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Saxophonist Art Pepper led a troubled career, documented in his autobiography Straight Life, but he was a profound ballad player, as demonstrated in one of this week?s requests from listeners. Alyn Shipton also includes music from pianist Earl Hines, and the Woody Herman Herd.

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Music Played

  • Jimmy Giuffre

    The Train And The River

    • Jazz On A Summer's Day.
    • Charly.
    • 1.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Up A Lazy River

    • Jazz On A Summer's Day.
    • Charly.
    • 11.

  • Earl Hines

    Boogie Woogie On The St. Louis Blues

    • An Evening with Earl Hines.
    • VOGUE.
    • 2.

  • John Coltrane

    What's New

    • Complete Impulse Studio Recordings.
    • Impulse.
    • 10.

  • Bobby Hutcherson

    Avis

    • Medina.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • George Shearing

    Windows

    • The MPS Trio Sessions.
    • MPS.
    • 2.

  • Woody Herman & Herman

    Natchel Blues

    • At The Woodchopper's Ball.
    • Ember.
    • 1.

  • Hoagy Carmichael, Don Fagerquist & Al Hendrickson

    Winter Moon

    • Hoagy Sings Carmichael.
    • Pacific Jazz.
    • 3.

  • The Black Eagle Jazz Band

    She's Crying For Me

    • At Symphony Hall.
    • Philo.
    • 2.

Performers:

Artist Jimmy Giuffre
Title The Train and The River
Composer Giuffre
Album Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Label Charly
Number X 686 CD Track 1
Duration 4.32
Performers: Jimmy Giuffre, cl, ts; Bob Brookmeyer, vtb; Jim Hall, g. 1958

Artist Louis Armstrong
Title Up a Lazy River
Composer Arodin
Album Jazz on a Summer’s Day
Label Charly
Number X 686 CD Track 11
Duration 3.08
Performers: Louis Armstrong, t,v; Trummy Young, tb; Peanuts Hucko, cl; Billy Kyle, p; Mort Herbert, b; Danny Barcelona, d. 1958

Artist Earl Hines
Title Boogie Woogie on the St Louis Blues
Composer Handy arr Hines
Album An Evening with Earl Hines
Label Vogue
Number VJD 534 Track 2
Duration 6.47
Performers: Earl Hines, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Hank Young, b; Bert Dahlander, d. Oct 1972

Artist John Coltrane
Title Whats New
Composer Haggart, Burke
Album Complete Impulse Studio Recordings,
Label Impulse
Number imp08 280 cd 1 track 10
Duration 3.44
Performers John Coltrane, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d.

Artist Bobby Hutcherson
Title Avis
Composer Hutcherson
Album Medina
Label Blue Note
Number 97508 Track 1
Duration 6.41
Performers: Harold Land, ts; Bobby Hutcherson, vib; Stanley Cowell, p; Reggie Johnson, b; Joe Chambers, d. 11 Aug 1969.

Artist George Shearing
Title Windows
Composer Corea
Album The MPS Trio Sessions
Label MPS
Number 06025 1745068 Track 2
Duration 4.25
Performers: George Shearing, p; Louis Stewart, g; Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, b; 2007.

Artist Woody Herman
Title Natchel Blues
Composer Roland
Album At The Woodchopper’s Ball
Label Ember
Number FA2006
Duration 4.09

Artist Hoagy Carmichael
Title Winter Moon
Composer Carmichael
Album Hoagy Sings Carmichael
Label Pacific Jazz
Number 32.5635 Track 3
Duration 4.13
Performers Johnny Mandel cond; band includes Harry Edison, Don Fagerquist, t; Harry Klee, fl; Art Pepper, as; Jimmy Rowles, p; 1957.

Artist New Black Eagle Jazz Band
Title She’s Crying for Me
Composer Pecora
Album At Symphony Hall
Label Philo
Number 1086 S 1 T 2
Duration 4.28
Performers Tony Pringle, c; Stan Vincent, tb; Bran Ogilvie, reeds; Bob Pilsbury, p; Peter Bullis, bj; Eli Newberger, tu; Pam Pameijer, d. 2 Oct 1981.

Artist Kurt Elling / Branford Marsalis
Title Practical Arrangement
Composer Sting / Robert Mathes
Album Upward Spiral
Label OKeh
Number 88985306882 Track 4
Duration 9.49
Performers Kurt Elling, v; Branford, Marsalis, ts; Joey Calderazzo, p; Eric Revis, b; Justin Faulkner, d. 2016.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Sep 201616:00
    BBC Radio 3

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