New Podcast, Jazz A Love Affair 15.

Another "Jazz, A Love Affair" show this one is 15, two shows of about an hour long of the best jazz. link http://thejazzrep.podomatic.com/
Part 1,
Tim Garland - Emergence, 2000.
Ronnie Scott - All The Things You Are, 1990.
Tubby Hayes - When My Baby Gets Mad Watch Out, 1966.
The Jazz Couriers - Day In Day Out, 1958.
Simon Spillett - Lifeline, 2007.
Part 2,
Jazztimes Superband - Silverado, 2000.
Lester Young/Teddy Wilson - I Didn't Know What Time It Was, 1956.
Gerry Mulligan - Little Big Horn, 1983.
Barbara Dennerlein - Hot House, 1995.
John Parks - Funny Valentine, 1979.
Lee Morgan - Tom Cat, 1965.
Some great tracks, please enjoy.
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Sir John Dankworth, R.I.P.

John Dankworth R.I.P. died 6 th February 2010.
This is very sad news, very sad news. It is not just another great musician dying but what he has done for the british music scene. I first came into contact with John and Cleo when Cleo and her sister ran a small cafe in Hounslow, 4 or 5 miles from London airport. I played in the back garden with Cleo's son Stewart, from a previous relationship. I remember the talk that she was going to audition for John and then the photographs going up on the wall as they became more well known. It was due to this early contact that I followed Johnny Dankworths band and the musicians that past through it, including Ronnie Scott. He was a fan and played with Charlie Parker. In the 1950s he had a band The Dankworth Seven with John on Alto, Jimmy Deuchar played trumpet, Trombone was played by Eddie Harvey, the great Don Rendell on tenor, Bill Le Sage on piano, bass was Eric Dawson and on the drums Tony Kinsey. I think some of the best recordings of Johns bands are those by the Alec & John Generation Big Band. Alec, Johns son, plays the double bass and is much in demand. The story is that on a tour of the USA when Alec was a young boy, he met the comedian Bill Cosby, who gave Alec a double bass and tutor books, he had been trying to learn with. So that is how Alec became a bass player. The work that John and Cleo have done for the young musicians of the UK is beyond calculation and too great to put a value on. They have literally made there home a refuge for young musicians. I think if I was speaking to someone who knew nothing of John as a musician I would direct them to the clarinet solo in Born On A Friday with Cleo Laine, from the live recording at Carnegie Hall 1977. Our best wishes go to John's family and a big thank you to John himself. John Dankworth R.I.P.
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R.I.P Sir John Dankworth

Another great British jazz man has gone to play in the Celestial Jazz Orchestra,I sure Ray will tell you more,but here's what The Times has to say.

Andy's Jazz Show #3

A little bit of confusion this week as Show 5 turned up instead of Show 3! Not sure how that happened but still a great show this week full of Blue Note Jazz.A good spread of jazz from the 60's,70's and 80's. The most recent tracks being the opening pair from Kevin Hays and Bill Stewart.I really like the 3rd track from Duke Pearson,the first 3 tracks are all from tape.There's a nice pair of tracks off vinyl from The Jazz Crusaders that I picked up recently.The final 3 tracks are all from my cd collection Donald Byrd from the Kofi cd,Grant Green from Live at the Lighthouse and Stanley Turrentine from Return of the Prodigal Son,All 3 cd's are widely available and highly recommended.I hope you like a taste of the legendary Blue Note label.



Playlist

Seventh Sense - Kevin Hays
Fred and Ginger - Bill Stewart
Make it good - Duke Pearson
Reflections/Congolese sermon - The Jazz Crusaders
Fufu - Donald Byrd
A walk in the night - Grant Green
Dr Feelgood - Stanley Turrentine

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New podcast, Jazz A Love Affair 14.

Two parts of about one hour, Jazz, A Love Affair parts 1 and 2. This is a show that is part of my UK Jazz Radio broadcast. Here is the link http://thejazzrep.podomatic.com/
Part 1.
Randy Weston African Rhythms - Tangier Bay, 1995.
Joe Gaeta/Cengiz Yaltkaya - Jingles, 2008.
Von Freeman - Vonski Speaks, 2009.
Wes Montgomery - Surrey With The Fringe On Top, 1965.
Tim Warfield - Old Country, 2001.
Ronnie Laws - Compared To What, 1997.
Part 2,
Stan Tracey Quartet - Duffy's Circus, 2009.
Stan Tracey Quartet - Stemless, 2009.
Charlie Byrd+Annapolis Brass Quintet - En Memoria De Chano Polo, 1986.
Dick Morrissey - The Way We Were, 1983.
Kunihiko Sugano - Love Is A Many Splendid Thing, 1974.
Andy Sheppard - Adventures In The Rave Trade, parts 1&2, 1990.
A really nice selection of jazz for you to play.
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Andy's Jazz Show #2

Well another week and another show,this one in my opinion is a cracker.A great start from Billy Wooten,some vintage Hargrove,a couple of tributes to Stan T,The Quartette Tres Bien in mellow mood,the fantastic Penny Goodwin,Funky Rollins,Woody Shaw and the brilliant Ray Brown Trio,how can you not like that lot!

1.Jammin' with the boys - Billy Wooten
2.Confidentiality - Roy Hargrove
3.Sweet T - Don Braden
4.Song for Stanley Turrentine - Toni Sola Quartet
5.Somebody loves me - The Quartette Tres Bien
6.Lady Day and John Coltrane - Penny Goodwin
7.Harlem Boys - Sonny Rollins
8.Rhasan's run - Woody Shaw
9. Mistreated but undefeated Blues - Ray Brown Trio


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