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The Blues Show with Paul Jones

Music: Jazz & Blues: Blues

Paul Jones

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones.

The weekly dose of rhythm and blues tunes from Paul Jones, combining classics, new releases, sessions and occasional interviews.

The Blues Show with Paul Jones: Nothin' But the Truth

Music: Jazz & Blues

19/09/2016

Nothin' But the Truth

BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Paul Jones, Nothin' But the Truth

The best in blues including Kat Riggins, Mike Sponza, Mike Zito and Jack J Hutchinson.

The best in blues including Kat Riggins, Mike Sponza, Jack J Hutchinson's Boom Boom Brotherhood plus Mike Zito & The Wheel. Plus an appreciation of pianist Sir Charles Thompson.

The best in blues including new releases from Kat Riggins, Mike Sponza and Jack J Hutchinson's Boom Boom Brotherhood plus Mike Zito & The Wheel. Also featuring an appreciation of composer, pianist and organist Sir Charles Thompson. Awarded his 'title' by saxophonist Lester Young, Charles Thompson who died on the 16th of June, was one of the last survivors of the swing era. A regular collaborator with jazz greats such as Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, and Miles Davis, Charles Thompson was also active in the blues world and is heard here both in solo recordings and in partnership with with singers Brother John Sellers, Jimmy Rushing and Jimmy Witherspoon.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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