05/09/2009
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Saturday 5 September 2009 5pm–6pm
JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Wynton Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)
It’s Sand, Man (E. Lewis) (3:56)
Performed by J.J. Johnson (tb, arr) Kai Winding (tb) Dick Katz (p) Paul Chambers (b) Osie Johnson (d, perc)
Recorded 24 June 1955
Taken from the album Complete Fifties Studio Recordings
2005 CD (Lonehill Jazz LHJ10179 (1) Disc 1 Track 14)
In the Mood (Andy Razaf, Joe Garland) (3:37)
Performed by Henry 'Red' Allen (t) Kid Ory (tb) Bob McCracken (cl) Cedric Haywood (p) Frank Haggerty (g) Charles Oden (b) Alton Redd (d, v)
Recorded 19 July 1959, Los Angeles
Taken from the album Kid Ory and his Creole Jazz Band featuring Red Allen
LP (HMV CLP 1329 S1/1)
No Regrets (Tobias, Ingraham) (3:15)
Performed by Archie Semple (clt) Dickie Hawdon (tp) Dave Stevens (p) Bill Reid (b) Alan Ganley (d)
Recorded 1958
Taken from the album The Clarinet of Archie Semple
LP (Seventy-Seven 77LEU 12-6 S2/3)
Trees (Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rasbach) (3:19)
Performed by Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra: Bunny Berigan, Irving Goodman, Steve Lipkins (tp) Al George, Sonny Lee (tb) Mike Doty, Joe Dixon (as, cl) Clyde Rounds, George Auld (ts) Joe Lipman (p) Tom Morgan (g) Hank Wayland (b) George Wettling (d)
Recorded 23 December 1937, New York
Taken from the album The Pied Piper (1934-40)
CD (Bluebird 07863666152(1) Track 16)
The Sheik of Araby (Ted Snyder, Harry B Smith, Francis Wheeler) (5:22)
Performed by Hot Lips Page (tp) Marion McPartland (p) Walter Yost (b) Mousie Alexander (d)
Recorded 27 May 1953
Taken from the album Jazz Time USA
LP (Coral LVA 9017. S2/5)
I’ll Be Seeing You (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) (5:03)
Performed by Sarah Vaughan (v) Kirk Stuart (p) Buster Williams (b) George Hughes (d)
Recorded 18 - 20 July 1963, Copenhagen
Taken from the album Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan Live
1987 CD (Mercury 8325722 (1) Track 14)
Stomping Grounds (Fleck, Wooten) (5:25)
Performed by BΓ©la Fleck (banjo) Future Man (synth-axe drumitar) Howard Levy (synthesizer, piano, harmonica) Victor Wooten (b) Jeff Coffin (sax) Sam Bush (mandolin) Paul McCandless (ss)
Recorded 1995
Taken from the album Greatest Hits Of The 20th Century
1999 CD (Warner 9362473012(1) Track 2)
Les (Eric Dolphy) (4:16)
Performed by Chris Biscoe (as, acl, afl) Tony Kofi (as) Larry Bartley (b) Stu Butterfield (d)
Recorded 10 December 2007, London
Taken from the album Gone in the Air
2008 CD (Trio TR578 (1) Track 2)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Jacques PrΓ©vert) (10:58)
Performed by Miles Davis (tp) Julian Cannonball Adderley (as) Hank Jones (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Blakey (d)
Recorded 9 March 1958
Taken from the album Somethin' Else
CD (Blue Note CDP77466382 (1) Track 1)
Four (Davis) (7:13)
Performed by Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
Recorded 1964 New York City
Taken from the album Now's The Time
LP (RCA LPM-2927 B4)
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