Big Band Bash

About The Program

Too many times the wonderful world of the big band is compressed to just a decade known as “The Swing Era”(1935 to 1945). And even beyond that, only a handful of bands are usually heard to represent that magical time. Join host Loren Schoenberg for the best of the swinging big bands, going back to the 1920s, and going way beyond 1945. You’ll hear a band’s you’ve never heard of, and you’ll hear great music by the bands, you have heard of that you’ve never heard before!

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Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

June 27th at 2 PM Hour
2:52 PM Roy Hargrove “September In The Rain” — Emergence BUY
2:48 PM Billy Butterfield “This Believing World” — Pandora's Box BUY
2:44 PM Duke Ellington “Fade Up” — Concert In The Virgin Islands BUY
2:41 PM Gene Krupa “Rockin' Chair” — 1941 Vol. 2 BUY
2:38 PM Louis Armstrong “Blue Again” — 1930-31 BUY
2:32 PM Frank Sinatra “Nothing In Common” — Come Dance With Me BUY
2:28 PM Frank Sinatra “I've Got You Under My Skin” — Songs For Swingin' Lovers BUY
2:25 PM Frank Sinatra “Swinging Down The Lane” — Songs For Swingin' Lovers BUY
2:22 PM Harry James “Blue Again” — The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James BUY
2:18 PM Harry James “You're My Thrill” — The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James BUY
2:14 PM Harry James “Autumn Serenade ” — The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James BUY
2:10 PM Harry James “Carnival” — The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James BUY
2:00 PM Roy Hargrove “Tschpiso” — Emergence BUY
June 27th at 1 PM Hour
1:54 PM Duke Ellington “Rockin' In Rhythm ” — The Complete Capitol Recordings BUY
1:44 PM Dizzy Gillespie` “Selections From Zodiac Suite (Virgo/Libra/Aries)” — At Newport BUY
1:40 PM Duke Ellington “Mexicali Rose” — N/A BUY
1:29 PM George Gruntz “Mexicali Pose” — Merryteria BUY
1:27 PM Duke Ellington “Sonnet In Search Of A Moor ” — N/A BUY
1:21 PM Charlie Barnet “The Count's Idea” — 1939-40 BUY
1:18 PM Charlie Barnet “Tangleweed Round My Heart ” — 1940 BUY
1:14 PM Charlie Barnet “Rockin' In Rhythm” — Town Hall Concert Featuring Clark Terry BUY
1:11 PM Charlie Barnet “Tappin' At The Tappa” — 1939-40 BUY
1:05 PM Charlie Barnet “Admiration” — 1937-39 BUY
1:02 PM Charlie Barnet “Cherokee” — 1939 BUY
June 6th at 2 PM Hour
2:55 PM Duke Ellington “Sweet Georgia Brown ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve BUY
2:48 PM Duke Ellington “Azure ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve BUY
2:39 PM Duke Ellington “Jive Jam ” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve BUY
2:22 PM Duke Ellington “Medley: In A Sentimental Mood/Black Beauty/Sophisticated Lady/Caravan/Solitude/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart ” — The Treasury Series BUY
2:05 PM Duke Ellington “Medley: Passion Flower/Frantic Fantasy/Air Conditioned Jungle/On The Sunny Side Of The Street” — The Treasury Series BUY
2:01 PM Duke Ellington “I'm Beginning To See The Light” — The Treasury Series BUY

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