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 […]
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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
2021 10 IHTSB October 17 Lee, Crosby, Dorsey… Read More »
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
2021 10 IHTSB October 10 Herman, Day, Damone… Read More »
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
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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 »
IHTSB January 10, 2021 Artist Year Song Time
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