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Among this week's pick of requests from listeners' letters and emails for music in all styles of jazz, Alyn Shipton includes music by the unusual partnership of trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Paul Desmond.

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Sat 11 Nov 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Charlie Barnet

    Pompton Turnpike

    • Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie.
    • Bluebird.
  • Sonny Rollins

    Get Happy

    • At the Village Vanguard.
    • Blue Note.
  • Chet Baker & Paul Desmond

    Autumn Leaves

    • Together.
    • Epic.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    How High the Moon

    • Ella: The Concert Years.
    • Pablo.
  • Phil Mason

    I Would Do Anything For You

    • Hush Hush.
    • Lake.
  • London Ragtime Orchestra

    African Pas

    • Grace and Beauty.
    • GHB.
  • Sidney Bechet & Bunk Johnson

    Lord Let Me In the Lifeboat

    • New Orleans Revival.
    • Marshall Cavendish.
  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)

    • Blue Light, Red Light.
    • Columbiaw.
  • Clark Tracey

    The Mighty SAS

    • The Mighty SAS.
    • Tentoten.
  • Dee Byrne's Entropi

    Moment Frozen

    • Moment Frozen.
    • Whirlwind.
  • Danny Moss

    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

    • Weaver of Dreams.
    • Nagel Heyer.
  • Big Bill Broonzy

    Key to the Highway

    • Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 11.
    • Document.

Performers:

Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýCharlie Barnet

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pompton Turnpike

Composer Ìý Ìý Ìý Osborne / Rogers

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Bluebird

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ND 26873 Track 14

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý2.57

Performers Ìý Ìý ÌýBernie Privin, Billy May, Johnny Owens, Lyman Vunk, Sam Skolnik, t; Bill Robertson, Don Ruppersberg, Spud Murphy, tb; Charlie Barnet, Gene Kinsey, Leo White, Kurt Bloom, Jimmy Lamarre, reeds; Bill Miller, p; Bus Etri, g; Phil Stephens, b; Cliff Leeman, d.Ìý 19 July 1940

Ìý

Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Sonny Rollins

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGet Happy

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýKoehler / Arlen

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý At the Village Vanguard

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýBlue Note

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý7243 4 99795 2 9 CD 2 Track 9

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 4.38

Performers Ìý Ìý Sonny Rollins, ts; Wilbur Ware, b; Elvin Jones, d. 3 Nov 1957.

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýChet Baker & Paul Desmond

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýAutumn Leaves

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýPrevert / Kosma

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýTogether

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýEpic

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý4729842-NA

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 7.02

Performers Ìý Ìý Chet Baker, t; Paul Desmond, as; Bob James, p; Ron Carter, b; Steve Gadd. d. 1974

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ella Fitzgerald

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýHow High The Moon

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýHamilton / Lewis

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýElla: The Concert Years

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPablo

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý4PACD 4414 2 CD 1 Track 6

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3.10

Performers Ìý Ìý Ella Fitzgerald, v; Raymond Tunia, p; Ray Brown, b; Herb Ellis, g; J C Heard, d. Tokyo 18 Nov 1953.

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Phil Mason

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýI Would Do Anything For You

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýWilliams / Hill

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Hush Hush

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLake

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLACD 111 Track 14

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3.13

Performers Ìý Ìý Phil Mason, c; Jonny Boston, cl, ts; Martin Bennett, tb; Jim McINtosh, bj; Ronald Andersen, g; Trefor Williams, b, v; Ron McKay, d. August 1998

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýLondon Ragtime Orchestra

TitleÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýAfrican Pas

Composer Ìý Ìý Joplin

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýGrace and Beauty

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý GHB

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý GHB-199 Track 2

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 3.00

Performers Ìý Ìý Tony O’Sullivan, t; John Beecham, tb; Dick Cook, cl; Carolyn Costin vn; Stephen Milne, vc; Ray Smith, p; Alyn Shipton, b; Dave Evans, d. 1987.

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýSidney Bechet & Bunk Johnson

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Lord Let Me In the Lifeboat

Composer Ìý Ìý Ìý Trad.

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýNew Orleans Revival

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Marshall Cavendish

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý CD 45 Track Ìý1

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý3.39

Performers Ìý Ìý ÌýBunk Johnson, t; Sidney Bechet, cl, ss; Sandy Williams, tb; Cliff Jackson p; Pops Foster, b; Manzie Johnson, d. 1945.

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Harry Connick Jr

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýBlue Light Red Light (Someone’s There)

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýConnick / McLean

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýBlue Light Red Light

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Columbia

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 469087 2 Track 1

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý3.31

Performers Ìý ÌýHarry Connick Jr, v, p; Dan Miller, Jeremy Davenport, Leroy Jones, Roger Ingham, t; Craig Klein, Lucien Barbarin, Mark Mullins, Joe Barati, tb; Louis Ford, Ned Goold, Jerry Weldon, David Schumacher, reeds; Russell Malone, g; Ben Wolfe, b; Shannon Powell, d. 1991

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýClark Tracey

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý The Mighty SAS

Composer Ìý Ìý Tracey

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý The Mighty SAS

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Tentoten

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý TTTCDS-754 Track 1

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 7.38

Performers Ìý ÌýMark Armstrong, t; Simon Allen, as; Zoe Rahman, p; Peter Billington, b; Clark Tracey, d. 2006

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Dee Byrne’s Entropi

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýMoment Frozen

Composer Ìý Ìý ÌýByrne

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýMoment Frozen

LabelÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýWhirlwind

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Track 4

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý5.16

Performers Ìý ÌýDee Byrne, (alto); Andre Canniere (trumpet), Rebecca Nash (piano/keys), Olie Brice (double bass) and Matt Fisher (drums). 2017

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ArtistÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýDanny Moss

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSmoke Gets In Your Eyes

ComposerÌý Ìý ÌýÌýHarbach / Kern

AlbumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýWeaver of Dreams

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Nagel Heyer

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 017 Track 5

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý4.26

Performers Ìý ÌýDanny Moss, ts; Brian Lemon, p; Len Skeat, b; Butch Miles, d. 1994

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Artist Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Big Bill Broonzy

Title Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýKey to the Highway

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSegar

Album Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýComplete Recorded Works, Vol. 11

Label Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Document

Number Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý 5133 Track 7

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý3.03

Performers Ìý ÌýBig Bill Broonzy, v, g; Jazz Gillum, hca; Washboard Sam, wbd. 1940/1

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