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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 25 July 2009 1815 - 1930

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)

Parkway Stomp (Albert Wynn, Thomas A. Dorsey) (3:16)
Performed by Dolphin Jazz Band: Peter Treger (cnt) Brian Towers (tb) Chris Watford (cl, as) Jon Collinson (p) Ted Bishop (bj) Johnny Griffiths (b) Alan Whitmore (d)
Recorded 17 December 1961, Middlesex, England
Taken from the album Vintage Jazz ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ the Dolphin Jazz Band
LP (VJM VEP 12. S2/2)

St. Louis Blues (Handy) (2:36)
Performed by Art Tatum (p)
Recorded 21 March 1933, New York City
Taken from the album Piano Grand Master
2003 CD (Proper P1337 Disc 1, Track 3)

Happy Blues (Larkin) (2:58)
Performed by The Hollywood Hucksters: Charlie Shavers (tp) Benny Goodman (cl, v) Benny Carter (as) Dave Cavanaugh (ts, as) Joe Koch (bs) Red Norvo (vb, xyl) Jimmy Rowles (p) Irving Ashby (g) Red Callender (b) Lee Young (d) Stan Kenton (v)
Recorded 29 May 1947, Los Angeles
Taken from the album Benny Goodman and his Orchestra 1947
2005 CD (Classics1396 (1) Track 16)

This is Always (H Warren, M Gordon) (4:19)
Performed by Annie Ross (vcl) Gerry Mulligan (bs) Art Farmer (tp) Bill Crow (b) Dave Bailey (d) Bob Burns (cl) Tony Crombie (p) Roy Plummer (b) Lennie Rush (d)
Recorded 1957, New York
Taken from the album Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan
1988 CD (Manhattan CDP7468522 (1) Track 5)

Jeruvian (David Van Kriedt) (3:35)
Performed by Dick Collins (tp) Paul Desmond (as) David Van Kreidt (ts) Bob Bates (b) Joe Dodge (d)
Recorded San Francisco, CA, October, 1954
Taken from the album The Paul Desmond Quintet/Quartet Featuring Don Elliott
1992 CD (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD7122 (1) Track 1)

‘S Wonderful (George Gershwin) (4:57)
Performed by Johnny Smith (g) Johnny Rae (vb) George Roumanis (b) Johnny Lee (d)
Recorded 1956
Taken from the album Johnny Smith and his New Quartet
LP (Vogue LAE 12202 S1/5)

Alice in Wonderland Take 2 (Fain, Hilliard) (8:04)
Performed by Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)
Recorded 25 June 1961, New York
Taken from the album Sunday at the Village Vanguard
CD (Riverside OJCCD1402 (1) Track 5)

Victor (Ganley) (6:33)
Performed by The Allan Ganley Jazz Legacy: Andy Mackintosh, Julian Siegel, Alan Barnes, Roy Willox, Jimmy Hastings (sax) Simon Gardner, Tony Fisher, Henry Lowther, Martin Shaw, Mike Lovatt (tp) Mark Nightingale, Cliff Hardie, Gordon Campbell, Bill Geldard, Ashley Horton (tb) John Horler (p) Phil Lee (g) Malcolm Creese (b) Mike Smith (d)
Recorded 17 March 2009, Buckinghamshire, England
Taken from the album June Time
2009 CD (Vocalion CDSML8454 Track 1)

Pavane (Ian Carr, Trevor Tomkins) (6:44)
Performed by Don Rendell Quartet: Don Rendell (ts) Ian Carr (fln) John Mealing (p) Michael Garrick (p) Dave Green (b) Trevor Tomkins (d)
Recorded 23 July 1968
Taken from the album Don Rendell 4/5 plus Rendell – Carr Quintet
CD (Spotlite SPJCD566 Track 14)

Twins (Johnny Griffin, Eddie Davis) (6:26)
Performed by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Junior Mance (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)
Recorded 4 & 10 November 1960, New York
Taken from the album Tough Tenors
LP (Jazzland JLP31 S1/3)

If I Only Had a Brain (Harold Arlen) (5:28)
Performed by Abbey Lincoln (vcl) Marc Cary (p) John Ormond (b) Alvester Garnett (d)
Recorded June 1998, New York
Taken from the album Get Happy: The Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration
2005 CD (Verve 0602498267301 Track 10)

Oh, Lady Be Good (Jam session) (George Gershwin) (10:20)
Performed by Members of The Count Basie Orchestra and the Benny Goodman Sextet, Solos in order: 1st and 2nd Chorus Count Basie, 3rd and 4th Lester Young, 5th Meade Lux Lewis, 6th and 7th Albert Ammons, 8th 9th and 10th Charlie Christian, 11th and 12th Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, 13th Fletcher Henderson, 14th and 15th Walter page, 16th and 17th ensemble, Joe Jones (d)
Recorded 24 December 1939
Taken from the album From Spirituals to Swing
1999 CD (Vanguard 3VCD169/71-2 Disc 3, Track 20)

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