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Alyn Shipton's selection includes listeners' suggestions for the best jazz records of 2017.

1 hour

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Sat 30 Dec 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • Kenny Ball

    We Three Kings

    • A Dixieland Christmas.
    • Pickwick.
  • Duke Ellington

    In A Mellow Tone

    Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Ensemble: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
    • Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.
    • Verve.
  • Duke Ellington

    Three Dances from Black Brown and Beige

    • The Carnegie Hall Concerts, Dec. 1944.
    • Prestige.
  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Duke 88

    • Yarona.
    • Enja / Tiptoe.
  • Fletcher Henderson All Stars

    Honeysuckle Rose

    • Big Reunion.
    • Jazz Greats.
  • Brad Mehldau

    Hey Joe

    • Where Do You Start?.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant

    Nothing Like You

    • Dreams and Daggers.
    • Mack Avenue.
  • Jam Experiment

    Chorale

    • Jam Experiment.
  • Vijay Iyer

    End of the Tunnel

    • Far From Over.
    • ECM.
  • Ken Colyer

    When I Leave This World Behind

    • Colyer at Wimbledon.
    • Upbeat.

Performers:

ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Kenny Ball

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We Three Kings

ComposerÌý Ìý ÌýÌýtrad

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A Dixieland Christmas

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NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4129 Side 2 Track 3

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2.57

Performers Ìý Ìý (includes) Kenny Ball, t; John Bennett, tb; Andy Cooper, cl; Ron Bowden, d. 1994

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ArtistÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýElla Fitzgerald

TitleÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýIn A Mellow Tone

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýEllington, Gabler

AlbumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýSings the Duke Ellington Songbook

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Verve

NumberÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý4009-2 CD 2 Track 9

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý5.07

Performers Ella Fitzgerald, v; Ben Webster, ts; Oscar Peterson, p; Ray Brown, b; Herb Ellis, g; Alvin Stoller, d. 1957

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Duke Ellington

TitleÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Three Dances From Black Brown and Beige

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýEllington

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Carnegie Hall Concerts, Dec. 1944

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Prestige

NumberÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý2PCD 24073-2Ìý CD 3 Track 3

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý5.58

Performers Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, t; Joe nanton, Lawrence brown, Claude Jones, tb; Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Al; Sears, Otto Hardwicke, Jimmy Hamilton, reeds; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Junior Raglin, b; Hillard Brown, dÌý 19 Dec 1944.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Abdullah Ibrahim

TitleÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýDuke 88

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýIbrahim

AlbumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýYarona

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Enja / Tiptoe

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 8888202 Track 2

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 6.55

PerformersÌý Ìý ÌýAbdullah Ibrahim, p; Marcus McLaurine, b; George Johnson, d. Jan 1995.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fletcher Henderson All Stars

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honeysuckle Rose

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Waller / Razaf

AlbumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýBig Reunion

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýJazz Greats

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý JG 624 Side A track 23

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 7.15

Performers Ìý Ìý ÌýRex Stewart, Dick Vance, Taft Jordan, Joe Thomas, t; J C Higginbotham, Benny Morton, Dickie Wells, tb; Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson, as; Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, ts; Norman Thornton, bars; Red Richards, p; Al Casey, g; Bill Pemberton, b; Jimmy Crawford, d. 1957

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Brad Mehldau

TitleÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýHey Joe

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýBilly Roberts

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Where Do You Start?

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nonesuch

NumberÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý7559 79610-5 Track 6

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý6.24

Performers Ìý Ìý ÌýBrad Mehldau (piano) Larry Grenadier (double bass) Jeff Ballard (drums)

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cecile McLorin Salvant

TitleÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýNothing Like You

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýBob Dorough

AlbumÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýDreams and Daggers

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mack Avenue

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýMAC1120 CD 2 Track 3

Duration Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý3.49

Performers Ìý Ìý Cecile McLorin Salvant, v; Aaron Diehl, p; Paul Sikivie, b; Laurence Leathers, d. Rec: Sep 2016.

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jam Experiment

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Chorale

ComposerÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýMansfield

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Jam Experiment

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý N/A

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 689314 Track 2

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4.23

Performers: Alexander Bone, ss; Rory Ingham, tb; Toby Comeau, kb; Joe Lee, b; Johnny Mansfeild, d. 2017-12-09

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ArtistÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Vijay Iyer

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý End of the Tunnel

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Iyer

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Far From Over

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ECM

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 576 7386 Track 4

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2.17

Performers: Graham Haynes, cornet, Vijay Iyer, keyboards, Stephan Crump bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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ArtistÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ken Colyer

TitleÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý When I Leave This World Behind

ComposerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Berlin

AlbumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Colyer at Wimbledon

LabelÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Upbeat

NumberÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 275 Track 2

Duration ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý EOM 7.06

PerformersÌýÌýÌý Ken Colyer, c; Mike Sherbourne, tb; Roger Bird, cl; Ray Smith, p; Bill Stotesbury, bj; Annie Hawkins, b; Colin Bowden, d. 20 Dec 1975


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  • Sat 30 Dec 2017 16:00

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