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Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes an unusual stereo recording of Artie Shaw from the 1930s, swing from Ella Fitzgerald and Ann O'Dell, contemporary dixieland from the Basin Street Brawlers, and music by cult Brooklyn band Snarky Puppy who are currently touring the UK.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 3 May 2014 17:00

Music Played

  • Ann O'Dell

    Come Dance With Me

    Performer: Andy Woon. Performer: Norman Evans. Performer: Gerry Higgins.
    • Sophisticated Lady.
    • Comprador.
    • 12.
  • Basin St Brawlers

    Once In A While

    Performer: Peter Horsfall. Performer: Ewan Bleach. Performer: Malcolm Earle Smith. Performer: Martin Wheatley. Performer: Colin Good.
    • It's Tight Like That.
    • John John.
    • 8.
  • Oscar Peterson

    The Sheik of Araby

    Performer: Bert Brown. Performer: Frank Gariepy.
    • Genesis.
    • Proper.
    • 4.
  • Artie Shaw

    Traffic Jam

    Performer: Chuck Peterson. Performer: Bernie Privin. Performer: John Best. Performer: George Aris. Performer: Les Jenkins. Performer: Harry Rogers. Performer: Les Robinson. Performer: Hank Freeman. Performer: Tony Pastor. Performer: Georgie Auld. Performer: Bob Kitsis. Performer: Al Avola. Performer: Sid Weiss. Performer: Buddy Rich.
    • HOLLYWOOD SWING & JAZZ.
    • Sony Classics.
    • 9.
  • Stan Tracey

    I Lost My Step in Nantucket

    Performer: Jeff Clyne. Performer: Jack Dougan.
    • Under Milk Wood Suite.
    • Jazzizit.
    • 3.
  • John Coltrane

    Ruby My Dear

    Performer: Thelonious Monk. Performer: Wilbur Ware. Performer: Shadow Wilson.
    • Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane.
    • Riverside.
    • 1.
  • Mike Durham's West Jesmond Rhythm Kings

    Hot Lips

    Performer: Derek Fleck. Performer: Brian Chester. Performer: Keith Nichols. Performer: Keith Stephen. Performer: Philip Rutherford. Performer: Ron Horton.
    • Jubilee Stomp.
    • Lake.
    • 16.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    Performer: Ellis Larkins.
    • Romance and Rhythm.
    • Proper.
    • 21.
  • George Shearing

    Honeysuckle Rose

    Performer: Harry Parry. Performer: Roy Marsh. Performer: Frank Deniz. Performer: Sam Molineaux. Performer: Ben Edwards.
    • From Birdland To Broadway.
    • Proper.
    • 15.
  • Barney Kessel

    On Green Dolphin Street

    Performer: Shelly Manne. Performer: Ray Brown.
    • The Poll Winners.
    • Contemporary Records.
    • 6.
  • Snarky Puppy

    Lingus

    Performer: Michael League. Performer: Bill Laurance. Performer: Justin Stanton. Performer: Cory Henry. Performer: Shaun Martin. Performer: Bob Lanzetti. Performer: Mark Lettieri. Performer: Chris McQueen. Performer: Chris Bullock. Performer: Bob Reynolds. Performer: Mike "Maz" Maher. Performer: Jay Jennings. Performer: Larnell Lewis. Performer: Yannick Hiwat.
    • We Like It Here.
    • Ropeadope.
    • 8.
  • Charlie Parker

    Everything Happens To Me

    Performer: Mitch Miller. Performer: Stan Freeman. Performer: Meyer Rosen. Performer: Bronislaw Gimpel. Performer: Max Hollander. Performer: Milton Lomask. Performer: Frank Brieff. Performer: Frank Miller. Performer: Ray Brown. Performer: Buddy Rich. Performer: Jimmy Carroll.
    • Charlie Parker with Strings Complete Master Takes.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 2.
  • Billy Strayhorn

    Lush Life

    Performer: Ernie Shepard. Performer: Sam Woodyard.
    • Lush Life.
    • Red Baron.
    • 1.

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  • Sat 3 May 2014 17:00

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