Big Band Bash Podcast
1) Black History Month Sampler Part One
We start our celebration of Black History Month this week. Rather than focus on any one band or bandleader I have put together a sampler of bands. We start with the band of Fletcher Henderson. Other b...Show More
2) Metronome Magazine Part One
When I was in high school, my dad knew of my interest in the big bands. While out at his job, he found someone that was getting rid of several issues of Metronome Magazine. I still have them and I tho...Show More
3) Remotes From WW2 Part Two (Artie Shaw) Repeat
This week I am continuing with part two of Big Band Remotes from World War 2 with two remotes from the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands series. At the same time, however, I am having a birthday salut...Show More
4) Remotes From WW2 Part One Repeat
On this week's show I would like to honor a request. A listener asked for some big band remotes that took place during World War 2. Most of the remotes I have during that era are from the Victory Para...Show More
5) Bob Chester and Teddy Powell
This week we will be listening to and learning about two bands that I've never recently covered before: Bob Chester and Teddy Powell. This is a rebroadcast of a show I produced back in 2012. Bob had a...Show More
6) The Casa Loma Orchestra
This week we take a look back at the music and career of Glenn Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. As an orchestra they predated Benny Goodman and the start of the swing era. They had some excellent mus...Show More
7) 1938-1939 Time Life - The Swing Era Part 2 Repeat
This is part two of the Time Life records set I started last week. These records were originally recorded in 1971 by Billy May and His Orchestra/Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. Those were recreations...Show More
8) 1938-1939 Time Life - The Swing Era Part 1 Repeat
This is another volume in Time Life records ambitious project called "The Swing Era". It was a ten volume set with three records included in each volume. Today we turn to the years of 1938-1939. The s...Show More
9) Spotlight on Tommy Dorsey - Repeat
Hello everyone. This week is a continuation of the two part series I started last week on the Dorsey brothers. This was a show I produces several years ago and am rebroadcasting. There are many of you...Show More
10) Spotlight on Jimmy Dorsey - Repeat
This week I have gone back into the collection and pulled out two shows that I did on Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. There is a lot a good music in these shows. We'll being this week with a look at Jimmy and...Show More