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Interviews and discussions about music, the universe and everything. From composer Richard Niles featuring the most acclaimed talents in Pop, Jazz and RB
DAVE MARKS is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in the UK. He writes music for film, TV, online content, theater, live events and video games. In 2025 he'll be out on tour with The World of Hans Zimmer, Simon McBride (of Deep Purple) and the Limitless Orchestra.
Throughout his career he has created music and media for a wide range of local national and global brands including Vodafone and TripAdvisor. He has also taught at many colleges and is a writer for Bass Guitar Magazine. He is also my old friend and musical colleague.
In PART 4 of my interview, he talks about the most important thing a pro musician needs - a PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE! Don't miss it!
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DAVE MARKS is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in the UK. He writes music for film, TV, online content, theater, live events and video games. In 2025 he'll be out on tour with The World of Hans Zimmer, Simon McBride (of Deep Purple) and the Limitless Orchestra.
Throughout his career he has created music and media for a wide range of local national and global brands including Vodafone and TripAdvisor. He has also taught at many colleges and is a writer for Bass Guitar Magazine. He is also my old friend and musical colleague.
In PART 3 of my interview, Dave discusses Stage Clothes, Per Diems, Hotels, Food... Practical advice
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DAVE MARKS is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in the UK. He writes music for film, TV, online content, theater, live events and video games. In 2025 he'll be out on tour with The World of Hans Zimmer, Simon McBride (of Deep Purple) and the Limitless Orchestra.
Throughout his career he has created music and media for a wide range of local national and global brands including Vodafone and TripAdvisor. He has also taught at many colleges and is a writer for Bass Guitar Magazine. He is also my old friend and musical colleague.
In PART 2 of my interview, Dave discusses how to learn the music, how to choose sounds, how to get gigs, negotiate your fee, and how to get paid!
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Award-winning guitarist Nigel Price has been called "the saviour of jazz" for his campaign to raise awareness and cash for GRASSROOTS venues. He discusses this and shows us his guitar, the Fibonacci Londoner! Don't miss this interview with a living jazz master! Recorded in the hot sunshine of a lovely English garden. Subscribe, share, groove!
The Price Revealed: how Nigel saved jazz
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SEVENTEEN is about giving voice to the next generation. Richard Niles interviewed creators, composer Ron Ramin and librettist/producer Portia Kamons. SEVENTEEN conveys the recent experiences of young Americans as they confront an unprecedented range of challenges, from gun violence to climate change, and offers a glimpse of what it means to be on the cusp of adulthood in America today.
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DAVE MARKS is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in the UK. He writes music for film, TV, online content, theater, live events and video games. In 2025 he'll be out on tour with The World of Hans Zimmer, Simon McBride (of Deep Purple) and the Limitless Orchestra.
Throughout his career he has created music and media for a wide range of local national and global brands including Vodafone and TripAdvisor. He has also taught at many colleges and is a writer for Bass Guitar Magazine. He is also my old friend and musical colleague.
In PART 1 of my interview, he talks about TECHNIQUE, READING MUSIC, knowledge of STYLE, and gives his BASS SETUP for the HANZ ZIMMER gig!
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This short interview is a masterclass in drum technique and improvisation from a unique drummer. In 1998 I wrote and hosted a music series INSIDE IMPROVISATION for BBC Radio 2.
I interviewed Grammy winning drummer Danny Gottlieb (the original @PatMethenyOfficial Group, Gary Burton, Mahavishnu/John McLaughlin, Blues Brothers, Randy Brecker, Stan Getz, Eliane Elias, Gary Sinese).
This short interview is followed by a bit of a track from my 1988 album, Santa Rita. “The Seduction of Art” ©1998Niles Smiles Music (BMI) features Danny on drums with the great Mark Egan on Bass, (Danny’s partner in their group Elements), Chris Hunter (alto sax), Steve Hamilton (keys) and Richard Niles (guitar).
A Drum Lesson From Danny Gottlieb
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SiriusXM broadcaster Andromeda Turre is a singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, and environmental activist. She has won multiple awards for her work for tolerance, and Advancing Equity.
In this interview she talks with Richard Niles about ‘growing up jazz’ with her parents, respected musicians Steve Turre and Akua Dixon, her development as an innovative musical force, and her new ‘jazz suite’ “From the Earth” dedicated to her environmental concerns.
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Andromeda Turre is Good for the Environment!
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A new group calling themselves The Dog Walkers contacted us. They say they know the dogs of America better than anyone, and they say they are not being eaten. They’ve even made a record to prove it! And they got their dogs to help make the record! Let me know what you think! The dogs are Codi and Wan!
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WHO ATE MY DOGGIE? by The Dog Walkers
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Out tomorrow from ProMixAcademy, my new interviews with Grammy winner Leo Sayer take you inside his vocal techniques, his songwriting, how he deals with the business, touring advice, how to develop your own style, the constant exploration at the heart of his creativity!
He also talks about working with producers David Courtney, Adam Faith, Richard Perry, Arif Mardin, Alan Tarney, and… his new self productions! Available at ProMix Academy!!!
Masterclass with LEO SAYER
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Screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky, Jr. tells his Hollywood tales as an insider stories and insights sparkling with poetry, humor, and the heat of first-hand observation. The son of the man who produced Hollywood’s first feature film, Jesse’s book is the history of the film industry, the birth of an artform, and a compelling personal memoir.
There are revealing portraits of Lasky Sr., and his partners Samuel Goldfish (later Goldwyn) and Cecil B. DeMille (for whom Jesse wrote 8 films, including “The Ten Commandments” and “Samson & Delilah”) – plus photos of friends and colleagues such as Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Cohn, Daryll Zanuck, Nick Ray and Sam Fuller.
From dating Jean Harlow to writing for Gary Cooper, and his pals Edward G. Robinson, and Yul Brynner – here are the artists and the conmen, the breathtaking creativity, and the destructive treachery.
And it is all described by a very witty man who knew everyone and saw everything - Jesse Lasky, Jr.
Whatever Happened to Hollywood? from the SON of its FOUNDING FATHER
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Join composer Richard Niles as he sits down with the extraordinary artists behind the creation of his groundbreaking album, "Adventures for Cello and Piano." In this podcast, discover the compelling WHY behind its creation, and the behind-the-scenes stories of HOW this innovative album came to life.
Richard Niles takes classical sophistication to new heights by blending it with contemporary audacity in his latest compositions – daring duets for cello and piano that defy traditional categorization. Is it Classical? Is it JAZZ? Dive deep into the creative process as Niles interviews the masterful virtuosos who brought his vision to our ears.
In these exclusive interviews, you'll hear from renowned cellist Dennis Karmazyn, esteemed English pianist Clive Dunstall, and the exceptional rhythm section duo of fretless bassist Mark Egan (Pat Metheny) and British drum phenomenon Ian Palmer. Learn how they came together to push the boundaries of "classical" Jazz with their artistry and innovation.
Grammy-winning composer Michael Gibbs describes Richard Niles' new project as "a delightful surprise – inquisitively engaging, intriguing, and masterfully played!" Jazzschool director Rob Ewing says, “The new album from composer Richard Niles demonstrates his compelling, playful rhythmic sense, combined with virtuosic yet tuneful melodies. Each performance in this rewarding set of pieces for cello and piano is rich with emotional expression, evoking a sense of exploration, wonder, and possibility. The addition of a world-class rhythm section on two of the tracks is a welcome bonus."
Check out the Adventurous Interviews podcast, where creativity knows no bounds.
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Interviews hosted by Richard Niles
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These tips from the masters are a unique resource for all improvising musicians. In Part 2, composer/guitarist Dr. Richard Niles talks to Pat Metheny, Bob Belden, Randy Brecker, Martin Taylor, David Chesky, HIROMI, Ronnie Cuber, Soweto Kinch, Janek Gwizdala, and Paquito D'Rivera.
Improvisation tips from the Masters Part 2
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“Inside Improvisation” ©2005Niles Smiles Music
by Richard Niles, sung by Katherine Gang
These interviews are a unique resource for all improvising musicians. In Part 1, composer/guitarist Dr. Richard Niles talks to Gary Burton, Mark King, Kyle Eastwood, Randy Brecker, and Paquito D'Rivera.
Improvisation tips from the Masters Part 1
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Mastering the Bass with Jeff Berlin
Explore the world of bass mastery with Jeff Berlin, a highly acclaimed electric bassist since the 1970s. In this insightful interview, Richard delves into Jeff's collaborations with notable artists like Gary Burton, Bill Bruford, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, and Dennis Chambers. Gain valuable insights into Jeff's concepts of achieving "Bass Mastery" and the art of being a creative artist.
Jeff Berlin Interview Part 2
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Jeff Berlin has been one of the most acclaimed electric bassists since the 1970s. In another informative interview, Richard asks him about the artists he’s worked with ( Gary Burton, Bill Bruford, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, Dennis Chambers) and his concepts about achieving “Bass Mastery” and being a creative artist.
Don’t miss Part 2 from a master of the bass!
Jeff Berlin Interview Part 1
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Adi Yeshaya is an acclaimed composer, arranger, educator, and jazz pianist who came to Minneapolis from Israel in the early 80s. Hear his story in this interview with Richard Niles where they discuss his work with Prince, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, and Burt Bacharach, and reveal their insider’s view of creativity in action.
Check his website here: https://www.adiyeshaya.com/
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ADI YESHAYA meets Prince, Aretha, Whitney, & Burt! Part 2
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Dr. Richard Niles with another message for creativity, freedom, inclusivity, innovation, diversity, and world peace!
RecordingAcademy #GrammyAwards #dukeellington #BobDylan #TheBeatles #MilesDavis #RichardNiles #Jazz #Pop #WTF
More is Better than Less, Always #Grammys2023
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Tino Macchia has a powerful and passionate voice, singing the classics of traditional pop. His story is a fascinating tale of a musician who played the accordion on countless gigs until a night at a karaoke bar changed his life.
With no training or preparation, Tino became a rising star performing on the California club scene , in-demand and in control. In this interview with Richard Niles,
Tino talks about his Italian family and musical upbringing, and how that night at the karaoke bar transformed his life. And ‘unplugged’ with Richard and Alexander Niles, he performs a song from his tribute show to Tom Jones, “Green, Green Grass of Home”
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How to Become a Singer OVERNIGHT
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Composer/producer Richard Niles asks fellow Grammy members to give new artist a chance. Radio Richard loves ideas because IDEAS MAKE YOU BETTER!
FYI. FYC. Give New Artists A Chance #Grammys2023
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Adi Yeshaya is an acclaimed composer, arranger, educator, and jazz pianist who came to Minneapolis from Israel in the early 80s. Hear his story in this interview with Richard Niles where they discuss his work with Prince, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, and Burt Bacharach, and reveal their insider’s view of creativity in action.
Check his website here: https://www.adiyeshaya.com/
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ADI YESHAYA meets Prince, Aretha, Whitney, & Burt! Part 1
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Guitar, BERKLEE, Technology, & The Beatles! Lauren Passarelli has been a Guitar Professor at Berklee College of Music since 1984.She’s also a Singer/ Songwriter, Beatles’ Expert, Creativity & Technology Clinician, Recording Engineer, Music Producer & Arranger.
Lauren has conducted songwriting workshops, guitar presentations & concerts of original music throughout New England. She is now Professor of Music Production & Technology with hundreds of videos on YouTube and CDs and digital downloads of her songs available worldwide.
Lauren talks about music education, guitars, the Beatles and more with Richard Niles. She also plays songs from her great new album SNOWCAKE!
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It's fun being George Harrison - Lauren Passarelli Interview
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My 4-Part BBC documentary on the life of legendary actress and singer Doris Day, whose compassion led her to become one of the world’s foremost animal rights activists.
In this last episode, I featured Comstock, who worked on her films, Jackie Joseph, her co-star in two movies, Rock Hudson, her frequent co-star and real-life friend, Ray Evans, the songwriter behind the song "Que Sera Sera," and Norman Jewison, her director. They talk about Doris' infectious personality, incredible talent, and dedication to animal rights. This podcast episode also covers her retirement as a pet rescuer, highlighting how she used her platform to make a difference. Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Doris Day.
