11/08/2018
Alyn Shipton's weekly dip into listeners' letters and emails requesting favourite jazz tracks from all periods and styles includes music by Duke Ellington's small group the Spacemen from his album The Cosmic Scene.
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Fletcher Henderson
Hocus Pocus
- HOCUS POCUS.
- BLUEBIRD.
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Billy Taylor
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
- Now That's What I Call Jazz.
- Sony.
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Duke Ellington
Jones
- Blues in Orbit / The Cosmic Scene.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Harlem Jazz And Blues Band
Stagolee
- Master Tapes Previously unissued on CD.
- AAH Records.
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Al Fairweather & Sandy Brown'S All Stars
Dinah
- 208 Rhythm Club: The Radio Luxemburg Sessions.
- Vocalion.
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Alex Welsh
Creole Love Call
- Just One More Chance.
- Upbeat Recordings.
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Louis Armstrong
Potato Head Blues
- Hotter Than That.
- Marshall Cavendish.
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Uncle Nef
Shake It Baby
- Uncle Nef.
- Ropeadope.
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Chaka Khan
And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)
- Whacha Gonna Do For Me.
- Warner.
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Indo-British Ensemble
Yaman (The Colonel'S Lady)
- Curried Jazz.
- MFP.
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Max Roach & Anthony Braxton
Tropical Forest
- Birth and Rebirth.
- Black Saint.
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Jimmy Smith
Eight Counts For Rita
- Dot Com Blues.
- Verve.
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Peggy Lee
New York City Blues
- Four Classic Albums.
- Avid.
- 18.
Jazz Record Requests
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Artist听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Fletcher Henderson
Title听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Hocus Pocus
Composer听 听 听 听 听 听Will Hudson
Album听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Hocus Pocus
Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Bluebird
Performers: Russell Smith, Red Allen, Joe Thomas, t; Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, tb; Buster Bailey, Russell Procope, Hilton Jefferson, Coleman Hawkins, reeds; Fletcher Henderson, p; Bernard Addison, g; John Kirby, b; Vic Engle, d. 6 March
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Artist听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Billy Taylor
Title听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Composer听 听 听 听 听 听Taylor
Album听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Now That鈥檚 What I Call Jazz
Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Sony
Performers: Billy Taylor Trio.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Duke Ellington
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Jones
Composer听听听听听听听听听听Ellington / Terry
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Blues in Orbit / The Cosmic Scene
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Essential Jazz Classics
Performers: Clark Terry, flugelhorn; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl; Harry Carney, bars; Duke Ellington, p; Jimmy Woode, b; Sam Woodyard, d; 2 April 1958.
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Artist听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Harlem Jazz and Blues Band
Title听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Stagolee
Composer听 听 听 听 听 听trad
Album听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Master Tapes Previously unissued on CD
Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听AAH Records
Performers: Doc Cheatham, t; Clyde Bernhardt, tb, v; (others tbc)
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Artist听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Al Fairweather / Sandy Brown All Stars
Title听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Dinah
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Akst, Lewis, Young
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 208 Rhythm Club: The Radio Luxemburg Sessions
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Vocalion
Performers: Al Fairweather, t; Sandy Brown, cl, v; Tony Milliner, tb; Brian Lemon, p; Brian Prudence, b; Benny Goodman, d.1961
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alex Welsh
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Creole Love Call
Composer听听听听听听听听听听 Ellington / Mills
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Just One More Chance
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Upbeat
Performers: Alex Welsh, ldr; Roy Williams, tb; Al Gay, ss, cl; John Barnes, ts, cl; Fred Hunt, p; Jim Douglas, g; Ronnie Rae, b; Lennie Hastings, d. 28 May 1967.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Louis Armstrong
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Potato Head Blues
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Armstrong
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hotter Than That
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Marshall Cavendish
Performers: Louis Armstrong, t; John Thomas, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Lil Armstrong, p; Johnny St Cyr, bj; Pete Briggs, tu; Baby Dodds, d. 10 May 1927.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Uncle Nef
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shake It Baby
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 T Bone Walker / John Lee Hooker
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Uncle Nef
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Ropeadope
Performers: Shannon Powell, d, v; Darren Hoffman, g; Sami Stevens, v. 2017.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaka Khan
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Gillespie / Paparelli
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Whacha Gonna Do For Me
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Warner
Performers: Chaka Khan, v; Herbie Hancock, synth, others unidentified.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Indo-British Ensemble
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yaman (The Colonel鈥檚 Lady)
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Victor Graham
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Curried Jazz听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听MFP
Performers: Kenny Wheeler, fh; Ray Swinfield, fl; Dev Kumar, sitar; Sitara Kumar, tambura; Jeff Clyne, b; Bill Eyden, d; Chris Karan, tabla.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Max Roach / Anthony Braxton
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tropical Forest
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Roach/Braxton
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Black Saint
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Birth and Rebirth
Performers: Anthony Braxton, reeds; Max Roach, d. 1978.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jimmy Smith
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Eight Counts for Rita
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Smith
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dot Com Blues
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Verve
Performers: Jimmy Smith, org; Russell Malone, g; John Clayton, b; Harvey Mason, d. 2000
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Peggy Lee
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 New York City Blues
Composer听听听听听听听听听听听 Jones / Lee
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Four Classic Albums
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Avid
Performers: Peggy Lee and Quincy Jones Orchestra.
