program no. 1309

• In my program this week the New York Jazz Giants, recorded live in Lugano, Switzerland july 2^nd 1997 Bobby Watson: alto sax, Lew Tabackin: tenor sax, Tom Harrell & Jon Faddis: trumpets, Mulgrew Miller: piano, Ray Drummond: bass, Carl Allen: drums
• Jazz at the Philharamonic (JATP), track from “Live in Seattle” recorded in 1956 with Roy Eldridge: trumpet, Flip Phillips & Illinois Jacquet: tenor saxes, Oscar Peterson: piano, Herb Ellis: guitar, Ray Brown: bass, Jo Jones: drums
• Manhattan Jazz Quintet, track from the lp “Live at Pit Inn” recorded april 21^st 1986 with Lew Soloff: trumpet, George Young: tenor sax, David Matthews: piano, Eddie Gomez: bass, Steve Gadd: drums
• The Ben Webster special, track 363/520 this week Ben’s recording with JATP at the Carnegie Hall, September 17^th 1955
• The Danish-Dutch Tribute to Ben Webster, recorded October 1^st 1983 with Jesper Thilo & Ruud Brink: tenor saxes, Piet Noordijk: alto sax, Herman Schoonderwalt: baritone sax, Cees Slinger: piano, Jacques Schols: bass, Johnny Engels: drums
• The Oscar Peterson trio, track from the lp “At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge” recorded august 19^th 1960 with Ray Brown: bass, Ed Thigpen: drums
• Drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, track from the lp “Golden Boy” recorded in 1963 with Lee Morgan & Freddie Hubbard: trumpets, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Julius Watkins: French Horn, Bill Barber: tuba, James Spaulding: alto sax, Wayne Shorter: tenor sax, Charles Davis: baritone sax, Cedar Walton: piano, Reggie Workman: bass
• Alto saxophonist Sammy Mayne, track from the cd “Sammy Side Up” recorded in 2025 with Sam Dunn: guitar, Pete Whittaker: Hammond organ, Pete Cater: drums
• Tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett, track from the cd “Up in Town” recorded February 10^th 2024 with Rob Barron: piano, Alec Dankworth: bass, Pete Cater: drums
• Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, track from “Vara Studio 7” recorded February 18^th 1966 with Pim Jacobs: piano, Ruud Jacobs: bass, Han Bennink: drums