Pete Long discusses Duke
Ellington’s Carnegie Hall concerts (1943-1948) with Clare Teal (Radio 2, 9:00pm, Sunday 14). Jamie Cullum (Radio 2, 7:00pm, Tuesday 16) is visited by Dr John
who talks about his new album inspired by Louis Armstrong. BBC Radio 4 Extra
(Tuesday, 6:30pm) repeats a 1992 edition of The Tingle Factor with a surreal look at the musical choices of
George Melly. Radio 3’s In Tune (Friday,
4:30 pm) invites the David Rees-Williams Trio into the studio to play a couple
of numbers. And finally, Composer of the
Week (Radio 3, Monday-Friday, 12 noon and 6:30pm) hears presenter Donald
Macleod in conversation with a living composer! André Previn discusses his long
career in classical music, Hollywood
and the jazz world. Tuesday’s programme – Jazz
Pianist Extraordinaire – looks at Previn’s work in the fields of jazz and
popular music.
Russell
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