Jazz Library
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Jazz Library - 03/08/2007
Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the best work from Billie Holiday's early and late career, in which anguish blended with ecstasy as she sang of unrequited love.
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Jazz Library - 04/07/2008
Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson talks to Alyn Shipton to look back at her recording career, including her work with Henry Threadgill and Steve Coleman, plus her Blue Note albums.
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Jazz Library - 06/06/2008
In an exclusive interview, composer, saxophonist and famed producer Teo Macero, who died in February 2008, talks to Alyn Shipton and selects highlights of his recorded catalogue.
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Jazz Library - 11/07/2008
Alyn Shipton and biographer Tom Perchard select the finest records of trumpeter Lee Morgan, to sit alongside his key recording The Sidewinder, which transformed his fortunes.
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Jazz Library - 20/06/2008
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' suggestions of music to add to Jazz Library's best of the last three months. With tracks by Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Stanley Turrentine.
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Jazz Library - 21/09/2007
Alyn Shipton is joined by British drummer Ralph Salmins to survey the output of jazz drummer Buddy Rich, covering discs under his own name and appearances with other musicians.
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Jazz Library - 22/06/2007
Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through some of his finest recordings, ranging from acoustic bebop to rock fusion, from free jazz to the Miles Davis Quintet.
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Jazz Library - A Tribute to John Dankworth
Alyn Shipton introduces an archive interview in which the late John Dankworth selected some of his finest recordings. Includes work with the Johnny Dankworth Seven and his big band.
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Jazz Library - Abbey Lincoln
Christine Tobin helps Alyn Shipton select the essential works from jazz singer Abbey Lincoln's catalogue, which includes music exploring the American racial and political climate.
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Jazz Library - Abdullah Ibrahim
Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his recorded catalogue highlights, and his work as a solo pianist, bandleader and composer.
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Jazz Library - Al Grey
Archive interview in which trombonist Al Grey, who died in 2000, joins Alyn Shipton to select his key recordings with, among others, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie.
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Jazz Library - Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day: Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Gwyneth Herbert to select the key albums of Anita O'Day, one of the longest-lived and most versatile of swing era singers.
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Jazz Library - Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton: Alyn Shipton and his guest, critic Brian Morton, explore the wide-ranging output of contemporary jazz instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton.
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Jazz Library - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Monica Vasconcelos to select the best recordings by composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Jazz Library - Art Ensemble of Chicago
Alyn Shipton explores the essential discs by the collective, who altered the way improvising jazz groups approached form, instrumentation and structure.
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Jazz Library - Art Farmer
Alyn Shipton and Ian Smith select the best recordings by the inventive trumpeter Art Farmer. Including recordings with Gerry Mulligan, Horace Silver and Hank Mobley.
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Jazz Library - Art Pepper
Alan Barnes joins Alyn Shipton to choose saxophonist Art Pepper's finest recordings, and also reveals his remarkable talents on the clarinet, on the tenor sax and as a composer.
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Jazz Library - Art Tatum
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist, writer and historian Brian Priestley to consider the work of Art Tatum, arguably the greatest piano virtuoso in jazz history.
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Jazz Library - Arvell Shaw
Alyn Shipton features an archive interview with bassist Arvell Shaw, discussing his best work with Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman and Earl Hines.
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Jazz Library - Audience Feedback
Audience Feedback: Recorded in front of a live audience during the London Jazz Festival, listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the Jazz Library.
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Jazz Library - Audience Feedback
Audience Feedback: Listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the jazz library, picking music by Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Django Reinhardt and Lester Young.
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Jazz Library - Australian Jazz
Alyn Shipton is joined by Roger Dean, former Chair of the Board of the Australian Music Centre, to survey the finest examples of Australian jazz
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Jazz Library - Barney Kessel
John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to explore the key records of fellow guitarist Barney Kessel, one of the most prolific recording artists in jazz, but one of the least well-known.
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Jazz Library - Benny Carter
Alyn Shipton is joined by Ken Mathieson to select the best recordings from the eight-decade career of saxophonist, trumpeter, singer, bandleader and arranger Benny Carter.
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Jazz Library - Benny Golson
Alyn Shipton interviews saxophonist Benny Golson, who turns 80 in 2009. With Golson looking back at his career with Art Blakey, Lee Morgan and Dizzy Gillespie, plus his new album.
