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Classic swing sounds from Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie and Cab Calloway. Our musical map takes us through the Northwest Passage, South of the Border, East of the Sun, and Two Blocks Down, Turn to the Left.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Sep 201322:00

Music Played

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Up, Up and Away

    • Where is Love?.
    • Charly.
    • SNAD 45 CD.
  • Bing Crosby

    Stay on the Right Side of the Road

    • The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.
    • Affinity.
    • CD AFS 1022.
  • Cab Calloway

    Two Blocks Down, Turn to the Left

    • The Essential Cab Calloway.
    • Columbia.
    • 4716892.
  • The BBC Dance Orchestra

    The Music Goes Round And Round

    • The Music Goes Round And Round.
    • Dutton Vocalion.
    • CDEA 6008.
  • Charlie Barnet

    West End Blues

    • Drop Me Off In Harlem.
    • GRP.
    • 16122.
  • Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians

    East St Louis Toodle Oo

    • The Okeh Ellington.
    • Columbia.
    • 4669642.
  • Jack Teagarden

    East of the Sun

    • Rockin’ Chair.
    • Proper.
    • P1419.
  • Woody Herman

    Northwest Passage

    • Blowin’ up A Storm.
    • SONY.
    • 5032802.
  • Stan Kenton

    Southern Scandal

    • Kenton in Hi-Fi.
    • Capitol.
    • CDP 7984512.
  • Frank Sinatra

    South of the Border

    • The Capitol Years.
    • Capitol.
    • SINATRA 20.
  • Wes Montgomery

    West Coast blues

    • Movin’ Wes.
    • Verve.
    • 5214332.
  • Ted Heath & His Music

    Headin' North

    • The Essential Collection.
    • AVID.
    • AVC 861.
  • Don Lusher

    Isfahan

    • Tribute to the Great Bands Vol 4.
    • Horatio Nelson.
    • CD SIV 1133.
  • Buddy Rich

    Down for Double

    • Jump for Joy.
    • Proper.
    • P 1760.
  • Count Basie

    Down for the Count

    • Count Basie – Compact Jazz.
    • Verve.
    • 831342.

Sammy Davis Jr. - BBC Television Theatre - March 1964

BBC Dance Orchestra saxophones - Maida Vale studios 1937

Ted Heath and his Music - Earls Court 1954

Concerts for the coming week

Monday 30 September

Ed Puddick Big Band

Playing Guys and Dolls Suite

Pump House Theatre

Watford

Tuesday 1 October

Manhattan Sound Big Band

United Ex-Servicemen’s Club

Cleckheaton

Thursday 3 October

Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Octagon Theatre

Yeovil

Friday 4 October

Pasadena Roof Orchestra

West Cliff Theatre

Clacton-On-Sea

Friday 4 October

AJ Brown’s Signature Show Band

RMI Club, Horwich

Bolton

Friday 4 October

Starlight Swing Orchestra

St. Peter’s Club

Chorley

Friday 4 October

Royal Air Force Red, White and Blues Big Band

All Saints Church

High Wycombe

Saturday 5 October

AJ Brown’s Signature Show Band

& Echo Four Two Big Band

Cairn Hotel

Harrogate

Saturday 6 October

Chris Dean Big Band

Warner’s Littlecote House Hotel

Hungerford

Saturday 5 October

Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra

Warner’s Nidd Hall Hotel

Harrogate

Saturday 5 October

Glenn Miller Orchestra UK

Milton Keynes Theatre

Milton Keynes

Saturday 5 October

Jonathan Wyatt Big Band

Pavilion Theatre

Gorleston

Sunday 6 October

Denmark Street Big Band

Grace Bar, Gt. Windmill Street

London

Sunday 6 October

Paul Sykes Big Band

Mytchett Centre

Camberley

Sunday 6 October

Nick Ross Orchestra

Key Theatre

Peterborough

Sunday 6 October

Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Radlett Centre

Radlett, Hertfordshire

Sunday 6 October

Girls Only Jazz Orchestra

Big Band Brunch

Salisbury Arts Centre

Sunday 6 October

Sinatra Music Society Convention

Clarendon Suites, Hagley Road

Birmingham

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Sep 201322:00