Cleo Laine at the Proms
From Bards to Blues: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth's 80th birthday gig at the 2007 Proms. Settings of Shakespeare by Dankworth and Arthur Young and blues from Duke Ellington.
From Bards to Blues: a rare chance to hear Cleo Laine and John Dankworth's 80th birthday gig recorded at the 2007 Proms presented by Geoffrey Smith. Settings of Shakespeare by Dankworth and Arthur Young and blues from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. With special guests Tommy Smith and Soweto Kinch on saxophone, Guy Barker on trumpet, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Big Band, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, members of the John Dankworth Quintet and Cleo Laine on vocals all directed by John Dankworth.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:03John Dankworth
The Million Dollar Collection
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00:24John Dankworth
All The World's a Stage
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00:25John Dankworth
Blow, blow, thou winter wind
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00:28John Dankworth
Where the bee sucks
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00:31John Dankworth
You spotted snakes
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00:34John Dankworth
When icicles hang by the wall
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00:37John Dankworth
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
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00:50John Dankworth
Take the 'A' Train
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01:04John Dankworth
Such Sweet Thunder
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01:11John Dankworth
Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)
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01:18John Dankworth
The Blues Ain't
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01:47John Dankworth
Creole Love Call
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01:52John Dankworth
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
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Sat 12 Nov 2016 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Jazz
