Big Band Serenade

This Week on Big Band Serenade Storms,Rain and Thunger Songs and Big Bands Tunes from 1910-1945 . The music played on this Big Band Serenade are 1)It Might As Well Be Spring-Dick Haymes-Victory Young-1945,2)Peaches In The Springtime-Memphis Jug Band-1928,3)Sping Song-Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra-1941,4)When It's Springtime In Alaska-Johnny Horton,5)Santa Claus Came In The Spring-Putney Dandridge...

This Week on Big Band Serenade Storms,Rain and Thunger Songs and Big Bands Tunes from 1910-1945 . The music played on this Big Band Serenade are 1)Stormy Weather-1941-Lena Horne, Orchestra of Lou Bring,2)Stormy Monday Blues-1942-Earl hines and His Orchestra,3)Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall-1944-Ella Fitzgerald And Ink Spots,4)Butterflies In The Rain-1933-Ray Noble&His Orchestra,5)Singin' In Th...

This Week on Big Band Serenade the featured artist is Mary Lou Williams and Andy Kirk 1929-30 . The songs played in this episode are 1)Bear Down,2)Twinklin',3)Mess-A-Stomp,4)What's Your Story,Morning Glory,5)Mary's Idea,6)Scratchin'in the Gravel,7)Dear Baby,8)Count,9)Harmony Blues,10)Close To Five

This Week on Big Band Serenade the featured artist is Ethel Waters. The songs played this week are;1)Am I Blue-1939,2)Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)-1933,3)Ethel Waters and Her Ebony Four - River, Stay 'Way From My Door-1931,4)Love Is the Thing-1933,5)Don't Blame Me-1933,6)Ethel Waters and Her Ebony Four-Heat Wave-19337)I Just Couldn't Take It Baby-1933,8)Moonglow-1934,9)Shadows on th...

This Week on Big Band Serenade the featured artist is Lester Young from 1937-1945. The songs played this week are 1)"These Foolish Things"-1945,"Me,2) Myself, and I"-1937,3)"Taxi War Dance"-1939,4)"This Year's Kisses"-1937,5)"I Want A Little Girl"-1938,6)When You're Smiling"-1938,7)"I Can't Get Started"-1942,8)"Indiana"-1944,9)"Ghost Of A Chance"-1944,10)"Just You,Just Me"-1943,11)"DB Blues"-1945,...

This Week the Big Band Serenade Presents Les Brown and the Band Renown' with Doris Day The Play list for this week in order of play, all vocals by Doris Day You Won't Be Satisified-1945, Day By Day-1946, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm-1946, My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time-1945,Easy As Pie-1941, A Red Kiss on A Blue Letter-1945,Aren't You Glad You're You-1945, Come To Baby Do-1945,Let's...

This Week the Big Band Serenade Presents Earl Hines with selections from 1932-1934. Vocals are Earl Hines and Valaida Snow. The music slections are Blue Dragg, I Love You Because I Love YOu, Love Me Tonight, Why Must We Part, Maybe I'm To Blame, We Found Romance, You're The One of My Dream, Rosetta, Harlem Lament, and Julia Purchase Big Band Music Here!! For More Information about Spin It Again, C...

Big Band Serenade Presents, The first great arranger in jazz history, Don Redman's innovations as a writer essentially invented the jazz-oriented big band with arrangements that developed yet left room for solo improvisations. The play list is from 1933-1936, Mommy, I don't want to go to bed, Sophisticated Lady, I Won't Tell, It's All Your Fault, Lazy Bones, No One Loves Me Like that Dallas Man, O...

Big Band Serenade's New Year's Eve Special featureing Guy Lambardo and selections from the Podsafe Music Network. News Years Resolution, Bill deRome, Bill deRome Auld Lang Syne, Friction Baily, Friction Bailey Please Take our Listener Survey! This would really help us as we plan for 2006 Purchase Big Band Music Here!! For More Information about Spin It Again, Click Here

The Big Band Serenade Christmas Special a blend of classics from our past and new music from the Podsafe Music Network. Play list in order of play; The Christmas Song-King Cole Trio, If Everyday Were Christmas, Slau, Slau ,Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-1944 Judy Garland, Christmas Means Love-NuBeat- NuBeat ,White Christmas-1944 Frank Sinatra,I Heard The Bells on Christmas-Gary Gary ,I'll...

