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Clare welcomes Strictly singer Lance Ellington to the studio. There's a chance you picked the music in The Swing's The Thing and there's also more from the British dance bands.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sun 9 Apr 201721:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Dean Martin

    Ain't That A Kick In The Head

    • At The Movies.

  • Sarah Vaughan

    Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

    • Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin.

  • Lance Ellington

    The More I See You

    • There Comes A Time.
    • Artemis Records.
    • 012.

  • Johnny Hodges & Billy Strayhorn Orchestra

    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

    • There Comes A Time.

  • Count Basie

    Nasty Magnus

    • Li'l Ol' Groovemaker Basie.

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Birdland

    • The Best Of The Manhattan Transfer.
    • WEA.

  • Five Guys Named Moe

    Messy Bessy

    • Five Guys Named Moe: Original London Cast Recording.
    • First Night Records.

  • Caro Emerald

    Paris

    • The Shocking Miss Emerald.
    • Dramatico.

  • Ivy Benson

    I'm In The Mood For Love

    • Dancing To The Bands Again.

  • Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

    Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)

    • Swingstation Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb.

  • Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra

    A-Tisket, A-Tasket

    • Swingstation Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb.

  • Billy May

    Guys and Dolls

    • The Girls and Boys on Broadway.

  • John Dankworth

    African Waltz

    • The Best of Johnny Dankworth.

  • Woody Herman

    Four Brothers (feat. Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Serge Chaloff & Herbie Steward)

    • Blowin' Up A Storm The Columbia Years 1945-1947.

  • Ray Ellington

    The Three Bears

    • Great Dance Bands of the 1950s.

  • Cab Calloway

    Minnie the Moocher

    • Zah, Zuh, Zaz.
    • Proper.
    • 003.

  • Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

    The Best Is Yet To Come

    • It Might As Well Be Swing.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    What Kind Of Fool Am I

    • The Leopard Lounge.

  • Kansas Smitty's House Band

    Backyard BBQ Blues

    • Kansas Smitty's House Band.
    • City Music Foundation.

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater

    Dee Dee's Feathers

    • Dee Dee's Feathers.
    • OKeh.

  • Robert Drasnin

    Chant Of The Moon

    • Return To Paradise.

  • The Count Basie Orchestra

    Teddy the Toad

    • The Atomic Mr Basie.

  • Shane Hampsheir

    Brazil

  • Ray Anthony

    At Last

    • Ray Anthony Plays The Standards.

Broadcast

  • Sun 9 Apr 201721:00
    BBC Radio 2