Big Band Bash

Too many times the wonderful world of the big band is compressed to just a decade known as “The Swing Era”(1935 to 1945). And even beyond that, only a handful of bands are usually heard to represent that magical time. Join host Loren Schoenberg for the best of the swinging big bands, going back to the 1920s, and going way beyond 1945. You’ll hear a band’s you’ve never heard of, and you’ll hear great music by the bands, you have heard of that you’ve never heard before!

Previously broadcasted programs. Click on the program description in the table to hear the audio…

January 24th at 2 PM Hour
	2:49 PM	Benny Goodman	“Sing, Sing, Sing” — N/A	BUY
	2:47 PM	Louis Armstrong	“I Can't Afford To Miss This Dream” — 1952-53	BUY
	2:44 PM	Duke Ellington	“I'm Satisfied” — 1933	BUY
	2:38 PM	Gil Evans	“King Porter Stomp” — The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions	BUY
	2:34 PM	Marcus Roberts	“Heart Of The Blues” — Blues For The New Millenium	BUY
	2:30 PM	Bob Crosby	“Chain Gang ” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
	2:13 PM	Bob Crosby	“The Skater's Waltz” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
	2:10 PM	Bob Crosby	“Summertime ” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
	2:07 PM	Bob Crosby	“Tea For Two ” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
	2:01 PM	Bob Crosby	“South Rampart Street Parade” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
January 24th at 1 PM Hour
	1:52 PM	Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington	“The Brown Skin Gal (With The Calico Gown)” — Ella At Duke's Place	BUY
	1:46 PM	Dianne Reeves	“Make Someone Happy” — Frankfurt Big Band	BUY
	1:43 PM	Cab Calloway	“When You're Smiling” — 1934-37	BUY
	1:40 PM	Lionel Hampton	“Million Dollar Smile” — Big Band Jazz - The Jubilee Sessions 1943-1946	BUY
	1:37 PM	Billy Eckstine	“If That's The Way You Feel ” — Together	BUY
	1:33 PM	Tommy Dorsey	“Snootie Little Cutie” — Not So Quiet Please	BUY
	1:26 PM	Bob Crosby	“Ec-Stacy” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
	1:15 PM	George Russell	“The Lydiot” — Jazz in the space age	BUY
	1:10 PM	Lionel Hampton	“Misunderstood Blues” — Reunion at Newport	BUY
	1:05 PM	Danny Jonokuchi	“On Green Dolphin Street” — YouTube	BUY
	1:02 PM	Bob Crosby	“I'm Prayin' Humble” — Bob Crosby and His Orchestra & The Bob Cats: Classic Decca Recordings (1936–1942)	BUY
January 17th at 2 PM Hour
	2:50 PM	WDR Big Band	“Parisian Thoroughfare ” — Featuring Pasquale Grasso	BUY
	2:36 PM	Artie Shaw	“Nightmare/Tabu/Little Jazz/Summit Ridge Drive/Lucky Number ” — 1945 Broadcast	BUY
	2:12 PM	Duke Ellington	“Take The A Train/Jump For Joy/A Gathering In A Clearing/Medley/Passion Flower/The Unbooted Character” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	2:04 PM	Milt Jackson	“Evidence ” — Meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – Explosive!	BUY
	2:00 PM	Count Basie/Milt Jackson	“Lena And Lenny” — Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band Vol. 2	BUY
January 17th at 1 PM Hour
	1:52 PM	Arturo O'farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra	“Mercado en Domingo” — The Offense of the Drum	BUY
	1:50 PM	Tommy Dorsey	“Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet” — N/A	BUY
	1:18 PM	Cab Calloway	“Minnie The Moocher/Limehouse Blues/I Can't Resist You/Hard Times/Fifteen Minute Intermission/I'll Pray For You/Boog It/Cupid's Nightmare/King Porter Stomp” — Broadcast from The Meadowbrook	BUY
	1:09 PM	Louis Bellson	“Bombs Away” — Live In Stereo June 28, 1959 At The Flamingo Hotel, Volume 1	BUY

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