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Jazz Record Requests
Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Callum Au
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 September In The Rain
Composer听听听听听 Warren / Dubin
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Something鈥檚 Coming
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Callum Au Music
Performers: Tom Walsh; George Hogg; Freddie Gavita; Henry Armburg Jennings, (trumpets); Callum Au (Tenor Trombone, Euphonium); Robbie Harvey (Tenor Trombone); Ross Anderson (Tenor Trombone); Barry Clements (Bass Trombone, Tuba); Lucas Dodd (Soprano/Alto Saxes); Jim Gold (Soprano/Alto Saxes); Simon Marsh (Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet); Tommy Laurence (Tenor Sax); Richard Shepherd (Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet), Peter Long (Tubax), Gareth Lockrane (Flutes, Piccolo), Nigel Hitchcock (Solo Alto Sax) Jon Russell (Guitar); Chris Eldred (Piano, Keyboards); Laurence Ungless (Double Bass, Bass Guitar); Ed Richardson (Drums) 2012
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sonny Rollins
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Where are You?
Composer听听听听听 McHugh /Adamson
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Bridge
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RCA
Performers听听听 Sonny Rollins, ts; Jim Hall., g; Bob Cranshaw, b; Ben Riley, d. 13 Feb听 1962
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Brad Mehldau
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 When It Rains
Composer听听听听 Mehldau
Album听听听听听听听听听听听 Largo
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Warner
Performers: Brad Mehldau, p; Larry Grenadier, b; Matt Chamberlain, d; Steve Kujala, David Kostac, flutes; John Clarke, Earl Dumier, oboes; Gary Grey, Emile Bernstein, clarinets; Peter Mandell, Rose Corrigan, bassoons. Rec 2001.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Frank Sinatra
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檝e Got You Under My Skin
Composer听听听听听 Porter
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Songs For Swingin鈥� Lovers
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.43
Performers听听听 Frank Sinatra, v; Nelson Riddle Orchestra, 1956
Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle鈥檚 orchestra in 1956.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Isn't It A Lovely Day
Composer听听听听听 Berlin
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ella & Louis Complete Norman Granz Sessions
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 One
Performers听听听 Ella Fitzgerald,m v; Louis Armstrong, t, v; Oscar Peterson, p; Herb Ellis, g; Ray Brown, b; Buddy Rich, d. 16 August 1956.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Swingles
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bucimis
Composer听听听听听 trad.
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Folklore
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Swingle Swingers LLP
Performers听听听 Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Sara Davey, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Griffiths, Jon Smith, Kevin Fox, Edward Randell
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Maria Schneider
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Days of Wine and Roses
Composer听听听听听 Chase / Whiting
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Days of Wine and Roses
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Artistshare
Performers: Greg Gisbert, Ingird Jensen, Laurie Frink, Tony Kadleck, t; Keith O鈥橯uinn, Larry Farrell, Rock Ciccarone, George Flynn, tb; Charles Pillow, Tim Rees, Scott Robinson, Rich Perry, Rick Margitza, reeds; Frank Kimbrough, p; Ben Monder, g; Tony Scherr, b; Tim Horner, d; Maria Schneider, dir. Jazz Standard NY 2000.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tom Ridout
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Known No More
Composer听听听听听 Ridout
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 No Excuses
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 33Jazz
Performers: Alex Ridout, t; Elliot Pooley, tb; Anna Drysdale, frh; Tom Ridout, reeds, recorders; Rob Luft, Billy Marrows, g; Will Barry, kb; Flo Moore, b; Phelan Burgoyne, d; Anastasia Stahlmann, Didier Osindero, v; Anita Kurowska, vla; Cicelia Brignall, cello; 2018.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 NYJO
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dawn Before Dark Before Dawn
Composer听听听听听 Garland
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Change
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 NYJ
Performers: Louis Dowdswell, Adam Chatterton, Nick Dewhurst, James Copus, Tom Dennis, t; Ross Anderson, Pete Whitehouse, Tom Green, Chris Valentine, Barry Clements, tb; Anna Drysdale, frh; Helen Wilson, Jim Gold, Nadim Teimoori, Riley Stone-Lonergan, Chris Whiter, Tim Garland, reeds; Chris Eldred, p; Rob Luft, g; Conor Chaplin, b; Mike Mondesir, d. 2012.
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