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The centrepiece of Alyn Shipton's selection from listeners' requests this week is an extended workout for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in the 1964 version of the band with Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 14 May 201616:00

Music Played

  • Rod Mason

    Saratoga Shout

    • Saratoga Shout.
    • Sentinal.
    • 2.
  • Duke Ellington & Duke Ellington

    Black Butterfly

    • 70th Birthday Concert.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7.
  • Jimmy Ponder

    Mean Streets No Bridges

    • Mean Streets No Bridges.
    • Muse.
    • 4.
  • Haris Lambrakis

    Sophia

    • Meteora.
    • Polytropon.
    • 6.
  • Art Blakey & Art Blakey

    Free For All

    • Free For All.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • Mike Westbrook

    Gas Dust Stone

    • A Bigger Show.
    • ASC.
    • 2.
  • King Pleasure & Blossom Dearie

    (Moody's Mood For Love) I'm In The Mood For Love

    • Prestige Story.
    • Prestige.
    • 7.
  • Illinois Jacquet

    Achtung

    • Swing's The Thing.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 4.
  • Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

    Oh Mistress Mine

    • Vol 9 Them There Eyes.
    • Halcyon.
    • 19.

Performers:

Artist Rod Mason
Title Saratoga Shout
Composer Russell / Holmes
Album Follow That Black Sedan/Saratoga Shout
Label Sentinel
Number SENM 2001 Side 2
Duration approx. 4.00
Performers Rod Mason, c;


Artist Duke Ellington
Title Black Butterfly
Composer Ellington
Album 70th Birthday Concert
Label Blue Note
Number Track 7
Duration 4.46
Performers: Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams, Rolf Ericson, t; Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, tb; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Wild Bill Davis, org; Victor Gaskin, b; Rufus Jones, d. Manchester, Nov 26, 1969.


Artist Jimmy Ponder
Title Mean Streets No Bridges
Composer Ponder
Album Mean streets No Bridges
Label Muse
Number MR 5324
Duration 6.56
Performers: Ben Saxton, ts; Jimmy Ponder, Geary Moore, g; Big John Patton, org; Greg Bandy, d; 1987.


Artist Harris Lambrakis
Title Sophia
Composer Lambrakis
Album Meteoria
Label CD Baby
Number 5205105000664 Track 6
Duration 7.39
Performers: Haris Lambrakis, ney; Nikos Sidirokastritis (drums), Dimitris Theocharis (piano), Dimitris Tsekouras (doublebass)


Artist Art Blakey
Title Free For All
Composer Shorter
Album Free For All
Label Blue Note
Number CDP 7 84170 2 Track 1
Duration 11.04
Performers: Freddie Hubbard, t; Wayne Shorter, ts; Curtis Fuller, tb; Cedar Walton, p; Reggie Workman, b; Art Blakey, d, 10 Feb 1964.


Artist Mike Westbrook Uncommon Orchestra
Title Gas Dust Stone
Composer Westbrook
Album A Bigger Show
Label ASC
Number 162/163 CD 2 Track 2
Duration approx. first 8.00 (fade on trombone solo)
Performers: Kate Westbrook & Martine Waltier voices; Billy Bottle voice & bass guitar; Sarah Dean alto saxophone and clarinet; Roz Harding alto saxophone;
Alan Wakeman tenor & soprano saxophones; Gary Bayley tenor saxophone;
Ian Wellens baritone saxophone; Mike Brewer & Sam Massey trumpets & flugelhorns; Dave Holdsworth sousaphone & pocket trumpet; Stewart Stunell, Andy Dore & Joe Carnell trombones ; Ken Cassidy bass trombone; Jesse Molins & Matthew North guitars; Marcus Vergette bass; Coach York & Theo Goss drums; Mike Westbrook keyboard


Artist King Pleasure
Title Moody’s Mood for love (I’m In The Mood For For Love)
Composer Fields / McHugh
Album I’m In The Mood For Love / Parker’s Mood
Label Vogue
Number EPVH 1285
Duration 3.02
Performers King Pleasure, Blossom Dearie, v; Merrill Stepter, t; Lem Davis, Ray Abrams, Cecil Payne, reeds; Teacho Wiltshire, p; Leonard Gaskin, b; Teddy Lee, d; 1952.


Artist Illinois Jacquet
Title Achtung
Composer Jacquet
Album Swing’s The Thing
Label Essential Jazz Classics
Number 55570 Track 4
Duration 5.05
Performers: Roy Eldridge, t; Illinois Jacquet, ts; Jimmy Jones, p; Ray Brown, b; Herb Ellis, g; Jo Jones, d. 16 Oct 1956.


Artist Bob Crosby
Title Oh Mistress Mine
Composer Matlock / Shakespeare
Album Vol 9 Them There Eyes
Label Halcyon
Number DHDL 128 Track 19
Duration 2.54
Performers: Crosby, Bob (ld); Butterfield, Billy (tp); Smith, Warren (tb); Fazola[Prestopnick], Irving (cl); Miller, Eddie (ts); Bean, Floyd (p); Haggart, Bob (b); Bauduc, Ray (dr); Mann, Marion (voc) ; Matlock, Matty (arr)

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  • Sat 14 May 201616:00

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