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)

A Life in the Day of B19: Tales of the Tower Block is a 2006 album by Soweto Kinch.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

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

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5. "A Life In The Day Of B19: Tales Of The Tower Block". last.fm. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
6. May, Chris. "Soweto Kinch: A Life In The Day Of B19: Tales Of The Towerblock (2006)". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.