Jackie Kay's 4/4
The award-winning Glaswegian poet selects records from her collection.
βRound Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades.
Jackie Kay is a Scottish poet, playwright and novelist. To reflect the week of National Poetry Day she is Soweto's guest on 4/4 picking records that are special to her from her personal collection. Tonight she starts us off with a song by African-American blues singer, Bessie Smith.
Plus, there's music from Ishmael Ensemble, Bud Powell and Fergus McCreadie.
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Music Played
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Matyas Gayer Trio
Homage To Cedar
- Ubuntu Music.
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Artie Zaitz
Our Miss Brooks
- The Regulator.
- Banger Factory Records.
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Ishmael Ensemble
Butterflies
- Rituals.
- Severn Songs.
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Jackie Kay
Nina Simone at Ronnie Scotts 1983
- May Day.
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Bud Powell
Bouncin' With Bud
- The Amazing Bud Powell.
- Blue Note.
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Kenny Barron & Dave Holland
In Walked Bud
- The Art of Conversation.
- Impulse!.
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Marquis Hill
Libra (South Node) (feat. Makaya McCraven & Corey Fonville)
- Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox.
- Black Unlimited Music Group.
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Fergus McCreadie
Snowcap
- Stream.
- Edition Records.
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Bessie Smith
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- The Essential Bessie Smith.
- Columbia/Legacy.
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Andrew Cyrille, Bill Frisell & Kit Downes
Este a SzΓ©kelyeknΓ©l
- Breaking The Shell.
- Red Hook Records.
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Harry Beckett
Bracelets Of Sound
- Joy Unlimited.
- Cadillac Records.
Broadcast
- Mon 30 Sep 2024 23:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3