Why Music? The Key to Memory
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests on the theme of memory and jazz, including events with Humphrey Lyttelton and Ted Heath.
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests with a memory theme, including tracks from Red Norvo and Serge Chaloff with "memory" in the title, mementos of specific concerts including events with Humphrey Lyttelton and Ted Heath, plus very specific recollections of Bill Dixon and Chick Corea. As part of the special weekend 'Why Music? The Key to Memory', in partnership with Wellcome Collection.
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Why Music? The Key to Memory
Wellcome Collection hosts a weekend of fascinating programmes on music and the mind.
Music Played
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Art Tatum
I Got Rhythm
- Complete Original American Decca Recordings.
- Definitive.
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Louis Armstrong
Blue Turning Grey Over You
- Satch Plays Fats.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Kid Ory始s Creole Jazz Band
Panama
- Crescent.
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The Benny Goodman Quartet
Memories of You
- Benny Goodman Orchestra feat. Anita O'Day.
- Jazz Haus.
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Benny Goodman
Night and Day
- Ellington Indigos.
- Columbia.
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Miles Davis Sextet
'Round About Midnight
- Complete 1951-3 All Star Studio Sessions.
- Definitive.
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Tony Kinsey
Henley Ho!
- River Thames Suite.
- Spotlite.
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Serge Chaloff Quartet
Thanks for the Memory
- Blue Serge.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Kenny Baker
Bakerloo Non-Stop
- Birth of A Legend '41-'46.
- Hep.
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Shirley Horn
Where Do You Start
- Here鈥檚 To Life.
- Verve.
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Bill Dixon
12th of December
- Bill Dixon 7-tette / Archie Shepp Contemporary Five.
- Savoy.
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Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band
Jelly Bean Blues
- Classic Live Concerts.
- Lake.
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Red Norvo
Remember
- L鈥橦istoire Des Big Bands.
- Chante Du Monde.
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Bing Crosby
Mr Crosby And Mr Mercer
- Decca.
Performers:
Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Art Tatum
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I Got Rhythm
Composer 听 听 听 Gershwin
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive
Number听听听听听听听听听听 11200 CD 4 Track 9
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.19
Performers听听听听听 Art Tatum, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Slam Stewart, b. Jan 1944
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Turning Grey Over You
Composer听听听听听听听 Waller, Razaf
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Complete Satch Plays Fats
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Essential Jazz Classics
Number听听听听听听听听听听 EJC 55601 Track 2
Duration 听听听听听听听听 4.56
Performers听听听听听 Louis Armstrong, t,v; Barney Bigard, cl; Trummy Young, tb; Billy Kyle, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Barrett Deems, d. 27 April 1955.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Kid Ory
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Panama
Composer听听听听听听听 Tyers
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 n/a
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Crescent
Number听听听听听听听听听听 7 Side 1听
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.55
Performers听听听听听 Mutt Carey, t; Omer Simeon, cl; Kid Ory, tb; Buster Wilson, p; Bud Scott, g; Ed Garland, b; Minor Hall, d. 1945.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Benny Goodman
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Memories Of You
Composer听听听听听听听 Blake
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Benny Goodman Orchestra Feat. Anita O鈥橠ay
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jazzhaus
Number听听听听听听听听听听 101704 Track 12
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.30听
Performers Benny Goodman, cl; Russ Freeman, p; Red Wootton, b; John Markham, d. 15 Oct 1959 Freiburg.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Duke Ellington
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Night and Day
Composer听听听听听听听 Cole Porter
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ellington Indigoes
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia
Number听听听听听听听听听听 4723642 Track 4
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.54
Performers Duke Ellington, p; Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, tb; Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard d. 10 Oct 1957
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Artist 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Miles Davis
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Round About Midnight
Composer听听听听听听听 Hanighen, Monk, Williams
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Complete 1951-3 All Star Studio Sessions
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitive
Number听听听听听听听听听听 11237 CD 2 Track 3
Duration 听听听听听听听听 7.06
Performers Miles Davis, t; Sonny Rollins, ts; Charlie Parker, as; Walter Bishop, Jr, p; Percy Heath, b, Philly Joe Jones, d. 30 Jan 1953.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tony Kinsey
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Henley Ho!
