A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block
Appearance
A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block | ||||
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Released | 2006 | |||
Recorded | Recorded at Mark Angelo Studios, Kore Studios, and The Shop, London | |||
Genre | Jazz, Hip Hop | |||
Length | 78:46 | |||
Label | Dune Records | |||
Producer | Tony Platt | |||
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A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block is a 2006 album by Soweto Kinch.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Soweto Kinch.
- "The Opening Theme" (1:17)
- "The Mission / Skit 1 – The Tower Block" (6:47)
- "10.30 Appointment / Skit 2 – In the Rain" (6:45)
- "Adrian's Ballad / Skit 3 – Under the Bus Shelter" (4:49)
- "Love Gamble / Skit 4 – Back in the Council High Rise" (4:25)
- "Ridez / Skit 5 – Marcus' Flat" (5:09)
- "Padz / Skit 6 – Marcus' Crisis" (5:33)
- "Marcus' Crisis / Skit 7 – Well MC" (4:51)
- "So! / Skit 8 – Adrian's Dreams" (7:20)
- "Expansion / Skit 9 – Parting in the Clouds" (3:19)
- "Out There / Skit 10 – The Court" (4:53)
- "A Friendly Game of Basketball / Skit 11 – The Platform / Skit 12 – The Train That Never Came" (6:50)
- "Everybody Raps – Skit 13 – Why Don't We All Team Up" (5:42)
- "Who Knows? / Skit 14 – Adrian's New Property" (4:56)
- "The House That Love Built / Skit 15 – Into the Basement" (6:10)
Personnel
[edit]- Soweto Kinch – alto saxophone, rap vocals, tenor saxophone
- Abram Wilson – trumpet
- Denys Baptiste – tenor saxophone
- Harry Brown – trombone
- Femi Temowo – guitar
- Michael Olatuja – bass
- Troy Miller – drums
- Moira Stuart – narration (track 1, skit 4, skit 5, skits 7–9, skit 12, skits 14 and 15)
- Additional vocals provided by
- Perge
- Toyin Kinch
- Kim Trusty
- Jonathan Kidd
- Breis
- Francis Mott
- Jonzi D
- Dannie Hoch
References
[edit]- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 824. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Walters, John L. "Soweto Kinch, A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Towerblock". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "A Life in the Day Of [CD]". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Soweto Kinch– A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". discogs. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". last.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ May, Chris. "Soweto Kinch: A Life In The Day Of B19: Tales Of The Towerblock (2006)". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.