couple of weeks back. only found out myself the other day when I heard it on the last word radio 4.
great band. often ridiculed because of the lyrics (certainly the poetry) but for me one of very few prog rock bands that I really love. also I set their song The Voyage/Have you head to footage back in college for an assignment. did the same with Go Now a few years later.
I don’t think they were ever accepted, in the wake of the prog rock giants but a great catalogue of music/albums.
I'm currently rediscovering a beautiful series called Piano Jazz with longtime host Marian McPartland. For NPR in the States (somewhat equivalent to the BBC I guess), she did lots of hour-long shows with up-and-coming or established jazz musicians and they talked about life, music, and all sorts.
It's like Desert Island Discs, but only with musicians, and they just decide to play a few tunes every so often. Currently listening to the Roy Hargrove one (thankfully this was likely recorded before he got too strung out on heroin/crack or whatever he does, which is tragic):
- Norah Jones - Bill Evans (very technical - some mad shit in there, great if you're a musician) - Hiromi - Oscar Peterson (both of them) - Brad Mehldau - Harry Connick Jr - Alicia Keys(!) - Michel Petrucciani
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A legend and one of the greatest songwriters of his generation.
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It's like Desert Island Discs, but only with musicians, and they just decide to play a few tunes every so often. Currently listening to the Roy Hargrove one (thankfully this was likely recorded before he got too strung out on heroin/crack or whatever he does, which is tragic):
https://www.npr.org/event/music/359332055/roy-hargrove-on-piano-jazz
A short list of ones that I'd recommend:
- Norah Jones
- Bill Evans (very technical - some mad shit in there, great if you're a musician)
- Hiromi
- Oscar Peterson (both of them)
- Brad Mehldau
- Harry Connick Jr
- Alicia Keys(!)
- Michel Petrucciani
A much more comprehensive list is available here, but I don't know how many are still online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Jazz#Program_log:_guest_list