DORIS DAY Sentimental Journey RARE Documentary and Interview! - Episode 4 (Epilogue)
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My 4-Part BBC documentary on the life of legendary actress and singer Doris Day, whose compassion led her to become one of the world’s foremost animal rights activists. I feature rare interviews with Doris Day and interviews with her friends and colleagues, Andy Williams, Les Brown Jr., Kay Ballard, Stumpy Brown, and arranger Frank Comstock. For the whole story, watch all 4 Episodes. Subscribe to our channel for more great interviews with great artists.
DORIS DAY – Sentimental Journey RARE Documentary & Interview! - Episode 3
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My 4-Part BBC documentary on the life of legendary actress and singer Doris Day, whose compassion led her to become one of the world’s foremost animal rights activists. I feature rare interviews with Doris Day and interviews with her friends and colleagues, Andy Williams, Les Brown Jr., Kay Ballard, Stumpy Brown, and arranger Frank Comstock. For the whole story, watch all 4 Episodes. Subscribe to our channel for more great interviews with great artists.
DORIS DAY – RARE Documentary & Interview! - Episode 2
In the 2nd episode, Doris talks about her career and her move into films. Music has been removed from the publishers because they refuse to accept the principle of "Fair Use" for educational purposes.4
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My 4-Part BBC documentary on the life of legendary actress and singer Doris Day, whose compassion led her to become one of the world’s foremost animal rights activists. I feature rare interviews with Doris Day and interviews with her friends and colleagues, Andy Williams, Les Brown Jr., Kay Ballard, Stumpy Brown, and arranger Frank Comstock. For the whole story, watch all 4 Episodes. Subscribe to our channel for more great interviews with great artists.
DORIS DAY – RARE Documentary & Interview! - Episode 1
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It’s Grammy season, and Composer/producer Richard Niles reacts to the latest issue of Billboard. Listen to him rant about the music business and let us know what you think! Radio Richard loves ideas because IDEAS MAKE YOU BETTER!
Billboard Gives us the Business by Richard Niles
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My 2002 BBC Radio 2 documentary series, “The Arrangers”, featured this documentary and my exclusive interview with Composer/Arranger PETE RUGOLO. He studied with Darius Milhaud, and had a long association with the STAN KENTON orchestra, becoming one of the most influential composers in modern jazz. He went on to produce and arrange for stars such as June Christy, The Four Freshmen and Nat King Cole, and write brilliant scores for film and TV including The Fugitive, The Untouchables, and Richard Diamond. As A&R for Capitol, he signed and produced the Miles Davis project known as “The Birth of the Cool”, enabling music that created the “cool school” of jazz. Here is his fascinating story, in his own words, assisted by contributions from Gene Lees, Stephanie Stein Crease, and Bud Shank.
PETE RUGOLO – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Kenton, Cole and MILES!
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I am SO happy to be bringing you this interview with RUPERT HOLMES Composer for Films & TV, singer/songwriter of many albums including the hits HIM and ESCAPE, the Piña Colada Song, Producer and Composer for Barbara Streisand, The Strawbs, John Miles, award winning author of books, plays and musicals. The interview was done for a BBC Radio 2 series called MANHATTAN, The most Musical Island on Earth in 2003.
When his first album Widescreen came out in 1974, I was going to the Berklee College of Music and I loved it so much I wrote him a fan letter , saying I’d love to meet him – He answered in a very witty typed and signed letter which I still have and treasure. It said that I should go to a small café in Paris on the Rue Saint-Sulpice where it is said that if you sit there long enough, everyone in the world will pass by – and that when I see him, I should say hello.
So, if you want to spend the next 45 minutes in the company of a very clever man and hear the story of his amazing career, hear him chat about Paul Simon, Barry Manilow, Melissa Manchester, studio work, Barbara Streisand, Broadway, and a very big Piña Colada!
RUPERT HOLMES talks about Streisand, NYC, Edwin Drood and Piña Colada
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Gary Burton, the multiple-Grammy-winning jazz vibraphonist has been an influential force on the vibraphone — the Burton grip, the technique he invented to play pianistically with 4-mallets, bears his name. He is also an important figure in jazz education, through a 33-year affiliation with the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
As a bandleader he made what is arguably the first jazz fusion album, in the 1960s, and has since mentored many artists including the guitarists Pat Metheny and Julian Lage. He also mentored composers such as Michael Gibbs, Steve Swallow, and Carla Bley, recording their music on his many successful albums. His long collaborative history with the pianist Chick Corea resulted in 6 Grammys and are regarded as one of the highest examples of the jazz duet.
In 2016 Gary Burton was recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the highest honor reserved for a jazz musician.
But for me, I will always be grateful to have had him as a teacher when I was a student at the Berklee College of Music from 1971 to 1975. As you are about to hear, Gary explains things extremely clearly, so that information that is new and sophisticated seems logical and inevitable. He was also very encouraging to me as a composer, and we spent many happy sessions looking at my tunes and discussing the possibilities.
In 2004 I wrote and hosted a radio series for the BBC, “Inside Improvisation”. Enjoy my interview with the great, Gary Burton.
GARY BURTON – Rare Interview and Free Improvisation Masterclass!
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Trumpet ace Wayne Jackson is an icon of American Soul. From Stax to Atlantic to Hi Records, with his friend Andrew Love, Charlie Chalmers and Bowlegs Miller, the Memphis Horns played on over 300 hits for Wilson Pickett’, Sam & Dave, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, James Taylor, Steve Winwood, U2, Peter Gabriel, Rod Stewart, the Doobie Brothers, Stephen Stills. B.B. King, Mark Knopfler, Buddy Guy and Alicia Keys.
In 2003 I interviewed Wayne over the telephone for my BBC Radio 2 series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging”. One of the greatest pleasures of my many years as an interviewer is the rapport that develops over a 30-minute interview. You will certainly see that here as Wayne and I share some jokes and stories. He was so much more than an icon – he was the kind of guy you could enjoy sitting next to in the studio for a lifetime. – Richard Niles
WAYNE JACKSON Memphis HORNS Rare Interview: Aretha, Otis, U2 and more!
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Film composer, arranger, producer and performer, Anne Dudley is a multi-talented and critically acclaimed musician. This interview was originally recorded for Niles’ BBC Radio 2 documentary, “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging”.
Beginning as a session musician and arranger for Producer Trevor Horn she worked with him on hits for ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Malcolm McClaren. She was a founding member of the Art of Noise whose hits included Close to the Edit, The Seduction of Claude Debussy, and Kiss featuring Tom Jones. In conversation with composer Richard Niles she discusses all this and more.
She has composed and produced soundtracks for dozens of award-winning films and television shows.
The Anne Dudley Interview - Artist of Noise
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In 2003 I interviewed Dave Weckl, a drummer whose unique talent and fire had won him induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2000. His performances with Paul Simon, George Benson, Michel Camilo, Robert Plant, Dave Grusin, Mike Stern and Anthony Jackson brought him public acclaim. But with his dynamic contribution to the Chick Corea Elektric Band and the Akoustic Band (1985 to 1991) Weckl became a jazz icon.
In this interview, Weckl discusses his development, the influence of Steve Gadd, playing in complex meters, his sonic concepts, the use of computers, and his work with Chick Corea. He also talked about his albums as a leader and composer, revealing a thinking musician who blends razor sharp precision with passion. Don’t miss this chance to chat to one of the greatest drummers of all time – Dave Weckl!
Dave Weckl Drum Legend Rare 2003 Interview
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Dave Brubeck, designated a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, was one of the most active and popular musicians in both the jazz and classical worlds.
With a career that spanned over six decades, his experiments in odd time signatures, improvised counterpoint, polyrhythm and polytonality remain hallmarks of innovation.
When I heard Brubeck would be in London for a series of concerts, I immediately booked an interview for the BBC as part of my series, “The New Jazz Standards”.
He talks about his early, experimental Octet, studies with Darius Milhaud, his musical influences, how “cool” jazz isn’t cool at all, and how his admirers included Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and Stan Kenton.
He also tells some very amusing stories about his dear friend and brilliant musical partner, Paul Desmond. This was so much fun, and I’m so happy to bring you this rare interview with a very nice musical giant who always did everything in his own sweet way -Dave Brubeck
Time Out with DAVE BRUBECK – Rare 2003 INTERVIEW with Take Five Legend
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From the ARCHIVE, Richard Niles’ documentary on Progressive Jazz bandleader STAN KENTON. Not only is there a rare interview with Kenton himself but Niles interviews his daughter, acclaimed author LESLIE KENTON who discusses her father’s concepts. Kenton was a committed innovator who, for forty years, pushed jazz forward in harmony, composition, orchestration, and featured the work of gifted arrangers such as Pete Rugolo, Johnny Richards, musicians Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Conti Candoli, and singers Anita O’Day and June Christy.
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Stan Kenton and the birth of the progressive jazz sound - Rare Interview!
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My 2002 BBC Radio 2 documentary from my series, “The Arrangers”, featured mood music king PAUL WESTON and his wife, singer JO STAFFORD talking about their career and working with JOHNNY MERCER, MARGARET WHITING, and a special feature on their comedy duo Jonathan & Darlene Edwards. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear these unique interviews!
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PAUL WESTON & JO STAFFORD - The Father of Mood Music - Rare Interview
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ROBERT FARNON is considered the greatest orchestral composer and arranger. In this rare 2001 interview, Richard Niles speaks to him about his career, his work with Tony Bennett, Singers Unlimited, and Frank Sinatra. A host of musical concepts from the man they called “the Governor”.
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ROBERT FARNON - Rare Interview - Symphonys, Singers and Sinatra!
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My 2002 BBC Radio 2 documentary from my series, “The Arrangers”, featured QUINCY JONES himself, talking about his early life, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Nadia Boulanger, Frank Sinatra, and “We Are the World”! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear it from Quincy himself!
And if you recognize the song at the start, from "Austin Power" franchise, it is Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova"!
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QUINCY JONES – Quincy SPEAKS - Ray, Dizzy and Frank! – RARE INTERVIEW!
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Between 1998 and 2003 composer Richard Niles wrote and hosted the series “New Jazz Standards” for BBC Radio 2. This interview features ‘smooth jazz’ icons, saxist Boney James and trumpeter Rick Braun in conversation and performance- playing a duet on Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father”. In it, James says, “Smooth Jazz isn’t a style – it’s a radio format!”
BONEY JAMES & RICK BRAUN – Exclusive Archive Interview & Performance
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In this unique interview, composer Richard Niles asks GRAMMY® Award-winning legend MELISSA MANCHESTER about her vocal techniques and her songwriting with hitmakers Paul Williams, Carole Bayer Sager, Kenny Loggins, and Bernie Taupin. She also speaks warmly of Barry Manilow, how the began their careers together with Bette Midler and formed a lifetime friendship.
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MELISSA MANCHESTER Talks Career, Singing, Songwriting and Manilow
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Billy May was Frank Sinatra’s swingin’est arranger. In this RARE INTERVIEW Billy May speaks about his amazing career, from his earliest studies, through arranging for Charlie Barnet, Glenn MILLER, having hits with children’s music and Tweety and Sylvester cartoons to writing groovy albums for Sinatra like Come Fly With Me.
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BILLY MAY – Billy SPEAKS of Tweety, Sylvester and Sinatra!!!
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Jimmy Rushing was best known as the bluesy vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. In fact, as you will hear, Basie originally started it as Rushing’s backing group. Their swingin’ friendship resulted in the longest partnership of a singer with a big band! I made this documentary in 2002 for BBC Radio 2. The story is told by “Mr. Five By Five”, Rushing himself in a rare interview - along with British jazz legend Humphrey Lyttleton, jazz pianist Dave Frishberg, and authors Gene Lees, Will Friedwald, Chris Albertson and Stephanie Stein Crease.
JIMMY RUSHING & COUNT BASIE – a SWINGIN’ FRIENDSHIP! RARE Interview!
