Monday, 26 October 2026

Big Band Jazz - Andrew Nightingale

Introduction: from the album Still Locked Down for the Count (2021), Down For The Count Swing Orchestra 

    1. It Don’t Mean a Thing (1931) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 

    2. One O’clock Jump (1937) Count Basie & His Orchestra

    3. Sing, Sing, Sing (1937) Benny Goodman 

    4. Begin the Beguine (1938) Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

    5. In The Mood (1939) Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

    6. Flying Home (1939) Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra

    7. Moonlight Serenade (1939) Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

    8. Jumpin’ at The Woodside (1939) Count Basie

    9. Pennsylvania 65000 (1940) Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

    10. Take The ‘A’ Train (1941) Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 

    11. Opus One (1944) Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

    12. A String of Pearls (1941) Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

    13. Little Brown Jug (2008) BBC Big Band Orchestra

    14. In The Mood (2018) The Len Phillips Big Band

    15. Tuxedo Junction (2008) BBC Big Band

    16. Moanin’ (1960) Mingus Big Band

    17. Misty (2011) Syd Lawrence Orchestra

    18. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (2007) Iain Mackenzie

    19. Bandwagon Blues (2023) Callum Au Big Band

    20. American Patrol (2009) Syd Lawrence Orchestra

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Monday, 19 October 2026

 Global Jazz - Tom Cochrane

Introduction track  Estonia: Halb Sirp (Bad Sickle) by Collage from the album Behind The Iron Curtain (1971)

Track 1  Brazil: Aguia nao come mosca by Azymuth from the album Aguia Nao Come Mosca [1977]  

Track 2  Argentina:  Una Musica Brutal by the Gotan Project from the album La Revancha del tango (2001) 

Track 3 Cuba: Tumbao by Ruben Gonzalez from the album Introducing Ruben Gonzalez [1997] 

Track 4 India: Yaman (The Colonel's Lady) by The Indo British Ensemble from the album Curried Jazz [1969]  

Track 5  Pakistan: Lahori Blues by Jaubi from the album A Sound Heart [2024] 

Track 6 Japan: Matsuri No Genzo by Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls from the album Sakura Sakura (1965)

Track 7 Norway: Jesus, gior meg stille (Jesus makes me quiet) by Tord Gustavson trio from the album Seeing {2024}

Track 8 Italy: Smog by Piero Umiliani from the album Smog [1962]  

Track 9 France: La Rue by Cortex from the album Tropeau Bleu [1975]  

Track 10 Azerbaijan: Caucasas by Vagif Mustafa-Zade from the album Behind The Iron Curtain (1974)

Track 11 Ethiopia: Ewnet yet Lagegnesh by Bahta Gebre Heywet and Mulatu Astatqe from the album Ethiopian Modern Instrumentals [1972]

Track 12 Sudan: Nile Waves by the Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr from the album Jazz Jazz Jazz (1980)

Track 13 Nigeria:  Omo Lewa by Peter King from the album Omo Lewa (1976)

Track 14 South Africa: Trane Ride by Tete Mbambisa from the album Did You Tell Your Mother (1979)

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Monday, 12 October 2026

The 50s - Alan Murphy

Prelude Kind of Blue Miles Davis

Track List

  1. Over The Rainbow  Shorty Rogers Giants  1951
  2. The Song Is You  Stan Getz Quintet  1951
  3. Bernie's Tune  Gerry Mulligan Quartet  1953
  4. Daahoud  Brown-Roach Quintet  1954
  5. Night & Day  Webster-Tatum Quartet 1955
  6. The Preacher  Horace Silver  1955
  7. St Thomas  Sonny Rollins  1956
  8. Moanin'  Art Blakey  1958
  9. The Blessing  Ornette Coleman  1958
  10. Giant Steps  John Coltrane Quartet  1959
  11. Take Five  Dave Brubeck Quartet  1959
  12. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat  Charles Mingus  1959
  13. St Louis Blues  Ellington-Hodges  1959

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Monday, 05 October 2026

From Trad to Bop - Alan Murphy

Prelude Armstrong plays W C Handy.

