Today’s show features recordings from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. We hear from jazz greats, like pianists James P. Johnson and George Shearing, as well as trumpeters Jimmy McPartland and Kenny Baker. Among our singers today we welcome Anita O’Day, Mel Tormé and Doris Day. And we’re joined by the big bands of …
2023-01-IHTSB-January 29 Kenny Baker, James P. Johnson, Artie Shaw… Read More »
On today’s show we have a selection of recordings over the years from 1934 to 1960. One of our earliest recordings is by Adrian Rollini and his group, featuring Adrian on bass saxophone, and our latest recording is from 1960 featuring the lovely voice of Chris Connor. We listen too to the Bobcats, a particularly …
2023-01-IHTSB-January-22 Bob Crosby, Benny Goodman, Joni James… Read More »
On today’s show we’ll be listening to six songs, not once but twice or three times. We’ll hear different artists, both singers and musicians, bring us their interpretations of these wonderful songs from the pens of the day. This gives us the opportunity to enjoy the varied approaches the artists took to interpreting the songs, …
2023-01-IHTSB-January-15 Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald… Read More »
On today’s show we go back to the 1920s and 1930s for our recordings. These were the days, on both sides of the Atlantic, of the early jazz orchestras and dance bands along with their singers, and the development of smaller groups of jazz musicians. Among others, we hear Bing Crosby and Buddy Clark setting …
2023-01-IHTSB-January 08 Bing Crosby, Joe Loss, Henry Hall… Read More »
Happy New Year, and welcome to another year of wonderful music on I’ve Heard That Song Before! It’s becoming a tradition on the show to start the new year off with fabulous jazz from recordings made by the great musicians at the time — today from the late 1920s to the late 1940s. We’ll hear …
2023-01-IHTSB-January-01 Fats Waller, Bud Freeman, Mugsy Spanier… Read More »
Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate the holiday season with favourite songs from recordings made back in the 1940s and 1950s. We are joined by Bing Crosby, the performer perhaps most associated with this time of year, who brings us some lovely Christmas carols and the Irving Berlin classic, “White Christmas”. Buddy Clark takes us to …
2022-12-IHTSB-December-25 Buddy Clark, Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby… Read More »
As we get into the holiday season this year, we’ll be celebrating the arrival of winter with songs about the season, the weather and the time of year. Enjoy wonderful seasonal favourites in recordings from the 1920s through to the 1950s, brought to us by some fine singers and musicians, as these songs were performed …
2022-12-IHTSB-December-18 Leroy Anderson, Teddy Wilson, Ruth Etting… Read More »
IHTSB Dec 11, 2022 Today we’ll be having a birthday celebration of a very successful entertainer in the popular music field, and that’s Frank Sinatra, who was born on December 12, 1915. During his time Frank Sinatra was one of the most important and enduring popular music figures of the 20th century. His career spanned …
2022-12-IHTSB-December-11 Celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra. Read More »
On Today’s show we listen to some of the delightful voices in jazz and popular music, through recordings made from the late 1920s through to the late 1950s. We’re joined among others by Helen Forrest and Helen Ward, as well as Billie Holiday and Anita O’Day. Our men sings include Mel Tormé, Bing Crosby and …
2022-12-IHTSB-December-04 Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby… Read More »
On today’s show we listen to music from the 1930s through to the 1950s. We’re joined by the big bands led by Artie Shaw, Billy Butterfield and Woody Herman. Enjoy our singers today, who include Helen Forrest, Frank Sinatra and Anita O’Day. We’ll hear some fine trumpet from Bobby Hackett and Chet Baker, and some …
2023-11-IHTSB-November-27 Adrian Rollini, Fats Waller, Chet Baker… Read More »
