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01/03/2026

James Morrison introduces music from the Desford Colliery Band, Natalie Cressman, Red Rodney, Jim Self, Chase and Albert Mangelsdorff, plus covers of Stevie Wonder and Frankie Valli.

Brass virtuoso James Morrison introduces an amazing selection of brass music, ranging from classic jazz and big band to contemporary covers of pop and hip hop, and original new music. Triad Brass and the Soul Rebels perform covers of Frankie Valli and Stevie Wonder alongside a high-octane cover of Al Jarreau from Smelley Bone. Four-trumpet powerhouse band Chase, trombonist/vocalist Natalie Cressman, Riot Jazz, and London band The Filthy Six perform brilliant original music, and there’s music from jazz legends Red Rodney, Albert Mangelsdorff, Bill Watrous and Carl Fontana. The Desford Colliery Band play a march, and French trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary performs Harry James’s virtuosic Concerto for Trumpet. James also pays tribute to recently departed tuba legend Jim Self.

A Lonesome Pine production for BBC Radio 2.

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57 minutes

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Sun 1 Mar 202603:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Triad Brass

    December 1963 (Oh What A Night)

    • The Power of Friendship.
    • Triad Brass.
    • Self-released.

  • Chase

    Swanee River

    • Ennea.
    • Grammy.
    • STRESS0108284.

  • Red Rodney

    Red Rod

    • Yard's Pad.
    • Sonet.
    • SNTCD 698.

  • Desford Colliery Band

    March to the Brasshouse

    • The Real Brassed Off.
    • EMI.
    • 7243 5 37967 2 3.

  • Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini

    Auburn Whisper

    • Auburn Whisper.
    • Cressman Music.
    • Self-released.

  • Lucienne Renaudin Vary & Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

    Harry James: Concerto for Trumpet

    • Trumpet Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 190296334269.

  • Albert Mangelsdorff

    Swinging Pigeons

    • Bebop in Berlin.
    • Jube.
    • NML-3691.

  • Snowboy & The Filthy Six

    Mr Shmingle Bangle

    • Soho Filth.
    • Color Red Records.
    • CRED-438-CD.

  • Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana

    If You Were The Only Girl In The World

    • Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana.
    • Atlas Records.
    • AC35-8.

  • Riot Jazz Brass Band

    Ginja

    • Ginja.
    • Riot Jazz Records.
    • Self-released.

  • Smelley Bone

    Black and Blues

    • Black and Blues.
    • Self-released.
    • Self-released.

  • Jim Self & Joann Turovsky

    Waltz for Maya

    • The Big Stretch.
    • Basset Hound Music.
    • BHR 106-2.

  • The Soul Rebels Brass Band

    LIVING FOR THE CITY

    • Unlock Your Mind.
    • Rounder.
    • B005CTSYUC.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Mar 202603:00
    BBC Radio 2