A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block

A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block
Studio album by Soweto Kinch
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
Soweto Kinch chronology
Conversations with the Unseen (2003) A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block (2006) The New Emancipation (2010)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[1]

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Soweto Kinch.

1. "The Opening Theme" (1:17)
2. "The Mission / Skit 1 – The Tower Block" (6:47)
3. "10.30 Appointment / Skit 2 – In the Rain" (6:45)
4. "Adrian's Ballad / Skit 3 – Under the Bus Shelter" (4:49)
5. "Love Gamble / Skit 4 – Back in the Council High Rise" (4:25)
6. "Ridez / Skit 5 – Marcus' Flat" (5:09)
7. "Padz / Skit 6 – Marcus' Crisis" (5:33)
8. "Marcus' Crisis / Skit 7 – Well MC" (4:51)
9. "So! / Skit 8 – Adrian's Dreams" (7:20)
10. "Expansion / Skit 9 – Parting in the Clouds" (3:19)
11. "Out There / Skit 10 – The Court" (4:53)
12. "A Friendly Game of Basketball / Skit 11 – The Platform / Skit 12 – The Train That Never Came" (6:50)
13. "Everybody Raps – Skit 13 – Why Don't We All Team Up" (5:42)
14. "Who Knows? / Skit 14 – Adrian's New Property" (4:56)
15. "The House That Love Built / Skit 15 – Into the Basement" (6:10)

Personnel

• 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

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 824. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
2. Walters, John L (15 September 2006). "Soweto Kinch, A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Towerblock". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
3. "A Life in the Day Of [CD]" . Retrieved 16 January 2014.
4. "A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
5. "Soweto Kinch– A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". discogs. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
6. "A Life in the Day Of B19: Tales of the Tower Block". last.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
7. May, Chris (14 September 2006). "Soweto Kinch: A Life In The Day Of B19: Tales Of The Towerblock (2006)". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.