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Frank Comstock and Phil Harris

Meet two more witnesses to musical history from Graham’s archive of interviews with composer, arranger and conductor Frank Comstock and singer, bandleader and actor Phil Harris. Plus, Graham’s musical theme this week is a celebration in words and music of Spring.

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Sun 25 Mar 201822:00
BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Wiltshire

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Artie Shaw

      Let’s Walk

    • Jack Jones

      Shall We Dance

    • Nancy Wilson

      The Grass Is Greener

    • Sammy Davis Jr.

      Another Spring

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      It Might As Well Be Spring

    • João Gilberto

      Discussao

    • The Hi-Lo’s

      Chinatown My Chinatown

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Come Spring

    • Thad Jones

      April In Paris

    • Peggy Lee

      I Am In Love

    • Tony Bennett

      Spring In Manhattan

    • Ted Heath

      Dancing On The Ceiling

    • Frank Sinatra

      Spring Is Here

    • Pearl Bailey

      Easy To Love

    • Margaret Whiting

      A Young Man’s Fancy

    • Count Basie

      Corner Pocket

  • Part 2

    • Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer

      Two Of A Kind

    • Billie Holiday & Paul Whiteman

      Travellin’ Light

    • John Lewis

      Delauny’s Dilemma

    • Vic Damone

      Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year

    • Astrud Gilberto

      Fly Me To The Moon

    • Phil Harris

      The Preacher And The Bear

    • Carmen McRae

      Bye Bye Blackbird

    • Robert Farnon

      A Promise Of Spring

    • Cleo Laine

      A Lover And His Lass

    • Fats Waller

      Spring Cleaning

    • Red Norvo

      Seven Come Eleven

    • Marilyn Monroe

      Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend

    • Michael Bublé

      Come Dance With Me

    • Duke Ellington

      Cottontail

  • John Holt

    The Tide Is High

    • The Prime Of John Holt.
    • Sanctuary Records Group.
    • 7.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk on By

    • Anyone Who Had A Heart.
    • SCEPTER.
    • 11.

  • Aretha Franklin

    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

    • Love '60s.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 8.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Mar 201815:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Wiltshire
  • Sun 25 Mar 201820:00
    BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Devon & BBC Radio Cornwall
  • Sun 25 Mar 201822:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset & BBC Radio Wiltshire