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UK Songwriting Contest Best Original Song Winner “You Can’t Hide the Light” JOHNNY SCHAEFER tells of the creation of the award-winning duet with GRAMMY® Award-winning legend MELISSA MANCHESTER and Producer/Arranger Stephan Oberhof at Creation Station. How the song was conceived, written, produced – with the epic sound of 55 vocal tracks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScFPN...
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Featuring a rare interview with PEGGY LEE herself, we learn how she got her start UPFRONT with the King of Swing, BENNY GOODMAN at the age of 19. And in this POT-CAST, she tells why their big hit “Why Don’t You Do Right” was actually about Marijuana!
Also interviewed in my 2002 documentary, her daughter, Nicky LEE Foster, friend Phoebe Jacobs, authors Stephanie Stien Crease, David Hajdu, Will Friedwald and Gene Lees.
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PEGGY LEE & Benny GOODMAN! How Pot gave them a HIT! A SPECIAL POT-CAST!
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I wrote and hosted a series called “Upfront” for BBC Radio 2 in 2002. At the end of the 1940s, the musical world was changing. Bebop was growing and the big bands only had a few years to live. But the rich baritone of Billy Eckstine met the divine alto of Sarah Vaughan and stars were born! Here is the story of how Vaughan got her start at 19 from Eckstine, told by Sarah Vaughan herself, critic Stephanie Stein Crease, writer Will Friedwald and Vaughn’s biographer Leslie Gourse.
SARAH VAUGHAN & BILLY ECKSTINE – with Bop, Bird & Diz!!!
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In 2002, I wrote and hosted a series of documentaries called “Upfront” – about singers who made their names upfront with the big-bands. Here, I present the hippest of all singers Mel Tormé making his name with the most intellectual of bandleaders, Artie Shaw. Uber-talented Tormé was an actor, author, pianist, guitarist, arranger, songwriter (“The Christmas Song”), and drummer! He was singing with his vocal group, The Mel-Tones, when Shaw, the most successful bandleader in America wanted to expand his sound. This is the story of what can happen when two supreme talents collaborate - both a meeting of minds and a butting of heads! The music was as sublime as their infamous arguments!
The show features interviews with, Mel Tormé himself, Ginny Mancini (of the Mel-Tones), and writer Will Friedwald.
MEL TORMÉ & ARTIE SHAW – A Meeting of Minds!
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In 2001 I wrote and presented two series of “The Arrangers” for BBC Radio 2, examining the creators of iconic sounds in jazz & pop.
The fascinating story of HERB ALPERT & the Tijuana Brass is told in interviews with Alpert and his musicians, John Pisano, Bob Edmondson, and Pat Senatore. The music is sometimes dismissed, but the band had fifteen #1 albums, many hit singles and became the 4th biggest selling act of their time – a time that included The BEATLES!
Radio Richard Episode 100 The Story of HERB ALPERT & the Tijuana Brass
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In 2001, I wrote and presented a documentary series for BBC Radio 2, “The Arrangers” produced by @elizabethclark. It featured Robert Farnon, Neal Hefti, Herb Alpert, Stan Kenton, Quincy Jones, Pete Rugolo and Mexican arranger/composer JUAN GARCIA ESQUIVEL.
His daring, explosive, utterly original arrangements fueled by jazz, pop, film and loaded with instrumental effects, led to a new style in the 1960s: SPACE AGE POP or SPACE AGE BATCHELOR PAD. Here is his story told by experts, critics, and by Esquivel himself!
ESQUIVEL! The King of SPACE AGE LOUNGE MUSIC!
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PIR (Philadelphia International Records) took over from Motown as the preeminent black music label of the Seventies.
I interviewed producer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger BOBBY ELI for the BBC and for my book, “The Invisible Artist” in 2008. Bobby was a member of Mother Father Sister Brother playing guitar on many of the most successful PIR hits of the 1970s, working with their biggest artists and most significant arrangers.
As a founder member of the PIR team, Bobby was able to give us an articulate and detailed understanding of the genesis and history of the Philadelphia Sound - Producers and Arrangers THOM BELL, GAMBLE & HUFF, BOBBY MARTIN, MFSB, TSOP, The O’JAYS, The DELPHONICS, LTD, and more!
Here, for the first time, is our complete interview.
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BOBBY ELI – THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (International!)
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BOB MALONE is the kind of party your neighbors come upstairs to tell to turn down, and then enjoy the music so much they stay all night dancing, getting high and plooking your Auntie!
Malone, armed only with a pillaged and deflowered piano, has thrown that party for Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Seger. The singer/songwriter brings that same bacchanalian revelry to all of his solo albums.
Here, egged on by Richard Niles, Malone demolishes his piano, shreds his songs, propositions his wife (Karen Nash, who needed little encouragement) and created Looziana licentiousness. We suggest you watch this video barefoot with a bottle of almond oil and a friend who can cut a rug!
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Dr. Richard Niles has had musical adventures with some of the world’s most successful and acclaimed artists from Paul McCartney to Pat Metheny, James Brown to Randy Brecker, Tina Turner to Michael McDonald, Ray Charles to the Pet Shop Boys.
In this free chapter Niles comprehensively explains technique and the art of VOICING.
Praise from his colleagues includes Paul McCartney, “a great arranger and musician”, and Pat Metheny, “one of the best composer arrangers and a truly exciting musical force.” The book has been called, “a must for every aspiring arranger” (CHRIS WALDEN), “witty, informative insights into Niles’ arranging methods”, “A must read for arrangers and orchestrators in modern recorded music” (TONY VISCONTI), “the practical application shown in this book is of immeasurable value” (SYLVESTER RIVERS), “an easy read, full of humor informed by Niles’ vast and rich experience” (DON PEAKE)
RICHARD NILES ADVENTURES in ARRANGING Free Chapter! VOICING Masterclass
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In this new series of videos, composer/arranger/songwriter Richard Niles expands on his catchphrase “IDEAS MAKE YOU BETTER”. In this video, he shows how brass arranging ideas have helped songs become hits using examples from Martha & The Vandellas, Chic, The Beatles, and his own hits for Grace Jones and Was Not Was. Let us know what other subjects you’d like to hear Richard discuss in songwriting, performance, composition, pop, soul, and jazz in the comments.
RICHARD NILES New Series: IDEAS MAKE YOU BETTER - BRASS Arrangement Masterclass
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MASTER percussionist PETER ERSKINE demonstrates his concepts and techniques at the drums! He explains his musical concepts and his instrumental techniques – his way of dealing with the sometimes-challenging personalities of his fellow musicians. He tells HOW Weather Report and Steps Ahead rehearsed new material. How the grooves for Seth McFarlane album were created. And he demonstrates it all on the drums in his home studio.
Grammy and multi award-winning drummer/composer Peter Erskine is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest musicians. His 50 albums as leader are joined by playing in the iconic bands of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, both Brecker brothers, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny and John Scofield.
In this extraordinary interview with composer Richard Niles, Erskine talks about when to play and what to play and how to LISTEN. He explains his musical concepts and his instrumental techniques – his way of dealing with the sometimes-challenging personalities of his fellow musicians. He tells HOW Weather Report and Steps Ahead rehearsed new material. And he demonstrates it all on the drums in his home studio.
This makes this video a must for any musician and a special event for drummers to sit next to Erskine in his studio and absorb his wisdom. Listen, learn and enjoy!
Peter Erskine–DRUM-TASTIC Part 2: MASTERCLASS! Steps Ahead - Seth McFarlane and more!
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Grammy and multi award-winning drummer/composer Peter Erskine is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest musicians. His 50 albums as leader are joined by playing in the iconic bands of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, both Brecker brothers, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny and John Scofield.
In this extraordinary interview with composer Richard Niles, Erskine talks about when to play and what to play and how to LISTEN. He explains his musical concepts and his instrumental techniques – his way of dealing with the sometimes-challenging personalities of his fellow musicians. He tells HOW Weather Report and Steps Ahead rehearsed new material. And he demonstrates it all on the drums in his home studio.
Peter Erskine–DRUM-TASTIC Part 1:Weather Report-Pat Metheny-Steely Dan
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Legendary bass player JERRY JEMMOTT played on many hits by Aretha Franklin (“Think”), Nina Simone (“Ain’t Got No”), B.B. King (“The Thrill Is Gone”), Laura Nyro, Greg Allman, and King Curtis. He helped define the sound of the electric bass in the New York studios and in Muscle Shoals, Memphis. In this interview with composer/arranger Richard Niles, he demonstrates the concepts that made Jaco Pastorius say, “I’m just an imitator, Man. I’m doing a very bad imitation of Jerry Jemmott.”
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Jerry Jemmott helped create and define the Electric Bass in R&B, Soul, and Funk. In this revealing interview with composer Richard Niles, Jemmott discusses his journey from the Bronx to Memphis, from jazz to blues to soul - Atlantic Records to Muscle Shoals - Wilson Pickett to King Curtis to Aretha Franklin. Bass in hand, he demonstrates the unique sound that has earned him the title “The Groovemaster”.
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Comedian, singer, songwriter and actor Kate Robbins has had hit singles, made her own TV shows, done many voices for TV commercials, was a top studio vocalist, a jazz singer and pianist, acted on British soap Crossroads, wrote the theme song for Cilla Black’s “Surprise Surprise”, performed on iconic British comedy shows Just A Minute and Grumpy Old Women, and created voices for Spitting Image – notably Margaret Thatcher, Princess Margaret and the Queen. As if that were not enough, Paul McCartney is her 1st cousin! Hear her stories, her voices and her humor in this fun-filled interview!
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Richard Hewson had a college jazz group with bassist PETER ASHER. Asher’s sister Jane was going with another bass player named Paul. Hewson went on to arrange for the Beatles (The Long and Winding Road), McCartney (My Love), James Taylor, Mary Hopkin (Those Were The Days), Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Cliff Richard, and many more. He produced albums for Toyah Wilcox, Five Star and Shakin’ Stevens. He then formed THE RAH BAND, the silver costumed hit jazz funk group (The Crunch & Clouds Across The Moon).
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The second part of my interview with Pete Waterman, a man who likes trains and has made more hits than ANY producer.
He loves music so much, he broke down and cried in this interview. .Beginning as a DJ in the 1950s and 60s, Waterman had close connections with Motown in the 60s and Philadelphia International in the ‘70s.
He produced his first record while on holiday in Jamaica and became a Radio One DJ. As A&R for Magnet Records he signed disco act Silver Connection and Chris Rea.
He set up his own label, management, promotions and consultancy company working with John Travolta, The Specials, Matchbox, Soft Cell and Elton John.
As consultant for MCA he produced hits for Alvin Stardust, Tracy Ullman and the Belle Stars, and signed Musical Youth and Nick Kershaw. He set up PWL with writer/producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitkin.
Their first hit was You Spin Me Round for Dead or Alive and went on to be named Songwriter of the Year 3 years in a row. In 1988 SAW had an unprecedented six singles in the Top 30.
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Pete Waterman produced and co-wrote over 200 hit singles in the 1980s. While most critics dismissed the music as worthless, the public, who bought many million records, and Pete Waterman’s bank manager, knew the exact worth of it. Was the music formulaic? Yes, but that could be said for much of pop. Was it tuneful and danceable? Absolutely. Did it accurately reflect the ‘dress up & dance’, ‘showing out’, ‘loadsamoney’ spirit of the 80s? Oh yes, indeed!
Britain’s production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman (SAW) used the new technology of the 1980s to make a string of contagious hits for many pop artists including Kylie Minogue (I Should Be So Lucky, Better The Devil You Know), Jason Donovan, Mel & Kim (Showing Out, Respectable) Bananarama (Love In The First Degree, I’m Your Venus) and Rick Astley. Astley’s warm baritone voice gave SAW rare transatlantic successes with two #1s in America including Never Gonna Give You Up).
Here is the first part of my interview with the man who said he had “Woolworths EARS”, Pete Waterman.
