This morning’s show features recordings made from the 1930s to the 1950s, showcasing musicians and singers from the US and the UK active during that time. We’ll listen to a short feature on the topic of “dreams”, with three recordings highlighting the approach of songwriters to this theme. Other highlights include Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven, and Mel Tormé, as well as from the UK clarinetist Danny Polo and his orchestra and Billy Cotton, a very popular bandleader from the UK. Enjoy the music!
- Bunny Berigan 1936 Dardanella 2:33
- Alan Dean with Carroll Gibbons 1946 Francesca 2:57
- Barney Bigard Quintet 1945 Coquette 2:46
- Beryl Davis 1947 Please Be Kind 3:22
- Billy Cotton & his Band 1932 The Clouds Will Soon Roll By 2:48
- Lena Horne 1949 Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds 3:09
- Chick Webb and His Orchestra 1938 Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) 2:45
- Larry Clinton & Bea Wain 1937 Every Day Is A Holiday 2:28
- Tommy Dorsey Clambake Seven 1937 When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam’ 3:17
- Tony Martin 1936 When Did You Leave Heaven 2:55
- Woody Herman 1954 Muskrat Ramble 2:49
- Danny Polo & His Swing Orchestra 1938 If You Were the Only Girl in the World 2:32
- Jimmie Lunceford 1935 The Melody Man 3:03
- Mel Tormé 1954 Imagination 3:22
- Jimmy Dorsey 1938 Change Partners 3:08