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Hear some highlights from Andy Roberts' jazz and world music shows for BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cardiff and GTFM over the last ten years

He's taking a break from live radio for the time being but hopes to return to the airwaves soon

If you like what you hear in these radio shows why not book him to DJ at your venue, party, gig or festival?


Playlist for 3 February 2011 - Radio Cardiff

John Barry – Beat Girl
New Cool Collective – Flootie
Gwyneth Herbert – Perfect Fit
Gwilym Simcock – These Are The Good Days
Osian Roberts/Steve Fishwick Quintet – The Hit
Frootful – Colours
Paula Gardiner Trio – Beneath Rioja Skies
Little Rumba – No Man's Land
Brad Mehldau – My Favourite Things (Live in Marciac)
The JP Three - Rollin' and Tumblin'
Herbie Mann - Battle Hymn of the Republic


Playlist for 27 January 2011 - Radio Cardiff

CCS – Whole Lotta Love
Sarah Gillespie with Gilad Atzmon – In The Current Climate
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Well I Think You Should
The Amigos – Amor Verdadero
Brownout – Pole Position
Kitty Bevan – Song for my Father
Joachim Kuhn – Enjoy
The 1930s Jazz Recording Project – Russian Lullaby
Urban Voodoo Machine – Stole My Dog
Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band – Un Grao de Areia
James Taylor Quartet – Haitian Breakdown/Starsky & Hutch


Playlist for 20 January 2011 - Radio Cardiff

Peter King with the Philippe Briand Trio – Blues for SJ
Zena James – Captivated
The Swiss – Jazz Pills
Smerins Anti-Social Club – Dr Who
John Law Trio – Congregation
Iness Mezel – Aya Wouliss
Magnus Ostrom – Longing
Ian Shaw – Since I Fell For You
Mama Rosin – Bon Temps Roulet No.3


Playlist for 13 January 2011 - Radio Cardiff

Billy Taylor Trio – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Dominic Norcross Quartet – Swales Sails
Michael L Roberts – Chameleon
Denys Baptiste – Dance of the Maquiritari
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro – Mas Pan (DJ Day Remix)
Dave Jones Trio with Lee Goodall – Barry Island
Ivo Neame Quartet – Enigmatic
Eclectica! – Czardas
New Orleans Hula – New Orleans Hula
Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free


Playlist for 6 January 2011 - Radio Cardiff - Reggae Jazz Special

Jazz Jamaica - Ball of Fire
Theo Beckford - Walking Down King Street
Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin'
Baba Brooks - Watermelon Man
Jo Jo Bennett - Canteloupe Rock
Monty Alexander - Exodus (Live at Montreux)
Rico Rodriguez - Rockfort Rock
Roland Alphonso - Song For My Father
Ska Cubano - Tequila
Val Bennett & the Upsetters - Stranger On The Shore
Jazz Jamaica - My Boy Lollipop


Playlist for 23 December 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Christmas Special

Steve Tyrrell - Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Diana Krall - Jingle Bells
Keb Mo' - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nancy Wilson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ray Brown - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Warren Hill - O Holy Night
Carla Cook - Do You Hear What I Hear
Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
- Please Come Home For Christmas
Dianne Reeves - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Lou Rawls - Christmas Is
Dave Koz & Friends - O Tannenbaum/Sleigh Ride
James Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Kirk Whalum - Little Ghetto Drummer Boy
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval, Jim Gasior
- Jingle Bells (Big Band Songo)


Playlist for 16 December 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Imelda May - Inside Out (Latin Mix)
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Unlucky-Lee
Laura Collins – On The Street Where You Live
Stewart Curtis' K-Groove – The Bulgar Bug
Organic – Back in the Slot
Wonderbrass – Dunkin' With Rich T
Interview - Rob Smith on Wonderbrass Olympic commission
Michael L Roberts and Anita Wardell – Faces
Led Bib – Is That a Woodblock?
Lea DeLaria – What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Dill Jones Trio – Lady Wendy
Top Shelf Jazz – Santa's Coming For You
Jools Holland – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free


Playlist for 9 December 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames – It's Got The Whole World Shakin'
Heavy Quartet – Urban Trad
Sarah and H – Cold Cold Heart
Sam Crowe Group – Synaesthesia
Jazz Jamaica – Shank-Kai-Chek
Interview – Tony Wright & John Norton on Rude: A Ska Musical
Jazz Jamaica – Monkey Man
Michael Janisch – Precisely Now
Asmara All Stars ft Temasgen Yared – Ykre Belni
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band ft Monty Sunshine – Petite Fleur
The Numbers Racket – Route 66
Inspector Gadjo ft Casey Greene – Belleville


Playlist for 2 December 2010 - Radio Cardiff

King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew (Live)
Ella Fitzgerald - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dizzy Gillespie - Mas Que Nada
Tom Jones - Hard To Handle
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
The Amigos - Caravan
Brian Auger - A Day In The Life
Herb Alpert - Sunny
Patti Drew - Fever
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Un Grao De Areia
Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire
Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise


Playlist for 25 November 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Deodato ft Al Jarreau – Double Face
Smerins Anti-Social Club – Doctor Who
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Letting Go
Lee Jones – Cookin' on Gas
3 Square – Krakovian Duck
John Etheridge and Sweet Chorus - Manha de Carnival
Heavy Quartet – Walking Home at Midnight
Nikki Yanofsky – God Bless The Child
Jazz Jamaica All Stars – Liquidator


Playlist for 18 November 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Herb Alpert – Rise
Tina May – In Your Own Sweet Way
Courtney Pine – New Orleans
Milk Biscuits – untitled
Will Butterworth – Stella by Starlight
Nicolas Simion – Transylvanian Wood
World Service Project – Relentless
Jay Phelps – Out of the Blue
5 Go Swing – C'e Sole
Shez Raja ft Andy Sheppard - Carnival of Colours


Playlist for 11 November 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Eddie Roberts & Freckles - I Can't Stand You
Colosseum – Tomorrow's Blues
Dave Jones Trio ft Lee Goodall – Creative Petrol
Mali Latino – Bamako 2000
Bourne/Davis/Kane – De Selby's Earth
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble
– In the Back Seat of a Yellow Cab
Vic Parker & Chris Hodgkins
– Undecided (Live at the Quebec 1976)
Chris Hodgkins interview
Chris Hodgkins Quartet – King's Birth Night
Hidden Orchestra – Footsteps
John Paul Gard's Pedalmania – untitled new track


Playlist for 4 November 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Nigel Price Organ Trio – Mozambique
Tal Babitsky – Hysteria
Killer Shrimp – Sticks and Stones
Tamco – River Deep Mountain High
Miles Davis – Don't Lose Your Mind
Trish Clowes – Search
Acoustic Ladyland – Red Sky
Top Shelf Jazz – Puttin' on the Ritz
Chris Hodgkins Quartet – The Machine


Playlist for 28 October 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Reggae Jazz Special

Jazz Jamaica - Ball of Fire
Theo Beckford - Walking Down King Street
Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin'
Baba Brooks - Watermelon Man
Jo Jo Bennett - Canteloupe Rock
Monty Alexander - Exodus (Live at Montreux)
Rico Rodriguez - Rockfort Rock
Roland Alphonso - Song For My Father
Ska Cubano - Tequila
Val Bennett & the Upsetters - Stranger On The Shore
Jazz Jamaica - My Boy Lollipop


Playlist for 21 October 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Loose Tubes – Yellow Hill (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
Veronica and the Red Wine Serenaders – You Drink Too Much
Kit Downes Trio – Tom's Tune
Jen Wilson Ensemble – Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
JP3 – Untitled Demo
Tim Kliphuis and David Newton – La Chanson de Rue
Dominic Norcross Quartet – I'll Make You Proud of Me Some Day
Mabon – The Tale of Nikolai, the Dancing Bear
Top Shelf Jazz – Istanbul
Coltrane Dedication – Mr PC
Azymuth – Jazz Carnival


Playlist for 14 October 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Mose Allison – The Seventh Son
David Sanborn – Butterfat
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Chennai Dream
Zoe Gilby – Your Words
Speedometer ft Snowboy – La Nueva Manera
John-Paul Gard – Timeline
Charlie Barber – Orixa (from Afrodisiac)
Manu Dibango – Mouna Pola
Winterplay – Billie Jean
Is What? – Dig
Belleruche – Ginger Wine
Jerry Lee Lewis/Solomon Burke – Railroad to Heaven
Angelo Debarre Quartet – Hot Lips


Playlist for 7 October 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Gypsy special

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Mahala Rai Banda - Mahalageasca
Max Pashm - Imnul (Kish Mayn Tokhes)
Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel mix)
Malarchy - Varshaver/Dark Eyes/King Nosmo
Moreno - David
Saban Bajramovic & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Djeli Mara
Slavic Soul Party - Opa Cupa
The Amigos - Caravan
Rogora Khart - Siluria
Merlin Shepherd - Coins of Silver
Andreas Blasig Quintet - Dance With Me
5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My Dreams


Playlist for 30 September 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Black Lilies – Cargo
Sarah Ellen Hughes – Workin Hard
Mali Latino – Joie au Village
Solus 3 – Sprezzatura
Zen Hussies – Fruity Matootsie
George Duke – Geneva
Dave Jones Trio – Barry Island
Robert Mitchell's Panacea – Flawless
The Amigos – Russian Lullaby
Polar Bear – All Here
5 Go Swing – Café 39


