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25/07/2010

Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song. The show includes salutes to Annie Ross, Cootie Williams and a celebration of Blackpool.

The show opens (and closes) with a salute to singer Annie Ross on her 80th birthday. After this he presents a celebration of all things Blackpool on the occasion of that town's bid to be a World Heritage Site: Basil Rathbone singing I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside; Frank Sinatra appearing in Blackpool in 1953; and Stanley Holloway's famous Lion And Albert monologue.

The centenary of Ellingtonian trumpeter Cootie Williams is marked with four numbers: one featuring him with Adelaide Hall; one of Nina Simone singing the vocal version of his Concerto For Cootie - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me; Mel Torme performing Round Midnight (Williams is credited as part-composer); and a rarity by Williams' 1944 sextet, on which he sings.

Russell also acknowledges the anniversary of The Battle Of Britain with a 1940 recording of Anne Shelton singing A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, coupling this with another song by the same composer and performed by Rebecca Kilgore.

1 hour

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Sun 25 Jul 2010 21:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Annie Ross

    All I Need Is The Boy

    Gypsy 鈥� Annie Ross

    • Pacific Jazz.
    • 7243 8 33574 2 0.

  • Doris Day & Gene Nelson - I Know That You Know

    Doris Day 1947-50: It鈥檚 Magic

  • Dinah Shore

    Can Anyone Explain (No, No. No)

    Dinah Shore 鈥� S鈥檞onderful

    • Vocalion.
    • CDUS 3029.

  • Connie Francis

    My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own

    Connie Francis: Singles Collection

    • Polygram.
    • 519 131-2.

  • Basil Rathbone

    I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

    Did You Know These Stars Also Sang?

    • Jasmine.
    • JASCD 147.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Don't Worry 'Bout Me

    Frank Sinatra Live At Blackpool Opera House 1953

    • Acrobat.
    • ACMCD 4025.

  • Stanley Holloway

    The Lion And Albert

    Artist: Adelaide Hall Stanley Holloway At His Very Best Adelaide Hall 鈥� A Centenary Celebration

    • Empress.
    • RAJCD 919.

  • Nina Simone

    Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me

    Nina Simone:Forbidden Fruit/Sings Ellington/Folksy

    • West Side.
    • WESD 225.

  • Mel Torm茅

    Round Midnight

    Torm茅 - Orchestra Conducted By Marty Paich

    • Verve.
    • MG-VS-6015.

  • Cootie Williams and His Orchestra

    Gotta Do Some War Work

    Bud Powell 鈥� Early Buds

    • Topaz.
    • TPZ 1059.

  • Anne Shelton With Ambrose & His Orchestra

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    Anne Shelton 鈥� A Nightingale Sang

    • Flapper (Pavilion Records).
    • PAST CD 7048.

  • Rebecca Kilgore And Dave Frishberg

    What A Rhumba Does To Romance

    Kilgore/Frishberg 鈥� Songs Of Frank Loesser

    • Arbors.
    • ARCD 19356.

  • Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan

    All Of You

    Annie Ross Sings A Song With Mulligan

    • Pacific Jazz.
    • CDP 7 46852 2.

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Jul 2010 21:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2