This show is a mixed selection o big bands, small groups and singers. We cover the period with recordings from 1927 to 1962 from the US and the UK. Listen for a beautiful duet from 1962, the voice of Doris Day and the piano of Andre Previn. British bands from the early days led by Jack Payne and Jack Hylton are featured, and we hear the classic tune "Sidewalks of New York" from the fabulous Duke Elliington orchestra in 1941. Marion Morgan joins us in a delightful combination with the orchestra of Harry James from 1947, and we conclude with the band led by Erskine Hawkins in their brilliant recording of his own composition "Tuxedo Junction"!
Artist Year Song Time
1 Bob Crosby orchestra 1937 South Rampart Street Parade 3:34
2 Adrian Rollini 1935 Bouncin’ In Rhythm 2:49
3 Andre Previn, Doris Day 1962 Daydreaming 3:08
4 Artie Shaw And His New Music 1939 Rosalie 2:44
5 Jack Hylton 1927 Ain’t That A Grand And Glorious Feeling? 3:12
6 Jack Payne 1931 Love Letters In The Sand 3:03
7 Alice Faye 1934 Here’s The Key To My Heart 3:05
8 Duke Ellington 1941 The Sidewalks Of New York 3:15
9 Billie Holiday1949 Please Tell Me Now 3:15
10 Four Of The Bob Cats 1938 Call Me A Taxi 3:17
11 Robert Farnon 1953 Georgia on My Mind 3:14
12 Beryl Davis 1947 The Touch Of Your Lips 2:26
13 Harry James, Marion Morgan 1947 You Can Do No Wrong 3:04
14 Erskine Hawkins 1939 Tuxedo Junction 3:16