Monday, 29th January

Three Important Decades of Jazz: - Robert Porrer

Play-in track 

Johnnie Johnson/Chuck Berry: Long Fast Jam 1958  Chess Records (unissued)

Track List

1930's

Spike Hughes & His Dance Orchestra: My Man is on the Make (3.05) London, 1930

Ted Lewis & His Orchestra: Royal Garden Blues New York, 1931

Leslie Thompson with Spike Hughes’ Orchestra: Tap Your Feet London, 1931

Weintraub Syncopators: Ich kauf’ mir ne Rakete Berlin, 1932

Spike Hughes and His Negro (later renamed All American) Orchestra: Pastoral  New York, 1933

Oscar’s Chicago Swingers: I Wonder Who’s Boogiein’ My Woogie  Chicago, 1936 

Nat Gonella and His Georgians: Just a Crazy Song London, 1936

Leon McAuliffe (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys): Steel Guitar Rag Dallas, 1936

Ken “Snakehips” Johnson & His West Indian Dance Band: Snakehips Swing London, 1938

Pete Johnson & Joe Turner: Roll ‘Em Pete New York, 1938

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: Jump ‘n Jive New York, 1939

Jimmie Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra: T’Aint What You Do New York, 1939

Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band: I wish I could shimmy like my Sister Kate Chicago, 1939

Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtime Band: Relaxin’ at the Touro Chicago, 1939

1940's

Will Bradley and His Orchestra: Jimtown Blues 1941

Sarane Ferret et Le Quintette de Paris: Studio 28 Paris, 1942

Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band: Maple Leaf Rag  (London, 1949

1950's

Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends: Mama Don’t Allow 1951

Gerry Mulligan: Bernie’s Tune Los Angeles,1952

Henri Crolla: Yardbird Suite Paris, 1955

Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band: Saturday Jump London, 1958

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin' Hackensack, New Jersey, 1958 


Monday, 22nd January

Jazz Weather Forecast - Michael Morrish

Play in music: Steve Nelson - Night Mist Blues from 'Sound Effects', 2007 

Track List

1. King Oliver - Weather Bird Rag from 'King Oliver's Jazz Band Ultimate Collection' 1926 

2. Billie Holiday - Where is the Sun? from 'The Legacy' box set, 1937 

3. Charlie Parker - Autumn in New York from 'Charlie Parker with Strings - The Master Takes', 1952 

4. Charlie Mingus - A Foggy Day from 'Pithecanthropus Erectus', 1956 

5. Art Farmer - Cold Breeze from 'Modern Art', 1958 

6. Duke Ellington - Warm Valley from 'Money Jungle', 1962 

7. Herbie Hancock - The Eye of the Hurricane from 'Maiden Voyage', 1965 

8. Gil Evans - Summertime from 'Svengali', 1973 

9. Kenny Burrell - Come Rain or Come Shine from 'Live in New York/ At the Village Vanguard', 1978 

10. Terence Blanchard - The Water from 'A Tale of God's Will', 2007 

11. Manu Katche - Shine and Blue from 'Live in Concert', 2014 

12. The Impossible Gentlemen - Hold Out for the Sun from 'Let's Get Deluxe', 2016 

13. Colin Steele - Snow on the Pines from 'Diving for Pearls', 2017 

14. Dave O'Higgins and Rob Luft - Spring Is Here from 'Play Monk and Trane', 2019 

15. Xhosa Cole - On a Misty Night from 'Know Them, Know Us', 2021 

Monday, 15th January

The Gershwins in Jazz - Alan Murphy

Prelude   

Rhapsody in Blue - Andre Previn

Track List

Rialto Ripples                 George Gershwin 1917

Somebody Loves Me                 Alan Barnes 1997

Lady be Good                 Jazz at the Philharmonic 1946

The Man I Love                         Benny Goodman Quartet 1938

Fascinating Rhythm                         Tony Bennet, Diana Krall 2019

S'wonderful                          Diana Krall 2001

But Not For Me                Ahmad Jamal 1958

I got Rhythm                                Hampton Hawes 1956

Embraceable You                Frank Rosolino Sextet 1954

Summertime                                Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 1956

It Ain't Necessarily So       Oscar Peterson 1961 

I loves you Porgy                Nina Simone 1965

Love is Here to Stay                Ben Edison & Harry Webster 1956

Nice Work If You Can Get It        Sarah Vaughan 1950

They Can't Take That Away From Me  Errol Garner 1955

I Was Doing All Right        Stan Getz 1958

I Can't Get Started                Bunny Berigan 1937.