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…

June 6th at 2 PM Hour
	2:55 PM	Duke Ellington	“Sweet Georgia Brown ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	2:48 PM	Duke Ellington	“Azure ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	2:39 PM	Duke Ellington	“Jive Jam ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	2:22 PM	Duke Ellington	“Medley: In A Sentimental Mood/Black Beauty/Sophisticated Lady/Caravan/Solitude/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart ” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	2:05 PM	Duke Ellington	“Medley: Passion Flower/Frantic Fantasy/Air Conditioned Jungle/On The Sunny Side Of The Street” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	2:01 PM	Duke Ellington	“I'm Beginning To See The Light” — The Treasury Series	BUY
June 6th at 1 PM Hour
	1:51 PM	Duke Ellington	“The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	1:44 PM	Duke Ellington	“Cottontail ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	1:33 PM	Duke Ellington	“La Plus Belle Africaine ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve	BUY
	1:29 PM	Duke Ellington	“On The Alamo” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	1:16 PM	Duke Ellington	“Diminuendo In Blue/I Got It Bad/Crescendo In Blue” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	1:05 PM	Duke Ellington	“Reminiscing In Tempo” — The Treasury Series	BUY
	1:02 PM	Duke Ellington	“Take The A Train ” — The Treasury Series	BUY
May 30th at 2 PM Hour
	2:53 PM	Duke Ellington	“Metronome All Out ” — The Treasury Shows Vol. 21	BUY
	2:49 PM	Sonny Rollins	“Who Cares?” — And The Big Brass	BUY
	2:45 PM	Sonny Rollins	“Far Out East” — And The Big Brass	BUY
	2:42 PM	Sonny Rollins	“Love Is A Simple Thing ” — And The Big Brass	BUY
	2:36 PM	Sonny Rollins	“Grand Street” — And The Big Brass	BUY
	2:31 PM	Quincy Jones	“I Had A Ball” — The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions	BUY
	2:21 PM	Duke Pearson	“New Girl ” — Introducing Duke Pearson Big Band	BUY
	2:17 PM	Gerald Wilson	“Teri” — New York New Sound	BUY
	2:14 PM	Lucky Millinder	“Beserk Boogie” — Jumpin' At The Savoy	BUY
	2:12 PM	Blanche Calloway	“Louisiana Lil” — 1925-35	BUY
	2:08 PM	Billy Butterfield	“This Believing World ” — Pandora's Box 1946-47	BUY
	2:04 PM	The Big Eighteen	“Swingtime In The Rockies ” — Echoes of The Swinging Bands	BUY
	2:01 PM	Glenn Miller	“Sweet Eloise” — The Complete Glenn Miller	BUY
May 30th at 1 PM Hour
	1:55 PM	Nancy Wilson	“What What Happens ” — Nancy - Naturally	BUY
	1:52 PM	Nancy Wilson	“Just For A Thrill” — Nancy - Naturally	BUY
	1:45 PM	Jimmie Lunceford	“Lunceford Special” — 1939-40	BUY
	1:40 PM	Quincy Jones	“Killer Joe ” — Finest Hour	BUY

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