Monday, 17 March 2025

Members' Choice


Track List

Brownie McGhee, So Much Trouble  (1952)

Ella Fitzgerald, In a Mellow Tone (1958)

Ineza with Alex Webb & The Copasetics, Don't Waste Your Time (2024)

Branford Marsalis, The Ruby and the Pearl  (2004)

Oliver Nelson,  Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961)

Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Way of the Pilgrim (1975)

Charlie Parker, Ornithology (1946)

Chris Barber, Petite Fleur (1958)

T Bone Walker, That Evening Train (1970)

Art Pepper, Anthropology (1959)

Lionel Hampton, Flying Home (1957)

Amancio Da Silva, A Street in Bombay (1972)

Laurindo Almeida, Claire de Lune Samba (1979)

Stan Tracey, Starless and Bible Black (1965)

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Monday, 10 March 2025

Jazz at the Movies - Rosie Skeet

Track List

  1. California Here I Come, Al Jolson recorded in LA in 1946 for “The Jolson Story”
  2. Take the A Train & Battle Royal from “Paris Blue” music composed by Duke Ellington 1950
  3. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong duet, Summertime, from “Porgy & Bess”
  4. The Pink Panther, music composed by Henry Mancini 1963
  5. Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, The Girl from Ipanema 1963, from “Get Yourself a College Girl”
  6. Blue Thoughts 1958 by Chet Baker, he is subject of “Born to be Blue”
  7. Take Five, by The Dave Brubeck Quartet from Time Out 1959
  8. Lover Man by Billie Holliday 
  9. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock 1965
  10. Dizzy Moods by Charlie Mingus 1962
  11. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse (film 2018)
  12. Dizzy’s Business by Dizzy Gillespie 
  13. Move by Miles Davis, from Birth of the Cool 1949
  14. Stolen Moments by Oliver Nelson, from Blues & the Abstract Truth

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Monday, 3 March 2025

 

Live Set: Alex Hitchcock and Will Barry

 

photo by Pete Edwards 
 

 
Alex Hitchcock - Tenor Saxophone
Will Barry -  Piano

Set List
Milestones (Miles Davis), All Too Soon (Duke Ellington), 'Deed I Do (Fred Rose), A Cedar Walton medley, Body and Soul (Johnny Green), Cherokee (Charlie Parker) and others.

Alex will next be playing in Cambridge at the Hidden Rooms on Thursday 20 March 2025, featuring his full quartet.

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Monday, 24 February 2025

Some Gigs I Have Enjoyed – John Hopkins

Intro Tracks: When You’re Smiling/Girls Go Crazy/Tin Roof Blues by The Jazz Caverners


Track List


  1. The Jazz Caverners: Royal Garden Blues

  1. Gary Burton Quintet: Yellow Fever (Makoto Ozone) 

  1. Branford Marsalis Quartet: Swingin’ at the Haven (Ellis Marsalis) 

  1. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: Kelo (J.J. Johnson) 

  1. James Carter: Lester Leaps In (Lester Young)

  1. Kevin Flanagan: Po-town (Kevin Flanagan) 

  1. Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive (Dave Holland)  

  1. Joshua Redman: Jazz Crimes (Joshua Redman) 

  1. Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau Quartet: Silent Movie (Pat Metheny) 

  1.  Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra: C-Jam Blues (Duke Ellington) 

  1. Tomasz Stanko Quartet: Song for Sarah 

  1. Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra: Reepicheep (Dick Walter) 



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Monday, 17 February 2025

Soul Jazz – Tom Cochrane

Intro Tracks: How Long Blues from the album Atlantic Jazz Best of Ray Charles by Ray Charles (1957)

