BBC 4 Jazz Britannia Part 2
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Topic: BBC 4 Jazz Britannia Part 2
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: BBC 4 Jazz Britannia Part 2
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 18:30
| Just finished watching one of the best TV programmes talking/showing music close to my heart; BBC 4's second episode of Jazz Britannia, covering the development of Brtiish jazz from 1960 to 1980. Jazz rock fusion was brought in and dealt with in a balance and in a proportionate way. Best of all footage of Graham Bond Organisation, Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger's Trinity, early Soft Machine, Floyd, Nucleus, Cream, Hendrix, Miles Davis (with Dave Holland in the line up), Nucleus, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Colosseum and Centipede plus modern day comments from Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, John Surman, Georgie Fame, Jon Hiseman, John Marshall, Keith Tippett, Julie Tippetts (ne Driscoll), Ian Carr, Dave Holland - etc. A really great way to finish a Friday night's viewing - probably repeated tomorrow and again in a few months. |
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 22:52
I'd sincerely be in your debt for a taste of that goodie. I've got a special "history of prog" dvd coming....
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 06:06
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Great insight from Jack Bruce on that Jazz Britannia part 2 programme, discussing why young British jazz musicians readily turned to rock and pop: 1. Big audiences. 2. "With Cream I and Ginger could play free jazz as a rhythm section, while Eric (Clapton) played the Ornette Coleman role. However, we didn't tell Eric that!" |
