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Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes the most contemporary of jazz sounds, instrumental, vocal and with crossover into other styles of music.

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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Harlem Airshaft

    • Highlights of the Great 1940-42 Band.
    • AVID.
    • 14.

  • John Kirby & John Kirby

    I Love You Truly

    • THE BIGGEST LITTLE BAND.
    • ASV.
    • 4.

  • Mel Torme & Marty Paich

    Goodbye Look

    Performer: Mel Torme & Marty Paich. Performer: Mel Tormé. Performer: Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette.
    • Dektette Reunion.
    • CONCORD JAZZ.
    • 7.

  • Benny Goodman

    Benny Rides Again

    Performer: Benny Goodman. Performer: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
    • The Essential BG.
    • Proper.
    • 26.

  • Ray Anthony

    Panama

    • Big Band Dixieland.
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Anoushka Lucas

    When You're Away

    Performer: Anoushka Lucas. Performer: Anoushka Lucas And The Humbolts.
    • Left To My Own Devices.
    • Anoushka Lucas.
    • 6.

  • Lars Estrand & Lars Estrand

    Sleep

    • The International All Stars Play Benny Goodman Vol 2.
    • Nagel Heyer.
    • 4.

  • Eddie Harris

    Listen Here

    • The Electrifying Eddie Harris.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 2.

  • Kate Westbrook

    Toad's Washerwoman

    • Cuff's Clout.
    • Voiceprint.
    • 5.

  • Jacques Loussier

    Gymnopedie 1

    Performer: Jacques Loussier. Performer: Jacques Loussier Trio.
    • GYMNOPEDIES - GNOSSIENNES.
    • TELARC.
    • 9.

Performers:

Artist Duke Ellington
Title Harlem Airshaft
Composer Ellington
Album Highlights of the Great 1940-42 Band
Label Avid
Number 1143 CD 1 Track 14
Duration 2.59
Performers: DE, p, dir; Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, t; Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol, tb; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, reeds; Fred Guy, g; Jimmy Blanton, b; Sonny Greer, d. 22 Jul 1940


Artist John Kirby
Title I Love You Truly
Composer Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Album The Biggest Little Band
Label ASV Living Era
Number CJ20
Duration 2.59
Performers: Charlie Shavers, t; Buster Bailey, cl; Russell Procope, as; Billy Kyle, p; John Kirby b; O’Neil Spencer, d.


Artist Mel Torme / Marty Paich
Title Goodbye Look
Composer Donald Fagen
Album Dektette Reunion
Label Concord
Number 4360 Track 7
Duration 5.47
Performers Mel Torme, v; Warren Launing, Jack Sheldon, t; Bob Enevoldsen, Lou McCreary, tb; Jim Self, tu; Ken Peplowski, Bob Efford, Gary Foster, reeds; Pete Jolly, p; Chuck Berghoferm b; Jeff Hamilton, d; Marty Paich, dir. 1988


Artist Benny Goodman
Title Benny Rides Again
Composer Eddie Sauter
Album The Essential BG
Label Proper
Number Properbox 109 CD 3 Track 26
Duration 4.41
Performers Benny Goodman, cl; Alec Fila, Jimmy Maxwell, Cootie Williams, Irving Goodman, t; Lou McGarity, Red Gingler, tb; Skippy Martin, Gus Bivona, Bob Snyder, Georgie Auld, Jack Henderson, reeds; Bernie Leighton, p; Mike Bryan, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Harry Jaeger, d. 17 Nov 1940


Artist Ray Anthony
Title Panama
Composer Tyers
Album Big Band Dixieland
Label Capitol
Number T 678 Side 1 T 1
Duration 4.55
Performers: Alton Hendrickson (guitar); Heine Beau, Leo Anthony, Gus Bivona, Matty Matlock (saxophone); Manny Klein, Conrad Gozzo , Zeke Zarchy, Charlie Teagarden (trumpet); Abe Lincoln, Elmer R. Moe Schneider, Francis L. "Joe" Howard (trombone); Paul "Scooby" Smith (piano); Nick Fatool (drums). 1955


Artist Anoushka Lucas and the Humbolts
Title When You’re Away
Composer Lucas
Album Left to My Own Devices
Label Anoushka Lucas
Number Track 6
Duration 4.49
Performers Anoushka Lucas, v: Phil Smith, t, Jacopo Milesi. g; Rick Buddulph, b; hris Lucas, d. 2011


Artist Lars Estrand
Title Sleep
Composer Lars Estrand
Album Play Benny Goodman Vol 2
Label Nagel Heyer
Number Track 4
Duration 9.12
Performers: Ken Peplowski, ts; Lars Erstrand vib; Howard Alden, g; Mark Shane, p; Len Skeat b; Joe Ascione, d. 2009


Artist Eddie Harris
Title Listen Here
Composer Harris
Album The Electrifying Eddie Harris.
Label Atlantic
Number SD 1495 Track 2
Duration 7.41
Performers: Eddie Harris, ts, varitone; Jodie Christian, p; Melvin Jackson, b; Richard Smith, d; Ray Baretto, perc. 1967.


Artist Kate Westbrook
Title Toad’s Washerwoman
Composer Mike Westbrook
Album Cuff’s Clout
Label Voiceprint
Number VP 310 Track 5
Duration 7.43
Performers John Winfield, Kate Westbrook v; Peter King, Alan Barnes, as; Mike Carr, org; Steve Brown, d. Nov 2001.


Artist Jacques Loussier
Title Gymnopedie 1 Var 4
Composer Satie arr Loussier
Album Gymnopedies / Gnossiennes
Label Telarc
Number 83431 Track 9
Duration 3.42
Performers: Jacques Loussier, p; Benoit Dunoyer de Segonzac, b; Andee Arpino, d. 1998.

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  • Sat 2 Jan 201616:00
    BBC Radio 3

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