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Series in which Chris Barber recalls seven key years in jazz history.This edition rewinds to 1939, the year in which Jelly Roll Morton returns to the studio and the boogie-woogie craze neatly coincides with the creation of Blue Note Records. Also, John Hammond performs to a seated, paying audience.

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Presenter:
Chris Barber

Featuring the BBC Big Band, conducted by Jiggs Whigam in a concert recorded at the Civic theatre in Leeds, with guest flugelhorn soloist
Gerard Presencer. Presented by Stacey Kent.

Contributors

Conducted By:
Jiggs Whigam
Soloist:
Gerard Presencer.
Presented By:
Stacey Kent.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More