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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 9 January 2010 17:00 ñ€“ 18:00

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)

Farewell Blues (Schoebel, Marles, Rappolo) (2:55)
Performed by Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang and their All-star Orchestra: Joe Venuti (v) Charlie Teargarden (tp) Jack Teargarden (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Frank Signorelli (p) Eddie Lang (g) Ward Lay (b) Neil Marshall (d)
Recorded 22 October 1931
Taken from the album Fiddlesticks
CD (Conifer CDHD172(1) Track 3)

Miss Brown to You (L Robin, R.A Whiting, R Rainger) (2:58)
Performed by Billie Holiday (v) Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra: Roy Eldridge (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) ben Webster (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) John Truehart (g) John Kirby (b) Cozy Cole (d)
Recorded 2 July 1935
Taken from the album Billie Holiday the Legacy
CD (Columbia/Legacy C3K47724 Track 4)

Blue Horizon (Sidney Bechet) (4:26)
Performed by Sidney Bechet (clt) Sidney De Paris (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Art Hodes (p) George ñ€œPopsñ€ Foster (b) Manzie Johnson (d)
Recorded 20 December 1944, New York
Taken from the album Sidney Bechet Ken Burnñ€™s Jazz
CD (Columbia/Legacy 5010312 Track 19)

Swing That Music (Horace Gerlach, Louis Armstrong) (2:50)
Performed by Louis Armstrong (tp, v) Leonard Davis, Gus Aiken, Louis Bacon (tp) Leo ñ€˜Snubñ€™ Mosely, Jimmy Archey (tb) Henry Jones, Charlie Holmes (as) Bingie Madison (cl, ts) Greely Walton (ts) Luis Russell (p) Lee Blair (g) Pops Foster (b) Paul Barbarin (d)
Recorded 11 May 1936
Taken from the album Swing That Music 1935 - 44
LP (Coral CP1 S1/4)

Illusive (Thad Jones) (5:25)
Performed by Thad Jones (tp) Frank Wess (ts, fl) Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Kenny Clark (d)
Recorded 1954
Taken from the album The Fabulous Thad Jones
LP (Vogue LDE 172 S2/1)

Mr Joy (Gary Peacock) (3:56)
Performed by Paul Bley (p) Gary Peacock (b) Billy Elgart (d)
Recorded 10- 12 May 1968
Taken from the album Mr Joy
LP (Mercury SMWL 21050 S2/4)

Hampñ€™s Boogie Woogie (Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner) (3:13)
Performed by The Lionel Hampton Band: Lionel Hampton (p) Milt Buckner (p)
Recorded 1944
Taken from the album The Lionel Hampton Story
2000 CD (Proper P1146 Track 7)

Ring of Life (Pat Metheny) (7:35)
Performed by Pat Metheny (guitar, guitar synth) Brad Mehldau (p) Larry Grenadier (b) Jeff Ballard (d)
Recorded December 2006
Taken from the album Metheny Mehldau
CD (Nonesuch 07559 79964-2 5 Track 4)

First Song (For Ruth) (Charlie Haden) (9:48)
Performed by Stan Getz (sax) Kenny Barron (p)
Recorded live on March 3-6, 1991 at the Café Montmartre, Copenhagen
Taken from the album People Time
1992 CD (Emarcy 5101342(1) Disc 1 Track 6)

The Champ (Jam) (Dizzy Gillespie) (8:10)
Performed by Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Clark Terry (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) James Moody (ts, fl) Teddy Wilson (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Louis Bellson (d)
Recorded March 1969, London
Taken from the album Jazz at the Philharmonic
1989 CD (Pablo PACD26201 Disc 1 Track 6)

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