Sound Frontiers
To celebrate Radio 3's 70th birthday listeners have picked their favourite jazz from 1946, ranging from George Webb to Woody Herman. Alyn Shipton presents the results live from Southbank Centre, complete with surprise guests.
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Cab Calloway
Hey Now, Hey Now
- This is Hep.
- Proper.
- 017.
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Jazz at The Philharmonic
Bugle Call Rag
- Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic.
- Verve.
- 1.
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Charlie Parker
Yardbird Suite
- Proper Introduction to Charlie Parker.
- Proper.
- 5.
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Art Tatum
Begin the Beguine
- The V Discs.
- Black Lion.
- 8.
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Lester Young
Lester's Bebop Boogie
- Complete Aladdin Recordings.
- Phoenix.
- 15.
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George Webb
South
- Scrapbook of British Jazz.
- Ace of Clubs.
- 1.
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Django Reinhardt
Ride Red Ride
- L'Or de Django.
- Dreyfus.
- 18.
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Woody Herman
Summer Sequence Parts I, II and III
- Woody Herman Story.
- Proper.
- 16.
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Coleman Hawkins
Say It Isn't So
- Body and Soul.
- Bluebird.
- 2.
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Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday
The Blues are Brewin'
- New Orleans 1946.
- Fremeaux.
- 9.
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Duke Ellington
Tonk
- Ellington Plays Strayhorn.
- Indigo.
- 20.
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T‐Bone Walker
It's A Low Down Dirty Deal
- Complete Black and White Capitol Recordings.
- Capitol.
- 12.
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Woody Herman
The Good Earth
- Woody Herman at Carnegie Hall.
- Verve.
- 2.
Performers:
ArtistCab Calloway
TitleHey Now Hey Now
ComposerHill/ Calloway
AlbumThis Is Hep
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NumberProperbox 141 CD 4 Track 17
Duration 2.57
PerformersCab Calloway, v; Russell Smith, Jonah Jones, Shad Collins, Paul Webster, Roger Jones t; Tyree Glenn, Keg Johnson, Earl Hardy, Quentin Jackson, tb; Hilton Jefferson, Bob Dorsey, Rudy Powell, Al Gibson, Ike Quebec, reeds; Bennie Payne, p; John Smith, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d. 13 May 1946
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TitleBugle Call Rag
ComposerPettis / Meyers / Schoebel
AlbumComplete Jazz At The Philharmonic 1944-49
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Number3145238932JK 03 CD 5 Track 1
Duration 5.21
Performers: Buck Clayton, Ray Linn, t; Willie Smith, as; Corky Corcoran, Coleman Hawkins, Babe Russin, Lester Young, ts; Kenny Kersey, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Buddy Rich d. 22 April 1946 Embassy Auditorium Los Angeles
ArtistCharlie Parker
TitleYardbird Suite
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AlbumProper Introduction to Charlie Parker
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Number2077 Track 5
Duration 2.58
Performers: Miles Davis, t; Charlie Parker, as; Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Arvin Garrison, g; Vic McMillan, b; Roy Porter, d. 28 March 1948
ArtistArt Tatum
TitleBegin the Beguine
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AlbumThe V Discs
LabelBlack Lion
Number760114 Track 8
Duration 3.25
Performers: Art Tatum, p; 21 Jan 1946
ArtistLester Young
TitleLester’s Bebop Boogie
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AlbumComplete Aladdin Recordings
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Number131605 CD 1 Track 15
Duration 3.14
ArtistGeorge Webb
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ComposerHayes / Moten
LabelDecca Ace of Hearts
Duration 2.16
Performers: Owen Bryce, Reg Rigden, c; Wally Fawkes, cl; Harry Brown, tb; George Webb, p; Buddy Vallis, bj; x, tu, y, d. 1946
ArtistDjango Reinhardt
TitleRide Red Ride
ComposerMillinder / Mills
AlbumL’Or de Django
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NumberFDM 36648 2 CD 2 Track 18
Duration 2.17
Performers: Django Reinhardt, g; Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Ray Nance, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilber De Paris, Claude Jones, tb; Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carneym reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d. 10 Nov 1946.
ArtistWoody Herman
TitleSummer Sequence Parts 1, II and III
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AlbumWoody Herman Story
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NumberProperbox 15 CD 3 Track 16
Duration 8.48
Performers: Sonny Berman, Cappy Lewis, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers, t; Neil Reid, Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, Sam Rubinowitch, reeds; Ralph Burns, piano, Chuck Wayne, g; Charlie Byrd, g; Joe Mondragon, b; Don Lamond, d. 19 September 1946.
ArtistColeman Hawkins
TitleSay It Isn't so
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AlbumBody and Soul
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Number85658 LP 1 S2 T2
Duration 2.54
Performers: Coleman Hawkins, ts; Charlie Shavers, t; Pete Brown, as; Allen Eager, ts; Jimmy Jones, p; Mary Osborne, g; Al McKibbon, b; Shelly Manne, d. 27 Sept 1946.
ArtistLouis Armstrong and Billie Holiday
TitleThe Blues are Brewin’
ComposerAlter / De Lange
AlbumNew Orleans. 1946
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NumberFA 1362 CD 2 Track 9
Duration 3.45
PerformersLouis Armstrong, Robert Butler, Louis Gray, Ed Mullins, Fats Ford, t; Russell Moore, Wadder Williams, Nat Allen, James Whitney, tb; Don Hill, Amos Gordon, John Sparrow, Joe Garland, Ernest Thompson, reeds; Earl Mason, p; Elmer Warner, g; Arvell Shaw, b; Edmund McConney, d; Billie Holiday, v. Oct 1946.
ArtistDuke Ellington
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ComposerEllington, Strayhorn
AlbumEllington Plays Strayhorn
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Number2138 Track 20
Duration 2.46
Performers: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, p. 10 Jan 1946.
ArtistT-Bone Walker
TitleIt’s A Low Down Dirty Deal
AlbumComplete Black and White / Capitol Recordings
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Number7243 8 29379 2 0 CD 1 Track 12
Duration 2.55
Performers: T-Bone Walker, g, voc; Al Killian, tp; Jack McVea, ts; Tommy Kahn, p; Frank Clarke, b; Rabon Tarant, d.
Los Angeles, December 1946.
ArtistWoody Herman
TitleThe Good Earth
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AlbumWoody Herman at Carnegie Hall
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Number2317 031 S2 T1
Duration 2.30
Performers: Sonny Berman, Marky Markowitz, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers, t; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, Sam Rubinowitch, reeds; Tony Aless, piano, Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson b; Don Lamond, d. 19 September 1946
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