Celebrating Wes Montgomery
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, with music this week from Count Basie, vocalist Samara Joy and guitarist Wes Montgomery, who was born 100 years ago last week. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.
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Wes Montgomery
Four On Six
- Smokin' At The Half Note.
- Verve.
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Gene Ammons
Jungle Strut
- The Prestige Records Story.
- Prestige.
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Count Basie
Lil' Darlin
- Basie on the Beatles / The Atomic Mr Basie.
- Groove Hut.
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Samara Joy
Nostalgia (The Day I Knew)
- Linger Awhile.
- Verve.
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Stan Tracey
Newk's Fluke
- Portraits Plus.
- Blue Note.
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Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
Girl From Ipanema
- Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival 1966.
- The Lost Recordings.
- 7.
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Wes Montgomery
Mr. Walker
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery.
- Masterworks.
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Wes Montgomery
Tear It Down
- Bumpin'.
- Verve.
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Maxine Sullivan & John Kirby's Orchestra
When Your Lover Has Gone
- Maxine Sullivan - 1941-1946.
- Classics.
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Humphrey Lyttelton
In Swinger
- Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band - Georgia Mae.
- Past Perfect.
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Quincy Jones
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
- The Quincy Jones Big Band - Complete 1960 European Concerts.
- Domino Records.
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Broadcast
- Sun 12 Mar 2023 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3