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Ella and Louis

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, with a focus today on the work of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, with a focus today on the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, plus tracks from Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, guitarists John McLaughlin and Jim Hall, and vocalist Emma Smith. Get in touch: jrr@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:00

Music Played

  • Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

    Groovin' High

    • Bird Meets Diz.
    • Charly Le Jazz.
    • 1.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Learning The Blues

    • Ella and Louis.
    • One.
    • 14.
  • Mahavishnu Orchestra

    You Know You Know

    • Inner Mounting Flame.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.
  • George Shearing

    Medley: Kerry Dance And Kyrie

    • Jazz Legends.
    • ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
    • 8.
  • Emma Smith

    I Don't Care

    • Meshuga Baby.
    • Emmasmithmusic.
    • 1.
  • Jim Hall

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • Live!.
    • A&M/ Horizon.
    • 4.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Bewitched

    • Sings Ballads for Lovers.
    • Midnight Records.
    • 7.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Jubilee

    • Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions.
    • Mosaic.
    • 16.
  • Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson

    You Go To My Head

    • Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson.
    • Avid.
    • 11.
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

    Stompin' at the Savoy

    • Ella and Louis.
    • One.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:00

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