08/08/2010
Russell Davies celebrates the art, craft and inspiration of the popular song. This week's featured musicians include Freddie Slack, Nat King Cole and Victor Young.
This week, Russell Davies pays tribute, on his centenary, to the pianist, composer and bandleader Freddie Slack with four tracks, one featuring singer Ella Mae Morse with his band and three of them written by Slack.
Freddie Slack leads to nutty slack and thence to a new release by singer Hilary Kole who duets on one track with Nat King Cole's brother, Freddy. We then hear from Nat in one of his most famous recordings.
Two contrasting songs called Hole In The Ground are up next and that leads to the subject of Big Chief Hole In The Ground - a song written by Styne & Robin for an RKO movie of 1951 called Two Tickets To Broadway but which was withdrawn from the movie, causing the film's accompanying record album to be withdrawn. No such problem with Pass That Peace-Pipe which we hear in Margaret Whiting's spirited rendering.
The rest of the programme celebrates composer, arranger, conductor Victor Young, who was (probably) born 110 years ago on this day.
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Ella Mae Morse
Cow Cow Boogie
鈥淓lla Mae Morse: 27 Recordings 1942-1952鈥�
- Living Era.
- CD AJA 5514.
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Will Bradley Trio/Freddie Slack
Down The Road Apiece
Will Bradley Orchestra Featuring Ray Mckinley
- Jasmine.
- JASMCD 2553.
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Hilary Kole
It's Always You
鈥淗ilary Kole 鈥� You Are There: Duets鈥� (New Release)
- Justin Time.
- JTR 8561-2.
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Nat King Cole
When I Fall In Love
Legends Of The 2oth Century 鈥� Nat King Cole
- EMI/Legends.
- 7243 522817 2 5.
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The Andrews Sisters
The House Of Blue Lights
鈥淭he Very Best Of The Andrews Sisters鈥�
- MCA.
- MCL 1635.
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Ella Fitzgerald
A Kiss Goodnight
Ella Fitzgerald 鈥� The War Years 1941-1947
- GRP/MCA.
- GRP 26282.
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Ken Mackintosh Orchestra/Patti Forbes, Vocal
Hole In The Ground
鈥淪wing Swing Swing 鈥� Various Artists鈥�
- REX.
- REXX 312.
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Bernard Cribbins
Hole In The Ground
The Very Best Of Bernard Cribbins
- EMI.
- 578 6582.
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Margaret Whiting
Pas That Peace Pipe
Margaret Whiting: Capitol Collector鈥檚 Series
- Capitol.
- CDP 793194 2.
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Frank Sinatra
Around The World
鈥淐ome Fly With Me鈥� Classic Album W. Billy May
- Capitol.
- CDP 7 48469 2.
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Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France/Jerry Mengo
Sweet Sue
鈥淒jango Reinhardt Volume 1鈥�
- JSP.
- JSPCD 341.
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Hilary Kole
You Are There
鈥淗ilary Kole 鈥� You Are There Duets鈥� New Release
- Justin Time.
- JTR 8561-2.
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Jule Styne
The Guy In The Polka Dot Tie
Michael Feinstein Sings The Jule Styne Songbook
- WEA/Atlantic/Nonesuch.
- 91515.
Broadcast
- Sun 8 Aug 2010 21:00大象传媒 Radio 2