Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Charlie Barnet

A survey of saxophonist Charlie Barnet. His swing band was known for hits like Cherokee and for breaking the colour bar in jazz with such stars as Lena Horne and Roy Eldridge.

Independently wealthy, saxophonist Charlie Barnet (1913-91) played jazz for the love of it. His swing band was known for hits like 鈥淐herokee鈥�, and for breaking down the colour bar in jazz with such African-American stars as Lena Horne and Roy Eldridge. Geoffrey Smith salutes a free spirit whose popularity knew no racial bounds.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 23 Jun 2019 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

Late Dexter Gordon

Next

Bill Frisell

See all episodes from Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music Played

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    The Gal From Joe's

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 2.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Echoes Of Harlem

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 3.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Cherokee

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    The Right Idea

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 8.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Pompton Turnpike

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 17.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    The Sergeant Was Shy

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 18.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Wings Over Manhattan

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • Retrospective.
    • 21.

  • Lena Horne

    You're My Thrill (feat. Charlie Barnet)

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 4.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Charleston Alley

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 5.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Spanish Kick

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 8.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    The Moose

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 13.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    The Great Lie

    • Topaz TPZ 1041.
    • Topaz.
    • 19.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Drop Me Off In Harlem

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 16.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Skyliner

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • RETROSPECTIVE.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Lonely Street

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • Retrospective.
    • 19.

  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

    Really? (Bop City)

    • The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949).
    • Retrospective.
    • 26.

Charlie Barnet

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE GAL FROM JOE鈥橲

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Duke Ellington / Irving Mills

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (sax); Johnny Hodges (alto sax); 听Nat Jaffe (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Wesley Dean (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ECHOES OF HARLEM听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Duke Ellington

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (soprano sax); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Ben Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Wesley Dean (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CHEROKEE听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Ray Noble.听 Arranger 鈥� Billy May

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax);听 Billy May (trumpet); Ben Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Ray Michaels (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE RIGHT IDEA听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet / Skip Martin

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Bill Miller (piano); Bob Burnet (trumpet); Phil Stephens (bass); Ray Michaels (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 POMPTON TURNPIKE听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 William Matthew Osborne / Dick Rogers.听 Arranger - Billy May

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (soprano sax); Billy May (trumpet); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE SERGEANT WAS SHY听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Duke Ellington听 arr. Billy May

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); 听Bernie Privin (trumpet); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 WINGS OVER MANHATTAN听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Billy May

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 YOU鈥橰E MY THRILL听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra with Lena Horne

Composers:听听听听 Jay Gorney / Sidney Clare

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Lena Horne (vocal); Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CHARLESTON ALLEY听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Leroy Kirkland / Horace Henderson

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 SPANISH KICK听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Georges Bizet / arr. Billy Moore

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Bill Miller (piano); Phil Stephens (bass); Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE MOOSE听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Ralph Burns

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Russ Wagner (bass); Harold Hahn (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE GREAT LIE听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Cab Calloway / Andy Gibson听 arr. Billy May

Album Title:听听听 Topaz Jazz 鈥� Charlie Barnet

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Topaz TPZ 1041

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Dodo Marmarosa (piano);

Howard Rumsey (bass); Harold Hahn (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Duke Ellington听 arr. Steve Gray

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Andy Riccardi (bass); Harold Hahn (drums)

听

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 SKYLINER听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet听 arr. Billy Moore

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Maynard Ferguson (trumpet); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Howard Rumsey (bass); Harold Hahn (drums)

听

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LONELY STREET

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet 听& his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Paul Villepigue

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Claude Williamson (piano); Eddie Safranski (bass) Cliff Leeman (drums)

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 REALLY?听 (BOP CITY)

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charlie Barnet 听& his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听 Kai Winding听 arr. Manny Albam

Album Title:听听听 The Right Idea (A Centenary Tribute - His 50 Finest 1939-1949)

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 RETROSPECTIVE: RTS 4225

Performers:听听听听 Charlie Barnet (tenor sax); Claude Williamson (piano); Eddie Safranski (bass) Tiny Kahn (drums)

Broadcast

  • Sun 23 Jun 2019 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

Featured in...

Podcast

  • Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

    Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - a weekly sequence exploring what makes great jazz great music