For
the next two weeks, I am presenting an encore presentation of Big Band
Bash. This two part show originally aired in 2014. Today's program was
part of a series I did on Time Life Record's 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 1939-1940. The songs were
rerecorded by the bands of Billy May and Glen Gray. I have this set and I
thought that instead of hearing the recreations that it would be
interesting to hear the original recordings. So I'm borrowing the
playlist and presenting the originals where I can. If I couldn't come up
with the original recording then we'll hear the recreation. There are
about 30 songs in this set so I'm going to break it up into two parts. I
hope you enjoy the music.
For
the next two weeks, I am presenting an encore presentation of Big Band
Bash. This two part show originally aired in 2014. Today's program was
part of a series I did on Time Life Record's 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 1939-1940. The songs were
rerecorded by the bands of Billy May and Glen Gray. I have this set and I
thought that instead of hearing the recreations that it would be
interesting to hear the original recordings. So I'm borrowing the
playlist and presenting the originals where I can. If I couldn't come up
with the original recording then we'll hear the recreation. There are
about 30 songs in this set so I'm going to break it up into two parts. I
hope you enjoy the music. 
Great program Frank. But will all due respect you got the Benny Goodman track wrong on the Swing Era Part 2. It was the Big Band not the BG Sextet.
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