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In Part 2, Vettese and Niles talk about why there is a Universe in an eighth-note, the ARTISTIC frame of reference, how our culture devalues and disenfranchises artists, and how we're not gonna take it any more!
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Philosopher, Producer, Virtuoso Musician PETER-John VETTESE has created hits for the last 40 years. In this unique talk with Richard Niles he discusses the philosophical roots of his mind-blowing creativity working with JETHRO TULL, Cutting Crew, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Go West, Pet Shop Boys, Bee Gees, Foreigner, Simple Minds, Annie Lennox, Peter Cox, Heather Small. WARNING: This interview is so deep, you may be inspired to read Kant, Wittgenstein and Nietzsche. Don’t miss Part 2!
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Dr. CARMINE MIRANDA is a classical cello Rockstar! Born in Venezuela of Armenian/Italian parents, Carmine is an internationally recognized, multi award-winning soloist and recording artist - the youngest musician to ever record Bach’s Six Cello Suites at 22. But he is also an EDM (electronic Dance Music) composer/producer/DJ who runs his own label, RLU Records. Carmine. He is Professor of Cello at Belmont University, Nashville. I recently met this unique musician when I was asked to write a piece for him – The Imperial Suite, a duet to be performed with Robert Marler, principal pianist of the Nashville Symphony.
I’m happy to introduce you to a man with a very open set of ears. Carmine discusses his very human approach to his art. In this video he picks up the cello to discuss his creative process and demonstrate the many sounds and emotions of his beautiful instrument. I also get him to play THE HAPPY-SAD GAME. What’s that??? Watch this incredible video to find out!
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Mark Egan is one of the world’s finest bassists. Starting his career with the first PAT METHENY GROUP, he has worked with Gil Evans, John McLaughlin, Cyndi Lauper, Stan Getz, Michael Franks, Roger Daltrey, Sting and Duran Duran off-shoot group ARCADIA. His partnership with drummer Danny Gottlieb has led to many albums of their group ELEMENTS and their new duo album “Electric Blue”.
Mark takes us inside his inspiration, how he created his sound, and his work ethic. He also tells us his WORST GIGS and gives valuable advice for musicians.
Mark and I have worked together on many projects and as A SPECIAL BONUS , here’s a track from one of my solo albums “The Seduction of Art” with Mark, Danny Gottlieb and the mind-blowing CHRIS HUNTER on Alto Saxophone.
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Singer/songwriter DAISY CHUTE interviews RICHARD NILES about his many years working with the PET SHOP BOYS. “Left To My Own Devices” (1988) was their 2nd single from INTROSPECTIVE album. Produced by Trevor Horn it reached #4 in the UK charts. Niles takes us behind the scenes of excess and EuroDisco, conducting huge orchestras and choirs full of Welsh miners, “Go West”, “If Love Were All”, “Can You Forgive Her?” and many more fab records.
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Daisy and Richard talk about Breakout” the 1986 smash hit by SWING OUT SISTER (# 4 UK, #6 USA Pop, AC #1) that made everyone happier than they already were. Niles talks about arranging the catchy strings and brass, producer Paul Stavely O’Duffy, writing the liner notes on the album “It’s Better To Travel”, and doing the RAP on “Twilight World”. Inside stories and bop poetry. Sophisticated jazzy pop, for you on Radio Richard.
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Grammy Award–winning drummer, composer, percussionist, author, and educator Mark Walker is a professor in the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music. He has performed and recorded with Oregon, Donato Poveda, Paquito D'Rivera, Michel Camilo, Dave Samuels, Andy Narell, WDR Big Band, NDR Big Band, Eliane Elias, Lyle Mays, Dave Liebman, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Rosa Passos, and many more. We talked about his colleagues, his teaching and his mastery of Latin and Afro-Cuban styles.
He also gives us a masterclass in taste and musicality with a stunning live performance. This improvisation demonstrates why he has been called “a supremely melodic drummer”… by ME!
ENJOY half as much as I did and you’ll be in percussion heaven!
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Joey Sellars - Hepcat in the Classroom!
Joey Sellers is a “Hepcat “by any standards of hepcat-ness. The award-winning Jazz trombonist, composer and arranger has been teaching for 20 years, influencing a new generation of jazzbos, hepcats and alligators to become serious musicians. Sellers is recipient of the Gil Evans Fellowship in Jazz Composition, the Sammy Nestico Award, and the Julius Hemphill Composition Award. He was Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Northern Illinois University before he became Director of Jazz Studies at SADDLEBACK COLLEGE.
HOW does he do it? Find out in this interview with composer/arranger Richard Niles, where they not only discuss teaching methods, but Niles also gets Sellers to tell THE FUNNIEST TROMBONE STORY EVER! Visit joeysellers.com for more info!
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In 2008, I interviewed Jeremy Lubbock for two BBC documentaries, “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” and “What is Melody?”. Jeremy was in fine form and discussed the current state of music, the music business and record companies. He also talked about his masterpiece recording “Awakening” conducted by his brother John and produced by George Martin. I am very happy to let music lovers hear the thoughts of one of this brilliant musical creator.
My book “The Invisible Artist” has an extended analysis of Lubbock’s work with musical transcription and analysis. Other featured artists are Jimmie Haskell, Arif Mardin, Brian Wilson, Thom Bell, Barry Manilow and Michael Gibbs.
Don’t miss, “Adventures in Arranging”
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Janita (Jenny) Haan has been called “the most powerful voice in rock history” from her work with British ‘prog-rock band, Babe Ruth. With a career spanning an incredible 50 years, the band led by composer/arranger/guitarist Alan Shacklock had many hits, their single “The Mexican” being a hit twice when it was taken up by remixer Jellybean Benitez and the hip-hop community in the 80s.
Jenny talks about how she developed her powerful vocal sound, dance moves and trademark costumes. Most impressive is her charm, her positive attitude and open mind. In a world filled with inflated egos, this is a rare example of a band that succeeded because of mutual respect allowing them to work together to achieve success.
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Sylvester Rivers is the living history of popular music from the age of 16 playing his first sessions in Detroit for Motown to the studios of Los Angeles and hundreds of hit records that he has played keyboards on arranged, produced or written for artists like Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, Candi Staton, High Inergy.
He talks to fellow arranger/composer Richard Niles about Motown, the Funk Brothers, Holland Dozier Holland, Ray Parker Jr. and tantalizing news about the new GHOSTBUSTERS movie, due this Thanksgiving.
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In 2008 I wrote and hosted a 7-part series for BBC Radio 2, “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging”. This eventually led to my PhD from Brunel University and my book, “The Invisible Artist”. The book, with interviews and 222 musical transcriptions of some of the greatest records in popular music, is available here:
Anyone who speaks to Jeremy Lubbock becomes aware very quickly that they are in the presence of a man who thinks very deeply—not only about music. His instincts are based on this intense thought process. Lubbock’s writing transcends craft to produce art of the highest order because of his mastery of his own distinctive musical language.
Lubbock, who passed away in January 2021, was an Englishman in both Los Angeles and New York. A highly respected and in-demand arranger since the 1970’s, he was also an acclaimed composer, songwriter and producer. Transcending the arbitrary divisions of this work into decades, his experience makes his comments on the state of the industry today particularly valuable.
His impressive career began with ear-training from his father, a respected classical musician. At the age of sixteen he turned his attention to jazz and pop and was soon working as a pianist and singer in London and Paris while studying architecture. In 1953 he recorded a version of the Perry Como hit Catch a Falling Star produced by George Martin. This led to club dates during the 1960’s.
By the 1970’s his arranging abilities landed him jobs with the BBC and ITV. His ‘big break’ came when composer Don Specht invited him to come to Los Angeles in 1977. He introduced Lubbock to producer Henry Lewey and in 1979 this led to Lubbock arranging Joni Mitchell’s acclaimed album Mingus.
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Congratulations to TFF for making a great new record in 2021. But this exciting hit (#5 UK, #2 USA) was my first meeting with Tears For Fears. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had already had hits like “Shout” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. But this was something different! Daisy Chute chats with me about how we sowed many seeds of love in the studio and why it’s impossible to park if you have a gig at the London Oriental Mandarin Hotel! Let’s drop some acid and listen to how we made this record with a little help from Guy Barker and Kate St. John. As Curt said, “We wanted to do something more colourful, something that sounded big and warm. You cannot get that from machines. You only get that with real musicians and real players."
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Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer Alan Shacklock had massive hits with his Art/Prog Rock band BABE RUTH in the 1970s, with singer Jennie Haan. He went on to produce Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Meat Loaf, Mike Oldfield, Bonnie Tyler, Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey. He produced soundtracks for the films Quicksilver, Doc Hollywood, Buddy’s Song and music for the FIFA World Cup. His song “The Mexican” (1972) became a massive hit in the 90s in the B-Boy & hip hop market. He’s a founder of British Record Producer’s Guild and was honored as EMI Songwriter of the Year for his #1 True Believers by Christian artist Phil Keagy.
He is currently Lecturer of Audio Engineering/Production at Nashville’s Belmont University.
In PART 2 of his interview with Richard Niles, Alan talks about how hip hp brought about the rebirth of Babe Ruth, working with Roger Daltry, becoming a respected educator, moving to Nashville, and his new project producing classical cellist CARMINE MIRANDA – with composer Richard Niles.
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Guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer Alan Shacklock had massive hits with his Art/Prog Rock band BABE RUTH in the 1970s, with singer Jennie Haan. He went on to produce Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Meat Loaf, Mike Oldfield, Bonnie Tyler, Jeff Beck and Roger Daltrey. He produced soundtracks for the films Quicksilver, Doc Hollywood, Buddy’s Song and music for the FIFA World Cup. His song “The Mexican” (1972) became a massive hit in the 90s in the B-Boy & hip hop market. He’s a founder of British Record Producer’s Guild and was honored as EMI Songwriter of the Year for his #1 True Believers by Christian artist Phil Keagy.
He is currently Lecturer of Audio Engineering/Production at Nashville’s Belmont University.
In this interview with Richard Niles, Alan tells the first part of his incredible story, growing up in Hatfield, being part of the London music scene of the 1960s, success with BABE RUTH and his move into production.
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Composer/arranger/producer Richard Niles has contributed to over 40 top Ten records with 20 Gold and 28 Platinum certifications. In this new Radio Richard series, singer/songwriter Daisy Chute (a hitmaker herself with All Angels) interviews Richard about how some of those massive hits were made.
Produced by Trevor Horn & Steve Lipson, “Slave To The Rhythm” (1985) was Grace Jones’ biggest hit, combining advanced digital technology with an 85-piece orchestra, arranged by Richard Niles. Here’s the inside story on a record that is considered one of the greatest record productions of all time.
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Part 4 of my BBC Radio 2 documentary series “Richard Niles’ HISTORY of POP ARRANGING” takes us to Philadelphia with contributions from TSOP guitarist BOBBY ELI and arranger/producer BOBBY MARTIN examining “the sound of Philadelphia” with Gamble & Huff and Thom Bell (The Delphonics, the Detroit Spinners, the Stylistics). We then descend with our naughty personages to enter the world of MISTER JAMES BROWN and a special interview with his sadly missed musical director, arranger and co-writer of “Cold Sweat” and “Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud”, PEE WEE ELLIS.
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For her work helping artists and composers at the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts, Paul McCartney said, “Rowena Morgan is my hero!”
The vivacious Welsh dynamo’s incredible career has included work in advertising, technology, sponsorship, radio, journalism, brand ambassador, artist liaison, social media management, event management, songwriting, publishing, music supervision, and business management at the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (now The IVORS).
She has become an icon of the British music industry as “The Musical Geisha” with her Ultimate Music/Media Industry Networking Nights, bringing together new artists, composers, publishers, label executives to exchange ideas, collaborate and create new projects.
Radio Richard is grateful to have Rowena on the show discussing – the current state of the music business, it’s challenges and ways to fix it – how an artist in 2021 can best achieve the career their talent deserves. Her information and sage advice can help YOU. So LISTEN to her fascinating conversation with composer Richard Niles, because, as she says, “It’s like medicine – it won’t do you any good in the bottle!”
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PAUL McCARTNEY, RAY DAVIES and BARRY GIBB love her. Why should you love her too? Because she was in the Platinum, Brit Award nominated group ALL ANGELS.
She plays LOTS of instruments and sings better than an angel.
She has worked on soundtracks for film (YESTERDAY Danny Boyle & Richard Curtis ) and TV (David Attenborough's A Perfect Planet) She worked with Radiohead. She has written a new musical “Coven”. Her new EP is “Songs of Solace”. She is Café Nero ARTIST of the MONTH.
She not only talks about all this and more, but she sings 2 of her songs LIVE and you’ll see a clip of her singing “Tip For A Toreador” from Richard Niles’ BANDZILLA album “Bandzilla Rises!!!”
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“Puddletown” and “She” by Daisy Chute.
In 2002 I made a series of documentary programs for BBC Radio 2 about the singers who made their names with the big bandleaders. Frank Sinatra got his start with trumpeter Harry James’ band but when he saw the chance to join the much more successful Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, he went after it. In Dorsey he found his biggest musical influence and most powerful foe. This show tells the story of the powerful relationship of these two great artists.
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MITCH DALTON has been a 1st call studio guitarist since the late 1970s. Credits include Ella Fitzgerald, Wayne Shorter, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Robbie Williams, Peggy Lee, Elmer Bernstein AND Monty Python. ALWAYS LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, in this MUSICIAN’S FUNNIES interview with my old friend and colleague, he tells the funny side of working with Herbie Hancock, Henry Mancini, Greg Lake (of ELP), Muhammed Ali and a million jingles and TV and Film scores. In Part 2, more amazing stories – and Mitch PLAYS!
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Pat Metheny plays LIVE in Richard Niles Exclusive Interview PART 3
In this 3rd and final part of my BBC Radio 2 series “Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life” recorded in 2007, Pat not only explains his concepts, he also demonstrates them on the guitar. This is a unique opportunity to hear how he expresses the infinite optimism, fearless exploration and sensitive humanity of his music.
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I continued to ask philosophically provocative questions that elicited such fascinating answers. As I wrote in my book, The Pat Metheny Interviews, “we are indeed fortunate to have lived at a time when artists such as Metheny were allowed to develop, be appreciated and supported by both the artistic and economic environment of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Our lives have been enriched by them.”
Also included are musical transcriptions of Pat’s playing from the book. Enjoy!
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Pat Metheny gets up close and personal with Richard Niles - Video PART 2 A RADIO RICHARD SPECIAL PRESENTATION In this 2nd part of my BBC Radio 2 series “Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life” recorded in 2007, Pat explains his concepts, philosophies and practices. This is invaluable to students, teachers and music lovers, and will enrich the soul of anyone who cares about art and creativity. Having known Pat since 1974, I posed some deliberately provocative questions, designed to get to the heart of his artistry. As I wrote in my book, “The Pat Metheny Interviews”, “I asked questions beyond music because I know that underneath all that charisma, theoretical knowledge and dynamic talent there is the intense philosophical mindset that created it. Pat Metheny is more than just a bunch of cool notes that are fun to listen to. There is a nexus in his brain Where Clifford Brown meets Nietzsche and they discuss nuclear physics while playing the changes to ‘Stella By Starlight’”
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Guitar players and lovers, you’re in for a special treat!
In my 2nd session with Grammy winning guitarist & composer LAURENCE JUBER, he plays a guitar piece I wrote for him called… “Guitar Piece” - and explains HOW he played it! This is a unique look into the creative process of one of the most gifted players of the last 50 years. He not only talks about his methodology, Laurence also discusses his love of Renaissance guitar and reveals his deep knowledge of guitar history. Get up and dance to his own newest piece, “Grandma’s Blue Chicken Pan”. As if that were not enough, the dashing Wings guitarist also talks about the Beatles use of harmony and how he expresses it on the guitar. In this relaxed chat between old friends, you will laugh, cry and be amazed! A masterclass from a true master. Watch! Listen! Learn! Take notes! And please, subscribe to Radio Richard to be notified of Laurence’s next show on DADGAD guitar!!!
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A RADIO RICHARD SPECIAL PRESENTATION “The only listener I know anything about is myself. I have absolutely no sense of how anybody else perceives anything. I just try to play for the listener inside me.” Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny is one of the most significant musicians of the last 50 years. In 2007, he invited me into his NYC home studio for my BBC Radio 2 series “Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life”. Over the next 3 days we talked about the myriad aspect of a career of unprecedented achievement, revolutionizing both the guitar and jazz itself - from Metheny’s first realization of his affinity for music to his wisdom accrued from years of dedicated musicianship - at practice, in the studio and on the road. Also interviewed are Metheny’s close collaborators including Gary Burton, Lyle Mays, Jack De Johnette, John Patitucci, his brother Mike Metheny and the late Michael Brecker. My friend Jack Gwizdala accompanied me for these interviews and played bass with Pat on some of the musical examples.
“The Pat Metheny Interviews” published by Hal Leonard in 2009, including musical transcriptions of Metheny’s musical performances illustrating his creative concepts. “Limpid, lucid, fluid, flowing, open, optimistic: you could apply these words to both Pat Metheny’s music and this book, a series of interviews by Dr Richard Niles, a gently humorous man whose strong work ethic has been rewarded with worldwide success in more than one genre. Niles’s banter gets the best out of his old friend. If you’re interested in music and ideas for a better future this book will help. If you’re already converted to Pat Metheny then it’s essential.” JAZZ JOURNAL
“the book goes beyond the usual biographical and guitar specific material that is normally found in a Metheny interview. It is a chance for musicians and non-musicians alike to learn more about the artistic process that fuels this legendary guitarist, composer and bandleader.” GUITAR CHRONICLE
“Niles has known Metheny since the mid-1970s, and he knows what questions to ask. The responses he gets are smart, funny and revealing. He has done pretty much everything right. People will still be learning from Metheny’s music for many more decades. And they can learn a lot about why it matters from this book. “ CALIFORNIA CHRONICLE
“Like eavesdropping on a conversation between two long-time friends and musicians, The Pat Metheny Interviews, is an insightfully revealing dialogue between American jazz guitarist and composer, Pat Metheny, and Richard Niles, a renowned composer, producer and songwriter.” MY 3 BOOKS
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ASMAC MASTERCLASS PART 2
JOHN ALTMAN & RICHARD NILES
Different Approaches Explained
Moderator: Sylvester Rivers
Composer/Arrangers John Altman (James Bond, Rod Stewart, Monty Python) and Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Pat Metheny) demonstrate their different approaches and arranging techniques. For this special ASMAC event, they have both arranged short versions of a simple nursery rhyme, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. This is a unique opportunity to compare and contrast the working methods of two acclaimed artists with 100 years combined experience.
Moderator and legendary arranger Sylvester Rivers asks all the right questions. How did they conceive, plan and execute the arrangement? How did they choose instrumentation, meter, groove, harmonic landscape? Why did they make those choices?
Don’t miss this opportunity to share some musical knowledge, and some laughs, with three arrangers who have helped create the sounds of our time.
BONUS: This PART 2 of this 2 hour presentation includes Altman’s CHASE SCENE from his score to the James Bond film, GOLDENEYE. PLUS, two live performances of Richard Niles’ BANDZILLA, at the 2002 Falkirk Festival, featuring singer PAT KANE and multi award winning jazz guitarist JIM MULLEN playing Niles’ arrangements of “Luck Be a Lady” (Guys & Dolls) and “Free Man In Paris” (Joni Mitchell).
ASMAC MASTERCLASS
JOHN ALTMAN & RICHARD NILES
Different Approaches Explained
Moderator: Sylvester Rivers (PART 1)
Composer/Arrangers John Altman (James Bond, Rod Stewart, Monty Python) and Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Pat Metheny) demonstrate their different approaches and arranging techniques. For this special ASMAC event, they have both arranged short versions of a simple nursery rhyme, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. This is a unique opportunity to compare and contrast the working methods of two acclaimed artists with 100 years combined experience.
Moderator and legendary arranger Sylvester Rivers asks all the right questions. How did they conceive, plan and execute the arrangement? How did they choose instrumentation, meter, groove, harmonic landscape? Why did they make those choices?
Don’t miss this opportunity to share some musical knowledge, and some laughs, with three arrangers who have helped create the sounds of our time.
BONUS: This 2 hour presentation includes Altman’s CHASE SCENE from his score to the James Bond film, GOLDENEYE. PLUS, two live performances of Richard Niles’ BANDZILLA, at the 2002 Falkirk Festival, featuring singer PAT KANE and multi award winning jazz guitarist JIM MULLEN playing Niles’ arrangements of “Luck Be a Lady” (Guys & Dolls) and “Free Man In Paris” (Joni Mitchell).
NEAL HEFTI was one of the most original and influential composers and arrangers of the 20th Century. Beginning as arranger for Woody Herman he went on to composing and arranging for Count Basie and Frank Sinatra. He wrote for film (The Odd Couple, Barefoot In The Park, Harlow, Sex & The Single Girl) and for TV (the phenomenal success of his “Batman” theme).
I wrote and hosted this show for my BBC Radio 2 series “The Arrangers” in 2001 (produced by Elizabeth Clark) and am happy to make this available for a new audience.
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American studio ace Matt, is the first call “rock bitch” of London. His exhausting credits include Rumer, ABC, Julian Lennon, Wu Tang Killer Bs, Go West, Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, Aimee Mann, The Beautiful South, Marcella Detroit, Sinead O'Connor, Swing Out Sister, Elton John, Steve Coogan, Shirley Bassey, Suzanne Rhatigan, Mica Paris, David McAlmont, Alan Partridge, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Alice Cooper, Bob Geldof, Emmylou Harris, David Arnold, Andy Williams, Paul Young, Linda Lewis, Sister Sledge, Belinda Carlisle, Rick Astley, Steve Earle…
Not just a ‘backer’ musician, Mat has many acclaimed solo albums of his songs. Matt won the 2007 New Music Awards Best New A/C. He performs 2 of his songs from his new album “Backernalia”
Too Much Information” by Matt Backer (Jack Russell Music PRS/BMI)
“The Dictator’s Daughter” by Matt Backer & Susie Webb (Jack Russell Music PRS/BMI)
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SHEL TALMY is one of the most innovative and influential record producers in popular music. It could be said, with a great deal of justification, that he created the SOUND of the 1960s. I’m talking about the power, the glory, the in-your-face gut punching power of rock. One thing you notice about Shel immediately is that you’re talking to a very clever man with a brain the size of Jupiter that got him on the Quiz Kids TV show. He worked for 3 years in television, and then worked as an engineer at Conway Recorders in LA where he was able to learn how things worked - and then improved on it. Urged to go to London by an English colleague, Talmy entered and then dominated the Swinging’ scene like Julius Caesar conquering Gaul. History was made and remade again with hits by The Kinks and The Who, Manfred Mann, Pentangle, Lee Hazlewood and many more. So sit back and enjoy a chance to meet the creative force that is Shel Talmy.
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Is radio important? Tony Currie thinks so. This golden voiced Scottish radio legend started broadcasting in 1972 at KPFK in Los Angeles started Radio Clyde, Scotland's first independent local radio station, became an announcer on Scottish Television, became Controller of Programmes for the Cable Authority, and the ITC, Director for BBC Scotland's television channels BBC ONE Scotland and BBC TWO Scotland, chairing both the Royal Television Society Scotland and the Radio Academy in Scotland. He has written for countless newspapers and magazines and has many published books. He created Radio Six International which syndicates its programming to 56 radio stations around the world.
We became friends when I was a BBC broadcaster in the 1990s and in this interview we waffle on about the history of radio, what broadcasting is and why it is important.
