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Two sides of the tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins are on show in this week's selection from listeners' requests in all styles of jazz, as Alyn Shipton picks from your emails and postcards asking for favourite jazz tracks.

1 hour

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Sat 27 May 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Shorty Rogers

    The Pesky Serpent

    • Four Classic Albums.
    • AVID.
    • 19.
  • Humphrey Lyttelton

    Bad Penny Blues

    • Bad Penny Blues: 1955 - 1956.
    • LAKE.
    • 11.
  • Sonny Rollins

    You Don't Know What Love Is

    • Sax Symbol.
    • Proper.
    • 6.
  • Miles Davis

    Milestones

    • Complete Columbia Studio Recordings of Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • Duke Ellington

    Lotus Blossom

    • And His Mother Called Him Bill.
    • RCA.
    • 19.
  • Simon Spillett

    Oleo

    • Sienna Red.
    • Woodville Records.
    • 10.
  • Pete Oxley And Nicolas Meier

    Riversides

    • Colours of Time.
    • MGP.
    • 4.
  • Vic Dickenson

    Old Fashioned Love

    • Five Classic Albums Plus.
    • AVID.
    • 1.
  • Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges

    Royal Garden Blues

    • Back to Back.
    • AVID.
    • 7.
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster

    Chelsea Bridge

    • Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster.
    • VERVE.
    • 1.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýShorty Rogers
TitleÌýÌýThe Pesky Serpent
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AlbumÌýÌýFour Classic Albums
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NumberÌýÌý1041 CD 1 Track 19
Duration Ìý2.43
Performers: Shorty Rogers, t; Milt Bernhardt, tb; John Graas, frh; Gene Englund, tu; Art Pepper, as; Jimmy Giuffre, ts; Hampton Hawes, p; Joe Mondragon, b; Shelly Manne, d. Jan 1953


ArtistÌýÌýHumphrey Lyttelton
TitleÌýÌýBad Penny Blues
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NumberÌýÌý238 CD 2 Track 11
Duration Ìý2.46
Performers: Humphrey Lyttelton, t; Johnny Parker, p; Jim Bray, b; Stan Greig, d. 20 April, 1956.


ArtistÌýÌýSonny Rollins
TitleÌýÌýYou Don’t know What Love Is
ComposerÌýRaye / De Paul
AlbumÌýÌýSax Symbol
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NumberÌýÌýProperbox 124 CD 3 Track 6
Duration Ìý6.30
PerformersÌýSonny Rollins, ts; Tommy Flanagan, p; Doug Watkins, ts; Max Roach, d. 22 June 1956.


ArtistÌýÌýMiles Davis
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AlbumÌýÌýMiles Davis / John Coltrane Complete Columbia Recordings
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NumberÌýÌý65833 CD 3 Track 3
Duration Ìý5.47
Performers: Miles Davis, t; Cannonball Adderley, as; John Coltrane, ts; Red Garland, p; Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. 4 Feb 1958.


ArtistÌýÌýDuke Ellington
TitleÌýÌýLotus Blossom
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AlbumÌýÌýAnd His Mother Called Him Bill
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NumberÌýÌý74231851512 Track 19
Duration Ìý4.55
Performers: Duke Ellington, p; Harry Carney, bars; Aaron Bell, b. 1 Sep 1967


ArtistÌýÌýSimon Spillett
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AlbumÌýÌýSienna Red
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NumberÌýÌýTrack 10
Duration Ìý3.42
Performers: Simon Spillett, ts; John Critchenson, p; Andrew Cleyndert, b; Spike Wells, d. 2007.


ArtistÌýÌýPete Oxley and Nicolas Meier
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AlbumÌýÌýColours of Time
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NumberÌýÌýCD09 CD 2 Track 4
Duration Ìý5.14
Performers Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier, g; Raph Mizraki, b; Paul Cavacuiti, d. 2016


ArtistÌýÌýVic Dickenson
TitleÌýÌýOld Fashioned Love
ComposerÌýMack, Johnson
AlbumÌýÌýFive Classic Albums Plus
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NumberÌýÌý1073 CD 2 Track 1
Duration Ìý9.31
Performers: Shad Collins, Ruby Braff, t; Ed Hall, cl; Vic Dickenson, tb; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Steve Jordan, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 29 Nov 1954


ArtistÌýÌýDuke Ellington / Johnny Hodges
TitleÌýÌýRoyal Garden Blues
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AlbumÌýÌýBack to Back
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NumberÌýÌý1157 CD 1 Track 7
Duration Ìý5.22
Performers:ÌýHarry Edison, t; Johnny Hodges, as; Duke Ellington, p; Les Spann, g; Sam Jones, b; Jo Jones, d.20 Feb 1959.


ArtistÌýÌýGerry Mulligan / Ben Webster
TitleÌýÌýChelsea Bridge
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AlbumÌýÌýGerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
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NumberÌýÌý21349 Track 1
Duration Ìý7.23
PerformersÌýGerry Mulligan, bars; Ben Webster, ts; Jimmy Rowles, p; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Mel Lewis, d. 3 Nov 1959

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