Playlist for 23 September 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Root Doctors – DIY
The Numbers Racket – Mambo Swing
Norma Winstone – Rush
Soweto Kinch – Trade
John-Paul Gard Pedal Mania - Beef Dumplin' Stew
Bluesy Susie – Autumn Leaves (Radio Cardiff session)
Le Trio Joubran – Sama-Sounounou
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Let Me Squeeze Your Lemons
Cuban Combination – Acabastes
The Jiveoholics – Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble
– All the Way to Montenegro
Wonderbrass - Tao Driving


Playlist for 16 September 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Reggae Jazz Special

Jazz Jamaica - Ball of Fire
Theo Beckford - Walking Down King Street
Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin'
Baba Brooks - Watermelon Man
Jo Jo Bennett - Canteloupe Rock
Monty Alexander - Exodus (Live at Montreux)
Rico Rodriguez - Rockfort Rock
Roland Alphonso - Song For My Father
Ska Cubano - Tequila
Val Bennett & the Upsetters - Stranger On The Shore
Jazz Jamaica - My Boy Lollipop


Playlist for 9 September 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Heavy Quartet – Go Stop-Go-Man
Val Wiseman/Digby Fairweather – What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Magic Hat Ensemble – Epistrophy
Geoff Eales Trio – Inner Child
The Transatlantics – Tea Legs
3 Square ft Gethin Liddington – Canteloupe Island
The Baghdaddies – Stash
Jim Barber Trio – Northenden Road Blues
Steve Waterman – Boppin’ On Canteloupe Island


Playlist for 30 August 2010 - Radio Cardiff - The Real R&B Show

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Junior Parker - Feeling Good
James Brown - Night Train
Rolling Stones - Route 66
The High Numbers - I'm the Face
Zoot Money - The Uncle Willie
Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
Richard Berry - Louie Louie
Alan Price's Rhythm & Blues Combo - Boom Boom
Jimi Hendrix - Hoochie Coochie Man
Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Money Maker
Howling Wolf - The Killing Floor
Otis Rush - Homework
Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover
The Hi-Fis - I Keep Forgetting
The Plebs - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Georgie Fame - Get On The Right Track Baby
Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers
Tom Jones - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Manfred Mann - Got My Mojo Working


Playlist for 23 August 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Apples ft Fred Wesley – Howlin' with Fred
Laura Collins – Too Close For Comfort
Jim Barber Trio – Backpacker
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys – Wake It Up Baby
Kevin Figes Quartet – The Grind
Magick Carpet – Deg Curiad (Ten Beats)
Trans Siberian March Band – Petyorshka
Hilda Bronstein – Blue Nights of Tel-Aviv (Midnight in Moscow)
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Go Stop-Go-Man
Arif Mardin ft Chaka Khan and David Sanborn - So Blue
Root Doctors – Goin' to Louisiana


Playlist for 16 August 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Numbers Racket - Swingin' Like a Wrecking Ball
Jones O'Connor Group - Pumpkin
Jim Barber Trio - Tachycardia
The Amigos - Russian Lullaby
Paula Gardiner Trio - Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Laura Collins - Mohawk
Burum - Alawon (The Songs of Welsh Folk)
Keith Little Band - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Dave Stapleton Quintet - Aquamarine
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki


Playlist for 9 August 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Gypsy special

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Mahala Rai Banda - Mahalageasca
Max Pashm - Imnul (Kish Mayn Tokhes)
Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel mix)
Malarchy - Varshaver/Dark Eyes/King Nosmo
Moreno - David
Saban Bajramovic & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Djeli Mara
Slavic Soul Party - Opa Cupa
The Amigos - Caravan
Rogora Khart - Siluria
Merlin Shepherd - Coins of Silver
Andreas Blasig Quintet - Dance With Me
5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My Dreams


Playlist for 2 August 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Brecon Jazz special

Dave Stapleton Quintet – Wig Wag
Nostalgia 77 – Stop to Make a Change (Inst)
Jacqui Dankworth – Underline Our Love
Portico Quartet – Paper Scissors Stone
The Numbers Racket – Route 66
Gwilym Simcock Trio – Black Coffee
Omara Portuondo – Junto a un Cañaveral
Phronesis – Eight Hours
The Amigos – Russian Lullaby
Andy Sheppard – Bing
Acker Bilk – Buona Sera
Hugh Masekela – Happy Mama
Kyle Eastwood - Bold Changes


Playlist for 26 July 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Roy Ayers & Bah Samba – Positive Vibe
Dudu Pukwana/Bob Stuckey/Phil Lee – Kicks For Sale
Imelda May – Tainted Love
Evan Christopher – Tropical Moon
Lee Jones – Cookin' on Gas
Raghu Dixit – Hey Bhagwan
Miles Davis Septet – Directions (Live at Tanglewood 1970)
Vijay Iyer – Human Nature
Pee Wee Ellis – Chicken


Playlist for 19 July 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Lloyd Miller and the Heliocentrics – Nava
Laura Collins – Ladies in Mercedes
Gwilym Simcock Trio – Nice Work If You Can Get It
Solomon Burke – Everything About You
Havana Cultura – Roforofo Fight (Louie Vega Remix)
Dave Stapleton/Lunar Saxophone Quartet – Under the Canopy Bluesy Susie – Autumn Leaves (Session Version)
Herbie Hancock – The Song Goes On
Klezmer Kollectiv – Nikolaev Bulgar
Dominic Norcross Quartet – Under Blues and Twos
The Fantastics vs Lack of Afro - I Can't Dance With You


Playlist for 12 July 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Numbers Racket - Swingin' Like a Wrecking Ball
Jones O'Connor Group - Pumpkin
Jim Barber Trio - Tachycardia
The Amigos - Russian Lullaby
Paula Gardiner Trio - Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Laura Collins - Mohawk
Burum - Alawon (The Songs of Welsh Folk)
Keith Little Band - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Dave Stapleton Quintet - Aquamarine
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki


Playlist for 5 July 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Dino Coccia – Iron City (Percussion mix)
Michael Garrick Trio – First Born
Jive Aces – Jive Ace Boogie Woogie
Eileen Hunter – I Miss the Sky
New Orleans Hula – In the Sweet Bye and Bye
Os Sambistas – Felicidade
Top Shelf Jazz – Puttin' On The Ritz
Tim Kliphuis – Welsh Medley
Sue Miller & her Charanga del Norte – Sabroso Como el Guarapo
Blues Central – Why Did You Do It?
Kenichiro Nishihara - Nebulosa
Ian Shaw ft Guy Barker – A Good and Simple Man
Allegria – Minor Swing


Playlist for 28 June 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
– Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In
Gareth Roberts Quartet – Shaky Leg Syndrome
Duke Ellington – Chim Chim Cheree
Saravah Soul – Milk and Mangoes
National Big Band of Wales
– Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project – Free Hands
Richard Fairhurst's Triptych – Dense Fur
Hindi Zahra - Beautiful Tango
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara – Ngamen (No Limit)
Kevin Figes Quartet – The Grind


Playlist for 21 June 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Root Source – Fire Walker
Georgia Mancio – Question the Answer
Mosaic ft Ben Thomas – Dolphin Dance
Milk Biscuits - Milk
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Dry White
Christine Tobin and Liam Noble – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Tommy Whittle – Crazy Rhythm
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro – New Morning


Playlist for 14 June 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
featuring Dianne Reeves – Cherokee
Dave Jones Trio – Hey DC
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Let Me Squeeze Your Lemons
The Jezebel Sextet – Mr Hot Pants
Kadda Cherif Hadda – Diri Kitabri (Do As You Wish)
Nnenna Freelon – You And The Night And The Music
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones
Ray Barretto – La Cuna
Buddy Greco – The Lady Is A Tramp
Jacky Terrasson – O Café, O Soleil


Playlist for 7 June 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Jiveoholics – Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath – Andromeda
Beats & Pieces Big Band – Yafw (Part III)
The Q Orchestra – Boca Que Engana
Dave Jones Trio with Lee Goodall – Funky Thing
Wyn Lodwick and Friends – If I Had You
Miriam Makeba – Mas Que Nada
Grupo Fantasma - Sacatelo Bailanda
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden – Body and Soul
Bluesy Susie – Walking Blues (Radio Cardiff Session Version)
Gwigwi Mrwebi – Lily's Express


Playlist for 31 May 2010 - Radio Cardiff

King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew (Live)
Ella Fitzgerald - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dizzy Gillespie - Mas Que Nada
Tom Jones - Hard To Handle
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
The Amigos - Caravan
Brian Auger - A Day In The Life
Herb Alpert - Sunny
Patti Drew - Fever
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Un Grao De Areia
Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire
Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise


Playlist for 17 May 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Primo & the Groupe – A Child Runs Free
Clark Tracey Sextet – Current Climate
Jonathan Bratoeff – Shrinking World
Liane Carroll – That Old Black Magic
Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Robert Mitchell Trio – Dance Cadaverous
Li Harding - Right Key Wrong Keyhole
Dexter Gordon – Besame Mucho
Siren Sisters – Forties Medley
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Blue Monk


Playlist for 10 May 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Bluesy Susie Duo session

Ska Cubano - Tequila
Neil Cowley Trio - Gerald
Bluesy Susie Duo - I Love Being Here With You
Bluesy Susie Duo - Autumn Leaves
Gotan Project - El capitalism foraneo
Kit Downes Trio - Jump Minzi Jump
Craig Webb - Blue in Green
Bluesy Susie Duo - Stormy Monday
Lena Horne - Stormy Weather
Bluesy Susie Duo - 3-2-1
Bluesy Susie Duo - Walking Blues
Peter King/Philippe Briand Trio - Seven Steps to Heaven

Thanks to Susie and Craig for the live music - for more about their work see www.bluesysusie.com


