Leo Green
Swing-era greats alongside stars of today reinventing classic sounds for a new generation.
Songs for lovers of swing from today's top talents reinventing those classic sounds for today's generation with guest appearances from some of the swing era greats. We'll hear these classic songs as recorded by Diana Krall, Marvin Gaye, Jane Monheit, Michael Buble and Queen Latifah as well as Patti Autin's vocal tribute to Ella and Oscar Peterson's celebration of his friend Nat King Cole. And don't miss the Big Band version of Yeh Yeh as Georgie Fame opens up hour 2.
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Music Played
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Curtis Stigers & DR Big Band
The Lady Is A Tramp
- One More For The Road (Live).
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Jack Jones
What Now My Love
- Jack Jones Entertains.
- Music For Pleasure.
- 7.
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Steve Tyrell
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
- Standard Time.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 10.
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Queen Latifah
I Love Being Here With You
- Trav'lin' Light.
- Decca.
- 5.
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Harry Connick, Jr.
(They Long To Be) Close To You
- Your Songs.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 5.
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Marvin Gaye
Straighten Up And Fly Right
- The Marvin Gaye Collection Volume 4: The Balladeer.
- Motown.
- 2.
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Karen Souza
The Way It Is
- Essentials II.
- Allegro Corporation/Music Brokers.
- 1.
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Sam Cooke
Exactly Like You
- The Man Who Invented Soul.
- Sony Music.
- 19.
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Rod Stewart
Sunny Side Of The Street
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Dusty Springfield
Second Time Around
- Love Songs.
- Mercury Records Limited.
- 6.
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Tony DeSare
Kiss
- Last First Kiss.
- Telarc Distribution.
- 1.
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Doc Severinsen
Isn't She Lovely
- Once More With Feeling.
- UNIDISC.
- 13.
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Jamie Cullum
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
- Pointless Nostalgic.
- CANDID.
- 4.
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George Michael
My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Symphonica.
- Virgin EMI.
- 2.
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Georgie Fame
Yeh Yeh
- At The Forum.
- Three Line Whip.
- 1.
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Diana Ross
All Of Me
- Lady Sings The Blues.
- motown.
- 7.
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Jamie Davis
You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
- Vibe Over Perfection.
- DIG Music.
- 8.
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Rosemary Clooney
Just The Way You Are
- With Love.
- Groove Note.
- 1.
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Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones
Makin' Whoopee
- Michael Parkinson: My Life In Music CD2.
- Reprise.
- 12.
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Diana Krall
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
- Quiet Nights.
- Universal Music Operations Ltd.
- 11.
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Molly Johnson
Ode To Billy Joe
- Lucky.
- Classics Jazz.
- 2.
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Nancy Wilson
Don't Rain on My Parade
- The Best Of Nancy Wilson.
- EMI Records Limited.
- 4.
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Michael BublΓ©
Kissing A Fool
- Michael Buble.
- Warner Bros.
- 3.
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Melody Gardot
He's a Tramp
- Jazz Disney.
- Verve.
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George Benson & The Count Basie Orchestra
Walkin My Baby Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
- Big Boss Band.
- Warner Bros.
- 8.
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Clare Teal
You Make Me Feel So Young
- Orsino's Songs.
- Candid Records.
- 8.
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Aug 2017 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2