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Sutton, Hyman and Wellstood

Ever since the 1920s, stride piano has been party-time music, and it still is. Geoffrey Smith celebrates its two-fisted, tuneful energy with three modern stride masters, Ralph Sutton, Dick Hyman and Dick Wellstood.

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Sun 13 Oct 2019 00:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ralph Sutton

    Somebody Stole My Gal

    • Ralph Sutton At Cafe Des Copains.
    • Sackville.
    • 8.

  • Ralph Sutton

    St. Louis Blues

    • Ralph Sutton at Café Des Copains.
    • Sackville.
    • 9.

  • Ralph Sutton, Jay McShann, Milt Hinton & Gus Johnson

    'Fore Day Rider

    • Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players.
    • CHIAROSCURO.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Sutton, Jay McShann, Milt Hinton & Gus Johnson

    I've Found A New Baby

    • Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players.
    • CHIAROSCURO.
    • 12.

  • Dick Wellstood

    Caravan

    • Stridemonster!.
    • Sackville.
    • 8.

  • Dick Hyman & Dick Wellstood

    Snowy Morning Blues

    • Stridemonster.
    • Unison.
    • 8.

  • Dick Hyman

    I'm Just Wild About Harry

    • Dick Human/Ruby Braff/Manhattan Jazz.
    • Limelight.
    • 8.

  • Dick Hyman

    Let Every Day Be Mother's Day

    • Gulf Coast Blues.
    • Stomp Off.
    • 4.

  • Ralph Sutton, Bob Barnard, Milt Hinton & Len Barnard

    One Morning In May

    • Partners in Crime.
    • Sackville.
    • 2.

  • Ralph Sutton, Bob Barnard, Milt Hinton & Len Barnard

    Rain

    • Partners in Crime.
    • Sackville.
    • 4.

  • Ralph Sutton, Bob Barnard, Milt Hinton & Len Barnard

    Swing That Music

    • Partners in Crime.
    • Sackville.
    • 1.

Playlist

Ralph Sutton
Somebody Stole My Gal
Leo Wood
Sackville CD22019
3.42
Ralph Sutton, p – Recorded January 28th 1987

Ralph Sutton
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
Sackville CD22019
5.41
Ralph Sutton, p – Recorded February 7th 1984

Ralph Sutton
‘Fore Day Rider
McShann
Chiaroscuro CRD CRD306
3.04
Jay Mcshann, v, p; Ralph Sutton, p; Milton Hinton, b; Gus Johnson, d – Recorded March 1989

Ralph Sutton
I’ve Found a New Baby
Williams-Palmer
Chiaroscuro CRD CRD306
3.49
Jay Mcshann, Ralph Sutton, p; Milton Hinton, b; Gus Johnson, d – Recorded March 1989

Dick Wellstood
Caravan
Tizol/Ellington/Mills
Unisson DDA 1006
4.34
Dick Wellstood, p

Dick Hyman/Dick Wellstood
Snowy Morning Blues
James P. Johnson
Unisson DDA 1006
6.39
Dick Hyman & Dick Wellstood, p

Dick Hyman
I’m Just Wild About Harry
Sissle-Blake
Limelight 8208122
4.39
Dick Hyman, p – Recorded 1987

Dick Hyman
Let Every Day Be Mother’s Day
Clarence Williams-Tausha Hamme-Willie Smith
Stomp Off SOS 1141
4.24
Dick Hyman, p – Recorded June 25th 1986

Ralph Sutton
One Morning in May
Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Sackville SKCD22023
4.40
Ralph Sutton, p; Bob Barnard, tpt; Milt Hinton, b; Len Barnard, d – Recorded August 25th 1983

Ralph Sutton
Rain
Eugene Ford, Carey Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom
Sackville SKCD2203
4.57
Ralph Sutton, p; Bob Barnard, tpt; Milt Hinton, b; Len Barnard, d – Recorded August 25th 1983

Ralph Sutton
Swing that Music
Louis Armstrong, H. Gerlach
Sackville SKCD2203
4.00
Ralph Sutton, p; Bob Barnard, tpt; Milt Hinton, b; Len Barnard, d – Recorded August 25th 1983

 

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  • Sun 26 Nov 2017 00:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 13 Oct 2019 00:00
    BBC Radio 3

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