RC 260906SAfmKitty Beedla
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Kitty Beedla’s episode centred on detailed vinyl conversations about Charles Mingus and McCoy Tyner, alongside a theatre spotlight on Johannesburg’s returning Motown production.
- 22:24
An Ode to Motown returned to the Joburg Theatre’s Mandela Stage by popular demand after a sold-out run, with its final performance scheduled for 13 September.
- 23:08
Charles Mingus’s “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” was presented as a 1959 tribute to saxophonist Lester Young, combining slow blues, mournful saxophones and spacious ensemble writing.
- 23:15
Mingus’s “Tensions”, recorded in 1959 for Blues and Roots, used six horns, bass and drums to create a dense, muscular arrangement balancing composition with improvisation.
- 23:29
McCoy Tyner’s “Vision”, recorded in 1968 and released on Expressions, featured Wayne Shorter, Woody Shaw and Ron Carter’s cello in an expansive post-Coltrane ensemble sound.
- 23:41
Tyner’s “Contemplation”, from his 1967 Blue Note debut The Real McCoy, marked his move towards an individual musical identity through a lyrical quartet performance.