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Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes music in all styles of jazz and a classic session from Ben Webster and Art Tatum.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 30 Apr 201616:00

Music Played

  • Harry James & Harry James

    Carnival

    • Eight Bar Riff.
    • 23.
  • Johnny Hodges

    All Of Me

    • Ellington Jazz Party.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Neil Ardley

    Rainbow Four

    • Kaleidoscope of Rainbows.
    • Dusk Fire.
    • 4.
  • Roy Eldridge

    Fish Market

    • Classics 1943 - 1944.
    • Classics.
    • 18.
  • Miff Mole’s Molers

    Feelin' No Pain

    • Red Nichols and Miff Mole.
    • BBC.
    • 10.
  • Ben Webster & Art Tatum & Webster, Ben & Art Tatum

    My One And Only Love

    • The Album.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 7.
  • The Heath Brothers

    South Filthy

    • As We Were Saying.
    • Concord.
    • 4.
  • Ted Heath & Ted Heath & His Music

    Stonehenge

    • Ted Heath at Carnegie Hall.
    • London.
    • 3.
  • Lee Morgan & Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

    • THE SIDEWINDER.
    • BLUE NOTE.
    • 1.
  • Gato Barbieri

    Tupac Amaru

    • Fenix.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 1.
  • Bill Evans

    Time Remembered

    Music Arranger: Claus Ogerman.
  • Blossom Dearie

    They Say It's Spring

    • Blossom Dearie.
    • 15.

Performers:

Artist Harry James
Title Carnival
Composer Warren arr. Billy May
Album Eight Bar Riff
Label Hep
Number CD83 Track 23
Duration 2.46 [but maybe trim opening anno off, so 2.44]
Performers: Harty James, Nick Buono, Phil Cook, Everett McDonald, Stan Fishelson, t; Ziggy Elmer, Dave Robbins, Lee O’Connor, tb; Juan Yizol, vtb; Willie Smith, Musky Ruffo, Corky Corcoran, Jimmy Cook, Bob Poland, reeds; Bruce McDonald, p; Sam Herman, g; Bob Stine, b; Jackie Mills, d. June 1950.


Artist Johnny Hodges
Title All of Me
Composer Simons / Mark
Album Three Classic Albums PLus
Label Avid
Number 1040 CD 1 Track 11
Duration 3.10 (NB it is the last 3.10 of an 18.02 medley, starting at 14.52.)
Performers: Johnny Hodges, as; Lawrence Brown, tb; Shorty Baker, t; Jimmy Hamilton, cl; Harry Carney bars; Louie Bellson, d, Johnny Williams, b; Call Cobbs, p. 2 July 1954


Artist Neil Ardley
Title Rainbow Four
Composer Ardley
Album A Kaleidoscope of Rainbows
Label Dusk Fire
Number 101 Track 4
Duration 6.15
Performers Ian Carr, t; Bob Bertles, Barbara Thompsoin, Tony Coe, Brian Smith, reeds; Geoff Castle, Dave McRae, kb; Neil Ardley, synth; Paul Buckmaster, cello; Ken Shaw, g; Roger Sutton, b; Roger Sellers, d; Trevor Tomkins, perc. 1976.


Artist Roy Eldridge
Title Fish Market
Composer Eldridge
Album Classics 1943 - 1944
Label Classics
Number CLASSICS920 Track 18
Duration 3.16
Performers: Roy Eldridge, Sidney De Paris, Paul Cohen, Robert Mason, Pinky Savitt - tp
; Wilbur De Paris, Sandy Williams, Vic Dickenson, George Stevenson – tb; Joe Eldridge, Curby Alexander - as
; Franz Jackson, Hal Singer –ts; Dave Mc Rae - bs
; Ted Brannon – p; Snags Allen -g
; Billy Taylor - b
; Cozy Cole – dr; 1944


Artist Miff Mole and his Molers
Title Feelin’ No Pain
Composer Livingston
Album Red Nichols and Miff Mole
Label BBC
Number REB 664 Track 10
Duration 2.51
Performers: Red Nichols, c; Miff Mole, tb; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Fud Livingston, ts; Eddie Lang, g; Arthur Schutt, p; Adrian Rollini, bsx; Vic Berton, d. 30 August 1927


Artist Ben Webster / Art Tatum
Title My One and Only Love
Composer Wood / Mellins
Album The Album
Label Essential Jazz Cl;assics
Number 55403 Track 7
Duration 6.14
Performers: Ben Webster, ts; Art Tatum p; Red Callendar, b; Bill Douglass, d. 11 Sept 1956


Artist Heath Brothers
Title South Filthy
Composer Heath
Album As We Were Saying
Label Concord
Number Track 4
Duration 3.30
Performers Jimmy Heath, ts; Percy Heath, cello; Albert Tootie Heath, drums. 1997.


Artist Ted Heath
Title Stonehenge
Composer Russo
Album Ted Heath at Carnegie Hall
Label London
Number LL1566 Side B Track 3
Duration 3.14
Performers: Bert Ezzard, Bobby Pratt, Duncan Campbell, Eddie Blair, t; Don Lusher, Jimmy Coombes, Ric Kennedy, Wally Smith, tb; Henry Mackenzie, Les Gilbert, Ken Kiddier, Red Price Ronnie Chamberlain, reeds; Frank Horrox, p; Ronnie Verrall, d; Johnny Hawksworth, b. May 1 1956


Artist Lee Morgan
Title The Sidewinder
Composer Morgan
Album Finest in Jazz: Lee Morgan
Label Blue Note
Number 0946 3 86126 2 9 Track 1
Duration 10.25
Performers Lee Morgan, t; Joe Henderson ts; Barry Harris, p; Bob Cranshaw, b; Billy Higgins, d. 21 Dec 1963.


Artist Gato Barbieri
Title Tupac Amaru
Composer Barbieri
Album Fenix
Label Philips
Number 6369 409 Side 1 Track 1
Duration 4.15
Performers: Gato Barbieri, ts; Joe Beck, g; Lonnie Liston, Smith, kb; Ron Carter, b; Lenny White, d; Nana Vasconcelos, Gene Golden, perc. 1971


Artist Bill Evans
Title Time Remembered
Composer Evans
Album Bill Evans Finest Hour
Label Verve
Number 549 6752 Track 6
Duration 4.12
Performers: Bill Evans, p; Chuck Isreals, b; Larry Bunker, d. Claus Ogerman, orch.


Artist Blossom Dearie
Title They Say It’s Spring
Composer unknown
Album Blossom Dearie
Label Verve
Number Track 15
Duration 3.24
Performers Blossom Dearie, p, v;

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