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Artie Shaw and Helen O'Connell

Composer, arranger, author, bandleader and clarinet virtuoso Artie Shaw remembers how he came to record “begin the beguine”, the record that put him well and truly on the map.

Composer, arranger, author, bandleader and clarinet virtuoso Artie Shaw remembers how he came to record “begin the beguine”, the record that put him well and truly on the map. Also, singer Helen O’Connell recalls happy days singing, touring and making movies with Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra. Plus, with New Year just around the corner, Graham’s musical theme this week is “The Calendar”.

2 hours

Last on

Mon 30 Dec 2013 01:00

Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Nat King Cole

      Ballerina

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      I Was Doing Alright

    • Tony Bennett

      Honeysuckle Rose

    • Sérgio Mendes

      Pretty World

    • Michael Bublé

      The Summer Wind

    • Artie Shaw

      Begin The Beguine

    • George Shearing

      I'll Remember April

    • Frank Sinatra

      Just In Time

    • June Christy

      Whee Baby!

    • Vic Damone

      Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year

    • New York Voices

      Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Autumn In New York

    • Peggy Lee

      I'm Gonna Go Fishing

    • Dick Haymes

      It Might As Well Be Spring

    • Tommy Dorsey

      Comin' Through The Rye

  • Hour 2

    • Mel Tormé

      Sing For Your Supper

    • Bing Crosby

      Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter

    • Frank Sinatra & Keely Smith

      Nothing In Common

    • Antônio Carlos Jobim

      Looks Like December

    • Jamie Cullum

      Too Close For Comfort

    • Jimmy Dorsey

      Star Eyes

    • Clare Teal

      December

    • Les Brown

      I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

    • Matt Monro

      I'll Take Romance

    • The Four Freshmen

      Day By Day

    • Henry Mancini

      Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

    • Betty Hutton

      His Rocking Horse Ran Away

    • Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby

      We Wish You The Merriest

    • Nancy Wilson

      What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

    • Billy May

      Bacchanalia

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Dec 2013 01:00