Today we’ll be celebrating the work of one of the finest pianists in jazz and popular music, Teddy Wilson. He was born in Austin, Texas, on November 24, 1912, and each year at this time we pay tribute to his contribution to jazz and popular music. Teddy has been described as the quintessential swing pianist. …
2022-11-IHTSB-November-20 Celebrating the music of the great pianist, Teddy Wilson. Read More »
Today we listen to a mixture of recordings from the 1940s and 50s. Joining us are singers like Lena Horne, Buddy Clark and Doris Day, as well as a duet from Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest. We’ll hear instrumental pieces from a number of groups, including ones led by George Shearing and Jonah Jones, and …
2022-11-IHTSB-November-13 Bing Crosby, Charlie Shavers, Lena Horne… Read More »
Today’s selections of songs features recordings from the 1930s through to the 1960s. We celebrate some of the nicest voices of the twentieth century, as well as musicians playing with big bands and smaller groups. Among the artists joining us are Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Maxine Sullivan, and we also enjoy …
2022-11-IHTSB-November-06 Artie Shaw, Mel Torme, Chet Baker… Read More »
Today’s show showcases big bands from the 1930s to the 1950s. They were a defining feature of the music scene at this time, from early jazz, through the swing era and then into the mainstream of popular music. Their musicians were highly talented jazz artists and the singers among the nicest voices around. They often …
2022-10-IHTSB-October- 30 Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Bob Crosby… Read More »
IHTSB Oct 9, 2022 Following on from last week’s show featuring jazz pianists, on today’s program we showcase jazz clarinetists in recordings from the 1920s to the 1940s. Though the clarinet was to some extent eclipsed in small group sessions in later years by the saxophone, there were some immensely talented and versatile clarinet players …
Today’s show features recordings from a range of singers and musicians made in the 1930s to the 1960s. Among our singers today, we listen to Ella Fitzgerald, Mildred Bailey and Mel Tormé with some classic songs from the great songwriters. Count Basie and Artie Shaw join us with their big bands and we hear from …
IHTSB Sep 18, 2022 On this week’s show we celebrate the beginning of autumn, which will start on Thursday, September 22. 2022 this year. Our recordings include songs about the season, fall weather, the leaves and the month of September. We’ll listen to Sidney Bechet, with September Song from 1952 and Maxine Sullivan, with her …
2022 09 IHTSB September 18 Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Chris Connor… Read More »
IHTSB Sep 11, 2022 Today we’ll listen to a selection of voices from the early 1930s to the early 60s. Our ladies include Rosemary Clooney, Helen Ward and Peggy Lee. Among the gentlemen joining us on the show are Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis Jr. We hear too from Al Bowlly and …
2022 09 IHTSB September 11 Benny Goodman, Sammy Davis Jr., Rina Ketty… Read More »
IHTSB September 4, 2022 Today we’ll be listening to recordings by one of the finest vocalists from our time period, Helen Forrest. She is remembered particularly for the warmth of her voice, for her interpretative skills and for her talent in matching lyrics to the music of the big bands during the Swing Era and …
2022 09 IHTSB September 04 Featured on this episode, Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes. Read More »
IHTSB Aug 21, 2022 The 1920s and 1930s saw the creation and flourishing of many jazz and dance bands in the US and UK. These bands were home to many of great jazz musicians whose careers spanned the twentieth century and the bands were also the precursors of the Swing Era as well as the …
2022 08 IHTSB August 21 Ted Lewis, Jack Payne, Don Redman… Read More »
IHTSB July 31, 2022 Next Friday will be Canada Day and this morning, to mark this special day, we’ll hear from some wonderful Canadian artists and songwriters. We’ll be celebrating the music and art of one of the most admired Canadians in the world of music, Robert Farnon. He is particularly well known to us …
