Christmas special
Alyn Shipton presents a Christmassy selection of your favourite jazz records in all styles, with music today from Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.
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Duke Ellington
Jingle Bells
- Jingle Bell Jazz.
- Columbia.
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David Rees-Williams Trio
Personent Hodie
- Ex-Mass.
- Champs Hill Records.
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Sackville All Stars
Silent Night
- The Sackville All Star Christmas Record.
- Sackville Recordings.
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The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra
Midnight Sleighride
- New Directions in Music.
- RCA.
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
God Rest'ye Merry, Gentlemen
- 1957 Cologne, GΓΌrzenich Concert Hall.
- Jazzline.
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Dill Jones
God Rest The Merry Monk Who's Coming To Town
- Davenport Blues - Dill Jones Plays Bix, Jones And A Few Others.
- Chiaroscuro Records.
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Madeline Bell
Joy To The World
- Black Nativity - Gospel On Broadway.
- Vee Jay.
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Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
I Got Rhythm
- The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.
- Verve Records.
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Spyro Gyra
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- A Night Before Christmas.
- Heads Up International.
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Wynton Marsalis
Let It Snow
- Crescent City Christmas Card.
- Columbia.
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Nat King Cole & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Unforgettable
- Nat King Cole - The Complete Nelson Riddle Studio Sessions.
- Music Milestones.
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Patricia Barber
Postmodern Blues
- Modern Cool.
- Premonition Records/Blue Note.
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Peanut Brittle Brigade
- The Nutcracker Suite.
- Columbia Special Products.
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Broadcast
- Christmas Day 2022 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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