How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

• Phil Lassiter's Philthy Texas Funk, Alabama Gospel, New Orleans Jazz & Nashville Soul, makes him an 11-time Grammy award winning horn and string arranger. But what was it like recording at Paisley Park, and playing live with Prince? Tune in now.

  INTRO2mins - Developing a sound and working with major artists3mins30s - A love of music that developed in childhood in a church background. 'I learned to read music in school, but I learned to play in Church.'6mins - Music programme at St Louis with wind ensembles, marching and jazz bands. 'That was really a big step for me...'7mins45s - Listening to Christian versions of what was on the radio. 'I was influenced by some good music...'8mins30s - New Orleans music 'was always there...'10mins - The battle between the sacred and the profance, God vs The Devil?10mins45s - Ultimately, where has Phil's love of music come from?12mins - The importance of music teachers, and their approach...13mins30s - What Phil's kids are listening to... 'funk'?16mins - Teaching and further studies20mins - Having an open-mindedness in music.22mins - Meeting extraordinary musicians in Texas including the 'cats' in the jazz clubs.25mins - Working on strings for Ariana Grande...and for Roberta Flack.29mins30s - What's the difference between a musician and an arranger?32mins - Making the connection to Prince via Gospel...in 2012.36mins - Working on purple projects behind the scenes, while struggling financially.38mins - Flying to Paisley...40mins - Crossing paths with Andy Allo... How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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• In part 3 Lisa talks activism, Annie Lennox, MeShell NdegeOcello, April 21st 1985, Carousel, saying goodbye to Prince and whether The Revolution might play again. Bonus episode for the heads.

  INTRO2mins30s - Working on two albums with Meshell NdegeOcello... 'I respected her greatly'4mins30s - Lisa talks about ambitions that remain for the rest of her career - 'I'm always trying things, because I have a limited technical ability'6mins - Working with Annie Lennox, and hoping to release an album soon!8mins - Feeling frustrated by politics, racism and the extreme brutality in the world...Lisa's social media presence and activism.11mins - What would Prince be doing, and what would he make of the times we're living in right now?15mins - '...he couldn't be that vulnerable, the older he got, the harder it was to change...'16mins - Carousel, and Power Fantastic...The Revolution 'were all in different rooms in the house...'18mins30s - Prince second guessing himself...? 'It should have gone on forever...'20mins - "Do you remember your last conversation with Prince?"21mins - The 21st April... and Sometimes It Snows In April...26mins - 'I've been blessed, this life has been great to me...'28mins - The Coleman and Melvoin family influence on Around The World In A Day....  30mins - "Keep sharing the pieces you do - sharing footage of your hands..."31mins30s - Finding old cassettes in the attic...Venus de Milo (long)33mins - "You just put a bit of magic out into the world...!34mins - Solo album, would you ever perform it... and will The Revolution go back out on the road again? How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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• Were Prince & The Revolution In All Your Dreams? Lisa Coleman tells Sam Bleazard, 'it got bigger than we thought...we didn't expect to become the mainstream!' Tune in to Part 2 as she hangs on to Prince's creative coat tails in 1985. Essential listening.