2022 07 IHTSB July 31 Mel Torme, Bing Crosby, Chet Baker… Read More »
IHTSB July 24, 2022 Today’s show brings us recordings from the 1930s to the 1950s. We are joined by jazz and popular singers such as Mildred Bailey, Mel Torme and Mildred Bailey, accompanied by big bands and smaller groups. Also in the line up, we’ll hear instrumentals from larger orchestras, like those led by Benny …
2022 07 IHTSB July 24 Bing Crosby, Artie Shaw, Doris Day… Read More »
This week’s show features some of the very talented jazz musicians in recordings they made in small group formats during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Joining us today are groups such as the Benny Goodman trio from 1935, the Bobcats from 1937, and Chet Baker and his quartet with Russ Freeman from 1953. Enjoy these …
2022 07 IHTSB July 17 Bob Crosby, Joe Bushkin, Eddie Condon… Read More »
IHTSB July 10, 2022 Today we are celebrating la Fête Nationale de la France, which takes place on Thursday. It’s the French national holiday, also known as le quatorze juillet, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. This is an opportunity for us to reflect on the huge contribution made to popular music culture …
2022 07 IHTSB July 10 celebrating La Fête Nationale De La France Read More »
IHTSB July 03, 2022 This morning we’re going to celebrate the work of the great songwriters and the very talented singers and musicians from the first part of the twentieth century. We’ll be listening to some lovely recordings of some very nice songs, which is what we do every Sunday morning, and today we’ll hear …
2022 07 IHTSB July 03 Two versions of each song are featured on todays episode. Read More »
IHTSB Jun 26, 2022 Next Friday will be Canada Day and this morning, to mark this special day, we’ll hear from some wonderful Canadian artists and songwriters. We’ll be celebrating the music and art of one of the most admired Canadians in the world of music, Robert Farnon. He is particularly well known to us …
IHTSB Jun 19, 2022 On this week’s show we celebrate the beginning of summer, which will start on Tuesday June 21 this year. Our recordings include songs about the season, the sun and the month of June. We’ll listen to three versions of George Gershwin’s classic composition “Summertime”, brought to us by Chet Baker, Sidney …
2022 06 IHTSB June 19 Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sidney Bechet… Read More »
IHTSB Jun 12, 2022 Today’s selection brings us recordings from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. We listen to some classic trumpet from Miles Davis in 1953 as well as from Roy Eldridge with the Oscar Peterson trio the following year. Among our Lovely voices today we hear Doris Day in a duet with Andre Previn …
2022 06 IHTSB June 12 Anita O’Day, Miles Davis, June Christy… Read More »
IHTSB June 05 2022 Today we celebrate music from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s. Ou earliest recordings are from 1936: the Benny Goodman orchestra with “Bugle Call Rag” and Billie Holiday with a jazz group led by pianist Teddy Wilson and the song “These Foolish Things. Our latest recordings is by Bobby …
2022 06 IHTSB June 05 Benny Goodman, Bobby Darin, Fats Waller… Read More »
IHTSB May 29, 2022 Today we’ll be listening to a selection of recordings made in the 1940s and 1950s for the Capitol Record label. This was a recording company set up in 1942 by singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer which went on to become one of the leading record labels in the music field. In the 40s …
2022 05 IHTSB May 29 Ray Bauduc, Frank Sinatra, Harry James… Read More »
IHTSB May 22, 2022 This is the weekend that Canadians traditionally mark as Victoria Day, and for us it’s an opportunity to reflect on the contribution made to popular culture by those with ties to Britain. On today’s show we celebrate the British influence in the jazz and popular music culture during our time period. …
2022 05 IHTSB May 22 Vic Lewis, Henry Hall, Robert Farnon… Read More »
