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Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes a trumpet battle by Fats Navarro, music by Howard McGhee and part of Duke Ellington's Shakespearean suite "Such Sweet Thunder".

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Sat 28 Nov 2015 16:00

Music Played

  • Billy Strayhorn And Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn And Johnny Hodges

    Things Ain't What They Used To Be

    • Juice A Plenty/Live!.
    • Fresh Sound.
    • 12.
  • The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band & The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band

    Now Hear My Meanin'

    • Ronnie Scott's 20th Anniversary Album.
    • Pye.
    • 2.
  • Art Tatum & Art Tatum Band

    What is This Thing Called Love?

    • Legendary Art Tatum 1955 Sextet Session.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 2.
  • Kenny Burrell

    Midnight Blue

    • Midnight Blue.
    • Blue Note.
    • 4.
  • Cannonball Adderley

    Up and At It

    • Accent of Africa.
    • Capitol.
    • 4.
  • Carla Bley

    The Lord is Listening To Ya, Hallelujah

    • Live!.
    • WATT.
    • 2.
  • Luis Russell

    Panama

    Performer: Luis Russell. Performer: Henry Allen. Performer: J.C. Higginbotham. Performer: Luis Russell. Performer: Will Johnson. Performer: George "Pops" Foster.
    • Luis Russell and his Orchestra.
    • Topaz.
    • 15.
  • Kid Ory

    The World's Jazz Crazy, Lawdy So Am I

    • Kid Ory and His Creole Jazz Band.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.
  • Woody Herman & Woody Herman

    Not Really The Blues

    • The Woody Herman Story.
    • CAPITOL JAZZ.
    • 17.
  • Fats Navarro

    Double Talk

    • Bebop Spoken Here.
    • Proper.
    • 23.
  • Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann

    Mack The Knife

    Performer: Julia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann. Performer: Julia Hulsmann Quartet With Theo Blackman.
    • A Clear Midnight: Kurt Weill and America.
    • ECM.
    • 1.
  • Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra & Jimmy Hamilton

    Sonnet For Caesar

    • Such Sweet Thunder.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýBilly Strayhorn and Johnny Hodges
TitleÌýÌýThings Ain’t What They Used to Be
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AlbumÌýÌýJuice a Plenty / Live!
LabelÌýÌýFresh Sound
NumberÌýÌý762 Track 12
Duration Ìý2.47
PerformersÌýShorty Baker, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Billy Strayhorn, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d. 1958.


ArtistÌýÌýKenny Clarke & Francy Boland
TitleÌýÌýNow Hear My Meaning
ComposerÌýJimmy Woode
AlbumÌýÌýLive At Ronnie Scott’s
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NumberÌýÌý22 29728-4 Side B Track 3
Duration Ìý5.40
PerformersÌýPerformers: Benny Bailey, Dusko Goykevich, Idrees Suliman, t; Erik Van Leer, Nat Peck, Ake Persson, tb; Derek Humble, Sahib Shihab, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe, Johnny Griffin, reeds; Francy Boland, p; Ron Matthewson, b; Kenny Clarke, Kenny Clare, d. 28 Feb 1969.


ArtistÌýÌýArt Tatum
TitleÌýÌýWhat Is This Thing Called Love?
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AlbumÌýÌýLegendary Art Tatum 1955 Sextet Session
LabelÌýÌýEssential Jazz Classics
NumberÌýÌý55409 Track 2
Duration Ìý7.40
Performers ÌýHarry Edison, t; Lionel Hampton, vib; Art Tatum p; Barmey Kessel, g; Red Callender, b; Buddy Rich, d. 7 Sep 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýKenny Burrell
TitleÌýÌýMidnight blue
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AlbumÌýÌýMidnight Blue
LabelÌýÌýBlue Note
NumberÌýÌý84123 Track 4
Duration Ìý4.02
Performers ÌýKenny Burrell (guitar); Major Holley, Jr. (bass); Bill English (drums); Ray Barretto, cga. 1963.


ArtistÌýÌýCannoball Adderley
TitleÌýÌýUp and At It
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AlbumÌýÌýAccent on Africa
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NumberÌýÌýTrack 4
Duration Ìý3.36
Performers ÌýCannonball Adderley, as; Nat Adderley, c; big band dir H Barnum. 1968


ArtistÌýÌýCarla Bley
TitleÌýÌýThe Lord is listening to Ya, Hallelujah
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NumberÌýÌýTrack 2
Duration Ìý7.24
Performers ÌýMike Manlter, t; Gary Valente, tb; Earl McIntyre, btb; Vincent chancey, frh; Steve Slagle, Tony Dagradi, reeds; Carla Bley, org; Arturo, O’Farrill, p;Ìý Steve Swallow, b; D Sharp, d. 1981


ArtistÌýÌýLuis Russell
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AlbumÌýÌýLuis Russell and his Orchestra
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Duration Ìý3.16
Performers ÌýHenry Red Allen, Otis Johnson, t; J C Higginbotham, tbn; Albert Nicholas, cl, as; Charlie Holmes, as; Greely Walton, ts; Luis Russell, p; Will Johnson, bj; Pops Foster, b; Paul Barbarin, d. 5 Sep 1930


ArtistÌýÌýKid Ory
TitleÌýÌýThe World’s Jazz Crazy, Lawdy So Am I
ComposerÌýHuff / Blythe
AlbumÌýÌýKid Ory and His Creole Jazz band
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NumberÌýÌýC-126 Track 6
Duration Ìý3.15
PerformersÌýMutt Carey, c; Kid Ory, tb; Barney Bigard, cl; Bud Scott, bj; Buster Wilson, p; Ed Garland, b; Minor Hall, d.


ArtistÌýÌýWoody Herman
TitleÌýÌýNot Really The Blues
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AlbumÌýÌýThe Woody Herman Story
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NumberÌýÌýProperbox 15 CD 4 Track 17
Duration Ìý2.53
PerformersÌýErnie Royal, Al Porcino, Stan Fishelson, Charlie Walp, Shorty Rogers, tp; Earl Swope, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, Bart Varselona, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, v; Sam Marowitz, as; Gene Ammons, Buddy Savitt, Jimmy Giuffre, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Lou Levy, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d; Terry Gibbs, vib; 14 July 1949


ArtistÌýÌýFats Navarro
TitleÌýÌýDouble Talk
ComposerÌýMcGhee / Navarro
AlbumÌýÌýBebop Spoken Here
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NumberÌýÌýProperbox 10 CD 3 Track 23
Duration Ìý5.30
PerformersÌýHoward McGhee, Fats Navarro, t; Ernie Henry, as; Milt Jackson, p; Curly Russell, b; Kenny Clarke, d. 11 Oct 1948


ArtistÌýÌýJulia Hülsmann Quartet with Theo Bleckmann
TitleÌýÌýMack the Knife
ComposerÌýBrecht / Weill
AlbumÌýÌýA Clear Midnight: Kurt Weill and America
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NumberÌýÌýTrack 1
Duration Ìý4.30
PerformersÌýTheo Bleckmann, v; Tom Arthurs, t; Julia Hülsmann, p; Marc Muellbauer, b: Heinrich Kobberling, d. 2015


ArtistÌýÌýDuke Ellington
TitleÌýÌýSonnet for Caesar
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AlbumÌýÌýSuch Sweet Thunder
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NumberÌýÌýTrack 2
Duration Ìý3.00
Performers ÌýCat Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d. 1957

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