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Radio 3 in Concert: BBC Concert Orchestra - Celebrating Mingus

BBC Concert Orchestra - Celebrating Mingus

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 in Concert, BBC Concert Orchestra - Celebrating Mingus

The BBC Concert and Guy Barker New Jazz orchestras with Lakecia Benjamin and Allan Harris.

Guy Barker conducts his New Jazz Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra in a Charles Mingus centenary tribute. With guests saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and singer Allan Harris.

With Martin Handley.  Guy Barker conducts his New Jazz Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra in a musical tribute to Charles Mingus in his centenary year, recorded at the end of September from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.  They are joined by New York guests saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and narrator/singer Allan Harris.  Mingus briefly played in Ellington's band and the first half includes music by Duke Ellington and others who influenced him.  The whole of the second half features stories from Mingus's life, set to his own music, orchestrated and arranged into a symphonic suite by Guy Barker with narration written by Rob Ryan.

Mingus arr & orch. Barker: Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is Two (Medley) 
Ellington arr & orch. Barker: Fleurette Africaine 
Ellington arr & orch. Barker: Money Jungle
Ellington arr & orch. Barker: I Got It Bad
Scott Joplin arr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch Barker: Maple Leaf Rag					
Tizol arr & orch. Barker: Caravan
								 
2015
INTERVAL

2035
Mingus arr & orch. Barker: “Mingus 100” Suite 

Narration written by Robert Ryan
Lakecia Benjamin (alto sax)
Allan Harris (singer/narrator)
Guy Barker New Jazz Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor Guy Barker

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