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50 Greatest Jazz Albums

Geoffrey Smith and Helen Mayhew present the Top 50 Jazz Albums

1 hour

Last on

Sat 12 Nov 2016 13:00

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Herbie Hancock

    Watermelon Man

    • Head Hunters.
    • CBS.
    • 2.
  • 00:07

    Ian Carr

    Gone With the Weed

    • Out of the Long Dark.
    • BGO Records.
    • 1.
  • 00:12

    Esbj枚rn Svensson Trio

    Dodge The Dodo

    • From Gagarin's Point of View.
    • ACT.
    • 4.
  • 00:16

    Hermeto Pascoal

    Chorinho pra Ele

    • Slaves Mass.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.
  • 00:20

    Bill Evans

    My Foolish Heart

    • Waltz For Debby.
    • Riverside.
    • 1.
  • 00:25

    Kamasi Washington

    The Rhythm Changes

    • The Epic.
    • Brainfeeder.
    • 6.
  • 00:31

    Duke Ellington

    Main Stem

    • The Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 17.
  • 00:35

    Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

    They Can't Take That Away From Me

    • Ella and Louis.
    • Verve Records.
    • 4.
  • 00:40

    Art Blakey

    Sincerely Diana

    • A Night in Tunisia.
    • Blue Note.
    • 2.
  • 00:45

    John Coltrane

    Blue Train

    • Blue Train.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • 00:50

    Louis Armstrong

    West End Blues

    • King Louis.
    • Proper Records.
    • 1.
  • 00:53

    Keith Jarrett & Jan Garbarek

    Long As You Know You're Living Yours

    • Belonging.
    • ECM.
    • 3.
  • 00:57

    Miles Davis

    Miles Runs The Voodoo Down

    • Bitches Brew.
    • CBS.
    • 3.

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