As the clocks go forward today, Geoffrey Smith presents a sequence of songs about time, as measured by the clock, the calendar and the heart. Reflections range from Tony Bennett and Billie Holiday to Woody Herman and Miles Davis.
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Jimmy Witherspoon
Time's Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
Performer: Jimmy Witherspoon. Performer: Jimmy Rowles. Performer: Leroy Vinnegar. Performer: Ben Webster. Performer: Mel Lewis.- Witherspoon Mulligan Webster at the Renaissance.
- Vogue.
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Shirley Horn
Just In Time
Performer: Shirley Horn. Performer: Steve Williams. Performer: Steve Williams. Performer: Charles Ables. Performer: Charles Ables.- Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances.
- Spectrum.
- 15.
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Bob Neel, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith & Chet Baker
Time After Time
- CHET BAKER SINGS.
- BLUE NOTE.
- 8.
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Woody Herman
Hallelujah Time
Performer: Carmen Leggio. Performer: Henry Southall. Performer: Steven John. Performer: Paul Fontaine. Performer: Danny Nolan. Performer: Woody Herman and His Orchestra. Performer: Kenny Wenzel. Performer: Chuck Andrus. Performer: Jake Hanna. Performer: Sal Nistico. Performer: Nat Pierce. Performer: Bill Chase. Performer: Bill Hunt. Performer: Phil Wilson. Performer: Gerald Lamy. Performer: Nick Brignola.- WOODY HERMAN : 1964.
- PHILIPS.
- 1.
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Tommy Flanagan, Tommy Williams, Al 'Tootie' Heath & Art Farmer
Younger Than Springtime
- Art and Perception.
- Gambit Records.
- 5.
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Tony Bennett & Bill Evans
Some Other Time
Performer: Tony Bennett & Bill Evans. Performer: Tony Bennett. Performer: Bill Evans.- The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings.
- FANTASY.
- 3.
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Lee Wiley
Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere
Performer: Bobby Hackett. Performer: Joe's Swinging Strings. Performer: Lee Wiley. Performer: Joe Bushkin.- Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere.
- Retrospective.
- 20.
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Charlie Parker
Now's The Time
Performer: Percy Heath. Performer: Al Haig. Performer: Max Roach.- Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve.
- VERVE.
- 8.
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Stan Getz
Once Upon A Time
Performer: Alan Martin. Performer: Steve Kuhn. Performer: Roy Haynes. Performer: Jacob Glick. Performer: John Neves. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Norman Carr. Performer: Bruce Rogers. Performer: Gerald Tarack.- Focus.
- Verve.
- 6.
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Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris, Jymie Merritt & Philly Joe Jones
Strut Time
- The Other Side of.
- Original Jazz Classics.
- 1.
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Billie Holiday
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Performer: Barney Kessel. Performer: Jimmy Rowles. Performer: Alvin Stoller. Performer: Billie Holiday. Performer: Ben Webster. Performer: Edison. Performer: Red Mitchell.- The Ben Webster / Harry Edison Sessions.
- Phoenix.
- 13.
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Ahmad Jamal
A Quiet Time
Performer: Manolo Badrena. Performer: James Cammack. Performer: Kenny Washington.- A Quiet Time.
- Dreyfus Jazz.
- 8.
Time
TITLE TIME’S GETTING’ TOUGHER THAN TOUGH
Artists: Jimmy Witherspoon
Composers: Jimmy Witherspoon
Album Title: Witherspoon, Mulligan, Webster At The Renaissance
Label: Vogue Records LAE.12253
Performers: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocal); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums)
TITLE JUST IN TIME
Artists: Shirley Horn
Composers: Adolph Green/ Betty Comden/ Jule Styne
Album Title: Our Favorite Things
Label: Spectrum – 552 640-2
Performers: Shirley Horn (vocal); Chet Baker (trumpet); Charles Ables (bass); Steve Williams (drums).
TITLE TIME AFTER TIME
Artists: Chet Baker
Composers: Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn
Album Title: The Best Of Chet Baker Sings
Label: BLUE NOTE: CDP-7929322
Performers: Chet Baker (vocal/trumpet); Russ Freeman (piano); Carson Smith ( bass); Bob Neel (drums)
TITLE HALLELUJAH TIME
Artists: Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Composers: Oscar Peterson
Album Title: Woody Herman – 1964
Label: PHILIPS: BL-7608
Performers: Woody Herman (clarinet); Carmen Leggio (tenor sax); Sal Nistico (tenor sax); Nat Pierce (piano); Chuck Andrus (bass); Jake Hanna (drums)
TITLE YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME
Artists: Art Farmer Quartet
Composers: Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein
Album Title: Art and Perception
Label: Gambit Records: 69251
Performers: Art Farmer (trumpet); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Tommy Williams (bass); Albert Tootie Heath (drums)
TITLE SOME OTHER TIME
Artists: Tony Bennett and Bill Evans
Composers: Adolph Green/ Betty Comden/Leonard Bernstein
Album Title: The Complete Tony Bennett Bill Evans Recordings
Label: Fantasy – FAN-36453-01
Performers: Bill Evans (piano); Tony Bennett (vocal)
TITLE ANY TIME, ANY DAY, ANYWHERE
Artists: Lee Wiley
Composers: Lee Wiley / Ned Washington / Victor Young
Album Title: Lee Wiley - Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere - Centenary issue
Label: Retrospective: RTR 4147
Performers: Lee Wiley (vocal); Bobby Hackett (cornet); Joe Bushkin (piano) plus Joe’s Swinging Strings
TITLE NOW’S THE TIME
Artists: Charlie Parker Quartet
Composers: Charlie Parker
Album Title: Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve
Label: Verve Records – 837 141-2
Performers: Charlie Parker (sax);Al Haig (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Max Roach (drums)
TITLE ONCE UPON A TIME
Artists: Stan Getz
Composers: Eddie Sauter
Album Title: Focus
Label: Verve: 314 521-419 2
Performers: Stan Getz (sax)
TITLE STRUT TIME
Artists: Benny Golson Quintet
Composers: Benny Golson
Album Title: The Other Side Of Benny Golson
Label: Riverside Records OJCCD17502
Performers: Benny Golson (tenor sax); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Barry Harris (piano); Jymie Merrit (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums)
TITLE I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS
Artists: Billie Holiday & her Orchestra
Composers: Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart
Album Title: Lady In Autumn: The Best Of The Verve Years
Label: VERVE: 849-434-2
Performers: Billie Holiday (vocal); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Harry Sweets Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Barney Kessel ( guitar); Red Mitchell (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums)
TITLE A QUIET TIME
Artists: Ahmad Jamal Quartet
Composers: Ahmad Jamal
Album Title: A Quiet Time
Label: FDM: 46050369452
Performers: Ahmad Jamal (piano); James Cammack (bass); Manolo Badrena (percussion); Kenny Washington (drums)
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