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Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Jazz Record Requests
Presented by Geoffrey Smith
Saturday 28 November 2009 5pm–6pm

JRR Signature Tune:
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (Wynton Marsalis)
Performed by Wynton Marsalis (tp), Marcus Roberts (p), Todd Williams (ts), Dr Michael White (cl), Danny Barker (bj), Teddy Riley (tp), Freddie Lonzo (tb), Reginald Veal (b), Herlin Riley (d)
Recorded 28 October 1988
Taken from the album The Majesty of the Blues
1989 CD (CBS 465129 2)

San (Michels, McPhall) (2:40)
Performed by Jimmie Noone's Apex Jazz Orchestra: Eddie Pollack (as) Zinky Cohn (p) Wilbur Gorham (bj) Bill Newton (bb) Johnny Wells (d)
Recorded 1 June 1930
Taken from the album The Apex of New Orleans Jazz: Jimmie Noone
1997 CD (ASV CDAJA5235(1) Track 16)

I’m Crazy Bout my Baby (Fats Waller, Alex Hill) (2:16)
Performed by Fats Waller and his Rhythm: Herman Autrey (tp) Gene Sedric (cl, ts) Fats Waller (p, cel, v) Albert Caset (g) Charles Turner (sb) Slick Jones (d)
Recorded 1 August 1936, New York
Taken from the album Fats Waller 1936
1994 CD (Classics Classics797 (1) Track 13)

I’m Coming Virginia (D Heywood, W Cook) (3:08)
Performed by Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bill Rank (tb) Don Murray (cl, ts, bs) Frankie Trumbauer (c-melody Sax) Irving ‘Itzy’ Riskin (p) Eddie Lang (bj) Chauncey Morehouse (d) Don Murray (arr)
Recorded 13 May 1927, New York
Taken from the album The Bix Beiderbecke
1990 CD (Columbia 501645 2 Disc 1, Track 6)

Dear Bix (Dave Frishberg) (4:38)
Performed by Richie Kamuca (ts, v) Ray Brown (bs) Herb Ellis (g)
Recorded 2 February 1977, San Francisco
Taken from the album Drop Me Off in Harlem
LP (Concord Jazz CJ39 S1/4)

Archer Street Drag (George Chisholm) (3:23)
Performed by George Chisholm and his Jive Five: Tommy McQuater (cnt) George Chisholm (tb) Benny Winestone (cl, ts) Eddie Macauley (p) Tiny Winters (b) Dudley Barber (d)
Recorded 12 October 1938
Taken from the album Swingin’ Britain the Thirties
LP (Decca DDV 5013 S2/3)

Someday Sweetheart (Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes) (3:01)
Performed by Jimmy Rushing (v) Buck Clayton (arr, tp) Jimmy Mundy, Nat Pierce (arr) Rudy Powell, Earle Warren (as) Coleman Hawkins, Buddy Tate (ts) Danny Bank (bs) Emmett Berry, Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Doc Cheatham (tp) Vic Dickenson, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Dicky Wells (tb) Nat Pierce (p) Danny Barker (g) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d)
Recorded 26 February 1958
Taken from the album Rushing Lullabies
1997 CD (Columbia Legacy CK 65118 Track 10)

Blood Count (Billy Strayhorn) (4:14)
Performed by Duke Ellington (p) Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams (tp) Aaron Bell (b) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb) Harry Carney (bs) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Jimmy Hamilton (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (cl) Sam Woodyard (d)
Recorded 30 August 1967, New York
Taken from the album ‘…and his mother called him Bill’
LP (RCA RCDJ-63458-2 Disc 3, Track 14)

Mambo Garner (Erroll Garner) (6:30)
Performed by Erroll Garner (p) Wyatt Ruther (b) Eugene "Fats" Heard (d) Candido (Percussion, Congas)
Recorded 27 July 1954, Chicago
Taken from the album Erroll Garner’s Finest Hour
2003 CD (Verve 589 775-2 Track 8)

Wakaria (What’s Up?) (Michael Brecker, Armand Sabal-Lecco) (5:24)
Performed by Brecker Brothers: Michael Brecker (ts, ss, synthesizer) Randy Brecker (tp, Flugelhorn) Armand Sabal-Lecco (Bass, Bass Piccolo, Vocals, Percussion, Drums) Dennis Chambers (drums) Max Risenhoover (Drums, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Percussion) George Whitty (Keyboards, Rhodes)
Recorded 1992
Taken from the album Return of the Brecker Brothers
1992 CD (GRP GRP96842(1) Track 6)

So Long Eric (Charlie Mingus) (4:32)
Performed by Charlie Mingus (b) Jack Walrath, Woody Shaw (tp) Ricky Ford (ts) Paul Jeffrey (ts, arr) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Bob Neloms (p) Lionel Hampton (vb) Dannie Richmond (d) Peter Matt (fhn)
Recorded November 1977, New York
Taken from the album His Final Work
1987 CD (Kingdom Jazz CD Gate 7016 Track 5)

Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck) (12:00)
Performed by Dave Brubeck (p) Paul Desmond (as) Eugene Wright (b) Joe Morello (d)
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, February 21, 1963
Taken from the album The Dave Brubeck Quartet - At Carnegie Hall
2001 CD (Columbia C2K61455(2) Disc 2, Track 5)

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