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Episode 4

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Tony Bennett concludes his selection of the 40 defining songs from the Great American Songbook, with recordings by Carol Sloane, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie.

Tony Bennett, a legend from the American swing era, concludes his selection of the 40 defining songs from the Great American Songbook.

Tony has lived the songs, sung the songs and now, in his 60th year as a performer, he offers his personal thoughts, insights and insider's view on the greatest compositions ever written. As Sir Michael Parkinson leads the way through the ten songs covered each week, we hear Tony's anecdotes about the people who created them, the pantheon of singers who have interpreted them and, of course, his views about what makes each one special.

The Great American Songbook is an informal phrase, originally coined by Tony himself, which describes the interrelated music of Broadway musical theatre, the Hollywood musical and Tin Pan Alley, in a period that begins in the 1920s. Aside from the enduring popularity of this music in its original context, it also became the central repertoire for jazz musicians.

The final episode includes September In The Rain by Carole Sloane, I Only Have Eyes For You by Louis Armstrong, They Say It's Wonderful by Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane; and a few more of Tony's own recordings. The featured instrumental is Count Basie's April In paris.

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Tue 27 Apr 2010 22:00
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Music Played

  • Count Basie & Milt Jackson

    Corner Pocket

    Artist: Carol Sloane

    • Milt Jackson & Count Basie & Big Band.
    • Pablo (Polydor-Japan).
    • MTF-1101.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Mack The Knife

    • The Complete Ella In Berlin.
    • Verve.
    • 314 519 564-2.

  • Tony Bennett

    It Was Me

    • I Wanna Be Around.
    • Columbia.
    • CK 66504.

  • Louis Armstrong

    I Only Have Eyes For You

    • Louis Armstrong: The Verve Silver Collection.
    • Verve.
    • 823446 2.

  • Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald - Duke's Place

  • Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane

    They Say It's Wonderful

    • Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane.
    • MCA/Impulse.
    • CDP 7 48471-2.

  • Billie Holiday

    I Wished On The Moon

    • Billie Holiday: The Legacy 1933 - 1958.
    • Columbia.
    • C3K 47724.

  • Count Basie

    April In Paris

    • April In Paris.
    • Verve.
    • 825 575-2.

  • Dinah Washington

    Look To The Rainbow

    • American Songbook Series: E.Y.Harburg.
    • Smithsonian.
    • RD 048-16.

  • Louis Armstrong

    What A Wonderful World

    • Louis Armstrong: Greatest Hits.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 09026-6846-2.

  • Tony Bennett

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

    • The Artistry Of Tony Bennett.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • C5K 92784.

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Apr 2010 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2