Monday, January 30th

Big Band Bash - Robert Turvey

Intro Tracks

Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang - Rhythm Kings 1928

Bob Curlows L. A. Big Band - In Her Family 1994

Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Intermission Riff 1956

Count Basie & His Orchestra - Topsy 1937

Track List

1   James Reese Europe - Memphis Blues 1919  

2   Maynard Ferguson – Cruisin’ For a Blusin’ 1990 

3   Art Hickman - Rose Room 1920 

4   Paul Whiteman – Rhapsody in Blue 1924

5   Maria Schneider – Walking By Flashlight 2017 

6   Fletcher Henderson – Sugar Foot Stomp 1931

7   Benny Goodman Orchestra with Peggy Lee - Why Don’t You Do Right 1943

8   BBC Big Band – Opus in Pastels 2004

9   The International Sweethearts of Rhythm – She’s Crazy with the Heat 1945

10  The Israel Jazz Orchestra – Because 2012

11  Jimmy Dorsey – Tangerine 1941 

12  Blue Note Tokyo All-Star Jazz Orchestra - Westchester Lady 2020 

13  Artie Shaw – Summer Time 1947

14  John Park – My Funny Valentine 1975

15  Duke Ellington – Jeep’s Blues live at Newport 1958

16  Jiggs Wigham with BuJazzo – Fuego Cubano 2019



Monday, 23rd January

An eclectic mix from the 1920s and 1930s, plus just two from the 1940s and 1950s - Robert Porrer 

Track List

Lil’s Hot Shots: Georgia Bo Bo Chicago, 1926. From The Kid Ory Collection CD1

Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers: Original Jelly Roll Blues Chicago, 1926. From The Kid Ory Collection CD2.

Beale Street Washboard Band: Forty and Tight Chicago, 1929. From Jazz Age Hot Sounds of the 20s & 30s CD1.

Joe Venuti - Eddie Lang Blue Five: Pink Elephants New York 1933. From Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Collection CD2 

Mound City Blue Blowers: Red Hot Chicago, 1924. From Frankie Trumbauer Collection CD1 

Joe Venuti’s Blue Four: Runnin’ Ragged New York 1929. From Frankie Trumbauer Collection CD2

Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang: At the Jazz Band Ball NYC, 1927. from Bix Beiderbecke The Gold Collection CD1

Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang & Their All-star Orchestra: Farewell Blues  New York, 1931. From Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang Collection CD2

Django Reinhardt & Stephan Grappelli & the Quintet of the Hot Club de France: Them there eyes Paris, June 1938. From Parisian Swing CD2

Duke Ellington: Drop Me Off in Harlem New York, 1933. From The Real Duke Ellington CD1. 

Spike Hughes and His Decca-Dents: It’s Unanimous Now London, 1930. From Spike Hughes: His Decca-Dents, Dance Orchestra and His Three Blind Mice 1930

Spike Hughes and His Dance Orchestra: I Like to do Things for You London 1930. From Spike Hughes: His Decca-Dents, Dance Orchestra & His Three Blind Mice 1930 CD1

Spike Hughes and his Orchestra: Long Night Scamper London 1932. From Spike Hughes All His Jazz Compositions T10

Spike Hughes & His Negro Orchestra: Firebird New York, 1933. From Spike Hughes All His Jazz Compositions 

Jack Hylton & His Orchestra with Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax): The Darktown Strutters Ball London, 1939. From Jack Hylton & His Orchestra: She shall have music.

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys: Osage Stomp Dallas, 1935. From The King of Western Swing CD1

Woody Herman & His Orchestra: At the Woodchoppers’ Ball   New York, 1938. From The Great Swing Bands.

Dizzy Gillespie with Charlie Parker: Anthropology New York, 1945. From Dizzy Gillespie Essential 

Bill Evans (piano): Peace Piece New York, 1958. From Everybody Digs Bill Evans CD2.


Bonus track (if time)

Fletcher Henderson: Rocky Mountain Blues NYC, 1927      2m47

From Fletcher Henderson The Classic Tracks T2


Monday, 16th January

Jazz on the Edge  - Tom Cochrane

Intro Tracks

Can’t Stand Your Funk by The Mahavishnu Orchestra from the album Visions of The Emerald Beyond (1975)

Black Market by Weather Report from the album Black Market (1976)

Track List

Blues For Brother George  Archie Shepp from the album Attica Blues.(1972) 

CC Rider  Jimmy Witherspoon, Ben Webster Gerry Mulligan live at At the Renaissance (1960)

Povo Freddie Hubbard from the album Sky Dive (1972)

Going South  Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land from the album San Francisco (1971)  

Pass The Peas The JB’s from the album Food For Thought (1972)  

Movement 2 by Floating Points  Pharoah Sanders and the LSO from the album Promises (2021)

Turiya & Ramakrishna Alice Coltrane from the album Ptah The El Daoud (1970)  

Glistening Glynbourne  John Martyn from the album Bless The Weather (1971)  

Mizrab  Gabor Szabo from the album Mizrab (1973)  

Loungin   Guru & Donald Byrd from the album Jazzmatazz Vol 1 (1993) 

So What   Ronny Jordan from the album Bad Brothers (1994)

Land of …  St Germain from the album Tourist (2000)

A Vibe  Blue Lab Beats from the album  Live At Late Night Jazz Royal Albert Hall (2022)