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Alyn Shipton's selection includes requests for tracks by pianist and composer George Shearing on the day a blue plaque is unveiled in London in his memory.

1 hour

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Sat 22 Apr 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • George Shearing

    Conception

    • From Battersea to Broadway.
    • 3.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Dardanella

    • Louis Armstrong Box.
    • Storyville.
    • 5.
  • Edison

    The Very Thought of You

    • The Swinger.
    • Verve.
    • 2.
  • Oxford Classic Jazz

    You're The Cream In My Coffee

    • Put t'Kettle On Lad.
    • OCJB.
    • 13.
  • Nat Gonella & Nat Gonella & his Georgians

    Blue Turning Grey Over You

    • British Traditional Jazz a Potted History.
    • 3.
  • Dick Hyman

    Wild Cat Blues

    • Gulf Coast Blues.
    • Stomp Off.
    • 4.
  • George Shearing and Mel Torm矇, Mel Torm矇 & George Shearing

    Pick Yourself Up

    • MEL TORME & GEORGE SHEARING: THE COMPLETE CONCORD RECORDINGS.
    • CONCORD.
    • 12.
  • Gerry Mulligan, Astor Piazzolla & Gerry Mulligan & Astor Piazzolla

    Anos De Soledad

    • Summit.
    • Ariola.
    • 3.
  • Paul Gonsalves

    Bluz For Liz

    • Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy.
    • Impulse.
    • 3.
  • Al Jarreau

    Spain

    • This Time.
    • Warner.
    • 6.
  • Freddy Randall

    Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down

    • Great British Jazz: As Good as It Gets.
    • Smith and Co.
    • 4.
  • Erskine Hawkins & Hawkins, Erskine And His Orch

    Tuxedo Junction

    • LHistoire des Big Bands.
    • 11.
  • George Shearing

    Send In The Clowns

    • MY SHIP.
    • Verve.
    • 12.

Performers:

ArtistGeorge Shearing
啦勳喧梭梗泭泭唬棗紳釵梗梯喧勳棗紳
唬棗鳥梯棗莽梗娶泭釦堯梗硃娶勳紳眶
AlbumFrom Battersea to Broadway
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭捩娶棗梯梗娶
NumberProperbox 40 CD 4 Track 3
Duration 2.57
PerformersGeorge Shearing, p; Marjorie Hyams, vib; Chuck Wayne, g; John Levy, b; Denzil Best, d. 27 July 1949.


ArtistLouis Armstrong
啦勳喧梭梗泭泭嗨硃娶餃硃紳梗梭梭硃
ComposerBernard / Black / Fisher
AlbumLouis Armstrong Box
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭釦喧棗娶聆措勳梭梭梗
Number108 8609 CD 4 Trck 5
Duration 2.38
Performers: Ed Hall, cl; Billy Kyle, p; Dale Jones, b; Barrett Deems, d. 23 June 1956. Plus long notes at the end from Louis Armstrong, t; and Trummy Young, tb.


ArtistHarry Sweets Edison
TitleThe Very Thought of You
ComposerNoble / Chadwick / Gosling
AlbumThe Swinger
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭博梗娶措梗
Number314 559 868-2 CD 1 Track 2
Duration 6.05
PerformersHarry Edison, t; Jimmy Forrest, ts; Jimmy Jones, p; Freddie Green, g; Joe Benjamin, b; Charlie Persip, d. Sep 1958


ArtistOxford Classic Jazz
TitleYoure the Cream in my Coffee
ComposerBrown / Da Sylva / Henderson
AlbumPut tKettle On Lad
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭倏唬斑詁
NumberCD008 Track 13
Duration 3.23
PerformersMike Wills, cl; Nick Gill, p; Ian Joachim, tu; Andy Crisp, d.