Playlist for 3 May 2010 - Radio Cardiff - The Real R&B Show

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Junior Parker - Feeling Good
James Brown - Night Train
Rolling Stones - Route 66
The High Numbers - I'm the Face
Zoot Money - The Uncle Willie
Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
Richard Berry - Louie Louie
Alan Price's Rhythm & Blues Combo - Boom Boom
Jimi Hendrix - Hoochie Coochie Man
Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Money Maker
Howling Wolf - The Killing Floor
Otis Rush - Homework
Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover
The Hi-Fis - I Keep Forgetting
The Plebs - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Georgie Fame - Get On The Right Track Baby
Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers
Tom Jones - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Manfred Mann - Got My Mojo Working


Playlist for 26 April 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Butetown Bay Jazz Preview

Victor Parker - Tiger Bay
James Morton's Porkchop – Goin' Home
Graham Watkins Quartet ft Claire Hingott – It's All Right With Me
The Amigos – Amor Verdadero
John-Paul Gard Pedal Mania – Beef Dumplin' Stew
The Baghdaddies – Keep Ya Feet Still
Coltrane Dedication – Mr PC
Li Harding – Not That Kind of Girl
Keith Little Band – St Thomas

Thanks to my special guest Humie Webbe for coming onto the show to talk about Butetown Bay Jazz


Playlist for 19 April 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Heavy Quartet – Bailey Dan y Bws
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions ft Jamie Cullum – Stolen Moments
Dominic Norcross Quartet – Swales' Sail
Curios – Pursuit
Jazz Jamaica – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
John Law Trio – Can a Cannibal Nibble?
Ella Fitzgerald – Sunny
Empirical – Things Are Getting Better (Live)
Harry Connick Jr – It Had To Be You
Salsa Celtica – El Agua De La Vida


Playlist for 12 April 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Dizzy Gillespie – Manteca
Clare Teal – Dancing Cheek to Cheek
Michael Janisch – Precisely Now
Kevin Figes Quartet – The Grind
Martha Skilton – Groovy Samba
Babylon Circus – Des Fois
New Orleans Hula – New Orleans Hula
The Amigos – Throw It Away
Gareth Williams Power Trio – Seven Leaves
Acker Bilk – Buona Sera


Playlist for 5 April 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Gypsy special

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Mahala Rai Banda - Mahalageasca
Max Pashm - Imnul (Kish Mayn Tokhes)
Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel mix)
Malarchy - Varshaver/Dark Eyes/King Nosmo
Moreno - David
Saban Bajramovic & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Djeli Mara
Slavic Soul Party - Opa Cupa
The Amigos - Caravan
Rogora Khart - Siluria
Merlin Shepherd - Coins of Silver
Andreas Blasig Quintet - Dance With Me
5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My Dreams


Playlist for 29 March 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Sunlightsquare Latin Combo – I Believe In Miracles
Cannonball Adderley Sextet – Fiddler On The Roof
Somi ft Hugh Masekela – Enganjyani
Keith Little Band – Caldonia
Manu Katche – Shine and Blue
Dan Berglund's Tonbrucket – Wolverine Hoods
The Jiveoholics - Jiveoholic Boogie
Magic Hat Ensemble – The Song Is You
Youngblood Brass Band – Brooklyn
Imperfect Tenth – Birdland


Playlist for 22 March 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions – Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Laura Collins - On The Street Where You Live
Stephane Kerecki Trio ft Tony Malaby – Macadam
Dan James – Blues for June
Geoff Gascoyne – Forbidden Colours
Top Shelf Jazz – Istanbul
Wynton Marsalis/Richard Galliano
– What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Live at Marciac 2008)
Joe Torres - La Bruya Negre
Ray Charles – I Got a Woman (Live at Newport 1958)
Sierra Maestra – Sangre Negra


Playlist for 15 March 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Laurence Cottle Big Band – I Got Ridov 'Em
The Swiss – Jazz Pills
Daryl Sherman – I'm Shadowing You
Secret Quartet ft Martin Speake – Bloor Street
Sierra Maestra – Pal' Monte
Lee Jones – One Little Blue Note
Acoustic Ladyland – Red Sky
Sarah Gillespie – Malicious Simone
Karen Street – Bye Bye Blackbird
Billy Jenkins – I Am a Man from Lewisham
Chris Barber Band – C Jam Blues


Playlist for 8 March 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Paolo Nutini & the Big Ghana Band – Pencil Full of Lead
Mulatu Astatke – Boogaloo
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Wig Wag
Marlene VerPlanck – I've Got You Under My Skin
Quantic Soul Orchestra – Panama City
Nicolas Meier Acoustic Trio – Autumn Leaves
Paula Gardiner Trio – Beneath Rioja Skies
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Going Nowhere Fast
The Scott McNicholas Experience – That Old Devil Called Love
5 Go Swing – I'll See You In My Dreams
John Paul Gard – Pee Wee's Blues


Playlist for 1 March 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Gwyn Evans and Doctor Jazz – Sospan Fach
Lee Jones – Retrospective
Li Harding – If We Did
Sun Ra – Where Pathways Meet
Healer Selecta – Cruisin' On The Highway
Portico Quartet – Isla
Koop – Forces… Darling
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Dream
Christian Scott – Angola, LA and the 13th Amendment
Coltrane Dedication Band – Mr PC


Playlist for 22 February 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Courtney Pine – Afropean
Philip Clouts Quartet – Bird's Word
The Numbers Racket – Swingin' Like a Wreckin' Ball
Jean-Paul Gard Pedal Mania – Beef Dumplin' Stew
Ronnie Scott's Quintet ft Mornington Lockett – Little Sunflower
Healer Selecta ft Snowboy – Sweet Lil' Thang of Mine
Peter Green Splinter Group – Black Magic Woman
Rigmor Gustafsson/Radio String Quartet Vienna - Please Don't Stop
5 Go Swing – Douce Ambiance


Playlist for 15 February 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Beats & Pieces Big Band – Bake
Tanja Maritsa – Fragile
Courtney Pine – Toussaint L'Ouverture
Wonderbrass – Dunkin' with Rich T
Alejandro Toledo & the Magic Tombelinos – Vera Cocek
Nils Petter Molvaer – Sabkah
Tammy Weis – Don't Want To Fall In Love Again
Omar Puente – Think Carefully
Adam Glasser – On Green Dolphin Street
Three Bonzos and a Piano – The Sheik of Araby
Manfred Mann – Sack O'Woe


Playlist for 8 February 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Machito & his Orchestra ft Charlie Parker - Mango Mangue
Kairos 4tet - VC
Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Mags Runs The Voodoo Down
Johnny Dankworth - Experiments With Mice
Kevin Figes Quartet - The Grind
Pete Canter Quartet - Slick
Jeff Lang - Copper Mine
Johnny Dankworth Quartet - Lover Man
Kate Westbrook/Mike Westbrook - Limehouse Blues
Cannonball Adderley Quintet - I'll Remember April
Moishe's Bagel - A Nacht in Gan Eydn


Playlist for 1 February 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Gizelle Smith & the Mighty Mocambos – Working Woman
Dave O'Higgins Quartet – Operation Yardbird
Dan Berglund's Tonbrucket – Sister Sad
Matt Price Sextet – Tuska Rock
Nicolas Meier – Journey
Eric Legnini Trio – Doo-Goo
Janusz Carmello – When The Jazz Is Swinging In
Virgil & the Accelerators – You Don't Love Me
Root Doctors – Goin' To Louisiana
JJ Johnson – Hello Young Lovers
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Just a Closer Walk With Thee

The final track was played as a tribute to our Radio Cardiff colleague Gary Price, whose funeral was held earlier in the day


Playlist for 25 January 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Huw Warren Trio – Jegue
Candice Monique and the Optics – Hypothetical
Trichotomy – Island of the Sun
Tommy T – Tribute to a King
Pat Metheny – Spirit of the Air
Soul Jazz Orchestra – Lotus Flower
Milt Jackson – Sunflower
Gabriel Espinosa ft Alison Wedding – Remain
Jim Barber Trio – The Very Thought of You
Liberty Street Jazz Band – Ole Miss Rag


Playlist for 18 January 2010 - Radio Cardiff

The Bamboos ft Lyrics Born – Turn It Up
Polar Bear – Happy For You
Louise Sofield – A Rainy Night in Soho
James Chadwick Trio – What If
Lee Jones - One Little Blue Note
Geoff Eales Trio – Sudden Departure
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones?
Charles Aznavour & The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
– Le jazz est revenu
Coltrane Dedication Band – Mr PC
Carla Bley – Sing Me Softly Of The Blues
Norah Jones - Don't Know Why


Playlist for 11 January 2010 - Radio Cardiff

Nicola Conte – The Dharma Bums
Nostalgia 77 Octet – Stars
Chris Flegg/John Rees-Jones – Night and Day
The Swiss – Mosey on Down
Hendrik Meurkens – Spaceburger
Dick Pearce – Eclipse
Skeletons – Skeletons
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble – Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love
Jimmy Cobb Quartet – With You I'm Born Again
Siren Sisters – Forties Medley
New Mastersounds – Make Me Proud!


