1. Artist Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (Al Cohn – Tenor saxophone, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone, Mose Allison – piano Teddy Kotick – bass, Nick Stabulus – drums)
Track Title It’s A Wonderful World.
Composer H.Adamson, J.Savitt, J.Watson.

Album Title Al and Zoot

Label Chessmates GRP 18272




2. Artist Black Magic Big Band with Barbara Vulso (John Fleming – musical director, Barbara Vulso - vocal).

Track Title At Last 


Composers Warren and Gordon
Album Title
 At Last.
Label No Information.



3. Artist Regina Carter(Regina Carter – violin and voice, Werner “Vana” Gierig - piano, Chris Lightcap – double bass, Alvester Garnett - drums.

Track Title Pavane.
Composer Gabriel Faure
Album Title Paganini After A Dream

Label Verve 065 554-2

4. Artist Professor Peter O’Brien (Professor Peter O’Brien - piano,– Mary Coughlan - vocal) 

Track Title: You Go To My Head.
Composer: Coots
Album Title: One for my Friends
Label: POB 001.



5. Artist Ulf Bandgren ( Ulf Bandgren – guitar, Anders Persson – piano, Anders Jormin – acoustic bass, Terje Sundby – drums with brass and reeds section).
Track Title Bugs.
Composer
 Ulf Bandgren.
Album Title
 Nordic Sketches.
Label Imogena IGCD 094.



6. Artist June Christy ( June Christy – vocal, Al Viola - guitar) 

Track Title Misty
Composer
E.Garner/J.Burke.
Album Title
The Intimate Miss Christy
Label Capitol Jazz 0946 3 69800 2 7.



7. Artist Kevin Brady Trio ( Bill Carrothers – piano, Dave Redmond – double bass, Kevin Brady – drums)
Track Title Zeitgeist
Composer Not Known.
Album Title Way Out West.
Label IMCD1021.



8. Artist Cormac Kenevey (Cormac Kenevey – voice and clarinet, Phil Ware - piano, Dave Redmond – double bass, Kevin Brady – drums.Track Title Centerpiece
Composer H.Edison/J.Hendricks.
Album Title The Art Of Dreaming.
Label Candid CCD 79853.



9. Artist Philip Catherine (Philip Catherine – guitar, Philippe Aerts– bass,Joost van Schaik – drums, Bert Joris - trumpet).
Track Title Time After Time.
Composer Not Known
Album Title Summer Night
Label Dreyfus Jazz FDM 36637 - 2



10. Artist Tania Maria(Tania Maria- voice)
Track Title 210 West.
Album Title New Voices, New Directions.
Label Blue Note Sampler 7243 8 53231 2 6.
No embedding allowed of her video on YouTube but worth a look for some jazz with audience participation!

11. Artist Tony Coe with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra (Tony Coe – tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bob Brookmeyer) 
Track Title Nasty Dance.
Composer B.Brookmeyer.

Album Title Captain Coe’s Famous Racearound.

Label Storyville STCD 4206

Labels: dj, information, Jazz on Four, media, playlist, presenting, radio, tracklist

Cormac Larkin of the Sunday Tribune recently wrote a great article about Allen in a recent edition. In this article he points out the important role Allen played in encouraging Irish artists in Ireland and encouraging foreign artists to come and play here. It also reminds me of how many of my father's promotional adventures involved the whole family mucking in. I can't quite recall how much we got paid per 100 Jazz Fusion '84 leaflets folded but that was one of the ways we were encouraged to help out! Larkin also points out that Allen commissioned his son (my brother) Blaise to design album covers: to be honest I think everyone of us has at some point designed a flyer or poster for Dad. I also used to do poster runs around the noticeboards of Dublin for a hard earned fee - that was hard work and many the time I looked after the door on the night of various gigs. A very unlikely bouncer I was too!

Labels: family, media, press

Allen didn't mention if you were supposed to listen out for any April Fool's tricks but let us know if you heard anything :)

1. Artist: Joe Venuti. ( Joe Venuti - violin, Frank Trumbauer – C melody saxophone and bassoon, Lennie Hayton – piano, Eddie Lang – guitar) 

Track Title Running Ragged (Bamboozling the Bassoon)
Composer: L.Hayton.

Album Title “Stringing the Blues”.

Label Naxos Jazz Legends 8.120614.



2. Artist Martina Almgren & Laura MacDonald(Laura MacDonald – alto saxophone, Martina Almgren – drums, Paul Harrison – piano, Aidan O’Donnell - bass).

