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Clare Teal presents more sounds of the big bands featuring Erskine Hawkins, Glenn Miller and Jerry Gray; the British dance bands of Ambrose, Ted Heath and Sid Phillips and the vocal stylings of Ella Fitzgerald and Matthew Ford.
Last on
Sun 23 Jan 201122:00
BBC Radio 2
Music Played
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Erskine Hawkins
Swing Out
- The Original Tuxedo Junction.
- Bluebird ND 90363.
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Glenn Miller
Tuxedo Junction
- The Definitive Glenn Miller Collection.
- Bluebird 82876 560302.
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Jerry Gray
Re-Stringing The Pearls
- Flag Waver.
- Montpellier MONT CD 048.
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Ambrose Orchestra
Tarantula
- The Essential Collection.
- Avid AVC 992.
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Sid Phillips
Hors D'Oeuvres
- The Rediffusion Anthology Vol 2.
- Vocalion CDLK 4122.
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Ted Heath
Cool For Cats
- Headin’ North and Other Hit Singles.
- Memoir CDMOIR 505.
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Jimmie Lunceford
Yard Dog Mazurka
- The Classic Tracks of Jimmie Lunceford.
- Kaz Records KAZ CD 317.
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Billy May & His Orchestra
Blues In The Night
- Original Arrangements of Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi.
- Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10336.
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Fat Chops Big Band with Matthew Ford
Lean Baby
- Feeling Good.
- Fat Chops Big Band.
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Ella Fitzgerald with Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Midnight Sun
- For The Love of Ella Fitzgerald.
- Verve 841 765 2.
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J.J. Johnson and His Big Band
Swing Spring
- Say When.
- Bluebird ND86277.
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Tutti Camarata Big Band
Tutti's Trumpets and Trombones
- Tutti’s Trumpets and Trombones.
- Avid AMSC 739.
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The Alumni of Stan Kenton
Eager Beaver
- The Best of Back to Balboa/50th Anniversary Celebration.
- Mama Foundation MMF1004.
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Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Splanky
- Re-Generation.
- Syd Lawrence Orchestra IMCD 001.
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Jan 201122:00BBC Radio 2
