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Series 9

Emma Rawicz and Gavin Higgins take us from Aldeburgh to Bicycle Town

Duration: 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Emma Rawicz, and composer Gavin Higgins, join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the next five tracks.

From a Muddy Waters masterpiece, they take us to Aldeburgh for Benjamin Britten's tragic tale, before jumping on their bicycles and heading to Copenhagen for an audacious saxophone composition.

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters
The Passacaglia from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten
Bicycle Town, Pt 1 by Marius Neset
Egyptian Reggae by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Other music in this episode:

Eejit by Blazin' Fiddles
Concerto Grosso written by Gavin Higgins
Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
I'm a Man by Bo Diddley
None Shall Escape the Judgement by Earl Zero
I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Gavin's BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature - Everything Stops:

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