03/01/2009
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
With Geoffrey Smith.
Including:
JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal (bs), Herlin Riley (dms)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)
Sugar Plum (Court) (3鈥06鈥欌)
Performed by Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra:
Dick Clark (tp) Tom Mace (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Teddy Wilson (p) Dave Barbour (g) Grachan Moncur (b) Cozy Cole (d) Billie Holiday (vcl)
Recorded NY Dec 3 1935
Taken from the album The Golden Days
CD (Flapper PASTCD7025 (1); Track 11)
Celeste Blues (Lewis) (3鈥05鈥欌)
Performed by Meade Lux Lewis (celeste)
Recorded Chicago Jan 11 1936
Taken from the album Classics 1927-1939
CD (Classics Classics722 (1); Track 4)
Oreo Cookie Blues (Mack) (4鈥45鈥欌)
Performed by Lonnie Mack (g,vcl) Stevie Ray Vaughan(National Steel g) Bill Mc Intosh (s-g)
Recorded 1985
Taken from the album Strike Like Lightning
1985 LP (Sonet SNTF 935; Side 2 / Track 5)
The Girls Go Crazy About The Way I Walk (5鈥14鈥欌)
Performed by Memphis Seven:
Taken from the album Dixieland Jazz
LP (Solitaire E432; Side 2 / Track 2)
Someday Sweetheart (Spikes) (3鈥27鈥欌)
Performed by Mildred Bailey
Recorded 1935
Taken from the album Mrs Swing
CD (Proper Properbox57 (4); Disc 1 / Track 13)
My Old Flame (Coslow / Johnston) (3鈥44鈥欌)
Performed by Frankie Laine (vcl) acc by Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Urbie Green, Dickie Wells (tb) Hilton Jefferson (as) Budd Johnson, Al Sears (ts) Dave McRae (bar) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Clifton 鈥淪keeter鈥 Best (g) Milt Hinton (b) Bobby Donaldson (d)
Recorded NY, Oct 26 1955
Taken from the album Jazz Spectacular
CD (Columbia CK65507(1); Track 4)
Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie / Casey / Pinkard)) (4鈥02鈥欌)
Performed by Stephane Grappelli (vl) Michel Petrucciani (p) George Mraz (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded 1996
Taken from the album Flamingo
1996 CD (Dreyfus FDM365802(1); Track 4)
Up Jumped Spring (Hubbard) (7鈥05鈥欌)
Performed by Freddie Hubbard (fllh) David Weiss (tp) Myron Walden (as) Jimmy Greene (ts,as) Steve Davis (tb) Norbert Stachel (bar) Xavier Davis (p) Dwayne Burno (b) E.J. Strickland (d) Craig Handy (fl)
Taken from the album On The Real Side
CD (Times Square FQTCD1810(1); Track 2)
Lonely Woman (Coleman) (4鈥57鈥欌)
Performed by Ornette Coleman (as) Don Cherry (cnt) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Recorded Hollywood, May 22 1959
Taken from the album The Complete Atlantic Recordings
CD (Atlantic R271410 (6); Disc 1 / Track 5)
Dimensions (Russell) (12鈥50鈥欌)
Performed by Ernie Royal, Alan Kiger, Irving 鈥淢arky鈥 Markowitz (tp) Frank Rehak, David Baker (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb) Hal McKusick (as) David Young (ts) Sol Schlinger (bar) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Milt Hinton (b) Charlie Persip (d) George Russell (arr,dir)
Recorded NY, Jan 27 1960
Taken from the album Jazz in the Space Age
LP (Affinity AFF 152; Side 1 / Track 2)
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