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Simon J Jazz Mash Show

Jazz Mash E171

Duke Ellington, “Saturday Night Function”, 3:05
Dr John, Goin’ Back to New Orleans, “Basin Street Blues”, 4:27b
Cassandra Wilson, Blue Light ‘Til Dawn, “Redbone”, 5:35
Avishai Cohen, Two Roses, “Two Roses”, 4:24
Sarah Vaughan, Images, (1954 – remastered), “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”, 2:42
Alfa Mist, Bring Backs, “Teki”, 6:00
Christian McBride, The Q Sessions, “Brouhaha”, 4:56
Vijay Iyer (pno), with Linda May Han Oh (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (d), Uneasy, “Drummer’s Song”, 6:47
Norah Jones, ‘Til We Meet Again Live, 2021, “Cold, Cold Heart”, 5:24
Tom Harrell, Infinity, 2019, “The Fast”, 6:38
Fred Ramirez, (1967), “Comin’ Home Baby”, 3:09
Archie Lee Hooker (nephew of John Lee…) & the Coast to Coast Blues Band, Living in a Memory, “Blinded by Love”, 3:25

Simon J Jazz Mash E170

Hank Crawford, “Smoke City”, 2:24
Rendell/Carr Quintet, BBC Jazz Club 1965-66, “Regrets”, 4:28
Balimaya Project, Wolo So, 2021, “Balimaya”, 6:49
Evelyn Laurie, My Scottish Heart, 2021, “Island Spinning Song”, 3:17
Steve Reid Ensemble, Spirit Walk, 2021, “Bridget”, 5:49
Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet, “Just Us Blues”, 5:56
Cassandra Wilson, New Moon Daughter, “Love is Blindness”, 4:53
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time In, “Cassandra”, 4:22
Al Di Meola, Across the Universe, (2020), “Norwegian Wood”, 6:06
Weather Report, Heavy Weather, “A Remark You Made”, 6:53
Tito Jackson, Under Your Spell, 2021, “Wheels Keep Turning”, 2:02
Playout: Otis Taylor, Definition of a Circle, “Love and Hesitation”, 4:04

Simon J Jazz Mash E1

Courtney Pine, Back in the Day, 2000, “The Jazzstep” (4:23)
Duke Ellington, “Black & Tan Fantasy”, dates from 1937… (4:16)
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Inner Mounting Flame, 1971, “Vital Transformation” (6:18)
Dave Brubeck, Live at the Berlin Philharmonie, 1970, “Take Five” (4:01)
Cassandra Wilson, Traveling Miles, 1999, “Run the Voodoo Down” music by Miles Davis, lyrics by Cassandra Wilson, (4:36)
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, 1962, opening track “So What”, trumpet at 1:30 secs (9:05)
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7, 1962, “Secrets” (4:08)
Norah Jones, Day Breaks, 2016, “It’s a Wonderful Time for Love” (3:54)
Joe Henderson, So Near So Far, 1993, “Miles Ahead” (4:31)
Jan Garbarek, Twelve Moons, 1993, title track: “Twelve Moons” (7:38)
Courtney Pine, Back in the Day, 2000, “Power to the People”

First aired 24th Jan 2018 on 242 Radio

Simon J Jazz Mash E2

Joe Henderson, Lush Life the music of Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Come Lately, original: 1942, Joe H 1991 (6:20)
7 Report, Heavy Weather, Birdland, March 1977 (5:59)
Billie Holliday, What is this thing called Love, Cole Porter 1929, BH: late 1940s
Miles Davis Quintet, Cookin’/Relaxin’, 1958?, “You’re My Everything”, 4’ +
John Scofield, Hand Jive, 1994, “7th Floor”
Ruby Rushton, Trudi’s Songbook Volume 2, November 2017, “Tisbury Truckin’”
Tom Harrel, Time’s Mirror, 1999 “Autumn Leaves” (3:33)
Melanie De Biasio, No Deal, 2013, “No Deal” (4:02)
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Changes, 1963, “Unisphere” (5:43)
Jan Garbarek, Rites, 1998, “Rites” (8:28)
Duke Ellington, “Saratoga Swing” (2:46)

First aired 31st Jan 2018 on 242 Radio

Simon J Jazz Mash E3

Courtney Pine, Back in the Day, 2000, “Keep it Real” (3:59)
John Scofield/Pat Metheny, I Can See Your House from Here, “The Red One”
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme, 1964, “Acknowledgement” (7:47)
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Out, “Blue Rondo A La Turk” (6:45)
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Inner Mounting Flame, 1971, “The Noonward Race” (6:29)
Nerija (Ne Ree Ya) 7-piece all-female London band, 2016, “The Fisherman”
Cassandra Wilson, New Moon Daughter, “Death Letter” (Delta blues musician Son House, 1930s (4:13)
Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamers, 2010, “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” (4:34)
Abdullah Ibrahim, Voice of Africa, 1998, “Black and Brown Cherries” (7:25)
Miles Davis Quintet, Cookin’/Relaxin’, 1958?, “Woody’n You” (5:10)

First aired 9th Sep 2018 on 242 Radio

Simon J Jazz Mash E4

Count Basie and the Kansas City 7, dating back to 1936 but this version 1962, “Shoe Shine Boy” (4:07)
Acoustic Alchemy, Positive Thinking, released: 1998, “The Better Shoes” (5:29)
Jan Garbarek, Twelve Moons, 1993, “The Tall Tear Trees” (5:51)
Ramsey Lewis, Love Notes, 1977, “Spring High”
Annes, Frost, 2017, “Bliss”
Weather Report, Heavy Weather, Palladium, March 1977 (4:46)
Pat Metheny, Secret Story, 1992, “Always & Forever” (5:26)
Joel Palsson, Horn, 2010, “Tusk” (6:48)
Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Changes, 1993, “Elementals” (16:35)

First aired 1st Mar 2018 on 242 Radio