ARTIST/ARTISTE ALBUM CHANSON/SONG TIME 01 Tommy Dorsey The Best Of Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra Chicago 2:54 02 Ella Fitzgerald The Complete Song Books Gershwin Aren’t You Kind Of Glad We Did? 3:31 03 Dick Haymes American Songbook Series: Arthur Schwartz If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You 3:02 04 Peggy Lee It’s A Good …
2022 04 IHTSB APRIL 03 Miles Davis, Buddy Clark, Mildred Bailey… Read More »
During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, the studios of several independent jazz labels in New York were home to many of the fine musicians around at the time. They produced hundreds of recordings, all performed by small jazz groups and created an immense treasury of their art that we continue to enjoy — as we …
2022 03 IHTSB MARCH 27 Roy Eldridge, George Wettling, Charlie Shavers… Read More »
Today we celebrate the first day of Spring, with songs recorded from the 1930s to the 1960s. We begin with the trumpet of Bobby Hackett and “Spring, Beautiful Spring”. Sarah Vaughan and William Tabbert bring us songs from two musicals,”South Pacific” and “State Fair”, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Tommy Dorsey and his …
2022 03 IHTSB March 20 Sarah Vaughan, Fletcher Henderson, Bobby Hackett… Read More »
Feb 27, 2022 Some great singers are featured on today’s show, and we’ll start out with the honey tones of Nat King Cole and his trio. Among our other voices today from the 1940s to the 1960s we’ll hear Ella Fitzgerald in two tracks, Dinah Washington with the orchestra of Quincy Jones, and a lovely …
2022 02 IHTSB February 27 Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan… Read More »
Listen today to some fabulous big bands in recordings they made in the 1930s and 1940s. Some very famous names join us, like Count Basie and Duke Ellington, as well as Benny Carter. Perhaps less well known to modern audiences but no less talented, we’ll hear from bands like Lucky Millinder and Jimmie Lunceford,. And …
2022 02 IHTSB February 20 Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson… Read More »
February 13, 2022 Today on the show we’ll hear recordings from small jazz groups from the 1930s through to the 1950s. There are some very talented musicians in our line up along with some fabulous singers, and even a big band or two. As a special feature, we highlight the work of several wonderful jazz …
This morning on IHTSB we pay tribute to one of the major figures in popular music and jazz, Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Fitzgerald had one of the loveliest voices in popular music and jazz. With the rich, warm quality of her voice, and her amazing diction and versatility, Ella was at home across a range of …
IHTSB Jan 30, 2022 Big Bands Today’s show showcases big bands from the 1930s and 1940s, with orchestras from the US and the UK. We hear US bands from the Swing Era, like Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Featured too are orchestras led by Count Basie and Duke Ellington that started out in the early …
2022 01 IHTSB January 30 Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington… Read More »
Our show today celebrates small jazz group recordings for the independent jazz labels over a three year period, 1943-46. Chief among these labels was Commodore, from which most of our recordings are drawn. Another label, Keynote, also provided a home for the very talented jazz artists during this period, as did Blue Note. Common to …
2022 01 IHTSB January 23 Albert Nicholas, Sidney Bechet, Eddie Condon… Read More »
One of the most popular themes for songwriters features songs about dreams and dreaming, and each year we celebrate recordings of some of these songs in a special show. Our recordings today are from the mid 1930s to the late 1950s and bring us a range of interpretations of these delightful compositions. We begin with …
2022 01 IHTSB January 16 Mildred Bailey, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra… Read More »
Our selection today features some fabulous singers and musicians from the 1930s to the 1960s. Among our singers, Frank Sinatra and Helen Merrill bring us the lovely melodies and witty lyrics of songwriter Cole Porter. Bing joins us with the Ray Noble melody “The Touch of Your Lips”, and we hear Ella Fitzgerald with a …
