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Clare presents the best in big band sounds old and new, tonight with a disc jockey theme. Featured artists include Deanna Durbin, Gene Krupa, Bill McGuffie and Tom Kubis.

Clare Teal presents the best in big band sounds old and new - with a disc jockey theme. Featuring music written for, by and about some of the great jazz and big band broadcasters of yesteryear. Including New York based Symphony Sid Torin (Jumping with Symphony Sid), the Voice of America's Willis Conover (Take the 'A' Train), Radio 2's very own Alan Dell immortalised in pianist Bill McGuffie's composition Alan's Dell and 'the hippest man in Hollywood', Chuck Niles.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Dec 2012 22:00

Music Played

  • Deanna Durbin

    The Turntable Song

    • Can’t Help Singing.
    • Sanctuary Pulse PLSCD 713.
  • Isham Jones

    I Wanna Be In Winchell's Column

    • Swingin’ Down the Lane.
    • ASV Living Memory CD AJA 5320.
  • Gene Krupa and His Orchestra

    Disc Jockey Jump

    • Disc Jockey Jump.
    • Proper P1103.
  • Illinois Jacquet

    Symphony in Sid

    • Flying Home.
    • Bluebird ND 90638.
  • Tito Puente

    Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

    • Viva Latin Jazz.
    • Music Club MCCD 461.
  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    Smada

    • Blues in Orbit.
    • Columbia 88697 492062.
  • Duke Ellington

    Take the 'A'Train

    • Classic Hits.
    • NIMBUS NI 2014.
  • Stan Kenton

    Jump for Joe

    • Artistry in Rhythm.
    • AVID AMSC 912.
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra

    This Could Be the Start of Something Big

    • This Time by Basie.
    • Reprise R30055.
  • The Tom Kubis Big Band

    That Face

    • Keep Swingin’.
    • Seabreeze SB 2090.
  • Jackie Gleason

    You Hit The Spot

    • A Taste of Brass for Lovers Only.
    • Capitol 724358135626.
  • Buddy Rich

    Away We Go

    • The New One.
    • Pacific Jazz 4945072.
  • Bill McGuffie

    Alan's Dell

    • The Piano Artistry of Bill McGuffie.
    • Vocalion CDLK 4103.
  • The Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Big Band

    Bebop Charlie

    • Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Session Recording.
  • Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

    Auld Lang Syne

    • Party Time.
    • Horatio Nelson CDSIV 1141.
  • Doc Severinsen

    Bye Bye Blues

    • With Doc Severinsen.
    • Amherst Records 3311.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Dec 2012 22:00