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With an Archive Recording from Barbara Thompson

Jamie selects an archive Barbara Thompson recording from 1978. In a new interview, Barbara tells the story of the recording and talks about her career as a female jazz musician.

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

This week, Jamie selects an archive recording of Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia first broadcast on Jazz in Britain in 1978. And in a new interview, the English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer, introduces the recording and tells the story of how it came about. She also talks about the challenges she overcame back then, as a female jazz artist who refused to play standards, and her subsequent career.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 5 Jul 2011 19:00

Music Played

  • Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald

    Our Love Is Here To Stay

    • Ella And Louis Again.
    • Verve.
  • Galactic

    Bacchus

    • Ya-Ka-May.
    • Anti.
  • The Oscar Peterson Trio

    C-Jam Blues

    • Night Train.
    • Verve.
  • Jill Scott

    Hear My Call

    • The Light Of The Sun.
    • Babe Records.
  • Pat Metheny

    Pipeline

    • What’s It All About.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Liane Carroll

    What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

    • Up & Down.
    • Quietmoney Recordings.
  • Masada

    Ner Tamid

    • Live At Tonic 2001.
    • Tzadik.
  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Tell Me A Tale

    • Tell Me A Tale – Isle Of Wight Sessions.
    • Communion Records.
  • Archive Session Track

    • Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia

      Sicilian Steal (from Jazz In Britain 22/8/78)

  • Annie Ross

    Invitation To The Blues

    • A Gasser!.
    • EMI.
  • Bon Iver

    Towers

    • Bon Iver.
    • Jagjaguwar / 4AD.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Jul 2011 19:00