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From Nursery Rhyme to the Nurcracker Suite

A selection of the best in jazz music.

Versions of a nursery rhyme or song given a jazz flavour plus some classical and pop music given a jazz makeover. We hear about the Worcestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra and we find out how Barry Manilow wrote the music for a jazz song with words by Johnny Mercer after the latter had died. Johnny Mercer had written the words for much music some years before.

2 hours

Last on

Wed 4 Jul 201219:00
BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio Stoke

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Music Played

  • Chet Baker

    Almost Like Being In Love

  • Storyville Jazzband

    Rent Party Blues

  • Blossom Dearie

    How Will He Know

  • The Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band

    Um Grao De Areia

  • Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Love For Sale

  • John Horler

    Darn That Dream

  • Worcestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra

    Body And Soul

  • Dominic Alldis

    I Saw Three Ships

  • Diane Schuur

    Southwind

  • Inspector Gadjo

    Baggin' It Up

  • Bobby Wellins

    Dream Dancing

  • Les Paul

    What Goes Up Must Come Down

  • Classical Jazz Quartet

    Oriental Rhythm

  • Geoff Gascoyne

    People Make The World Go Round

  • Monty Alexander

    No Woman No Cry

  • Gordon Goodwin

    Count Bubba

  • Billie Holiday

    With Thee I Swing

  • James Pearson

    Alone Together

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Jul 201219:00
    BBC Hereford & Worcester, BBC Radio Shropshire & BBC Radio Stoke