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From listeners' requests for music in all styles of jazz, Alyn Shipton's selection includes music by Dinah Washington singing the old standard All of Me.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 6 Feb 201616:00

Music Played

  • Buck Clayton and Frankie Laine & Laine, Frankie & Buck Clayton

    Sposin'

    • JAZZ SPECTACULAR.
    • COLUMBIA LEGACY.
    • 1.
  • Coleman Hawkins

    Donegal Cradle Song

    • Body and Soul.
    • Marshall Cavendish.
    • 7.
  • Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • THE LADY SINGS.
    • PROPER.
    • 11.
  • The Ray Ellington Quartet & Ellington, Ray Quartet

    The Three Bears

    • The Essential Collection.
    • AVID.
    • 1.
  • Stan Getz & JJ Johnson & Stan Getz/J.J. Johnson

    Crazy Rhythm

    • AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
    • VERVE.
    • 7.
  • Barbara Thompson

    Spring Fever

    • The Last Fandango.
    • TEMPLE.
    • 7.
  • Marcin Wasilewski Trio

    Big Foot

    • Faithful.
    • ECM.
    • 9.
  • Dinah Washington

    All of Me

    • Jazz on a Summer's Day.
    • CHARLY.
    • 6.
  • Slim Gaillard, Jack McVea, Zutty Singleton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie & Dodo Marmarosa

    Slim's Jam

    • The Genius of Charlie Parker.
    • Savoy.
    • 11.
  • Memphis Jug Band

    Take Your Fingers Off It (Sugar Pudding)

    • American Skiffle Bands.
    • Folkways.
    • 6.
  • Dave Brubeck & Dave Brubeck

    La Paloma Azul

    • Bravo Brubeck.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • Wayne Shorter

    Go

    • Footprints Live.
    • Verve.
    • 4.

Performers:

Artist Buck Clayton and Frankie Laine
Title Sposin’
Composer Denniker / Razaf
Album Jazz Spectacular
Label Columbia
Number Track 1
Duration 3.59
Performers: Buck Clayton, Ray Copeland, t; Urbie Green, tb; Hilton Jefferson, as; Budd Johnson, George Nicholas, ts; Dave McRae, bars; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Skeeter Best, g; Milt Hinton, b; Jo Jones, d; Frankie Laine, v. 24 Oct 1955


Artist Coleman Hawkins (with Spike Hughes All American Orchestra)
Title Donegal Cradle Song
Composer Hughes
Album Body and Soul
Label Marshall Cavendish
Number CD021 Track 7
Duration 3.04
Performers Red Allen, Leonard Davis, Bill Dillard, t; Dickie Wells, Wilbur DeParis, George Washington, tb; Benny Carter, Waymon Carver, Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, reeds; Red Rodriguez, p; Lawrence Lucie, g; Ernest Hill, b; Sid Catlett, d; Spike Hughes dir. 19 March 1933.


Artist Billie Holiday
Title The Way You Look Tonight
Composer Fields / Kern
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26, CD 1, Track 11
Duration 3.00
Performers: Irving Randolph, t; Vido Musso, cl; Bn EWebster, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; Allan Reuss, g; Milt Hinton, b; Gene Krupa, d; Billie Holiday, v; 21 Oct 1936


Artist Ray Ellington
Title The Three Bears
Composer Troup
Album The Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number 866 CD 1 Track 1
Duration 2.35
Performers Ray Ellington, d, v; Dick Katz, p; Lauderic Caton, g; Coleridge Goode, b.


Artist Stan Getz / J J Johnson
Title Crazy Rhythm
Composer Caesar / Meyer / Kahn
Album At The Opera House
Label Verve
Number Track 7
Duration 7.47
Performers: Stan Getz, ts; J J Johnson, b; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; Connie Kay, d; 10 Oct 57


Artist Barbara Thompson
Title Spring Fever
Composer Thompson
Album The Last Fandango
Label Temple
Number TM001501 Track 7
Duration 5.25
Performers Barbara Thompson, reeds; Peter Lemer, kb; Billy Thompson, vn; Dave Ball, b; Jon Hiseman, d. 2015.


Artist Marcin Wasilewski
Title Big Foot
Composer Bley
Album Faithful
Label ECM
Number 275 9105 Track 9
Duration 6.22
Performers: Marcin Wasilewski, p; Slawomir Kurkiewicz, b; Michal Miskiewicz, d. 2011.


Artist Dinah Washington
Title All Of Me
Composer Marks /Simons
Album Jazz On a Summer’s Day
Label Charly
Number X 686 CD 2 Track 6
Duration 5.27
Performers: Dinah Washington (vocals), Terry Gibbs (vibes), Urbie Green (trombone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Max Roach (drums), Don Elliott (Mellophone), Paul West (bass).


Artist Charlie Parker
Title Slim’s Jam
Composer Gaillard
Album The Genius of Charlie Parker
Label Savoy
Number MG 12014 Track 11
Duration 2.30
Performers: Slim Gaillard, v, g; Charlie Parker, as; Dizzy Gillespie, t; Jack McVea, ts: Dodo Marmarosa, p; Tiny Brown, b; Zutty Singleton, d. 29 Dec 1945.


Artist Memphis Jug Band
Title Take Your Fingers Off It (Sugar Pudding)
Composer The Memphis Jug Band
Album American Skiffle Bands
Label Folkways
Number FA2610 Track 6 Side 2
Duration 2.46
Performers Will Shade, hca; Ben Ramey, kazoo; Charlie Burse, g; Vol Stephens, mandolin; Jab Jones, jug; vocal trio. 11 Sep 1928.


Artist Dave Brubeck
Title La Paloma Azul
Composer Traditional arranged by Brubeck
Album Bravo Brubeck
Label Columbia
Number 465623-2 Track 3
Duration 6.16
Performers: Dave Brubeck, p; Paul Desmond, as; Gene Wright, b; Joe Morello d; Rabito Agueras, cga; Chamin Correa, g.


Artist Wayne Shorter
Title Go
Composer Shorter
Album Footprints Live!
Label Verve
Number 589 679-2 Track 4
Duration 4.59
Performers: Wayne Shorter, ts; Brian Blade, d; Danilo Perez, p; John Pattitucci b: 2002

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  • Sat 6 Feb 201616:00

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