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2022 01 In Transition January 30 Billie Holiday, Elek Bacsik, Count Basie…

On this episode we begin with songs about and relating to ghosts.vocalist Nancy Wilson, guitarist Wes Montgomery and sax player Tony Campise take part in this exciting set of jazz. Hungarian guitarist Elek Bacsik is featured on several tracks. Other musicians featured today include the great pianist Teddy Wilson, and Count Basie among others. Enjoy …

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2022 01 IHTSB January 30 Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington…

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 …

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2022 01 In Transition January 23 Lester Young, John Burr, The L.A. Four…

On today’s episode, four classics will be featured with some great renditions. Birdland, Where Or When, The Chick Corea classic, Spain as well as the standard, All Of Me. 01 lester young and teddy wilson pres and teddy all of me 5.11 02 acoustic mania talking hands birdland 5.40 03 chris berger conversations where or …

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2022 01 IHTSB January 23 Albert Nicholas, Sidney Bechet, Eddie Condon…

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 …

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2022 01 In Transition January 16 Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis, Rich Halley…

This episode features the talented and legendary vocalist Carmen McRae saluting the great composer Thelonious Monk, as well as Dave Brubeck. Sax player Rich Halley is featured on some amazing tracks from a recent recording. Other featured musicians include trumpet player Wynton Marsalis, bassist Sam Jones and a few others. Enjoy! One of the great …

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2022 01 IHTSB January 16 Mildred Bailey, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra…

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 …

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2022 01 In Transition January 09 Charlie Christian, Art Pepper, Herbie Spanier…

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2022 01 IHTSB January 09 Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Vic Damone…

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 …

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2022 01 In Transition January 02 Eddie Henderson, Alain Caron, Earl Hines…

We are going to shuffle into 2022 with this episode dealing with songs that are about shuffling. The great blues master Muddy Waters, the incredible big band of Count Basie, and the creative bass playing from Quebec’s own Alain Caron are just a few of the musicians on the menu today. ARTIST | ALBUM | …

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2022 01 IHTSB January 02 Bobby Hackett, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker…

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 »