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Episode 1

Jamie Cullum tells the story of Blue Note Records and the rise of modern jazz, seventy years after Alfred Lion held the very first 1939 recording session for the label in New York.

First broadcast on 91热爆 Radio 2 in 2009.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Feb 2020 02:00

Music Played

  • The Art Blakey Quintet

    Introduction To Split Kick

    • A Night At Birdland - Volume 1.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7465192.
  • Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.
  • Sam Wooding

    Hallelujah!

    • Black Bands In Paris Volume 2 1929-1930.
    • Pathe Marconi.
    • 172-7261.
  • Albert Ammons

    Boogie Woogie Stomp

    • The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis.
    • Mosaic Records.
    • MR3-103.
  • Sidney Bechet

    SUMMERTIME

    • JAZZ CLASSICS - VOL 1.
    • BLUE NOTE.
    • CDP-7893842 1.
  • Thelonious Monk

    Criss Cross

    • Thelonious Monk - The Composer.
    • Joker Tonverlag.
    • CD-0222.
  • Bud Powell

    Un Poco Loco

    • The Best Of Bud Powell.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP7932-042.
  • Horace Silver

    Song For My Father

    • Horace Silver Quintet - Song For My Father.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7841852.
  • The Art Blakey Quintet

    A Night in Tunisia

    • A Night At Birdland - Volume 1.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7465192.
  • The Art Blakey Quintet

    Introduction To Wee-Dot

    • A Night At Birdland - Volume 1.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7465192.
  • Jimmy Smith

    When Johnny Comes Marching 91热爆

    • The Best Of Jimmy Smith.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7911402.
  • Sheila Jordan

    Let's Face The Music And Dance

    • Portrait Of Sheila.
    • Capitol Records.
    • CDP-7890022.
  • Lee Morgan

    The Sidewinder

    • The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 72435-2007127.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 May 2019 02:00
  • Tue 4 Feb 2020 02:00