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Amongst this week's selection drawn from listeners' requests by post and email in all styles of jazz, Alyn Shipton looks back at the great British bandleader Ted Heath.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 8 Jul 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Ted Heath & The Ted Heath Band

    One O'Clock Jump

    • Swing is King.
    • 4.
  • Buddy Rich & Buddy Rich and his Big Band

    Goodbye Yesterday

    • MERCY MERCY.
    • PACIFIC JAZZ.
    • 1.
  • Coleman Hawkins

    Lullaby

    • The Hawk in Europe.
    • ASV Living Era.
    • 1.
  • Chris Barber

    High Society

    • Chris Barber Plays Vol 1.
    • Nixa.
    • 4.
  • Don Fagerquist

    Love Is Just Around The Corner

    • Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist.
    • Fresh Sound.
    • 5.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Sweet Savannah Sue

    • Satch Plays Fats.
    • Columbia.
    • 19.
  • Michel Legrand

    Jitterbug Waltz

    • Legrand Jazz.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Tony Bennett and Bill Evans & Bennett, Tony & Bill Evans

    You Don't Know What Love Is

    • TOGETHER AGAIN.
    • Improv.
    • 7.
  • Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Gene Cherico & Connie Kay

    Embarcadero

    • Take Ten.
    • RCA.
    • 4.
  • Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band

    Explanation of Funeral Procession / Just A Little While

    • The Olympia Brass Band of New Orleans.
    • Audiophile.
    • 1.
  • Bunk Johnson & Bunk Johnson and His New Orleans Band

    Darktown Strutters Ball

    • Complete Deccas, Victors and V-Discs.
    • Document.
    • 11.
  • Benny Goodman

    Easy To Love

    • Benny Rides Again.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 20.
  • Rachel Musson

    You Wear Your Colours And Move

    • Tatterdemalion.
    • Babel.
    • 7.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýTed Heath
TitleÌýÌýOne O’Clock Jump
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AlbumÌýÌýSwjng Is King
LabelÌýÌýDecca / London
NumberÌýÌýPFS 4135 S 1 T 4
Duration Ìý3.27


ArtistÌýÌýBuddy Rich
TitleÌýÌýGoodbye Yesterday
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AlbumÌýÌýMercy Mercy
LabelÌýÌýPacific Jazz
NumberÌýÌý20133 Side B Track 1
Duration Ìý6.18
Performers: ÌýAl Porcino, David Culp, Kenneth Faulk, William Prince, t; Jim Trimble, Richard Stepton, Peter Graves, tb; Don Menza, Art Pepper, Pat LaBarbera, Charles Owens, John Laws, reeds; Walter Namuth, g; Joe Azerello, p; Gary Walters, b; Buddy Rich, d. Live at Caesar’s Palace, 1968


ArtistÌýÌýColeman Hawkins
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AlbumÌýÌýThe Hawk in Europe
LabelÌýÌýASV Living Era
NumberÌýÌýAJA 5054 Track 1
Duration Ìý2.56
PerformersÌýColeman Hawkins, ts; Stanley Black, p; Tiny Winters, b; Albert Harris, g. 18 Nov 1924


ArtistÌýÌýChris Barber
TitleÌýÌýHigh Society
ComposerÌýPorter Steele
AlbumÌýÌýChris Barber Plays Vol 1
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NumberÌýÌýJazz Today NJT 500 S 2 T 4
Duration Ìý3.09
Performers: ÌýPat Halcox, t; Monty Sunshine cl; Chris Barber, tb; Lonnie Donegan, bj; Jim Bray, b; Ron Bowden, d. 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýDon Fagerquist
TitleÌýÌýLove Is Just Around the Corner
ComposerÌýGensler / Robin
AlbumÌýÌýPortrait of a Great Jazz Artist
LabelÌýÌýFresh Sound
NumberÌýÌýFSR 2212 Track 5
Duration Ìý3.32
PerformersÌýDon Fagerquist, t; Zoot Sims, Dave Pell, Bill Holman, ts; Bob Gordon, bars; Vernon Polk, g; Donn Trenner, p; Buddy Clark, b; Bill Richmond, d. June 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýLouis Armstrong
TitleÌýÌýSweet Savannah Sue
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AlbumÌýÌýSatch Plays Fats
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NumberÌýÌý64927 Track 19
Duration Ìý3.12
PerformersÌýLouis Armstrong, t; Barney Bigard, cl; Trummy Young, tb; Billy Kyle, p; Arvell Shaw, b; Barrett Deems, d, 1955.


ArtistÌýÌýMichel Legrand
TitleÌýÌýJitterbug Waltz
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AlbumÌýÌýLegrand Jazz
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NumberÌýÌý840019 Track 1
Duration Ìý5.18
Performers: ÌýMiles Davis, t; Phil Woods, as; Jerome Richardson, bars, bcl; John Coltrane, ts; Herbie Mann, fl; Eddie Costa, vib; Betty Glaiman, harp; Bill Evans, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Paul Chambers, b; Kenny Dennis, d; June 25 1958.


ArtistÌýÌýTony Bennett and Bill Evans
TitleÌýÌýYou Don’t Know What Love Is
ComposerÌýDe Paul / Raye
AlbumÌýÌýTogether Again
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NumberÌýÌý7117 Track 7
Duration Ìý3.27
PerformersÌýTony Bennett, b; Bill Evans, p. Sept 1976.


ArtistÌýÌýPaul Desmond
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AlbumÌýÌýTake Ten
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NumberÌýÌý74321 79621 2 Track 4
Duration Ìý4.01
PerformersÌýPaul Desmond, as; Jim Hall, g; Gene Chirico, b; Connie Kay, d.


ArtistÌýÌýDejan’s Olympia Brass Band
TitleÌýÌýExplanation of Funeral Procession / Just a Little While
ComposerÌýDejan / Trad.
AlbumÌýÌýThe Olympia Brass Band of New Orleans
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NumberÌýÌýAP 108 Tracks 1 and 2
Duration Ìý1.29 + 2.24
Performers: ÌýHarold Dejan, as; Andy Anderson, Milton Batiste, Kid Sheik Cola, t; Paul Crawford, Wendell Eugene, tb; Emanual Paul ts; Andrew Jefferson, sn d; Booker T Glass, b d. 1971


ArtistÌýÌýBunk Johnson
TitleÌýÌýDarktown Strutters Ball
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AlbumÌýÌýComplete Deccas Victors and V Discs
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NumberÌýÌý1001 TrackÌý 11
Duration Ìý3.38
Performers: ÌýBunk Johnson, t; George Lewis, cl; Jim Robinson, tb; Alton Purnell, p; Lawrence Marrero, bj; Slow Drag Pavageau, b; Baby Dodds, d. 1945


ArtistÌýÌýBenny Goodman
TitleÌýÌýEasy To Love
ComposerÌýCole Porter
AlbumÌýÌýBenny Rides Again!
LabelÌýÌýEssential Jazz Classics
NumberÌýÌý55506 Track 20
Duration Ìý5.22
PerformersÌýBenny Goodman, cl; Andre Previn, p; Barney Kessel., g; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Frank Kapp, d. 3 Sep 1958.


ArtistÌýÌýRachel Musson
TitleÌýÌýYou Wear Your Colours and Move
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NumberÌýÌýTrackÌý 7
Duration Ìý8.32
Performers: ÌýRachel Musson, ts; Liam Noble, elp; Mark Sanders, d. 2013

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