Track List

  1. Soulville from the album Soulville by The Ben Webster Quintet (1957)
  2. Blues Walk from the album Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson (1958)
  3. Midnight Special from the album Midnight Special by Jimmy Smith (1961)
  4. Hip Soul from the album Hip Soul by Shirley Scott (1961)
  5. Chitlins Con Carne from the album Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell (1963)
  6. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy from the album Deep Groove by Cannonball Adderley (1966)
  7. The Return of The Prodigal Son from the album Backlash by Freddie Hubbard (1967)
  8. The Book of Slim by Gene Harris & The Three Sounds from the album Elegant Soul (1968)
  9. Russell and Eliot from the album Detroit Latitude 42 30 Longitude 83 by Yusef Lateef (1969)
  10. Hot Rod by Reuben Wilson from the album Lovebug (1969)
  11. Cold Duck Time from the album Swiss Time (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) by Les McCann and Eddie Harris (1969)
  12. The Windjammer from the album Blue Break Beats by Grant Green (1970)
  13. Monticello from the album We’ve Only Just Begun by The Monty Alexander Trio (1972)
  14. Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) from the album Places and Spaces by Donald Byrd (1975)


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Monday, 10 February 2025

Live Set: Alex Webb quartet version of "Women’s Words, Sisters’ Stories"


 


 
Ineza Kerschkamp - Vocals
Alex Webb - Piano
Charlie Pyne - Double Bass
Katie Patterson - Drums

Set List
  1. It's A Good Day (Peggy Lee)
  2. Don't Waste Your Time (Rachelle Ferrell)
  3. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Dorothy Fields)
  4. Tell Me More (Billie Holiday)
  5. Everybody's Song But My Own (Norma Winstone/Kenny Wheeler)
  6. Free Your Mind (Jazzmeia Horn)
  7. Now I Know (Alex Webb)
  8. Duality (Ineza Kerschkamp)
  9. Exactly Like You (Dorothy Fields)
  10. The Dream Has Landed (Ineza Kerschkamp/Alex Webb)
  11. Good Morning Heartache (Irene Higginbotham)
  12. Who Needs You (Billie Holiday)
  13. My One And Only Thrill (Melody Gardot)
  14. I Can't Help It (Betty Carter)
  15. Tight (Betty Carter)
  16. I Love Being Here With You (Peggy Lee)


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Monday, 3 February 2025

Farewell Concert – Rob Turvey 

Prelude Duke Ellington – Sophisticated Duke 1981

Track List

1. In Her Family – Bob Curnow  (The Music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays) 1994 3.25

2. Pachabels Canon in D – Hiromi Uehara (live performance) 2022 8.14

3. Singin’ The Blues – Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra 1927 2.59

4. 12 Little Spells - Esperanza Spalding (12 Little Spells) 2018 4.50

5. La Suerte de los Tontos – BuJazzO (Jiggs Whigham Cuban Fire) 2019 5.38

6. Isfahan – Duke Ellington (Far East Suite) 1967 4.05

7. Picture in a Frame – Liane Carroll (Billy No Mates) 2003 7.02

8. Chimes Blues – Sweet Emma & her Preservation Hall Jazz Band 1964 5.48

9. Yerma – Arun Ghosh (Primal Odyssey) 2011 3.49

10. Hot Toddy – The Jack Parnell Big Band (Jack Parnell Big Band Show) 1976 3.14

11. Opus in Pastels – Stan Kenton (Retrospective) 1946 2.51

12. Age of Ascent – Kokoroko (Could Be More) 2022 4.59

13. Yellow – Emma Jean Thackray (Live Performance) 2021 6.30

14. Pete Wheeler – Jacob Mann Big Band (Jacob Mann) 2016 3.04

15. Concerto to End All Concertos – Stan Kenton (Kenton in Hi-Fi) 1956 7.03


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Monday, 27 January 2025

An A to Z of Jazz part two: B to Z - Maggie Balshaw

Intro tracks from Sydney Bechet The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 1951

