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Australian Jazz
Alyn Shipton and guest Roger Dean survey the finest examples of Australian jazz
Gateshead Jazz Festival 2009
Alyn Shipton presents star interviews from the Gateshead Jazz Festival 2009
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Alyn Shipton and singer Christine Tobin consider Billie Holiday's early and late career.
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Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson talks to Alyn Shipton to look back at her recording career.
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Teo Macero, famed producer of Miles Davis, selects highlights of his recorded catalogue.
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Alyn Shipton and biographer Tom Perchard select the finest records of trumpeter Lee Morgan
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Listeners' suggestions of music to add to Jazz Library's best of the last three months.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by British drummer Ralph Salmins to survey the output of Buddy Rich
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Pianist and bandleader Chick Corea guides Alyn Shipton through his finest recordings.
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Archive interview in which the late John Dankworth selected some of his finest recordings.
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Looking at the essential works from jazz singer Abbey Lincoln's catalogue.
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Alyn Shipton talks to South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim about his career.
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An interview in which trombonist Al Grey, who died in 2000, selects his key recordings.
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Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select the key albums of swing-era singer Anita O'Day.
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Alyn Shipton and Brian Morton explore the wide-ranging output of Anthony Braxton.
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Alyn Shipton and singer Monica Vasconcelos select recordings by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Alyn Shipton picks the essential recordings of the 1960s improvised jazz quartet.
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Alyn Shipton and Ian Smith select the best recordings by trumpeter Art Farmer.
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Alan Barnes joins Alyn Shipton to choose saxophonist Art Pepper's finest recordings.
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Alyn Shipton and Brian Priestley, pianist and historian, consider pianist Art Tatum's work
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Alyn Shipton presents an interview with Louis Armstrong's former bassist, Arvell Shaw.
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Recorded at the London Jazz Festival, listeners suggest more additions to the Jazz Library
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Listeners suggest additional recordings to add to the jazz library.
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John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to explore the key records of guitarist Barney Kessel.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Ken Mathieson to select the best recordings by Benny Carter.
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Alyn Shipton interviews saxophonist Benny Golson, who turns 80 in 2009.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by John Dankworth to share insights into clarinetist Benny Goodman.
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Trombonist Benny Powell joins Alyn Shipton to select his best discs.
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Alyn Shipton and Irish singer Christine Tobin focus on the work of Bessie Smith.
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Christine Tobin and Alyn Shipton pick the best recordings by the singer Betty Carter.
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Alyn Shipton picks highlights of percussionist Big Sid Catlett's recordings.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Phil Robson to select Bill Frisell's finest recordings.
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Brian Priestley and Alyn Shipton review the work of Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn
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Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career.
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Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert pick Bing Crosby's jazziest recordings.
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Alyn Shipton explores the music of the great cornettist Bix Beiderbecke.
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Trombonist Bob Brookmeyer joins Alyn Shipton to pick his recorded highlights.
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Clarinettist and saxophonist Bob Wilber joins Alyn Shipton to look back on his career.
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Alyn Shipton selects the highlights from the recordings of trumpeter Booker Little.
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Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert pick the best recordings of pianist Brad Mehldau.
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Alyn Shipton explores the best examples of pianist Bud Powell's recordings.
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Alyn Shipton profiles the late saxophonist and flautist Bud Shank.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Cab's grandson to select from the singer's recordings.
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Pianist and composer Carla Bley joins Alyn Shipton to choose her essential records.
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Alyn Shipton picks highlights from the recordings of singer Carmen McRae.
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Alyn Shipton chooses the best recordings of influential guitarist Charlie Christian.
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Alyn Shipton explores the music of the great saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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Ian Smith joins Alyn Shipton to select the best work by trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker.
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Influential Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton talks to Alyn Shipton about his career.
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Bandleader Chris Barber joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recordings.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by singer Christine Tobin to survey the music of Shirley Horn.
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Trumpeter Clark Terry discusses his collaborations with musicians such as Oscar Peterson.
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Cleo Laine joins Alyn Shipton to select recorded highlights of her career.
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Alyn Shipton and Tom Perchard pick the best recordings by trumpeter Clifford Brown.
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Saxophonist Dave Gelly and Alyn Shipton suggest the essential Count Basie band recordings.
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Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to review the best albums of 2010.
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Pianist Danilo Perez joins Alyn Shipton to select the highlights from his recorded career.
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Alyn Shipton introduces an interview with Brubeck in which he selects favourite recordings
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Jazz bassist Dave Holland guides Alyn Shipton through his work on disc.
