Jazz Line-Up - Vince Mendoza

Claire Martin presents the latest mix of jazz releases, plus an interview and concert set by composer and arranger Vince Mendoza with the WDR Big Band. The programme features repertoire from his album Blauklang, nominated at the 51st Grammy awards for best large jazz ensemble album. Vince has previously been nominated 16 times and has won four, his most recent being for his work on the Joe Zawinul Brown Street album. The concert was recorded at the Funkhaus in Cologne in November 2008 and features Mendoza's arrangements of Miles Davis' tune All Blues, Gil Evans' Blues For Pablo as well as his own compositions working with the WDR Big Band - The Bluesound Suite, Lo Rossinyol, Habanera and Ollie Mention. Title: Everything Happens to Me Artist: Gilad Atzmon CD: In Loving Memory of America Track:1 Label: Enja Records ENJ 888 850-2 Comp: Matt Dennis Pub: Gema Dur: 03.57 Title: If I Loved You Artist: Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw CD: Slow Down Track: 12 Label: Splashpoint Records SPR 004CD Comp: Rodgers/Hammerstein Pub: EMI Publishing Ltd Dur: 04.57 Title: In a Silent Way Artist: Basquiat Strings/Seb Roachford CD: Basquiat Strings with Seb Roachford Track: 8 Label: F-IRE F-IRE CD 18 Comp: Joe Zawinul Pub: Keith Prowse Music Dur: 02.35 Title: Donna Lee Artist: Martin Speake CD: Generations Track: 7 Label: Pumpkin Records 002 Comp: Miles Davis Pub: N/A Dur: 06.22 Title: We're Not From Around Here Artist: Bill Frisell CD: The Best of Bill Frisell Vol. 1 - Folk Songs Track: 4 Label: Nonesuch Records 7559 78633 Comp: Bill Frisell Pub: Friz-Tone Music / BMI Dur: 04.20 West German Radio Recording (EBU Concert Set), recorded at the Funkhaus in Cologne on 3rd November 2008. Title: All Blues Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza Comp: Miles Davis (arr. Vince Mendoza) Dur: 13.18 Title: Blues for Pablo Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza Comp: Gil Evans (arr. Vince Mendoza) Dur: 06.32 Title: Habanera Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza Comp: Vince Mendoza Dur: 04.50 Title: Extract from The Bluesounds Suite Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza Comp: Vince Mendoza Dur: 06.53 Title: Extract from The Bluesounds Suite Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza Comp: Vince Mendoza Dur: 10.03 Title: Wedgehead Gets Lucky Artist: Stonephace CD: Stonephace Track: 1 Label: Tru Thoughts TRUCD 186 Comp: Larry Stabbins Pub: Tru Thoughts Dur: 06.10.