Track List
  1. Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue 1967
  2. Miles Davis Tutu 1988
  3. Ella Fitzgerald How High the Moon 1947 (replacing I Get a Kick out of You 1956)
  4. Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man 1962
  5. J J Johnson Viscosity 1955
  6. Humphrey Littleton Bad Penny Blues 1955
  7. Marius Neset The Place of Welcome 2012 
  8. Bud Powell Un Poco Loco 1949
  9. Alison Rayner Croajingolong Bushwalk 2019
  10. McCoy Tyner Search for Peace 1967
  11. Sarah Vaughn Shulie-A-Bop 1954 (replacing Summertime 1949)
  12. X Mystery Track! (revealed as Count Basie Orchestra Quince 1959)
  13. Joe Zawinul Doctor Honores Causa 1971
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Monday, 20 January 2025

 65 Years of Jazz – Ron Plascow 

Intro track:  Kogun from the album “Kogun" by the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band from 1974 

Track List

  1. This Here from the album "The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Complete Live in San Francisco" from 1959.  (There are two versions of this on the album, we heard the first version which has Cannonball Adderley announcing the tune to the audience.)
  2. Arbeia from Kathy Stobart’s album “Arbeia" from 1978.
  3. Moanin’ from Lambert Hendricks & Ross’s album "The Hottest New Group in Jazz" from 1959. 
  4. Body and Soul from Oscar Peterson’s album "My Favourite Instrument" (also found on the album Exclusively for my Friends  Vol 4 - it’s a solo) from 1968.  
  5. Fables of Faubus from the album "Pepper Adams plays Charlie Mingus" from 1963.
  6. On Green Dolphin Street from the album "Bill Evans -The Tokyo Concert" from 1973.
  7. Tryin’ Times from Roberta Flack’s album "First Take" from 1969. 
  8. Dark Eyes from the album "Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio- Live at the Misty" from 1974. 
  9. Simone from the album “Introducing Hideyasu Terekawa Quartet Live “ from 1978.
  10. Blues for Pipkins from the album "Simon Spillett Big Band -Dear Tubby H" from 2023.
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Monday, 13 January 2025

An Eclectic Mix – Robert Porrer 

Play-in music

Jimi Mbaye: XeeXoo (Discord) (1997)                                                                

Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins: Night in Tunisia (1958)                

Brian Bromberg: Froggy’s (2020) - from CD A Little Driving Music              

Track List

  1. The Wolverines (featuring Bix Beiderbecke): Fidgety Feet (1924)
  2. Fletcher Henderson: Henderson Stomp (1926)
  3. Louis Armstrong Hot Seven: Potato Head Blues (1927)
  4. Fats Waller: Handful of keys (1929)
  5. Red Nichols Five Pennies: Corinne Corrina (1930)
  6. Lew Stone and his Band: Bouncing Ball (1935)
  7. Quintet of the Hot Club of France (Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli): Limehouse Blues (1936)
  8. Ken “Snakehips” Johnson and his West Indian Dance Band: Please be kind (1938)
  9. Helmut Zacharias & His Orchestra: Schönes Wetter Heute (1941)
  10. Sid Phillips and his band: Honeypot (1953)
  11. Cy Laurie Jazz band: Forty and Tight (1954)
  12. Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band at the Conway Hall: Elephant Stomp (1954)
  13. Eric Silk & His Southern Jazz Band: Gatemouth (1956)
  14. Horace Silver Quintet: Blowin’ the blues away (1959)
  15. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Lester left town (1960)
  16. Astrud Gilberto: Agua de beber  (1965)
  17. Fela Ransome Kuti and his Koola Lobitos: Onifere No.2  (1965)
  18. Thelonius Monk with Joe Turner: Blues for Duke (1969)
  19. Weather Report: Birdland  (1977)
  20. Nirek Mokar & His Boogie Messengers: Besco Boogie/Twist à la Huchette (from the album Back to Basics) (2023)
  21. Blue Giant Orkestar: Giants (Gonna get ya)  (2024)

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