Jazz Record Requests - 29/08/2009

Jazz Record Requests Presented by Geoffrey Smith Saturday 29 August 2009 6pm–7pm JRR Signature Tune: Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Wynton Marsalis) Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d) Recorded 28 October 1988 Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues 1989 CD (CBS 465129 2) Such Sweet Thunder (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) (3:22) Performed by Duke Ellington (p) Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (tp) Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson (tb) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Recorded 24 April 1957 Taken from the album Such Sweet Thunder 1999 CD (Columbia CK65568 Track 1) High Society (Steele, Melrose) (3:11) Performed by Henry "Kid" Rena (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) "Big Eye" Louis Nelson, Alphonse Picou (cl) Willie Santiago (g) Albert Gleny (b) Joe Rena (d) Recorded 21 August 1940 Taken from the album Down on the Delta LP (Esquire ESQ 331. S2/5) Cool Blues (Parker) (3:06) Performed by Charlie Parker Quartet: Charlie Parker (as) Erroll Garner (p) Red Callender (b) ‘Doc’ West (d) Recorded 19 February 1947, Hollywood Taken from the album A Proper Introduction to Charlie Parker 2005 CD (Proper Intro CD 2077 Track 8) Blue Note (Barnes, Plater) (7:17) Performed by Liz Fletcher (v) Bruce Adams (tp, flghn) Stan Sulzmann (ts, as, fl) Robert Fowler (ts, cl) Alan Barnes (as, bs, bcl) Mark Nightingale (tb) Brian Dee (p) Simon Thorpe (b, g) Clark Tracey (d) Recorded 13 January 2004, Sussex Taken from the album Songs for Unsung Heroes 2004 CD (Woodville WVCD106 (1) Track 1) Boko’s Bounce (Strange) (4:28) Performed by John Barnes (as, ts, bs, cl) Collin Bates (p) Ian Scott Taylor (b) Eddie Taylor (d) Recorded 28 and 29 September 1988, London Taken from the album Fancy Our Meeting LP (Calligraph CLGLP 019. A3) Just in Time (Styne, Comden, Green) (3:03) Performed by Shirley Horn (v, p) Charles Abels (bs) Steve Williams (d) Recorded 1985 Taken from the album Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances 1997 CD (Spectrum 552 640-2 Track 15) West Coast Blues (Montgomery) (7:16) Performed by Pat Martino (g) Dave Kikoski (p) John Patitucci (b) Scott Allan Robinson (d) Daniel Sadownick (perc) Recorded 9 & 10 August 2005 Taken from the album Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery 2006 CD (Blue Note 3558852(1) Track 7) Joy of a Toy (Coleman) (4:55) Performed by Ornette Coleman (as) Don Cherry (tp) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Recorded 26 July 1960, New York Taken from the album Twins LP (Atlantic K40278 S2/3) Things Change (Travis) (4:13) Performed by Theo Travis (flt) Simon Colam (p) Andy Hamill (b) Marc Parnell (d) Richard Sinclair (v) Recorded 2004 Taken from the album Earth to Ether 2004 CD (33 33Jazz115 (1) Track 8) Summer Sequence (Burns) (11:54) Performed by Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, Irving "Marky" Markowitz, Ernie Royal (tp) Shorty Rogers (tp,arr) Bill Harris, Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift (tb) Woody Herman (cl, as) Sam Marowitz (as) Herbie Steward (as, ts) Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims (ts) Sam Rubinowitch, Serge Chaloff (bar) Ralph Burns, Fred Otis (p) Chuck Wayne, Gene Sargent (g) Walter Yoder (b) Don Lamond (d) Recorded 1946 / 1947 Taken from the album The Woody Herman Story CD (Proper P1159 Track 16) 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.