Black Cab Sessions Black Cab Sessions The Black Cab Sessions is a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab and filmed for an internet audience. A black cab is a type of hackney carriage (taxicab, An Austin FX4 or a Metrocab) common to Britain. The sessions are recorded while the black cab that serves as the studio travels through city streets, usually in London, England. Most of the performances feature rock bands, ranging from popular acts such as Death Cab for Cutie, The Kooks and My Morning Jacket to lesser known acts such as
Cab Kaye Special" on 1 March 1958 (season 1, episode 57). In 1959 he joined the ensemble of Humphrey Lyttelton in London, which led to the recording of the album "Humph Meets Cab" (March 1960), with his characteristic witty vocals on pieces such as "Let Love Lie Sleeping". The "Manchester Evening News" announced on 25 August 1960 that the next day's BBC TV "Jazz Session" was to feature the Dill Quintet, the Bob Wallis Storyville Jazzmen, and singer Cab Kaye. In the same year Kaye came ninth in "Melody Maker"'s Jazz Poll. On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast became Ghana -