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28/07/2012

Duration:: 1 hour

First broadcast:: Saturday 28 July 2012

Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes the sound of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917, plus music by John Coltrane, Miles Davis and the pianist Geri Allen.

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

Stan Getz Nobody Else But Me
Composer: Hammerstein / Kern Performers: Stan Getz, ts; Gary Burton, vib; Gene Cherico, b; Joe Hunt, d. 1964.
Nobody Else But Me, Verve, 314 521-660-2 Side 1 Track 6
Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson Lullaby of Birdland
Composer: Shearing, Weiss Performers: J J Johnson, Kai Winding, tb; Dick Katz, p; Peck Morrison, b; Al Harewood, d. 1954
Afternoon at Birdland, Lonehill Jazz, 10218 Track 3
Duke Ellington Anatomy of a Murder
Composer: Ellington Performers: DE p, dir; Andres Merenghito, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, t; Britt Woodman, Booty Wood, Quentin Jackson, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, reeds; Jimmy Woode, b; Jimmy Johnson, d. Sportpalast Berlin, October 4, 1959.
Ellington VIP, Swing House, SWH 28 Side 1 Track 2
Original Dixieland Jazz Band At The Jass Band Ball
Composer: La Rocca / Shields Performers: Nick LaRocca, c; Larry Shields, cl; Eddie Edwards, tb; Henry Ragas, p; Tony Sbarbaro, d. March 18, 1918
Archive of Jazz Volume 37: Early Dixieland Bands, BYG, 529 087 S1/Track 4
Chris Barber Whistling Rufus
Composer: Mills Performers: Chris Barber, tb; Pat Halcox, t; Monty Sunshine, cl; Lonnie Donegan, bj; Micky Ashman, b; Ron Bowden, d. March 20 1956
As Good As It Gets, Smith, 1140 Cd 1 Track 2
Geri Allen When Kabuya Dances
Composer: Allen Performers: Geri Allen, p, kb; Jaribu Shahid, b; Tani Tabbal, d; Sadiq Bey, perc. 1989.
Twylight, Verve, 841 152-2 Track 1
Paul Desmond Greensleeves
Composer: Trad Performers: Paul Desmond, as; Jim Hall, g; Percy Heath, b, Connie Kay, d.
East of the Sun, Discovery, DS 840 Track 4
John Coltrane Blue Train
Composer: Coltrane Performers: John Coltrane, ts; Lee Morgan, t; Curtis Fuller, tb; Kenny Drew, p; Paul Chambers, b; Philly Joe Jones, d. September 15, 1957.
Blue Train, Blue Note, 53428-2 Track 1
Miles Davis Tutu
Composer: Miller Performers: Miles Davis, t; Marcus Miller, all other instruments. 1986.
Tutu, Warner, 7599254909 Track 1
The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band Road Time Shuffle
Composer: Akiyoshi Performers: Lew Tabackin (flute, tenor saxophone); Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano); Tom Peterson (tenor saxophone); Gary Foster (alto saxophone); Dick Spencer (alto saxophone); Bill Byrne (baritone saxophone); Bobby Shew Richard Cooper, Steve Huffsteter , Mike Price (trumpet); Jim Sawyers, Jimmy Knepper, (trombone); Phil Teele (bass trombone,); Peter Donald (drums); Don Baldwin, (bass). 1976
Toshiko Akiyoshi / Lew Tabackin Big Band, Novus, ND 83106 Track 8
André Previn Cottontail
Composer: Ellington Performers: Andre Previn, p; Joe Pass, g; Ray Brown, b. March 29, 1989.
After Hours, Telarc, 83302 Track 9