Monday, 25th January

Stride Piano

Track List

Scot Joplin - Maple Leaf Rag
James Price Johnson - Crying for the Carolines, What is this Thing called Love
Willie 'the Lion' Smith - Harlem Joys
Duke Ellington - Swampy River, Happy Go Lucky Local
Count Basie - Shoeshine Boy, Lady Be Good
Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose, Ain't Misbehavin'
Earl Hines - Weatherbird
Art Tatum - Have you met Miss Jones, When or When
Teddy Wilson - China Boy
George Shearing - I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City (2nd track on link),  You came a long way from St. Louis (2nd track on link)
Thelonius Monk - Round Midnight, Well You Needn't
Bud Powell - Un Poco Loco
Oscar Peterson - I Surrender, Dear, Oscar's Blues
'Pinetop' Smith - Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

Monday, 18th January

Soprano and Baritone Saxes

Track List

Soprano Sax

Sidney Bechet  with André Réwéliotty and his orchestra - Laura from the album Dansons Samedi Soir 1956

Steve Lacy Quartet [Wynton Kelly (p), Buell Neidlinger (b), Dennis Charles (d)] - DayDream from the album Soprano Sax 1957

John Coltrane Quartet [McCoy Tyner(p), Steve Davis(b), Elvin Jones(d)] - My Favorite Things live 1965

Zoot Sims  with Hank Jones(p), Milt Hinton(b), Louis Bellson or Grady Tate(d) - Moonlight in Vermont, 1963 

Wayne Shorter with Milton Nascimento (v & composer) - Ponta de Areia from the album Native Dancer 1975

Elton Dean with Soft Machine – [Ratledge(o), Hopper(b), Wyatt(d)] - Slightly all the Time from the album Third 1970

Baritone Sax

Harry Carney with the Duke Ellington Orchestra - Sophisticated Lady, Live in Copenhagen1956

Pepper Adams  with Tommy Flanagan (p) Ron Carter (b) Elvin Jones (d) - I’ve just seen her from the album Encounter 1968

Serge Chaloff with Sonny Clark (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Philly Joe Jones(d) - A handful of stars from the album Blue Serge 1956

Gerry Mulligan with Johnny Hodges(as), Claude Williamson(p), Buddy Clark(b), Mel Lewis(d) - Bunny from the album Gerry Mulligan meets Johnny Hodges 1959

John Surman  (ss and bs, bc and synth) with Jack DeJohnette (d, c & electric piano) - Nestor’s Saga from the album The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon  1981

Soprano & Baritone Sax

Sidney Bechet & Ernie Caceres with Dave Bowman (p), Leonard Ware (g), Ed Robinson (b) & Zutty Singleton (drums) What a Dream, 1938

Monday, 11th January

History of Jazz Part 5
Modern to Contemporary - 1959 till the end of the millennium 

Track List

“Free Jazz"  Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman from the Atlantic LP The Shape of Jazz to Come 

Ornette Coleman alto saxophone, Don Cherry cornet, Charlie Haden bass, Billy Higgins drums, recorded 1959. 

“Jazz Orchestra” (Third Stream)  Gil Evans - Where Flamingos Fly from the Impulse LP “Out of the Cool” recorded 1960. 15 piece orchestra, Trombone solo Jimmy Knepper. 

“Small Big Bands”  Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments from the LP “Blues and the Abstract Truth” recorded 1961. Septet including Eric Doiphy Alto Sax and Flute, Bill Evans Piano, Paul Chambers (Mr P C) bass, Roy Haynes drums. 

“Hard Bop and Beyond”  Dexter Gordon - Manha de Carnaval from the Blue Note LP “Getting’ Around” Recorded 1965. Quintet with Bobby Hutcherson vibes. 

“Chamber Jazz”  Modern Jazz Quartet - Softly as in a Morning Sunrise from the Atlantic LP “The Last Concert” 1974. 

“Electric Jazz”  Miles Davis - Shhh Peaceful from the Columbia LP “In a Silent Way” 1969. Octet.

“Fusion” Dreams, - Dream Suite from the Columbia LP "Dreams" 1970. Brecker Brothers with Bill Cobham Jr Drums.

“Fusion?”  Joni Mitchell - Paprika Plains from the Asylum LP “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter” 1977. Wayne Shorter Soprano Sax, Jaco Pastorius Bass (Fretless bass guitar?), John Guerin drums, Mike Gibbs arranger,

“Post Motown Bop” John Hicks Quartet featuring Bobby Watson, - Elementary my Dear Watson from the CD “Naima’s Love Song”, DIW records Tokyo 1988.

“Freebop and Funk”  Miles Davis - Time after Time from the CBS LP “You’re Under Arrest” recorded 1985. Sextet.