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September 2019 will mark the 40th anniversary of "Message in a Bottle," an auspicious opportunity to look back at the seminal work of The Police, through a jazz lens.With both
Sting
bass, electricb.1951
Andy Summers
guitarb.1942
Stewart Copeland
drumsb.1952
These two hours will feature some of their most beloved tunes, from "Roxanne" to "Walking on the Moon," from "Wrapped Around Your Finger" to "Every Breath You Take," performed by jazz luminaries like
Gil Evans
composer / conductor1912 - 1988
Don Cherry
trumpet1936 - 1995
Charlie Haden
bass, acoustic1937 - 2014
Johnathan Blake
drums
Chris Potter
saxophone, tenorb.1971
Linda May Han Oh
bass, acousticb.1984
The Bad Plus
band / ensemble / orchestrab.2000
Lynne Arriale
pianob.1957
Christof Lauer
saxophoneb.1953
Flavio Boltro
trumpetHappy listening!
" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat.Ben Allison
bass, acoustic
b.1966
" data-original-title="" title="">Ted Nash &Ted Nash
saxophone
b.1960
" data-original-title="" title="">Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00Pyeng Threadgill
vocals- Piero Fassi Circles Trio "Message in a Bottle" Shape of My Heart (The Music of Sting) (Atlantis/The Saifam Group) 0:17
- Host talks 4:57
- Gil Evans Orchestra "Murder by Numbers" Live 1986 7:41
" data-original-title="" title="">Curtis Stigers "Can't Stand Losing You" I Think It's Going to Rain Today (Concord) 17:21Curtis Stigers
saxophone- " data-original-title="" title="">Lynne Arriale "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Nuance (Motema) 21:18
Lynne Arriale
piano
b.1957 - Host talks 25:56
- Johnathan Blake "Syncronicity I" Trion (Giant Step Arts) 28:52
- Christof Lauer, Jens Thomas "Syncronicity II" Shadows in the Rain (ACT) 45:23
- Host talks 50:59
- Christof Lauer, Jens Thomas "Roxanne" Shadows in the Rain (ACT) 53:29
- The Bad Plus "Every Breath You Take" Live in Newport 2003 56:15
- Guillaume Seguron Quartet "Wrapped Around Your Finger / Don't Stand So Close to Me" Witches (AJMi) 1:02:54
- Host talks 1:11:02
- Michela Lombardi "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Shape of My Heart (The Music of Sting) (Atlantis/The Saifam Group) 1:13:18
- Philippe Kahn "Walkin' on the Moon" Walkin' on the Moon (Pacific High) 1:18:09
- Host talks 1:26:04
" data-original-title="" title="">Bob Belden "Shadows in the Rain" Straight to My Heart (Blue Note) 1:28:29Bob Belden
arranger
b.1956- " data-original-title="" title="">Quintorigo "Sole invisibile" Il cannone (Moletto) 1:35:03
- Host talks 1:38:52
- Flavio Boltro "Tea in the Sahara" Road Runner (Blue Note) 1:41:09
" data-original-title="" title="">Joseph Patrick Moore "Masoko Tanga" Decade 1996-2005 (Blue Canoe) 1:47:16Joseph Patrick Moore
bass
b.1969
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Manring "Spirits in the Material World" Drastic Measures (Windham Hill) 1:50:13Michael Manring
bass- Host talks 1:54:07
- The Police "Hungry for You" Ghost in the Machine (Remastered) (A&M) 1:57:11
- Stewart Copeland,
" data-original-title="" title="">Stanley Clarke "Too Cool Hats" Sacred Grove Jams (Self-released) 1:59:59Stanley Clarke
bass
b.1951 - Andy Summers "Lonely Woman" The Last Dance of Mr. X (BMG) 2:05:33
- Host talks 2:10:56
- Joe Henderson "Act II: It Ain't Necessarily So" Porgy and Bess (Verve) 2:16:17
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