2022 01 IHTSB January 09 Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Vic Damone… Read More »
We start off the year with a selection of musicians and singers from the 1930s to the 1960s. Joining us today are some lovely female vocalists: Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw from 1939, Doris Day in a 1952 duet with Andre Previn, and Billie Holiday from 1950 with one of many recordings she made with …
2022 01 IHTSB January 02 Bobby Hackett, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker… Read More »
Our show today celebrates small jazz groups from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Musicians in these groups made many recordings at this time in studio sessions for the independent labels and left us a treasury of wonderful jazz from these immensely talented artists. George Wettling and friends join us with “Bugle Call Rag” and …
We celebrate the holiday season in today’s show, with songs about Christmas and about the winter weather. Listen to winter holiday classics like “Winter Wonderland” from Buddy Clark, “Sleigh Ride”, performed by its composer Leroy Anderson, and a fun version of “Jingle Bells” from the irrepressible Fats Waller! Mel Torme joins us with his composition …
Today we’ll be having a birthday celebration, of a very successful entertainer in the popular music field, and that’s Frank Sinatra, who was born on December 12, 1915. During his time Frank Sinatra was one of the most important and enduring jazz and popular music figures of the 20th century. His career spanned six decades, …
2021 12 IHTSB December 12 music from the one and only, Frank Sinatra! Read More »
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 …
2021 11 IHTSB November 28 music from Bob Crosby, Andre Previn, Artie Shaw… Read More »
In this show we celebrate the work of one of the finest pianists in jazz and popular music, Teddy Wilson. He has been described as the quintessential swing pianist, and he was certainly blessed with a delightful sense of timing and phrasing and a beautiful touch on the keys. Teddy is a frequent visitor to …
2021 11 IHTSB November 21 music from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday… Read More »
We listen to a selection of small jazz groups and fine voices in recordings from 1931 through to 1956.. The Bobcats, a group carved out of the fine Bob Crosby orchestra start us off with “Washington and Lee Swing”, and we hear as well the brilliant combination of Sidney Bechet and Jonah Jones on the …
2021 11 IHTSB November 14 music from Bob Crosby, Vic Damone, Sidney Bechet… Read More »
Welcome today to the Big Band sound of the 1930s and 1940s. We hear orchestras, packed with highly talented musicians and singers, that became a defining feature of this era in music. Some started out as smaller groups, others as jazz and dance bands, and they came into their own during the Swing Era, which …
2021 11 IHTSB November 07 Artie Shaw, Bob Crosby, Jimmy Lunceford… Read More »
1 Sammy Davis Jnr 1957 Begin The Beguine 3:242 Bing Crosby 1939 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 3:063 Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman 1941 Keep Me In Mind 2:584 Victor Silvester 1943 Crazy Rhythm 2:475 George Wettling 1944 Heebie Jeebies 2:596 Ray Noble 1941 Wilshire Wobble 2:537 Maxine Sullivan 1948 Behavin’ Myself For You 2:598 …
Artist | Year | Song | Time1 Richard Himber 1935 Just One of Those Things 2:512 Albert Nicholas Blue Five 1946 Blame It On The Blues 2:573 Sarah Vaughan 1958 Live For Love 3:234 Ambrose And His Orchestra 1938 Blue Skies Are Round the Corner 2:385 Andy Kirk 1936 Little Joe From Chicago 2:576 Willie …
Artist | Year | Song | Time1 Count Basie 1937 The Glory Of Love 2:312 Glenn Miller 1941 Adios 2:543 Chris Connor 1960 Alone Together 2:454 Toni Arden 1950 And You’ll Be Home 3:125 Billy Butterfield 1946 Sophisticated Lady 3:556 Benny Goodman 1936 Did You Mean It 2:237 Benny Carter 1944 I Can’t Get Started …
