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Champion of the little-known C-Melody instrument, saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer, is featured in Alyn Shipton's pick of listeners' requests for music in all styles of jazz.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 13 Jan 201816:00

Music Played

  • Sidney Bechet

    Summertime

    • Blues in Thirds.
    • Charly.
    • 2.
  • Joe Daniels

    Sweet Sue

    • St Louis Blues/Sweet Sue.
    • Parlophone.
  • Jimmy Giuffre

    Green Country (New England Mood)

    • Travlin' Light.
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • Alan Barnes

    Liza

    • The Pollwinners play Girl Talk.
    • Zephyr.
    • 12.
  • Della Reese

    Someday you'll want me to want you

    • Della.
    • RCA.
    • 6.
  • Bill Evans

    Autumn Leaves

    • The Riverside Years.
    • Not Now.
    • 2.
  • Mike Westbrook

    Rosie

    • Marching Song Volumes 1 and 2.
    • Deram.
    • 3.
  • Keith Jarrett

    Groovin' High

    • Whisper Not.
    • ECM.
    • 3.
  • The Bad Plus

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

    • These are the Vistas.
    • Sony.
    • 3.
  • Una Mae Carlisle

    If I Had You

    • Bluebird.
  • Django Reinhardt

    Vous Qui Passez

    • Django in Rome 1949-1950.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

Performers:

Artist Sidney Bechet

Title Summertime

Composer Gershwin, Heywood

Album Blues in Thirds

Label Charly

Number Le Jazz CD 30 Track 2

Duration 4.06

Performers: Sidney Bechet, ss; Teddy Bunn, g; Meade Lux Lewis, p; John Williams, b; Sid Catlett, d. 8 June 1939.

Artist Joe Daniels

Title Sweet Sue

Composer Young

Album n/a

Label Parlophone

Number F211 Side B

Duration 2.43

Performers Max Goldberg, t; Freddy Gardner, cl; Monia Liter, p; Archie Slavin, g; Tiny Winters, b; Joe Daniels, d. 28 June 1935

Artist Jimmy Giuffre

Title Green Country (New England Mood)

Composer Giuffre

Album Travlin’ Light

Label Atlantic

Number 8122 79625 Track 3

Duration 3.07

Performers: Jimmy Giuffre, cl; Bob Brookmeyer, tb; Jim Hall g. 1958

Artist Alan Barnes

Title Liza

Composer Gershwin / Kahn

Album The Pollwinners play Girl Talk

Label Zephyr

Number ZECD 28 Track 12

Duration 4,14

Performers: Warren Vache, c; Alan Barnes, as; Tony Coe, ss; Roy Williams, tb; Brian Lemon, p; Dave Cliff, g; Dave Green, g; Clark Tracey d. 1999.

Artist Della Reese

Title Someday you’ll want me to want you

Composer Hodges

Album Della

Label RCA

Number 2157 Side B Track 6

Duration 5.13

Performers: Della Reese and orchestra conducted and arranged by Neal Hefti. 1960.

Artist Bill Evans

Title Autumn Leaves

Composer Kosma / Prevert

Album The Riverside Years

Label Not Now

Number 912 CD 3 [Portrait in Jazz] Track 2

Duration 5.27

Performers Bill Evans, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Paul Motian, d. 28 Dec 1959

Artist Mike Westbrook

Title Rosie

Composer Westbrook

Album Marching Song Vols 1 and 2

Label Deram

Number 844853-2 CD 2 Track 3

Duration 6.36

Performers: Dave Holdsworth, t; Mike Westbrook, p, Dave Holdsworth, Kenny Wheeler, t; Mike Gibbs, tb; Tom Bennelik, frh; Martin Fry, tu; John Surman, Mike Osborn, Bernie Living, Alan Skidmore, reeds; Harry Miller, b; Alan Jackson, John Marshall, d.

Artist Keith Jarrett

Title Groovin’ High

Composer Gillespie

Album Whisper Not

Label ECM

Number 543816-2 CD 1 Track 3

Duration 8.31

Performers: Keith Jarrett, p; Gary Peacock, b; Jack DeJohnette, d. 5 July 1999

Artist The Bad Plus

Title Smells Like Teen Spirit

Composer Cobain

Album These are the Vistas

Label Sony

Number n/a Track 3

Duration 5.57

Performers Ethan Iverson, p; Reid Anderson, b; Dave King, d. 2001

Artist Una Mae Carlisle

Title If I Had You

Composer King, Shapiro

Album n/a

Label Bluebird

Number 10853 Side A

Duration 3.24

Performers: Una Mae Carlisle, v, p; John Hamilton, t; Al Casey, g; Cedric Wallace, b; Slick Jones, d. 2 August 1940

Artist Django Reinhardt

Title Vous Qui Passez

Composer Trenet

Album Django in Rome 1949-1950

Label JSP

Number B0001AV562 CD 1 Track 6

Duration 2.49

Performers Django Reinhardt, g; Stephane Grappelli, vn; Gianni Safred, p; Carlo Pecori, b; Aurelio de Carolis, d.

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