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In this week's selection of listeners' requests in all styles and periods of jazz, Alyn Shipton plays music by the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring the writing and piano playing of John Lewis.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 29 Apr 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • The Modern Jazz Quartet & Sonny Rollins

    A Night In Tunisia

    • The Modern Jazz Quartet.
    • Pollwinners.
    • 4.
  • Mel Powell & Benny, Goodman With Mel Powell & His Orchestra

    The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

    • Commodore.
  • Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, Ella & Louis Armstrong

    Tenderly

    • ELLA AND LOUIS.
    • ONE.
    • 6.
  • Chuck Berry

    Sweet Little Sixteen

    • Jazz On A Summer's Day.
    • Charly.
    • 9.
  • Duke Ellington

    Moon Maiden

    • Intimate Ellington.
    • Pablo Records.
    • 1.
  • Benny Carter Earl Hines Quartet, Benny Carter & Earl Hines Quartet

    Who's Sorry Now

    • Swingin' The 20s.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 6.
  • Bill Evans

    Soiree

    • From Left to Right.
    • MGM.
    • 4.
  • Tim Garland

    The Eternal Greeting

    • One.
    • 3.
  • Barb Jungr

    Every Grain of Sand

    • EVERY GRAIN OF SAND.
    • LINN RECORDS.
    • 15.
  • Ken Colyer

    Midnight Special

    • Back to the Delta.
    • DECCA.
    • 1.
  • Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet

    Porto Rico

    • The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet.
    • Mosaic.
    • 4.
  • George Lewis, Avery Kid Howard, Jim Robinson, Alton Purnell & Alcide Pavageau

    Walking With The King

    • Complete Blue Note Recordings of George Lewis.
    • Mosaic.
    • 11.
  • Cannonball Adderley

    Sack o'Woe

    • Cannonball Adderley Collection, Vol.5: The Quintet at the Lighthouse.
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýModern Jazz Quartet
TitleÌýÌýA Night In Tunisia
ComposerÌýGillespie / PaparelliÌý
AlbumÌýÌýThe Modern Jazz Quartet
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NumberÌýÌý27341 Track 4
Duration Ìý6.11
Performers: John Lewis, p; Milt Jackson, vib; Percy Heath, b; Connie Kay, d. 5 April 1957.


ArtistÌýÌýMel Powell
TitleÌýÌýThe World Is waiting for the Sunrise
ComposerÌýSeitz / Lockhart
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NumberÌýÌý544 side A
Duration Ìý2.37
Performers: Billy Butterfield, t; Lou McGarity. tb; Benny Goodman, cl; George Berg, ts; Mel Powell, p; Al Morgan, b; Kansas Fields, d.Ìý Feb 1942


ArtistÌýÌýLouis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
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ComposerÌýLawrence / Gross
AlbumÌýÌýElla & Louis
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NumberÌýÌý59805 CD 1 Track 6
Duration Ìý5.11
Performers: Louis Armstrong, t, v; Ella Fitzgerald, v; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich d. August 1956


ArtistÌýÌýChuck Berry
TitleÌýÌýSweet Little Sixteen
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AlbumÌýÌýJazz on a Summer’s Day
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NumberÌýÌý686 Track 9
Duration Ìý4.01
Performers: Chuck Berry, g, v; Jack Teagarden, tb; Buck Clayton, t;Ìý Buddy Tate, George Auld, Rudy Rutherford, reeds; Pete Johnson, p;Ìý Jo Jones, d. 1958


ArtistÌýÌýDuke Ellington
TitleÌýÌýMoon Maiden
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AlbumÌýÌýIntimate Ellington
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NumberÌýÌý2310 787 Track 1
Duration Ìý2.42
Performers: Duke Ellington, celesta, v. 1969.


ArtistÌýÌýBenny Carter / Earl Hines Quartet
TitleÌýÌýWho’s Sorry Now
ComposerÌýKalmar / Ruby / Snyder
AlbumÌýÌýSwingin’ The 20s
LabelÌýÌýEssential Jazz Classics
NumberÌýÌýEJC 5522 Track 6
Duration Ìý2.23
Performers: Benny Carter, as; Earl Hines, p; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Shelly Manne, d. 2 Nov 1958.


ArtistÌýÌýBill Evans
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AlbumÌýÌýFrom Left to Right
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NumberÌýÌýSE 4723 Side A Track 4
Duration Ìý3.25
Performers: Bill Evans, p, elp; Eddie Gomez, b; Marty Morell, d.Ìý 1970


ArtistÌýÌýTim Garland
TitleÌýÌýThe Eternal Greeting
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NumberÌýÌý1072 Track 3
Duration Ìý5.59
Performers: Tim Garland, ts; Ant Law, g; Jason Rebello, kb; Asaf Sirkis, d. 2016.


ArtistÌýÌýBarb Jungr
TitleÌýÌýEvery Grain of Sand
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AlbumÌýÌýEvery Grain of Sand
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NumberÌýÌýAKD 581 Track 15
Duration Ìý4.23
Performers: Barg Jungr, v; Simon Wallace, kb; Sonya Fairburn, vn; Sonia Oakes Stuart, vc; Julie Walkington, b; Kim Burton, acc; Gary Hammond, perc; Mark Lockheart, ts. 2002.


ArtistÌýÌýKen Colyer
TitleÌýÌýMidnight Special
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AlbumÌýÌýBack to the Delta
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NumberÌýÌýLF 1196 Side B Track 1
Duration Ìý2.41
Performers: Ken Colyer, g, v; Alexis Korner, g; Mickey Ashman, b; Bill Colyer, wb. 25 June 1954.


ArtistÌýÌýBunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet
TitleÌýÌýPorto Rico
AlbumÌýÌýComplete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet
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NumberÌýÌýMD4-112 CD 2 Track 4
Duration Ìý3.12
Performers Bunk Johnson (tpt), Sidney Bechet (clt), Sandy Williams (tbn), Cliff Jackson (pno), 'Pops' Foster (bs) and Manzie Johnson (dms).Ìý New York, 10 March 1945


ArtistÌýÌýGeorge Lewis
TitleÌýÌýWalking with the King
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AlbumÌýÌýComplete Blue Note Recordings of George Lewis
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NumberÌýÌýMD3 132 CD 2 Track 11
Duration Ìý2.52
Performers: Kid Howard, t,v; George Lewis, cl; Jim Robinson, tb; Alton Purnell, p; Lawrence Marrero, bj; Slow Drag Pavageau, b; Joe Watkins, d.


ArtistÌýÌýCannonball Adderley
TitleÌýÌýSack o’Woe
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AlbumÌýÌýAt The Lighthouse
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NumberÌýÌý31572 Track 1
Duration Ìý10.31
Performers: Nat Adderley, c; Cannonball Adderley, as; Victor Feldman, p; Sam Jones, b; Louis Hayes, d. 16 Oct 1960.

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  • Sat 29 Apr 2017 16:00

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