Jazz Record Requests - 14/03/2009

Jazz Record Requests Presented by Geoffrey Smith Saturday 14 March 2009 9pm–10pm JRR Signature Tune: Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis) Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal (bs), Herlin Riley (dms) Recorded 28 October 1988 Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues 1989 CD (CBS 465129 2) Oh, Didn’t He Ramble? (W.C Handy) (2:58) Performed by Jelly Roll Morton and his New Orleans Jazzmen: Sidney de Paris (tp) Claude Jones (tb, v) Albert Nicholas (cl) Sidney Bechet (ss) Happy Caudwell (ts) Jelly Roll Morton pn, v) Bernard Addison (g) Wellman Braud (b) Zutty Singleton (d) Recorded 14 September 1939, New York Taken from the album ‘Sidney Bechet 1932 – 1943 The Bluebird Sessions 1989 CD (Bluebird ND90317(4) Disc 1 Track 12) Dinah (Harry Akst) (2:47) Performed by Joe Venuti’s Blues Four: Eddie Lang (guitar) Joe Venuti (violin) Don Murray (cl, bs) Rube Bloom (p) Justin Ring (perc) Recorded 28 March 1928, New York Taken from the album Jazz Guitar Rarities CD (Golden Age of Jazz, JZCD830(1) Track 3) Dive Bomber (Kermit Holden) (2:57) Performed by Pete Johnson (p) Recorded 17 February 1944 Taken from the album Pete Johnson’s Boogie Woogie Mood LP (Coral LRA 10016. S1/2) Why Try to Change Me Now? (C Coleman, J A McCarthy) (4:04) Performed by Helen Humes (v) Joe Wilder (tp) Buddy Tate (ts) Norman Simmons (p) Billy Butler (g) George Duvivier (b) Butch Miles (d) Recorded 17 & 19 June 1980, New York Taken from the album Helen Humes ‘Helen’ LP (Muse MR 5233. A3) Annie Laurie (Lady Scott) (3:12) Performed by Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra: Eddie Tompkins, Sy Oliver, Tommy Stevenson (tp) Elmer Crumbley, Russell Bowles, James ‘Trummy’ Young (tb) Willie Smith, Earl Carruthers, Ted Buckner, Joe Thomas, Dan Grissom (saxes) Edwin Wilcox (p) Al Norris (g) Moses Allen (b) James Crawford (d) Recorded 5 November 1937 Taken from the album Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra LP (Decca DL 8050. S1/4) In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) (4:14) Performed by Duke Ellington (p), John Coltrane (ts), Aaron Bell (bs), Elvin Jones (d) Recorded 26 September 1962, Englewood Cliffs Taken from the album Duke Ellington and John Coltrane 1995 CD (Impulse IMP11662 Track 1) Day by Day (Sammy Cahn, Alex Stordahl, Paul Weston) (3:23) Performed by Laura Zakian (v) Steve Melling (p) Richard Jeffries (b) Russell Morgan (d) Mark Bassey (tb) Recorded September 2000 Taken from the album Nobody Else But Me CD (Ultimate Groove UGCD070201(1) Track 5) The Glide (Ralph Towner) (4:39) Performed by Acoustic Triangle: Malcolm Cresse (db) John Horler (piano) Tim Garland (saxophones, bass clarinet) Recorded 16-17 January 2001, Bristol, England Taken from the album Interactions CD (Audio-B SABCD5012 Track 4) Prez’s Boogie (John Williams) (6:41) Performed by John Williams (bs) Bob Sydor (ts) Phil Day (ts) Dave Gelly (ts) Don Rendell (ts) John Horler (p) Jim Richardson (bs) Trevor Tompkins (d) Recorded 13 November 2002, Greenford Taken from the album John Williams' Tenorama CD (Spotlite SPJCD572(1) Track 4) All of Me (Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks) (5:07) Performed by Lester Young (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Gene Ramey (b) Jo Jones (d) Recorded 13 January 1956, New York Taken from the album Pres and Teddy: The Lester Young – Teddy Wilson Quartet CD (Verve 8312702(1) Track 1) Bags’ Groove (Milt Jackson) (11:13) Performed by Miles Davis (t) Milt Jackson (vb) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Recorded 24 December 1954, New Jersey Taken from the album Bags' Groove CD (Prestige OJCCD2452(1) Track 1) Don't forget, you can have your say on today's programme, or any aspect of jazz, by visiting the Jazz Messageboard. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.