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THE BLEND #16: GREAT 30s SWING JAZZ

The Blend #16: Great 30s Swing
Broadcast 29/5/2016
Hosted by Ira for ex-patradio.fr
 
Hear the show archived on Mixcloud HERE.

Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Fred Astaire – The Great 30s
Cheek to Cheek – Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – The Great 30s
Anything Goes – The Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra – The Great 30s
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Tangerine – Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (v. Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell – Best of Swing
Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
Take the A Train – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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Pennies from Heaven – Bing Crosby – The Great 30s
Autumn in New York – Billie Holiday – Ken Burns Jazz
Flying Home – Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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Bei Mir Bis du Schon – The Andrews Sisters – The Great 30s
On the Good Ship Lollipop – Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees – The Great 30s
Lulu’s Back in Town – Dick Powell – The Great 30s
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On the Sunny Side of the Street – Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
             (v. The Sentamentalists) – Best of Swing
On the Sunny Side of the Street – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
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When the Saints Go Marching In – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
St. James Infirmary – Louis Armstrong – Jazz Masters
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Body and Soul – Benny Goodman – Les Plus Grands Moments du Jazz
St. Louis Blues – Bing Crosby & Duke Ellington – Me & You, You & Me: Great Jazz Duets
Don’t Get Around Much Any More – Duke Ellington & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
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After You’ve Gone – Bessie Smith – Best of the Blues: Bessie Smith
Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Best of Swing
Sweet Georgia Brown – Erroll Garner – Masters of Jazz
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I’m Just a Jitterbug – Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz & Blues: 1
Sentimental Journey – Les Brown & His Orchestra (v. Doris Day) – Best of Swing
Blue Horizon – Sydney Bechet - & the Blue Note All Star Jazz Men –
              Blues Born in New Orleans
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Bugle Boy March – Dr. Michael White – A Song for George Lewis
Egyptian Fantasy – Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Dr. Jazz – Ellis Marsalis – The Pearls: New Orleans Piano
Stardust – Ben Webster – See You at the Fair
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Hucklebuck – Betty Carter & Lionel Hampton – Me & You, You & Me: Great Jazz Duets
Inka Dinka Do – Jimmy Durante – The Great 30s

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