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Sir Michael Parkinson focuses on the people who orchestrated the scores for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

Sir Michael Parkinson plays some of the most famous recordings of all time, including Sinatra's 'Fly Me To the Moon', Mel Torme's 'Too Close For Comfort' and Duke Ellington's 'Take the A Train' and concentrates on the people who put together the orchestrations. As Quincy Jones said about song arranging, 'My instruments are the singers, the songs, and the musicians. It's like weaving a wonderful tapestry of sound' ...

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Tue 24 Jun 2014 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Woody Herman and his Orchestra

    My Favourite Things

    • Woody Herman.
    • REQUEST RECORDS.
    • 3-8001.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me To The Moon

    • My Way - The Best of Frank.
    • Warner Music Ltd.
    • ---.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    I Thought About You

    • Like Someone In Love.
    • VERVE.
    • 511-524-2.

  • The Buddy Rich Band

    Love for Sale

    • My Kind of Music.
    • Accenture.
    • 0835609.

  • Diana Krall

    S'wonderful

    • The Look Of Love.
    • VERVE.
    • VERR-01127-2.

  • Mel TormΓ©

    Too Close For Comfort

    • Swings Shubert Alley.
    • VERVE.
    • 821-581-2.

  • Tony Bennett

    The Very Thought of You

    • My Kind of Music.
    • Accenture.
    • 0835609.

  • Duke Ellington

    Take the 'A' Train

    • Duke Ellington.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 501-0342.

  • Anita O’Day

    Ten Cents A Dance

    • Anita O'day And Billy May Swing Rodgers And Hart.
    • VERVE.
    • 06024986-1035.

  • The Count Basie Orchestra

    The Kid From Red Bank

    • The Complete Atomic Basie.
    • ROULETTE JAZZ.
    • 72438-2863526.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Stardust

    • Sinatra And Strings.
    • REPRISE.
    • 927020-2.

  • Nat King Cole

    Stardust

    • The Nat King Cole Story.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDS-7951292.

  • Woody Herman

    At The Woodchoppers' Ball

    • Woody Herman.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • CK 065040.

  • Barbra Streisand

    The Gentle Rain

    • Love Is The Answer.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 88697-433542.

  • Frank Sinatra

    I've Got You Under My Skin

    • My Way The Best Of.
    • REPRISE.
    • 9362-46710-2.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Jun 2013 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Tue 24 Jun 2014 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2