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Bill Miller and Neil Hefti

Graham hears from Bill Miller who was born on February the 3rd 1915. Bill accompanied Frank Sinatra for over 50 years. Also he chats to composer and arranger Neil Hefti.

Graham hears from Bill Miller who was born on February the 3rd 1915. Bill accompanied Frank Sinatra for over 50 years. Also he chats to composer and arranger Neil Hefti who remembers the big bands that influenced him when he was growing up. Graham’s musical theme this week is “the great piano-playing bandleaders”!

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Sun 1 Feb 201522:00
BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      Puttin' On The Ritz

    • Nat King Cole

      Three Little Words

    • Natalie Cole

      Stay As Sweet As You Are

    • Sérgio Mendes

      Night And Day

    • Count Basie

      The Kid From Redbank

    • Frank Sinatra

      If I Had You

    • Earl Hines

      The Earl

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Fascinating Rhythm

    • Stan Kenton

      Interlude

    • Mel Tormé

      Haven't We Met?

    • Bobby Darin

      It's You Or No-One

    • Jeri Southern

      Let's Fly Away

    • Jay McShann

      The Jumpin' Blues

    • Julie London

      February Brings The Rain

    • Jess Stacy

      Daybreak Serenade

  • Hour 2

    • New York Voices

      Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    • Juliette Gréco

      Clopin clopant

    • Matt Monro

      My Kind Of Girl

    • Stan Getz

      So Danco Samba

    • Jimmie Lunceford

      Belgium Stomp

    • Frances Wayne & Neal Hefti

      Always

    • Erich Borschel

      Reno Runaway

    • Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

      Fancy Meeting You Here

    • Duke Ellington

      Take The 'A' Train

    • Harry Connick, Jr.

      Pure Imagination/The Candy Man

    • Michael Bublé

      Call Me Irresponsible

    • Claude Thornhill

      Autumn Nocturne

    • Dinah Washington

      Our Love Is Here To Stay

    • George Shearing

      The Days Of Wine And Roses

    • Diane Schuur

      The More I See You

    • Arie Shaw (Featuring Roy Eldridge)

      Little Jazz

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Feb 201515:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Somerset
  • Sun 1 Feb 201520:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Cornwall & BBC Radio Jersey
  • Sun 1 Feb 201522:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset