Polar Bear and Django Bates
Jez Nelson presents Django Bates's Beloved Bird performing re-arranged Charlie Parker classics, and Polar Bear's genre bending style in a gig played at the Garage, Islington.
A second chance to hear performances by Django Bates' Beloved Bird and Polar Bear, presented by Jez Nelson.
Beloved Bird perform new interpretations of music by Bates' hero, the pioneering saxophonist Charlie Parker. Classics such as Now's The Time and Moose the Mooche will be re-arranged and de-constructed resulting in various levels of recognizability. Featuring Petter Eldh on bass and Peter Bruun on drums, this is the first time Bates has toured with an acoustic piano trio in many years.
Known for their genre-bending approach to music, Polar Bear draw on everything from hip hop to metal, but have their roots firmly in jazz. The band's 2005 album Held on the Tips of Fingers was a Mercury Music Prize Album of the Year, and recent fourth record Peepers is possibly their strongest to date, with typically off kilter grooves and joyful twisting tunes. Recorded at Islington's The Garage, drummer and composer Sebastian Rochford is joined by Leafcutter John on guitar and electronics, tenor saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart and Tom Herbert on double bass.
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Kathryn Willgress & Rebecca Aitchison.
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Polar Bear recorded at The Garage, London on 2 March 2010
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Line up: Seb Rochford (drums), Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Mark Lockheart (tenor saxophone), Tom Herbert (double bass), Leafcutter John (guitar and electronics)
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Polar Bear
Tom Loves Alice Loves Tom
Composer: Seb Rochford
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Polar Bear
The Love Didn't Go Anywhere
Composer: Seb Rochford
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Polar Bear
Peepers
Composer: Seb Rochford
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Polar Bear
Fluffy
Composer: Seb Rochford
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Polar Bear
Finding Our Feet
Composer: Seb Rochford
Ethan Iverson interviews Django Bates
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Django Bates Beloved Bird Trio recorded at The Vortex, London on 13 April 2010
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Line up: Django Bates (piano), Petter Eldh (bass), Peter Brun (drums)
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Django Bates
Moose the Mouche
Composer: Charlie Parker
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Django Bates
Laura
Composer: David Raksin
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Django Bates
Scrapple from the Apple
Composer: Charlie Parker
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Django Bates
Wedges
Composer: Django Bates
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Django Bates
Billy's Bounce
Composer: Charlie Parker
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Django Bates
Star Eyes
Composer: Don Raye
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Django Bates
This World
Composer: Iain Ballamy
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