Track Title The Saddest Song.


Composer Martina Almgren
Album Title Open Book.

Label. Imogena IGCD150.


3. Artist. Hugh Buckley ( Richie Buckley – tenor saxophone, Hugh Buckley – guitar, James Williams – piano, Peter Washington – double bass, Darren Beckett – drums.
)
Track Title Yes Indeed.

Composer Hugh Buckley.
Album Title Yes Indeed.

Label. IMC IMCD1013



4. Artist Organics (Justin Carroll - C3 organ,– John Moriarty - guitar, Kevin Brady – drums)

Track Title Azure 
Composer Duke Ellington. 

Album Title. Liquid Sunshine.

Label. LRP 003.


5. Artist The Henry “Red” Allen All-Stars (Henry “Red” Allen, Rex Stewart – trumpet, vocal, Coleman Hawkins - Tenor saxophone, Pee Wee Russell - clarinet, Vic Dickenson – trombone, Nat Pierce – piano, Milt Hinton – double bass, Jo Jones– drums).
Track Title: Rosetta Composer. H. Woode / E. Hines.

Album Title: The Sound of Jazz.

Label: Columbia / Legacy CK 66082


6. Artist: Al Vega Trio. (Al Vega - piano, Alex Cirin Junior – double bass, Alan Dawson – drums)

Track Title: A Foggy Day in London Town.
Composer: G.Gershwin.
Album Title:All by Al.

Label: P & S Records PS 002 CD.


7. Artist: Keith Copeland Trio (Keith Copeland – drums, Tommy Halferty – guitar, Ronan Guilfoyle – bass)
Track Title: The Funky Chicken
Composer: Pee Wee Ellis.
Album Title: The Irish Connection.
Label: SteepleChase SCCD 31395.


8. Artist Joan Talbot (Joan Talbot – vocal, Eugene Macari - guitar)
Track Title: Crazy, He Calls Me
Composer Carl Sigman / Bob Russell
Album Title Shades of Midnight.
Label No information.

9. Artist: Martin Taylor (Martin Taylor – guitar, Jermaine Lansberger – piano, Davide Petrocca– bass, Scotty Gottwald – drums).
Track Title Leticia
Composer J.Landsberger.
Album Title: Martin Taylor’s Gipsy Journey
Label: P3 Music P3M007.


10. Artist Jimmy Witherspoon (Jimmy Witherspoon –vocal, Roy Eldridge – trumpet, Urbie Green – trombone, Woody Herman – clarinet, Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophones, Earl Hines – piano, Vernon Alley – bass, Mel Lewis – drums)

Track Title: When I Been Drinkin’
Composer B. Broonzy.

Album Title: Ain’t Nobody’s Business.

Label: Orbis Publishing 24.

11. Artist Ken Schaphorst Big Band (Ken Schaphorst - director)
Track Title Jobim
Composer Ken Schaphorst.
Album Title Purple.
Label NAXOS JAZZ 86030-2.

Labels: 4FM, dj, information, irish artists, Jazz, Jazz on Four, media, radio

1.
Artist Annah Daniel (Annah Daniel - vocal, Bela Szaloki – cornet, flugelhorn, Akos Gyorgy – piano, Istvan Gyarfas – guitar, Viktor Hars – bass, Elemer Balazs – drums) 

Track Title Glorious Day 2.34
Composer C.Porter.

Album Title All That Swing.

Label Belvarosi Zene Mk DA9702.


2.
Artist Budapest Jazz Orchestra (Kornel Fekete-Kovacs – conductor.)

Track Title I thought, But Not. 5.00. 


Composer Kornel Fekete-Kovacs.
Album Title Budapest Jazz Suite.

Label BMC CD 065.

3.
Artist Bela Szakcsi Lakatos Junior (Bela Szaloky – trombone, flugelhorn, trumpet, Csaba Tuzko – tenor saxophone,– Bela Szakcsi Lakatos Junior, piano, Rudolf Torma – double bass, electric bass, Elemer Balazs – drums.)
Track Title I Remember You. 4.13.
Composer Victor Schertzinger.
Album Title Happen.

Label 9S 9S 02.


4.
Artist Szakcsi Lakatos Trio (Bela Szakcsi Lakatos, piano, Gyorgy Orban – double bass, Andras Peczek Lakatos – drums, Monika Rostas – vocal, Czaba Rostas - vocal) 

Track Title Gipsy Groove 1.53.

