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Alyn Shipton's selection from listeners' requests in all styles of jazz includes a track remembering the brilliant Swedish pianist Esbjorn Svensson with his trio EST.

1 hour

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Sat 18 Feb 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Gerry Mulligan

    Who's Got Rhythm

    • Mulligan meets Webster.
    • Masterworks.
    • 4.
  • Oscar Peterson

    Night And Day

    • Oscar Peterson plays Cole Porter and Duke Ellington.
    • Avid.
    • 10.
  • Don Byas

    London Donnie (Londonderry Air/Danny Boy)

    • Savoy.
  • Duke Ellington

    Cotton Club Stomp / Misty Morning

    • Jungle Nights In Harlem.
    • Bluebird.
    • 1.
  • Clark Terry & Clark Terry Plus Band

    Swahili

    • Four Classic Albums.
    • Avid Jazz.
    • 1.
  • Eddie Thompson & Eddie Thompson Trio

    Body And Soul

    • Piano Moods.
    • Polygon.
    • 1.
  • Esbjörn Svensson

    Mingle In The Mincing Machine

    • SEVEN DAYS OF FALLING.
    • ACT.
    • 3.
  • Neil Ardley

    Rainbow 3

    • Kaleidoscope of Rainbows.
    • Line.
    • 3.
  • Thelonious Monk

    Just A Gigolo

    • Thelonious Monk - The Complete Prestige Recordings.
    • Prestige.
    • 6.
  • David Newman

    Ain't That Good News

    • Bigger and Better.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • Bessie Smith

    Downhearted Blues

    • BESSIE SMITH: THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS 1.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Rod Mason & Rod Mason'S Jazz Band

    Potato Head Blues

    • Â鶹ԼÅÄ Jazz from the 70s and 80s.
    • Upbeat.
    • 5.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýGerry Mulligan
TitleÌýÌýWho’s Got Rhythm
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AlbumÌýÌýMeets Ben Webster
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NumberÌýÌý21349 Track 4
Duration Ìý7.42
Performers: Ben Webster, ts; Gerry Mulligan, bars; Jimmy Rowles, p; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Mel Lewis, d. 3 Nov 1949.


ArtistÌýÌýOscar Peterson
TitleÌýÌýNight and Day
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AlbumÌýÌýOscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter
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NumberÌýÌýAMSC814 Track 10
Duration Ìý3.41
PerformersÌýOscar Peterson, p; Barney Kessel, g; Ray Brown, b. 25 Nov 1952.


ArtistÌýÌýDon Byas
TitleÌýÌýLondon Donnie (Londonderry Air/Danny Boy)
ComposerÌýtrad. Arr Byas
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NumberÌýÌý628 Side A
Duration Ìý2.51
Performers: Don Byas (tenor sax), Teddy Brannon (piano), Franklin Skeete (double bass) and Frederick Ratcliffe (drums) in 1946


ArtistÌýÌýDuke Ellington
TitleÌýÌýCotton Club Stomp / Misty Morning
ComposerÌýEllington, Mills / Ellington, Whetsol
AlbumÌýÌýJungle Nights in Harlem
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NumberÌýÌý2499-2 RB Track 1
Duration Ìý3.53
Performers: Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins, Arhtur Whetsol, t; Joe Nanton, tb; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, bj; Wellman Braud, b; Sonny Greer, d. 12 April 1929.


ArtistÌýÌýClark Terry
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AlbumÌýÌýFour Classic albums
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NumberÌýÌý1102 CD 1 Track 1
Duration Ìý6.12
PerformersÌýClark Terry, t; Cecil Payne, bars; Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Horace Silver, p; Oscar Pettiford, Wendell Marshall, b; Art Blakey, d. 4 Jan 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýEddie Thompson
TitleÌýÌýBody and Soul
ComposerÌýHeyman, Green, Sour
AlbumÌýÌýPiano Moods
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NumberÌýÌýJTE 101 Side A
Duration Ìý6.39
Performers: Eddie Thompson, p; Barry Hamilton, b; Benny Goodman, d. 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýEsbjörn Svensson
TitleÌýÌýMingle In The Mincing Mchine
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AlbumÌýÌýSeven Days of Falling
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NumberÌýÌý9012-2 Track 3
Duration Ìý6.53
PerformersÌýEsbjörn Svensson, p;Ìý Dan Bergland, b;Ìý Magnus Östrom, d. 2003.


ArtistÌýÌýNeil Ardley
TitleÌýÌýRainbow 3
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AlbumÌýÌýA Kaleidoscope of Rainbows
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NumberÌýÌý029 Track 4
Duration Ìý3.28
Performers Neil Ardley, director, synthesiser; Bob Bertles, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute; Paul Buckmaster, acoustic and electric cello; Ian Carr, trumpet, flugelhorn; Geoff Castle, electric piano, synthesiser; Tony Coe, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet; Dave Macrae, electric piano, synthesiser; Roger Sellers, drums; Ken Shaw, guitar; Brian Smith, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute; Roger Sutton, bass guitar, electric bass; Barbara Thompson, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute; Trevor Tomkins, percussion, vibraphone. March 1976.


ArtistÌýÌýThelonious Monk
TitleÌýÌýJust A Gigolo
ComposerÌýCaesar / Cacucci
AlbumÌýÌýComplete Presitge Recordings
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NumberÌýÌý3PRCD 4428-2 CD 2 Track 6
Duration Ìý3.02
PerformersÌýThelonious Monk, p, 22 September 1954


ArtistÌýÌýDavid Newman
TitleÌýÌýAin’t That Good News
ComposerÌýSam Cooke
AlbumÌýÌýBigger and Better
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NumberÌýÌý1505 track 4
Duration Ìý3.46
Performers: David Newman, ts; Melvin Lastie, Jimmy Owens, t; Benny Powell, tb; Seldon Powell, Haywood Henry, reeds; Eric Gale, g; Richard Davis, b; Chuck Rainey, elb; Bernard Purdie, d. March 1968.

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ArtistÌýÌýBessie Smith
TitleÌýÌýDownhearted Blues
ComposerÌýHunter/Austin
AlbumÌýÌýComplete Columbia Recordings
LabelÌýÌýColumbia
NumberÌýÌý8875403102 CD 1 Track 1
Duration Ìý3.28
PerformersÌýBessie Smith, v; Clarence Williams, p, 1923.


ArtistÌýÌýRod Mason
TitleÌýÌýPotato Head Blues
ComposerÌýArmstrong
AlbumÌýÌýÂ鶹ԼÅÄ Jazz from the 70 and 80s
LabelÌýÌýUpbeat
NumberÌýÌý153 Track 5
Duration Ìý2.47
PerformersÌýRod Mason, t; Dick Charlesworth, cl; Roger Marks, tb; Ray Foxley, p; Chris Haskins, b; Tony Allen, d. 3 Feb 1980.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Feb 2017 16:00

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