Kenny Wheeler's 75th Birthday Concert
Friday 28 January 2005 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson presents a star-studded concert by one of the greatest living jazz composers today, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. For this special birthday celebration, he'll be joined by a stellar line up of premier jazz musicians including legendary saxophonists Lee Konitz and Evan Parker, bassist Dave Holland, and vocalist Norma Winstone. As well as compositions from his classic album Music for Large and Small Ensembles, the concert culminates in the world premiere of a major new work commissioned by Radio 3 for this 18-piece big band.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Signature Tune:
ArtistÌýRussell Gunn
TitleÌý74 Miles away
ComposerÌýZawinul
DurationÌý1'07"
Kenny Wheeler's 75th Birthday Concert
Recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 14th January 2005
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Hugh Fraser - conductor
Norma Winstone - voice
Gwilym Simcock - piano
John Parricelli - guitar
Dave Holland - double bass
Martin France - drums
Lee Konitz - alto saxophone
Evan Parker - tenor saxophone
Julian Arguelles - saxophones
Duncan Lamont - saxophone
Stan Sulzmann - saxophone
Ray Warleigh - saxophone
John Barclay - trumpet
Ian Hamer - trumpet
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Derek Watkins - trumpet
Gordon Campbell - trombone
Barnaby Dickinson - trombone
Richard Henry - trombone
Mark Nightingale - trombone
ArtistÌýKenny Wheeler
TitleÌýMarked Time
ComposerÌýKenny Wheeler
PublisherÌýPRS
DurationÌý17'04"
ArtistÌýKenny Wheeler
TitleÌýHow Deep Is The Ocean
ComposerÌýIrving Berlin
PublisherÌýASCAP
DurationÌý13'10"
Interview:
Kenny Wheeler talks to Jez Nelson
ArtistÌýKenny Wheeler
TitleÌýLong Suite 2005
ComposerÌýKenny Wheeler
PublisherÌýPRS
DurationÌý40'51"
