Monday, 29th February

Members Favourite Tracks


Track List

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Stan's Swang
Stan Getz and Bill Evans - But Beautiful
Neville Dicky - Shout for Joy
Miles Davis - Tutu
Peggy Lee - I am a Woman
Modern Jazz Quartet - Regret
Humphrey Littleton - Bad Penny Blues
Clark Terry - Swahili
Eric Bibb - I heard the Angels Singin'
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
Benny Carter - Dee Blues
Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo - One Way
Dexter Gorden - Cry me a River
Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
J J Johnson - Theme from Picnic
NYJO - Have you seen them Cakes
Peggy Lee - Don't Smoke in Bed
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Monday, 22nd February

Live Session from Bob Hollowell and Claire Harper







Set List

1 Satin Doll
2 Close Your Eyes
3 Sentimental Journey
4 Love Me or Leave Me
5 I’ll Never Stop Loving You
6 Bye Bye Blackbird
7 Nobody Does It Better
8 Manhattan
9 What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
10 I Got Rhythm
11 Summertime
12 Take 5
13 A Foggy Day (In London Town)
14 You Touch My Heart
15 April in Paris
16 I Love Paris (In the Springtime)
17 Solo keyboard Gypsy style number?
18 I’m So In Love With You
19 Beatles medley:
     - Can’t Buy Me Love
     - A Hard Day’s Night
     - Ticket to Ride
     - From Me to You
     - Yesterday
20 The Boy from Ipanema
21 Don’t Get Around Much Any More
22 My Funny Valentine
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Monday, 15th February

You should all have one of these! 

Track List

Bix Beiderbeck 1927 (Columbia-501645 2) Singing the Blues 
Lester Young 1939 ( EPC 501653 2) Dickie’s Dream 
Benny Goodman 1941 ( CK64620) Limehouse Blues 
Miles Davis 1949 (Blue Note 7243 5 3011727) Jeru 
Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker 1952 (CDP 7 95481 2) Walking Shoes 
Vic Dickenson/Ruby Braff 1953 (Avid LC 12869) Russian Lullaby
Count Basie1957(Blue Note724382863526) Flight of the Foo Birds 
Ellington/Hodges 1958 (Verve 521 405 2) Stompy Jones 
Dave Brubeck 1958 (COL 32046) Unsquare Dance
Elligton/Hodges 1958 (Verve 404 2) Royal Garden Blues 
Mulligan/Hodges 1970s (MG VS 68367) Bunny
Mulligan/Brubeck 1970 (CK 64972) Lullaby de Mexico
Modern Jazz Quartet 1974 (WE 853) Golden Striker
Jim Hall 1975 (5060252) So Nice to Come Home To
Basie/Kansas City 6 1981 (OJC2O 449-2) Walking the Blues

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Monday, 8th February

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album


1   Henry Mancini - Sing, Sing, Sing  - The Blues and the Beat 1961

2   Stan Kenton - Malaguena - Adventures in Jazz 1963

3   Duke Ellington -  Lotus Blossom - And His Mother Called Him Bill 1969

4   Woody Herman - A Child is Born - Giant Steps 1974

5   Gerry Mulligan - Walk on the Water - Walk on the Water 1982

6   Count Basie - After The Rain - Warm Breeze 1983

7   Bob Wilber & John Barry - Cotton Club Stomp - Cotton Club Soundtrack 1986

8   Miles Davis - Electric Red  - Aura 1990

9   Dizzie Gillespie  - Tin Tin Deo  - Live at The Royal Festival Hall 1992

10 McCoy Tyner Big Band - Angel Eyes - The Turning Point 1993

11 Quincy Jones -  Here Comes De Honey Man - Miles & Quincy Live At Montreux  1994

12 Joe Henderson - Serenity - Big Band  1998

13 Randy & Michael Brecker - Some Skunk Funk - Some Skunk Funk  2007

14 Christian McBride -  Blues in Alphabet City - The Good Feeling  2012

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Monday, 1st February

Jump for joy - A selection of Ellington's music from the 1941 musical

Track Listing (All tracks Duke Ellington and his Orchestra unless stated otherwise)

Jump for Joy (Instrumental version from 1948)
Hello Mr. President - Wonderful Smith *
Jump for joy with Herb Jefferies on vocals
Giddy-up Gallop
Come Sunday with Mahalia Jackson
Jump for Joy with Ivie Anderson on vocals

* From David Brent Johnson's Radio Program which can be heard in full here 
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