Composer Gyorgy Orban, Monika Rostas.

Album Title Na Dara.

Label BMC BMC CD 103.



5.
Artist Mihaly Dresch Quartet (Mihaly Dresch – Tenor and soprano saxophones, Ferenc Kovacs - violin, Matyas Szandal – double bass, Istvan Balo – drums, Kaiman Balogh – cimbalom, Matyas Bolya – koboz).
Track Title Transylvanian Romanian Music. 6.01.

Composer Mihaly Dresch.

Album Title Egyenes Zene, Straight Music.

Label BMC BMC CD 093.



Allen comments on this video: A cimbalom is featured and I specifically mention it on my programme: there is a solo on one of the tracks that I play.

6.
Artist Anna Dresch. ( Anna Dresch – vocal, Mihaly Dresch – Tenor and soprano saxophones, Ferenc Kovacs - violin, Matyas Szandal – double bass, Istvan Balo – drums, Kaiman Balogh – cimbalom, Matyas Bolya – koboz)

Track Title Bud of the dog rose. 0.46.

Composer Traditional folk song.

Album Title Egyenes Zene, Straight Music.

Label BMC BMC CD 093.



Allen also asked me to include the following video saying, "For sheer amazingness there is also another piece you might consider adding to the one above. It is called Mihaly Borbely - sax. It opens with him introducing a musician on a concert stage. I think the musician is called Varga Szoltan and he is playing what looks like a very small cello with a stick as opposed to a bow and it is a duo with Mihaly. This man dances as well. It is great."



7.
Artists Mihaly Borbely Quartet. ( Mihaly Borbely – soprano, alto, tenor saxophones, tarogato, kaval, fujara, Gabor Cseke – piano, Balazs Horvath – double bass, Istvan Balo – drums, Miklos Lukacs – cimbalom, Zoltan Lantos - violin.)
Track Title Meselia Hill. 8.08.
Composer Mihail Borbely.
Album Title Meselia Hill.
Label BMC, BMC CD 105.

8.
Artist Kaltnecker Trio ( Zsolt Kaltnecker - piano, Jozsef Horvath Barcza – bass, Andras Mohay – drums.)
Track Title Cuba. 6.16.
Composer Z. Kaltnecker.
Album Title Rainy Films.
Label KCG 005.

9. Artist Justin Carroll’s Togetherness (Michael Buckley – tenor saxophone, Justin Carroll – piano, Simon Jermyn – electric bass, Sean Carpio – drums).
Track Title Stalker. 6.10.
Composer Justin Carroll.
Album Title Togetherness.
Label LRP 004.


10.
Artist Susanna De Wrixon (Susanna De Wrixon - voice, Cian Boylan – piano, Dave Fleming – double bass, Tom Dunne – drums.)
Track Title I’m Hip. 3.13.
Composer Blossom Dearie.
Album Title Pick Yourself Up.
Label No information.

11.
Artist Szakcsi Lakatos Trio (Bela Szakcsi Lakatos, piano, Gyorgy Orban – double bass, Andras Peczek Lakatos – drums, Monika Rostas – vocal, Czaba Rostas - vocal)

Track Title Red Caravan. 8.10.

Composer Bela Szakcsi Lakatos.

Album Title Na Dara.

Label BMC BMC CD 103.

Labels: 4FM, Budapest, cimbalom, Hungarian Jazz, irish artists, Jazz on Four, media, piano, playlist, presenting, radio, Togetherness, tracklist, trio

1.
Artist Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef – oboe, Richard Williams trumpet, Mike Nock– piano, Ernie Farrow – double bass, James Black – drums)
Track Title See See Rider 5.21
Composer Ma Rainey.
Album Title Yusef Lateef at Pep’s.?Label impulse GRP 11342.

2.
Artist Rhoda Scott (Rhoda Scott – hammond organ and vocal. Joe Thomas –tenor saxophone and flute, Cornelius “Cees” Kranenbburg – drums)
Track Title Ain’t No Use 4.30.
Composer Rhoda Scott/Joe Thomas.
Album Rhoda Scott, Live at the Olympia.
Label GITANES JAZZ PRODUCTION 549 879-2.

3.
Artist The Black Magic Big Band with Garrett Phillips.
Track Title Come Fly With Me 3.20.
Composer Burke / Van Heusen.
Album Title This Could Be The Start
Label Black Magic Big Band.

