Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Alyn Shipton's weekly selection of jazz from all styles and periods requested in listeners' emails and letters includes music by the little-known American pianist Herman Chittison.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 12 Aug 201717:00
BBC Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

05/08/2017

Next

19/08/2017

See all episodes from Jazz Record Requests

Music Played

  • Sandy Brown and His Gentlemen Friends & Sandy Brown

    Ain't Got No

    • Hair At It's Hairiest.
    • Fontana.
    • 1.

  • Ben Webster And Harry Edison

    How Long Has This Been Going On

    • Complete Quintet Studio Sessions.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 2.

  • Artie Shaw

    Traffic Jam

    Performer: Artie Shaw.
    • The Artie Shaw Story.
    • 25.

  • Alan Price

    Going Down Slow

    • The Price To Play.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Herman Chittison

    Dancing On The Ceiling

    • 1945 - 1950.
    • Classics.
    • 9.

  • Jelly Roll Morton

    Mamie's Blues

    • Doctor Jazz.
    • Proper.
    • 24.

  • Billie Holiday & Gordon Jenkins

    You're My Thrill

    • The Lady Sings.
    • Proper.
    • 22.

  • Tommy Dorsey with the Pied Pipers

    Sweet Potato Piper

    Performer: Tommy Dorsey with the Pied Pipers.
    • HMV.

  • Paul Edis & Paul Edis Sextet

    Angular

    • There Will Be Time.
    • Jazzaction.
    • 4.

  • Konrad Wiszniewski and Euan Stevenson, Konrad Wiszniewski & Euan Stevenson

    Illuminate

    • New Focus.
    • Whirlwind.
    • 7.

  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    Scotch Blues

    • Percussion Discussion.
    • Chess.
    • 1.

  • Don Rendell - Ian Carr Quintet & Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet

    Ruth

    • Dusk Fire.
    • BGO Records.
    • 1.

  • Oscar Brown Jr.

    Dat Dare

    • Sin & Soul... and then some.
    • Columbia.
    • 8.

Performers

Artist Sandy Brown and His Gentlemen Friends
Title Ain’t Got No
Composer Rado, Ragni, McDermot
Album Hair at its Hairiest
Label Fontana
Number SFJL921 Side A Track 1
Duration 3.05
Performers: Sandy Brown, cl; Kenny Wheeler, t; George Chisholm, tb; John McLaughlin, g; Lennie Bush, b; Bobby Orr, d. 1969


Artist Ben Webster and Harry Edison
Title How Long Has This Been Going On
Composer G and I Gershwin
Album Complete Quintet Studio Sessions
Label Essential Jazz Classics
Number 55588 Track 2
Duration 5.31
Performers Ben Webster, ts; Hank Jones, p; George Duvivier, b; Clarence Johnson, d. June 1962.


Artist Artie Shaw
Title Traffic Jam
Composer McRae / Shaw
Album The Artie Shaw Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 85 CD 2 Track 25
Duration 2.15
Performers Chuck Peterson, John Best, Bernie Privin, t; George Arus, Les Jenkins, Harry Rogers, tb; Artie Shaw, cl; Les Robinson, Tony Pastor, Georgie Auld, Hank Freeman, reeds; Bob Kitsis pl; Al Avola, g; Did Weiss, b; Buddy Rich, d. 12 June 1939.


Artist Alan Price
Title Going Down Slow
Composer Jimmy Oden
Album The Price to Play
Label Decca
Number 4839 Side A Track 3
Duration 4.42
Performers Alan Price, p, v. 1966


Artist Herman Chittison
Title Dancing on the Ceiling
Composer Rodgers / Hart
Album 1945-1950
Label Classics
Number 1334 Track 9
Duration 3.10
Performers: Herman Chittison, p. 1950.


Artist Jelly Roll Morton
Title Mamie’s Blues
Composer Desdune
Album Doctor Jazz
Label Proper
Number Properbox 117 CD 4 track 24
Duration 2.39
Performers: Jelly Roll Morton, p, v. 1939


Artist Billie Holiday
Title You’re My Thrill
Composer Gorney, Clare
Album The Lady Sings
Label Proper
Number Properbox 26, CD 4 Track 22
Duration 3.28
Performers Billie Holiday and the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, 19 Oct 1949.


Artist Tommy Dorsey with the Pied Pipers
Title Sweet Potato Player
Composer Burke / Monaco
Label HMV
Number EA 2484
Duration 3.22
Performers Tommy Dorsey, tb, ldr; Zeke Zarchy, Lee Castle, Jimmy Blake, t; Ward Silloway, Dave Jacobs, Elmer Smithers, tb; Johnny Mince, Fred Stulce, Dean Kincaide, Tony Zimmers, reeds; Howard Smith, p; Carmen Mastren, g; Gene Traxler, b; Buddy Rich, d; Pied Pipers, v. 1 Feb 1940


Artist Paul Edis
Title Angular
Composer Edis
Album There Will Be Time
Label Jazzaction
Number JA 19 Track 4
Duration 3.44
Performers Paul Edis, p; Graham Hardy, t; Graeme Wilson, ts; Chris Hibbard, tb; Mick Shoulder, b; Adam Sinclair, d. Oct 2011.


Artist Konrad Wiszniewski & Euan Stevenson
Title Illuminate
Composer Wiszniewski /Stevenson
Album New Focus
Label Whirlwind
Number Track 7
Duration 4.49
Performers: Konrad Wiszniewski, reeds; Euan Stevenson. P, Michael Janisch, b; Alyn Cosker, d; William Chandler – violin; Jacqueline Speirs – violin; Ian Budd – viola; Betsy Taylor – cello; Alina Bzhezhinska – harp.


Artist Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Title Scotch Blues
Composer Jordan
Album Percussion Discussion
Label Chess
Number 2ACMJ 405 LP 1 Side 1 Track 1
Duration 7.55
Performers: Bill Hardman, t; Jackie McLean, as; Sam Dockery, p; Spanky DeBrest, b; Art Blakey, d. 1957.


Artist Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet
Title Ruth
Composer Rendell
Album Dusk Fire
Label BGO
Number 615 CD 2 Track 1
Duration 6.20
Performers: Ian Carr, t; Don Rendell, reeds; Michael Garrick, p; Dave Green, b; Trevor Tomkins, d. March 1966.


Artist Oscar Brown Jr
Title Dat Dere
Composer Bobby Timmons
Album Sin and Soul…and then some
Label Sony / Columbia
Number CL 1577 track 8
Duration 2.50
Performers Oscar Brown Jr, v; other personnel not specified.


Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Aug 201717:00
    BBC Radio 3

Pssst! Want to hear your favourite record on air?

Pssst! Want to hear your favourite record on air?

Email, tweet, or even write us a lovely old-fashioned letter – we want to hear from you.