Sounds for Saturday

  • Rank #
  • Premiered: Mar 1972
  • Episodes: 25
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Saturday
  • Talk show

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Season 1
1x1
Buddy Rich and his Orchestra
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Air date
Mar 25, 1972
Buddy Rich and his Orchestra in an in concert performance, including the the song `Time Being Sweet'.
1x2
The Faces
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Air date
Apr 01, 1972
The Faces - Kenny Jones, Ronnie Lane, Ian Mclagan, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood - singing Paul McCartney's Maybe I'm Amazed, Phil Everly's When Will I be Loved and Stewart and Wood's Miss Judy's Farm.
1x3
James Last and his Orchestra
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Air date
Apr 08, 1972
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1x4
The Oscar Peterson Trio
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Air date
Apr 15, 1972
The Oscar Peterson Trio in concert (Oscar Peterson (piano), Louis Hayes (drums), Niels-Henning Pedersen (bass)).
1x5
Tom Paxton with Mary Travers and John Denver
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Air date
Apr 22, 1972
In concert performance by folk singer Tom Paxton, with Mary Travers and John Denver. They play songs including: `What a Friend You Are', `Follow Me', `Forest Lawn', `It Will Come to you Again', `Re-adjustment Blues', `Jet Plane' and `Country Roads'.
1x6
Elton John
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 29, 1972
Elton John recorded in a concert performance based largely on his album `Madman Across the Water'. He is supported by Nigel Olsson (drums) and Dee Murray (guitar)
1x7
The Harry James Orchestra
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Air date
May 06, 1972
A weekly series of concert performances, this week featuring the Harry James Orchestra.
1x8
Richie Havens
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Air date
May 13, 1972
A weekly series of concert performances by some of the best entertainers in a wide spectrum of today's musical taste. This week: Richie Havens
1x9
The John Warren Band
Episode overview
Air date
May 20, 1972
John Warren's own brilliant compositions and arrangements provide the framework in which the soloists in his band can improvise. Trumpets: Alan Downey, Henry Lowther, Harry .. show full overview
1x10
Osibisa
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Air date
May 27, 1972
Osibisa who combine the rhythms of America and Africa in a sound of their own.
1x11
The 5th Dimension
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Air date
Jun 03, 1972
The five-piece American vocal group with their own backing group and numbers like Aquarius, Wedding Bell Blues, Day by Day, Love Story and Stoned Soul Picnic.
1x12
Joni Mitchell
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Air date
Jun 10, 1972
This episode has no summary.
1x13
Modern Jazz Quartet
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Air date
Jun 17, 1972
John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraharp), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums)
1x14
John Denver
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Air date
Jun 24, 1972
The American star will be singing many of his own compositions including his biggest hit 'Leaving on a Jet Plane.' Accompanied by Mike Taylor (guitar), Richard Kniss (bass)
1x15
Paco Peña and Flamenco Pura
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 01, 1972
Paco Pena and his Flamenco Puro featuring: The guitar playing of Paco Pena and Guillermo Basilisco; the singing of Barrilito and El Sodera; the dancing of Faiquillo de Cordoba and .. show full overview
1x16
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
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Air date
Jul 08, 1972
Stan Kenton, top jazz band leader, gives a reprise for the thousands of British fans who turned out for his tour. Trumpets Mike Vax, Dennis Noday, Jay Saunders, Ray Brown, Joe .. show full overview
1x17
Imrat Khan with Faiyaz Khan
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Air date
Jul 15, 1972
This episode has no summary.
1x18
Chuck Berry
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Air date
Jul 22, 1972
A chance to see a great performance from Rock 'n' Roll icon Chuck Berry. The concert was shown as Sounds for Saturday in 1972, but this new extended cut includes more songs, more chat .. show full overview
1x19
Don McLean
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Air date
Jul 29, 1972
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1x20
C.C.S.
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Air date
Aug 05, 1972
featuring Alexis Korner and Peter Thorup (Vocals), John Cameron (conductor/piano), Alan Parker (guitar), Herbie Flowers (bass guitar), Spike Heatley (bass), Barry Morgan, Tony Carr .. show full overview
1x21
Thelma Houston
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 12, 1972
Best-known in this country for her electrifying version of the Rolling Stones' 'Jumping Jack Flash,' Thelma can handle a tender ballad as easily as up-tempo Soul sounds.
1x22
Alan Price and Georgie Fame
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Air date
Aug 19, 1972
Accompanied by Colin Green (guitar), Clive Thacker (drums) Dave Markee (bass)
1x23
Roberta Flack
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Air date
Aug 26, 1972
Accompanied by Edward Tenryk (electric piano), Jerry Jemmott (bass guitar), Terry Plumeri (double bass), Richard Thomas Marotta (drums), Eric Gale (guitar), Ralph MacDonald (percussion)
1x24
Doris Troy
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Air date
Sep 02, 1972
Accompanied by The Gospel Truth, The GT Horns, The Voices of Joy
1x25 Show finale
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Air date
Sep 09, 1972
John McLaughlin (guitar), Billy Cobham (drums), Rick Laird (bass), Jan Hammer (piano), Jerry Goodman (violin)

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