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

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.

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)