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A vocal master-class from Kim Chandler, perhaps the UK’s top vocal coach. ALL singers should LISTEN and LEARN from this interview. The legendary Australian runs a busy private vocal studio where she teaches an elite team of professional singers, artists and other vocal coaches. Kim is a regular presenter at national & international voice conferences and is a past President of the prestigious British Voice Association. Her high profile clients include Beverly Knight, Paloma Faith, Sarah Brightman and Kevin Rowland. She has also coached many TV shows and sung with stars Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, Neal Diamond, Michael McDonald, Lulu, Hamish Stuart, P Diddy, Rick Astley and Randy Brecker.
I have worked with her for at least 20 years and she is a studio phenomenon because she can not only sing anything, she can read anything! Hear her amazing work on my album BANDZILLA RISES. Get her mind-blowing vocal exercises at www.funkynfun.com
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Bass player Phil Spalding tells amusing (and frightening) stories of his crazy journey through the world of ROCK playing for Mick Jagger, Elton John, Robbie Williams, Toyah, Joe Cocker, Marcella Detroit and Seal. Together we wrote 4 songs recorded for Ray Charles on his Strong Love Affair album.
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From tea-boy to Producer, from assistant to Studio Manager. Producer/engineer and all ‘round nice guy STUART EPPS talks about working with Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Robbie Williams, George Harrison, Twisted Sister, Bill Wyman, Gus Dudgeon and many more. If you’re interested in how some classic hits were made, settle back for a laid back chat about the 1960s – Today! And a bonus couple of Musician’s Funnies as well.
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Wanna go racing with James Dean? Wanna make out with Sandra Dee? Wanna hit the beach with Natalie Wood? Wanna make the scene with Ed ‘Kookie’ Burns and Marlon Brando? In Part 2 of my interview with actor, hit recording artist & record producer STEVE ROWLAND he talks about coming from ‘50s Hollywood to Swingin’ London in the 60s. (WARNING: There are a couple of swear words that are perhaps inappropriate for children under 12.)
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Bassist/composer/author Mo Foster has credits any other musician would find tiring! Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Brian May, Ringo Starr, Gil Evans, Van Morrison, Cliff Richard… I could go on but then I’d be too shagged out to continue this intro. Mo’s book British Rock Guitar is so much more than the unimaginative title suggests. Filled with fascinating facts and hysterical stories, this is the book to have when you’re on the loo after eating a particularly challenging curry.
The best recommendation I can give you for this interview is that I prepared for it by wearing rubber undergarments - and I suggest you do the same.
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Richard Niles is re-releasing WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HOLLYWOOD? by his stepfather, screenwriter Jesse Lasky Jr. He has written an informative Foreword and added almost 400 rare photographs. The book tells the story of growing up in the dusty streets of Hollywood when his father produced the first feature film, and started a company that became Paramount. A compelling personal memoir written by a masterful writer, Lasky describes his life as a Hollywood screenwriter for Cecil B. De Mille, Harry Cohn, Nick Ray, Sam Fuller and Alfred Hitchcock, working with Gary Cooper, Anthony Quinn and Yul Brynner, and dating Jean Harlow.
Author and film historian Martin Turnbull (https://martinturnbull.com/) interviews Niles about the book, celebrating our 50th episode!
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When musicians get together, they tell funny stories about all the ridiculous, amusing, surprising, crazy, psycho things that happen to them – while they’re trying to make a living. So here is a new series of interviews, MUSICIAN’S FUNNIES on Radio Richard where you get to listen in and giggle along to those conversations.
Film composer (James Bond, Monty Python), arranger (Tina Turner, Bjork) and jazz saxophonist John Altman has more stories than a barrel of monkeys and an encyclopedic knowledge of musicians and recordings dating back beyond the dawn of mankind!
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Thanks to all my Radio Richard listeners and today I have a special treat for you, my 2010 interview with Gary Sinise. star of stage and screen, well-loved for his many film roles such as Apollo 13, Forest Gump, and of course as the rugged Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: New York!!!”
It’s easy to put people in convenient little boxes, but some people have more than one talent. Not only is Gary Sinise a superb actor and an actual movie star, he’s a rockin’, funky-butt bass player!! For this interview , I drove out to 29 Palms Marine Base in the middle of the Mojave desert. he not only talks about his acting but also shows why music is so important to him. After 9/11 he felt compelled to do something to help the soldiers risking their lives all over the globe. He formed The Lieutenant DAN BAND, a big 16-piece showband that travels all over the world bringing entertainment and a taste of home to American soldiers. On the very windy airfield in the dry but nevertheless picturesque area beloved by lizards and cacti, I asked Gary how he got his start in music.
The Lt. Dan Band is of course named after the wounded soldier Gary plays in the movie Forest Gump. The band features some great musicians including acclaimed drummer Danny Gottlieb who’s played not only with Pat Metheny Group, but with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock and The Blues Brothers Band! I asked my old buddy Danny Gottlieb about working with Gary on this project.
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Actor, singer and record producer Steve Rowland has had an incredible career by any standards. As a teenager he qualified for the Olympics as a diver. When an accident ended that, he burst into 1950s as an actor and singer with a family full of Hollywood royalty. His father was Roy Rowland, a successful director and his mother Ruth a respected writer. Her uncle was feared mogul Louis B. Mayer. Steve’s uncle was director/producer Jack Cummings. He also became a gossip columnist for a number of Hollywood fan mags because of the friends he hung out with – Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds, Sal Mineo, Dorothy Provine, Tuesday Weld, Bob Mitchum and his son Jim, Ed ‘Kookie’ Burns and Jimmy Dean. Steve’s band played to packed houses and he started getting parts in the new TV industry, (The Rifleman, Wanted Dead or Alive) while doing films like “Crime in the Streets” and “The Thin Red Line” . Getting a part in “Battle of the Bulge” with Henry Fonda took Steve to Spain where he stayed to form a successful band, Los Flaps. From there, he moved to London to become a record producer of many hits for Dave Dee Dozy Mick and Titch, The Herd, P.J. Proby, The Pretty Things, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rodriguez and his own group The Family Dogg. Later as a producer for Hansa/Ariola I was his arranger for the hit “I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper” (where I discovered Sara Brightman).
This interview is a rare look into life in Hollywood in the 40s and 50s and Part II will cover London in the Swingin’ Sixties. Have fun with Steve – I did!
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Legendary Arranger/Producer H.B.Barnum has been successful in every decade since the 1950s. Although working for the FBI (!), he became a singer in doo-wop groups the Dootones and the Robins, also working as an A&R man. The multi-instrumentalist decided to concentrate on music when he had a hit with “Pink Shoelaces” (Dodie Stevens). He arranged for Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin, Motown – The Supremes, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Smoky Robinson “Shop Around”. He arranged both Lou Rawls’ and Gladys Knight’s versions of “Help Me Make It Through The Night” – and Ann Margaret, Barry White, P Diddy and Phil Collins. He also arranged for Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington. He was Musical Director for Aretha Franklin for 40 years.
All this from a man who told me he “never wanted to be a musician”.
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Ray is well respected both as a top studio guitarist and a jazz player working with a host of stars from pop and rock (David Bowie, Phil Collins, Art Garfunkel, Lulu, George Martin, Heaven 17, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Phil Spector, Scott Walker, Andy Williams and Tina Turner), as well as jazz (Mo Foster, Anthony Jackson, Gary Moore, Simon Phillips, John Barry, Gil Evans, Michael Gibbs and RMS). He is also a composer well-known for his work on shows such as A Touch of Frost, Bergerac, Plain Jane, A Bit of a Do, Rich Tea and Sympathy, The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Dangerfield and Grafters. He was the guitarist in the successful Rock Follies TV series.
Enjoy a trip through 50 years of music history with rockin’ Ray Russell!
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Amen Corner. Fairweather. The Strawbs. Mott The Hoople. Pet Shop Boys. The Bee Gees. The Strawbs again! The very nice (and Welsh) keyboardist, composer, producer BLUE WEAVER talks about his amazing career with stories about Jimi Hendrix, Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman told in passing. Bleu shows you the working process of the professional musician from the inside. This is the guy who helped the Bee Gees create their new sound on records like “Jive Talking” , “You Should Be Dancing” and “Night Fever” And he explains how he produced the new STRAWBS album.
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Award winning guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola visited my home studio for an interview that will be a special treat to guitarists and music lovers. He spoke about how he developed his music, his explorations in sound and his love of Latin music. He also played two beautiful pieces from his (then) new album Flesh on Flesh (2002) live on acoustic guitar. [There is also an amusing moment when we talk of the amazing new development – SATTELITE RADIO!]
This is a unique masterclass from a monster musician and all ‘round nice guy.
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Michael Gibbs is one of the most innovative composers in jazz working with Gary Burton, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Whitney Houston, George Martin, Elton John, Sting, Peter Gabriel and John Scofield. He was my composition teacher at the Berklee College of Music (1974-5) and I played in his band (which I named) The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra. He is interviewed and his music analyzed in my book “The Invisible Artist”. I cannot say that his work is influential because his style so unique it is virtually impossible to copy. He is a wonderfully charming fellow, so enjoy our conversation at my studio in London (2010). The studio was in the garden, so the birds you hear were real, not samples.
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What a pleasure to introduce you to my friend and colleague for over 40 years, JOHN THIRKELL. Here comes TRUMPET WOW!!!
Why ‘wow’?
Pop: Bruno Mars, David Bowie, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Jamiroquoi, Swing Out Sister, Tina Turner, Clapton, Bon Jovi, Phill Collins… Jazz: Ray Charles, Buddy Rich, Phil Collins, “Through the 1980s and early 1990s he was on at least one album in the UK Charts continuously, without a break, for over 13 years. In 2009 he had two consecutive UK No.1 singles (Pixie Lott) was the first person to be inducted into the Musician's Union "Hall of Fame." In 2020 he scored his 25th No.1 (BTS)”
And at the end, we play a beautiful version of “Secret Love” (Fain Webster) ©Alfred Music Publishing
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I’ve never met anyone who I instantly liked as much as Jimmie Haskell. You can tell from the way we’re joking around in this 2002 interview that there was an instant rapport. In my book, “The Invisible Artist” I refer to his “gentle, understated sense of humor”. I ‘got’ him and he liked that I ‘got’ him. And respected him.
Haskell was successful as an arranger and producer from the late 1950’s starting out with Ricky Nelson to working with artists such as Sheryl Crow. His impressive credits include work with Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, Blondie, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Simon & Garfunkel (a Grammy for “Bridge Over Troubled Water”), The Bee Gees, Chicago (another Grammy for “If You Leave Me Now”), Bobbie Gentry (yet another Grammy for “Ballad of Billie Jo”), Bobby Darin, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Doobie Brothers, Jose Feliciano, Laura Nyro, Gladys Knight, Barry Manilow and Michael Jackson. The stats: Grammy Awards (3), Emmy Awards (1 and 4 nominations), composer for 31 feature films, 32 TV movies and 445 TV episodes. Arranger and/or producer for more than 132 gold and platinum hits.
This 2nd Part continues talking about Bobbie Gentry and moves on to stories about Barry Manilow and Burt Bacharach. Haskell explains how his professional attitude and deep musicality enabled him to work on virtually any kind of music. As Arif Mardin told me, “If you’re looking for craft, you have to look to Jimmie Haskell.”
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I’ve never met anyone who I instantly liked as much as Jimmie Haskell. You can tell from the way we’re joking around in this 2002 interview that there was an instant rapport. In my book, “The Invisible Artist” I refer to his “gentle, understated sense of humor”. I ‘got’ him and he liked that I ‘got’ him. And respected him.
Haskell was successful as an arranger and producer from the late 1950’s starting out with Ricky Nelson to working with artists such as Sheryl Crow. His impressive credits include work with Steely Dan, Barbra Streisand, Blondie, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Simon & Garfunkel (a Grammy for “Bridge Over Troubled Water”), The Bee Gees, Chicago (another Grammy for “If You Leave Me Now”), Bobbie Gentry (yet another Grammy for “Ballad of Billie Jo”), Bobby Darin, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Doobie Brothers, Jose Feliciano, Laura Nyro, Gladys Knight, Barry Manilow and Michael Jackson. The stats: Grammy Awards (3), Emmy Awards (1 and 4 nominations), composer for 31 feature films, 32 TV movies and 445 TV episodes. Arranger and/or producer for more than 132 gold and platinum hits.