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Saxophonist Dave Liebman joins Alyn Shipton to choose highlights of his recordings.
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Alyn Shipton selects the best recordings of influential tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon.
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Alyn Shipton and bandleader Pete Long select the best of Dizzy Gillespie's back catalogue.
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John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings by the guitarist.
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Alyn Shipton and expert Pete Long choose the essential post-1940 Duke Ellington recordings
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Alyn Shipton and Brian Priestley select the best Duke Ellington small group discs.
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Alyn Shipton selects the best of a number of new reissues of bandleader Earl Hines's music
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Alyn Shipton explores the highlights of Duke Ellington's recordings of the 1920s and 30s.
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Special tribute edition featuring the recorded highlights of the late Ed Thigpen's career.
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Singer Gwyneth Herbert talks to Alyn Shipton about Ella Fitzgerald's musical legacy.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava to choose his favourite recordings
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With highlights from career of bass-clarinetist, saxophonist and flautist Eric Dolphy.
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Alyn Shipton selects the best recordings of the great pianist Erroll Garner.
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Alyn Shipton and Martin Litton select the best recordings made by pianist Fats Waller.
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Alyn Shipton selects the best recordings by Chicagoan saxophonist Fred Anderson.
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Alyn Shipton and Guy Barker to select the best recordings by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.
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Alyn Shipton and Richard Pite select the highlights from drummer Gene Krupa's recordings.
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An interview with composer and theorist George Russell, reviewing his career higlights.
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George Shearing joins Alyn Shipton to look back over the highlights of his career.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by John Walters to pick the best recordings by Gil Evans.
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Bandleader and composer Graham Collier joins Alyn Shipton to pick his key recordings.
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Tim Richards guides Alyn Shipton through highlights of pianist Hampton Hawes' recordings.
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Alyn Shipton and Chris Batchelor review the career of the late trumpeter Harry Beckett.
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Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select the essential recordings by trumpeter Harry James.
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Alyn Shipton talks to the Heath brothers about their collective and individual careers.
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Bassist Henry Grimes tells Alyn Shipton his life story and presents his best recordings.
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Alyn Shipton and Julian Joseph select the best recordings of Herbie Hancock.
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Horace Silver selects his key recordings, including early work and classic tracks.
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Trumpeter Hugh Masekela joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his recording career.
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Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with trumpeter, author and broadcaster Ian Carr
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Drummer Jack DeJohnette joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his choice of his own recordings.
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Alyn Shipton and pianist Gwilym Simcock assess the recordings of bassist Jaco Pastorius.
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Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with Jake Hanna, exploring the drummer's music.
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Alyn Shipton explores the work of Jelly Roll's band, Red Hot Peppers, and his solo discs.
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Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by the late jazz organist Jimmy McGriff.
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Alyn Shipton picks the finest discs by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff.
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Bassist Jimmy Woode discusses his best records in an archive interview with Alyn Shipton.
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Julian Siegel joins Alyn Shipton to assess the music of saxophonist Joe Henderson.
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Alyn Shipton and guitarist John Etheridge select highlights from Joe Pass' catalogue.
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Pianist John Lewis talks to Alyn Shipton about his work with MJQ and Miles Davis.
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Guitarist John Scofield joins Alyn Shipton to choose key albums from his career.
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Saxophonist John Surman joins Alyn Shipton to look back over his recording career.
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Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the jazz-oriented repertoire of Joni Mitchell.
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Alyn Shipton talks to pianist Junior Mance and they select his best recordings.
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Pianist Keith Tippett joins Alyn Shipton to pick highlights of his recorded catalogue.
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With recordings of jazz trumpeter Ken Colyer, who led Britain's New Orleans revival.
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Alyn Shipton and Michael Pointon select the highlights of trombonist Kid Ory's work.
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With highlights of the recording career of New Orleans cornettist Joe 'King' Oliver.
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An interview with Lawrence Lucie, given before the swing guitarist's death in August 2009.
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Alyn Shipton charts a course through the recordings of alto saxophonist Lee Konitz.
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Alyn Shipton talks to Dave Gelly, author of a new biography of saxophonist Lester Young.
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Alyn Shipton with career highlights of the great vibraphonist and pianist Lionel Hampton.
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Alyn Shipton with music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations, including Nina Simone.
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Music to add to Jazz Library's recommendations. With Dexter Gordon and Gene Krupa.
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Alyn Shipton presents a regular round-up of musical suggestions from listeners.
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Alyn Shipton presents a regular roundup of listeners' musical suggestions.