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Jazz Library - Benny Goodman
Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth who shares some of his keen insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman's style, and together they explore a selection of key recordings.
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Jazz Library - Benny Powell
Trombonist Benny Powell joins Alyn Shipton to select his best discs with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie, plus examples of his work with Duke Ellington and pianist Randy Weston.
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Jazz Library - Bessie Smith
Alyn Shipton and Irish singer Christine Tobin select the gems from blues legend Bessie Smith's ten year recording career that should form the basis of a collection of her work.
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Jazz Library - Betty Carter
Christine Tobin and Alyn Shipton pick the best of the great singer Betty Carter's recorded work, including the albums The Audience with Betty Carter and Feed The Fire.
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Jazz Library - Big Sid Catlett
Alyn Shipton and drum expert Richard Pite pick highlights of percussionist Big Sid Catlett's recordings, including work with Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker.
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Jazz Library - Bill Frisell
Alyn Shipton is joined by Phil Robson to select Bill Frisell's finest recordings. Spanning from 1984 to the present, his discs encompass a huge range of styles and effects.
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Jazz Library - Billy Strayhorn
Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to look over Billy Strayhorn's small catalogue of records under his own name as well as his collaborations with Duke Ellington.
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Jazz Library - Billy Taylor
Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select his career highlights, including work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, as well as with Ben Webster and his own trio.
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Jazz Library - Bing Crosby
Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to pick Bing's jazziest recordings, ranging from his Paul Whiteman days to the swing bands of Buddy Bregman and Billy May.
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Jazz Library - Bix Beiderbecke
Alyn Shipton explores the music of cornettist Bix Beiderbecke, covering key recordings including Singing the Blues and I'm Coming Virginia as well as later big band work.
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Jazz Library - Bob Brookmeyer
Trombonist, bandleader and arranger Bob Brookmeyer joins Alyn Shipton to pick highlights of his music, including work with Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz.
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Jazz Library - Bob Wilber
Traditional jazz clarinettist and saxophonist Bob Wilber joins Alyn Shipton for a look back at the highlights of his career, with recordings from the 1940s to the 2000s.
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Jazz Library - Booker Little
Alyn Shipton is joined by Tom Perchard to select the highlights from the recordings of pioneering trumpeter Booker Little, who died in 1961 aged 23.
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Jazz Library - Brad Mehldau
Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert pick the best recordings of Brad Mehldau, including his solo work, with his trio, and with the bands of Lee Konitz and Charles Lloyd.
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Jazz Library - Bud Powell
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Geoff Eales to explore the best examples of recordings by the innovative bebop pianist Bud Powell, who died in 1966 aged 41.
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Jazz Library - Bud Shank
Alyn Shipton profiles saxophonist and flautist Bud Shank, and features an interview from 1992 in which he talks about his main musical influence - tenorist Stan Getz.
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Jazz Library - Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway: Christmas Day marks the centenary of one of the most outsize talents in jazz, Cab Calloway. Alyn Shipton is joined by Cab's grandson to select from his recordings.
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Jazz Library - Carla Bley
Pianist/composer Carla Bley joins Alyn Shipton to choose her essential records, from the jazz opera Escalator Over the Hill via her various big bands, to her current small groups.
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Jazz Library - Carmen McRae
Christine Tobin joins Alyn Shipton to pick the highlights from the more than 60 albums that singer Carmen McRae, a Billie Holiday protegee, made before her death in 1994.
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Jazz Library - Charlie Christian
John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings by the innovative and highly influential Charlie Christian, an electric guitar pioneer who worked with Benny Goodman.
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Jazz Library - Charlie Parker
Alyn Shipton explores the music of Charlie Parker, looking at his work from the earliest big band days until his premature death, including his partnership with Dizzy Gillespie.
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Jazz Library - Chet Baker
Ian Smith joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings by trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker, including his early West Coast quartets and his final records made in Europe.
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Jazz Library - Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton: Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton tells Alyn Shipton how the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet first assembled in his house and how he then formed his own unorthodox group.
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Jazz Library - Chris Barber
Bandleader Chris Barber joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recordings from 1953 to the present, with his own groups, as well as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Louis Jordan.