Track List
  1.  Maple Leaf Rag  Scott Joplin   1899
  2.  Tiger Rag  Original Dixieland Jazz Band  1917
  3.  Ory's Creole Trombone  Kid Ory  1921
  4.  Dippermouth Blues  King Oliver  1923
  5.  Black Bottom Stomp  Jelly Roll Morton  1926
  6.  Potato Head Blues  Louis Armstrong Hot Seven  1927
  7.  Singing the Blues  Frank Trumbauer  1927
  8.  Sugar Foot Stomp  Fletcher Henderson  1925
  9.  Rockin in Rhythm  Duke Ellington  1930
  10.  Toby  Bennie Moten  1932
  11.  Stompin' at the Savoy  Chick Webb 1934
  12.  One O'Clock Jump  Count Basie 1936
  13.  This Years Kisses  Billie Holiday  1937
  14.  Body & Soul  Coleman Hawkins  1939
  15.  Sometimes I'm Happy  Lester Young  1944
  16.  Good Bait  Dizzy Gillespie  1945
  17.  Ko-Ko  Charlie Parker  1945
  18.  Indiana  Bud Powell  1947
  19.  Nostalgia  Fats Navarro  1947
  20.  Conception  George Shearing  1949

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Monday, 16 March 2026

Members' Choice

Prelude: Buddy Rich Big Band

Track List

  1. Miles Davis,  Concierto de Aranjuez - Sketches of Spain (1960)
  2. Thelonius Monk/John Coltrane,  Off Minor (alternate take) (1957)
  3. Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Walkin' Shoes  (1952) 
  4. Pat Metheny, SE-O (2026)
  5. Charlie Haden, Visa (1989)
  6. Chris McGregor/Brotherhood of Breath, MRA (1971)
  7. J. J. Johnson, Turnpike (1953)
  8. Blossom Dearie, Tea for Two (1958)
  9. Bill Evans, My Foolish Heart (1961)
  10. Miles Davis, Full Nelson  (1986)
  11. Zoe Rahman, Dance of Time (2023)
  12. Jazz at the Philharmonic, Tea for Two  (1944)


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Monday, 09 March 2026

Live Set: Evans/Diamand Trio

"Original compositions ... presented through a lens tinted by blues and alt-rock influences"
 
Chris Diamand

Toby Evans

Jonah Evans


Toby Evans and Chris Diamand
(Photos by Mike Harris)

Toby Evans  - Guitar
Chris Diamand  - Bass
Jonah Evans  - Drums

Set List
Stacked Fifth (Toby Evans)
Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green)
Subspace Anomaly (Chris Diamand)
Norwegian Wood  (Lennon/McCartney) 
Perfect corruption (Jonah Evans)
All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern)

Too Boggy for the Buggy (Chris Diamand)
Giant Steps (John Coltrane)
First of November (Toby Evans)

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Monday, 02 March 2026

The Forgotten Ones - Alan Murphy

Prelude   Zoot Sims & Al Cohn

Track List

  1.  Whispering Red Nicholls 1928
  2.  Don't You Think I Love You King Oliver  1930
  3.  Farewell Blues Jo Venuti/Eddie Lang  1931
  4.  California Here I Come Eddie Condon  1938
  5.  That Da Da Strain  Muggsy Spanier 1939
  6.  Davenport Blues Jack Teagarden  1938
  7.  Just A Gigolo  Louis Prima  1945
  8.  Five Guys Named Mo Louis Jordan 1942
  9.  Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Roy Eldridge  1952
  10.  Nahstye Blues Clark Terry  1957
  11.  Hard Sock Dance  Phil Woods  1957
  12.  Evil Gal Blues Dinah Washington 1943
  13.  They Can't Take That Away From Me  Sarah Vaughan  1954
  14.  Stompin at the Savoy Chick Webb 1934
  15.  Flying Home Lionel Hampton 1942
  16.  Eager Beaver Stan Kenton  1945
  17.  Early Autumn  Woody Herman  1947
  18.  Remember  Hank Mobley  1960
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