2021 09 IHTSB September 26 Miller, Herman, Millinder… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time1 Roy Eldridge 1958 Les Tricheurs 3:142 Sidney Bechet Blue Note Jazzmen 1953 Rose Of The Rio Grande 4:153 The Bobby Hackett Quartet 1959 Prelude to a Kiss 3:274 Charlie Shavers 1957 Flow Gently Sweet Rhythm 3:465 Miles Davis 1951 Yesterdays 3:466 Nat King Cole Trio 1956 I Was …
2021 09 IHTSB September 19 Bechet, Goodman, Davis… Read More »
Sep 12, 2021Artist Year Song Time1 Billy Cotton & his Band 1932 The Clouds Will Soon Roll By 2:482 Paul Whiteman 1921 Wang Wang Blues 3:213 Sidney Bechet 1923 Wild Cat Blues 3:004 Fletcher Henderson 1924 Sugar Foot Stomp 2:215 Annette Hanshaw 1932 We Just Couldn’t Say “Goodbye” 3:036 Duke Ellington 1932 I Can’t Give …
2021 09 IHTSB September 12 Whiteman, Holiday, Chevalier… Read More »
IHTSB Sep 5 2021 Celebrating vocalist Helen ForrestArtist Year Song Time1 Helen Forrest1947 You Do 3:042 Helen Forrest1939 If You Ever Change Your Mind 2:573 Helen Forrest1939 Any Old Time 3:124 Benny Goodman1941 This Is New 3:165 Benny Goodman 1941 What’s The Matter With Me? 3:116 Benny Goodman 1940 Taking A Chance On Love3:097 Harry …
2021 09 IHTSB September 05 Music from big band vocalist Helen Forrest. Read More »
IHTSB Aug 29, 20211 Count Basie 1938 Sent For You Yesterday 2:592 Artie Shaw And His New Music 1939 Lover, Come Back to Me 3:333 Alice Faye 1934 My Future Star 3:064 Benny Goodman 1935 You’re A Heavenly Thing 2:575 Al Bowlly 1931 Time On My Hands 3:156 Ben Selvin & His Orchestra 1931 One …
2021 08 IHTSB August 29 Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford, Helen Humes… Read More »
Aug 22, 2021 Song about ThingsArtist Year Song Time1 Vic Damone 1956 All The Things You Are 3:292 Artie Shaw 1946 What Is This Thing Called Love 2:593 Buddy Clark 1946 How Are Things in Glocca Morra 3:254 ack Hylton & His Orchestra 1928 The Best Things In Life Are Free 3:235 Dean Martin 1959 …
2021 08 IHTSB August 22 Vic Damone, Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher… Read More »
IHTSB Aug 15, 2021Artist Year Song Time1 Helen Forrest 1949 Give Me A Song With A Beautiful Melody 3:042 Sammy Davis Jnr 1955 Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry 4:433 Anita O’Day 1960 Why Shouldn’t I 3:094 Vic Damone 1961 In The Blue Of Evening 4:235 Doris Day 1957 You Do Something to …
2021 08 IHTSB August 15 Anita O’Day, Lena Horne, Doris Day… Read More »
IHTSB Aug 8, 2021 On today’s episode, Small Jazz GroupsArtist Year Song Time1 Benny Carter Quintet 1946 Moonglow 2:512 Sidney Bechet 1941 Slippin’ and Slidin’ 2:553 Roy Eldridge 1954 Sometimes I’m Happy 5:244 Eddie Heywood 1944 Love Me Or Leave Me 3:015 Fats Waller 1940 Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do 2:566 Albert Ammons’ Rhythm …
2021 08 IHTSB August 08 Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson, Cozy Cole… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | TimeSongs about nightIHTSB Aug 1, 20211 Bobby Hackett 1954 All Through the Night 3:512 Frank Sinatra 1951 Deep Night 3:173 Alice Faye 1936 Goodnight My Love 2:474 4Helen O’Connell 1940 I’m Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight 2:455 Mel Tormé 1958 ‘Round Midnight 3:156 Ella Fitzgerald 1964 Midnight Sun …
2021 IHTSB 08 August 01 Hoagy Carmichael, Harry James, Fats Waller… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time Songs about the Moon 1. Nat King Cole Trio 1961 It’s Only A Paper Moon 2:59 2, Anita O’Day 1961 The Moon Looks Down And Laughs 3:58 3. Bob Crosby orchestra 1935 Roll Along, Prairie Moon 3:10 4. Teddy Wilson 1935 I Wished On The Moon 3:05 5. …
2021 IHTSB 07 July 25 Mildred Bailey, Bob Crosby, Fats Waller… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time Summer sky at night: Songs about stars 1. Benny Goodman 1940 Shake Down The Stars 2:53 2. Frank Sinatra 1945 Stars in Your Eyes 2:46 3. Chet Baker 1954 Stella By Starlight 4:28 4, Doris Day 1957 Stars Fell On Alabama 3:31 5. Bobby Hackett 1957 A Handful …
