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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Producer: Benedict Warren
Saturday 20 September 2008 5pm鈥6pm

Playlist

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal (bs), Herlin Riley (dms)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

Double Check Stomp (Duke Ellington / Barney Bigard / Irving Mills / Johnny Hodges / Wellman Braud) (2鈥52鈥欌)
Performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra:
Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol (tp) Joe 鈥淭ricky Sam鈥 Nanton, Juan Tizol (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bar,cl,as) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Wellman Braud (b) Sonny Greer (d)
Recorded NY, Apr 11 1930
Taken from the album Jazz Cocktail
CD (ASV CDAJA5024(1); Track 13)

How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (Austin / Bergere) (2鈥56鈥欌)
Performed by Red Nichols, Wingy Mannone, Charlie Teagarden (tp) Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Bud Freeman (ts) Adrian Rollini (bassax) Joe Sullivan (p)
Recorded NY, Aug 27 1930
Taken from the album Red Nichols and His Five Pennies 1929-31
LP (Sunbeam SB 137; Side 2 / Track 6)

Nobody Knows You When You鈥檙e Down and Out (Jimmy Cox) (2鈥56鈥欌)
Performed by Bessie Smith (vcl) Ed Allen (cnt) Garvin Bushell (as) Greely Walton (ts) Clarence Williams (p) Cyrus St. Clair (tu)
Recorded NY, May 15 1929
Taken from the album Sweet Mistreater
2005 CD (Blue Orchid Blue202CD; Disc 2 / Track 16)

Sweet Muscatel (3鈥49鈥欌)
Performed by Humphrey Lyttelton (tenor-horn) Mick Pyne (p)
Recorded London, Apr 22 1976
Taken from the album One in a While
1979 LP (Black Lion BLP 12149; Side 1 / Track 4)

On a Slow Boat to China (Frank Loesser) (2鈥36鈥欌)
Performed by Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Recorded NY, Dec 17 1951
Taken from the album This Love of Mine
1993 CD (Prestige CDSGP043(1); Track 7)

Satin Doll (Duke Ellington / Johnny Mercer / Billy Strayhorn) (5鈥35鈥欌)
Performed by The McCoy Tyner Trio
McCoy Tyner (p) Steve Davis (b) Lex Humphries (d)
Recorded NJ, Mar 4 1963
Taken from the album Night of Ballads and Blues
LP (Impulse A 39; Side 1 / Track 1)

The Sage (3鈥32鈥欌)
Performed by Buddy Collette (fl) Fred Katz (cello) Jim Hall (g) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Recorded LA, Aug 23 1955
Taken from the album Music from the Film Sweet Smell of Success
EP (Vogue EPV 1227)

Camille (Christine Tobin) (4鈥31鈥欌)
Performed by Christine Tobin (vcl) Liam Noble (p) Kate Shortt (cello) Phil Robson (g) Dave Whitford (b) Thebe Lipere (perc) Simon Lea (d)
Recorded 2007
Taken from the album Secret Life of a Girl
2008 CD (Babel BDV 2875; Track 2)

If I Should Lose You (Leo Robin / Ralph Rainger) (5鈥06鈥欌)
Performed by Hank Mobley (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
Recorded NJ, Feb 7 1960
Taken from the album Soul Station
1998 CD (Blue Note 4953432; Track 6)

Moon Ray (Artie Shaw / Paul Madison / Arthur Quenzer) (6鈥39鈥欌)
Performed by Roland Kirk (ts,manzello) Tommy Flanagan (p) Henry grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Recorded May 23 1962
Taken from the album Out of the Afternoon
1996 CD (Impulse IMP11802(1); Track 1)

Mamacita (Joe Henderson) (10鈥47鈥欌)
Performed by The Kenny Dorham Quintet:
Kenny Dorham (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Richard Davis (b) Albert 鈥淭ootie鈥 Heath (d)
Recorded NJ, Sep 14 1964
Taken from the album Trumpeta Toccata
CD (Blue Note CDP7841812(1); Track 3)

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