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Jazz Portraits

Duration:: 1 hour

First broadcast:: Sunday 19 August 2012

Geoffrey Smith presents a gallery of jazz portraits, including works by Duke Ellington, Stan Tracey and John Surman.

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

Duke Ellington Black Beauty
Composer: Ellington
Blue Feeling, Past Perfect, PPCD 78103. Tr.4
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Stompy Jones
Composer: Ellington Performers: Arthur Whetsol, Cootie Williams, Freddy Jenkins, t; Juan Tizol, Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, tb; Johnny Hodges as, ss; Barney Bigard, ts; Harry Carney, bar; Fred Guy, g; Wellman Braud, b; Sonny Greer,d. 9 January 1934
Daybreak Express, RCA Victor, LPV-506. S2/3
Stuff Smith You’re a Viper
Composer: Smith Performers: Jonah Jones, t, v; James Sherman, p; Bobby Bennett, g; Mack Walker, b; Cozy Cole, d. 13 March 1936
Onyx Club Spree, Topaz, TPZ 1061, Tr.6
Count Basie Taps Miller
Composer: Basie / Russell, arr. Clayton Performers: Ed Lewis, Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian, t; Dicky Wells, Robert Scott, Eli Robinson, tb; Tab Smith, Earl Warren, Don Byas, Buddy Tate, Jack Washington, s; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d. 1942
Basie Boogie, CBS, CBS 21063. S1/3
Art Farmer & Benny Golson Killer Joe
Composer: Golson Performers: Curtis Fuller, tb; McCoy Tyner, p; Addison Farmer, Lex Humphries, d. 6,9, 10 February 1960.
Meet the Jazztet, Pye Jazz, NJL 45. S2/5
Woody Herman Sister Sadie
Composer: Silver Performers: Bill Chase, Paul Fontaine, Dave Gale, Ziggy Harrell, Gerry Lamy, t; Jack Gale, Eddie Morgan, Phil Wilson, tb; Gordon Brisker, Larry Cavelli, Sal Nistico, ts; Gene Allen, bs; Nat Pierce, p; Chuck Andrus, b; Jake Hanna, d. 15,16 October 1962.
Jazz Masters 54: Woody Herman, Verve, 5299032. Tr.2
John Coltrane Naima
Composer: Coltrane Performers: Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. 2 December 1959
Giant Steps, Atlantic, 81227 3610-2. Tr.6
Jaki Byard Tillie Butterball
Composer: Byard
Hi-Fly, Original Jazz Classics, OJCCD 1874; Tr.2
Kenny Wheeler Propheticape
Composer: Dankworth / Wheeler Performers: Derek Watkins, Henry Shaw, Henry Lowther, Les Condon, t; Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs, tb; John Dankworth, Ray Swinfield, Tony Robert, Tony Coe, s; Alf Reece, Dick Hart, tb; Bob Cornford, Alan Brascombe, p; John McLaughlin, g; Dave Holland, b; John Spooner, d; Tristan Fry, per. March 1968
Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote, BGO Records, BGOCD944. Tr. 7
Ornette Coleman The Sphinx
Composer: Coleman Performers: Don Cherry, t; Walter Norris, p; Don Payne, b; Billy Higgins, d. 10 and 22 February, 24 March 1958.
Something Else!, Contemporary, OJCCD 1632 (1); Tr.9
Stan Tracey Alice in Jazz Land
Composer: Tracey Performers: Kenny Baker, Eddie Blair, Ian Hamer, Les Condon, t; Keith Christie, Chris Smith, Wally Smith, tb; Alan Branscombe, Ronnie Baker, as; Ronnie Scott, Bobby Wellins, ts; Harry Klein, bs; Jeff Clyne, b; Ronnie Stephenson, d.
Alive in Jazz Land, Columbia, SCX 6051. S1/1
John Surman Hilltop Dancer
Composer: Surman Performers: John Abercrombie, g; Drew Gress, b; Jack DeJohnette, d. September 2007.
Brewster’s Rooster, ECM, ECM 2048. Tr.2;