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Alyn Shipton selects listeners' requests for all styles and periods of jazz by letter and email. This week's sequence includes music by the American clarinettist and bandleader Artie Shaw.

1 hour

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Sat 7 Jul 2018 16:00

Music Played

  • Count Basie

    Whirlybird

    • Live in Paris 1957-62.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 1.
  • Artie Shaw

    Lover Come Back To Me

    • The Artie Shaw Story.
    • Proper.
    • 16.
  • Stan Getz

    Body And Soul

    • Stan Getz Plays.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 6.
  • Ramsey Lewis

    Wade In The Water

    • The Greatest Hits Of Ramsey Lewis.
    • Chess.
    • 21.
  • John Etheridge

    When You're Smiling

    • Small Hotel.
    • DYAD Records.
    • 3.
  • Django Reinhardt

    All Of Me

    • Retrospective.
    • Saga.
    • 2.
  • Sidney Bechet With Art Hodes Blue Note Jazzmen

    St James Infirmary

    • SIDNEY BECHET - SHAKE 'EM UP!.
    • AVID.
    • 12.
  • Hal Smith

    My Honey's Loving Arms

    • Windy City Swing.
    • Tuxedo Cat.
    • 11.
  • Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

    Finesse

    • Blue Light.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.
  • Dave Brubeck

    Tangerine

    • Brubeck in Europe.
    • Pheonix.
    • 3.
  • Beverley Beirne

    Cruel Summer

    • Jazz Just Wants to Have Fun.
    • BBR.
    • 7.
  • Johnny Hunter

    While You Still Can

    • While You Still Can.
    • efpi.
    • 1.

Jazz Record Requests

ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCount Basie

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ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hefti

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLive in Paris 1957-62

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Performers: Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Wendell Culley, t; Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Al Grey, tb; Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Eddie Davis, Charlie Fowlkes, reeds; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Eddie Jones, b; Sonny Payne, d. Paris 9 Nov 1957.

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Artist ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Artie Shaw

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLover Come Back To Me

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Romberg, Hammerstein

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThe Artie Shaw Story

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýProper

Performers:ÌýChuck Peterson, John Best, Bernie Privin, t; George Arus, Les Jenkins, Harry Rogers, tb; Artie Shaw, cl; Les Robinson, Tony Pastor, Hank Freeman, Georgie Auld, reeds; Bob Kitsis, p; Al Avola, g; Sid Weiss, b, Buddy Rich, d. 17 Jan 1939

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stan Getz

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBody and Soul

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Green,

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýStan Getz and Jimmy Raney Complete Studio Sessions

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDefinitive

Performers: Stan Getz, ts; Jimmy Raney, g; Duke Jordan, p; Bill Crow, b; Frank Isola, d. 1952

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ramsey Lewis

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wade in the Water

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Trad arr Lewis

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Greatest Hits

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Chess

Performers: Ramsey Lewis, p; Cleveland Eaton, b; Maurice White, d. Brass section directed by Richard Evans. May 1966.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý John Etheridge

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý When You're Smiling

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shay / Fisher / Goodwin

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSmall Hotel

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Dyad

Performers: John Etheridge, Dave Kelbie, g; Christian Garrick, vn; Andy Crowdy b, 2009.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Django ReinhardtÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý All of Me

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Marks / Simons

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Retrospective

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Saga

Performers: Hubert Rostaing, cl; Alix Combelle, ts; Django Reinhardt, Joseph Reinhardt, g; Tony Rovira, b; Pierre Faoud, d. 17 Dec 1940.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sidney Bechet (with Art Hodes Blue Note Jazzmen)

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSt James Infirmary

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTrad

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shake Em Up

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAvid

Performers: Wild Bill Davison, c; Sidney Bechet, ss; Art Hodes, p; Pops Fostwr, b; Freddie Moore, d, v. 12 Oct 1945

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hal Smith

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý My Honey’s Loving Arms

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ruby, Meyer

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Windy City Swing

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Tuxedo Cat

Performers; Jonathan Doyle (clarinet), Dan Walton (piano), Jamey Cummins (guitar), Steve Pikal (bass), Hal Smith (drums, leader) 2017

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýFinesse

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Taylor

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Blue Light

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýColumbia

Performers: Johnny Hodges, as; Duke Ellington, p; Billy Taylor, b. 21 March 1939.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Dave Brubeck

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýTangerine

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mercer / Schertzinger

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Brubeck in Europe

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPhoenix

Performers: Paul Desmond, as; Dave Brubeck, p; Gene Wright, b; Joe Morello, d. 5 March 1958.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Beverley Beirne

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCruel Summer

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Dallin, Fahey, Woodward, Jolley

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jazz Just Wants to Have Fun

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBBR

Performers: Beverley Beirne (vocals); Sam Watts (piano); Flo Moore (bass); Ben Brown (drums, percussion); Rob Hughes (saxophones, flute) 2018

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Johnny Hunter

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWhile You Still Can

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hunter

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWhile You Still Can

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýefpi

Performers: Graham South, t; Ben Watte, ts; Stewart Wilson, b, Johnny Hunter, d. 2016

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