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The Colour of Music

on BBC Radio 2

Lionel Richie narrates a series that looks at the huge influence black people have had on popular music.
3: Blowin' up a Storm - Now You Have Jazz
This instalment reveals how jazz originated from the New Orleans red-light district. It also explores the major styles of jazz - boogie and big band - that emerged around 1900 in the southern States, and looks at behop, the most free-form of all jazz styles. Artists interviewed include
Courtney Pine, Hugh Masekela ,
Jimmy Scott , Marlena Shaw , Taj Mahal,
Marlena Shaw , Dionne Warwick , the Crusaders, Airto Moreira and George Duke.

Contributors

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Lionel Richie
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Hugh Masekela
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Jimmy Scott
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Marlena Shaw
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Marlena Shaw
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Dionne Warwick
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Airto Moreira
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George Duke.

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