Big Band Serenade Presents Command Performance 12/1944 to all our brave fighting men and women, We are proud of you and thank you. Please Take our Listener Survey! All Donations given this month will be divided among our hard working Podcasters. Merry Christmas to All

Louis Jordan was born in Brinkley, Arkansas, where his father was a local music teacher and bandleader. Jordan started out on clarinet, and also played piano professionally early in his career, but alto saxophone became his main instrument. However, he became even better known as a songwriter, entertainer and vocalist. Songs in order of play are, Caldonia, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin', Let T...

Big Band Serenade proudly presents Jimmie Lunceford will long be remembered as the leader of a swinging big band that rivaled on record, and exceeded in person, the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. His band differed from many of the other big bands of the 1930s and 1940s in that Lunceford's group was noted less for its soloists than for its ensemble work. Selection toda...

This week Big Band Serenade presents Charlie Barnet. Music includes:"Cherokee"-1939,"The Right Idea"-1939,"I Can't Remember To Forget"-1940,"Harlem Speaks"-1941,"That Old Black Magic"-1942,"Skyliner"-1944,"West End Blues"-1944,"Cement Mixer"-1946,"Andy's Boogie"-1946,"East Side West Side"-1947(used in the opening) and "Pompton Turnpike" Purchase Charlie Barnet Music Here

Big Band Serenade presents Pianist and bandleader Carroll Gibbons was born in Clinton, MA, sometime during 1903, and it wasn't until he relocated to England in 1924 that he found acclaim for his musical talents. While playing piano at the Savoy Hotel, Gibbons helped form the Savoy Orpheans, a jazz outfit that included such other American players as Howard Jacobs on alto sax and Joe Brannelly on ba...

Billy Eckstine, his voice was robust, romantic baritone, with just a touch of huskiness on occasion to give it additional appeal. As for the delivery, much has been said and written about Billy's showmanship, the salient points of which are charm, poise and sincerity. Big Band Serenade presents this great singer with tunes from 1942 to 1950. Please Take our Listener Survey Purchase Billy Eckstine...

Big Band Serenade presents music by Lionel Hampton from 1937-1947. Hamp was a featured star with Benny Goodman's Quartet from 1936 through 1940.He regularly led his own recording bands from 1937. In 1940, he moved back to Los Angeles and formed his own big band. From 1953 onward, he has undertaken many successful overseas tours visiting Europe, Japan, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, etc. Hamp...

This week on Big Band Serenade we presents a modern day jazz-singer-songwriter,Robin Stine who brews up a genre-bending blend of original jazz and bluesy folk tunes. Robin website: http://www.robinstine.com/

Big Band Serenade Presents Bunny Berigan (1908-1942), the well known jazz trumpeter He is often associated with the tune "I Can't Get Started," popularized by his 1937 recording. Purchase Bunny Bergan Music Here

Big Band Serenate presents Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye 1937-1950. Purchase Sammy Keye Music Here

This week on Big Band Serenade, Jelly Roll Morton was the first great composer and piano player of Jazz, music from 1926-1939. Purchase Jelly Roll Morton Music Here

Big Band Serenade presents Chick Webb is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most influential jazz drummers of all time. Webb led the self-named Chick Webb Orchestra from 1926 to 1939 during the Swing Period of jazz. Music included in the program :The Rhythm Man,Clap Hand! Here Comes Charlie, I Want To Be Happy, Just a Simple Melody, Rock It For Me, I Got A Guy, A-Tisket, A Tasket, Liza, My Heart...

Big Band Serenade pays tribute to Mississippi Blues & Jazz from 1928-1940. Ruben Lacey, Mississippi John Hurt(cover photo), Frankie Trumbauer,Charlie Patton, Mississippi Mud Steppers,Mississippi Bracy, Jimmie Rodgers,Delmore Brothers, Bukka White and Lewis Bronzeville Five.