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Big Band Spotlight Archive

 

1/2 Hour "Big Band Spotlight" programs

Tex Beneke 1 2 3 4 5

 Tito Puente 1 2 3 Woody Herman Sings 1 2
Hungry Years/Artie Shaw Hungry Years/Glenn Miller Hungry Years/Woody Herman
Hungry Years/Harry James Hungry Years/Stan Kenton Looking For A Hit
Ella Fitzgerald 1 2 3 Battle of the Bands Long Live the King 1 2 3 4 5
Andy Kirk Orchestra 1 2 3 4 5 Ellington Trombonists 1 2 3 4 5 Trumpeter Roy Eldridge 1 2 3 4 5
Kansas City Music 1 2 3 4 5 Ziggy Elman 1 2 3 4 5 Cootie Williams 1 2 3 4 5
Post War Claude Thornhill Band 1 2 3 Randy Brooks 1 2 Les Brown 1 2 3 4 5
Ben Pollack 1 2 3 Tony Pastor and Clooney Sisters Battle of the Bands
Woody Herman in the 50's 1 2 3 4 5 New 1940's Bands 1 2 3 4 5 George T Simon 1 2 3
Al Hibbler 1 2 Sy Oliver / Dorsey Band 1 2 3 4 5 July 1942 1 2 3 4 5
Best Bands 1 2 3 4 5 Ed Finckel 1 2 Ellington Big Band Reflections 1 2
Hep Cats Ball Crime Jazz 1 2 Elliot Lawrence 1 2
Bob Keane Capitol Records 1 2 3 4 5 Count Basie: Columbia Years 1 2 3 4 5
Louis Armstrong Centennial 1 2 3 4 5 Bands of WWII - The War Begins Bands of WWII - War Propaganda
Bands of WWII - The Soldiers Bands of WWII - Women Left Behind Bands of WWII - Love and War
V-Discs 1 2 Glenn Miller AAF Ball Big Bands at the Bases
Songs of Hope and Victory Shaw and Strings - 1 2 3 4 5 Hal McIntyre - 1 2 3 4
Battle of the Bands Dolly Dawn - 1 2 Buddy Morrow - 1 2
Kay Star Jimmie Lunceford - 1 2 3 4 5  Benny Goodman/Fletcher Henderson 1 2 3 4 5
Singing Horns: Trumpeters 1 2 3 4 Battle of the Bands Big Band Christmas 1 2 3 4 5
Eddie Sauter 1 2 3 4 5  More Best Bands 1 2 3 4 5 Peggy Lee 1 2 3 4 5
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 1 2 3 4 5 Theme Songs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ralph Burns 1 2 3 4 5
Artie Shaw Live 1 2 3 4 5 
1 Hour "Big Band Spotlight" programs
The Big Band War Horses Lesser Known Gems Swing Sequels
Swing Silliness and Satire Big Bands In Hollywood "V" Discs
What They've Done To My Song Stan Kenton: In a Lighter Vein Gershwin Centennial 1 2
Charlie Barnet Dukes It Out Be-Bop Benny Small Bands 1 2

Big Band Ballads

 Basie Testament Transition Swing Into Spring
Repertory Bands Red Norvo 90th Birthday 1 2 Remembering Helen Ward
Remembering Mel Powell Frank Sinatra 1 2 Big Band Christmas 1 2
Remembering Bob Haggart Chico O'Farril Larry Clinton
Tex Beneke Duke Ellington Centennial 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remembering Joe Williams
Gene Krupa 1 2 Remembering Mel Torme 1 2 Remembering Helen Forest 1 2
Big Band Women The Singing Band Leaders Remembering Ernie Williams
Remembering Harry "Sweets" Edison Ellington Covers 1 2 Swinging Classics 1 2
Benny Goodman - 1937 Tommy Dorsey - 1937 Will Bradley/ Ray McKinley
Dorsey Brothers Hoagie Carmichael 1 2 Big Bands in Hi-Fi 1  2
bbs bbs Big Band History 1  2  3
Bobby Sherwood Bob Chester Woody Herman in Concert
Battle of the Bands Big Bands and Movie Stars Transcriptions 1  2
Vocal Groups Gerald Wilson Big Band Exotica/Battle of the Bands
Teddy Wilson/Charlie Shavers-Tommy Dorsey Pete Rugolo 1  2 Al Grey/Brick Fleagle