14 CD set containing 27 complete radio programmes constituting 14 hours of music. Over 100 remastered and restored tracks from 1969-1990 together for the first time on one release. Featuring contributions from many legends of British jazz including Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman, Don Rendell, Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Ian Carr, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Gary Husband, Frank Ricotti and Chris Spedding. Liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE. Barbara Thompson MBE is a virtuoso saxophonist, composer and bandleader whose career has spanned five decades. Despite her battle with Parkinson's Disease, Barbara's vast career has seen her perform, compose and lead on many projects including The New Jazz Orchestra, The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble, Jubiaba, Paraphernalia, Andrew Lloyd-Webber productions and Colosseum. She is considered a pioneering composer for the saxophone and was part of a luxuriant crop of new jazz composers in the 1960s: Mike Westbrook, Neil Ardley, Graham Collier, Mike Taylor, Michael Garrick and several more. Within a few years, Barbara would be among the most eminent of them, and by far the most prolific. This previously hidden treasure trove of Barbara Thompson recordings amounts to 14 CDs containing complete radio programmes recorded and broadcast by the BBC over a period of 21 years. Many come from Barbara's own tapes, preserved by her husband, legendary drummer Jon Hiseman, in their archive at Temple Music, while others have been gathered from private collections across Britain and Europe. The material ranges from a live concert by the New Jazz Orchestra, introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton, in February 1969 to a set by Paraphernalia, featuring Jon Hiseman and keyboard player Peter Lemer, dating from June 1990. Along the way are such rarities as: a set of compositions by Mike Taylor, broadcast in 1969 as a tribute following his then-recent death; Improvisations for Octet and Strings (1970); Five Movements for Jazz Ensemble (1971), conducted by Neil Ardley and introduced by Ian Carr; several broadcasts from the mid-1970s by Jubiaba; and many sets by Paraphernalia in it's various forms including a complete concert broadcast live from Holland Park, mastered to the highest level, with extensive liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE.
14 CD set containing 27 complete radio programmes constituting 14 hours of music. Over 100 remastered and restored tracks from 1969-1990 together for the first time on one release. Featuring contributions from many legends of British jazz including Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman, Don Rendell, Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Ian Carr, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Gary Husband, Frank Ricotti and Chris Spedding. Liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE. Barbara Thompson MBE is a virtuoso saxophonist, composer and bandleader whose career has spanned five decades. Despite her battle with Parkinson's Disease, Barbara's vast career has seen her perform, compose and lead on many projects including The New Jazz Orchestra, The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble, Jubiaba, Paraphernalia, Andrew Lloyd-Webber productions and Colosseum. She is considered a pioneering composer for the saxophone and was part of a luxuriant crop of new jazz composers in the 1960s: Mike Westbrook, Neil Ardley, Graham Collier, Mike Taylor, Michael Garrick and several more. Within a few years, Barbara would be among the most eminent of them, and by far the most prolific. This previously hidden treasure trove of Barbara Thompson recordings amounts to 14 CDs containing complete radio programmes recorded and broadcast by the BBC over a period of 21 years. Many come from Barbara's own tapes, preserved by her husband, legendary drummer Jon Hiseman, in their archive at Temple Music, while others have been gathered from private collections across Britain and Europe. The material ranges from a live concert by the New Jazz Orchestra, introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton, in February 1969 to a set by Paraphernalia, featuring Jon Hiseman and keyboard player Peter Lemer, dating from June 1990. Along the way are such rarities as: a set of compositions by Mike Taylor, broadcast in 1969 as a tribute following his then-recent death; Improvisations for Octet and Strings (1970); Five Movements for Jazz Ensemble (1971), conducted by Neil Ardley and introduced by Ian Carr; several broadcasts from the mid-1970s by Jubiaba; and many sets by Paraphernalia in it's various forms including a complete concert broadcast live from Holland Park, mastered to the highest level, with extensive liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE.
