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Last broadcast on Sun, 20 Nov 2011, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
Michael Berkeley's guest today is the American virtuoso jazz organist, trumpeter and singer Joey DeFrancesco, who is in London for the annual Jazz Festival. Born into a family of jazz musicians, Joey began playing the piano aged four before switching to the Hammond organ. By the age of 10 he was playing his own gigs, and at 17 was invited by Miles Davis to join his band, with which he toured Europe. In the 1990s he worked with John McLaughlin's trio, and has partnered many other famous jazz musicians. He has been described as 'one of the most unfussily virtuosic torch-bearers of contemporary organ jazz'.
Today he talks to Michael Berkeley about a range of music, from jazz classics by Jimmy Smith, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis, to piano music by Bach, Debussy and Chopin, and a Beethoven symphony.
Music played
Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.
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Joey DeFrancesco — Donny’s Tune
Performers: Joey DeFrancesco (organ), Ramon Banda (drums), Rick Zunigar (guitar)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
— ‘Prelude’ from ‘Prelude and Fugue in D’ BWV 532Performers: Virgil Fox (organ)
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Jimmy Smith
— Blues for JPerformers: Jimmy Smith (organ), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Grady Tate (drums)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
— 4th Mvt from ‘Symphony no 5 in C minor’ op 67Performers: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim
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Miles Davis
— My Funny ValentinePerformers: Miles Davis (trumpet), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums)
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Claude Debussy
— Clair de Lune’ from ‘Suite bergamasquePerformers: Martin Jones (piano
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Frédéric Chopin
— Nocturne no 2 in E flat majorPerformers: Daniel Barenboim (piano)
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Ray Charles
— Let the Good Times RollPerformers: Ray Charles/Count Basie Orchestra feat Joey DeFrancesco (organ)
CONCORD 7230026
Broadcast
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Sun 20 Nov 201112:00
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