| BBC4 Sonny Rollins Night 17 February; For Jazz Fans | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 10 2012, 03:28 PM (178 Views) | |
| rumbaba | Feb 10 2012, 03:28 PM Post #1 |
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I've seen Sonny live a few times and he is a terrific live performer as well as being extremely influential. People often forget how influential he was because of what came after him. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/search/?medium=tv&yearweek=201207&channel=BBC_FOUR&day=7 |
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| becky sharp | Feb 10 2012, 04:54 PM Post #2 |
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I will be recording that,Rum... Have just been on Facebook and this is my son's choice at the moment on the "This Is My Jam" website Miles Davis ~ Stella by Starlight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riok08Y_ri4 |
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| May-Cee | Feb 15 2012, 02:02 PM Post #3 |
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I don't have digital channels so I'll miss these shows. I think I saw in a TV guide that, on the same night, they're repeating a series first shown in 2009; to mark the 50th anniversary of four classic '59 albums - Miles, "Kind Of Blue" Mingus, "Ah Um" Ornette, "The Shape Of Jazz To Come" It didn't make it to BBC2 so I didn't see it; but I half-remember that Brubeck's "Time Out" was the other one. Up until around that period, music docs on BBC3 and BBC4 used to get a repeat on BBC2; usually on Fri nights, after "The Late Review". I enjoyed some good ones: "Hotel California" - based on the superb book by Barney Hoskyns The series about 50s/60s Brit jazz. (Joe Harriott, Mike Westbrook, Stan Tracey's brilliant treatment of "Under Milk Wood". It even - quite rightly! - allowed the catchy Sonny Rollins score for "Alfie".) Alas, they don't do that transfer to BBC2 no more... |
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| rumbaba | Feb 15 2012, 03:15 PM Post #4 |
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A shame Macy-Cee, there is a lot of good stuff on the digital channels that you would appreciate. Sky Arts is sometimes good on music. You may have been put off by the thread title but I would be interested to hear what you think of the Whitney Houston / Archie Shepp collaboration I posted on the Whitney thread. It's a Hugh Hopper song (Soft Machine). Whitney was only 18 at the time. |
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| rumbaba | Feb 17 2012, 10:20 PM Post #5 |
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This is fabulous! Sonny from Ronnie's 1974. Yentob / Bragg were involved. A jazz bagpipe player with him. I'm loving this! |
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| dai Cottomy | Feb 18 2012, 02:56 PM Post #6 |
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A youthful tribute to Sonny..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oqxzwz8QsM |
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| becky sharp | Feb 19 2012, 01:53 PM Post #7 |
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Great hair!! I'm not the biggest fan of jazz but like lots of pieces of it well enough ...watching Sonny playing alone and with his friends the other night was just magical...lovely,lovely sound... |
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| rumbaba | Feb 19 2012, 03:08 PM Post #8 |
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Yes, Sonny is something special, great technique but a lot of heart and soul in what he does
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