IHTSB Mar 26, 2023 This week marked the first day of Spring for 2023 — at least according to the calendar, if not perhaps the weather! Our show today salutes our transition to this lovely season, even if only in anticipation so far, and we celebrate it with some delightful songs from the great songwriters. …
2023-03-IHTSB-March-26 Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Crosby, Benny Goodman… Read More »
IHTSB Mar 19, 2023 Today we listen to recordings from the 1930s and 1940s, made by small jazz groups in the studios of several independent jazz labels in New York. These labels, among them the Commodore, Keynote and Blue Note labels, were home to many of the fine musicians around at the time. This treasury …
2023-03-IHTSB-March-19 Jonah Jones, Lester Young, Joe Bushkin… Read More »
IHTSB Mar 12, 2023 Today’s show features songs about dreams. This topic was, and remains, a favourite theme for songwriters over the ages, as demonstrated in our recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Among our highlights on the show are the gorgeous voices of Doris Day, Helen Forrest and Ella Fitgerald. Bing Crosby …
2023-03-IHTSB-March-12 Billie Holiday, Billy Butterfield, Doris Day… Read More »
IHTSB March 05. 2023 On today’s show we listen to some of the fabulous bands that were around in the years from the 1920s to the 1940s. Our opening and closing numbers are brought to us by the wonderful band led by Count Basie. Joining us as well are jazz bands from almost one hundred …
2023-03-IHTSB-March-05 Chick Webb, Andy Kirk, Count Basie… Read More »
IHTSB Feb 19, 2023 On today’s show we feature a selection of singers from the early 1930s to the mid 1960s. From the early days we listen to Ethel Waters with the Gershwin classic “I Got Rhythm”, and Adelaide Hall with “Drop Me Off In Harlem”. Sarah Vaughan joins us with two numbers, including a …
2023-02-IHTSB-February-19 Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Maxine Sullivan… Read More »
IHTSB Feb 12. 2023 Our show today celebrates some of the small group jazz recordings made in the 1930s to the 1950s. Our selection today includes classic pieces, such as Miles Davis’ 1956 recording of “My Funny Valentine”, and Sidney Bechet with “Save It Pretty Mama” from 1945. Listen to traditional jazz numbers from Jelly …
2023-02-IHTSB-February-12 Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson… Read More »
This morning on IHTSB we are going to 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 rich quality of her voice, and her amazing diction and versatility, Ella was at home …
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 »
