Foxtrot
A dangerous new dance debuts in New York. Donald continues a weeklong whirl around the world of ballroom dancing.
Donald Macleod takes a whirl around the world through the music of ballroom dancing, as we count down to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3’s Day of Dance on Friday 8th November. With the help of Hilary French, author of Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing, Donald waltzes across Viennese ballrooms, foxtrots through New York clubs, tries the tango in the arrabales of Buenos Aires, sambas on the streets of Salvador and finally cha-cha-chas his way to Havana.
Today, we venture into the seedy clubs of 1910s New York, as ballroom power couple Vernon and Irene Castle go in search of the next dance phenomenon.
Autumn Leaves
Jacques Prévert, composer
Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Hank Jones, piano
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sam Jones, double bass
Art Blakey, drums
One For Daddy-O
Nat Adderley, composer
Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Hank Jones, piano
Miles Davis, trumpet
Sam Jones, double bass
Art Blakey, drums
Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin, composer
Alexander Peskanov, piano
Pine Apple Rag
Scott Joplin, composer
Alexander Peskanov, piano
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Irving Berlin, composer
Boston Pops Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler
Heartaches
Al Hoffman, composer
Sid Phillips & his Melodians with Al Bowlly
The Memphis Blues
WC Handy, composer
Louis Armstrong, trumpet & vocals
Ella Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby, vocals
Take The A Train
Duke Ellington, composer & piano
It Don’t Mean A Thing
Duke Ellington, composer & piano
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Ivie Anderson, vocal
Boo-Hoo
Jack Hylton, composer
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
Jack Hylton, composer and vocals
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra
Sam Browne, vocals
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