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Jazz Library - Christine Tobin on Shirley Horn
Alyn Shipton is joined by jazz singer Christine Tobin to survey the music of Shirley Horn.
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Jazz Library - Clark Terry
Alyn Shipton is joined by trumpeter Clark Terry to look back over his recordings and discuss his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington.
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Jazz Library - Cleo Laine
Ahead of her appearance at the 2009 London Jazz Festival, Cleo Laine joins Alyn Shipton to select some of the finest recorded performances from her distinguished career.
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Jazz Library - Clifford Brown
Author Tom Perchard joins Alyn Shipton to pick the recorded highlights of trumpeter Clifford Brown, who died in 1956. Including tracks from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet.
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Jazz Library - Count Basie
Saxophonist and author Dave Gelly joins Alyn Shipton to suggest the essential Count Basie band recordings, tracing it from its Kansas City origins through to the 1950s.
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Jazz Library - Critics' Round-Up of 2010
Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to review the best albums of 2010. With Jon Newey, Helen Mayhew, Peter Vacher, John L Walters, Dave Gelly, Clive Davis and Brian Priestley.
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Jazz Library - Danilo Perez
Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at the Barbican to select the highlights from his recorded career, including his album PanaMonk.
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Jazz Library - Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck: To celebrate the pianist's 87th birthday, Alyn Shipton introduces a conversation with Brubeck, in which he selects some of his favourite recordings from his catalogue.
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Jazz Library - Dave Holland
Dave Holland: British bassist Dave Holland, who joined Miles Davis aged 21, guides Alyn Shipton through his work on disc to help choose the best examples for a jazz library.
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Jazz Library - Dave Liebman
Saxophonist and erstwhile Miles Davis colleague Dave Liebman joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at Cheltenham Town Hall to select highlights of his recordings.
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Jazz Library - Dexter Gordon
Soweto Kinch joins Alyn Shipton to select the best recordings of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, who became one of the most influential soloists of the 1960s and 70s.
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Jazz Library - Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie: Alyn Shipton and bandleader Pete Long of the tribute band Gillespiana select the best of Dizzy Gillespie's back catalogue, including his jousts with Charlie Parker.
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Jazz Library - Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt: John Etheridge, leader of the Django tribute band Sweet Chorus, joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the guitarist.
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Jazz Library - Duke Ellington
Alyn Shipton is joined by expert Pete Long to choose the essential recordings from Duke Ellington's output between 1940 and his death in 1974.
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Jazz Library - Duke Ellington Small Groups
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist and author Brian Priestley to select the best Duke Ellington small group discs, including duos with bassist Jimmy Blanton and various septets.
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Jazz Library - Earl Hines
To coincide with 2008's 105th anniversary of bandleader Earl Hines's birth, pianist Martin Litton joins Alyn Shipton to select the best of a number of new reissues of his music.
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Jazz Library - Early Ellington Recordings
Duke Ellington's biographer Harvey Cohen joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from the composer and pianist's 1920s and 30s recordings, including jungle music and small groups.
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Jazz Library - Ed Thigpen
In an interview recorded during one of his last visits to Britain, the late percussionist Ed Thigpen joins Alyn Shipton to select the recorded highlights of his career.
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Jazz Library - Ella Fitzgerald
Singer Gwyneth Herbert talks to Alyn Shipton about Ella Fitzgerald's musical legacy, including her work with Chick Webb and classic duets with Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan.
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Jazz Library - Enrico Rava
Alyn Shipton is joined by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava to choose his favourite examples from his recorded work and to preview his forthcoming album New York Days.
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Jazz Library - Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy: Alyn Shipton and Brian Morton select career highlights of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy, famous for a musical joust with John Coltrane.
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Jazz Library - Erroll Garner
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Neil Cowley to select the best recordings of Erroll Garner, who was one of the most distinctive and original piano players in jazz.
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Jazz Library - Fats Waller
Alyn Shipton is joined by Martin Litton to select the best recordings made by pianist, bandleader and vocalist Fats Waller, noted for being the finest of Harlem's stride pianists.
