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Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests for jazz old and new, with vintage performances from the Quinquaginta Ramblers and Meade Lux Lewis, French jazz from Alix Combelle and Stephane Grappelli, the sound of surprise from Sun Ra and contemporary music from Phil Meadows.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 10 Aug 2013 17:00

Music Played

  • Charlie Barnet

    Skyliner

    Composer: Barnet Performers: Charlie Barnet, as, ss, ts; Peanuts Holland, Jack Martel, Jack Mootz, Lyman Vunk, t; Charlie Coolidge, Gerald Foster, Dae hallett, Burt Johnson, tb; Harold Herzone, Joe Meisner, Kurt Bloom, Ed Pripps, Bob Poland, reeds; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Barney Kessel, g; Howard Rumsey, b; Harold Hahn, d. 3 Aug 1944.

    • The Story of Big Bands.
    • Chant Du Monde.
    • 574 1481.90 CD 6 Track 7 (3.02).
  • Alix Combelle

    Fariboles

    Composer: Combelle Performers: Charles Suire , Christian Bellest , Jean Lemay, t; Jean-Louis Jeanson, tb; Hubert Rostaing , Pierre Delhoumeau, Alix Combelle, Roby Davis, reeds; Emmanuel Soudieux, b; Roger Chaput, g; Pierre Fouad, d. Paris, July 3, 1942

    • Alix Combelle 1942-43.
    • Classics.
    • 782 track 3 (2.48).
  • Stephane Grappelli / Barney Kessel

    I Can't Get Started

    Composer: Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin Performers: Stephane Grappeli, v; Barney Kessel, g. 1970.

    • I remember Django.
    • Black Lion.
    • 208 407.5 Track 3 (3.05).
  • Sun Ra

    Hours After

    Composer: Sun Ra Performers: Hobart Dotson, t; Bo Bailey, tb; James Spaulding, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Charles Davis, reeds, perc; Sun Ra, p; Ronnie Boykins, b; William Cochrane d. 6 March 1959.

    • Jazz in Silhouette.
    • Evidence.
    • Number ECD22012 Track 5 (3.44).
  • Phil Meadows

    Moving On

    Composer: Meadows Performers: Phil Meadows, ss; Laura Jurd, t; Elliot Galvin, p; Conor Chaplin, b; Simon Roth, d. March 2013.

    • Engines of Creation.
    • Boom Better.
    • 006 Track 2 (3.55).
  • Tamu S.A. Jazz Ensemble

    Inauguration

    Composer: Alan Cameron Performers: Charlie Sayers, fh; Arthur Matlhatsi, vn; Kelly Petlane, as; Alan Cameron, p; Louis Mhlanga, g; Herbie Tsaoeli, Anthony Eagle, b; Reuben Samuels, Barry van Zyl, Ivor Back, d, perc; Mxolise Mayekane, voc. 1994

    • Cape Town Jazz.
    • Sheer Sound.
    • SSPCD 061 Track 14 (6.21).
  • Quinquaginta Ramblers

    Chicago

    Composer: Fisher (arr. Jimmy Dale) Performers: Peter Nicholson, Peter Griffiths t; John Ainsworth, Robert Greenish, Gec Sanders, reeds; John Greening, p; B F Dill-Russell, bj; Briant Aspinall, b; Tony Hadingham, d. 6 May 1933.

    • Cambridge University Jazz.
    • Jazz Oracle.
    • 8061 Track 23 (3.08).
  • Meade Lux Lewis

    Honky Tonk Train Blues

    Composer: Lewis Performers: Meade Lux Lewis, p. 7 May 1936

    • Barrelhouse and Boogie.
    • Bluebird.
    • ND88334 Track 1 (3.01).
  • Ahmad Jamal

    Time on My Hands

    Composer: Youmans, Adamson, Gordon Performers: Ahmad Jamal, p; James Cammack, b; Idris Muhammad, d. July 2004

    • After Fajr.
    • Dreyfus Jazz.
    • FDM 36 676 2 Track 7 (7.24).
  • Peggy Lee

    The Old Master Painter

    Composer: Smith / Gillespie Performers: Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, the Mel-Tones, v; band directed by Sid Feller, including Skeets Herfurt, cl; Buddy Neal, p; Allen Reuss, g; Phil Stephens, b; Irv Cottler, d. 16 Nov 1949.

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Capitol.
    • 5397562 CD 2 Track 18 (2.50).
  • Tony Lee

    Dick's Mood

    Composer: Lee Performers: Tony Lee, p; Tony Archer, b; Martin Drew, d; Tony Utah, cga. Feb 1979.

    • Street of Dreams.
    • Lee Lambert.
    • LAM 102, S 1, T 4 (7.31).
  • Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra

    L'il Darlin'

    Composer: Hefti Performers: Amanda Darrington, Sheila Mason, Matthew Leaver, Andrew Pownall, Sharon Darby, Richard Halliwell, Luke Southern, s; David Hitchen, Georgina Bromilow, Malcolm Melling, Sharon Pennington, Andrea Connell, Stuart Anderson, t; Matthew Gill, Alison Heyes, Saurabh Jmadar, Derek McMahon, Andy Prior, tb; Leslie Chisnall, p; Gary Culshaw, b; Paul Rigby, d; Steven Buckley, g. Ian Darrington, director. September 1989

    • One More Time.
    • Gateway Records.
    • 006 (4.41).

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Aug 2013 17:00

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