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With the coronation in the air, Nick checks out some of the jazz musicians with royal titles - from Count Basie and Duke Ellington to Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues.
MUSIC DETAILS:
| # | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
| 1 | Count Basie | The Kid from Red Bank | Basie / Hefti | The Atomic Mr Basie | Roulette | 02:42 |
| 2 | Duke Ellington | Melancholia | Ellington | The Duke Plays Ellington | Capitol | 03:18 |
| 3 | Duke Jordan | I Should Care | Cahn / Stordahl / Weston | Flight to Jordan | Blue Note | 03:50 |
| 4 | Marquis Hill | Inner City Blues | Hill | Sounds of the City | SkipTone | 05:15 |
| 5 | Earl Hines | In San Francisco | Hines | Solo | Fantasy | 02:59 |
| 6 | King Oliver | Sweet Emalina | Morton | Vocalion | 02:51 | |
| 7 | Billie Holiday | Crazy He Calls Me | Sigman/Russell | Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits | MCA | 03:05 |
| 8 | Ella Fitzgerald | Cry Me A River | Hamilton | Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie | Verve | 04:16 |
| 9 | Benny Goodman | All the Cats Join In | Gilbert / Sauter / Wilder | Benny Goodman: Vol 3, All The Cats Join In | Columbia | 03:10 |
| 10 | Paul Whiteman | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Brooks | HMV | 02:58 | |
| 11 | Bessie Smith | Baby Won't You Please Come Home | Warfield / Williams | Bessie Smith: The Complete Columbia Recordings | Columbia | 02:56 |
| 12 | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio | Tea for Two | Youmans / Caesar | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio | Norgran | 07:41 |