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Jazz Library - Fred Anderson
In an archive recording, Alyn Shipton talks to the late saxophonist Fred Anderson about his best CDs, including work with Joe Jarman, Muhal Richard Abrams and drummer Hamid Drake.
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Jazz Library - Freddie Hubbard
Alyn Shipton is joined by Guy Barker to select the best recordings by fellow trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who was seen as the natural heir to Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.
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Jazz Library - Gateshead Jazz Festival 2009
Alyn Shipton presents two programmes from the Gateshead Jazz Festival 2009, interviewing jazz musicians and looking back at their best recordings
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Jazz Library - Gene Krupa
Alyn Shipton is joined by drum expert Richard Pite to select highlights from drummer Gene Krupa's many recordings, including songs with Anita O'Day and battles with Buddy Rich.
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Jazz Library - George Russell
Alyn Shipton's interview with the late composer/theorist George Russell, in which he discusses highlights of his recorded music, including work with Dizzy Gillespie.
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Jazz Library - George Shearing
George Shearing joins Alyn Shipton to look over the highlights of his recording career, from early triumphs in London to the debut of his famous quintet in America.
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Jazz Library - Gil Evans
Alyn Shipton is joined by critic and author John Walters to pick the best recordings by arranger and composer Gil Evans, well known for his collaborations with Miles Davis.
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Jazz Library - Graham Collier
Bandleader and composer Graham Collier joins Alyn Shipton to pick key recordings from his career, from early triumphs such as Down Another Road to a new 70th birthday concert album.
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Jazz Library - Hampton Hawes
Tim Richards guides Alyn Shipton through the highlights of pianist Hampton Hawes' trio recordings, made with figures such as saxophonist Art Pepper.
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Jazz Library - Harry Beckett
Alyn Shipton and Chris Batchelor review the music of the late trumpeter Harry Beckett, including work from his own bands as well as with Ian Carr, Mike Westbrook and Graham Collier.
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Jazz Library - Harry James
Trumpeter Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential recordings by Harry James, one of the most notable brass technicians in jazz.
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Jazz Library - Heath Brothers
On one of the Heath Brothers' last visits to London before bassist Percy's death, Alyn Shipton talked to all three of them about their collective and individual careers in jazz.
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Jazz Library - Henry Grimes
In front of an audience at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2009, veteran bassist Henry Grimes tells Alyn Shipton his life story and presents his essential recordings.
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Jazz Library - Herbie Hancock
Alyn Shipton and Julian Joseph select highlights of the recorded catalogue of American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, including the classics albums Takin' Off and Maiden Voyage.
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Jazz Library - Horace Silver
In a conversation with Alyn Shipton, recorded shortly before he retired, Horace Silver, one of the key figures in soul jazz and hard bop, selects his key recordings.
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Jazz Library - Hugh Masekela
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his recording career, including his work with the Jazz Epistles and his records with Dudu Pukwana.
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Jazz Library - Ian Carr
Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with trumpeter, author and broadcaster Ian Carr, who selects some of his best recordings. With music by the Emcee Five.
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Jazz Library - Jack DeJohnette
Drummer Jack DeJohnette joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his choice of his own recordings, including music from his days with Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett.
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Jazz Library - Jaco Pastorius
Alyn Shipton is joined by pianist Gwilym Simcock to review the best albums of bassist Jaco Pastorius, master of the fretless electric bass and a key figure in jazz-rock fusion.
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Jazz Library - Jake Hanna
Drummer Jake Hanna joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his recordings, including discs with Woody Herman, Harry James, Marian McPartland and Toshiko Akiyoshi.
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Jazz Library - Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton: Alyn Shipton is joined by Morton specialist Martin Litton to explore the work of Jelly Roll's band, the Red Hot Peppers, as well as Jelly's solo discs.
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Jazz Library - Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff: Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff, who died in May after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Including interviews with McGriff.
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Jazz Library - Jimmy McGriff
Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by the late Jimmy McGriff, regarded not only as one of the fathers of soul jazz and acid jazz, but as one of the greatest of all jazz organists.
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Jazz Library - Jimmy Woode
In an archive interview recorded during one of his last visits to the UK before his death in 2005, Ellington bassist Jimmy Woode talks to Alyn Shipton about his recorded catalogue.
