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Clare examines the work of four more big band arrangers - Jerry Gray who was a prominent arranger for Glenn Miller, Sy Oliver who worked with both Jimmie Lunceford and Tommy Dorsey, Pete Rugolo who worked with Stan Kenton and Gil Evans who worked with Claude Thornhill.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Aug 2013 22:00

Music Played

  • Artie Shaw

    Oh! Lady Be Good

    • Gloomy Sunday.
    • Jazz Roots.
    • CD 56003.
  • Glenn Miller

    I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem

    • Swing Legends: Glenn Miller.
    • Nimbus Records.
    • NI 2001.
  • Jerry Gray

    Re-Stringing the Pearls

    • Flag Waver.
    • Montpellier.
    • MONT CD 048.
  • Jerry Gray

    Begin the Beguine

    • Shades of Gray.
    • Montpellier.
    • MONT CD 049.
  • Jimmie Lunceford with Sy Oliver

    Dream of You

    • Classic Tracks of Jimmie Lunceford.
    • Kaz Records.
    • KAZ CD 317.
  • Tommy Dorsey

    Opus Number One

    • Tommy Dorsey and His Greatest Band.
    • Jasmine.
    • JASMCD 2537.
  • Tommy Dorsey

    Paramount on Parade

    • The Carnegie Hall V-Disc Session April 1944.
    • Hep Records.
    • HEP CD 40.
  • Sy Oliver

    For Dancers Only

    • The Original Arrangements of Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi.
    • Lonehill Jazz.
    • LHJ 10336.
  • Sy Oliver with Frank Sinatra

    East of the Sun (West of the Moon)

    • I Remember Tommy.
    • Reprise Records.
    • K 54063.
  • Stan Kenton

    Artistry in Bolero

    • The Artistry of Stan Kenton.
    • Memoir.
    • CDMOIR 523.
  • Stan Kenton with June Christy

    September Song

    • AFRS Jubilee Recordings 1944- 1947.
    • Sounds of Yesteryear.
    • DSOY 848.
  • Pete Rugolo

    Fawncy Meeting You

    • Music for Hi-Fi Bugs/Brass in Hi-Fi.
    • Vocalion.
    • CDNJT 5309.
  • Claude Thornhill

    Robbins' Nest

    • 1946-’47 Performances Vol. 2.
    • Hep Records.
    • HEP CD74.
  • Claude Thornhill

    Arab Dance

    • 1946-’47 Performances Vol.1.
    • Hep Records.
    • HEP CD72.
  • Gil Evans

    King Porter Stomp

    • There Comes A Time.
    • RCA Bluebird.
    • ND 85783.

Jerry Gray

Jerry Gray

Sy Oliver

Sy Oliver

Pete Rugolo

Pete Rugolo

Gil Evans

Gil Evans

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Gil Evans Out of the Cool

Gil Evans Out of the Cool

Concert Diary

Monday 5 August

Norfolk

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Tuesday 6 August

Cleckheaton

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Wednesday 7 August

Borehamwood

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Friday 9 August

Wiltshire

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Friday 9 August

Hungerford

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Friday 9 August

North Wales

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Friday 9 – Sunday 11 August

Bracklesham Bay

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Saturday 10 August

Snape

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Sunday 11 August

Folkestone

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Sunday 11 August

Birmingham

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Sunday 11 August

Hornchurch

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Aug 2013 22:00