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…

May 2nd at 2 PM Hour
	2:55 PM	Roy Eldridge	“Watch Out ” — WithThe Gene Krupa Orchestra	BUY
	2:52 PM	Roy Eldridge	“Why Fall In Love With A Stranger?” — WithThe Gene Krupa Orchestra	BUY
	2:49 PM	Roy Eldridge	“Swiss Lullaby” — WithThe Gene Krupa Orchestra	BUY
	2:42 PM	Count Basie	“Cheek To Cheek ” — Shoutin' Blues 1949	BUY
	2:40 PM	Count Basie	“Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” — 1947-49	BUY
	2:37 PM	Count Basie	“Katy” — 1947-49	BUY
	2:34 PM	Count Basie	“Just An Old Manuscript ” — 1947-49	BUY
	2:28 PM	Artie Shaw	“Mucho De Nada” — The Last Recordings - Vol. II The Big Band	BUY
	2:25 PM	Benny Goodman	“Chico's Bop” — N/A	BUY
	2:22 PM	Gil Fuller	“Mean To Me” — Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49	BUY
	2:13 PM	Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band	“Sailor” — Soul Conversations	BUY
	2:10 PM	Johnny Dankworth	“Sailor” — The $1,000,000 Collection	BUY
	2:07 PM	Spike Hughes	“Nocturne” — Spike Hughes and His Negro Orchestra	BUY
	2:04 PM	Benny Carter	“Sleigh ride in July” — Aspects	BUY
	2:00 PM	Metronome All Stars	“King Porter Stomp” — Benny Goodman - The Different Version, Vol. 1	BUY
May 2nd at 1 PM Hour
	1:54 PM	Clare Fischer	“The Duke” — Thesaurus	BUY
	1:51 PM	WDR Big Band	“Variation 18” — Ariabesques - WDR Big Band Plays Bach - The Goldberg Variations	BUY
	1:48 PM	WDR Big Band	“Variation 1” — Ariabesques - WDR Big Band Plays Bach - The Goldberg Variations	BUY
	1:44 PM	Al Jarreau & NDR Bigband	“Take The A Train” — Ellington	BUY
	1:29 PM	Duke Ellington	“East St. Louis Toodle-Oo/Me And You/Grievin'/Little Posey/Merry-Go-Round” — The Duke Box	BUY
	1:24 PM	Duke Ellington	“Anitra's Dance” — Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Suite Thursday	BUY
	1:20 PM	Duke Ellington	“Solvejg's Song” — Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Suite Thursday	BUY
	1:18 PM	Duke Ellington	“In The Hall Of The Mountain King” — Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Suite Thursday	BUY
	1:13 PM	Jack Teagarden	“Anitra's Dance ” — n/a	BUY
	1:07 PM	Jack Teagarden	“The Blues ” — Live At The Southland Restaurant 1940	BUY
	1:04 PM	Jack Teagarden	“I Didn't Know What Time It Was” — Live At The Southland Restaurant 1940	BUY
	1:01 PM	Jack Teagarden	“Bashful Baby Blues” — Has Anybody Here Seen Jackson?	BUY
April 25th at 2 PM Hour
	2:55 PM	Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong	“Battle Royal” — Paris Blues	BUY
	2:45 PM	Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke	“Griff's Groove” — Sax No End	BUY
	2:42 PM	Machito	“Kenya” — Oyeme	BUY

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