Playlist for 4 January 2010 - Radio Cardiff - Gypsy special

Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing
Mahala Rai Banda - Mahalageasca
Max Pashm - Imnul (Kish Mayn Tokhes)
Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel mix)
Malarchy - Varshaver/Dark Eyes/King Nosmo
Moreno - David
Saban Bajramovic & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Djeli Mara
Slavic Soul Party - Opa Cupa
The Amigos - Caravan
Rogora Khart - Siluria
Merlin Shepherd - Coins of Silver
Andreas Blasig Quintet - Dance With Me
5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My Dreams


Playlist for 21 December 2009 - Radio Cardiff - Christmas Special

Steve Tyrrell - Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Diana Krall - Jingle Bells
Keb Mo' - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nancy Wilson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ray Brown - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Warren Hill - O Holy Night
Carla Cook - Do You Hear What I Hear
Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
- Please Come Home For Christmas
Dianne Reeves - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Lou Rawls - Christmas Is
Dave Koz & Friends - O Tannenbaum/Sleigh Ride
James Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Kirk Whalum - Little Ghetto Drummer Boy
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval, Jim Gasior
- Jingle Bells (Big Band Songo)


Playlist for 14 December 2009 - Radio Cardiff
with the Kitty Bevan Duo in session

Jools Holland – Honeydripper Parts 2 and 3
Ray Charles – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Kitty Bevan Duo - Autumn Leaves
Kitty Bevan Duo - Lullaby of the Leaves
Boney James – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Kitty Bevan Duo - If I Were a Bell
Kitty Bevan Duo - A Foggy Day in London Town
Top Shelf Jazz – Santa's Coming For You
Kitty Bevan Duo - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Kitty Bevan Duo - Winter Wonderland
Kitty Bevan Duo - Silent Night
Wynton Marsalis – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Thanks to the Kitty Bevan Duo - Bev Gough and Rob Haddon - for being my live guests in session


Playlist for 7 December 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Laco Tayfa – Surmat
Clare Teal – Stoned Soul Picnic
Gwilym Simcock Trio – Tundra
Liberty Street Jazz Band – If I Had You
Wonderbrass – Dunkin' With Rich T
Coltrane Dedication Band – Equinox
Bluesy Susie – Lady is a Tramp
Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz
– A Night in Tunisia (Live at Monterey 1972)


Playlist for 30 November 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Asere – Gypsy Soul
Kevin Figes Quartet – Listless
Gwilym Simcock – On Broadway
Portico Quartet – Line (SBTRKT More Hang Mix)
Dave Cottle Trio – All The Things You Are
Shirley Horn – The Look of Love (Live at Monterey)
African Jazz ‘N Bar – Yatatchi (Feeling)
Oddjob – Where Did You Sleep Last Night
/Good Morning Susie Soho
Heavy Quartet – Heugh!


Playlist for 23 November 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Tony Kofi Quartet – If I Spoke My Mind
Havana Cultura – Roforofo Fight
Sensorium – The Two Sons of Iona
Chris Hodgkins Quartet – King's Birth Night
Husnu Senlendirici – Oyun Havasi (Dance Mood)
Bobby Wellins – Fascinating Rhythm
Kitty Bevan – A Foggy Day in London Town
Mike Markey & Nick Jones – My Pencil Won't Write No More
George Melly/Digby Fairweather – Winin' Boy Blues
Kora Jazz Trio – Chan Chan


Playlist for 16 November 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Heavy Quartet – Bailey Dan y Bws
Random Heroes – C'Mon & Get It (Soul Harmonics Remix)
Michael Janisch – Milestones
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Stoned Bird
Mark Latimer – Rainstorm
Jim Hart's Gemini – Crunchy Country
Tubby Hayes Quintet – Down in the Village
Imperfect Tenth - Birdland


Playlist for 9 November 2009 - Radio Cardiff

King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew (Live)
Ella Fitzgerald - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dizzy Gillespie - Mas Que Nada
Tom Jones - Hard To Handle
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
The Amigos - Caravan
Brian Auger - A Day In The Life
Herb Alpert - Sunny
Patti Drew - Fever
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Un Grao De Areia
Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire
Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise


Playlist for 2 November 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Claire Martin – So Twentieth Century
Soulive ft Nigel Hall – Too Much
Jan Garbarek Group – Paper Nut (Live in Dresden)
Bhakti Jazz – Eastern Moods
Azhaar Saffar – Pura Vida
Taffronaut vs Chupacabra – Straight Outta Canton
Harry Beckett – Rolli's Tune
Harry Connick Jr/Carla Bruni – And I Love Her
Dunkelbunt ft Boban i Marco Marcovic Orkestar – Cinnamon Girl Graham Watkins Quartet ft Claire Hingott – It's Alright With Me
John Etheridge Sweet Chorus – When You're Smiling
The New Mastersounds – Dusty Groove


Playlist for 26 October 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Duke Pearson – The Fakir
Martin Speake – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Sinto – Man On The Banks
Huw Warren – Harmonia sem Chronologia
John Paul Gard – Beef Dumplin' Stew
Abram Wilson – Breaking Point
Stu Brown Sextet – Devil Drums
Alison Burns & Martin Taylor – I'm Confessin'
Peter King/Philippe Briand Trio – Star Eyes
Shirley Bassey – Light My Fire
5 Go Swing – Coquette


Playlist for 19 October 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Georgie Fame – Yeh Yeh
Geoff Eales Trio – Song For My Mother
Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfa – So Danco Samba
Lokkhi Terra – Mela
Cape Town Opera – Porgy & Bess Overture/Summertime
3 Square – Cracovian Duck
Les Triaboliques – Gulaguajira
Tinariwen – Tenhert
Be Bop Da Jig – Minor Swing Unswung
The Amigos – Honeysuckle Rose


Playlist for 12 October 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Omar Puente – My Mrs
Robert Mitchell Trio – Cumulus
Elisa Caleb – Bring Back Spring
James Chadwick Trio – Beetroot 2 Me
Deep Street Soul – Homebound
Empirical – So He Left
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich – Bernie's Tune
Geoff Gascoyne – The Happening
Zoot Money – The Uncle Willie
Mahala Rai Banda – Mahalageasca


Playlist for 5 October 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Jiveoholics - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Jimi Tenor/Tony Allen - Against The Wall
Terence Blanchard ft Dr Cornel West - A New Note/A New World
Cleo Laine/Alec Dankworth - Dreams of Castilla
Brother Jack McDuff - The Shadow of Your Smile
Kit Downes Trio - Jump Minzi Jump
Art Blakey Quintet - A Night in Tunisia (Live at Birdland)
Brass Jaw - Our Love Is Here To Stay
Root Doctors ft Li Harding - You Can Have My Husband
Mabon - Rough Crossing on the Munter Express


Playlist for 28 September 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Kylie Auldist – Made of Stone
Dominic Norcross Quartet – Quick, Hide
Kitty Bevan Duo – If I Were a Bell
Abram Wilson – Snake in the Grass
George Benson – Living in High Definition
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (Live)
Yasmin Levy – El Amor Contigo (Loving You)
Will Butterworth – Stella by Starlight
Jazz ExTempore Orchestra – Café Calypso
Curtis & Phelps – What Are You Feeling
Kevin Figes Quartet – The Grind


Playlist for 21 September 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Down To The Bone ft Roy Ayers – Good To Me
Jacqui Dankworth – Underline Our Love
Osian Roberts/Steve Fishwick Quintet – The Knife
Kenny Dorham – Afrodisia
Perfect Pitch ft Peter King – Body and Soul
Yaron Herman Trio – Lamidbar
Mahala Rai Banda – Hora Din Mahala
Tony Bennett/Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby (alternate take)
5 Go Swing – I'll See You In My Dreams
Lynn Taitt – Bog Walk


Playlist for 14 September 2009 - Radio Cardiff

London Jazz 4 - Things We Said Today
Randa and the Soul Kingdom – Not Gonna Let You
Michael Janisch – Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing
Portico Quartet – Paper Scissors Stone
Breakestra – No Matter Where You Go
John Paul Gard – Les is Mo
Threeway – Crystal Morning
BBQ (Brownfield Byrne Quartet) – Split Kick
EST – Seven Days of Falling
Ian Shaw – If Love Were All
Top Shelf Jazz – Puttin' on the Ritz
Coltrane Dedication Band – Mr PC


Playlist for 7 September 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Pee Wee Ellis – Chicken
Bluesy Susie – Don't Know Why
Stefon Harris and Blackout – Gone
Gilad Atzmon – What Is This Thing Called Love
Wonderbrass – Dunkin' With Rich T
John Etheridge & Sweet Chorus – When You're Smiling
George Benson – Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Colosseum – Beware the Ides of March
Claire Martin – Love Is Real
Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band – Buona Sera
Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces


Playlist for 31 August 2009 - Radio Cardiff - The Real R&B Show

Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Junior Parker - Feeling Good
James Brown - Night Train
Rolling Stones - Route 66
The High Numbers - I'm the Face
Zoot Money - The Uncle Willie
Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
Richard Berry - Louie Louie
Alan Price's Rhythm & Blues Combo - Boom Boom
Jimi Hendrix - Hoochie Coochie Man
Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Money Maker
Howling Wolf - The Killing Floor
Otis Rush - Homework
Bo Diddley - You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover
The Hi-Fis - I Keep Forgetting
The Plebs - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Georgie Fame - Get On The Right Track Baby
Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers
Tom Jones - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Manfred Mann - Got My Mojo Working


Playlist for 24 August 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Sirius B – High 'n' Dry
Heavy Quartet – Skaface
Keith Little Band – Basin Street Blues/Sleepy Time Down South
Bluesy Susie – Ramblin' on my Mind
3 Square – Canteloupe Island
Mike Markey & Nick Jones - Filthy Rich
Root Doctors – Assume the Position of Love
Dominic Norcross Quartet – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Laura Collins – Battersea Park
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Moon River
Wonderbrass – La Vie en Rose
The Amigos – Music for a Found Harmonium


