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Jazz Library

Jazz Library

Alyn Shipton identifies the key players, bandleaders, vocalists and arrangers who should form the cornerstone of any jazz collection. Jazz Library is broadcast on Saturdays at 16.00 on BBC Radio 3. Please note, this podcast is only available in the UK.

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  • Cleo Laine

    Sat, 14 Nov 09

    Duration:
    29 mins

    Looking ahead to Dame Cleo Laine's Radio 3 London Jazz Festival concert at the Royal Festival Hall on 21 November, the singer joins Alyn Shipton for a look back at some of her finest recordings in this week's Jazz Library Podcast. Laine describes her earliest years as the vocalist with the John Dankworth Seven, her interpretations of Shakespeare and her thoughts on the classic American songbook. She also discusses her exploration of the 20th Century classical repertoire including songs by Schoenberg, and recalls her time in the London stage version of Jerome Kern's "Show Boat".

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