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Courtney Pine

Sue Lawley's castaway is jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine.

Favourite track: Guiltiness by Bob Marley and the Whalers
Book: Beneath the Underdog by Charles Mingus
Luxury: 1939 edition tenor saxophone

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45 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Sep 2001 11:15
主播大秀 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Guiltiness

  • Charlie Parker's Reboppers

    So What

    • So What.
    • Columbia.

  • John Coltrane

    Resolution

    • A Love Supreme.
    • MCA.

  • Aswad

    African Children

    • Live and Direct.
    • Island.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • Body and Soul.
    • Elektra.

  • Manu Dibango

    Soul Makossa

    • Big Blow and Soul Makossa.
    • London.

  • Brenda Russell

    In The Thick Of It

    • Greatest Hits - Brenda Russell.
    • A Mercury Music.

  • Africano and Power Medley

  • Book Choice

    • Beneath the Underdog - Charles Mingus

  • Luxury Choice

    • 1939 edition tenor saxophone

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Courtney Pine

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 May 2001 11:15
    主播大秀 Radio 4
  • Fri 1 Jun 2001 09:00
    主播大秀 Radio 4
  • Sun 9 Sep 2001 11:15
    主播大秀 Radio 4

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