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Label: REPERTOIRE
Rel. Date: 12/18/2020
UPC: 4009910137628

Live At The Bbc (Box) (Uk)
Artist: Barbara Thompson
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DISC: 1

1. Walter L
2. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
3. Asma Asmaton
4. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
5. Ballad
6. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
7. Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe
8. Exactly Like You
9. Introduction / Charles Fox
10. Folk Dance No. 2
11. Introduction / Charles Fox
12. Jumping off the Sun
13. Introduction / Charles Fox
14. To Segovia
15. Introduction / Charles Fox
16. Timewind
17. Introduction / Charles Fox
18. Brown Thursday
19. Introduction / Charles Fox
20. I See You
21. Introduction / Charles Fox
22. Night in Tunisia I
23. Night in Tunisia II
24. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox
25. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
26. Inchworm
27. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
28. Stratinum Platinum
29. Introduction / Humphrey Lyttelton
30. Mandarin Blues
31. Closing Announcement / Humphrey Lyttelton
32. Introduction / Ian Carr
33. Improvisations for Octet and Strings in Three Movements
34. Introduction / Ian Carr
35. Entre Deux Terres - Five Movements for Jazz Ensemble
36. Closing Announcement / Ian Carr
37. Introduction / Dave Gelly
38. Encore Equador
39. Introduction / Dave Gelly
40. Slum Goddess
41. Introduction / Dave Gelly
42. Morning Lights
43. Introduction / Dave Gelly
44. Black Macumba
45. Aliyah
46. Introduction / Miles Kington
47. Candomblé
48. Introduction / Miles Kington
49. Morning Lights
50. Three-Legged Jackal
51. Introduction / Miles Kington
52. Summer Sounds
53. Closing Announcement / Miles Kington
54. Black Macumba
55. Introduction / Peter Clayton
56. Cuban Thing
57. Introduction / Peter Clayton
58. Hamerphilia
59. Introduction / Peter Clayton
60. Cliveden Reach
61. Closing Announcement / Peter Clayton
62. Introduction / Dave Gelly
63. Blithe Spirit
64. Introduction / Dave Gelly
65. Awakening Dance
66. Introduction / Dave Gelly
67. Morning Lights
68. Introduction / Dave Gelly
69. Contemplation
70. Awakening Dream
71. Introduction / Peter Clayton
72. Seega
73. Introduction / Peter Clayton
74. Helena
75. Introduction / Peter Clayton
76. The Funky Flunky
77. Introduction / Charles Fox
78. Sicilian Sting
79. Introduction / Charles Fox
80. Spanish Memories
81. La Tranquilité d'Ame
82. Introduction / Charles Fox
83. Temple Song
84. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox
85. Study to Be Quiet
86. Introduction / Peter Clayton
87. Good Time Mr Sam
88. Introduction / Peter Clayton
89. Next Spring
90. Introduction / Peter Clayton
91. Machismo
92. Twelve-Bar Greens
93. Introduction / Peter Clayton
94. Summer Echoes
95. Introduction / Peter Clayton
96. Five Finger Exorcise
97. Introduction / Peter Clayton
98. Pipes of Peace
99. Introduction / Peter Clayton
100. Cala Viñas
101. Late Again
102. Introduction / Peter Clayton
103. Temple Song
104. Introduction / Peter Clayton
105. Stairways
106. Introduction / Peter Clayton
107. Frankfurt Fayre
108. Applause
109. Introduction / Charles Fox
110. Cacion Sin Nombre
111. The Selfish Giant (A Suite of Five Movements)
112. Scrummage
113. Introduction / Peter Clayton
114. Silly Bolero
115. Introduction / Peter Clayton
116. From Nowhere
117. Introduction / Peter Clayton
118. Summer Madness
119. Introduction / Charles Fox
120. I Like Autumn
121. Country Dance
122. The Adventures of Water
123. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox
124. The Adventures of Water
125. Introduction / Peter Clayton
126. Castles in the Air
127. Introduction / Peter Clayton
128. City Lights
129. Closing Announcement / Steve Voce
130. Introduction / Charles Fox
131. Comet
132. Straight Down the Line
133. Little Psalm
134. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox ^1
135. Humaira ^1
136. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
137. Psychedelic Sunrise ^1
138. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
139. Song of the East ^1
140. Introduction / Charles Fox ^1
141. The Adventures of Water ^1
142. Fear of Spiders ^1
143. Night Watch ^1
144. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox ^1
145. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
146. The Coconut Hurling Game ^1
147. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
148. Night Watch ^1
149. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
150. Listen to the Plants ^1
151. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
152. Kafferinya ^1
153. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
154. Fields of Flowers ^1
155. Rollercoaster ^1
156. Introduction / Ian Carr ^1
157. Pure Fantasy ^1
158. Introduction / Ian Carr ^1
159. Requiem for Two Pilots ^1
160. Introduction / Ian Carr ^1
161. Chapter and Verse ^1
162. Introduction / Ian Carr ^1
163. Fields of Flowers ^1
164. Le Grand Voyage ^1
165. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
166. L'Extréme Jonction ^1
167. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
168. Voices Behind Locked Doors ^1
169. Night Watch ^1
170. Closing Announcement / Peter Clayton ^1
171. Introduction / Charles Fox ^1
172. Entré les Trous de la Memoire ^1
173. Introduction / Charles Fox ^1
174. Elysian Fields ^1
175. Introduction / Charles Fox ^1
176. L'Extréme Jonction ^1
177. Introduction / Charles Fox ^1
178. Flights of Fancy ^1
179. Closing Announcement / Charles Fox ^1
180. Squiffy ^1
181. Castles in the Air ^1
182. Cheeky ^1
183. Closing Announcement / Peter Clayton ^1
184. Introduction / Peter Clayton ^1
185. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) ^1
186. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
187. Night Watch ^1
188. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
189. City Lights ^1
190. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
191. Catch 22 ^1
192. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
193. A Cry From The Heart ^1
194. Introduction / Barbara Thompson ^1
195. Frankfurt Fayre ^1
196. Closing Announcement / Peter Clayton

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14 CD set containing 27 complete radio programmes constituting 14 hours of music. Over 100 remastered and restored tracks from 1969-1990 together for the first time on one release. Featuring contributions from many legends of British jazz including Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman, Don Rendell, Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Ian Carr, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Gary Husband, Frank Ricotti and Chris Spedding. Liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE. Barbara Thompson MBE is a virtuoso saxophonist, composer and bandleader whose career has spanned five decades. Despite her battle with Parkinson's Disease, Barbara's vast career has seen her perform, compose and lead on many projects including The New Jazz Orchestra, The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble, Jubiaba, Paraphernalia, Andrew Lloyd-Webber productions and Colosseum. She is considered a pioneering composer for the saxophone and was part of a luxuriant crop of new jazz composers in the 1960s: Mike Westbrook, Neil Ardley, Graham Collier, Mike Taylor, Michael Garrick and several more. Within a few years, Barbara would be among the most eminent of them, and by far the most prolific. This previously hidden treasure trove of Barbara Thompson recordings amounts to 14 CDs containing complete radio programmes recorded and broadcast by the BBC over a period of 21 years. Many come from Barbara's own tapes, preserved by her husband, legendary drummer Jon Hiseman, in their archive at Temple Music, while others have been gathered from private collections across Britain and Europe. The material ranges from a live concert by the New Jazz Orchestra, introduced by Humphrey Lyttelton, in February 1969 to a set by Paraphernalia, featuring Jon Hiseman and keyboard player Peter Lemer, dating from June 1990. Along the way are such rarities as: a set of compositions by Mike Taylor, broadcast in 1969 as a tribute following his then-recent death; Improvisations for Octet and Strings (1970); Five Movements for Jazz Ensemble (1971), conducted by Neil Ardley and introduced by Ian Carr; several broadcasts from the mid-1970s by Jubiaba; and many sets by Paraphernalia in it's various forms including a complete concert broadcast live from Holland Park, mastered to the highest level, with extensive liner notes by celebrated jazz critic, broadcaster and saxophonist Dave Gelly MBE.