Christmas 2017
Geoffrey Smith provides a party-time mix of stars from the past year and yuletide treats for the present, from Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie to Lionel Hampton and Fats Domino.
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Lionel Hampton
Gin For Christmas
- Tempo & Swing.
- 5.
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Charlie Parker
Parker's Mood
- Bird/The Savoy Recordings.
- Savoy.
- 21.
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John Lewis
Mean To Me
- John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet - Four Classics Albums Plus.
- Avid.
- 4.
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Bunny Berigan
Did I Remember
- BUNNY BERIGAN I CAN'T GET STARTED.
- RETROSPECTIVE.
- 11.
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Eric Dolphy
On Green Dolphin Street
- Eric Dolphy - Four Classic Albums.
- Avid AMSC.
- 2.
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Bill Holman
Thelonious
- The Bill Holman Band - The Music of Thelonious Monk.
- JVC.
- 3.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
- VERVE PRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS JAZZ.
- 1.
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Shirley Horn
Winter Wonderland
- VERVE PRESENTS: THE VERY BEST OF CHRISTMAS JAZZ.
- VERVE.
- 9.
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Bill Holman
Jazz Hoot
- WOODY HERMAN : 1964.
- PHILIPS.
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Toots Thielemans
Autumn Leaves
- Ne Me Quittte Pas.
- Milan.
- 4.
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Fats Domino
My Blue Heaven
- THE FATS DOMINO SINGLES ALBUM.
- UNITED ARTISTS.
- 9.
Playlist
Lionel Hampton
Gin for Christmas
Lionel Hampton
FLAPPER PASTCD9789
2.31
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra (Ziggy Elman, tpt; Toote Mondello, cl, as; Ben Webster & Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d; Lional Hampton, vib
Charlie Parker
Parker’s Mood
Charlie Parker
Verve 549 084-2
3.01
Charlie Parker, as; Charlie Parker All Stars (John Lewis, p; Curly Russell, b; Max Roach, d)
John Lewis
Mean to Me
Turk, Ahlert
Avid AMSC 976
6.32
Dizzy Gillespie, t; Sonny Stitt, as; John Lewis, p; Percy Heath, b; Skeeter Best, g, Charlie Persip, d
Bunny Berigan
Did I Remember?
Walter Donaldson, Harold Adamson
Retrospective RTR 4139
2.49
Billie Holiday, voc; Bunny Berigan, tpt; Artie shaw, cl; Joe Bushkin, p; Dick McDonough, g; Pete Peterson, b; Cozy Cole, d
Eric Dolphy
On Green Dolphin Street
Kaper, Washington
Avid AMSC 1112
5.42
Eric Dolphy, as, bcl, fl; Freddie Hubbard, tpt; Jaki Byard, p; George Tuccker, b; Roy Haynes, d
Bill Holman
Thelonious
Thelonious Monk                                                                        Â
JVCÂ JVC-9018-2
5.51
The Bill Holman Band (solos: Ron Stout, tpt; Lanny Morgan, as; Andy Martin, tbn)
Ella Fitzgerald
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
John Marks
Verve 549 067-2
2.51
Ella Fitzgerald, voc; Frank Devol and orchestra
Shirley Horn
Winter Wonderland
Smith, Bernard
Verve 549 067-2
4.07
Shirley Horn, voc; Roy Hargrove, tpt, flugelhorn; Don Sickler, flugelhorn; Jesse Davis, as; Ron Blake, ts; Stephen Scott, p; Mark Whitfield, g; Christian McBride, b; Billy Drummond, d
Woody Herman
Jazz Hoot
B. Holman
Collectables CCL66782
4.30
Woody Herman, cl, as; ‘The Herd’
Toots Thielemans
Autumn Leaves
Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma
Milan 301 719-8
9.46
Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Fred Hersch, p; Mark Johnson, b; Joey Baron, d
Fats Domino
My Blue Heaven
Whiting, Donaldson
Avid AMSC 1272
2.01
Fats Domino, p & voc; Ernest Mclean, g; Frank Fields, b; Cornelius Coleman, d; Herb Hardesty, sax; Clarence Ford, Lee Allen, sax; Robert Hagans, sax
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- Sun 17 Dec 2017 00:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3
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