05/02/2012
Russell opens this week's show musing about museums before celebrating swing, the birthday of pianist Keith Ingham and playing something new from Lorraine Feather.
Russell opens this week's show musing about museums, after a family visit to The British Museum. This prompts a fine version of Gershwin's A Foggy Day by Jo Stafford, and connected appearances of Arthur Askey, (The Bee Song), Jim Dale (The Museum Song from Barnum) and Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi) - all of whom have something to say/sing on the subject.
The 80th anniversary of Duke Ellington's seminal It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) gives rise to ruminations on the subject of swing, with Frank Sinatra, Isham Jones, Billie Holiday, Paul Robeson and Louis Armstrong all called in evidence.
A birthday salute to pianist Keith Ingham is the third subject today and Russell parades some of Keith's notable appearances as accompanist to Susannah McCorkle and Joyce Breach, as well as membership of Marty Grosz's select band of pilgrims - Destiny's Tots.
Finally, we return to a star of last week, Lorraine Feather, for a sampling from her new album Tales Of The Unusual.
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Jo Stafford
A Foggy Day
鈥淛o Stafford: Key Recordings鈥�: 4 CD Set
- JSP.
- JSP 964.
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Arthur Askey
The Bee Song
鈥淗ello Children Everywhere鈥�: 3 CD Set
- EMI.
- 7243 8 74829 2 0.
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Jim Dale
The Museum Song
鈥淏arnum鈥� Original Broadway Cast
- Columbia.
- CK 36576.
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Joni Mitchell
Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell: Hits
- Reprise.
- 9362463262.
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Duke Ellington Orchestra W. Ivie Anderson
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
鈥淚vie And Duke 鈥� Raisin鈥� The Rent鈥�
- HEP.
- HEPCD 1067.
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Frank Sinatra
Swingin' Down The Lane
鈥淔rank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin鈥� Lovers鈥�
- Capitol.
- CDP 7 46570-2.
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Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
Swingin' Down the Lane
鈥淚sham Jones Volume 1鈥�
- TOM.
- MB 133.
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Billie Holiday
Now They Call It Swing
鈥淟ady Day:Complete Billie Holiday Columbia 1933-44鈥�
- Columbia Legacy.
- CXK 85470.
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Paul Robeson
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
鈥淭he Essential Paul Robeson 1925-1941鈥�
- Asv Living Era.
- CD AJS 244.
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Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Swing That Music
鈥淐omplete Louis Armstrong Decca [1935-1946]鈥�
- Mosaic.
- MD7 243.
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Susannah McCorkle
Thrill Me
鈥淪usannah Mccorkle: Over The Rainbow鈥�
- The Jazz Alliance.
- TJA 10033.
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Marty Grosz & Destiny's Tots
With Plenty Of Money And You
Marty Grosz Sings Of Love & Other Matters
- Jazzology.
- JCD 210.
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Joyce Breach
On The First Warm Day In May
Joyce Breach Remembering Mabel Mercer Vol 1
- Audiophile.
- ACD 322.
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Lorraine Feather
Ahh
鈥淟orraine Feather: Tales Of The Unusual鈥�
- Jazzed Media.
- JM 1056.
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Joyce Breach
Would You Believe It
Joyce Breach Remembering Mabel Mercer Vol 2
- Audiophile.
- ACD 326.
Broadcast
- Sun 5 Feb 2012 21:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2