2021 IHTSB 07 July 18 Benny Goodman, Sammy Davis Jr. , Judy Garland… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Maurice Chevalier 1941 Ça sent si bon la France 2:57 2. Charles Trénet 1938 Y’ A D’La Joie 2:33 3. Charles Trénet 1938 Quand J’étais Petit 3:07 4. Charles Trénet 1953 En Avril A Paris 2:48 5. Sidney Bechet 1953 Nuages 3:50 6. Jacques Brel 1953 La …
2021 IHTSB 07 July 11 Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, Yves Montand … Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Jimmy McPartland and his Dixieland Band 1957 Sugar Foot Strut 2:58 2. Bob Wilber And His Wild Cats 1947 Mabel’s Dream 2:32 3. Bobby Hackett 1954 Lazy River 3:03 4. Bud Freeman And His Gang 1938 What’s The Use 3:18 5. California Ramblers 1927 State and Madison …
2021 IHTSB 07 July 04 Bob Wilber, Bunny Berrigan, Edmond Hall… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Anita O’Day 1957 Taking a Chance on Love 2:24 2. Oscar Peterson 1955 You Are Too Beautiful 3:43 3. Roy Eldridge 1953 When It’s Sleepy Time Down South 3:03 4. Margaret Whiting 1948 Far Away Places 3:17 5. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 1941 I’ll Never Smile …
2021 IHTSB 06 June 27 Anita O’Day, Frank Sinatra, Dick Todd… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Artie Shaw 1946 I Got The Sun In The Morning 3:03 2. Sidney Bechet 1939 Summertime 4:12 3. Mildred Bailey 1933 Heat Wave 2:48 4. Buddy Clark 1936 Summer Holiday 2:43 5. Vic Damone 1958 My Sunshine (‘o Sole Mio) 3:53 6. Ella Fitzgerald 1961 When The …
2021 IHTSB 06 June 20 Artie Shaw, Eric Coates, Jo Stafford… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Count Basie 1939 Blame It On My Last Affair 2:46 2. Johnny Hodges 1947 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dream 3:03 3. Roy Eldridge 1953 Don’t Blame Me 3:14 4. Buddy Clark 1946 You Are Everything To Me 3:05 5. Maxine Sullivan 1938 Say It With A …
2021 IHTSB 06 June 13 Count Basie, Fats Waller, Sammy Davis Jr… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Wild Bill Davison And His Commodores 1945 A Monday Date 2:51 2. Count Basie 1937 Out The Window 2:49 3. Red Norvo’s All Star Septet 1944 Sing Something Simple 3:41 4. Don Redman and His Orchestra 1938 Milenberg Joys 3:10 5. Benny Goodman trio 1938 Nice Work …
2021 IHTSB 06 June 06 Don Redman, Jelly Roll Morton, Bobby Hackett… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Benny Goodman 1935 Hooray For Love 2:38 2. Billie Holiday 1944 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:02 3, Buddy Clark 1935 I’m Livin’ In A Great Big Way 2:36 4. Alice Faye 1935 I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed 2:50 5. Peggy Lee 1948 I Got …
2021 IHTSB 05 May 30 Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby … Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Vic Lewis and Jack Parnell Jazzmen 1944 I’m Coming Virginia 2:49 2. Jack Payne & BBC Dance Orchestra 1929 Do Something 2:37 3. Carrol Gibbons & The Orpheans 1936 I Won’t Dance 2:44 4. Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra 1935 How’s Chances? 2:55 5. Jack …
2021 IHTSB 05 May 23 Celebrating Victoria day! Jack Hylton, Eric Coates, Henry Hall… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time !. Frank Sinatra 1946 Two Hearts Are Better Than One 2:51 2. Woody Herman 1954 Autobahn Blues 4:08 3. Chris Connor 1960 Follow Me 2:50 4. Vic Damone 1958 As Time Goes by 3:33 5. Tony Martin 1936 When Did You Leave Heaven 2:55 6. Alice Faye 1937 …
2021 IHTSB 05 May 16 Frank Sinatra, Vic Damone, Ruth Etting… Read More »
Artist Year Song Time 1. Benny Goodman 1941 Oh! Look At Me Now 2:51 2. Jimmy Dorsey 1943 Star Eyes 3:08 3. Mel Tormé 1955 Isn’t It Romantic? 3:41 4. Beryl Davis 1947 I Want To Be Loved 3:19 5. Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy 1936 Christopher Columbus 2:44 6. Margaret Whiting 1945 …
2021 IHTSB 05 May 09 Benny Goodman, Tony Martin, Artie Shaw… Read More »
Artist | Year | Song | Time 1. Bing Crosby 1938 I’ve Got A Pocketful Of Dreams 2:41 2. Bing Crosby 1940 New San Antonio Rose 3:19 3, Bing Crosby 1940 When Day Is Done 3:12 4. Bing Crosby 1945 Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral 3:18 5. Bing Crosby 1936 Pennies From Heaven 3:11 6. Bing Crosby & The …