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Jazz Library - Joe Henderson
Julian Siegel joins Alyn Shipton to assess the music of fellow saxophonist Joe Henderson, who was regarded as one of the finest exponents of the tenor sax in jazz.
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Jazz Library - Joe Pass
Alyn Shipton is joined by guitarist John Etheridge to select highlights from Joe Pass' large catalogue, including his work with Oscar Peterson and his series entitled Virtuoso.
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Jazz Library - John Lewis
In an interview recorded before his death in 2001, pianist John Lewis talks to Alyn Shipton about his work with the Modern Jazz quartet, Miles Davis and Orchestra USA.
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Jazz Library - John McLaughlin
Fusion guitarist John McLaughlin joins Alyn Shipton to choose the best of his recordings
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Jazz Library - John Scofield
Prior to his appearance at the 2010 Cheltenham Jazz Festival, guitarist John Scofield joins Alyn Shipton to choose key albums from his extensive recorded catalogue.
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Jazz Library - John Surman
In a special programme recorded in front of an audience at the 2009 London Jazz Festival, British saxophonist John Surman joins Alyn Shipton to look back over his recording career.
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Jazz Library - Joni Mitchell
Singer Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the jazz-oriented repertoire of Joni Mitchell, including her work with Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius and Herbie Hancock.
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Jazz Library - Junior Mance
Alyn Shipton talks to pianist Junior Mance about his recordings and they select discs covering both his solo work and collaborations.
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Jazz Library - Keith Tippett
Pianist Keith Tippett joins Alyn Shipton to pick highlights of his recorded catalogue. His projects range from the 50-piece orchestra Centipede to smaller improvised solo concerts.
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Jazz Library - Ken Colyer
Ken Colyer: Alyn Shipton and Colyer's biographer Michael Pointon explore the recordings of the man who became known as 'the Guvnor' of the New Orleans Revival in Britain.
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Jazz Library - Kid Ory
Trombonist Edward Kid Ory is regarded as the father of jazz trombone playing and in this programme, Alyn Shipton and jazz expert Michael Pointon select the highlights of Ory's work.
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Jazz Library - King Oliver
Alyn Shipton and pianist Keith Nichols choose highlights of the recording career of Joe 'King' Oliver, the feted New Orleans cornettist of the early days of jazz.
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Jazz Library - Lawrence Lucie
In an interview given before the swing guitarist's death, Alyn Shipton talks to Lawrence Lucie about his work, including with Fletcher Henderson, Lucky Milliner and Benny Carter.
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Jazz Library - Lee Konitz
Alyn Shipton talks to the American composer and alto saxophonist Lee Konitz about his music, from his days with Claude Thornhill to his work on Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool.
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Jazz Library - Lester Young
Lester Young: Alyn Shipton talks to Dave Gelly, author of a new biography of Lester Young, to select the key recordings by this distinctive and influential saxophonist.
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Jazz Library - Lionel Hampton
Alyn Shipton is joined by critic and pianist Brian Priestley to select career highlights of the great swing era drummer, vibraphonist and pianist Lionel Hampton.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations, including tracks by Nina Simone, Betty Carter and Mike Westbrook.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations. With music by Dexter Gordon and Gene Krupa, and the late Ian Carr as well an interview with Neil Ardley.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents music recommended by listeners for a jazz collection. Including Jake Hanna, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Shelly Manne, Joni Mitchell and Billy Taylor.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents a roundup of musical suggestions from listeners. Among the audience picks are additional tracks from Carla Bley, Stan Getz and Hampton Hawes.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents mores listeners' recommendations for 2010, including piano from Erroll Garner, Keith Tippett and Ray Bryant, as well as Ornette Coleman and Gil Evans.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents music to add to his summer recommendations, including music by Bix Beiderbecke and Duke Ellington, as well as Stan Tracey and Tony Coe.
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Jazz Library - Listener Feedback
In the first of 2011's Listener Feedback editions, Alyn Shipton presents music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations from the previous four months.
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Jazz Library - Listeners Feedback
Alyn Shipton presents music to add to the programme's recommendations from summer 2008. With additional tracks from Kid Ory, Lee Morgan and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Jazz Library - London Jazz Festival 2010
Radio 3 broadcast highlights from the London Jazz Festival 2010
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Jazz Library - Louie Bellson
Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with the late Louie Bellson, in which the drummer selects his key discs, including with Ellington, Goodman, Armstrong and Pearl Bailey.
