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In this Valentine's week, Alyn Shipton's selection from listeners' emails and letters includes a classic piece of musical romance from Louis Armstrong and the All Stars.

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Sat 17 Feb 201816:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Marco Marconi

    I Remember Michel

    • Trialogue.
    • 33 Jazz.
    • 9.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Off Minor

    • Complete 1954-62 Solo Recordings.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 3.

  • Jelly Roll Morton

    Dr Jazz

    • Mr Jelly Lord.
    • Naxos.
    • 11.

  • Louis Armstrong

    A Kiss to Build a Dream On

    • The Armstrong Box.
    • Storyville.
    • 19.

  • Joe Zawinul

    In a Silent Way

    • Brown Street.
    • Intuition.
    • 2.

  • Nérija

    The Fisherman

    • Nerija.
    • Nerija.
    • 5.

Performers:

Artist Marco Marconi

Title I Remember Michel

Composer Marconi

Album Trialogue

Label 33 Jazz

Number Track 9

Duration 6.23

Performers: Marco Marconi, p; Tom Farmer, b; Emiliano Caroselli, d. 2017.

Artist Thelonious Monk

Title Off Minor

Composer Monk

Album Complete 1954-62 Solo Recordings

Label Essential Jazz Classics

Number 55709 CD 1 Track 3

Duration 2.35

Performers Thelonios Monk, p; 1954.

Artist Jelly Roll Morton

Title Dr Jazz

Composer Oliver / Melrose

Album Mr Jelly Lord

Label Naxos

Number 8.120824 Track 11

Duration 3.22

Performers: George Mitchell, c; Kid Ory, tb; Omer Simeon, cl; Jelly Roll Morton, p. v; Johnny St Cyr, bj; John Lindsay, b; Andrew Hilaire, d. 16 Dec 1926

Artist Louis Armstrong

Title Kiss to Build a Dream On

Composer Kalmar / Hammerstein

Album The Armstrong Box

Label Storyville

Number 1088609 CD 4 track 6

Duration 4.11 (EOM 4.06 into applause)

Performers Louis Armstrong, t, v; Trummy Young, tb; Ed Hall, cl; Billy Kyle, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Barrett Deems, d. 13 Oct 1955.

Artist Joe Zawinul

Title In a Silent Way

Composer Zawinul

Album Brown St

Label Intuition

Number 34502 CD 1 Track 2

Duration 5.15 [EOM 5.04 into applause]

Performers: Joe Zawinul (keyboards, vocoder); Victor Bailey (bass guitar); Nathaniel Townsley (drums); Alex Acuña (percussion), and WDR Big Band. 2005

Artist Nerija

Title The Fisherman

Composer Rosie Turton

Album Nerija

Label Nerija

Number 356841 Track 5

Duration 5.43

Performers Sheila Maurice-Grey, t; Rosie Turton, tb; Cassie Kinashi, as; Nubya Garcia ts; Shitrley Tetteh, g; Inga Eichler, b; Lizy Exell, d. 2016.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Feb 201816:00
    BBC Radio 3

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