In the early days of radio, listeners were often entreated to the sounds of the big bands from ballrooms across the country. Coming up on our next program, we invite you to "A Big Band New Year's Celebration" featuring the sounds of Benny Goodman, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Guy Lombardo, and Jill Townsend.
Playlist for January 1, 2022
Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
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Moonlight Serenade | Glenn Miller | The Unforgettable Glenn Miller & His Orchestra. | RCA | 1985 | 03:22 |
Flying Home | Lionel Hampton | Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings of Lionel Hampton. | Decca | 1996 | 03:07 |
Air Mail Special | Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman's Greatest Hits. | Columbia/Legacy | 1997 | 06:08 |
April in Paris | Count Basie | Count Basie's Finest Hour. | Verve | 2002 | 03:47 |
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Ella Fitzgerald | A Perfect Match. | Pablo | 1979 | 02:02 |
It Was a Very Good Year | Frank Sinatra | Sinatra at the Sands. | Reprise | 1966 | 03:55 |
There Will Never Be Another You | Count Basie Orchestra | Live at Birdland. | Candid | 2021 | 02:38 |
Night Train | Christian McBride Big Band | For Jimmy, Wes & Oliver. | Mack Avenue | 2020 | 05:17 |
Giant Steps | Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band | Soul Conversations. | Ind. | 2021 | 06:30 |
Begin the Beguine (feat. Rubén Blades) | Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis | Una Noche con Rubén Blades. | Blue Engine | 2018 | 07:38 |
En la oscuridad | Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Virtual Birdland. | Zoho | 2021 | 03:44 |
In the Mood | Glenn Miller | The Unforgettable Glenn Miller & His Orchestra. | RCA | 1985 | 03:36 |
Song of India | Tommy Dorsey | The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing - The Tommy Dorsey Centennial Collection. | Sony Legacy | 2007 | 03:06 |
Ciribiribin | Harry James | Dancing and Romancing Through the '40s. | Reader's Digest | 1996 | 02:28 |
Racing with the Moon | Vaughn Monroe | Dancing and Romancing Through the '40s. | Reader's Digest | 1996 | 03:12 |
A Felicidade | DIVA Jazz Orchestra | DIVA + the Boys. | MCG Jazz | 2019 | 06:28 |
Don't Call Before 10 | Jill Townsend Big Band | Legacy: The Music of Ross Taggart. | Cellar Live | 2015 | 05:19 |
On the Street Where You Live (feat. Verónica Swift) | Steven Feifke Big Band | Kinetic. | Ind. | 2021 | 07:41 |
Early Blue Evening | Andy Farber | Early Blue Evening. | Ind. | 2021 | 05:02 |
Goodbye | Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman's Greatest Hits. | Columbia/Legacy | 1997 | 03:18 |
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | Norah Jones | I Dream of Christmas. | Blue Note | 2021 | 04:00 |
Auld Lang Syne | Guy Lombardo | Sing the Songs of Christmas. | Capitol | 2007 | 02:07 |
The Second Time Around | Jackie Gleason | How Sweet It Is. | Capitol | 1966 | 03:05 |