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The 1950s

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Episode 4 of 5

Jazz trumpeter and arranger Guy Barker joins Donald Macleod to look at the developments in the big band sound in the 1950s, from the work of established greats like Duke Ellington and Count Basie, to Gil Evans' work with Miles Davis.

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Thu 20 Nov 201418:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Peter Chatman

    Every Day I have the Blues

    Orchestra: The Count Basie Orchestra. Performer: BASIE, COUNT AND JOE WILLIAMS.
    • Verve: 835329-2.
    • Verve.
    • 1.

  • GILL EVANS

    The Pan Piper (from Sketches of Spain)

    Conductor: Gil Evans. Orchestra: Miles Davis and His Orchestra. Performer: Miles Davis.
    • CBS-4606042.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Kurt Weill

    My Ship

    Conductor: Gil Evans. Performer: Miles Davis. Composer: Ira Gershwin.
    • Miles Ahead.
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • Shorty Rogers

    Coop De Grass

    • Proper: Properbox 92.
    • proper.
    • 12.

  • Stan Kenton

    Artistry in Rhythm

    Performer: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra.
    • CAPITOL: T1394.
    • CAPITOL:.
    • 2.

  • Billy Strayhorn

    Battle Royal

    Performer: ELLINGTON, DUKE & COUNT BASIE. Composer: Duke Ellington. Orchestra: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
    • First Time.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • DUKE ELLINGTON

    Madness in Great Ones

    Orchestra: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
    • Columbia: CK65568.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Gil Evans

    Saeta (from Sketches of Spain)

    Orchestra: Miles Davis and His Orchestra. Performer: Miles Davis.
    • Sketches of Spain.
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • LEW BROWN

    The Thrill Is Gone

    Performer: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra. Composer: Ray Henderson.
    • CAPITOL: T1394.
    • CAPITOL:.
    • 2.

  • Bill Holman

    Invention for Guitar and Trumpet

    Performer: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra.
    • Capitol: EG260603.
    • Capitol.
    • 3.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 Nov 201212:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 15 Nov 201218:30
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 20 Nov 201412:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 20 Nov 201418:30
    BBC Radio 3

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