03/02/2018
In this week's selection from listeners' requests for all styles and periods of jazz in emails and letters, Alyn Shipton includes a classic track by trumpeter Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter, as well as more traditional sounds from Frankie Trumbauer, Pee Wee Russell and Muggsy Spanier.
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Christian McBride
Optimism
- Bringin' It.
- Mack Avenue.
- 11.
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Duke Ellington & Count Basie
To You
- First Time.
- Avid.
- 13.
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Simon Spillett
Yesterday I Heard The Rain
- Square One.
- Gearbox.
- 3.
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Lee Morgan
You Go To My Head
- The Gigolo.
- Blue Note.
- 5.
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Sidney Bechet & Claude Luter
Les Oignons
- Moulin a Cafe.
- Milan.
- 3.
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Humphrey Lyttelton
Blue and Sentimental
- 1959.
- Lake.
- 10.
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Frankie Trumbauer
Shivery Stomp
- 1928-1929.
- Classics.
- 24.
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Muggsy Spanier
Jazz me Blues
- Muggsy A-Z: A Portrait of Muggsy Spanier.
- Upbeat.
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Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers
There'll Be Some Changes Made
- James P Johnson 1928-1938.
- Classics.
- 19.
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Miles Davis
So What
- Miles Davis with John Coltrane: Complete Columbia Recordings.
- Columbia.
- 4.
Performers:
Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Christian McBride
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Optimism
Composer听听听听听听听 Steve Davis
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bringin鈥� It
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mack Avenue
Number听听听听听听听听听听 Track 11
Duration 听听听听听听听听 7.05
Performers: include Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Brandon Lee, Nabat Isles, t; Steve Davis, Michael Dease, James Burton, Douglas Purviance, tb;听 Steve Wilson, Todd Bashaw, Ron Blake, Dan Pratt, Carl Maraghi, reeds; Xavier Davis, p; Christian McBride, b; Quincy Phillips, d. 2017
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Duke Ellington / Count Basie
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 To You
Composer听听听听听听听 Thad Jones
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 First Time (on Ellington 4 classic albums)
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid
Number听听听听听听听听听听 1158 CD 2 Track 13
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.53
Performers Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Lonnie Johnson, Snooky Young, t; Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell, Urbie Green, tb; Marshall Royal, Budd Johnson, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Charlie Fowlkes, reeds; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Eddie Jones, b; Sonny Payne, d; Ed Mullins, Fats Ford, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, t; Juan Tizol, Laurence Brown, Louis Blackburn, tb; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, reeds; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d. July 1961.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Simon Spillett
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yesterday I Heard The Rain
Composer听听听听听听听 Lees, Manzanero
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Square One
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gearbox
Number听听听听听听听听听听 1512 Side A Track 3
Duration 听听听听听听听听 7.03
Performers听听听听听 Simon Spillett, ts; John Critchenson, p; Alec Dankworth, b; Clark Tracey, d. 2013
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lee Morgan
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You Go To My Head
Composer听听听听听听听 Coots / Gillespie
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Gigolo
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Note
Number听听听听听听听听听听 854212 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听听 7.22
Performers听听听听听 Lee Morgan, t; Wayne Shorter, ts; Harold Mabern, p; Bob Cranshaw, d; Billy Higgins, d. 1965.
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Artist 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sidney Bechet and Claude Luter
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Les Oignons
Composer听听听听听听听 trad
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Moulin 脿 Caf茅
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Milan
Number听听听听听听听听听听 399 277-2 Track 3
Duration 听听听听听听听听 4.14
Performers听听听听听 Guy Lognon, Claude Rabanit, t; Bernard Zacharias, tb; Claude Luter, cl; Sidney Bechet, ss; Raymond Fol, p; Claude Philippe bj; Roland Bianchini, b; Moustache Galepides, d. 30 May 1952.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Humphrey Lyttelton
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue and Sentimental
Composer听听听听听听听 Basie, Livingston, David
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1959
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lake
Number听听听听听听听听听听 282 CD 1 Track 10
Duration 听听听听听听听听 3.43
Performers听听听听听 Humphrey Lyttelton, t; John Picard, tb; Tony Coe, Ronnie Ross, as; Jimmy Skidmore, Kathy Stobart, ts; Joe Temperley, bars; Ian Armit, p; Brian Brockleurst, b; Eddie Taylor, d. 9 Feb 1959.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Frankie Trumbauer
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shivery Stomp
Composer听听听听听听听 Ellis听听听听听
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 1928-1929
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics
Number听听听听听听听听听听 1216 Track 24
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.47
Performers: Andy Secrest, Charles Margolis, t; Bill Rank, tb; Min Leibrook, Izzy Friedman, Charles Strickfadden, reeds;听 Joe Venuti, vn; Lennie Hayton, p; Eddie Lang, g; George Marsh, d. 22 May 1929.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Muggsy Spanier
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jazz me Blues
Composer听听听听听听听 Delaney
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Muggsy A-Z: A Portrait of Muggsy Spanier
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Upbeat
Number听听听听听听听听听听 215 Track 21
Duration 听听听听听听听听 4.21
Performers: Muggsy Spanier, c; Lou McGarity, tb; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Boomie Richman, ts; Jess Stay, p; Hy White, g; Bob Haggart, b; George Wettling, d. 17 Oct 1944.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Pee Wee Russell鈥檚 Rhythmakers
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There鈥檒l Be Some Changes Made
Composer听听听听听听听 Overstreet
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James P Johnson 1928-1938
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics
Number听听听听听听听听听听 671 track 19
Duration 听听听听听听听听 2.50
Performers: Max Kaminsky, t; Dicky Wells, tb; Pee Wee Russell, cl; Al Gold, ts; James P Johnson, p; Freddie Green, g; Wellman Braud, b; Zutty Singleton, d. 31 Aug 1938.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Miles Davis
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 So What
Composer听听听听听听听 Davis
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Miles Davis with John Coltrane: Complete Columbia Recordings
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia
Number听听听听听听听听听听 AC6K 65833 CD 4 Track 4
Duration 听听听听听听听听 9.22
Performers: Miles Davis t; Cannonball Adderley, as; John Coltrane, t; Bill Evans p; Paul Chambers, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. 2 March 1959
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