23/06/2018
Music from the trombonist Vic Dickenson and his septet is included in Alyn Shipton's selection this week from the listeners' postbag of requests for all styles and periods of jazz by letter and email.
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Scott Robinson
Koko
- Thiking Big.
- Arbors.
- 5.
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Vic Dickenson
Jeepers Creepers
- Five Classic Albums Plus.
- AVID.
- 2.
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Lars Erstrand
Cherokee
- Beautiful Friendship.
- Sittel.
- 6.
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Count Basie
It's Oh So Nice
- Straight Ahead.
- Dot.
- 2.
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Bruce Turner
Easy Money
- BBC Jazz From the 70s and 80s Vol. 2.
- Upbeat.
- 13.
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Peetie Wheatstraw
Crazy Like The Blues
- N/A.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Teddy Wilson Orchestra
Three Little Words
- Complete Studio Recordings.
- Jazz Dynamics.
- 4.
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Mike Westbrook
For Ever And A Day
- Last Night at the Old Place.
- Cadillac.
- 16.
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Alice Bzhezhinska
Blue Nile
- Inspiration.
- Ubuntu.
- 2.
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Ornette Coleman
Long Time No See
- Friends and Neighbours.
- Flying Dutchman.
- 3.
Jazz Record Requests
Artist Scott Robinson
Title Koko
Composer Ellington
Album Thinking Big
Label Arbors
Performers: Scott Robinson, contrabass sax; David Robinson, c; Dan Barrett, tb; Bucky Pizzarelli, g; Richard Wyands, p; Pat O’Leary, b; Klaus Suonsaari, d. 1997
Artist Vic Dickenson
Title Jeepers Creepers
Composer Warren
Album Five Classic Albums Plus
Label Avid
Performers: Ruby Braff, c; Ed Hall cl; Vic Dickenson, tb; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Steve Jordan, g; Walter Page, b; Les Erskine, d. 29 Dec 1953.
Artist Lars Erstrand
Title Cherokee
Composer Noble
Album Beautiful Friendship
Label Sittel
Performers: Kjell Öhman, org; Frank Vignola, g; Tommy Johnson, b; Gus Dahlberg, d. 1992
Artist Count Basie
Title It’s Oh So Nice
Composer Nestico
Album Straight Ahead
Label Dot
Performers: Al Aarons, Gene Coe, Oscar Brashear, George Conti, t; Grover Mitchell, Bull Hughes, Richard Boone, Steve Galloway, tb; Bobby Plater, Eric Dixon, Marshall Royal, Lockjaw Davis, Chrlie Fowlkes, reeds; Count Basie p; Freddie Green, g; Norman Keenen, b; Harold Jones, d. 1968.
Artist Bruce Turner
Title Easy Money
Composer Benny Carter
Album BBC Jazz From the 70s and 80s Vol. 2
Label Upbeat
Performers: The Bruce Turner jump band in 1982: Ray Crane, t; Pete Strange tb; Bruce Turner, as; Collin, Bates, p; Ron Rubin, b; and John Armitage, d.
Artist Peetie Wheatstraw
Title Crazy Like The Blues
Composer Bunch / Jordan
Album n/a
Label Decca
Performers: Peetie Wheatstraw, p. v; others unknown.
Artist Teddy Wilson
Title Three Little Words
Composer Kalmar/ Ruby
Album Complete Studio Recordings
Label Jazz Dynamics
Performers: Teddy Wilson, p; Milt Hinton, b; Jo Jones, d. 1 Jan 1955.
Artist Mike Westbrook
Title For Ever and a Day
Composer Westbrook
Album Last Night at the Old Place
Label Cadillac
Performers: Dave Holdsworth ,t; Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Rutherford, tb; Mike Osborne, Bernie Living, George Khan, John Surman, reeds; Mike Westbrook, p; Harry Miller, b; Alan Jackson, d. 25 May 1968.
Artist Alice Bzhezhinska
Title Blue Nile
Composer Alice Coltrane
Album Inspiration
Label Ubuntu
Performers: Alice Bzhezhinska, harp. Tony Kofi, saxophone, Larry Bartley, b; Joel Prime, d. 2018.
Artist Ornette Coleman
Title Friends and Neighbours [segue to] Long Time No See
Composer Coleman
Album Friends and Neighbours
Label Flying Dutchman
Performers: Ornette Coleman, as, vn; Dewey Redman, ts; Charlie Haden, b; Ed Blackwell, d. 1970
Broadcast
- Sat 23 Jun 201816:00BBC Radio 3
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