Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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Last broadcast yesterday, 19:00 on BBC Radio 2.

Synopsis

Episode image for 23/08/2011

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz, and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to the future.

This week, British electronic musician Matthew Herbert chats to Jamie about his groundbreaking approaches to concept albums and sound recording, including the time he recorded 3500 people biting an apple at the same time.

The two discuss the different methods Matthew Herbert applies to his albums and the role that jazz plays within his music, specifically on his big band album Goodbye Swingtime, which he recorded with 16 British jazz musicians.

Matthew Herbert

Music played

  1. Freddy Cole Muddy Water Blues

    Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues, Dot Records
  2. Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou Williams My Blue Heaven

    Black Christ Of The Andes, Folkways
  3. Liz Green Displacement Song

    Single, Play It Again Sam
  4. Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Ii B.S

    Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus, Impulse!
  5. Matthew Herbert Interview

    1. The Matthew Herbert Big Band Rich Man’s Prayer

      There’s Me And There’s You, Accidental Records, Studio !K7
    2. The Matthew Herbert Big Band Waiting

      There’s Me And There’s You, Accidental Records, Studio !K7
    3. Herbert Birds Of A Feather

      Scale, Studio !K7
    4. The Matthew Herbert Big Band The Story

      There’s Me And There’s You, Accidental Records, Studio !K7
  6. Tom Waits Tom Waits Take It With Me

    Mule Variations, Epitaph
  7. Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter Night Dreamer

    Night Dreamer, Blue Note
  8. The RH Factor Poetry

    The Hard Groove, Verve