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More Arrangers

The Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal

Clare examines the work of four more big band arrangers - Jerry Gray who was a prominent arranger for Glenn Miller, Sy Oliver who worked with both Jimmie Lunceford and Tommy Dorsey, Pete Rugolo who worked with Stan Kenton and Gil Evans who worked with Claude Thornhill.

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Sun 4 Aug 201322:00

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Artie Shaw
Oh! Lady Be Good
- Gloomy Sunday.
- Jazz Roots.
- CD 56003.
Glenn Miller
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
- Swing Legends: Glenn Miller.
- Nimbus Records.
- NI 2001.
Jerry Gray
Re-Stringing the Pearls
- Flag Waver.
- Montpellier.
- MONT CD 048.
Jerry Gray
Begin the Beguine
- Shades of Gray.
- Montpellier.
- MONT CD 049.
Jimmie Lunceford with Sy Oliver
Dream of You
- Classic Tracks of Jimmie Lunceford.
- Kaz Records.
- KAZ CD 317.
Tommy Dorsey
Opus Number One
- Tommy Dorsey and His Greatest Band.
- Jasmine.
- JASMCD 2537.
Tommy Dorsey
Paramount on Parade
- The Carnegie Hall V-Disc Session April 1944.
- Hep Records.
- HEP CD 40.
Sy Oliver
For Dancers Only
- The Original Arrangements of Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi.
- Lonehill Jazz.
- LHJ 10336.
Sy Oliver with Frank Sinatra
East of the Sun (West of the Moon)
- I Remember Tommy.
- Reprise Records.
- K 54063.
Stan Kenton
Artistry in Bolero
- The Artistry of Stan Kenton.
- Memoir.
- CDMOIR 523.
Stan Kenton with June Christy
September Song
- AFRS Jubilee Recordings 1944- 1947.
- Sounds of Yesteryear.
- DSOY 848.
Pete Rugolo
Fawncy Meeting You
- Music for Hi-Fi Bugs/Brass in Hi-Fi.
- Vocalion.
- CDNJT 5309.
Claude Thornhill
Robbins' Nest
- 1946-’47 Performances Vol. 2.
- Hep Records.
- HEP CD74.
Claude Thornhill
Arab Dance
- 1946-’47 Performances Vol.1.
- Hep Records.
- HEP CD72.
Gil Evans
King Porter Stomp
- There Comes A Time.
- RCA Bluebird.
- ND 85783.