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Clare Teal presents an hour of classic big band music from Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Chick Webb. Quincy Jones, Billy Byers, Neal Hefti and The Big 18 get the stereo treatment whilst delectable vocals are provided by Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 30 Oct 2011 22:00

Music Played

  • Jack Teagarden

    Swingin' On the Teagarden Gate

    • Big T – A Hundred Years from Today.
    • Living Era CD AJS 2005/1.
  • Jack Teagarden

    Octoroon

    • Big T – A Hundred Years From Today.
    • Living Era CD AJS 2005/1.
  • Artie Shaw

    The Very Thought Of You

    • Complete Thesaurus Transcriptions 1949.
    • HEP CD 89/90.
  • Ray Noble

    Mad About The Boy

    • Ray Noble Dance Band Delights.
    • Yesterday’s Music CDB 04.
  • Dinah Washington

    Sunny Side Of The Street

    • Queen: The Music of Dinah Washington.
    • Verve 060249 8623879.
  • Count Basie

    Count Me In

    • Basie Land.
    • Verve 060251 7995727.
  • Quincy Jones

    Caravan

    • The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones.
    • Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10379.
  • Quincy Jones

    Air Mail Special

    • The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones.
    • Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10379.
  • Benny Goodman

    Stompin' At the Savoy

    • The Benny Goodman Story.
    • Hot Record Society HRS 111.
  • Chick Webb

    Spinnin' The Webb

    • The Classic Tracks of Chick Webb.
    • Kaz Records KAZ CD 318.
  • Ella Fitzgerald backed by Sy Oliver Orchestra

    Basin Street Blues

    • Oh Lady Be Good.
    • Proper Records P 1396.
  • Neal Hefti Orchestra with Ray Charles Choir

    Opus 1

    • Swinging Singing Instrumentalists No 1.
    • Fontana TFDE 17034.
  • Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey

    Autumn In New York

    • Three Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid AMSC 1008.
  • Big 18

    March of the Toys

    • Live Echoes of the Swinging Bands Complete Recordings.
    • Fresh Sound Records FSR CD 559.
  • Edmundo Ros

    Brazil

    • The Centenary Collection.
    • Spectrum SPECSIG 2045.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Oct 2011 22:00