  INTRODUCTION - 2mins2mins30s - Bootleg tapes begin to circulate at High School3mins30s - Lisa remembers recording All My Dreams at Sunset Sounds...5mins - Steiner School Highland Hall recitals and morning prayers make it on to unreleased songs with Prince7mins - 'Sometimes we hurt each others feelings...and it meant a lot to me. There was always some kind of repair immediately afterwards.'  10mins - Rehearsals and cassette decks in the studio... 'I just found 4 boxes!'11mins30s - Purple Rain 'it got bigger than we thought... we didn't expect it to become the mainstream, it was our version of alternative...'16mins - The incredible well-spring of creativity taking place in 1985 with Prince, the Purple Rain tour, Around the World In a Day and Parade!18mins30s - Prince seeks sanctuary, in the confines of the recording studio with The Revolution...20mins30s - Any regrets looking back, about what could have been released? 'We were headed in this really interesting direction at that time...'23mins30s - Sam asks Lisa if it's true that Prince re-recorded all of the Around the World In a Day album close to release?25mins - Prince's bodyguards are drafted in to join the group as backing singers and dancers, as The Revolution band swells to double its original size.27mins - Swapping musical ideas with Prince, conversations about classical music with Lisa...and listening to Bolero.29mins30s - A shared love and appreciation of Joni Mitchell's music...'it turns out that he and Andre used to listen to Joni when they were kids.'31mins - 'Prince didn't listen to The Beatles at all...' Lisa explains why!32mins - After The Parade... 'I think we were both shell-shocked...'34mins - Getting back together briefly in the new millennium...'there was that high', and getting onstage at The Brit Awards. How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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• Emmy® Award winning composer & pianist Lisa Coleman, is one half of Wendy & Lisa. At 19, she joined Prince & The Revolution. She still records, works with others, and writes for film & TV. Her solo album, Collage, was released in 2019. This is her story.

  INTRO2mins - Waldorf Salad in the early 1970s3mins30s - Making music as a child with friends and neighbours5mins - Born into music while growing up in Los Angeles7mins - Early musical memories8mins - Dissonance / discordance in music10mins - Prince's Pop Life...'those chords...it's almost the wrong note every time!'12mins - 'He knew I had that weird ear.' and Sometimes it snows in April14mins - Learning Bach on the piano as a child, and 'unlocking something'17mins - Meeting Wendy Melvoin for the first time...20mins - 'Our steel mill was the recording studio...', and synthesisers in the 1970s.23mins - Hearing about Prince for the first time, and flying out to Minneapolis to meet him.25mins - Lisa on being really shy as a teenager...and feeling her way.28mins - The Dirty Mind era, and Head....'from Bach to this!'30mins - "Station Wagons and vans, with our amps in the back, it was down and dirty!"32mins - Living, and growing with, Prince...'there was a lot to adapt to.'35mins - Things started to change...38mins - "Prince is still with me, and I think of him every day. I loved that guy..." How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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• Ahead of the publication of his Prince biography, in part 2 of this exclusive interview, former editor of Smash Hits and Q magazine John McKie talks to Sam about the mythology of the artist, his recordings, his concerts, and ultimately his legacy.

  INTRO2mins - Prince's working methods, a remarkable ability to complete songs...but also dip into his vault of recordings4mins - Was Sign O The Times the last time that Prince didn't second guess himself artistically?6mins - Prince's talent for mentoring musicians and artists across the board vs Madonna and MJ working with established producers and stars.7mins30s - The mythology of The Crystal Ball project - did the world lost a masterpiece?9mins - Q: What would you change about the album Sign 'O' The Times?10mins - Unreleased tracks creating a huge amount of mystique...12mins - Quirky stories about Prince - some made the book, some didn't...13mins - Appreciation of the album as a format - Beyoncé & Taylor Swift.14mins - Not just mystery and myth - the most self actualised popstar of all time, and the ultimate editor.16mins30s - Michael Jackson's trucks readying themselves to roll into Paisley Park? Prince planning ballet lessons?18mins - Are there parallels between 1999 and Sign O The Times as Prince solo projects?21mins - Creative mountain tops...and a food fight between The Time and The Revolution.22mins30s - First concert at Birmingham NEC on the Nude Tour 1990, and going to MPLS and Paisley Park for a birthday present.23mins30s - Memories of great shows - 'treat him like a new artist...when you see him'.26mins - Who does John want to reach - ambitions for his book?29mins30s - Did Prince exist in a unique moment of time and circumstance? And staying rooted in Minneapolis.31mins30s - The importance of Oakland, California on Prince's sound.33mins - What is the legacy of Sign O The Times, album and concert film?34mins30s - Beverley Knight's favourite track...and SOTT being a singers record How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.LINKSPlease follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. #prince4ever #love4oneanother

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