IHTSB Nov 12, 2023
On today’s show we have a selection of recordings from the 1930a through to the 1950s. We hear from big bands led by Count Basie and Benny Goodman, trumpeters Bobby Hackett and Roy Eldridge, and a duet from Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford. Benny Carter joins us from 1933, also featuring pianist Teddy Wilson in what may have been Teddy’s first recording. And we conclude with a lovely ballad from Dinah Shore.
Artist Year Song Time
- Count Basie 1938 Sent For You Yesterday 2:59
- Artie Shaw And His New Music 1939 Lover, Come Back to Me 3:33
- Alice Faye 1934 My Future Star 3:06
- Benny Goodman 1935 You’re A Heavenly Thing 2:57
- Al Bowlly 1931 Time On My Hands 3:15
- Ben Selvin & His Orchestra 1931 One More Time 2:46
- Benny Carter 1933 Once Upon A Time 3:26
- Bobby Hackett 1957 Sunday 2:30
- Dinah Washington 1959 What a Difference a Day made 2:34
- Roy Eldridge 1953 Feeling A Draft 3:33
- Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer 1945 Candy 3:12
- Helen Humes 1950 This Love Of Mine 2:56
- Kay Starr 1946 He’s Funny That Way 2:44
- Dinah Shore 1959 The Song Is Ended 3:20