William Dart wraps up the year’s first series with a hamper of goodies: a new local release from Spoilers of Utopia; Yoko Ono, Graham Parker, The Punch Brothers and Norah Jones contribute to the soundtrack album for This is 40; Fenella Fielding's The Savoy Sessions; Vashti Bunyan tributes Nick Drake; Aretha Franklin for the hell of it, and a belated tribute to Richard Rodney Bennett who died late last year

Playlist

'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)

'Kiwis on Parade' (Francis) – The 1953 National Band of New Zealand
The 1953 National Band of New Zealand
(Atoll)

'ADND' (Scholes) – Spoilers of Utopia
Spoilers of Utopia
(iiii)

'Blame' (McGlashan arr Melhuish) – Spoilers of Utopia
Spoilers of Utopia
(iiii)

'Delegation March' (Bell) – Spoilers of Utopia
Spoilers of Utopia
(iiii)

'Yes, I’m your angel' (Ono) – Yoko Ono
This is 40, Original Soundtrack
(Capitol)

'What do you like' (Parker) – Graham Parker and the Punch Brothers
This is 40, Original Soundtrack
(Capitol)

'Always Judging' (Jones) – Norah Jones
This is 40, Original Soundtrack
(Capitol)

'Just Once More' (Wilson) – Fenella Fielding
Valmouth
(Pye/DRG)

'Black Market' (Hollaender) – Fenella Fielding
The Savoy Sessions
(Savoy)

'Passive manipulation' (White) – Fenella Fielding
The Savoy Sessions
(Savoy)

'May I feel' (e e Cummings) – Fenella Fielding
The Savoy Sessions
(Savoy)

'Angels' (Chambers/Williams) – Fenella Fielding
The Savoy Sessions
(Savoy)

'Head & Heart' (Martyn) – Vashti Bunyan
Johnny Boy would love this: A Tribute to John Martyn
(Liaison)

'Which Will' (Drake) – Vashti Bunyan
Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
(Navigator)

'Walk softly' (McCoy) – Aretha Franklin
You
(Atlantic)

'Goodbye for Now' (Bennett) – Richard Rodney Bennett
Words and Music
(Chandos)