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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Produced by James Parkin
Saturday 27 June 2009 5pm–6pm

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Wynton Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

Strictly for the Birds (Dudley Moore) (2:15)
Performed by Dudley Moore (p,vcl) Pete McGurk (b) Chris Karan (d)
Recorded early 1961, London
Taken from the album Sitting on the Bench / Strictly for the Birds
1965 EP (Parlophone GEP 8940 S2/1)

Stop! The Red Light’s On! (T. Miller) (3:15)
Performed Gene Krupa Orchestra: Anita O’Day (v) Gene Krupa (d, leader) Norman Murphy, Torg Halten, Graham Young, Roy Eldridge (tp) John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb) Mascagni Ruffo (as) Sam Musiker (cl, as) Walter Bates, Jimmy Migliore (ts) Sam Listengart (bs) Milt Raskin (p) Ray Biondi (g) Ed Mihelich (b) Elton Hill (arr)
Recorded 18 August 1941, Chicago
Taken from the album Roy Eldridge with Gene Krupa Orchestra featuring Anita O’Day: Uptown
1990 CD (CBS 466310 2 Track 7)

When I Leave the World Behind (Irving Berlin) (4:02)
Performed Ken Colyer (tp) Mac Duncan (tb) Ian Wheeler (cl) Ray Foxley (p) John Bastable (bjo) Ron Ward (b) Colin Bowden (d)
Recorded 20 August 1959, London
Taken from the album Ken Colyer's Jazzmen - Serenading Auntie
CD (Upbeat URCD111 (1) Track 8)

If I Could Be With You (James P. Johnson / Henry Creamer) (3:15)
Performed by Kenny Baker (tp) George Chisholm (tb) Derek Collins (cl,ts) Harry Smith (p) Jack Fallon (b) Lennie Hastings (d)
Recorded 13 March 1957
Taken from the album Half Dozen - Afterhours
1997 CD (Lake LACD88 (1) Track 3)

Papa Wants to Knock a Jug (Blackwell) (2:28)
Performed Leroy Carr (p, v) Francis ‘Scrapper’ Blackwell (g)
Recorded 1931
Taken from the album Naptown Blues
CD (Aldabra ALB1011CD (1) Track 14)

If You’ve Got the Money (I’ve Got the Time) (Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck) (3:12)
Performed Mose Allison (v, p) Chuck Rainey (b) Billy Cobham (d)
Recorded 1971
Taken from the album Western Man
LP (Atlantic 2400205 S2/4)

Mister Man (Lucky Thompson) (3:30)
Performed by Lucky Thompson (ts) Skeeter Best (g) Oscar Pettiford (bs)
Recorded 11 December 1956, New York City
Taken from the album Tricotism
1993 CD (Impulse GRP11352 Track 10)

Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) (4:57)
Performed Ray Gelato (ts) plus band: Danny Marsden, Andy Rogers, Paul Booth, Mike Janisch, Gunther Kurmayr, Matt Home
Recorded 2008
Taken from the album Salutes the Great Entertainers
2008 CD (DSCD 06 Track 11)

Pompidou (Portico Quartet) (3:07)
Performed Portico Quartet: Jack Wyllie (soprano and alto saxophone) Duncan Bellamy (hang and percussion) Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass) Nick Mulvey (hang and percussion)
Recorded at on 7 - 9 February and 6 - 8 August 2007, Livingston Studios London
Taken from the album Knee Deep in the North Sea
2007 CD (Vortex BVOR2769 (1) Track 9)

Girl Hunt (Dicky Wells) (6:22)
Performed Dicky Wells, Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton, George Matthews (tb) Skip Hall (organ/piano) Kenny Burrell (g) Everett Barksdale (b) Herbie Lovelle (d)
Recorded 21 April 1959, New York
Taken from the album Trombone Four-In-Hand
1990 CD (Limelight 8206022 (1) Track 7)

The Caboose (Wynton Marsalis) (7:07)
Performed Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Rodney Whitaker (b) Herlin Riley (d) Doug Wamble (g, bj) Roland Guerrero (perc) Farid Barron (p) Wessel Anderson (as, cl) Ted Nash (as) Walter Blanding Jr. (as) Victor Goines (sax) Joe Temperley (sax) Ronald Westray , Wayne Goodman (tb) Wycliffe Gordon (tuba) Marcus Printup, Riley Mullins, Ryan Kisor, Seneca Black, Wynton Marsalis (tp)
Recorded 1999
Taken from the album Big Train
CD (Columbia CK 69860 Track 12)

Air Mail Special (Christian, Goodman, Mundy) (7:35)
Performed Lionel Hampton (vibes) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
Recorded 2 September 1953, New York
Taken from the album Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra 1951 - 1953
2006 CD (Classics 1429 (1) Track 8)

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