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Ray Ellington

Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz musician Ray Ellington.

Book: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Bed with mosquito net

30 minutes

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Mon 11 May 195913:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Carmen Amaya and Company

    Fiesta de Jerez

  • Nat King Cole

    That's My Girl

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Petrushka

    Orchestra: Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Conductor: Ernest Ansermet

  • Stan Freberg

    The Banana Boat Song

  • Erroll Garner

    Where Or When (from Babes in Arms)

  • Jackie Gleason and His Orchestra

    When Your Lover Has Gone

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Concertgebouw Conductor: Eduard van Beinum

  • The Ray Ellington Quartet

    From this Moment On

  • Book Choice

    • David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

  • Luxury Choice

    • Bed with mosquito net

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestRay Ellington

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 May 195913:10
    Home Service

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