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Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and this show features an interview with Marshall Allen, the current leader of Sun Ra Arkestra.

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz, and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to the future.

This week Marshall Allen, the current leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, looks back over his career with Sun Ra and talks about the way the Arkestra have developed over the years.

After working with Sun Ra since the late 1950s, Allen speaks of the true character of the mystical artist, about how his beliefs have affected his life and music, and about where he is taking the Arkestra now.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

    • 20.
    • Columbia.
  • Sidney Bechet

    Petite Fleur

    • Les Plus Belles Chansons De Sidney Bechet.
    • Rendez-Vous.
  • Sara Mitra

    Sunday Morning

    • April Song.
    • Impossible Ark.
  • Phil Ranelin & Tribe

    Vibes From The Tribe

    • Message From The Tribe.
    • Tribe Records / Universal Sound.
  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    I'm New Here

    • I鈥檓 New Here.
    • XL Recordings.
    • XLCD471.
  • The Bad Plus

    Never Stop

    • Never Stop.
    • Universal.
    • 0602527457581.
  • Yusef Lateef

    Revelation

    • The Centaur And The Phoenix.
    • Riverside.
  • Sun Ra Arkestra

    It Ain't Necessarily So

    • Music From Tomorrow鈥檚 World: Chicago 1960.
    • Atavistic.
  • The Sun Ra Arkestra

    Space Is The Place

    • Space Is The Place.
    • Impulse!.
  • The Sun Ra Arkestra

    Discipline 27

    • Live At The Paradox.
    • In & Out Records.
    • IOR CD 77098-2.
  • Floating Points Ensemble

    Post Suite

    • Xx.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • ZENCD160SP.
  • Pim Jacobs Combo & Rita Reys

    Can't Buy Me Love

    • Relax With Rita And Pim.
    • Universal.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Sep 2010 19:00