Playlist for 17 August 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Matt Bianco – Hifi Bossanova
Polly & the Billets Doux – Charmed
John Surman – Kickback
The Impellers – Fire
Lee Jones – Halfway House
Moreno – David
Gwyn Evans & Doctor Jazz – Sospan Fach
Muddy Waters/Otis Spann/Chris Barber – Hoochie Coochie Man Shirley Bassey – Blues in the Night
She'koyokh – Wedding Song
Gwyneth Herbert – My Mini and Me
Peter Cincotti – St Louis Blues
The Dead Victorians – Who’s Sorry Now?
Peggy Lee - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay


Playlist for 10 August 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Numbers Racket - Swingin' Like a Wrecking Ball
Jones O'Connor Group - Pumpkin
Jim Barber Trio - Tachycardia
The Amigos - Russian Lullaby
Paula Gardiner Trio - Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Laura Collins - Mohawk
Burum - Alawon (The Songs of Welsh Folk)
Keith Little Band - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Dave Stapleton Quintet - Aquamarine
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki


Playlist for 3 August 2009 - Radio Cardiff - Brecon Jazz preview

Courtney Pine - Afropean
Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa
Azhaar Saffar and Sirius B – High 'n' Dry
Empirical – Things Are Getting Better (Live at the Pizza Express)
Anouar Brahem – Nuba
The Amigos – Antara (Live at Brecon Jazz Festival)
Alec Dankworth – Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez
Erik Truffaz – Dubophone
Gareth Williams Power Trio – Seven Leaves
Abdullah Ibrahim – Whoza Mtwana
Dennis Rollins Badbone & Co – Love The One You're With
Wonderbrass - Dunkin' with Rich T


Playlist for 2 August 2009 - GTFM - Brecon Jazz preview

Keith Little Band – Jumpin' At The Woodside
Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa
Stan Tracey Orchestra – Too Good (Live at Appleby)
Gareth Williams Power Trio – Seven Leaves
Quantic & his Combo Barbaro – New Morning
Alec Dankworth – Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez
Empirical – Things Are Getting Better (Live at the Pizza Express)
Courtney Pine – Creole Swing
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Alone
Protect the Beat – Snake in the Grass
Azhaar Saffar and Sirius B – High 'n' Dry
Anouar Brahem – Le Voyage de Sahar
The Amigos – Tu Djial
Erik Truffaz – Dubophone
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Filthy Rich
Wonderbrass – Dunkin' with Rich T
Clark Tracey Sextet – Current Climate
Trudy Kerr & Michael Garrick – Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Peter King/Art Themen – Scrapple From The Apple
Abdullah Ibrahim – Whoza Mtwana
Dennis Rollins Badbone & Co – Love The One You're With

This was my last show for GTFM - thanks to Terry, Jen and all the team for giving me the opportunity to present the show on their station over the last twelve months


Playlist for 27 July 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The 3rd Degree - Mercy
Imelda May – Johnny Got a Boom Boom
The Baker Brothers – Fly Like An Eagle
Partisans – Lapdog
Jigsaw – Slacker's Hideaway
Dick Pearce - Eclipse
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys – Puerto Rico!
Led Bib – Yes, Again
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band – Living in America
Jon Lucien – Listen Love
Lea DeLaria/Ian Shaw – Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
Quantic & his Combo Barbaro – Wandering Star


Playlist for 20 July 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Nils Landgren – Knowing Me Knowing You
Art Blakey – The Hub
Bluesy Susie – Wade In The Water
Kyle Eastwood – Metropolitain
Snake Davis – Harlem Stroll
Troyka – Cajoch
Angelika Niescier – Oud Suite Part 1
Willie Nelson – Angel Eyes
John Stetch Trio – Star Trek
Burden of Paradise – What Our Love Needs
5 Go Swing – Troublant Bolero


Playlist for 13 July 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Cesar's Salad - Jamilah
The Sound Stylistics ft Eddie Roberts – Knucklehead
Kurt Elling ft Ernie Watts – Autumn Serenade
The South Trio – Son of Sparky
Keith Little Band – Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
The Rippingtons – Paris Groove
The Amigos – Amor Verdadero
Shirley Horn – Summer (Estate)
Whiskey River – Iko Iko
Sevda – Bana Bana, Gel (Come, Come to Me)
Stochelo Rosenberg – I Wish
Alex Wilson – Nature Boy
Wonderbrass – Water From An Ancient Well


Playlist for 9 July 2009 - GTFM

Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Rachel Brand – On The Red Clay
Bollywood Brass Band – Tu Cheez Badi Hail Mast Mast
Get The Blessing – Music Style Product
Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra ft Tony Jacobs –
Please Don't Talk About Me When I’m Gone
Kyle Eastwood – Metropolitain
Eduardo Niebla – Song for the Rain
Root Doctors – You Can Have My Husband
The Amigos – Amor Verdadero
Bluesy Susie – Wade In The Water
The Sound Stylistics ft Eddie Roberts – Knucklehead
Imelda May – Johnny Got a Boom Boom
Cesar's Salad - Jamilah
Kurt Elling ft Ernie Watts – Autumn Serenade
Kenny Ball – Midnight in Moscow
The South Trio – Son of Sparky
Keith Little Band – Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Joachim Kuhn – Transmitting
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys – Hey Puerto Rico!
Stochelo Rosenberg – I Wish
Martin Speake – Donna Lee
Whiskey River – Iko Iko
Alex Wilson – Nature Boy
Wonderbrass – Water From An Ancient Well


Playlist for 6 July 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Rachel Brand – On The Red Clay
Bollywood Brass Band – Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast
Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra ft Tony Jacobs
– Please Don’t Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Dub Colossus – Negus Dub
Eduardo Niebla – Song for the Rain
Horace Silver – Song for My Father
Rebirth Brass Band – Liberian Girl
Root Doctors – You Can Have My Husband
Charles Mingus – Better Get It In Your Soul


Playlist for 29 June 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Jazz Jamaica – I Want You Back
Oleg Kireyev – Night Train
Get The Blessing – Music Style Product
The Impellers – Be Ready
James Chadwick – Seventh Wave
Rebirth Brass Band – Shake Your Body Down To The Ground Joachim Kuhn – Transmitting
Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 9
Branco Stoysin Trio – Where's The Pen
Kyle Eastwood – Bold Changes
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Back to California
Maceo Parker - ABC


Playlist for 22 June 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Root Doctors – Goin' To Louisiana
Geoff Eales – Iolo's Dance
Bluesy Susie – Nature Boy
John-Paul Gard's Pedal Mania – Pee Wee's Blues
Heavy Quartet – Bore Sul (Sunday Morning)
Dill Jones – Jay Walk
Wyn Lodwick Interview re Dill Jones
Dill Jones & Wyn Lodwick – Rose Room
Julian Arguelles/Frankfurt Radio Big Band
– Evans Freedom Pass
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones
The Amigos – Icek


Playlist for 18 June 2009 - GTFM

Oleg Kireyev – Night Train
Dill Jones – Anything Goes
Bluesy Susie – Nature Boy
The Swiss – Jazz Pills
John-Paul Gard's Pedal Mania – Pee Wee's Blues
Heavy Quartet – Bore Sul (Sunday Morning)
The Impellers – Be Ready
Julian Arguelles/Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Phaedrus
Roberto Fonseca – Lo Que Me Hace Vivir
Dill Jones – Jay Walk
Root Doctors – Goin' To Louisiana
Geoff Eales – Iolo's Dance
Fraser Allibone Quartet – Have You Met Miss Jones
Troyka – 140
Acoustic Ladyland – Cuts & Lies
Dill Jones – Meet Me at Condon's
Interview with Wyn Lodwick re Dill Jones
Dill Jones & Wyn Lodwick – Rose Room
Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 9
Branco Stoysin Trio – Where's The Pen
Charles Mingus – Better Get It In Your Soul


Playlist for 15 June 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Hugo Strasser – Black Night
Laura Collins – Battersea Park
Freddie Hubbard – A Night in Tunisia (Live in Bristol)
Ray Camacho & the Teardrops – Si Si Puede
The Swiss – Remember When
Trudy Kerr/Michael Garrick - Lush Life
Troyka – Call
Acoustic Ladyland – Red Sky
Ian Shaw – Comes Love
Wyn Lodwick and Friends – Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Roberto Fonseca – Lo Que Me Hace Vivir
WhiskyCats – In This Chair
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Remember When


Playlist for 8 June 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Mingus Big Band – Moanin'
Sirius B – Watermelon Man
Zed-U – Phone Tap
Mark Moraghan – Blast From The Past
Nicky Campbell Interview
Mark Moraghan & Steven Sproat – Through It All
Led Bib – Call Centre Labyrinth
Miles Davis – Solea
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara - Kele Kele (No Passport No Visa)


Playlist for 1 June 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Osian Roberts/Steve Fishwick Quintet – The Hit
Karen Lane – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
John Law's Art of Sound – Can a Cannibal Nibble?
John-Paul Gard – Beef Dumplin' Stew
James Chadwick and Julian Martin – Enrico's Last Dance
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Images
Ray Thompson/Jim Barber – Slowboat To China
Led Bib – Yes, Again
Top Shelf Jazz - Istanbul
Cookin' On 3 Burners – Cars


Playlist for 25 May 2009 - Radio Cardiff

King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew (Live)
Ella Fitzgerald - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dizzy Gillespie - Mas Que Nada
Tom Jones - Hard To Handle
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
The Amigos - Caravan
Brian Auger - A Day In The Life
Herb Alpert - Sunny
Patti Drew - Fever
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Un Grao De Areia
Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire
Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise


Playlist for 18 May 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Hugh Masekela – Saduva
Martin Speake – Diverse
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Snitch
Lee Jones – Cookin' on Gas
Evan Christopher – I Know That You Know
Liberty Street Jazz Band – Comes Love
Jones O'Connor Group – No-Wave
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Rhythm-a-Ning
Maceo Parker – Let's Get It On


