Ralph Alessi Quartet
Soweto Kinch presents a set from a concert given in 2016 at PizzaExpress Jazz Club by trumpeter Ralph Alessi and his quartet. Plus an interview with double bassist James Singleton.
Soweto Kinch presents a new set from a concert recorded last year at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho by trumpeter Ralph Alessi and his American quartet, with Gary Versace, piano, Nasheet Waits, drums and Drew Gress, bass. The band plays original material by Ralph and pieces from his acclaimed albums Baida and Quiver. Jazz Now also meets New Orleans-based double-bassist James Singleton, whose work ranges from mainstream jazz via an experimental string quartet to the avant garde in his bands the Nolatet and Shiner.
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Ralph Alessi chats to Soweto
Soweto catches up with Ralph Alessi ahead of his Pizza Express Jazz Club gig on 15 March
Music Played
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Soweto Kinch
The Healing
- The Legend of Mike Smith.
- Soweto Kinch Recordings.
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Ralph Alessi Quartet
Low
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Ralph Alessi Quartet
Do Over
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Ralph Alessi Quartet
Maria Lydia
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Ralph Alessi Quartet
Duel
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Tori Freestone's Solstice
Universal Four
- Alimentation.
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Percy Pursglove
I Raise Up My Voice
- Far Reaching Dreams of Mortal Souls.
- Stoney Lane Records.
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Snowpoet
Mermaid
- Snowpoet.
- Two Rivers Records.
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Troyka
Ornithophobia
- Ornithophobia.
- Naim Jazz Records.
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James Singleton
DVS (Devious)
- Shiner.
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James Singleton
Lento
- Shiner.
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James Singleton String Quartet
Lento
- Gold Bug Crawl.
- Jimbosing.
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James Singleton String Quartet
Black Madonna
- Gold Bug Crawl.
- Jimbosing.
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James Evans
Never Goodbye
- The Golden Whippet of Algiers.
- Jimmy Wizard.
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Nolatet
Bongo Joe
- Dogs.
- Royal Potato Family.
PLAYLIST
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Soweto Kinch
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Healing
Composer听听听听 Kinch
Album听听听听听听听听听听听 The Legend of Mike Smith
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Soweto Kinch Recordings
Number听听听听听听听 SKP003 CD 2 Track 39
Duration 听听听听听 1.00
Performers: Soweto Kinch, as, rhodes, prog; Shabaka Hutchings, ts; Karl Rasheed-Abel, b; Graham Godfrey, d. . 2015
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Ralph Alessi and his Baida quartet at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho.
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MUSIC
Low听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10.31
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Do Over听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 14.00
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Maria Lydia听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 11.27
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Duel听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10.52
Performers: Gary Versace, p; Drew Gress, db; Nasheet Waits, d; Ralph Alessi, tpt.
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Emma Smith chats to all four shortlists for this year鈥檚 Arts Foundation Awards Fellowship in the jazz composition category.听
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DISC
Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tori Freestone鈥檚 Solstice
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Universal Four
Composer听听听听听 Tori Freestone
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alimentation
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Two Rivers Records
Number听听听听听听听听听 TRR-020
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.22
Performers听听听 Brigite Beraha (vocals), Tori Freestone (saxophones / flutes), John Turville (piano), Jez Franks (guitar), Dave Mannington (bass) and George Hart (drums).
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Percy Pursglove
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I Raise Up My Voice
Composer听听听听听 Percy Pursglove
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Far Reaching Dreams of Mortal Souls
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Stoney Lane Records
Number听听听听听听听听听 SLR1968
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.19
Performers听听听 Percy Pursglove, 听t; Julian Arg眉elles, sax; Melinda Maxwell, ob, eh; James Allsop, bcl; Jim Rattigan, frhn, acc; Helen Tunstall, hp; Hans Koller, p; Michael Janisch, db; Paul Clarvis, perc.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snow Poet (Lauren Kinsella & Chris Hyson)
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mermaid
Composer听听听听听 Lauren Kinsella & Chris Hyson
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Snowpoet
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Two Rivers Records
Number听听听听听听听听听 TRR 007
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.38
Performers听听听 Lauren Kinsella, v; Chris Hyson, p.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Troyka
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ornithophobia听
Composer听听听听听 Chris Montague
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ornithophobia听
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naim Jazz Records
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.18
Performers听听听 Chris Montague, gtr; Kit Downes, p; Josh Blackmore, d.听
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Bassist James Singleton takes us through a range of projects from a contemporary improvising string quartet to his band the Nolatet.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James Singleton
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 DVS (Devious)
Composer听听听听听 Singleton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shiner
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James singleton bass
Number听听听听听听听听听 Track 1
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.53
Performers听听听 James Singleton b; Mike Dillon, vibes, perc; Larry Sieberts, p; Skerik, ts. 2013.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James Singleton
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lento
Composer听听听听听 Singleton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shiner
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James singleton bass
Number听听听听听听听听听 Track 4
Duration 听听听听听听听 2.39
Performers听听听 James Singleton b; Mike Dillon, vibes, perc; Larry Sieberts, p; Skerik, ts. 2013.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James Singleton String Quartet
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lento
Composer听听听听听 Singleton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gold Bug Crawl
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimbosing
Number听听听听听听听听听 track 4
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.44
Performers听听听 Matt Rhody, v; Dave Rebeck, vla; Helen Gillett, vc; James Singleton, b. 2007.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James Singleton String Quartet
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Black Madonna
Composer听听听听听 Singleton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gold Bug Crawl
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimbosing
Number听听听听听听听听听 track 9
Duration 听听听听听听听 1.04
Performers听听听 Matt Rhody, v; Dave Rebeck, vla; Helen Gillett, vc; James Singleton, b. 2007.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James Evans
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Never Goodbye
Composer听听听听听 Evans
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Golden Whippet of Algiers
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Wizard
Number听听听听听听听听听 JWCD1 Track 13
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.15
Performers听听听 James Evans, as; Georgi Petrov, g; James Singleton, b; Jason Marsalis, d. 2016
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nolatet
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bongo Joe
Composer听听听听听 Singleton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dogs
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Royal Potato Family
Number听听听听听听听听听 2028622091 Track 2
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.01
Performers听听听 Brian Haas, p; Mike Dillon, vib, tabla; James Singleton, b; Johnny Vidacovich, d. 2016.
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Jan 2017 23:00麻豆约拍 Radio 3
Meet the presenters
Soweto Kinch, Emma Smith and Al Ryan.