Artist | Year | Title | Time 1. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra 1929 You Were Meant For Me 3:14 2. Joe Loss and his Orchestra 1936 Everybody Dance 2:29 3. Fletcher Henderson 1924 Sugar Foot Stomp 2:21 4. Bing Crosby 1927 Side By Side 3:04 5. The California Ramblers 1925 Five Foot Two, Eyes …
2021 IHTSB 04 April 25 George Olsen, Bing Crosby, Fletcher Henderson… Read More »
Artist Year Song Time 1. Jonah Jones 1957 Rose Room 2:31 2. Vic Damone 1950 The Night Is Young And You’re So Beautiful 2:45 3. Teddy Wilson 1945 Dinah 2:51 4. Sarah Vaughan 1958 Love Me 3:13 5. Maxine Sullivan 1937 Blue Skies 3:03 6. Helen Forrest 1947 I Love You Much Too Much 3:08 …
2021 IHTSB 04 April 18 Vic Damone, Sarah Vaughan, Jonah Jones… Read More »
1. Billy Butterfield 1947 What Is There To Say 2:53 2. Maxine Sullivan 1938 Please Be Kind 3:13 3. Adrian Rollini 1938 Bugle Call Rag 2:59 4. Mel Tormé 1951 I Love Each Move You Make 2:43 5. Glenn Miller 1940 Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand 3:14 6. Sammy Davis Jnr 1956 All Of You 2:45 7. …
2021 IHTSB 04 April 11 Glenn Miller, Billy Butterfield, Jonah Jones… Read More »
1. Joe Thomas And His Orchestra 1946 You Can Depend On Me 3:02 2. Frank Sinatra 1957 Night and Day 4:01 3. The Rampart Street Paraders 1954 I Don’t Stand a Stand a Ghost of a Chance 4:05 4. Sammy Davis Jnr 1956 These Foolish Things 4:07 5. California Ramblers 1926 Sidewalk Blues 4:08 6. …
2021 IHTSB 03 March 28 Sammy Davis Jr., Sidney Bechet, Edith Piaf… Read More »
Artist Album Song Time 1. Bing Crosby 1944 San Fernando Valley 3:14 2. John Kirby Onyx Club Boys 1941 Rose room 2:38 3. Margaret Whiting 1952 Outside of Heaven 2:16 4. Frank Sinatra 1 955 Falling In Love With Love 2:50 5. Billy Butterfield & Sue Allen 1945 Nice Work If You Can Get It …
2021 IHTSB 03 March 07 with host Stephanie Robinson Duke Ellington, Benny Carter… Read More »
Artist Album Song Time 1. Billie Holiday 1937 He Ain’t Got Rhythm 2:54 2. Nat King Cole Trio 1947 Blue And Sentimental 2:36 3. Adelaide Hall 1931 I Got Rhythm 2:08 4. Duke Ellington with Al Hibbler 1947 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 3:05 5. Maxine Sullivan 1938 It Ain’t Necessarily So 3:34 6. Fats …
2021 IHTSB 02 February 28 with host Stephanie Robinson. Read More »
On today’s episode, music from Cab Calloway, Andy Kirk, Lucky Millinder and others. Artist Album Song Time 1. Count Basie 1937 Panassie Stomp 2:47 2. Erskine Hawkins 1939 Tuxedo Junction 3:16 3. Henry Red Allen 1930 Sugar Hill Function 3:02 4. Teddy Wilson orchestra 1939 Sweet Lorraine 3:20 5. Duke Ellington Orchestra 1929 Cotton Club …
2021 IHTSB 02 February 21 with host Stephanie Robinson. Read More »
Artist Album Song Time 1. Ella Fitzgerald 1964 Skylark 3:13 2, Teddy Wilson & Ella Fitzgerald 1936 My Melancholy Baby 3:02 3, Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald 1938 I Want to Be Happy 4:29 4, Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald 1938 If Dreams Come True 2:39 5. Ella Fitzgerald 1958 How’s Chances? 2:49 6. Ella …
Artist Year Song Time 1. Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest 1939 This Is It 2:57 2. Benny Goodman 1937 Josephine 2:38 3. Billy Butterfield 1946 Thou Swell 3:22 4. Bing Crosby 1936 Me And The Moon 2:41 5. Bob Crosby orchestra 1938 Grand Terrace Rhythm 2:57 6. Eddie Fisher 1952 Outside Of Heaven 2:40 7. …
2021 IHTSB 01 January 31 with host Stephanie Robinson Read More »
December 27, 2020 Artist Year Song Time 1. Bud Freeman And His Orchestra 1945 Town Hall Blues 3:12 2. Fats Waller 1941 Pantin’ In The Panther Room 3:04 3. Bunny Berigan 1935 Keep Smilin’ At Trouble 3:08 4. Wild Bill Davison & His Commodores 1943 Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home 2:55 5. Teddy Wilson …
November 15, 2020 Artist Year Song Time 1. Woody Herman 1939 Dallas Blues 3:02 2. Bob Crosby orchestra 1937 Every Day’s A Holiday 3:00 3. Benny Goodman trio 1937 Have You Met Miss Jones? 2:37 4. Buddy Clark, Doris Day 1949 I’ll String Along With You 3:10 5. Jo Stafford 1942 Manhattan Serenade 3:16 6. …
2020 11 IHTSB November 15 Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby… Read More »
