BBC Radio Freeness: Classic archive

Corey revisits a classic archive recording from 1969, an exuberant ten-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Surman. Plus, a joyful solo piano piece by Bheki Mseleku.

Corey revisits a classic archive recording, an exuberant ten-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Surman. Recorded in 1969 as a one-off broadcast for German public radio the session was released by Cuneiform records in 2011 and captures Surman in the early stages of his career with a stellar line-up. Plus, a joyful solo piano piece by Bheki Mseleku, and the Australian Art Orchestra collaborate with the sound artist Shoeb Ahmad in an exploration of her teenage experiences.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

1 Bheki Mseleku – Ekhaya (Home)

2 Agile Experiments – DREAM LOSS

3 Irène Schweizer & Hamid Drake – Hot Sunflowers

4 John Surman – Flashpoint

5 Australian Art Orchestra & Shoeb Ahmad – im/modesty – excerpt 1

6 Jeanne Lee – Sundance

7 Yuma Uesaka, Cat Toren & Colin Hinton – Anemone

8 Tanja Feichtmair, Damon Smith & Gino Robair – Throw Off the last veil

9 Dave Tucker, Pat Thomas, Thurston Moore & Mark Sanders – The New Normal Part 2