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As Radio 3 celebrates the 70th birthday of the Edinburgh Festival, Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests with a Scottish tinge, as well as music from Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander.

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Sat 5 Aug 201716:00
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Music Played

  • Bobby Wellins & Bobby Wellins Quartet

    Birds of Brazil (2nd Movement)

    • Birds of Brazil.
    • Sungai.
    • 2.

  • Ruby Braff

    Why Shouldn't I?

    Performer: Ruby Braff.
    • For The Last Time.
    • Arbors.
    • 2.

  • Johnny Keating

    Night Train

    • Swing Revisited.
    • Dutton Vocalion.
    • 1.

  • Carol Kidd

    You Go To My Head

    • CAROL KIDD.
    • ALOI RECORDS.
    • 3.

  • Sandy Brown

    Go Ghana

    • McJazz And Friends.
    • Lake Records.
    • 1.

  • Morrissey Mullen

    This Must Be The Place

    • This Must Be The Place.
    • Coda.
    • 3.

  • Tommy Smith

    Wild Cat

    • BEASTS OF SCOTLAND.
    • LINN RECORDS.
    • 10.

  • Colin Steele

    There Are Angels

    • Even in the Darkest Places.
    • Gadgemo.
    • 6.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Something In Blue

    • Something in Blue.
    • Black Lion.
    • 2.

  • Monty Alexander

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    • Live! At The Montreux Festival.
    • MPS.
    • 6.

  • Count Basie

    Jumpin' at the Woodside

    Performer: Count Basie.
    • Count Basie Story.
    • Properbox.
    • 19.

Performers:

Artist Bobby Wellins
Title Birds of Brazil 2nd Movement
Composer Wellins, arr Tony Coe
Album Birds of Brazil
Label Sungai
Number BW 11 Track 2
Duration 6.00
Performers: Bobby Wellins, ts; Kenny Wheeler, fh; Pete Jacobsen, p; Ken Baldock, b; Spike Wells, d. Delmé String Quartet, rec 1982, released 1989.


Artist Ruby Braff
Title Why Shouldn't I?
Composer Cole Porter
Album For The Last Time
Label Arbors
Number 19368 CD 1 Track 2
Duration 4.41
Performers: Ruby Braff, c; Scott Hamilton, ts; John Bunch, p; Jon Wheatley, g; Dave Green, b; Steve Brown, d. August 2002


Artist Johnny Keating
Title Night Train
Composer Forrest / Simkins / Washington
Album Swing Revisited
Label Dutton Vocalion
Number 8109 Track 1
Duration 4.12
Performers: Jimmy Deucher, Eddie Blair, Bert Courtley, Bobby Pratt, Stan Reynolds, t; Johnny Edwards, Keith Christie, Maurice Gee, Maurice Pratt, tb; James Buck, frh; Roy Willox, Ronnie Chamberlain, Don Halliwell, Tubby Hayes, Duncan Lamont, reeds; Reg Guest, p; Jim Sullivan, g; Freddie Logan, b; Barry Morgan, perc; Ronnie Verrall, d. 1964


Artist Carol Kidd
Title You Go To My Head
Composer Coots / Gillespie
Album Carol Kidd
Label Akoi
Number AKH003 Track 3
Duration 3.16
Performers Carol Kidd, v; Sandy Taylor, p; Alex Moore, b; Murray Smith, d. 1984


Artist Sandy Brown
Title Go Ghana
Composer Brown
Album McJazz and Friends
Label Lake
Number CD 58 Track 1
Duration 3.30
Performers: Al Fairweather (tp); Sandy Brown (cl, voc); John R.T. Davies (tm); Alan Thomas (pno); Mo Umansky (bjo); Brian Parker (bs); Graham Burbidge (dm). 1955


Artist Morrissey / Mullen
Title This Must Be The Place
Composer Mullen
Album This Must Be The Place
Label Coda
Number 15 Side A Track 3
Duration 4.47
Performers: Dick Morrissey, ts; Pete Jacobsen, p; Jim Mullen, g; Trevor Barry, b; Neil Wilkinson, d. 1965


Artist Tommy Smith
Title Wild Cat
Composer Smith
Album Beasts of Scotland
Label Linn
Number 5054 Track 10
Duration 5.16
Performers: Guy Barker, t; Andy Panayi, fl; Tommy Smith, ts, ss; Steve Hamilton, p; Alex Dankworth, b; Tom Gordon, d.


Artist Colin Steele
Title There are Angels
Composer Steele
Album Even In The Darkest Places
Label Gadgemo
Number GAD 002 Track 6
Duration 5.50
Performers: Colin Steele, t; Michael Buckley, reeds; Dave Milligan, p; Calum Gourlay, b; Stu Ritchie, d. 2017.


Artist Thelonious Monk
Title Something in Blue
Composer Monk
Album Something in Blue
Label Black Lion
Number 30119 Side 2 Track 1
Duration 6.40
Performers: Thelonious Monk, p. 1972


Artist Monty Alexander
Title Battle Hymn of the Republic
Composer Steffe
Album Live! At the Montreux Festival
Label MPS
Number 817 487-Track 6
Duration 5.00
Performers Monty Alexander, p; John Clayton, b; Jeff Hamilton., d. 1976


Artist Count Basie
Title Jumpin’ at the Woodside
Composer Basie
Album Count Basie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 19; CD 1 Track 19
Duration 3.03
Performers: Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Ed Lewis, t; Dan Minor, Benny Morton, Dicky Wells, tb; Earle Warren, as; Lester Young, Herschel Evans ts, Jack Washington, bars; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g’ Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 22 Aug 1938.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Aug 201716:00
    BBC Radio 3

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