The 2nd Part continues talking about Bobbie Gentry and moves on to stories about Barry Manilow and Burt Bacharach. Haskell explains how his professional attitude and deep musicality enabled him to work on virtually any kind of music. As Arif Mardin told me, “If you’re looking for craft, you have to look to Jimmie Haskell.”
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RR listeners will have heard interviews with Jerry Wexler and Arif Mardin and David Van De Pitte. But here’s part 3 of my BBC series on the contribution of arrangers, to Motown, Stax, Muscle Shoals and more, putting it all in context. With excerpts of some great music the publishers will try to cut out! Listen, enjoy, subscribe. Part 4 next week!
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A masterclass with acclaimed artist, ‘Snake’ Davis. He’s been a featured sax soloist with Ray Charles, Tom Jones, George Michael, M People, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Swing Out Sister Clive Griffin and the Pet Shop Boys. I’ve worked with him on many projects since 1987 when he joined BANDZILLA. He has had a constant solo career with his many bands and his “Classic Sax Solos” project. Snake talks about how he developed his uniquely ‘slithering’ trademark saxophone sound in this warm interview between two old friends and colleagues. More info at https://snakedavis.com/
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Co-Founder of Atlantic Records. Producer of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, Sam & Dave, Dire Straits and Bob Dylan. Inventor of the term ‘Rhythm & Blues’. New York. Memphis. Muscle Shoals. I interviewed Wexler in 2003 for my BBC documentary series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” and for my book “The Invisible Artist” (2009). This interview is not only historically important. Wexler enabled and encouraged some of the greatest artists to create their best work. It allows you to hear the thoughts of someone whose unique combination of intellect, soul and humanity made him one of the greatest contributors to the art of music. In Part 1 Wexler talks about his work with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Doctor John, and Harold Battiste. Don’t miss Part 2 where Wexler discusses his work at Stax Records with Aretha Franklin and Dylan at Muscle Shoals and Part 3 where he talks about Dusty Springfield in Memphis. Wexler also takes us into his private office at his home in Long Island.
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Co-Founder of Atlantic Records. Producer of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, Sam & Dave, Dire Straits and Bob Dylan. Inventor of the term ‘Rhythm & Blues’. New York. Memphis. Muscle Shoals. I interviewed Wexler in 2003 for my BBC documentary series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” and for my book “The Invisible Artist” (2009). This interview is not only historically important. Wexler enabled and encouraged some of the greatest artists to create their best work. It allows you to hear the thoughts of someone whose unique combination of intellect, soul and humanity made him one of the greatest contributors to the art of music. In Part 1 Wexler talks about his work with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Doctor John, and Harold Battiste. Don’t miss Part 2 where Wexler discusses his work at Stax Records with Aretha Franklin and Dylan at Muscle Shoals and Part 3 where he talks about Dusty Springfield in Memphis. Wexler also takes us into his private office at his home in Long Island. Only Radio Richard can give you such amazing content! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and donate to our podcast.
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Co-Founder of Atlantic Records. Producer of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, Sam & Dave, Dire Straits and Bob Dylan. Inventor of the term ‘Rhythm & Blues’. New York. Memphis. Muscle Shoals. I interviewed Wexler in 2003 for my BBC documentary series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” and for my book “The Invisible Artist” (2009). This interview is not only historically important. Wexler enabled and encouraged some of the greatest artists to create their best work. It allows you to hear the thoughts of someone whose unique combination of intellect, soul and humanity made him one of the greatest contributors to the art of music. In Part 1 Wexler talks about his work with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Doctor John, and Harold Battiste. Don’t miss Part 2 where Wexler discusses his work at Stax Records with Aretha Franklin and Dylan at Muscle Shoals and Part 3 where he talks about Dusty Springfield in Memphis. Wexler also takes us into his private office at his home in Long Island. Only Radio Richard can give you such amazing content! Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and donate to our podcast.
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“What’s Going On?” I’ll tell you: A rare and historically significant interview with legendary Motown arranger DAVID VAN DePITTE recorded for my BBC Radio 2 documentary series in 2002. Best known for his work on one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?”, Van DePitte’s contribution is significant. I am not aware of any other pop arrangement that uses a non-stop counter melody in this way, giving the song a feeling of sophistication, depth and gravitas it would otherwise have lacked. He also worked on many records for Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, the Four Tops, Funkadelic and Gladys Knight. Our interview allows us a rare view from the ‘shop floor’ of Motown’s production line, working with Gay, Berry Gordy, producers such as Frank Wilson and musicians such as his friend James Jamerson. No one with soul will want to miss this!
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Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran are acclaimed leaders in the a cappella vocal world, as well as being talented composers, arrangers and multi-instrumentalists. Here is the special bonus tune where they create what you could call a sound machine reminiscent of Miami!!!
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Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran are acclaimed leaders in the a cappella vocal world, as well as being talented composers, arrangers and multi-instrumentalists. They have worked with The Swingles, the Nylons and the New York Voices as well as performing in over 20 countries across 6 continents. They specialize in sophisticated vocal arrangements manifested with a mastery of ‘LIVE LOOPING’, using technology to multitrack their voices live in performance, demonstrated beautifully in their performance here. Listen and enjoy meeting these people who are not only phenomenally talented, but very nice indeed! And DON’T MISS the special BONUS performance, “FREE PLAY DUO go to Miami” coming soon!!!
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I was lucky enough to interview MICHAEL BRECKER at the 2003 Brecon Jazz Festival and interview him for my series, The New Jazz Standards. We also recorded him in concert playing 2 tunes, one of which is his fab arrangement of Giant Steps. This is a rare recording of Michael and a chance for you to hear one of the all-time greats in concert with Joey Calderazzo (piano), Chris Minh Doky (bass) and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts (drums). You’re welcome. This is killer stuff and you only get this with Radio Richard.
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With more than forty gold and platinum albums, over 15 Grammy nominations and seven Grammy Awards. Arif Mardin consistently arranged and produced hits for over forty years hits for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Hall & Oates, Brandy, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Laura Nyro, Phil Collins, Jewel, the Bee Gees, Ringo Starr, Michael McDonald, Eric Clapton, Gladys Knight, Scritti Politti, Culture Club and Willie Nelson. His relationship with Chaka Khan was particularly fruitful resulting in hits like I Feel For You, I’m Every Woman and What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me.
Mardin has worked in virtually every musical style producing everything from classical to film music, from the 1966 Young Rascals hit Good Lovin’ to The Modern Jazz Quartet. In 2002 he scored another hit with his own discovery Norah Jones. Come Away With Me became the second highest selling album of the year.
I interviewed Arif at his NYC home in 2002 for my BBC series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging”. This rare and historically valuable interview is a good example of the unique content you get by subscribing to RADIO RICHARD.
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With more than forty gold and platinum albums, over 15 Grammy nominations and seven Grammy Awards. Arif Mardin consistently arranged and produced hits for over forty years hits for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Hall & Oates, Brandy, Carly Simon, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Laura Nyro, Phil Collins, Jewel, the Bee Gees, Ringo Starr, Michael McDonald, Eric Clapton, Gladys Knight, Scritti Politti, Culture Club and Willie Nelson. His relationship with Chaka Khan was particularly fruitful resulting in hits like I Feel For You, I’m Every Woman and What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me.
Mardin has worked in virtually every musical style producing everything from classical to film music, from the 1966 Young Rascals hit Good Lovin’ to The Modern Jazz Quartet. In 2002 he scored another hit with his own discovery Norah Jones. Come Away With Me became the second highest selling album of the year.
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Educator, composer, arranger, Professor of Music at University of New Orleans Harold Battiste (1931-2015) co-produced and arranged many hits including You Send Me for Sam Cooke, I Got You Babe for Sonny & Cher, and the Gris Gris, Babylon and Gumbo albums for Mac Rebennack/Dr. John. This complete interview made for my History of Pop Arranging show for the BBC became a chapter in my book The Invisible Artist. This is an important historical archive as the legendary Battiste gives us an insider’s view of the birth of popular music from the 1950s, bringing his New Orleans culture to LA. Enjoy! Subscribe! Have some jambalaya!
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The FABULOUS 50s, and the birth of Rock and Roll as a commercial force was directed by the arrangers, using a fusion of swing, jazz, blues and Latin styles. Dave Bartholomew in New Orleans, Jesse Stone in New York City and Maxwell Davis in Los Angeles created a new sound that shocked a public used to the cocktail pop of Mitch Miller, Doris Day and Tony Bennett. And the technological development of the electric guitar and bass allowed rock to shake, rattle and roll into new radio stations starved for music. All in the 2nd episode of my acclaimed series. Don’t miss them!
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Manilow Magic! I interviewed pop superstar Barry Manilow in London (2003) for my BBC Series “Richard Niles’ History of Pop Arranging” (available here on Radio Richard) and for my acclaimed book “The Invisible Artist” (available from Amazon). Thoughtful and articulate, Barry reveals the musical concepts that have shaped his career from writing jingles to arranging and producing for Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick and Nancy Wilson to the creation of his own massive hits like “Mandy”, “Could It Be Magic” and “Weekend in New England”. He discusses the Broadway and rock influences that give his music “MUSCLE” and “EDGE”. Manilow talks about his use of technology on his then new album “2:00 AM Paradise Café”. He describes his unique dynamic “lay out” of a song taking it from a gentle voice and piano to a screaming hurricane of poptastic power. This is a rare and historically significant look into the process of one of the most successful popular artists of all time. Don’t miss anything!
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Jazz Improv Magazine called Jay Azzolina “one of the finest and most talented guitarists on the planet”, and I would be the last to argue with them. As my fellow student at The Berklee College of Music back in the 1970s, Jay knocked everyone out (including our teacher Pat Metheny) every time he picked up the guitar.
He earned a Grammy nomination for his work with Spyro Gyra in the 1980s and went on to work with Michael Brecker, John Patitucci, Herbie Mann and Chuck Mangione. He said of playing with Brecker and Patitucci, “The reason these guys are so amazing is because while playing they are constantly dealing you their music and at the same time receiving your music back and instantaneously making it theirs again. To me this is real group improvisation that is possible only with exceptional, giving players.”
He has also worked with singers Michael Franks, Donna Summer, Rickie Lee Jones, Manhattan Transfer and Carly Simon. His CDs as a leader include Never Too Late 1989, Past Tense 2000, Live At One Station Plaza 2002, The Rolling Stones Project 2005 and Local Dialect 2007. (More info at http://www.jayazzolina.net/)
I interviewed Jay at his home for my “What Is Melody?” series, and I had him demonstrate his ideas accompanied by bassist Janek Gwizdala. I also have Jay demonstrate his ability to not hurt me when I forced him to play different emotions and styles.
SPECIAL BONUS: I booked Jay LIVE at Pizza Express Jazz Club in London with my friends Gary Husband (drums/piano) and Laurence Cottle (bass) from June 4, 2011. This is killer stuff and you only get this with RadioRichard. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel! Donate to our PATREON! Pretty Please!
ALL MUSIC LICENCES AND COPYRIGHTS CLEARED BY BBC RADIO 2 IN 2003. I wrote and hosted this 7-part documentary series for BBC R2 in 2003. In Episode 1, I explain what an arranger is and interview arrangers Harold Battiste, Barry Manilow, Nick Ingman, Pee Wee Ellis, John Altman, Bobby Martin, H. B. Barnum, Jimmie Haskell and Jeremy Lubbock. If you don’t know them, you’ll know the records they arranged for Aretha, James Brown, Monty Python, Simon and Garfunkel, Dr. John and Michael Jackson. The series served as the basis for my book The Invisible Artist. For music lovers and students, this series is the mother lode. A lot more incredible content in the next 6 episodes. Don’t miss them! Subscribe to my podcast here. Let me know what you think!
