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In this week’s selection from listeners’ letters, emails and tweets requesting favourite jazz tracks from all periods and styles, Alyn Shipton includes music by Michel Legrand, prior to his forthcoming London visit, and by Cannonball Adderley.

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Sat 8 Sep 2018 16:00

Music Played

  • Cannonball Adderley

    Del Sasser

    • Them Dirty Blues.
    • Riverside.
    • 4.
  • Sal Nistico

    Empty Room

    • Empty Room.
    • Red.
    • 4.
  • Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists

    Caravan

    • n/a.
    • Esquire.
    • 2.
  • Harry Parry

    Don't Be That Way

    • Harry Parry and His Radio Rythm Club.
    • World Records.
    • 2.
  • Mel Tormé

    Mountain Greenery

    • Mel Torme and Friends Recorded Live at Marty's New York City.
    • Finesse.
    • 1.
  • Patricia Barber

    Bye Bye Blackbird

    • Nightclub.
    • Boue Note.
    • 1.
  • Old Hat Jazz Band

    Bigiune De Vieux Chapeau

    • The Sparrow.
    • Old Hat.
    • 3.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Muskrat Ramble

    • A Song Was Born - 1947.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 2.
  • Michel Legrand

    Jitterbug Waltz

    • Michel Legrand: Legrand's Jazz.
    • Phono.
    • 3.
  • Nicola Farnon

    The More I See You

    • A Day at the Market.
    • Nicola Farnon Music.
    • 12.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Lover Come Back To Me

Jazz Record Requests

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cannonball Adderley

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Del Sasser

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sam Jones

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Them Dirty Blues

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRiverside

Performers:ÌýÌýÌý Nat Adderley, c; Cannonball Adderley, as; Bobby Timmons, p; Sam Jones, b;ÌýLouis Hayes, d. 1960

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sal Nistico

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Empty Room

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nistico

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Empty Room

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRed

Performers:ÌýÌýÌý Sal Nistico, ts; Rita Marcotulli, p; Marco Fratini b; Roberto Gatto, d. 1988.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Caravan

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Tizol / Ellington

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý n/a

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEsquire

Performers:ÌýÌýÌý Leo Wright (tp), Kenny Graham, Eddie Mordue, Pete King, Alan Rowe (ts), Bill Andrews (bs), Lennie Metcalfe (p), Victor Feldman (vib,conga), Sammy Stokes (b), Phil Seamen (d). May 6th, 1955

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Harry Parry

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Don’t Be That Way

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sampson, Goodman, Parish

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Tea For Two

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOne Media

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Doreen Villiers, v; Harry Parry cl; Roy Marsh, vib; George Shearing, p; Frank Deniz, g; Sam Molineaux, b; Ben Edwards, d. 19 July 1941.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mel Torme

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mountain Greenery

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Rodgers / Hart

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý n/a

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýVogue / Coral

PerformersÌýÌýÌý Mel Torme, v; unidentified trio

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Patricia Barber

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Bye Bye Blackbird

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Dixon / Henderson

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nightclub

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBoue Note

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Patricia Barber, p, v; Marc Johnson, b; Adam Nussbaum, d. 2000.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Old Hat Jazz Band

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Bigiune de vieux chapeau

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oliver

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Sparrow

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOld Hat

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Mike Soper: trumpet; Will Scott: saxophones, clarinet; Ewan Bleach: baritone saxophone; Simon Marsh: alto saxophone; Andrew Oliver: piano; James Kitchman: guitar; Louis Thomas: double bass; Elizabeth Exell: drums; 2015

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Louis Armstrong

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Muskrat Ramble

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ory

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A Song Was Born - 1947

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFremeaux

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Louis Armstrong, t; Jack Teagarden, tb; Barney Bigard, cl; Dick Cary, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Sid Catlett, d. Symphony Hall Boston, 30 Nov 1947

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Michel Legrand

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jitterbug Waltz

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Waller

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Legrand jazz

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPhono

PerformersÌýÌýÌý Miles Davis, t; Herbie Mann, fl; Phil Woods, as; John Coltrane, ts; Jerome Richardson, bar; Betty Glamann, hp; Barry Galbraith, g;Ìý Eddie Costa, vib; Bill Evans, p; Paul Chambers, b; Kenny Dennis, d. 25 June 1958.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nicola Farnon

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The More I See You

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Warren, Gordon

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A Day at the Market

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNicolafarnonmusic

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Nicola Farnon, b, v; Piero Tucci, p, ts; Phil Johnson, d. 2014

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Aretha Franklin

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lover Come Back To Me

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Romberg / Hammerstein

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The complete singles 1956-62

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSoul Jam

PerformersÌýÌýÌýÌý Aretha Franklin and unidentified studio orchestra.

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