleader Mike Gibbs to discuss a classic album he recorded at the same venue in 1991 which has just been released on CD.
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A Change is Gonna Come
Alabama
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A Change is Gonna Come
What's Going On?
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A Change is Gonna Come
Melior
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A Change is Gonna Come
Four Women
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A Change is Gonna Come
A Piece For Peace
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Mike Gibbs Band & John Schofield
Blueprint
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991.
- Dusk Fire.
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Mike Gibbs Band & John Schofield
Don't Overdo It
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991.
- Dusk Fire.
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Mike Gibbs Band & John Schofield
Lost In Space
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991.
- Dusk Fire.
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Mike Gibbs Band & John Schofield
A World Without
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991.
- Dusk Fire.
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Soweto Kinch
The Healing
- The Legend of Mike Smith.
- Soweto Kinch Recordings.
- 39.
PLAYLIST
DISC
Artist Soweto Kinch
Title The Healing
Composer Kinch
Album The Legend of Mike Smith
Label Soweto Kinch Recordings
Number SKP003 CD 2 Track 39
Duration 13”
Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. . 2015
Music recorded by the project: ‘A Change Is Gonna Come, Music For Human Rights’ recorded at Birmingham Town Hall in May. The group features pianist Nikki Yeoh, singer Carleen Anderson, saxophonist Nubya Garcia, drummer Rod Youngs, rapper Speech Debelle and bassist Renell Shaw.
Alabama (Coltrane) – 13.35
What’s Going On (Gaye) – 6.57
Amelioration / Melior (Anderson) – 11.58
Four Women (Simone, arr. Yeoh) – 7.08
A Piece For Peace (Yeoh) – 13.54
Soweto chatted with Mike Gibbs about his a new live album with the Mike Gibbs band and John Schofield simply entitled “Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991”.
DISC
Artist Mike Gibbs Band With John
Schofield
Title Blueprint
Composer Mike Gibbs
Album Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1991
Label Dusk Fire Records
Number DUSKCD116
Duration 1.05
Performers: Mike Gibbs, tbn, cond; John
Schofield, gtr; Kenny Wheeler, tpt, fgh; Stuart Brooks, tpt; John Barclay, tpt;
Tony Coe, sax; Julian Arguelles, saxes; John Clark, hn; John Rooke, hn; Chris
Pyne, tbn; David Stewart, brbn, tba; John Taylor, pf; Steve Swallow, bgtr; Bill
Stewart, d. .
Artist Mike Gibbs Band With John
Schofield
Title Don’t Overdo It
Composer Mike Gibbs
Album Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1991
Label Dusk Fire Records
Number DUSKCD116
Duration 5.01
Performers: Mike Gibbs, tbn, cond; John
Schofield, gtr; Kenny Wheeler, tpt, fgh; Stuart Brooks, tpt; John Barclay, tpt;
Tony Coe, sax; Julian Arguelles, saxes; John Clark, hn; John Rooke, hn; Chris
Pyne, tbn; David Stewart, brbn, tba; John Taylor, pf; Steve Swallow, bgtr; Bill
Stewart, d. .
Artist Mike Gibbs Band With John
Schofield
Title Lost In Space
Composer John Schofield
Album Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1991
Label Dusk Fire Records
Number DUSKCD116
Duration 5.48
Performers: Mike Gibbs, tbn, cond; John
Schofield, gtr; Kenny Wheeler, tpt, fgh; Stuart Brooks, tpt; John Barclay, tpt;
Tony Coe, sax; Julian Arguelles, saxes; John Clark, hn; John Rooke, hn; Chris
Pyne, tbn; David Stewart, brbn, tba; John Taylor, pf; Steve Swallow, bgtr; Bill
Stewart, d. .
Artist Mike Gibbs Band With John
Schofield
Title A World Without
Composer Mike Gibbs
Album Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1991
Label Dusk Fire Records
Number DUSKCD116
Duration 7.15
Performers: Mike Gibbs, tbn, cond; John
Schofield, gtr; Kenny Wheeler, tpt, fgh; Stuart Brooks, tpt; John Barclay, tpt;
Tony Coe, sax; Julian Arguelles, saxes; John Clark, hn; John Rooke, hn; Chris
Pyne, tbn; David Stewart, brbn, tba; John Taylor, pf; Steve Swallow, bgtr; Bill
Stewart, d. .
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