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Jazz Milestones

Seonaid Aitken looks at some landmark recordings, moments & anniversaries in jazz, plus this week's Song Book with Richard Michael shines a spotlight on Milestones by Miles Davis.

Seonaid Aitken looks at some landmark recordings, moments and anniversaries in jazz. Plus news of the winners at this year’s Parliamentary Jazz Awards, along with brand new releases including the debut album by former ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Young Jazz Musician of The Year, saxophonist Xhosa Cole. Plus this week's Song Book with pianist Richard Michael shines a spotlight on Milestones by Miles Davis from 1958, this iconic tune led to his ground breaking album β€˜Kind of Blue’ the following year, one of the best selling jazz albums of all time.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Aug 2021 21:00

Music Played

  • John Coltrane

    Giant Steps

    • The Very Best Of John Coltrane.
    • Rhino / Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Jas Kayser

    Fela's Words

  • Dave Brubeck

    Take Five

    • Jazz Moods - Cool.
    • Columbia / Legacy.
    • 11.
  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • Fergus McCreadie

    The Stones of Brodgar

  • Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery

    Milestones

    • Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes.
    • Verve.
  • Roy Hargrove

    Milestones

    • The Vibe.
    • BMG.
  • Miles Davis

    Milestones

    • Milestones.
    • Sony.
  • Amy Winehouse

    The Girl from Ipanema

    • Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
    • Island.
    • 7.
  • Coleman Hawkins

    Body And Soul

    • Ken Burns Jazz : Definitive Coleman Hawkins.
    • Verve.
    • 2.
  • Pharoah Sanders & Alice Coltrane

    Journey In Satchidananda

    • Journey In Satchidananda.
    • Impulse.
    • 1.
  • Humphrey Lyttelton

    Bad Penny Blues

    • British Beat Before The Beatles Vol..
    • EMI.
  • Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit

    • Billie Holiday Songbook.
    • Verve.
    • 11.
  • Dan Brown

    Watcher Of The Waves (feat. Matt Carmichael)

  • Callum Au with Claire Martin

    I Get Along Without You Very Well

  • Xhosa Cole

    Blues Connotation

  • Kool & the Gang

    North, East, South, West

  • Luca Manning

    Autumn Is A Diva

    • Single.
  • Weather Report

    Tears

  • Thundercat

    Them Changes

    • The Beyond / Where The Giants Roam.
    • Brainfeeder.
  • Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach

    Driva' Man

    • We Insist! (Freedom Now Suite).
    • Cornbread.
    • 1.
  • Charles Mingus

    Better Git It in Your Soul

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Aug 2021 21:00

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