4.
Artist Cormac Kenevey and band (Cormac Kenevey – voice, Phil Ware – piano, Dave Redmond – double bass, Kevin Brady – drums, Danny Healy – trumpet, Karl Ronan – trombone, Robert Geraghty – tenor saxophone / bass clarinet)
Track Title There’ll Be Some Changes Made 3.57
Composer Billy Higgins / W. Benton Overstreet.
Album Title this is living.
Label No label or number.

5.
Artist Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.
Track Title Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 3.15.
Composer Duke Ellington.
Album Title A Portrait of Duke Ellington.
Label Gallerie GALE 405.

6.
Artist Paul Kuhn Trio. (Paul Kuhn – piano, Paul G. Ulrich – double bass, Willy Ketzer – drums and Greetje Kauffeld - vocal)
Track Title They Can’t Take That Away From Me. 5.03.
Composer Ira and George Gershwin.
Album Title Play It Again Paul.
Label In + Out Records IOR CD 77040-2.

7.
Artists David MacKenzie and Josh Johnston (David MacKenzie – violin, Josh Johnston – piano, Stephen McFarlane – electric guitar, Andrew Csibi – double bass, Robbie Harris – percussion.)
Track Title The Latecomer. 4.20. Composer Josh Johnston and David MacKenzie.
Album Title Notes Home.
Label Shandon Records DJCD002.

8.
Artist Kate McGarry (Kate McGarry – vocals, Steve Cardenas – acoustic guitar, Keith Ganz – acoustic guitar, Sean Smith – bass, Kenny Wollesen – drums and percussion.)
Track Title Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets. 5.24.
Composer R. Adler and J. Ross.
Album Title Mercy Streets.
Label Palmetto Records PM2109.

9.
Artist Alboran Trio (Paolo Paliaga – piano, Dino Contenti – double bass, Gigi Biolcati – drums.)
Track Title Seguendo Il Filo. 4.20.
Composer Gigi Biolcati.
Album Title Near Gale. Label ACT Music 9469 - 2.

10.
Artist Miles Davis (Miles Davis – trumpet, John Coltrane – tenor sax, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Bill Evans – piano, Paul Chambers – Double Bass, Jimmy Cobb – drums,).
Track Title: Blue in Green 5.37.
Composer Miles Davis.
Album Title Kind of Blue.
Label CBS BPG 62066 (LP).

11.
Artist Francesco Turrisi (Francesco Turrisi – piano, Brendan Doyle – clarinet, Richard Sweeney – theorbo, Dan Bodwell – bass, Sean Carpio – drums).
Track Title Si Dolce e il Tormento. 2.30.
Composer Claudio Monteverdi.
Album Title Si Dolce e il Tormento.
Label Diatribe Recordings DIACD003.

12.
Artist The Irish Jazz Orchestra directed by Hugh Fraser.
Track Title Let Your Voice Be Heard 12.00.
Composer Traditional, arranged by Hugh Fraser and Abraham Adzenyah.
Album Title “Gravity Still Works”.
Label Coyote Records yote 003.

Labels: 4FM, dj, Jazz on Four, media, playlist, presenting, radio, tracklist

Ireland has recently seen the launch of 4 FM a brand new multi-city radio station, broadcasting to counties Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Clare. Among the DJs lined up to present their varied schedule, aimed at the over forties, is Allen Smith, the man behind Jazz on the Terrace and this website (and my father!). You can hear Allen play an eclectic selection of Jazz every Wednesday from 9pm til 10pm. Continuing his role as a promoter and supporter of Irish jazz talent you can expect to hear many new and familiar Irish musicians alongside their international peers on Allen's show.

This Wednesday's show celebrates the launch of 4 FM and Jazz on Four by focusing on the number four and multiples and divisions of it. You can expect to hear among others the Count Basie Orchestra, Tommy Halferty and Mike Nielsen, Chet Baker and Blossom Dearie. The track list also includes a song composed by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Did I mention eclectic? So tune in on Wednesday 4th March at 9pm, sit back, and enjoy!

The full playlist will be posted here after each show and will include all the usual details and track length, album, composers and labels. A treasure trove for any music fan!

You can listen on 94 or 104 FM in the counties mentioned above (click here to check the exact frequency for your area). Online broadcast will be coming soon and all programmes will be available online to listen to again for seven days after broadcast.

Allen would like to take this opportunity to wish all his fellow presenters and the team and management of 4 FM all the best in their exciting, new endeavour.

Labels: "4 fm", dj, media, presenting, radio