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) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) Glenn Miller - A Birthday Salute Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our Glenn Miller birthday celebration. March 01, 1904 is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller and to celebrate I've picked out some recordings that ia a mixture of his s...Show More
9) Glenn Miller - A Birthday Salute Part 1
March 01, 1904 is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller. Join me on this program as we celebrate his birthday. I've picked out some recordings that are very pretty mixed with some of his hits. In addi...Show More
10) Black History Month Sampler Part Four
We conclude our celebration of Black History Month this week with a look at the big band of Jimmie Lunceford. Jimmie Lunceford's band differed from other great bands of the time because it was better ...Show More