19/08/2012
Clare Teal spotlights the big bands with co-leaders from the Dorsey Brothers, Bradley & McKinley and Les and Larry Elgart through to Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, The Clarke/Boland big band and The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. There's also Britain's own Skelton and Skinner All Stars.
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Music Played
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The Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra
And the Angels Sing
- Best Of the Big Bands.
- Columbia.
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Les & Larry Elgart
Came the Dawn
- Les And Larry Elgart and Their Orchestra.
- Columbia CL 1052.
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The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
The Blue Room
- Mood Hollywood.
- hep Records HEP CD 1006.
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The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Nevada
- Three Classic Albums Plus.
- Avid Jazz AMSC 1008.
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Bradley/McKinley Orchestra
In A Little Spanish Town
- Live in 1940-41.
- Jazz Band Compact Classic EBCD 2183-2.
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Bradley McKinley Orchestra
It's Square but It Rocks
- It’s Square but It Rocks 1940-41.
- Hep Records HEPCD 1071.
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The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra
Doodletown Races
- Sleigh Ride.
- Sunset SKS 50252.
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The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra
Have you met Miss Jones?
- Straight Down the Middle.
- RCA SF 5042.
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Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra with Joe Williams
It Don't Mean a Thing
- Presenting Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Joe Williams.
- United Artists ULP 1178.
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Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Living For the City
- Potpourri.
- Philadelphia International PIR 80411.
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The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut
Avenue C
- Juggernaut.
- Concord Jazz CJ 40.
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Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Diana Krall
Come Dance with Me
- Verve.
- 0602517050426.
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The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band
Lullaby of the Leaves
- More Smiles.
- MPS 06024 9814789.
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The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band
I'm All Smiles
- All Smiles.
- MPS 06024 9814790.
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Skelton and Skinner All Stars
Sweet Georgia Brown
- Cookin’ With the Lid On.
- Diving Duck Records DDRCD 015.
Broadcast
- Sun 19 Aug 2012 22:00Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 2