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In today's selection from listeners' emails and letters, Alyn Shipton picks music from across all styles and periods of jazz, including a memory of the singer Little Jimmy Scott, who was one of the few jazz vocalists to have a countertenor range, and who died in 2014.

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Music Played

  • Olivier Franc and Rene Franc, Olivier Franc & Rene Franc

    Dans Les Ruse D'Antibes

    • Hommage a Sidney Bechet.
    • Rene and Olivier Franc.
    • 12.

  • Louis Armstrong & Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

    The Basin Street Blues

    • Glenn Miller Original Soundtrack.
    • Coral.
    • 5.

  • Freddie Slack

    Down The Road Apiece

    • Down The Road A-Piece.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • 6.

  • Joe Temperly & Joe Temperley

    Single Petal of a Rose

    • Concerto for Joe.
    • HEP JAZZ.
    • 6.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Misterioso

    Performer: Sonny Rollins.
    • The Best of Sonny Rollins.
    • Blue Note.
    • 4.

  • Grant Green

    Jean De Fleur

    • Idle Moments.
    • Blue Note.
    • 2.

  • Barry Green & Dave Green, Barry Green & Dave Green

    I'll Be Around

    • Turn Left At Monday.
    • Moletone.
    • 1.

  • Stan Kenton & Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    Collaboration

    • ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM.
    • 5.

  • Jimmy Scott

    I Wish I Knew

    • The Source.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Chris Barber & Chris Barber's Jazzband

    Storyville Blues

    • The Complete Decca Sessions.
    • Lake.
    • 5.

  • Billie Holiday

    I'll Be Seeing You

    • The Billie Holiday Story.
    • Proper.
    • 25.

Performers

Artist Olivier Franc and Rene Franc

Title Dans Les Ruse D’Antibes

Composer Sidney Bechet

Album Hommage à Sidney Bechet

Label Rene and Olivier Franc

Number Track 12

Duration 5.13

Performers Oliver Franc, Rene Franc, ss; Philippe Bas, p; unknown b and d. 1994.

Artist Louis Armstrong

Title Basin Street Blues

Composer Williams

Album Glenn Miller Story Original Soundtrack

Label Coral

Number 1008 Side A Track 5

Duration 6.01

Performers: Louis Armstrong, t, v; Barney Bigard, cl; Trummy Young, tb; Bud Freeman, ts; Billy Kyle, p, Arvell Shaw, b; Kenny John, d, 1954.

Artist Freddie Slack

Title Down The Road A-piece

Composer Raye

Album Down The Road A-Piece

Label Fantastic Voyage

Number Track 6

Duration 3.11

Performers: Freddie Slack, p; Doc Golderg, b; Ray McKinley, d; Don Raye, v. 1940.

Artist Joe Temperley

Title Single Petal of a Rose

Composer Ellington

Album Concerto For Joe

Label Hep

Number 2062 Track 6

Duration 3.23

Performers Joe Temperley (bs), Brian Lemon (p), Dave Green (b), Martin Drew (d).

Artist Sonny Rollins

Title Misterioso

Composer Monk

Album Best of Sonny Rollins

Label Blue Note

Number 7 93203 2 Track 4

Duration 9.22

Performers Sonny Rollins, ts; J J Johnson, tb; Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, p; Paul Chambers, b; Art Blakey. d. 14 April 1957

Artist Grant Green

Title Jean De Fleur

Composer Green

Album Idle Moments

Label Blue Note

Number 24349 90032 Track 2

Duration 6.46

Performers Grant Green, g; Joe Henderson, ts; Bobby Hutcherson, vib; Duke Pearson, p; Bob Cranshaw, b; Al Harewood, d.

DISC 7

Artist Barry Green / Dave Green

Title I’ll Be Around

Composer Wilder

Album Turn Left At Monday

Label Moletone

Number 002735 Track 1

Duration 5.25

Performers Barry Green, p; Dave Green, b. 2010.

Artist Stan Kenton

Title Collaboration

Composer Rugolo, Kenton

Album Artistry In Rhythm

Label Avid

Number 912 CD 2 Track 5

Duration 2.37

Performers: Ed Leddy, Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli, Sam Noto, Don Paladino, t; Bob Fitzpatrick, Milt Bernhardt, Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen, tb; Don Kelly, btb; Lennie Niehaus, Skeets Hurfurt, Vido Musso, Bill Perkins, Spencer Sinatra, Jack Nimitz, reeds; Stan Kenton, p; Ralph Blaze, g; Don Bagkeym, b; Mel Lewis, d.

Artist Jimmy Scott

Title I Wish I Knew

Composer Gordon, Warren

Album The Source

Label Atlantic

Number 8242 Side 1 Track 4

Duration 4.24

Performers: Jimmy Scott, v; David Newman, ts; Junior Mance, p; Billy Butler, Eric Gale, g; Ron Carter, b; Bruno Carr, d; 1970

Artist Chris Barber

Title Storyville Blues

Composer Pinkard

Album Complete Decca Sessions 1954/55

Label Lake

Number 141/2 CD 2 Track 5

Duration 5.06

Performers: Pat Halcox, t; Monty Sunshine, cl; Chris Barber, tn’ Lonnie Donegan, bj; Jim Bray, b; Ron Bowden, d.

DISC 12

Artist Billie Holiday

Title I’ll Be Seein’ You

Composer Kahal, Fain

Album The Billie Holiday Story

Label Proper

Number Properbox 26 CD 3 Track 25

Duration 3.30

Performers Billie Holiday, v; Doc Cheatham, t; Vic Dickenson, tb; Lem Davis, as; Eddie Heywood, p; Teddy Walters, g; John Simmons, b; Sid Catlett, d; April 1944.

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  • Sat 9 Sep 201716:00
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