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WDR 3 Jazz & World, 15.01.2018 WDR 3 Jazz & World, 15.01.2018 Er war immer „way out“ - Der Klarinettist Pee Wee Russell 22:04-24:00 Stand: 12.01.2018 E-Mail: [email protected] | Web: jazz.wdr.de Moderation: Hans-Jürgen Schaal Redaktion: Bernd Hoffmann Laufplan 1. Pee Wee’s Blues K.: Pee Wee Russell 4:22 PEE WEE RUSSELL Avid Jazz AMSC 1056; LC: 12869 QUARTET CD: Four Classic Albums Plus 2. Cryin’ All Day K: Frank Trumbauer-Chauncey Morehous 3:08 FRANK TRUMBAUER Phoenix Records 131535; LC: 99999 ORCHESTRA CD: Bix Beiderbecke – In A Mist 3. Jig Walk K: Duke Ellington-Jo Trent 2:41 THE THREE DEUCES Commodore CMD-404; LC: 00094 CD: Pee Wee Russell – Jazz Original 4. The Lady In Red K: Allie Wrubel 2:59 LOUIS PRIMA SEXTET Prism Leisure PLATCD 517; LC: 14243 CD: The Very Best Of Louis Prima 5. Deuces Wild K: Zutty Singleton 2:55 THE THREE DEUCES Commodore CMD-404; LC: 00094 CD: Pee Wee Russell – Jazz Original 6. Wailin’ D.A. Blues K: Pee Wee Russell 3:59 PEE WEE RUSSELL Commodore CMD-404; LC: 00094 QUARTET CD: Pee Wee Russell – Jazz Original 7. Sentimental Journey K: Bud Green-Les Brown-Ben Homer 8:03 RUSSELL-BRAFF Avid Jazz AMSC 1056; LC: 12869 SEXTET CD: Four Classic Albums Plus 8. Over The Rainbow K: Harold Arlen-Yip Harburg 5:32 PEE WEE RUSSELL Rockin’ Chair / Jazz Workshop (o. Nr.); LC: 07725 QUARTET CD: Pee Wee’s Combos 9. I Would Do Anything K: Claude Hopkins-Bob Williams-Alex Hill 1:56 For You Rockin’ Chair / Jazz Workshop; LC: 07725 PEE WEE RUSSELL QUARTET CD: Pee Wee’s Combos Dieses Manuskript ist ausschließlich zum persönlichen, privaten Gebrauch bestimmt. Jede weitere Vervielfältigung und Verbreitung bedarf der ausdrücklichen Genehmigung des WDR. 1 WDR 3 Jazz & World, 15.01.2018 Er war immer „way out“ - Der Klarinettist Pee Wee Russell 22:04-24:00 Stand: 12.01.2018 E-Mail: [email protected] | Web: jazz.wdr.de 10. Exactly Like You K: Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields 3:02 PEE WEE RUSSELL Rockin’ Chair / Jazz Workshop; LC: 07725 QUARTET CD: Pee Wee’s Combos 11. Pee Wee’s Song K: Pee Wee Russell 4:14 PEE WEE RUSSELL Avid Jazz AMSC 1056; LC: 12869 OCTET CD: Four Classic Albums Plus 12. Muskegee Blues K: Pee Wee Russell 2:25 PEE WEE RUSSELL Avid Jazz AMSC 1056; LC: 12869 QUARTET CD: Four Classic Albums Plus 13. Mariooch K: Pee Wee Russell 7:19 PEE WEE RUSSELL Candid CCD 79020; LC: 00585 QUARTET CD: Jazz Reunion 14. 28th And 8th K: Pee Wee Russell 7:25 PEE WEE RUSSELL Candid CCD 79020; LC: 00585 SEPTET CD: Jazz Reunion 15. Good Bait K: Tadd Dameron 4:10 PEE WEE RUSSELL Collectables COL-CD-6893 QUARTET CD: New Groove 16. Red Planet K: John Coltrane 4:49 PEE WEE RUSSELL Collectables COL-CD-6893 QUARTET CD: New Groove 17. Nutty K: Thelonious Monk 13:51 THELONIOUS MONK Sony 88697995802; LC: 00162 QUINTET CD: Complete Columbia Live Albums Collection 18. Ask Me Now K: Thelonious Monk 2:28 PEE WEE RUSSELL Impulse MVCJ-19114; LC: 00236 QUARTET CD: Ask Me Now 19. Hackensack K: Thelonious Monk 3:34 PEE WEE RUSSELL Impulse MVCJ-19114; LC: 00236 QUARTET CD: Ask Me Now 20. I’m Coming Virginia K: Donald Heywood-Will Marion Cook 4:20 PEE WEE RUSSELL + Impulse MVCJ-19137; LC: 00236 OLIVER NELSON ORCH. CD: The Spirit Of ‘67 Dieses Manuskript ist ausschließlich zum persönlichen, privaten Gebrauch bestimmt. Jede weitere Vervielfältigung und Verbreitung bedarf der ausdrücklichen Genehmigung des WDR. 2 WDR 3 Jazz & World, 15.01.2018 Er war immer „way out“ - Der Klarinettist Pee Wee Russell 22:04-24:00 Stand: 12.01.2018 E-Mail: [email protected] | Web: jazz.wdr.de 21. Six And Four K: Oliver Nelson 3:39 PEE WEE RUSSELL + Impulse MVCJ-19137; LC 00236 OLIVER NELSON ORCH. CD: The Spirit Of ‘67 22. All Too Soon K: Duke Ellington-Carl Sigman 7:32 PEE WEE RUSSELL Candid CCD 79020; LC 00585 SEPTET CD: Jazz Reunion Dieses Manuskript ist ausschließlich zum persönlichen, privaten Gebrauch bestimmt. Jede weitere Vervielfältigung und Verbreitung bedarf der ausdrücklichen Genehmigung des WDR. 3 .
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