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Textures: Jazz Standards

Programme: Textures
Date: 6 April 2008
Length: 2 h

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Dominik presents an episode of Textures on Future Radio 96.9 FM in Norwich, focusing on jazz standards played by different artists. The recording includes a discussion on the transition of jazz into the bebop era, a profile of artist Mishka Adams, and a community announcement regarding a missing Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Layla.

Dominik presents an episode of Textures on Future Radio 96.9 FM in Norwich, themed around jazz standards where each tune is played twice by different artists. The programme features a variety of tracks, including 'Sweet Georgia Brown' by Clara Bryant, chosen to start the program as far back as possible, and a Czech interpretation of 'Georgia on My Mind' by Eva Almerova. Dominik also shares a selection of 'Autumn Leaves' by Mishka Adams, citing her voice's vitality, and 'All Blues' by Howard Roberts for its bluesy sensibilities. Between musical segments, Dominik mentions a missing eight-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Layla near the Seething Industrial Estate.

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Jazz standards and musical interpretation
Local news and community announcements

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Dominik

Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.

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Five days of work, and busy, busy, busy lives. But right now we still have two hours to relax, of a Sunday, and I'm here to help you do that with music's, with music that has threads in it that weaves all sorts of elaborate patterns.

I'm gonna throw you a bit of a bit of a curve. I don't know why I'm using a baseball metaphor. If I, I don't know anything about baseball, but nevertheless, I think the curve is kind of self-explanatory. And and instead of taking an original.

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Jazz Standards: Two Interpretations Each

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Sweet Georgia Brown · Clara Bryant

Why it was chosen The presenter wants to "go as far back as we can" to start the show.
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Sweet Georgia Brown · Duke Robillard

Why it was chosen The presenter is playing every tune twice as part of the program's secret theme, presenting this as a second interpretation of the song.
3
They Can't Take That Away From Me · Fred Astaire

Why it was chosen The song is part of the show's theme, "jazz standards".
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They Can't Take It Away From Me · Joe Pass

Why it was chosen The presenter describes the track as a "congenital interpretation" [94] from an album that is a "homage to Fred Astaire" [95].
5
Stell By Starlight · Anita O'Day
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Stall By Starlight · Jimmy Bruno

Why it was chosen The presenter wants to hear how Jimmy Bruno interpreted the "same tune" as the previous track.
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Georgia On My Mind · Eva Olmerova
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Georgia On My Mind · Dave Brubeck Quartet

Why it was chosen The presenter notes it is "the state song of the state of Georgia" [202] and mentions it was "called the 44th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003" [203].
9
Caravan · The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Why it was chosen The presenter finds the song "disconcerting, with its promise of adventures in faraway lands" and has an "intriguing rhythm" [206, 207], and wants a "very different version" by a musician who is primarily "blues and kind of rockabilly" [207, 208].
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Caravan · Brian Bromberg

Why it was chosen The presenter wants to play a modern version with a "heavy bass" [222] and a "different bass approach" [225] compared to previous versions played on the show.
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Autumn Leaves · Mishka Adams

Why it was chosen The speaker likes the artist's voice and feels she gives the song a sense that the leaves "have quite a bit of vitality in them" [262, 263].
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Autumn Leaves · Rudy Linka

Why it was chosen The presenter connects the song to the time of day and the imagery of rotting leaves, stating it is "what comes to mind when you're this late in the day"
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Stolen Moments · Frank Zappa
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Stolen Moments · Kenny Burrell

Why it was chosen The presenter wants to look at a different approach to the same tune, describing Kenny Burrell as a "famous guitar player" and "great innovator of his time".
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Straight Note Chaser · Talonius

Why it was chosen The presenter believes a show of standards must include a composition by Thelonious Monk, noting his "strange, strange mind and very interesting approach to playing" [378, 379].
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Straight Note Chaser · Group Fifteen
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All Blues · Jessica Williams
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All Blues · Howard Roberts

Why it was chosen The presenter wants to "squeeze in another version" [429] and notes that this version has "Interesting bluesy sensibilities around it" [431].
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Naima · John Coltrane

Why it was chosen The presenter notes the song is "named after his then wife Naima" and that the name in Arabic means "peace and tranquility" [450], and that it is "helping us drift off to sleep" [452].