Playlist for 14 May 2009 - GTFM

Sirius B – Something New
John Law's Art of Sound – Congregation
Liberty Street Jazz Band – Bugle Call Rag
Jones O'Connor Group – Worker Bee
Andy Sheppard – Bing
Sax Appeal – PTB
Wyn Lodwick/Dill Jones - In a Sentimental Mood
Led Bib – Yes, Again
Madeleine Peyroux – Love and Treachery
Maceo Parker – ABC
Keith Little Band – Jumpin' At The Woodside
Diana Krall – Quiet Nights (Corcovado)
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Dedication Song
Lee Jones – Halfway House
Martin Speake – I'm In The Mood For Love
Marcia Pendlebury/Art Themen – S'Wonderful
Branford Marsalis Quartet – The Last Goodbye
Hugh Masekela – Thimlela
Evan Christopher – Farewell Blues


Playlist for 11 May 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Mike Harries Root Doctors – DIY
The Perceptions ft Fred Wesley – Running the Risk
Joe Lovano – Powerhouse
Cassandra Wilson – Fragile
Jigsaw – Slackers Hideaway
Sax Appeal – New York Walk
Chet Baker – My Funny Valentine
Asaf Sirkis Trio – Alone
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara – Fulani Coochie Man
Marcia Pendlebury/Art Themen – S'Wonderful
Seb Pipe's Life Experience – Yo Tico


Playlist for 4 May 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Richard Groove Holmes – Listen Here
Colosseum ft Chris Farlowe – Tomorrow's Blues
Till Bronner ft Vanessa da Mata – O Que Sera
Youngblood Brass Band – Is That a Riot?
Dan James – Blues for June
Le Trio Joubran – Sama-Sounounou
5 Go Swing – Putting on the Ritz
The Qualitons – One Man Song
Nathan Haines ft Marlena Shaw – Right Now
Paul Gonsalves Quartet – Boom Jackie Boom Chick
Trudy Kerr/Michael Garrick – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
Jimmy Smith – Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Keith Little Band – St Thomas


Playlist for 27 April 2009 - Radio Cardiff

James Taylor Quartet – Blacksmith
Li Harding/Root Doctors – You Can Have My Husband
Interview with Humie Webbe about Butetown Bay Jazz
Paula Gardiner Trio – No Coincidence
Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls – Killa Dilla
The Numbers Racket – Route 66
Victor Parker and Chris Hodgkins - Undecided
(recorded live at the Quebec, Cardiff, January 1976)
Coltrane Dedication Band – Mr PC
Lara James/Jeremy Young - Glass
NJYO – More Mumbles
Chris Hodgkins Trio - Full Count


Playlist for 20 April 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Norman Connors ft Freddie Hubbard – Samba For Maria
Diana Krall – Walk On By
Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Heavy Quartet – Petite Fleur
Andy Sheppard – La Tristesse Du Roi
St Germain – Rose Rouge
Liam Noble Trio – Take Five
Dave Brubeck – Take Five
Red Eyed Fly – The Stutter


Playlist for 13 April 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Numbers Racket - Swingin' Like a Wrecking Ball
Jones O'Connor Group - Pumpkin
Jim Barber Trio - Tachycardia
The Amigos - Russian Lullaby
Paula Gardiner Trio - Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Laura Collins - Mohawk
Burum - Alawon (The Songs of Welsh Folk)
Keith Little Band - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Dave Stapleton Quintet - Aquamarine
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki


Playlist for 6 April 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Pigbag – Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
Alan Barnes – Senor Blues
Azhaar Saffar Quartet – Black Cow
The Amigos – Capitaine Gumbo
Lee Jones – One Little Blue Note
Ray Thompson and Jim Barber – The More I See You
Keith Little Band – Caldonia
Michael Garrick Septet – Ursula
Julian Jackson – Autumn Leaves
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – Filthy Rich
Lea DeLaria and Ian Shaw – Jumpin' With Symphony Sid


Playlist for 30 March 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Harold McNair – The Hipster
Lauren Dalrymple – Stella by Starlight/Stella's Groove
Jim Barber Trio – Kaleidoscope
John-Paul Gard – Timeline
Kevin Figes Quartet – The Grind
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Second Life
Dave Stapleton Interview
Dave Stapleton – Catching Sunlight
Latin Blues Band ft Luis Aviles - (I'll Be A) Happy Man
Sarah Gillespie – How The Mighty Fall
Orchestra Baobab – Colette


Playlist for 23 March 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Nicola Conte – Caravan
Daphna Sadeh – Reconciliation
Juliet Kelly – Back to Life
Mulatu Astatke/The Heliocentrics - Cha Cha
Zen Hussies - Kecker Rocker
Gareth Williams Power Trio - Holey Moley
Gareth Williams interview
Gareth Williams Power Trio - Seven Leaves
Oscar Brown Jr – Work Song
Ravi Coltrane – Shine
Coltrane Dedication Band – Mr PC


Playlist for 16 March 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Mohawks – The Champ
Madeleine Peyroux – Instead
Gareth Williams Power Trio – Giant Steps
Wynton Marsalis – Sassy
James Taylor Quartet – Inner Mystic Love
Laura Collins – Get Happy
Laura Collins interview
Laura Collins – Battersea Park
Daby Toure and Skip McDonald – Sinners
Huw Warren Trio – Santo Antonio
Roland Alphonso – Song For My Father
Marlene VerPlank – They Say It's Spring
London Jazz 4 – Things We Said Today


Playlist for 12 March 2009 - GTFM

Alan Barnes – The Cape Verdean Blues
Gareth Williams Power Trio – A Welshman in New York
Laura Collins - Comes Love
Laura Collins interview
Laura Collins – Road
Wynton Marsalis – School Boy
Huw Warren Trio – Cowbois and Shepherds
Taffronaut v Chupacabra – Straight Outta Canton
Coltrane Dedication Band – Equinox
NYJO – When You're Ready
Dave Jones Trio – Welsh Rarebit
Dave Jones interview
Dave Jones Trio – Cracovian Duck
Miles Davis – Freddie Freeloader
Marlene VerPlank – I've Got You Under My Skin
Geoff Eales Trio – Awakening
Gilad Atzmon – April in Paris
5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My Dreams
The London Horn Sound Big Band
featuring Gwilym Simcock – Blues For Hughie


Playlist for 9 March 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Kenny Garrett – Wooden Steps
Dave Jones Trio – Impetus
Tony Remy and Bluey - Beyond Jupiter
Laura Collins – Battersea Park
Wonderbrass – Hamba Nami
Branford Marsalis – Dienda
Dave Jones Trio – Three on Four
5 Go Swing – Douce Ambience
Klezmer Juice – Librescu Tango


Playlist for 2 March 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Buddy Rich Big Band – The Beat Goes On
Root Doctors – Living On The Rim
Gwyn Evans and Dr Jazz – Sospan Fach
Dave Jones Trio – Welsh Rarebit
Keith Little Band – Jumping at the Woodside
Majek Fashek – Man of Sorrow
3 Square – Canteloupe Island
The London Horn Sound Big Band
featuring Gwilym Simcock – Blues For Hughie
Chet Baker – Let’s Get Lost
Xavier Cugat – One Mint Julep (Cha Cha Twist)


Playlist for 23 February 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Blockheads – Hold Tight
Tom Harrell – Prana
Geoff Eales Trio – Iolo's Dance
Kitty Bevan – Scarborough Fair
Taffronaut v Chupacabra - Ruff D
Eduardo Niebla – A Night in Beirut
Martin Speake – I'm In The Mood For Love
Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder
Nikka Costa – Love to Love You Less
Gilad Atzmon – Everything Happens To Me
Peggy Lee – Sitting on the Dock of the Bay


Playlist for 16 February 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Numbers Racket - Swingin' Like a Wrecking Ball
Jones O'Connor Group - Pumpkin
Jim Barber Trio - Tachycardia
The Amigos - Russian Lullaby
Paula Gardiner Trio - Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Laura Collins - Mohawk
Burum - Alawon (The Songs of Welsh Folk)
Keith Little Band - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Dave Stapleton Quintet - Aquamarine
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki


Playlist for 9 February 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Us3 ft Gareth Williams – Come On Everybody
Gangbe Brass Band - Nikki
Martin Speake/Bobo Stenson – Change of Heart
The Amigos – Tu Djail
Bobby Montez – African Fantasy
Heavy Quartet – Skaface
Nathan Riki Thomson – Illalla
The Bannau Trio – The Bannau Brycheiniog
John Coltrane Quartet – Greensleeves
Gareth Williams Power Trio
– For Alun Lewis, Hedd Wyn and the others
Melody Gardot – Over The Rainbow
Lionel Hampton – Psychedelic Sally


Playlist for 2 February 2009 - Radio Cardiff

King Curtis – Memphis Soul Stew (Live)
Yots K – Love For Sale
Big Air – Airlock
Imelda May – Johnny Got a Boom Boom
Imelda May Interview
Imelda May – Big Bad Handsome Man
Joshua Redman – Moonlight
Dizzy Gillespie – Mas Que Nada
Gareth Roberts – The Attack of the Killer Penguins
Soothsayers – Music
Young Holt Unlimited – Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy


Playlist for 26 January 2009 - Radio Cardiff

The Blue Note 7 – Mosaic
Ray Gelato – The Jumpin' Jive
Stan Sulzmann – Maudley
Buddy Rich Big Band – Ease On Down The Road
Kitty Bevan – Autumn Leaves
Julian Arguelles Trio – Warm Winter Coat of Spruce
Aaron Parks - Roadside Distraction
Organ Trio ft Jim Mullen – Blueberry Hill
Working Week – Venceremos (We Will Win)
David 'Fathead' Newman – Unchain My Heart
Richard Groove Holmes – Listen Here


