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Clare Teal brings the swing with Woody Herman and Ralph Flanagan, goes continental with Max Greger and Kurt Edelhagen and adds just a dash of latin from Xavier Cugat.

No April fool's here as Clare Teal introduces some great swing and big band music from Woody Herman, Ralph Flanagan and Bill Potts, more from the German bands of Max Greger, Kurt Edelhagen and Thilo Wolf, the British dance bands of Carroll Gibbons and the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Plus a little Latin flavour from Xavier Cugat.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Apr 2012 22:00

Music Played

  • Max Greger

    Soul House

    • Greger’s Groove Party.
    • Polydor 789709.
  • Kurt Edelhagen

    Bei Mir Bist Du Schon

    • Definition of Swing.
    • Montpellier MONT CD 019.
  • Carroll Gibbons with Sam Browne

    They Didn't Believe Me

    • Broadway Rhythm.
    • Vocalion CDEA 6047.
  • Piccadilly Dance Orchestra

    White Jazz

    • Brighter Than The Sun.
    • PDO PICCD 102.
  • Eddie Duchin with Patricia Norma

    Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

    • Music For Dancing 1932-1938.
    • Sunbeam Records HB 311.
  • Bill Potts

    There's A Boat Dat's Leaving …

    • The Jazz Soul of Porgy And Bess.
    • Fresh Sound FSRCD 663.
  • Sauter-Finegan Orchestra with Joe Mooney & Ray Charles Singers

    Nina Never Knew

    • Inside The Sound.
    • Jasmine Records.
  • Peanuts Hucko

    Swing That Music

    • Complete 1956-1957 Recordings.
    • Jazz Connections JC 1009.
  • Ralph Flanagan

    Gypsy Violin

    • Ballroom Memories.
    • Montpellier MONT CD 058.
  • Buddy Bregman

    The Flight

    • Themes From The Wild Party.
    • HMV CLP 1154.
  • Woody Herman and His Orchestra

    Non-Alcoholic

    • The Thundering Herds 1945-1947.
    • CBS 460 825 2.
  • Thilo Wolf

    Blues: An American In Paris

    • That’s My Band.
    • Mons Records MR 874 366.
  • Xavier Cugat

    Bang Bang

    • Bang Bang.
    • Brunswick LAT 8667.
  • Xavier Cugat

    Petite Fleur

    • Plays Continental Hits.
    • Mercury MMC 14111.
  • Thilo Wolf

    Swinging Fingers

    • Swing It!.
    • Mons Records MR 874 315.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Apr 2012 22:00