Composer听听听听听听听 Kinsey
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thames Suite
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Spotlite
Number听听听听听听听听听听 504 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听听 5.32
Performers听听听听听 Derek Watkins, Leon Calvert, Les Condon, Hank Shaw 鈥� trumpet; Keith Christie, Dave Horler, Geoff Perkins, Chris Smith 鈥� trombone; Ronnie Ross 鈥� baritone sax; Pete King 鈥� alto sax; Duncan Lamont, Jimmy Hastings 鈥� tenor sax; Ronnie Chamberlain 鈥� soprano sax; Pat Smythe 鈥� electric piano; Dick Abell 鈥� guitar; Lennie Bush 鈥� bass;Tony Kinsey 鈥� drums, leader, composer;听 Feb 1974.
Artist 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thanks for the Memory
Composer听听听听听听听 Rainger / Robin
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Serge
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Essential Jazz Classics
Number听听听听听听听听听听 55569 Track 3
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.48
Performers听听听听听 Serge Chaloff, bars; Sonny Clark, p; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. March 1956.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Kenny Baker (with the Ted Heath Orchestra)
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bakerloo Non-Stop
Composer听听听听听听听 Baker
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Birth of a Legend
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hep
Number听听听听听听听听听听 85 Track 24
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.44
Performers Kenny Baker, Stan Roderick, Harry Letham, Alan Franks (tp), Harry Roche, Lad Busby, Jack Bentley, Jimmy Coombes (tb), Reg Owen, Les Gilbert (as), Johnny Gray, Frank Reidy (ts), Charles Granville (bs), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charlie Short (b), Jack Parnell (d).
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shirley Horn
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Where Do You Start
Composer听听听听听听听 Mandel, Bergman
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Here鈥檚 To Life
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Verve
Number听听听听听听听听听听 Horn-2 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听听 4.36
Performers听听听听听 Shirley Horn, p, v; Charles Ables, b; Steve Williams, d, and orchestra conducted by Johnny Mandel.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bill Dixon
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 12th of December
Composer听听听听听听听 Dixon
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bill Dixon 7-tette / Archie Shepp Contemporary Five
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Savoy
Number听听听听听听听听听听 Track 7
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.20
Performers听听听听听 Bill Dixon, t; Ken MacIntyre, as, ob; George Barrow, ts; Howard Johnson, tu, bars; David Izenson Hal Dodson, b; Howard McRae d. 1964
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Humphrey Lyttelton
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jelly Bean Blues
Composer听听听听听听听 Rainey
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classic Live Concerts
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lake
Number听听听听听听听听听听 253 CD 2 Track 16
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.55
Performers听听听听听 Humphrey Lyttelton t; Wally Fawkes, cl; Bruce Turner, as; Johnny Parker, p; Freddy Legon, g; Mickey Ashman, b; George Hopkinson, d. 9 June 1954.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Red Norvo
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Remember
Composer听听听听听听听 Berlin
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 L鈥橦istoire Des Big Bands
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Chante Du Monde
Number听听听听听听听听听听 574 1481.90 CD 3 Track 18
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.13
Performers听听听听听 Red Norvo, xyl, dir; Bill Hyland, Stew Pletcher, t; Eddie Sauter, t, arr; Al Mastren, tb; Hank D鈥橝mico, cl; Frank Simeone, Charlie Lamphere, Herbie Haymer, reeds; Joe Liss, p; Dave Barbour, g; Pete Peterson, b; Maurice Purtill, d. 22 March 1937
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bing Crosby
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mr Crosby and Mr Mercer (Mr Gallagher and Mr Sheen)
Composer听听听听听听听 Gallagher / Sheen
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 n/a
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Decca
Number听听听听听听听听听听 1960 Side B
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.50
Performers听听听听听 Bing Crosby, Jhnny Mercer, v; Andy Secrest, t; Abe Lincoln, tb; Jack Meyhew, cl; John Cascales, ts; Joe Sullivan, p; Perry Botkin, g; Slim Taft, b; Spike Jones, d. 1 July 1938
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