Nick checks out the many and varied ways jazz musicians are inspired by light, including starlight, moonlight, and twilight.
Missed the first part of the show, with tracks from Duke Ellington, Alice Coltrane and Thelonious Monk? Check it out here!
MUSIC DETAILS:
# | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
1 | Billie Holiday | What a Little Moonlight Can Do | Woods | Greatest Hits | Columbia | 03:02 |
2 | Natalie Cole | I'm Beginning to See the Light | Ellington / George / Hodges / James | Take A Look | Elektra | 03:29 |
3 | Katya Sourikova | Twilight (Chamber Orchestra Version) | Sourikova | Queen Maud Land | Weave | 07:45 |
4 | Booker Little | Moonlight Becomes You | Burke / Van Heusen | Booker Little 4 and Max Roach | United Artists | 05:40 |
5 | Jonathan Crayford | Light of the Earth | Crayford | East West Moon | Rattle | 03:46 |
6 | Lucien Johnson +5 | Light Shaft | Johnson | West of the Sun | bandcamp | 09:13 |
7 | Sarah Vaughan | When Lights are Low | Carter / Williams | Sarah + 2 | Roulette | 02:57 |
8 | Kurt Elling | In the Winelight | Eaton / Elling / Gladston | Man in the Air | Blue Note | 06:53 |
9 | Terence Blanchard / Cassandra Wilson | On the Sunny Side of the Street | McHugh | Let's Get Lost | Sony | 04:45 |
10 | Paul Kelly / Paul Grabowsky | Please Leave Your Light On | Kelly | Please Leave Your Light On | GawdAggie | 04:10 |