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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Producer: Benedict Warren

Music Details

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tpt), Marcus Roberts (pno), Todd Williams (tsx), Dr Michael White (clt), Danny Barker (bjo), Teddy Riley (tpt), Freddie Lonzo (tbn), Reginald Veal (bs), Herlin Riley (dms)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

Southern Fried (Harlan Leonard / Fred Culliver / James Ross) (3’06’’)
Performed by Max Goldberg (tp) Nat Temple (cl) Pat Dodd (p) Ivor Mairants (g) Pat Reiley (str-b) Joe Daniels (d)
Recorded London, Jan 6 1941
Taken from the album Steppin’ Out to Swing
LP (Saville SVL 167; Side 1 / Track 3)

Deep Creek (Jelly Roll Morton) (3’30’’)
Performed by Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra:
Jelly Roll Morton (p) Ed Anderson, Edwin Swayzee (tp) William Cato (tb) Russell Procope (cl) Paul Barnes (sop) Joe Garland (ts) Lee Blair (g) Bass Moore (tu) Manzie Johnson (d)
Recorded NY, Dec 6 1928
Taken from the album Jelly Roll Morton Volume 2
CD (JSP CD322; Track 2)

Denomination Blues (Washington Phillips) (5’30’’)
Performed by Washington Phillips (dolceola,vcl)
Recorded Dec 5 1927
Taken from the album I Am Born to Preach the Gospel
1991 CD (Yazoo YAZOO2003(1); Track 7-8)

Strollin’ (Howard McGee) (3’26’’)
Performed by Al Killian, ‘Peanuts’ Holland, Jimmy Pupa, Lyman Vunk (tp) Eddie Bert, Ed Fromm, ‘Spud’ Murphy, Bob swift (tb) Charlie Barnet (as) Buddy DeFranco (cl,as) Ray De Geer (as) Kurt Bloom, Mike Goldberg (ts) Danny Bank (bs) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Turk Van Lake (g) Russ Wagner (b) Harold Hahn (d)
Recorded 21 Oct 1943
Taken from the album Skyliner
CD (Topaz TPZ 1041; Track 16)

I Can’t Love You Anymore Than I Do (Herb Magidson / Allie Wrubel) (2’43’’)
Performed by Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Maxwell, Irwing Goodman (tp) Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Toots Mondello, Les Robinson (as) Bassey, Jerry Jerome (ts) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Charlie Christian (el-g) Artie Bernstein (b) Nick Fatool (d) Helen Forrest (vcl) Fletcher Henderson, Ralph Hallenbeck (arr)
Recorded LA, 1940
Taken from the album Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
2000 CD (Classics Classics1131(1); Track 11)

Stop this World (Mose Allison) (3’24’’)
Performed by Mose Allison (p,vcl) Jimmy Knepper (tb) Jim Reider (ts) Addison Farmer (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)
Recorded NY, Nov 9 1962
Taken from the album Introducing Mose Allison
2006 CD (Warner Jazz. 8122733732; Track 5)

Joy Spring (Clifford Brown) (6’57’’)
Performed by Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Hellis (g) Ray brown (b)
Recorded Live Newport Jazz Festival, Jul 7 1957
Taken from the album Plays Jazz Standards
CD (Verve 8332832(1): Track 3)

This is All I Ask (Gordon Jenkins) (5’20’’)
Performed by Scott Hamilton (ts) Dave McKenna (p) Jake Hanna (d)
Recorded Boston, May 1986
Taken from the album Major League
LP (Concord Jazz CJ 305; Side 2 / Track 2)

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) (8’25’’)
Performed by Tubby Hayes (ts) Jimmy Deuchar (tp) Gordon Beck (p) Freddie Logan (p) Allan Ganley (d)
Recorded Ronnie Scott’s Club, London May 17 & 18 1962
Taken from the album Down in the Village
1998 CD (Redial 5581842(1); Track 3)

Cheek to Cheek (Irving berlin) (9’20’’)
Performed by The Rath Pack:
Bert Boeren, Marc Godfroid, Mark Nightingale (tb) John Horler (p) Mark Hodgson (b) Clark Tracey (d)
Recorded London, 12 Nov 2003
Taken from the album Live in London
2004 CD (Woodville WVCD105(1); Track 8)

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