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Dame Cleo Laine sings in session

Dame Cleo Laine sings in session at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale studios. She talks about meeting her late husband, Sir John Dankworth, and the years they spent performing together.

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz, and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to the future.

This week, jazz singer and actress Dame Cleo Laine sings in session at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale studios. She talks about meeting her husband, the late Sir John Dankworth, and the years they spent performing together. She also covers her time spent working in musicals.

Known for her unique scat-singing style, Dame Cleo Laine delivers her rendition of some of the great jazz standards accompanied by her son Alec Dankworth on bass, John Horler on piano, Mark Nightingale on trombone and Jim Hart on drums.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 18 Jan 2011 19:00

Music Played

  • Jimmy Witherspoon

    Money's Gettin' Cheaper

    • Evenin’ Blues.
    • Prestige / Original Blues Classics.
  • Thelonious Monk

    Tea For Two

    • Criss Cross.
    • Columbia.
  • Andreya Triana

    Far Closer

    • Lost Where I Belong.
    • Ninja Tune.
  • Moondog

    Bird's Lament

    • Sax Pax For A Sax.
    • Kopf / Atlantic.
  • Maida Vale Session Track

    • Cleo Laine

      It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)

      Live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale Studios

    • Cleo Laine

      Talk To Me Baby

      Live at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale Studios

  • Jason Moran

    Crepuscule With Nellie

    • Ten.
    • Blue Note.
  • Gregory Porter

    Black Nile

    • Water.
    • ²Ρ΄Η³ΩΓ©³Ύ²Ή.
  • Chick Corea

    Spanish Fantasy (Part 3)

    • My Spanish Heart.
    • Polydor.
  • Nina Simone

    Lilac Wine

    • Wild Is The Wind.
    • Philips.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Lilac Wine

    • Grace.
    • Columbia.
  • Billy Taylor

    I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

    • I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free.
    • Tower.

Broadcast

  • Tue 18 Jan 2011 19:00