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Jamie speaks to the great US piano player and composer Kenny Barron, about a career that stretches back over 65 years - from playing with Dizzy Gillespie to his new album Songbook.

Jamie speaks to the great US piano player and composer Kenny Barron, about a career that stretches back over 65 years. From playing cabaret shows with his older brother Bill Barron, to learning Brazilian rhythms with Dizzy Gillespie, the freedom of playing in duos, up to his new album Songbook.

Elsewhere, Jamie has tracks from Lena Horne, Totó la Momposina, Andy Bey and Django Reinhardt. Plus, new releases from Scrimshire, Stevie Toddler and Richard Spaven.

Produced by Folded Wing for BBC Radio 2.

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57 minutes

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Tue 30 Jun 202621:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lena Horne

    You Don't Have To Know The Language

    • Songs By Burke And Van Heusen (1959).
    • RCA Victor / Collectables.

  • Django Reinhardt

    Django's Tiger

    • Djangologie Vol. 15 (1946–1947.
    • Parlophone (France).

  • Stevie Toddler

    Too Far

    • Of a Lifetime (EP).
    • Self-Released / EmuBands.

  • Andy Bey

    They Can't Take That Away From Me

    • Shades of Bey (1998).
    • Evidence Music.

  • Scrimshire

    With Our Eternal Hope & Joy

    • Bring Our Light To Every Corner (2026).
    • Albert's Favourites.

  • Kenny Barron

    Have You Met Miss Jones

    • The Perfect Set: Live at the Keystone Korner.
    • Uptown Records.

  • Sonny Rollins

    You Don't Know What Love Is

    • Saxophone Colossus (1956).
    • Prestige Records.

  • Bill Barron

    Nebulae

    • The Next Plateau (1989).
    • Muse Records.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Winter Samba

    • The Winter Samba / Love Is Now (7").
    • Perception Records.

  • Kenny Barron

    Sambao

    • Sambao (1992).
    • Verve Records.

  • Kenny Barron & Charlie Haden

    For Heaven's Sake

    • Night and the City (1998).
    • Verve Records.

  • Kenny Barron

    Song For Abdullah (feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant)

    • The Source (2023).
    • Artwork Records.

  • Claire Martin & Kenny Barron

    Time After Time

    • Too Much in Love to Care (2012).
    • Linn Records.

  • Asta Hiroki

    Understanding

    • Continuation (2025).
    • Folded Music.

  • Totó la Momposina

    El Pescador

    • La Candela Viva (1993).
    • Real World Records.

  • Richard Spaven

    Out of the Quiet

    • Light of Day (2026).
    • Edition Records.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jun 202621:00
    BBC Radio 2