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Jazz Library - Marian McPartland
British-born pianist Marian McPartland talks to Alyn Shipton as she celebrates her forthcoming 92nd birthday, and to select highlights from her trio recordings and radio series.
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Jazz Library - Mark Murphy
Ian Shaw joins Alyn Shipton to consider the fifty year recording career of American singer Mark Murphy.
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Jazz Library - Martial Solal
French pianist Martial Solal talks to Alyn Shipton about his long recording career and the Martial Solal International Piano Competition that takes place in Paris.
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Jazz Library - Mathias Ruegg
Vienna Art Orchestra director Mathias Ruegg joins Alyn Shipton to pick the highlights of a prolific recording career with the stylistically varied ensemble.
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Jazz Library - Max Roach
Richard Pite joins Alyn Shipton to pick the best discs by the founder of modern jazz drumming, Max Roach. They include pieces by many of Roach's own groups.
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Jazz Library - McCoy Tyner
Pianist McCoy Tyner joins Alyn Shipton to look back at his music, including his albums as a bandleader and soloist and his work with John Coltrane the Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet.
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Jazz Library - Michael Brecker
Alyn Shipton looks back at the recorded catalogue of the late Michael Brecker, a musician widely regarded as the most influential saxophonist since John Coltrane.
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Jazz Library - Michael Garrick
To coincide with the publication of his memoirs, pianist and composer Michael Garrick joins Alyn Shipton to look back over 50 years in jazz, working with big bands and small groups.
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Jazz Library - Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his long recording career, including music by his big band and his trio, plus settings of works by William Blake.
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Jazz Library - Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson: On New Year's Day, vibraphonist Milt Jackson would have celebrated his 85th birthday. Alyn Shipton selects recordings from his extensive catalogue.
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Jazz Library - Nat King Cole
Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to select the high points of Nat King Cole's work as a hugely influential pianist, charismatic vocalist and a combative jam session player.
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Jazz Library - Nina Simone
Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the recorded catalogue of the jazz singer and pianist Nina Simone. With an excerpt from an archive interview.
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Jazz Library - Norma Winstone
Singer Norma Winstone joins Alyn Shipton to select her best recordings, including with Michael Garrick, John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler, as well her collaboration with Jimmy Rowles.
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Jazz Library - Oliver Lake
Saxophonist Oliver Lake discusses his favourite recordings from his work with the World Saxophone Quartet and helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the rest of his catalogue.
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Jazz Library - Ornette Coleman
Alyn Shipton is joined by Paul Towndrow to select the key recordings of influential saxophonist Ornette Coleman, who celebrates his 80th birthday in March 2010.
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Jazz Library - Oscar Peterson
Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute to Oscar Peterson. With the essential Peterson CDs, an interview from 2000 plus the pianist's own favourite recordings.
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Jazz Library - Pat Metheny
Guitarist Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings, and select some of the highlights, including not only his own groups, but also his work with other jazz greats.
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Jazz Library - Peggy Lee
Gwyneth Herbert, herself a fine Lee interpreter, explores singer Peggy Lee's earlier work, with Benny Goodman, as a broadcasting artist and as a pure jazz singer.
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Jazz Library - Peter Ind
Bassist Peter Ind joins Alyn Shipton to choose highlights from his recording career, including work with great players such as Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz.
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Jazz Library - Radio 3's 40th Birthday
Alyn Shipton selects commercial jazz CDs that started life as broadcasts on Radio 3
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Jazz Library - Ramsey Lewis
Following his recent 75th birthday and the release of his latest trio recording Songs from the Heart, pianist Ramsey Lewis joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recorded highlights.
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Jazz Library - Rashied Ali
Until his untimely death in 2009, Rashied Ali was widely regarded as the doyen of free jazz drummers. Alyn Shipton picks his best recordings with the help of an archive interview.
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Jazz Library - Ray Bryant
Pianist Ray Bryant joins Alyn Shipton to review the recorded highlights of a career that covers work with Max Roach, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie and Coleman Hawkins among others.
