Jazz Record Requests - 24/01/2009

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. 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) South (Bennie Moten / Ray Charles / Thamon Hayes) (2'18'') Performed by George Webb's Dixielanders: Owen Bryce, Reg Rigden (cnt) Wally Fawkes (cl) Eddie Harvey (tb) George Webb (p) Buddy Vallis (bj) Arthur Streatfield (tu) Roy Wykes (d) Recorded London, Nov 1946 Taken from the album Scrapbook of British Jazz LP (Ace of Clubs. ACL 1105. Side 2 / Track 1) Eddie's Blues (Eddie South) (3'07'') Performed by Eddie South (vln) Django Reinhardt (g) Recorded Paris September 1937 Taken from the album Swing in Paris (1936-1940) CD (Charly Records CD AFS 1003-5; Track 2) Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Trad) (3'13'') Performed by Artie Shaw And His Orchestra: Artie Shaw (cl,arr) Lee Castle, Max Kaminsky, Steve Lipkins (tp) Hot Lips Page (tp,vcl) Morey Samuel, Ray Conniff (tb) Charlie DiMaggio, Les Robinson (as) Georgie Auld, Mickey Folus (ts) Artie Baker (bar) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Mike Bryan (g) Eddie McKimmey (b), Dave Tough (d), Freddy Gibson, Georgia Gibbs (vcl) Paul Jordan, Lennie Hayton (arr) plus strings Recorded NY, Jan 21 1942 Taken from the album The Indispensable Artie Shaw LP (RCA NL 89774/B; Side 2 / Track 15) Hoy, Hoy (Conrad) (2'49'') Performed by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Cab Calloway (v-dir) Shad Collins, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, Doc Cheatham (tp) Claude Jones, Keg Johnson, De Priest Wheeler (tb) Chauncey Haughton, Andrew Brown (cl,as) Walter Thomas, Chu Berry (ts) Bennie Payne (p) Danny Barker (g) Milton Hinton (b) Leroy Maxey (d) Recorded NY, March 23 1938 Taken from the album Cab Calloway and his Orchestra 1938 - 1939 CD (Classics Classics576 (1); Track 5) Willow Weep for Me (Ronell) (3'20'') Performed by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra: Cab Calloway (v-dir) Mario Bauza, Dizzy Gillespie, Lammar Wright (tp) Tyree Gleen (tb-vib) Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson (tb) Jerry Blake (cl,as) Hilton Jefferson (as) Andrew Brown (as,bar) Chu Berry, Walter "Foots" Thomas (ts) Bennie Payne (p) Danny Barker (g) Milton Hinton (b) Cozy Cole (d) Recorded Chicago, Jan 16 1941 Taken from the album Cab Calloway and his Orchestra 1940-1941 CD (Classics Classics629(1); Track 9) A Sack Full of Soul (Roland Kirk) (4'35") Performed by Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tsx, manzello) Richard Wyands (pno) Art Davis (bs) Charlie Persip (dms) Recorded 16 August 1961, New York City Taken from the album We Free Kings (c) 1961 CD (Emarcy 8264552; Track 3) First Trip (Ron Carter) (5'56'') Performed by Herbie Hancock (p) Thad Jones (flhn) Peter Phillips (b-tb) Jerry Dodgion (af) Ron Carter (b) Mickey Roker (d) Recorded Mar 6 and 9 1968 Taken from the album Speak Like a Child CD (Blue Note CDP7461362 (1); Track 3) Why Was I Born? (Kern / Hammerstein) (5'13'') Performed by Jackie McLean (as) Hank Mobley (ts) Donald Byrd (tp) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Arthur Taylor (d) Taken from the album 4, 5, and 6 LP (Prestige OJC 056; Side 1 /Track 2) Martians' Lullaby (Shorty Rogers) (7'07'') Performed by Shorty Rogers (tp,flhn) Al Porcino, Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino, Bob Enevoldsen, Harry Betts, George Roberts (as,ts) Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, Jack Montrose (ts) Pepper Adams (b-s) Lou Levy (p) Monte Budwig (b) Stan Levy (d) Recorded Hollywood Aug 1957 Taken from the album Shorty's Greatest Hits LP (RCA CL 89807; Side 1 /Track 6) The Eternal Triangle (Sonny Stitt) (14'13'') Performed by Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d) Recorded NY, Dec 1957 Taken from the album Sonny Side Up CD (Verve 8256742 (1); Track 2) 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.