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Thelonious Monk at 100

In the week of Thelonious Monk's centenary, Alyn Shipton includes music by Monk's quartet, requested by listeners to mark the occasion, amid other suggestions for music from all styles and periods of jazz.

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Sat 7 Oct 201716:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Donaldson & Thelonious Monk

    Trinkle Trinkle

    • Music Box.
    • Woodville.
    • 1.

  • Buddy Rich and his Big Band & Manny Albam

    Kilimanjaro Cookout

    • The Roar of 74.
    • LRC.
    • 2.

  • Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble

    Parallel Corners

    • Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble.
    • Planet Mu.
    • 5.

  • Benny Waters

    I'm In The Mood For Love

    • Plays Songs of Love.
    • JazzPoint.
    • 3.

  • Mezzrow, Wilson & Mezzrow-Bechet Septet

    Saw Mill Man Blues

    • The King Jazz Records Story.
    • Storyville.
    • 2.

  • Sidney Bechet, Johnny Windhurst, Ray Parker, George "Pops" Foster & George Thompson

    Royal Garden Blues

    • Jazz Nocturne Vol 1: Bunk, Bechet and Bocage in Boston.
    • Jazz Crusade.
    • 4.

  • Billie Holiday

    A Fine Romance

    • The Lady Sings.
    • Proper.
    • 10.

  • John Coltrane

    The Last Blues

    • Living Space.
    • Impulse.
    • 7.

  • Bill Evans, Tony Bennett & Bennett, Tony & Bill Evans

    You Must Believe In Spring

    • TOGETHER AGAIN.
    • CONCORD.
    • 10.

  • Keith Jarrett

    Koln Concert - Part Ii C

    • The Koln Concert.
    • ECM.
    • 4.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Lulu's Back In Town

    • It's Monk Time.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

Performers:

Artist John Donaldson

Title Trinkle Tinkle

Composer Monk

Album Music Box

Label Woodville

Number CD 110 Track 1

Duration 2.58

Performers John Donaldson, p; Oli Hayhurst, b; Asaf Sirkis, d. 2005.


Artist Buddy Rich

Title Kilimanjaro Cookout

Composer Manny Albam

Album Roar of 74

Label LRC

Number 24103 Track 2

Duration 6.18

Performers Buddy Rich (drums); Joe Beck (guitar); Pat La Barbera (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joe Riomero, Bob Martin, (alto saxophones); John Laws (Baritone); Greg Hopkins, Charlie Davis, John Hoffman, Larry Hall (trumpet); Alan Kaplan, Keith O’Quinn, John Leys, (trombones); Buddy Budson (piano); Tony Levin (bass guitar); Sam Woodyard (percussion). 1973

Artist Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble

Title Parallel Corners

Composer Kiers / Kohnen

Album Kilimanjaro Dark Jazz Ensemble

Label Planet Mu

Number ZIQ141 Track 5

Duration 3.36

Performers Nina Hitz, cello; Hilary Jeffries, tb; Jason Kohnen, g, b; Gideon Kiers, kb, programming. 2006

Artist Benny Waters

Title I’m In The Mood For Love

Composer Fields, McHugh

Album Plays Songs of Love

Label JazzPoint

Number 1039 Track 3

Duration 6.31

Performers Benny Waters, ts; Red Richards, p; Vic Juris, g; John Williams, Jr, b; Jackie Williams, d; 1993.

Artist Mezzrow – Bechet Septet

Title Saw Mill Man Blues

Composer Mezzrow / Wilson

Album King Jazz Records Story

Label Storyville

Number 1088611 CD 2 Track 2

Duration 2.59

Performers Hot Lips Page, t; Sidney Bechet, ss; Mezz Mezzrow, cl; Sammy Price, p; Danny Barker, g; Pops Foster, b; Sid Catlett, d; Cousin Joe, v. 30 June 1945.


Artist Sidney Bechet

Title Royal Garden Blues

Composer Williams

Album Jazz Nocturne 1: Bunk, Bocage and Bechet in Boston

Label Jazz Crusade

Number 3036 Track 4

Duration 2.39

Performers Bunk Johnson (tpt), Sidney Bechet (clt), Ray Parker (pno), 'Pops' Foster (bs) and George Thompson (dms). Boston, 3 April 1945

Artist Billie Holiday

Title A Fine Romance

Composer Fields, Kern

Album The Lady Sings

Label Proper

Number Properbox 26 CD 1 Track 10

Duration 2.49

Performers Bunny Berigan, t; Irving Fazola, cl; Clyde Hart, p; Dick McDonough, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Cozy Cole, d; Billie Holiday, v; 29 Sept, 1936

Artist John Coltrane

Title The Last Blues

Composer Coltrane

Album The Classic Quartet - Complete Studio Recordings

Label Impulse

Number IMPD8 280 CD 4 t 7

Duration 4.22

Performers John Coltrane, ts; Jimmy Garrison, b; Elvin Jones, d. June 1965.

Artist Bill Evans / Tony Bennett

Title You Must Believe In Spring

Composer Bergman, Bergman and Demy

Album Together Again

Label Improv (Concord)

Number 7117

Duration 5.51

Performers Tony Bennett, v; Bill Evans, p. 1977.

Artist Keith Jarrett

Title Köln Concert Part IIc

Composer Jarrett

Album The Köln Concert

Label ECM

Number 810 067-2 Track 4

Duration EOM 5.33

Performers Keith Jarrett, p. 24 Jan 1975

Artist Thelonious Monk

Title Lulu’s Back in Town

Composer Dubin / Warren

Album It’s Monk’s Time

Label Columbia

Number CS 8984 Track 1

Duration 9.55

Performers Monk, p; Charlie Rouse, ts; Butch Warren, b; Ben Riley, d. 1964

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  • Sat 7 Oct 201716:00
    BBC Radio 3

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