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Jazz Library - Records of the Year 2009
Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to look back on the best jazz albums of 2009, including ones from Sonny Rollins, Harry Allen and Keith Jarrett.
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Jazz Library - Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart: Trumpeter Guy Barker guides Alyn Shipton through some of the career highlights of cornettist Rex Stewart, who brought a fiery talent to many bands.
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Jazz Library - Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna was one of the most dazzlingly talented of pianists until his death in 2002. Just weeks before he fell ill, he met Alyn Shipton for what was to be his final interview.
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Jazz Library - Ron Carter
Bassist Ron Carter joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career, ranging from his work with Miles Davis to string orchestras and his current quartet.
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Jazz Library - Roy Haynes
Veteran jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the key recordings from his extensive catalogue, which includes work with Luis Russell's big band and Louis Armstrong.
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Jazz Library - Shelly Manne
Alyn Shipton is joined by drum expert Richard Pite to select highlights from Shelly Manne's prolific recording career, showing his total mastery of percussion in any idiom.
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Jazz Library - Shorty Rogers
Shorty Rogers: Back in 1992, Alyn Shipton interviewed Shorty about his recording career, and this archive interview with the man himself is the backdrop to Jazz Library.
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Jazz Library - Sonny Rollins
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins joins Alyn Shipton to select the key recordings from his voluminous catalogue
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Jazz Library - Stan Getz
Alyn Shipton is joined by biographer Dave Gelly to select the finest recordings by the great saxophonist Stan Getz, including some with the 1940s Woody Herman Orchestra.
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Jazz Library - Stan Tracey
Alyn Shipton is joined at the 2010 Gateshead International Jazz festival by pianist and composer Stan Tracey, who discusses his work with Sonny Rollins and his own big bands.
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Jazz Library - Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine: In an archive interview, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine guides Alyn Shipton through his back catalogue that includes classic albums on the Blue Note label.
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Jazz Library - Stefano Bollani
As part of the 2009 London Jazz Festival Alyn Shipton talks to Italian pianist Stefano Bollani about his varied recording career, including his latest trio outing for ECM.
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Jazz Library - Steve Swallow
Bassist Steve Swallow joins Alyn Shipton in front of an audience at 2010's Cheltenham Jazz Festival to discuss his finest recordings, including work with Art Farmer and Carla Bley.
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Jazz Library - Stuff Smith
Alyn Shipton is joined by Chris Garrick to celebrate the career of fellow violinist Stuff Smith, who was one of the most unusual instrumentalists in jazz.
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Jazz Library - Sun Ra
Author and critic Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential examples of bandleader Sun Ra's work.
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Jazz Library - Teddy Edwards
In an interview recorded shortly before his death in 2003, tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards talks to Alyn Shipton about his long and illustrious recording career.
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Jazz Library - Teddy Wilson
Pianist Martin Litton joins Alyn Shipton to select the best of pianist Teddy Wilson's work, including his own short-lived big band, solo recordings and many more recent trios.
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Jazz Library - Terence Blanchard
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard talks to Alyn Shipton in an interview recorded during the 2008 London Jazz Festival while visiting with Herbie Hancock's band.
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Jazz Library - Thad Jones
Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader Thad Jones was a hugely influential musician. Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select Jones's best records.
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Jazz Library - Thelonious Monk
Alyn Shipton is joined by American pianist Jason Moran to select the essential recordings of Thelonious Monk, one of the most important of all jazz musicians.
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Jazz Library - Tim Berne
Saxophonist Tim Berne joins Alyn Shipton to select the highlights of his recording career, which include his own projects as well as work with Paul Motian and Bill Frisell.
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Jazz Library - Tomasz Stanko
Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to help select the finest examples of his recorded work that should be in any jazz collection.
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Jazz Library - Tony Coe
Clarinettist and saxophonist Tony Coe joins Alyn Shipton to select his finest recordings, including work by his own groups, as well as with Franz Koglmann and Neil Ardley.
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Jazz Library - Wes Montgomery
John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the catalogue of celebrated jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, explaining how he achieved his unique sound.
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Jazz Library - Wynton Kelly
Alyn Shipton explores the recorded catalogue of Wynton Kelly, one of the most individual pianists in jazz, famous for his work with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Wes Montgomery.
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