Playlist for 19 January 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Graham Bond Organisation - Wade In The Water
Tubby Hayes/Paul Gonsalves – Don’t Fall Off The Bridge
Nicola Conte ft Jose James - The Nubian Queens
Jeff Lorber – Rehab
Jones O'Connor Group – Worker Bee
Laura Collins – Estate
Miles Davis – So What (Live in Holland 1960)
Coltrane Dedication - Mr PC


Playlist for 15 January 2009 - GTFM

Gil Evans Orchestra - Crosstown Traffic
Stan Sulzmann - Krell
Imelda May - Smoker's Song
Jones O'Connor Group - Moondog
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
Davy Graham - Blue Monk
Jeff Lorber - Rehab
Pete Canter Quartet - Blues for Bill
The Amigos - Tu Djail
Woody Herman - Hush
Protect The Beat - Snake in the Grass
Julian Arguelles - Brushes
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Mop Dancing
Gareth Roberts interview
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Dysgu Cyfri (Learning to Count)
Eartha Kitt - Beale Street Blues
Ian Shaw and Sue Richardson - Sad Sweet Song
Heavy Quartet - Skaface
The Cliveden Set - Dinah
Organ Trio ft Jim Mullen - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes


Playlist for 12 January 2009 - Radio Cardiff

Ronnie Laws – Always There
Ella Fitzgerald – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dave Jones Trio – The Leopard
Alex Wilson – Let's Stay Together
Julian Arguelles - Ghana
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Going Nowhere Fast
Gareth Roberts interview
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Dysgu Cyfri (Learning to Count)
Milt Jackson ft Freddie Hubbard – Sunflower
Davy Graham – Cry Me A River
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber – It Had To Be You
The Amigos – Icek
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Charlie's Dozen
Protect the Beat – Intrepid
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample – Every Day I Have The Blues Paula Gardiner Trio – In The Garden
Ian Shaw ft Sue Richardson – Sad Sweet Song
EST – Premonition I: Earth
Five Corners Quintet - Skinny Dipping
Eartha Kitt – Beale Street Blues
The Cliveden Set – Nagasaki
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Mars


Playlist for Christmas Day 2008 - GTFM

Steve Tyrrell - Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Diana Krall - Jingle Bells
Keb Mo' - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nancy Wilson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ray Brown - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Louis Armstrong - Zat You Santa Claus? (Heavy Remix)
Julie London - I'd Like You For Christmas
Warren Hill - O Holy Night
Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
Dean Martin - Baby It's Cold Outside
Dianne Reeves - I'll Be Home For Christmas
James Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Topsy Chapman and Lars Edegran - The Christmas Blues
Lou Rawls - Christmas Is
Kirk Whalum - Little Ghetto Drummer Boy
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval, Jim Gasior
- Jingle Bells (Big Band Songo)


Playlist for 27 November 2008 - GTFM

Snowboy & the Latin Section – Cubano Blues
Patricia Barber – In The Still Of The Night
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Fly Me To The Moon*
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Wait Till You See Her*
Yma Sumac – Malambo Number 1
Chris Hodgkins Quartet – London
Maria Pia De Vito & Huw Warren – And the kitchen sink
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - The More I See You*
Five Corners Quintet – Hot Rod
Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
New Cool Collective – Scuzzy Skank
Imelda May - Feel Me
Joe Zawinul – Scarlet Woman
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Night and Day*
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - It Had To Be You*
Miles Davis – So What (Live in Holland 1960)
Anita Wardell – Limehouse Blues
Dudley Moore Trio – Strictly For The Birds
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Slow Boat To China*
Ray Thompson & Jim Barber - Moon River*

*Live studio session


Playlist for 16 October 2008 - GTFM

Alex Wilson – Let's Stay Together
Mac Rebennack & The Soul Orchestra – The Point
Clark Tracey Trio – Just You, Just Now
Dave Holland Sextet – Pass It On
Acker Bilk – Buona Sera
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample – Every Day I Have The Blues
James Chadwick & Julian Martin – Enrico's Last Dance
Robert Mitchell Trio – Teardrop
The Amigos – Russian Lullaby
Viktoria Tolstoy – Stranger in Paradise
King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys – Walkin' With Mr Lee
Dr John – Keep On Goin'
Neon – Deviation
Paula Gardiner Trio – Riding on the Back of the Salmon
Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan (Live at Carnegie Hall)
Geoff Eales - Waltz For Debby
Geoff Eales interview
Geoff Eales - Song For My Father
Heavy Quartet – Desert Song
Zoe & Idris Rahman – Sanctuary
Keith Little Band – Basin Street Blues/Sleepy Time Down South
Chris Hodgkins Trio – Swinging at the Copper Beach
Azhaar Saffar Quartet – Moose the Mooch


Playlist for 18 September 2008 - GTFM

Joe Zawinul – Brown Street
Brigitte Beraha – So Simple
Keith Little Trio – Sugar
Billy Cobham & Asere – Gypsy Soul
Surinder Sandhu – Avi's Theme
J.A.M. – Master of the World
Wonderbrass – Hamba Nami
Louis Jordan – Let The Good Times Roll
New Mastersounds – Idris
Rebirth Brass Band – Take It To The Street
Omer Klein – Netanya
Maurice El Medioni - Tu N'aurais Jamais Du
Paula Gardiner – Hot Lament Album Feature
EST – Premonition: Earth
Dominic Norcross – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - Mars


Playlist for 21 August 2008 - GTFM

Five Corners Quintet ft Mark Murphy
- This Could Be The Start of Something Big
Ubizo - Dumisari
Tim Kliphuis - Night and Day
The Numbers Racket - Swinging Like a Wrecking Ball
The Klezmatics - I Ain't Afraid
Jones O'Connor Group - Johnny Two Hats
Blue Mitchell - Good Humour Man
Oscar Brown Jr - Worksong
Gareth Roberts Quintet - Going Nowhere Fast
Keith Little Band - St Thomas
Ray Charles - What'd I Say
Alan Barnes - The Cape Verdean Blues
Andy Davies Quartet - Nedved
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki
Burum - Alawon
Stan Tracey Orchestra - 'Round Midnight (Live at Appleby)
Ann Duggan - When You Love Someone
The Amigos - Icek


Playlist for 3 August 2008 - GTFM - Brecon Jazz preview

Jools Holland - Honeydripper Part 2
Empirical - Blessings
Gwilym Simcock Trio - Sneaky
Maceo Parker - To Be Or Not To Be
Mark Murphy - Stolen Moments
The Amigos - Caravan

Sirius B - Something New
Burum - Hiraeth Am Feirion
Neil Cowley Trio - His Nibs
Jones O'Connor Group - Dead Ahead
Alison Burns and Martin Taylor - He's a Tramp
Paula Gardiner Trio - In The Garden
Evan Christopher - Farewell Blues
Scott Hamilton - Blue Wales


Playlist for 7 July 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Maceo Parker/WDR Big Band - Hallelujah I Love Her So
Arun Ghosh - Aurora
Corinne Bailey Rae - Sexy Back
Gwilym Simcock - A Typical Affair
Jack McDuff - Butter For You Popcorn
Alan Barnes - Baghdad Blues
Finn Peters - The Nightingale
Jim Barber Trio - Birks Works
Andy Bey - Brother Can You Spare a Dime
Tommaso Starace - Keep Moving Please!

The station suspended live programmes on July 2008 due to funding issues, returning in January 2009


Playlist for 23 June 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Kenny Dorham - Minor's Holiday
EST - Tide of Trepidation
James Brown - There Was A Time (Kenny Dope remix)
Pentangle - Light Flight
Robert Walter - Maple Plank
George Benson - Summertime
EST - Little Rootie Tootie
Lauren - Glory Box
Tom Richards Orchestra ft Jamie Cullum
- Smoke and Mirrors
Liberty Street Jazz Band - Bugle Call Rag
Red Eyed Fly - My Name Is On The Bills
EST - Believe, Beleft, Below

Three tracks by EST were played as a tribute to
Esbjorn Svensson following his untimely death


Playlist for 9 June 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis – Bright Lights Big City
Paul Weller & Robert Wyatt - Song For Alice
Jimmy McGriff – The Worm
Dave Stapleton & Matthew Bourne – Like Enlightenment
Kevin Figes - Listless
Dinah Washington – Cry Me a River (Truth and Soul Rmx)
Bobby Previte & the New Bump – She Has Information
Ola Onabule – Never Known
Paula Gardiner Trio – In The Garden
Tim Garland – Epilogue: From The Land
Mike Markey & Nick Jones – Filthy Rich
Bourne/Davis/Kane – De Selby’s Earth
The Jiveoholics – Jiveoholic Boogie
Jeremy Steig - Howling For Judy


Playlist for 26 May 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Nicola Conte - The Dharma Bums
Anita Wardell - Parker's Mood (Blues)
Jim Barber - Count Kant
Neon - Chu Chu
The Herbaliser - The Next Spot
Lowri Evans - Can't Decide
Fred Wesley and the JBs - Use Me
Evan Christopher - Farewell Blues
Nils Petter Molvaer - The Beginning (from the film Edy)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Un Grao de Areia
Top Shelf Jazz - Hello Mabel
Lalo Schifrin - Jim On The Move


Playlist for 12 May 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Caribbean Jazz Project ft Dave Samuels - Rendezvous Cassandra Wilson - St James Infirmary
Thelonius Monk - Rhythm-A-Ning (Live at Monterey)
Jessie J - Tequila Moon
3 Square - Canteloupe Island
Brecon Jazz interview with Jim Smith
Burum - Yr Eneth Glaf (The Ailing Maiden)
Bluesy Susie - Cry Me A River
McCoy Tyner Trio with Joe Lovano - Mellow Minor
James Taylor Quartet - Theme from Starsky and Hutch


Playlist for 28 April 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Humphrey Lyttelton – Bad Penny Blues
Tony Kofi Quartet – If I Spoke My Mind
Dee Dee Bridgewater – Afro Blue
Jones O'Connor Group – A Crow for Every Crow
Jukka Eskola – 1974
Dylan Howe's Unity 4 – Law Years (Rehearsal)
Joe Williams – Get Out Of My Life Woman
Neil Cowley Trio – Scaredy Cat
Lee Jones – One Little Blue Note
Watcha Clan – Balkan Qoulou
Alboran Trio – Autumn Mist
Humphrey Lyttelton/Elkie Brooks – Do Your Duty
Dr Feelgood – Oyeh!


