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Pee Wee Ellis, Madeleine Peyroux

The late Pee Wee Ellis live in concert, plus singer Madeleine Peyroux’s musical inspirations.

Kevin Le Gendre presents live music from the late saxophonist and composer Pee Wee Ellis who died in September 2021, aged 80. A highly gifted composer, Ellis worked as James Brown’s musical director and was the mastermind behind Brown’s timeless power anthem ‘Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)’. As well as performing with Brown, he went on the play with the likes of Van Morrison, Ginger Baker and Ali Farka Touré as well as leading his own band, the Pee Wee Ellis Assembly. Here we hear highlights of a concert recorded live in Hamburg with the NDR Big Band in 2015.

Also in the programme, we hear from the internationally renowned singer and songwriter Madeleine Peyroux. Likened to the voices of jazz greats Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Peyroux’s dusky, unmissable tone has captured the minds and souls of listeners for the last 30 years. Here she shares some of the music that has inspired her, including one of her deepest influences, Billie Holiday.

Produced by Thomas Rees for Somethin' Else.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 7 May 2022 17:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Chelsea Carmichael

    There Is You And You

    • The River Doesn't Like Strangers.
    • Native Rebel Recordings.

  • Pee Wee Ellis & NDR Bigband

    Soul Pride

    • Live concert in Hamburg 2015.

  • Craig Taborn

    Now In Hope

    • Shadow Plays.
    • ECM.

  • Dr. Lonnie Smith

    Afrodesia

    • Afro-desia.
    • Groove Merchant.

  • Pee Wee Ellis & NDR Bigband

    The Prophet + 2 Dock C

    • Live concert in Hamburg 2015.

  • Archie Shepp & Jason Moran

    He Cares

    • Let My People Go.
    • Archieball.

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Who Can I Turn To When Nobody Needs Me

    • Wynton Marsalis (1981).
    • Columbia Records.

  • Madeleine Peyroux

    Don't Wait Too Long

    • Careless Love: Deluxe Edition.
    • Craft Recordings.

  • Billie Holiday

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love

    • The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936-1937).
    • Columbia Records.

  • Bessie Smith

    I'm Wild About That Thing

    • I'm Wild About That Thing / You've Got To Give Me Some.
    • Columbia Records.

  • Marian Anderson & Franz Rupp

    Trampin'

    • He's Got The Whole World In His Hands And 18 Other Spirituals.
    • RCA Victor Red Seal.

  • Ray Charles & Betty Carter

    Alone Together

    • Ray Charles And Betty Carter.
    • ABC-Paramount.

  • Pee Wee Ellis & NDR Bigband

    The Chicken

    • Live concert in Hamburg 2015.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 16 Oct 2021 17:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
  • Sat 7 May 2022 17:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3