Radio Richard Theme ©2021 Niles Smiles Music (BMI) sung by Free Play Duo
Steve began as half of remix team Brothers In Rhythm, with tracks for Michael Jackson, Sting and McCartney. He went on to become an acclaimed producer and songwriter for many artists including Westlife, Steps, Leona Lewis and Britney Spears . We worked together on many projects including Take That, Clive Griffin and Kylie Minogue. He became Kylie’s Musical Director for her spectacular tours in 1998 and this has continued in the theatre with Rent and the Hurly Burly Show. I asked Steve to explain his work as Musical Director. How does he help make a gigantic show even more effectively humongous? There is also some invaluable advice for artists who want to give their small gigs dramatic bang without the bucks! http://steveandersonproductions.com/
“Radio Richard Theme” ©2021 Niles Smiles Music sung by the Free Play Duo, Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran
Guitar players, you’re in for a special treat!
I first met Grammy Winning guitarist, arranger & composer LAURENCE JUBER in 1975. He was a top London studio even then and we did sessions, jingles and TV shows together over the years. Over the years he’s published many guitar books, played in James Bond movies and rocked around the world as a member of Paul McCartney’s Wings. He can play literally anything on his instrument - classical lute to country blues to groovy jazz. But here, I ask Laurence to show how he developed his unique, award-winning concept of the acoustic guitar, playing in different tunings and creating brilliant new sounds and arrangements. How did he come up with the idea and how exactly does he do it? A masterclass from a true master. Watch! Listen! Take notes! And you may watch the video version HERE
GREG PHILLINGANES is a singer, songwriter and studio ace keyboard player known for his work with Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson and Toto. I interviewed him for my “What Is Melody?” BBC radio series and he demonstrates his work with Herbie Hancock. As a bonus, you can hear “Jump Back”, an unreleased track I wrote with British singer Clive Griffin. The London session was as brilliant as you’d expect with Steve Ferrone on drums, Nathan East on Bass, Jess Bailey on Clavinet and Greg going absolutely bonkers on the piano. It was sounding so great, I threw off my professional producer’s hat and let the session turn into a big time jam. Enjoy!!!
“What is Melody” ©2007 Niles Smiles Music (BMI), piano, Steve Hamilton. “Jump Back” by Richard Niles & Clive Griffin ©1998 Niles Production (PRS)/Marylodge Music
I interviewed the great composer & pianist Bob James in my London studio in 2003 for my BBC series “The New Jazz Standards” Here is the 2003 interview with two live tracks I produced in my studio. While Bob was in the studio, he said, “Hey Richard, I just got an idea for a head for a new tune. Would you mind giving me a minute while I write it out so I can try it out with the guys?” I said, “Not only will I give you a minute, I’ll give you all coffee – and cookies!” I was happy as a puppy when Bob named the tune “NILES A HEAD” and later released it on his Urban Flamingo CD. Billy Kilson (drums), James Genus (bass).
Because Radio Richard is the gift that keeps on giving, I include yet another track I recorded in my studio when Bob showed up with the late guitar master Chuck Loeb in 2000. For anyone who thinks Bob’s just a “smooth jazz” artist, well, they haven’t heard much of Bob James and they certainly haven’t heard this track.
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“The New Jazz Standards” ©1998 Niles Smiles Music, piano & vocals by Michael Ruff.
I interviewed the great composer & pianist Bob James in my London studio in 2003 for my BBC series “The New Jazz Standards” and again in 2007 for my series “What Is Melody”. Here is the 2007 interview with a live track I produced in my studio from the first session with Bob’s wonderful band: Billy Kilson (drums), James Genus (bass) and Dave McMurray on tenor sax playing his tune “My Brother & Me”. Don’t miss part 2 - SUBSCRIBE [All music licenses cleared by BBC Radio 2]
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Between 1998 and 2003 I wrote and hosted a series on BBC Radio 2, New Jazz Standards. I played contemporary releases, but I also interviewed artists and recorded them playing live in my little studio in Chiswick, London. This show featured acclaimed group the YELLOWJACKETS. Originally broadcast in 2003, I interviewed Bob Mintzer who had just joined the group. A wonderful chance to hear that band on two life performances with Russel Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Marcus Baylor. [All music royalties already paid by the BBC at time of broadcast.]
“The New Jazz Standards” theme ©1998 Niles Smiles Music (BMI), vocals and piano: Michael Ruff
How about listening to WAYNE SHORTER talking about composition? You can have that rare opportunity right here in my 2003 interview for my series “The New Jazz Standards”. This is an excerpt from the show where Wayne also talks to me about Miles Davis and working with Herbie Hancock on their duo record “One On One”, so I suggest you click PLAY, and SUBSCRIBE – in that order!
“The New Jazz Standards” ©1998 Niles Smiles Music, theme song sung be Michael Ruff.
Guitarists and jazzbos will love this masterclass in improvisation from award-winning guitarist and composer MIKE STERN. Recorded in 2007 at his NY apartment, the floors covered in music, he talks working with Miles Davis and Michael Brecker, and demonstrates his concepts on his Telecaster, aided by the superb Janek Gwizdala on bass. I went to the Berklee College of Music with Mike 1971-1975 and he played in my Guitar Quartet commissioned by Pat with guitarists Mitch Coodley and Jay Azzolina. So this is a relaxed ‘hang’ that will be a valuable resource for students and fun for all.
I recorded this for my two BBC Radio 2 series “What is Melody?” and “Inside Improvisation.
“What is Melody?” ©2007 Niles Smiles Music (BMI) sung by Daisy Chute, End sting sung by Free Play Duo, Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran
He may not be a household name, but Charles Calello has arranged hits for The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, Laura Nyro, Shirley Ellis, Streisand, Springsteen, Engelbert Humperdink, Gloria Estefan, Barry Manilow, Dr. Buzzard, Kid Creole, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell and Frank Sinatra. In fact this interview contains what I think is the BEST SINATRA STORY of all time! A rare insider’s view of the history of popular music! Recorded originally for my BBC radio series “Manhattan – the most musical island on Earth” in 2003.
“Radio Richard Theme” ©2021 Niles Smiles Music (BMI) performed by Free Play Duo, Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran
I interviewed award winning bass virtuoso & composer John Patitucci in 2007 for my BBC radio series “What Is Melody” in his basement studio in his home, after having a fabulous cup of espresso! I was assisted by my friend, bassist and pianist Janek Gwizdala. This is a masterclass from a true master of both upright and electric bass as John demonstrates his approach to melody on his two instruments. [Theme sung by Daisy Chute. End sting sung by Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran]
I first worked with British jazz saxophonist CHRIS HUNTER when he was a London studio ace at 18. He then became one of the only British jazz musicians to conquer the New York jazz and studio scene when he was asked to join Gil Evans. In this interview, he demonstrates how he achieved his mastery on the horn and the concepts that have made him one of the most brilliant artists in music. At the end of the interview, I have included “Black ‘n’ Shiny”, a track from my album “Santa Rita” where he does to the alto sax what the Vikings did to the Anglo Saxons. Mark Egan, Bass, Steve Hamilton (keys), Danny Gottlieb, (drums), and Richard Niles (guitar).
In 2004 I did a series for BBC Radio 2 “Inside Improvisation”. Eliane Elias is an award-winning Brazilian pianist, composer and singer with many Grammy nominated albums. Her husband Marc Johnson was the bassist for Bill Evans’ last trio and has many albums as a leader. I asked Elias and Johnson to demonstrate the differences between mainstream jazz and Brazilian rhythms and their remarkable musical communication is a joy for your ears to behold. Apologies for the bad sound but we recorded this in a traffic noisy New York apartment.
I interviewed Lyle in Los Angeles for my BBC Radio 2 series “WHAT IS MELODY?” in 2007. He talks about his first meeting with Pat Metheny and discusses the composition of their then recent CD, “The Way Up”.
I first met Lyle when he joined the Pat Metheny Group and had the pleasure of working with him on the American Garage album in 1979. I remember being in the studio recording a tune called “The Search” and I suggested that the guitar melody, played on a 12-string might sound great in 3-part harmony. Pat and I discussed it for a couple of minutes and by the time Pat said, “OK, let’s try it”, Lyle had written the arrangement on a pad of paper. Whenever there was a problem in the studio, he would immediately go out to the dining area where he had a travel chess set.
Lyle had both a breathtaking musical talent and a wry sense of humor (as you’ll hear at the end of this interview!) I feel very fortunate to have known him.
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I interviewed Nile Rodgers in his tasteful apartment in New York City for my 2003 BBC Radio series, “Manhattan – The most musical island on Earth”. CHIC was the galloping guitar of Nile Rodgers and the bubbling bass of Bernard Edwards. Their hits, including Dance Dance Dance, Everybody Dance, Le Freak, The Greatest Dancer,I Want Your Love and Good Times created a sophisticated, classy funk elevated by Rodgers’ inventive arrangements. Nile talks about his life, his influences and his productions of artists such as Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Sister Sledge, Carly Simon and Diana Ross. An invaluable look into the mind of a uniquely influential musician. #nilerodgers #interview
“I believe in the future”, says David Chesky, an internationally renowned composer/pianist respected in the Jazz and Classical worlds. He has written orchestral works, operas, ballets, chamber works many combining sophisticated compositional techniques with the urban sounds of New York City. He also runs Chesky Records producing audiophile recordings in classical, jazz and World music. This is one of the most fascinating interviews for my radio series “Inside Improvisation” in 2005, and David demonstrates his concepts at the piano. My theme song is performed by New York jazz chanteuse Katherine Gang.
The Carpenters are one of the best-selling music artists of all time with three number-one singles, five number-two singles, 15 number-one hits (Adult Contemporary) and 12 top-10 singles. They have sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Karen Carpenter is justly considered the greatest pop vocalists to grace a microphone, and perhaps less known as a superb drummer. In 2003, I interviewed producer/arranger/singer Richard Carpenter for my BBC Radio 2 series “Pop Arrangers” which later became my book “The Invisible Artist” (with a chapter on Carpenter). Here he discusses the arranging and production techniques used in the making of such hits as Close To You, Ticket To Ride, Calling Occupants, We’ve only Just Begun, and many more. Where else can you hear Richard Carpenter demonstrating his ideas at the piano? A unique look at one of the true masters of pop.
This short interview is a masterclass in drum technique and improvisation from a unique drummer. In 1998 I wrote and hosted a music series INSIDE IMPROVISATION for BBC Radio 2. I interviewed Grammy winning drummer Danny Gottlieb (the original Pat Metheny Group, Gary Burton, Mahavishnu/John McLaughlin, Blues Brothers, Randy Brecker, Stan Getz, Eliane Elias, Gary Sinese). This short interview is followed by a track from my 1988 album, Santa Rita. “The Seduction of Art” ©1998 Niles Smiles Music (BMI) features Danny on drums with the great Mark Egan on Bass, (Danny’s partner in their group Elements), Chris Hunter (alto sax), Steve Hamilton (keys) and Richard Niles (guitar).
In 2005, I wrote and hosted a series for BBC Radio 2, “Inside Improvisation”. The purpose was to explain the many facets of improvisation. I interviewed one of my biggest musical heroes, multi Grammy winning composer and trumpet virtuoso, Randy Brecker. This is one of the best possible demonstrations of how a jazz musician develops their skills, a unique masterclass by a masterful artist. In 2016, Brecker sang and played on “You Can’t Get There from Here” from my Bandzilla Rises!!! album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDYluRQNoY )
Trevor Horn is arguably the greatest record producer in the history of pop. I interviewed him when I was teaching at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford in 2009. This is an invaluable masterclass in record production, artist development and creativity. Trevor talks about making many of his hit records such as Video Killed The Radio Star, Slave to the Rhythm, Seal, The Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood/Relax, Faith Hill and many more.
In May of 2003 I was asked to become Musical Director, Conductor, Arranger & Guitarist for Michael’s concert, broadcast by Radio 2 June 16, 2003. I was writing some songs with Hamish at the time and asked if he would like to come along. I will post more of the concert later.
This was probably my favorite interview, only because I was sitting on a piano stool next to Michael while he was singing in my ear, possibly the most beautiful sound on earth.