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Clare Teal spotlights the big bands with co-leaders from the Dorsey Brothers, Bradley & McKinley and Les and Larry Elgart through to Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, The Clarke/Boland big band and The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. There's also Britain's own Skelton and Skinner All Stars.

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Sun 19 Aug 201222:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra

    And the Angels Sing

    • Best Of the Big Bands.
    • Columbia.

  • Les & Larry Elgart

    Came the Dawn

    • Les And Larry Elgart and Their Orchestra.
    • Columbia CL 1052.

  • The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

    The Blue Room

    • Mood Hollywood.
    • hep Records HEP CD 1006.

  • The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

    Nevada

    • Three Classic Albums Plus.
    • Avid Jazz AMSC 1008.

  • Bradley/McKinley Orchestra

    In A Little Spanish Town

    • Live in 1940-41.
    • Jazz Band Compact Classic EBCD 2183-2.

  • Bradley McKinley Orchestra

    It's Square but It Rocks

    • It’s Square but It Rocks 1940-41.
    • Hep Records HEPCD 1071.

  • The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra

    Doodletown Races

    • Sleigh Ride.
    • Sunset SKS 50252.

  • The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra

    Have you met Miss Jones?

    • Straight Down the Middle.
    • RCA SF 5042.

  • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra with Joe Williams

    It Don't Mean a Thing

    • Presenting Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Joe Williams.
    • United Artists ULP 1178.

  • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

    Living For the City

    • Potpourri.
    • Philadelphia International PIR 80411.

  • The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut

    Avenue C

    • Juggernaut.
    • Concord Jazz CJ 40.

  • Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Diana Krall

    Come Dance with Me

    • Verve.
    • 0602517050426.

  • The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band

    Lullaby of the Leaves

    • More Smiles.
    • MPS 06024 9814789.

  • The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band

    I'm All Smiles

    • All Smiles.
    • MPS 06024 9814790.

  • Skelton and Skinner All Stars

    Sweet Georgia Brown

    • Cookin’ With the Lid On.
    • Diving Duck Records DDRCD 015.

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Aug 201222:00
    BBC Radio 2