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Sir Michael Parkinson selects his favourite classic Great American Songbook recordings. Tonight he also features the work of arguably the best jazz singer of them all, Anita O'Day.

Sir Michael Parkinson selects his favourite classic Great American Songbook recordings. Tonight he features the work of arguably the best jazz singer of them all Anita O'Day. He also features the big bands of Woody Herman and Big 18, the vocalists Mel Torme and Sarah Vaughan and remembers interviewing the great Duke Ellington ...

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Tue 20 May 2014 23:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Woody Herman

    My Favourite Things

    • This Is Jazz.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • CK-65040.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Cotton Tail

    Artist: Ella Fitzgerald

    • Ella At Duke's Place.
    • Verve.
    • 5297-002.

  • Sarah Vaughan

    Sophisticated lady

    • Great Jazz Vocalists Sing Ellington and Strayhorn.
    • Blue Note.
    • 85522123.

  • Mel Torm茅

    I'm Gonna Go Fishing

    • Finest Hour.
    • VERVE.
    • VERVE-549 673-2.

  • Peggy Lee

    The Folks Who Live On The Hill

    • Peggy Lee.
    • CAPITOL EMI.
    • 7243 85538126.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Almost Like Being In Love

    • Come Swing With Me!.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-7 94520 2.

  • Diana Krall

    The Look Of Love

    • The Look Of Love.
    • VERVE.
    • 549-8462.

  • The Big 18 Band

    Summit Ridge Drive

    • The Big 18.
    • JASMINE.
    • JASCD525.

  • Bobby Darin

    The Good Life

    • Wild, Cool & Swingin': The Artist Collection.
    • CAPITOL.
    • CDP-7243 52033324.

  • Anita O鈥橠ay

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • Anita Day's Finest Hour.
    • VERVE.
    • 543 600 2.

  • Anita O鈥橠ay

    The Party's Over

    • Anita Day's Finest Hour.
    • VERVE.
    • 543 600 2.

  • Anita O鈥橠ay

    Honeysuckle Rose

    • Anita O'day's Finest Hour.
    • VERVE.
    • 543-600-2.

  • Nat King Cole

    Sweet Lorraine

    • After Midnight The Complete Sessions.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 7243-52008728.

  • Blossom Dearie

    Blossom's Blues

    • Blossom Dearie.
    • VERVE.
    • 837-934-2.

  • Tony Bennett

    I Remember You

    • The Art Of Romance.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 518869-2.

  • Lou Rawls

    I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues

    • Portrait Of The Blues.
    • MANHATTAN.
    • 0777 7-99548 2 7.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 14 May 2013 22:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2
  • Tue 20 May 2014 23:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2