JRR Stratford

230416 JRR Stratford Live Programme

 

DISC 1

Artist                        Cleo Laine

Title                        It Was A Lover And His Lass

Composer            Shakespeare / Young

Album                        I Hear Music

Label                        Salvo

Number            403 CD 3 Track 4

Duration             1.45

Performers: Cleo Laine, v; Leon Calvert, Kenny Wheeler, t; John Dankworth, cl; Alan Branscombe, as; Vic Ash, ts; Tony Russell, tb; Maria Korchinska, hp; Kenny Napper, b; Johnny Butts, d. 1964.                                                                                                                                                           

DISC 2

Artist                        Duke Ellington

Title                        Star Crossed Lovers

Composer            Ellington / Strayhorn

Album                        Such Sweet Thuinder

Label                        Columbia

Number            469140-2 Track 9

Duration             4.00

Performers Jimmy Hamilton – Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone; 
Johnny Hodges – Alto Saxophone; 
Russell Procope – Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
; Paul Gonsalves – Tenor Saxophone
; Harry Carney – Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
; Cat Anderson – Trumpet
; Clark Terry – Trumpet; 
Ray Nance – Trumpet
; Willie Cook – Trumpet
; Quentin Jackson – Trombone; 
John Sanders – Trombone
; Britt Woodman – Trombone; Duke Ellington, piano; 
Jimmy Woode – Bass
; Sam Woodyard – Drums
; Billy Strayhorn – Orchestration

 

DISC 3

Artist                        Ken Johnson

Title                        Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind

Composer            Shakespeare / Young arr. Evans

Album                        Black British Swing

Label                        Topic

Number            781 Track 11

Duration             2.58

Performers: Dave Wilkins, Jiver Hutchinson, Jack Cosker, t; Freddie Butt, tb; Carl Barriteau, Bertie King, George Roberts, Baba Williams, reeds; Yorke De Souza, p; Joe Deniz, g; Ernie Stevens, b; Tommy Wilson, d; Al Bowlly, the Henderson twins, v. 24 April 1940.

 

DISC 4

Artist                        George Lewis

Title                        Lord Lord Lord

Composer            trad

Album                        Hello Central

Label                        Delmark

Number            201-2 Track 1

Duration             2.28

Performers            George Lewis, cl; Kid Howard, t; Jim Robinson, tb; Alton Purnell, p; Lawrence Marrero, bj; Slow Drag Pavageau, b; Joe Watkins, d. 18 June 1953.

 

DISC 5

Artist                                    Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington

Title                                    Azalea

Composer                        Ellington

Album                                    The Great Summit

Label                                    Essential Jazz Classics

Number                        55536 Track 17

Duration                         5.05

Performers            Louis Armstrong, t; Barney Bigard, cl; Trummy Young, tb; Duke Ellington, p; Mort Herbert, b; Danny Barcelona, d. April 1961

 

DISC 6

Artist                        Guillaume de Chassy / Andy Sheppard / Christophe Marguet

Title                        Capulets and Motagues go Dancing

Composer            De Chassy

Album                        Shakespeare Songs

Label                        Abalone

Number            Track 4

Duration             4.24

Performers: Guillaume de Chassy, p; Andy Sheppard, ts; Christophe Marguet, d; Kristin Scott Thomas, v. 2015.

 

DISC 7

Artist                        Dave O’Higgins

Title                        Let’s Face The Music and Dance

Composer            Berlin

Album                        Standards

Label                        O’Higgins

Number            Track 6

Duration             6.05

Performers: Dave O’Higgins, ts; Robin Aspland, p; Jeremy Brown, b; Sebastiaan de Krom, d, 2014.

 

DISC 8

Artist                        Colin Towns

Title                        Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Composer            Towns

Album                        Drama

Label                        Provocateur

Number            1044 CD 1 Track 4

Duration             7.10

Performers George Hogg, Graham Russell, Henry Lowther, Rory Simmons, t; Barnaby Dickenson, Tom White, Harry Brown, Roger Williams, tb; Peter King, Simon Allen, Tim Garland, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Julian Siegel, reeds; Andrew McCormack, p; Colin Towns, kb; Arnd Geise, b; Chris Montague, g; Steophan Maass, Ralph Salmins, perc. 2014/2015

 

DISC 9

Artist                        Ian Carr and John Taylor

Title                        Come Unto These Yellow Sands

Composer            Carr

Album                        Sounds and Sweet Airs

Label                        Celestial Harmonies

Number            13064-2 Track 6

Duration             6.26

Performers: Ian Carr, t; John Taylor, org; 1992

 

DISC 10

Artist                        Chris Barber and Ottilie Patterson

Title                        Ah Me What Eyes Hath Love Put In My Head

Composer            Shakespeare / Patterson

Album                        Best of Chris Barber

Label                        EMI

Number            7243 5 40181 Track 15

Duration             2.44

Performers: Ottilie Patterson v; Pat Halcox, t; Chris Barber, tb; Ian Wheeler, cl; Johnny Parker, p; Eddie Smith, bj; Dick Smith, b; Graham Burbidge, d. May 1964.