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Alyn Shipton with listeners' recommendations, including Erroll Garner and Keith Tippett.
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Alyn Shipton presents summer recommendations, including Beiderbecke and Ellington.
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Alyn Shipton presents a special Listener Feedback edition.
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Alyn Shipton with musical recommendations from late 2008, including Kid Ory and Lee Morgan
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Alyn Shipton presents an archive interview with the late drummer Louie Bellson.
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Alyn Shipton talks to pianist and broadcaster Marian McPartland about her career in jazz.
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Ian Shaw joins Alyn Shipton to consider the recording career of singer Mark Murphy.
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French pianist Martial Solal talks to Alyn Shipton about his long recording career.
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Alyn Shipton picks the highlights of the Vienna Art Orchestra's recording career.
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Richard Pite joins Alyn Shipton to pick the best discs by drummer Max Roach.
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Pianist McCoy Tyner reviews his career, including his work as a bandleader and soloist.
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Alyn Shipton looks back at the recorded catalogue of the late Michael Brecker.
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Pianist and composer Michael Garrick joins Alyn Shipton review his long career in jazz.
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Composer Mike Westbrook talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his long career.
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Alyn Shipton selects recordings from vibraphonist Milt Jackson's extensive catalogue.
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Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to select the high points of Nat King Cole's work.
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Alyn Shipton and Gwyneth Herbert select highlights from the catalogue of Nina Simone.
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Singer Norma Winstone joins Alyn Shipton to select her best recordings.
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Saxophonist Oliver Lake discusses his work and selects highlights from his back catalogue.
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Alyn Shipton selects the key recordings of influential saxophonist Ornette Coleman.
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Alyn Shipton presents a special tribute programme devoted to jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
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Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recordings and collaborations
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Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to choose the best jazz discs by singer Peggy Lee.
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Bassist Peter Ind joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his recording career.
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Chicago-born pianist Ramsey Lewis joins Alyn Shipton to discuss his recorded highlights.
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Alyn Shipton with a tribute to free jazz drummer and Coltrane collaborator Rashied Ali.
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Pianist Ray Bryant joins Alyn Shipton to review the recorded highlights of his career.
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Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to look back on the best jazz albums of 2009.
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A look at some of the career highlights of jazz cornettist Rex Stewart.
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Roland Hanna was one of the most talented of pianists until his untimely death in 2002.
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Bassist Ron Carter joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights of his recording career.
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Jazz drummer Roy Haynes guides Alyn Shipton through the key recordings from his catalogue.
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Richard Pite joins Alyn Shipton to select highlights from drummer Shelly Manne's career.
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An archive interview of Shorty Rogers in discussion with Alyn Shipton.
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Alyn Shipton and Dave Gelly select the best recordings by the great saxophonist Stan Getz.
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Alyn Shipton is joined at the 2010 Gateshead International Jazz festival by Stan Tracey.
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Late tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine guides Alyn Shipton through his back catalogue.
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Alyn Shipton talks to Italian pianist Stefano Bollani about his varied recording career.
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Bassist Steve Swallow joins Alyn Shipton at the 2010 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
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Alyn Shipton and Chris Garrick celebrate the career of violinist Stuff Smith.
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Brian Morton joins Alyn Shipton to select essential work by exotic bandleader Sun Ra.
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The late, great tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards interviewed by Alyn Shipton in 2003.
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Pianist Martin Litton joins Alyn Shipton to select the best music by pianist Teddy Wilson.
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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard talks to Alyn Shipton about his work with Herbie Hancock.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Guy Barker to select the finest records by Thad Jones.
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The essential recordings of Thelonious Monk, one of the most important jazz musicians.
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Saxophonist Tim Berne talks to Alyn Shipton to select highlights from his back catalogue.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko to select his best recorded work.
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Clarinettist and saxophonist Tony Coe joins Alyn Shipton to select his finest recordings.
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John Etheridge helps Alyn Shipton select recording highlights of guitarist Wes Montgomery.
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Alyn Shipton is joined by Tim Richards to explore the recordings of pianist Wynton Kelly.
John McLaughlin
Fusion guitarist John McLaughlin joins Alyn Shipton to choose the best of his recordings
London Jazz Festival 2010
Radio 3 broadcast highlights from the London Jazz Festival 2010
Radio 3's 40th Birthday
Alyn Shipton selects commercial jazz CDs that started life as broadcasts on Radio 3
Sonny Rollins
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins joins Alyn Shipton to select his key recordings