Playlist for 14 April 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Gil Evans Orchestra
– Crosstown Traffic/Little Miss Lover
The Megatons – Shimmy Shimmy Walk
Georgie Fame – Do It The Hard Way
Sensorium – The Wailers of Auchtermuchtie
Da Bone and Saxy Debbie – Night Train
Guajiro Mirabal – Mi Corazon No Tiene Quien Lo Llore
King Django - Buccaneer Bay
King Django interview
King Django - Catch That Train
Art Blakey – Alamode
Julie London – You and the Night and the Music
Nicolas Meier – A Rose in the Pyrenees
Salsa Celtica – Ya Llego
Top Shelf Jazz - Nagasaki
Heavy Quartet – Petite Fleur


Playlist for 31 March 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Jazz Warriors – Abolition Day
Alan Barnes – Yeah!
Killer Shrimp – Walking On
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Mop Dancing
Oliver Nelson – 125th St and 7th Avenue
Geoff Eales – Armando's Rhumba
Whiskey River - Voodoo Chile
Sophie Milman – Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Cachao – La Trompeta Y La Flauta
Ian Shaw – A Good and Simple Man
King Django – Friend
Chris Barber – Lead Me On


Playlist for 17 March 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Dirty Dozen Brass Band ft Dr John – It's All Over Now
Empirical – Blessings
Lizz Wright – Coming Home
Clark Tracey Quartet – Seven Steps To Heaven
Ska Cubano – Cumbia En Do Menor
(Spiritual South remix)
The Amigos – Gypsymania
Brad Mehldau Trio – Wonderwall
John Coltrane Quartet – Blues Minor
Dianne Reeves – Just My Imagination
Lionel Hampton – Psychedelic Sally


Playlist for 3 March 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Mingus Big Band – Moanin'
Barb Jungr – The Times They Are A-Changin'
Acoustic Ladyland – Red Sky
Plumstead Radical Club – The Coast Is Clear
Burum – Marwnad Yr Ehedydd (The Lark's Lament)
Miles Davis – Someday My Prince Will Come
Barry Adamson – The Beaten Side of Town
Graham Watkins Trio ft Clare Hingott
– It's All Right With Me
Janusz Carmello – When The Jazz Is Swinging In
Young Holt Unlimited
– Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy


Playlist for 18 Feburary 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Rebirth Brass Band – Take It To The Street
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis – Afro-Jaws
Clare Teal – All For Love
The Numbers Racket – Swingin' Like a Wreckin' Ball
Colman Brothers – El Nino (Big Band Mix)
Reem Kelani – Galilean Lullaby
Dave O'Higgins Quartet – You Must Believe In Spring
Interview - Monty Coffin, Welsh Jazz Society
Imperfect Tenth – Birdland
Gabo Brown and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – It's a Vanity
Portico Quartet – News From Verona
Buddy Rich Big Band – Hello I Love You


Playlist for 4 Feburary 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Hugo Strasser – Black Night
Gwyn Jay Allen ft Roy Hargrove – Now You Has Jazz
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Second Life
Richard Groove Holmes – Listen Here
Neil Cowley Trio – His Nibs
Sheila Landis – Who Will Buy?
The Blessing – Another Brother’s Mother
Geoff Eales – Round Midnight
Gotan Project meet Chet Baker – Round Midnight
Red Eyed Fly – My Purgatory
Mike Markey and Nick Jones – This Old Band
Angelo DeBarre Quartet – Django’s Tiger


Playlist for 21 January 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Pure Evil – Gussets of Freedom
Harold McNair – The Fence
Melody Gardot – Worrisome Heart
John Taylor – Whirlpool
Roger Beaujolais Quintet – Some Blues
Pete Canter Quartet – Slick
Eddie Roberts – In, On, Out
The Cherubs – The Sea and The Sun
Jo Jo Bennett – Canteloupe Rock
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
– 100 Days, 100 Nights
Keith Little Band – St Thomas


Playlist for 7 January 2008 - Radio Cardiff

Oscar Peterson – Mas Que Nada
Tony Remy and Bluey - Beyond Jupiter
Gwyneth Herbert – Lay You Down
Gareth Roberts Quintet – Wrth Fynd Efo Deio
I Dwywn (Whilst going with Deio to Twywn)
Alex Wilson – Ain't Nobody
Cubanita – Watermelon Man
James Chadwick – Play Time
Freak Unique - Summer
Mark Murphy – Angel Eyes
Azhaar Saffar Quartet – Pura Vida
Roland Alphonso – Song For My Father
New Cool Collective – E-Pro

This show was dedicated to the late Radio 1 and Jazz FM presenter Kevin Greening, who inspired me to make my career in broadcasting


Playlist for 24 December 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Steve Tyrrell - Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Diana Krall - Jingle Bells
Keb Mo' - Jingle Bell Jamboree
Nancy Wilson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ray Brown - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Warren Hill - O Holy Night
Carla Cook - Do You Hear What I Hear
Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
- Please Come Home For Christmas
Dianne Reeves - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Lou Rawls - Christmas Is
Dave Koz & Friends - O Tannenbaum/Sleigh Ride
James Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Kirk Whalum - Little Ghetto Drummer Boy
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Ed Calle, Arturo Sandoval, Jim Gasior
- Jingle Bells (Big Band Songo)


Playlist for 10 December 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Jools Holland - Honeydripper Pts 2 and 3
Terence Blanchard - Ghost of Congo Square
Dave O'Higgins Quartet - Operation Yardbird
Laura Collins - Last Waltz
Wonderbrass - Festival City People
Gwilym Simcock - Sneaky
Guy Barker - Queen Righteous
Alex Wilson - Nature Boy
Kenny Dorham - Afrodisia
Top Shelf Jazz - It Don't Mean A Thing
Liberty Street Jazz Band
- When My Baby Smiles at Me


Playlist for 26 November 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Ella Fitzgerald – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Out of Focus
Joshua Redman – Cat Battles*
Soil & Pimp Sessions - AIE
John Etheridge – Moreover
Heavy Quartet – Skaface
Brad Mehldau – When It Rains*
Burum – Alawon
Eliane Elias - Waltz For Debby
Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Sagadora Hot Dub

*Tracks chosen by special guest Dave Stapleton


Playlist for 12 November 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Jazz Jamaica – Ball of Fire
Jim Barber Trio – Tachycardia
Herbie Hancock/Tina Turner – Edith and the Kingpin
Courtney Pine – Right On
Paula Gardiner – Urban Paradise?
Manfred Mann – All Your Love
Duke Pearson – The Fakir
Jose James – Park Bench People
Weekend – The View From Her Room
Moishe's Bagel – A Nakht in Gan Eydn
Dominic Norcross Quartet – Fly Me To The Moon


Playlist for 29 October 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Woody Herman – Hush
Trudy Kerr – Jeannine
Peter King/Art Themen/Al Haig – Ornithology
Interview with Jonathan Davies about Jazz 4 Jed
Wayne Krantz – Dove Gloria
Miles Davis – Red China Blues
Horselmat – Right On
Eri Yamamoto – Melodica Chops
Marcia Pendlebury/Art Themen – S’Wonderful
Jones O’Connor Group – Pumpkin
Queen Latifah – I’m Gonna Live Till I Die
Chris Hodgkins Trio – Full Count
Angela Brown & the Mighty 45s
– Glory Glory Hallelujah


Playlist for 15 October 2007 - Radio Cardiff

Keith Little Band – Caldonia
Root Doctors – Goin’ To Louisiana
Dr John – Walking To New Orleans*
Alan Barnes – The Cape Verdean Blues
New Mastersounds – Bus Stop No 5 (Afrokats Crew Remix)
The Numbers Racket – The Mambo Swing
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
– Hey Troy, Your Mama's Calling You*
Zoot Money – Zoot’s Sermon
The Tolga Quartet – I’ve Found A New Baby
The Subdudes – Make A Better World*
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – O Mmu Beno Mmu
Julia Farino – After You’ve Gone
Chris Barber/Andy Fairweather Low – Gin House

*Tracks chosen by special guest Mike Harries


Playlist for 8 October 2007 - Radio Cardiff launch day

Count Basie – Hang On Sloopy
Joe Zawinul – Brown Street
Mamborama – Es Solo Musica
Jean-Paul Gard – Beef Dumplin' Stew
Puppini Sisters – Crazy In Love
Jon Lucien – When The Morning Comes
Manfred Mann – Sack O'Woe
George Melly – Salty Dog
The Amigos – Caravan
Bill Evans Trio – Autumn Leaves
John Coltrane – Giant Steps
Dave Stapleton Quintet – Aquamarine
Davy Graham – Blue Monk


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