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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Saturday 26 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)

Riverboat Shuffle (Carmichael) (3:10)
Performed by Bix Beiderbecke (cornet) Frankie Trumbauer (C-melody saxophone) Don Murray (cl, bs) Bill Rank (tb) Eddie Lang (bj, g) Ernest β€˜Red’ Ingle (as) Izzy Riskin (p) Chauncey Morehouse (d)
Recorded 9 May 1927, New York
Taken from the album Bix & Tram
2002 CD (JSP 913A Track 5)

Undecided (Shave, Robin) (4:10)
Performed by Teddy Wilson (p) Al Lucas (b) Jo Jones (d)
Recorded March 1957, New York
Taken from the album The Impeccable Mr. Wilson
1957 LP (Verve 2304 513 S2/3)

Wailing Wall (Fats Navarro) (3:40)
Performed by Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Recorded 20 September 1949, New York
Taken from the album Trumpet Giants
1964 LP (Stateside SL 10103 S1/4)

All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern) (3:48)
Performed by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra: Dalton Smith, Marv Stamm, Bob Rolfe, Bob Behrendt, Norm Baltazar (tp) Bob Fitzpatrick, Dee Barton, Bud Parker, Jim Amlotte, Dave Wheeler (tb) Gabe Baltazar, Paul Renzi, Buddy Arnold, Allan Beutler, Joel Kaye (sax) Ray Starling, Dwight Carver, Keith Lamotte, Cal Saunders (mellophoniums) John Worster (b) Dee Barton (d)
Recorded 1962
Taken from the album The Uncollected Vol. 6
1983 LP (Hindsight HSR 195 S2/3)

Indiana (James F Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) (5:05)
Performed by Don Byas (ts) Slam Stewart (b)
Recorded 9 June 1945, New York
Taken from the album Two Kings of the Tenor Sax
1979 LP (Commodore 6.24058. S2/1)

Times Past (Barbara Thompson) (2:19)
Performed by Barbara Thompson (as, ss) Rod Argent (keys) Clem Clempson (keys) John Mole (b) Gary Kettel (perc) Jon Hiseman (d)
Recorded 1987
Taken from the album Special Edition
1987 CD (TM Records CDTM11 (1) Track 11)

Sonora (Hawes) (4:52)
Performed by Hampton Hawes (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Arthur Taylor (d)
Recorded 10 March 1968
Taken from the album Blues for Bud
1989 CD (Black Lion BLCD760126 (1) Track 2)

Manteca (Fuller, Gillespie, Gonzales) (8:00)
Performed by Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) James Moody (ts, as, fl) Milt Jackson (vib) Ed Cherry (g) Michael Howell (b) George Hughes (d)
Recorded 17 July 1981, Switzerland
Taken from the album Dizzy Gillespie - Musician, Composer, Raconteur Plays and Raps in His Greatest Concert
1982 LP (Pablo 2620 116/A. S1/1)

Mr. JC (John Williams) (5:47)
Performed by John Williams (bs) Bob Sydor (ts) Phil Day (ts) Dave Gelly (ts) Don Rendell (ts) John Horler (p) Jim Richardson (b) Trevor Tompkins (d)
Recorded 13 November 2002, Greenford
Taken from the album John Williams' Tenorama
CD (Spotlite SPJCD572 (1) Track 11)

Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim, Daniels, Tobias) (9:35)
Performed by John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Recorded 29 November 1957, New York
Taken from the album Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
2005 CD (Blue Note 0946 3.35174-2.4 Track 7)

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