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In the week that trumpeter Johnny Coles would have been 90 years old, amid letters asking for all types of jazz, Alyn Shipton includes a request to celebrate Coles's playing and particularly his collaboration with pianist Randy Weston.

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Sat 9 Jul 201616:00
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Music Played

  • Louis Armstrong, Armstrong & Louis & His All Stars

    Jack-Armstrong Blues

    • Integrale Vol 11.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 18.

  • Johnny Coles

    Hi Fly

    • The Warm Sound.
    • Epic / Legacy.
    • 4.

  • Randy Weston

    Fire Down There

    • Get Happy.
    • Riverside.
    • 2.

  • Stan Kenton with June Christy & Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    Willow Weep For Me

    • The Stan Kenton Story.
    • Proper.
    • 9.

  • Southside Johnny & Southside Johnny With LaBamba's Big Band

    Please Call Me Baby

    • Grapefruit Moon.
    • Blue Harp.
    • 4.

  • Ignasi Terraza

    Giant Steps

    • Sol-It.
    • SWIT.
    • 10.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    I Hear Music

    • ELLA AND OSCAR.
    • PABLO.
    • 7.

  • Ingrid Jensen

    Higher Grounds

    • Higher Grounds.
    • ENJA.
    • 2.

  • Horace Parlan

    Holy Land

    • No Blues.
    • Steeplechase.
    • 3.

  • Duke Ellington & Frank Sinatra & Sinatra

    Indian Summer

    • FRANCIS A MEETS EDWARD K.
    • REPRISE.
    • 4.

  • Claude Luter

    Snake Rag

    • Claude Luter et ses Lorientais Integrale.
    • Association Amateurs Jazz Traditionelle.
    • 9.

  • Humphrey Lyttelton

    Bad Penny Blues

    • Great British Jazz: Just about as good as it gets.
    • Smith and Co.
    • 22.

Performers:

Artist Louis Armstrong
Title Jack-Armstrong Blues
Composer Armstrong / Teagarden
Album Integrale Vol 11
Label Fremeaux
Number FA 1361 CD 2 Track 18
Duration 3.39
Performers: Louis Armstrong, Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield, t; Jack Teagarden tb, v; Lou McGarity, tb; Ernie Caceres, cl; Nick Caiazza, ts; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Al Hall, b; Herb Ellis, g; Cozy Cole, d. 7 Dec 1944.

Artist Johnny Coles
Title Hi Fly
Composer Randy Weston
Album The Warm Sound
Label Epic / Legacy
Number 89853 08402 Track 4
Duration 5.40
Performers: Johnny Coles, t; Kenny Drew, p; Peck Morrison, b; Charlie Persip, d. April 1961.

Artist Randy Weston
Title Fire Down There
Composer trad arr Weston
Album Get Happy
Label Riverside
Number 6063 Track 2
Duration 2.56
Performers Randy Weston, p; Sam Gill, b; Wilbert Hogan, d. August 1955.

Artist Stan Kenton with June Christy
Title Willow Weep For me
Composer Ronnell
Album Stan Kenton Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 13 CD 3 Track 9
Duration 3.14
Performers: June Christy v; Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Chico Alvarez, John Anderson, Ken Hanna, t; Kai Winding Skip Layton, Miff Synes, Harry Forbes, Bart Varselona, tb; Al Anthony, Boots Mussilli, Vido Musso, Bob Cooper, Bob Gioga, reeds; Stan Kenton, p; Bob Ahern, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Shelly Manne, d. 25 July 1946.

Artist Southside Johnny with Labamba’s Big Band
Title Please Call Me Baby
Composer Waits
Album Grapefruit Moon
Label Blue Harp / Leroy Records
Number BHCD 2008 Track 4
Duration 5.44
Performers: Southside Johnny, v: Richie “LaBamba” Rosenburg, tb, arr; Chris Anderson, Mark Pender, Stu Satalof, t; Clarence Banks, Art Baron, Jeff Bush, Brian Pastor, tb; Howard Johnson, tu; Jack Bashcow, Samuel Paul Bortka, Frank Elmo, Eric Lawrence, Ed Manion, Jerry Vivino, reeds; Scott Healy, Michael Mancini, p; Jeff Kazee, org; Michael Meritt, b; Ray Marchica, d, 2008

Artist Ignasi Terraza
Title Giant Steps
Composer Coltrane
Album Sol-It
Label Swit
Number CD 2 Track 10
Duration 4.26
Performers Ignasi Terraza, p; 2012.

Artist Ella Fitzgerald
Title I Hear Music
Composer Lane / Loesser
Album Ella and Oscar
Label Pablo
Number 08880 72326934 Track 7
Duration 5.12
Performers Ella Fitzgerald, v; Oscar Peterson, p; Ray Brown, b. May 1975.

Artist Ingrid Jensen
Title Higher Grounds
Composer Jensen
Album Higher Grounds
Label Enja
Number 9353-2 Track 3
Duration 5.46
Performers Ingrid Jensen, t; Gary Thomas, reeds; Dave Kikowski, p; Ed Howard, b; Victor Lewis, d. April 1998.

Artist Horace Parlan
Title Holy Land
Composer Parlan
Album No Blues
Label Steeplechase
Number 1056 S2 T 3
Duration 6.40
Performers: Horace Prlan, p; Tony Inzalaco, d. Dec 1975.

Artist Duke Ellington / Frank Sinatra
Title Indian Summer
Composer Herbert / Dubin
Album Francis A meets Edward K
Label Reprise
Number 1024 Track 4
Duration 4.12
Performers Frank Sinatra, v; Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, t; Lawrence Brown, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Jeff Castleman, b; Sam Woodyard, d. 1967.

Artist Claude Luter
Title Snake Rag
Composer Oliver
Album Claude Luter et ses Lorientais Integrale
Label Association Amateurs Jazz Traditionelle
Number MECD 14 CD 3 Track 9
Duration 2.48
Performers: Pierre Merlin, Clkaide Rabanit, c; Mowgli Jospin, tb; Claude Liuterm cl; Christian Azzi, p; Claude Philippe bj; Roland Bianchini, b; Michel Pacout, d. 6 July 1948.

Artist Humphrey Lyttelton
Title Bad Penny Blues
Composer Lyttelton
Album Great British Jazz: Just about as good as it gets
Label Smith And Co
Number 1143 CD 1 Track 22
Duration 2.42
Performers: Humphrey Lyttelton, t; Johnny Parker, p; Jim Bray , b; Stan Greig, d. 20 April 1956.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Jul 201616:00
    BBC Radio 3

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