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Christmas special

Alyn Shipton presents a Christmassy selection of your favourite jazz records in all styles, with music today from Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

59 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 2022 17:00

Music Played

  • Duke Ellington

    Jingle Bells

    • Jingle Bell Jazz.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • David Rees-Williams Trio

    Personent Hodie

    • Ex-Mass.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 2.
  • Sackville All Stars

    Silent Night

    • The Sackville All Star Christmas Record.
    • Sackville Recordings.
    • 7.
  • The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra

    Midnight Sleighride

    • New Directions in Music.
    • RCA.
    • 3.
  • The Modern Jazz Quartet

    God Rest'ye Merry, Gentlemen

    • 1957 Cologne, Gürzenich Concert Hall.
    • Jazzline.
    • 4.
  • Dill Jones

    God Rest The Merry Monk Who's Coming To Town

    • Davenport Blues - Dill Jones Plays Bix, Jones And A Few Others.
    • Chiaroscuro Records.
    • 12.
  • Madeline Bell

    Joy To The World

    • Black Nativity - Gospel On Broadway.
    • Vee Jay.
    • 7.
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra

    I Got Rhythm

    • The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.
    • Verve Records.
    • 1.
  • Spyro Gyra

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    • A Night Before Christmas.
    • Heads Up International.
    • 7.
  • Wynton Marsalis

    Let It Snow

    • Crescent City Christmas Card.
    • Columbia.
    • 8.
  • Nat King Cole & Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra

    Unforgettable

    • Nat King Cole - The Complete Nelson Riddle Studio Sessions.
    • Music Milestones.
    • 7.
  • Patricia Barber

    Postmodern Blues

    • Modern Cool.
    • Premonition Records/Blue Note.
    • 11.
  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Peanut Brittle Brigade

    • The Nutcracker Suite.
    • Columbia Special Products.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2022 17:00

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