30/01/2011
Russell celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song. This show features songwriters Gus Kahn, Lee David and Ralp Freed, as well as trumpeter Roy Eldrige.
Gus Kahn is the songwriter picked for first examination this week - and we hear two of his classic 20s numbers and a rarity from the early 30s. We then move on to the less-familiar Lee David, in part responsible for two songs that made a come-back - the 20s number Tonight You Belong to Me which became a 50s hit for Patience and Prudence; and the even older Sippin' Cider Through a Straw which Nina and Frederick revived.
Via a third Lee David song from the 30s - Where Is the Sun - which lives on almost entirely due to Billie Holiday's recording, we turn to one of Billie's regular musical companions, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, whose centenary we celebrate on this day. Russell parades three of Roy's vocal appearances.
A more feminine balance sought, we next hear Jeri Southern's, I Thought of You Last Night, written entirely by Ralph Freed - which leads on to another of Freed's solo efforts: Just the Way You Are, as sung by Polly Bergen. A brand new release of sisterly vocal partnerships (we hear two), reminders of classic Dick Haymes, and rare Barbara Lea complete the heady mixture this week.
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Music Played
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Peggy Lee
Charley My Boy
PEGGY LEE – I LIKE MEN
- CAPITOL.
- T 1131 (LP).
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Doris Day & Gordon Macrae
Ain't We Got Fun
S’TRACKS ON MOONLIGHT BAY/BY THE…SILVERY MOON
- COLLECTABLES.
- 6667.
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The Ponce Sisters
So At Last It's Come To This
CLASSIC COLUMBIA & OKEH JOE VENUTI & EDDIE LANG
- MOSAIC.
- MD8-213.
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Patience & Prudence
Tonight You Belong To Me
THE BEST OF PATIENCE AND PRUDENCE
- COLLECTORS’ CHOICE MUSIC.
- 72435 77207-2-4.
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Nina & Frederik
Sippin' Cider Through A Straw
NINA & FREDERICK – SIPPIN’ CIDER
- JASMINE.
- JASCD 383.
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Billie Holiday
Where Is The Sun
BILLIE HOLIDAY - THE LEGACY 1933-1958
- COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
- C3K 47724.
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Roy Eldridge Sextet
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY Part 1
ROY ELDRIDGE – LITTLE JAZZ: TRUMPET GIANT
- PROPER.
- PROPERBOX 69.
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Gene Krupa Orch W. Anita O’day & Roy Eldridge
Let Me Off Uptown
LET ME OFF UPTOWN: ANITA O’DAY WITH GENE KRUPA
- COLUMBIA LEGACY.
- CK 65625.
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Mildred Bailey And Roy Eldridge
Wham (Rebop, Boom, Bam)
MILDRED BAILEY COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS 2
- DEFINITIVE RECORDS.
- DRCD11180.
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Jeri Southern
I Thought Of You Last Night
JERI SOUTHERN - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
- LIVING ERA.
- CD AJA 5583.
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Polly Bergen
Just The Way You Are
POLLY BEGEN – THE EARLY YEARS
- SEPIA.
- SEPIA 1093.
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Alice Faye & The Stafford Sisters
Cross Patch
THE SISTERS ANTHOLOGY
- FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
- -(PROMO DISC – NO REPORTING NUMB.
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Dick Haymes
Laura
DICK HAYMES – MY HEART TELLS ME
- MEMOIR.
- CDMOIR 521.
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Tony Pastor Orchestra & The Clooney Sisters
Euphoria
THE SISTERS ANTHOLOGY
- FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
- -(PROMO DISC – NO REPORTING NUMB.
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Barbara Lea
My Honey's Lovin' Arms
BARBARA LEA & THE JOHNNY WINDHURST QUINTETS
- PRESTIGE/ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS.
- 00025218171328.
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Jan 2011 21:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2