program no. 1289

• In my program this week: The Norman Granz Jam Sessions 4, recorded in 1954 with Count Basie: piano, John Simmons: bass, Buddy Rich: drums. Freddie Green: guitar, Stan Getz & Wardell Gray: tenor saxes, Harry Edison: trumpet, Benny Carter & Willie Smith: alto saxes, Buddy DeFranco: clarinet
• Drummer John Rae, track from “March of the Octopus” recorded December 2024 with Roger Manins: tenor sax, Ben Wilcock: piano, Patrick Bleakley: bass
• Pianist Gordon Beck, track from “Pay Now, Live Later” Live at the Bassclef 1985” released on Jazz in Britain with Ray Warleigh: alto sax, Iain Bellamy: tenor and soprano sax, Dave Green: bass, Spike Wells: drums
• The Ben Webster special, track 344/520this week Ben’s lp “Ben Webster at Ease” recorded January 12^th 1969
• Tenor saxophonists Enric Peidro and Ray Gelato, track from the cd “With All Due Respect” recorded in 2019 with Richard Busiakiewitz: piano, AndresLizon: bass, Simone Zaniol: drums
• Bassist Christian McBride, track from “Vara Concerthall, Sweden” recorded april 21^st 2023with the Bohuslan Big Band
• Tenor saxophonist Rudy Pompilli, track from the lp “Rudy’s  Rock-The sax that changed the world” recorded in 1976 with Herb Hutchinson: guitar, Tom Keel: piano, Jim Lebak: bass, Billy Pfender: drums
• The Francy Boland/ Kenny Clarke Big Band, track from “Live in Umea-Sweden” recorded October 4^th 1970
• The Paul Cacia Jazz Orchestra, track from “Legacy-The Last Sessions” recorded in 2006 with Paul Cacia: flugelhorn, Bill Watrous: trombone, Chuck Findley: trumpet, Pete Christlieb: tenor sax(soloists)