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Pure Imagination

Music 'til Midnight - the best in easy listening sounds and timeless standards performed by the greatest artists of the past 60 years including James Taylor and Sammy Davis Jr.

Music 'til Midnight - the best in easy listening sounds and timeless standards performed by the greatest artists from the past 60 years. Including singers James Taylor, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald plus jazz vocal ensemble pioneers Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and instrumental delights from alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn. This week's featured album is Songs I Heard, Harry Connick, Jr.'s 2001 collection of celebrated film themes. These include Over The Rainbow from The Wizard Of Oz, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's The Candyman and Stay Awake from Mary Poppins.

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Sun 1 May 2016 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

    Twisted

    • The Hottest New Group In Jazz.
    • Columbia Legacy.

  • The Singers Unlimited

    Someone To Watch Over Me

    • Just In Time.
    • MPS.

  • Mary Lou Williams

    It Ain't Necessarily So

    • Black Christ Of The Andes.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Over The Rainbow

    • Songs I Heard.
    • Columbia.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Pure Imagination / Candy Man

    • Songs I Heard.
    • Columbia.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Who Can I Turn To

    • If I Ruled The World.
    • Reprise.

  • Betty RochΓ©

    I Just Got The Message

    • Take The A Train.
    • AFFINITY.

  • Johnny Hodges

    I Got It Bad

    • Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn Orchestra.
    • Verve.

  • Duke Ellington

    A Spoonful Of Sugar

    • The Reprise Studio Recordings.
    • Rhino.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Stay Awake

    • Songs I Heard.
    • Columbia.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    Something Was Missing

    • Songs I Heard.
    • Columbia.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Cry Me A River

    • Love Letters From Ella.
    • Verve.

  • Michael Brecker & James Taylor

    The Nearness Of You

    • Nearness Of You - The Ballad Book.
    • Verve.

Songs I Heard

Songs I Heard

Black Christ Of The Andes

Black Christ Of The Andes

Betty Roche - Take The 'A' Train

Betty Roche - Take The 'A' Train

If I Ruled The World

If I Ruled The World

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 May 2016 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2