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16/01/2011

Russell plays some early jazz favourites and takes a look at Duke Ellington's back catalogue, plus retrospective releases devoted to Bobby Darin and Cole Porter.

Russell opens with an appropriate winter-to-spring song from a 1961 June Christy album, following it with another on the same theme from exactly 30 years earlier: this as an introduction to a tribute to the learned discographer, just departed, Brian Rust. In listing Brian's achievements, Russell also tells of his passion for early jazz, of his "Hot Ten" favourites of which we hear two, and we hear a snatch of Brian's own private interview with singer Annette Hanshaw.

A further discographical footnote is discussed as Russell looks into an 11 CD set of Duke Ellington's 1930s output. We hear the rarest of four takes of Baby included therein. A review of another release devoted to Bobby Darin gives us Softly As in a Morning Sunrise - which is curiously loud. The centenary of famed record producer Ken Nelson allows us to hear the famous Elderly Man River by Stan Freberg, who was signed up by Ken. Another whopping five CD release of Cole Porter material by Wilfried Van Den Brande is discussed; we hear an example, plus one of Porter himself and a Porter song sung by Peggy Lee.

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Sun 16 Jan 2011 21:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • June Christy

    Winter's Got Spring Up His Sleeve

    鈥淛une Christy 鈥� This Time Of Year鈥�

    • Collector鈥檚 Choice Music.
    • 09463-43653-2-1.

  • Annette Hanshaw

    Ho-Hum

    鈥淎nnette Hanshaw 鈥� The Girl Next Door 1927 - 1932鈥�

    • Take Two.
    • TT408CD.

  • Danny Kaye

    Anatole Of Paris

    鈥淒anny Kaye鈥� 鈥� Original 1941-1952 Recordings鈥�

    • Naxos Nostalgia.
    • 8.120775.

  • Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra

    Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now

    鈥淭he Chronological Bing Crosby Volume 5鈥�

    • Jonzo.
    • JZCD-5.

  • Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Baby

    鈥淐omplete 1932-1940 Recordings Of Duke Ellington鈥�

  • Bobby Darin

    Softly As In The Morning Sunrise

    鈥淏obby Darin 鈥� Don鈥檛 Dream Of Anybody But Me鈥�

    • Jasmine.
    • JASCD 573.

  • Stan Freberg

    Elderly Man River

    鈥淪tan Freberg: Tip Of The Freberg鈥�

    • Rhino.
    • R2 75645.

  • Wilfried Van Den Brande

    When All's Said And Done

    鈥淲ilfried Van Den Brande 鈥� A Tribute To Cole Porter鈥�

    • Swells Productions.
    • - None -.

  • Cole Porter

    You're The Top

    Compilation: 鈥淭he Words & Music Of Cole Porter鈥�

    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78126.

  • Peggy Lee and George Shearing - Do I Love You

    鈥淧eggy Lee/George Shearing: Beauty And The Beat鈥�

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea

    鈥淓lla Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook鈥�

    • Verve.
    • 314 519 832-2.

  • Bing Crosby

    Red Sails in the Sunset

    鈥淭he Chronological Bing Crosby Volume 17鈥�

    • Jonzo.
    • JZCD-17.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Jan 2011 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2