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Fairfield @ 50

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band and conductor Jiggs Whigham, as they celebrate 50 years of the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, including the music of Bert Kaempfert and Billy May.

Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band and conductor Jiggs Whigham as they celebrate 50 years of the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Including the music of Bert Kaempfert and Billy May. Plus more movie classics from the Town Hall Birmingham including Moon River, The Trolley Song and singer Richard Shelton with Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Jan 201321:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The BBC Big Band

    "L O V E"

    Composer: Milt Gabler & Bert Kaempfert Arranger: Steve Gray

  • The BBC Big Band

    "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan"

    Composer: Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz Arranger: Billy May

  • The BBC Big Band

    "April In Paris"

    Composer: Vernon Duke Arranger: Wild Bill Davis

  • The BBC Big Band

    "Moon River"

    Composer: Henry Mancini Arranger: Quincy Jones

  • Clare Teal

    "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'"

    Composer: Duke Ellington & Peggy Lee Arranger: Eliot Murray

  • Richard Shelton

    "As Time Goes By"

    Composer: Herman Hupfeld Arranger: Jon Harpin

  • Richard Shelton

    "Pure Imagination"

    Composer: Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley Arranger: Sean Hargreaves

  • The Swingcats

    "The Trolley Song"

    Composer: Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin Arranger: Paul Weston

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Jan 201321:30
    BBC Radio 2