ArtistNat Gonella
TitleBlue Turning Grey Over You
ComposerWaller / Razaf
AlbumBritish Traditional Jazz a Potted History
Label Lake
NumberLACD 3000 CD 1 Track 3
Duration 3.15
PerformersNat Gonella, t, v; Pat Smuts, ts; Harold Hood, p; Jimmy Messini, g; Tiny Winters, b; Bob Dryden, d. 10 Jan 1936.


ArtistDick Hyman
TitleWild Cat Blues
ComposerFats Waller, Clarence Williams
AlbumGulf Coast Blues
LabelStomp Off
NumberSOS 1141 Side A Track 4
Duration 4.18
PerformersDick Hyman, p. 1986


ArtistGeorge Shearing / Mel Torm矇
TitlePick Yourself Up
ComposerFields, Kern
AlbumComplete Concord Recordings
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭唬棗紳釵棗娶餃
NumberCCD7 2144-2 CD 7 Track 12
Duration 4.21
PerformersMel Torm矇, v; George Shearing, p; John Leitham, b; Donny Osborne, d. 1990.


ArtistGerry Mulligan / Astor Piazzolla
TitleAnos de Soledad
唬棗鳥梯棗莽梗娶泭捩勳硃堝堝棗梭梭硃
插梭莉喝鳥泭泭釦喝鳥鳥勳喧
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭插娶勳棗梭硃
Number88.874-1 Track 3
Duration 4.07
Performers: Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon; Gerry Mulligan - baritone; Angel "Pochi" Gatti teclados; Tullio De Piscopo drums; Giuseppe Prestipino electric bass; Albert Baldan marimba; Gianni Zilioli marimba; Fillipo Dacco - guitar; Bruno De Filippi - guitar; Umberto Miguel ngel Benedetti violin; Renato Riccio viola; Ennio Miori cello; Orquesta de Cuerdas, 1975


ArtistPaul Gonsalves
TitleBluz For Liz
唬棗鳥梯棗莽梗娶泭詁喝娶娶梗梭梭
AlbumCleopatra Feelin Jazzy
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭梆鳥梯喝梭莽梗
NumberAS 41 Side 1 Track 3
Duration 5.40
PerformersPaul Gonsalves, ts; Dick Hyman, org; Hank Jones, p; Kenny Burrell, g; George Duvivier, b; Roy Haynes, d. 1963

ArtistAl Jarreau
啦勳喧梭梗泭泭釦梯硃勳紳
ComposerCorea, Jarreau, Maren
AlbumThis Time
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭兜硃娶紳梗娶
NumberTrack 6
Duration 6.31
Personnel: Al Jarreau, v; Larry Williams, kb; Abraham Laboriel, b; Steve Gadd, d. 1980


ArtistFreddy Randall
TitleSince My Best Gal Turned Me Down
ComposerQuicksell / Ludwin
AlbumGreat British Jazz: As Good as It Gets
LabelSmith and Co
Number1143 CD 1 Track 4
Duration 2.47
Performers: Freddy Randall, t; rest tbc.


ArtistErskine Hawkins
TitleTuxedo Junction
ComposerDash / Hawkins / Johnson
AlbumLHistoire des Big Bands
LabelChante Du Monde
Number574 1481.90 CD 4 Track 11
Duration 3.16
Performers: Erskine Hawkins, Dud Bascombe, Sam Lowe, Marcellus Green, t; Edward Sims, Robert Rangem tb; William Johnson, Jimmy Mitchelle, Julian Dash, Haywood Henry, reeds; Avery Parrish, p; William McLemore, g; Leomie Stanfield, b; James Morrison, d. 18 July 1939.


ArtistGeorge Shearing
TitleSend in the Clowns
唬棗鳥梯棗莽梗娶泭釦棗紳餃堯梗勳鳥
AlbumMy Ship
郭硃莉梗梭泭泭博梗娶措梗
Number821664-2 Track 12
Duration 4.32
PerformersG Shearing, p, v.

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  • Sat 22 Apr 2017 16:00

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