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In this week's selection from listeners' letters and emails, Alyn Shipton selects music from across all jazz styles including a swing jam session with the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, teamed up with the tenor saxophonist Chu Berry

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1 hour

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Sat 29 Oct 2016 16:00

Music Played

  • Benny Carter

    Bugle Call Rag

    • The Classic Years Benny Carter.
    • PRESTIGE ELITE.
    • 6.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Muskrat Ramble

    • Louis Armstrong Complete New York Town Hall & Boston Symphony Concerts.
    • DEFINITIVE RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • Lars Gullin

    Darn That Dream

    • Lars Gullin Quartet.
    • Artist.
    • 2.
  • Lionel Hampton

    Shufflin' At The Hollywood

    • THE LIONEL HAMPTON STORY.
    • PROPER.
    • 13.
  • Charlie Parker

    Koko

    • Bird of Paradise.
    • Chant du Monde.
    • 5.
  • Miles Davis

    So What

    • Live in Den Haag.
    • Lonehill.
    • 6.
  • Wynton Kelly & The Wynton Kelly Trio

    The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

    • Complete Live At The Half Note.
    • PHOENIX.
    • 6.
  • Sarah Jane Morris & Antonio Forcione

    Superstition

    • Compared To What.
    • FALLEN ANGEL.
    • 8.
  • Ralph Wyld & Mosaic

    Subterranea

    • Subterranea.
    • Edition.
    • 4.
  • Gill Manly

    Up Above My Head

    • Going Home - Live at Hooodoos Lounge.
    • Gill Manly.
    • 1.
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

    Summertime

    • Porgy & Bess.
    • VERVE.
    • 2.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýBenny Carter
TitleÌýÌýBugle Call Rag
ComposerÌýMeyers / Pettis / Schoebel
AlbumÌýÌýThe Classic Years
LabelÌýÌýPrestige Elite
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Duration Ìý2.48
Performers: Benny Carter, as; cl; Bobby Stark, t; Jimmy Harrison, tb; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Horace Henderson, p; Benny Jackson, g; John Kirby, tu.

ArtistÌýÌýLouis Armstrong
TitleÌýÌýMuskrat Ramble
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AlbumÌýÌýComplete NY Town Hall and Boston Symphony Hall Concerts
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Duration Ìý6.16
Performers: Louis Armstrong, t; Jack Teagarden, tb; Barney Bigard, cl; Dick Cary, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Sid Catlett, d. 30 Nov 1947.

ArtistÌýÌýLars Gullin
TitleÌýÌýDarn That Dream
ComposerÌýBurke / Van Heusen
AlbumÌýÌýLars Gullin Quartet
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Duration Ìý6.01
Performers: Lars Gullin, bars; Lars Bagge, p; Claes Lindroth, b; Sture Kallin, d. 1960.

ArtistÌýÌýLionel Hampton
TitleÌýÌýShufflin at the Hollywood
ComposerÌýHampton / Reuss
AlbumÌýÌýThe Lionel Hampton Story
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Duration Ìý3.00
PerformersÌýChu Berry, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Clyde Hart p; Allan Reuss, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d. 5 April 1939

ArtistÌýÌýCharlie Parker
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AlbumÌýÌýBird of Paradise
LabelÌýÌýChant du Monde
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Duration Ìý2.58
Performers: Dizzy Gillespie, t, p; Charlie Parker, as; Argonne Thornton, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 26 Nov 1945.

ArtistÌýÌýMiles Davis
TitleÌýÌýSo What
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AlbumÌýÌýLive in Den Haag
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Duration Ìý8.50
Performers: Miles DavisÌý t; John Coltrane, ts; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. 2 April 1959.

ArtistÌýÌýWynton Kelly
TitleÌýÌýThe Surrey with the Fringe on Top
ComposerÌýRodgers / Hammerstein
AlbumÌýÌýComplete Live at the Half Note
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Duration Ìý5.21
Performers: Wes Montgomery, g; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. 26 June 1965.

ArtistÌýÌýSarah Jane Morris / Antonio Forcione
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ComposerÌýStevie Wonder
AlbumÌýÌýCompared To What
LabelÌýÌýFallen Angel
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Duration Ìý3.55
PerformersÌýSarah Jane Morris, v; Antonio Forcione, g; Martyn Baker, perc. 2016.

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ComposerÌýRalph Wyld
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Duration Ìý8.48
Performers: Ralph Wyld, vib; James Copus, t; Sam Rapley, cl; Cecilia Bignall, cello; Misha Mullov-Abbado, b; Scott Chapman d. 2016.

ArtistÌýÌýGill Manly
TitleÌýÌýUp Above My Head
ComposerÌýTrad / Tharpe
AlbumÌýÌýGoing Home - Live at Hoodoos Lounge
LabelÌýÌýGill Manly
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Duration Ìý3.03
Performers: Gill Manly, voc; Trevor Hyett, mandola, Thomas Coffey, g. ,

ArtistÌýÌýElla Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong
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ComposerÌýGershwin, Gershwin and Heywood
AlbumÌýÌýPorgy and Bess
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Duration Ìý4.58
Performers: Louis Arsmtrong, t, v; Ella Fitzgerald, v; studio orchestra 1957.

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