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The Desoto Hour 4/22/17

Happy Earth Day from The Desoto Hour!

Go green!

Encores from the 30s, Volume 1

  1. “I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” – Lee Wiley & the Victor Young Orchestra
  2. “Forty-Second Street” – The Boswell Sisters
  3. “Honeysuckle Rose” – Joe Sullivan
  4. “Doin’ the Uptown Lowdown” – Mildred Bailey & the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
  5. “Heat Wave” – Karl Kress & Dick McDonough
  6. “Music Makes Me” – Fred Astaire
  7. “St. Louis Blues” – Guy Lombardo & the Royal Canadians
  8. “Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name” – Dick Powell

The Complete Glenn Miller, Vol. VII

  1. “This Time the Dream’s on Me”
  2. “Dreamsville, Ohio”
  3. “Papa Niccolini (The Happy Cobbler)”
  4. “Jingle Bells”
  5. “This Is No Laughing Matter”
  6. “Humpty Dumpty Heart”
  7. “Everything I Love”
  8. “A String of Pearls”

Everett Hoagland & His Orchestra, 1939-40

  1. “Stop Kicking My Heart Around”
  2. “Each Time You Say Goodbye (I Die a Little)”
  3. “This Heart of Mine”
  4. “Little Old Band of Gold”
  5. “Drifting Down the River of Dreams”
  6. “The Song of the Metronome”

Benny Goodman Plays Solid Gold Instrumental Hits

  1. “Idaho”
  2. “My Little Cousin”
  3. “Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)”
  4. “Fiesta in Blue”
  5. “The Count”
Saturday, April 22, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 4/22/17

The Desoto Hour 4/8/17

What’s that, cat?

“The Best Big Bands of the Swing Era”

  1. “Let Me Off Uptown” – Gene Krupa & Anita O’Day
  2. “Chattanooga Choo Choo” – Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
  3. “The Good Earth” – Woody Herman
  4. “One ‘o Clock Jump” – Count Basie
  5. “Take the ‘A’ Train” – Duke Ellington
  6. “Holiday in Harlem” – Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald
  7. “Skyliner” – Charlie Barnet
  8. “Why Don’t You Do Right?” – Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
  9. “Artistry in Rhythm” – Stan Kenton
  10. “Flying Home” – Lionel Hampton
  11. “Let’s Have a Party” – Tommy Dorsey & Helen Forrest
  12. “Strictly Instrumental” – Harry James
  13. “Deep Night” – Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  14. “Ritual Fire Dance” – Buddy Rich
  15. “Blues in the Night” – Jimmy Lunceford
  16. “Twinklin'” – Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams
Saturday, April 8, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 4/8/17

The Desoto Hour 4/1/17

The Desoto Hour is back!

What could be in store?

Benny Goodman –Roll ‘Em, Vol. 1

  1. “Down South Camp Meeting”
  2. “You Turned the Tables on Me”
  3. “Jam Session”
  4. “Ridin’ High”
  5. “St. Louis Blues”
  6. “Roll ‘Em”
  7. “There’ll Be Some Changes Made”
  8. “Night and Day”

Count Basie –Basie’s Best

  1. “Lady Be Good”
  2. “Flat Foot Floogie”
  3. “Every Tub”
  4. “Boogie Woogie Blues”

Joe Haymes & His Orchestra, 1932-35

  1. “Hummin’ to Myself”
  2. “Lullaby of the Leaves”
  3. “Is I in Love, I Is”
  4. “Am I Wasting My Time”
  5. “There’s Oceans of Love by the Beautiful Sea”
  6. “Can’t Do Without His Love”
Saturday, April 1, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 4/1/17

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Please, get jazzy on it.

Count Basie – Basie’s Best

  1. “Lady Be Good”
  2. “Flat Foot Floogie”
  3. “Every Tub”
  4. “Boogie Woogie Blues”

Ted Weems and His Orchestra – Marvellous!

  1. “Come On, Baby!”
  2. “Harmonica Harry”
  3. “Mysterious Mose”
  4. “Slappin’ the Bass”
  5. “Washing Dishes With My Sweetie”
  6. “Egyptian Ella”
  7. “Jig Time”
  8. “Play That Hot Guitar!”
  9. “Oh, Mo’Nah!”
  10. “My Favourite Band”

Benny Goodman – Seven Come Eleven

  1. “Seven Come Eleven”
  2. “Sweet Lorraine”
  3. “And the Angels Sing”
  4. “I Only Have Eyes for You”
  5. “Slipped Disc”
  6. “Limehouse Blues”

The Complete Artie Shaw, Volume II

  1. “Prosschai”
  2. “Deep Purple”
  3. “I’m Coming Virginia”
  4. “Pastel Blue”
  5. “You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By”
  6. “You’re So Indifferent”
  7. “Snug as a Bug in a Rug”
  8. “If You Ever Change Your Mind”

Charlie Barnet, Vol. II

  1. “Afternoon of a Moax”
  2. “The Reverie of a Moax”
  3. “Leapin’ at the Lincoln”
  4. “Echoes of Harlem”
  5. “Lament for a Lost Love”
  6. “Spanish Kick”
  7. “The Wrong Idea”
  8. “Lois”
Saturday, February 25, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour

The Desoto Hour 2/18/17

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Welcome to The Desoto Hour!

Billy May – A Band Is Born!

  1. “There Is No Greater Love”
  2. “I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan”
  3. “Mayhem”
  4. “When My Sugar Walks Down the Street”

Benny Goodman – Roll ‘Em, Volume 1

  1. “One Sweet Letter From You”
  2. “I’ve Been There Before”
  3. “Make With the Kisses”
  4. “I Thought About You”
  5. “Bluebirds in the Moonlight”
  6. “Peace, Brother!”
  7. “Beyond the Moon”
  8. “Honeysuckle Rose”

Tootin’ Through the Roof, Volume I

  1. “When You’re Smiling” – Joe Thomas
  2. “Love Walked In” – Joe Thomas
  3. “You Were Meant for Me” – Joe Thomas
  4. “East of the Sun” – Joe Thomas
  5. “Love You Funny Thing” – Hot Lips Page
  6. “Bloodhound (Take 1)” – Hot Lips Page
  7. “Bloodhound (Take 2)” – Hot Lips Page
  8. “You Come in Here, Woman” – Hot Lips Page

Big Bands at the Waldorf, Live Broadcasts 1938-40

  1. “You Got Me” – Richard Himber
  2. “They Say” – Richard Himber
  3. “The Yam” – Richard Himber
  4. “Please Come Out of Your Dream” – Richard Himber
  5. “I Was Only Window Shopping” – George Olsen
  6. “My Souvenir” – George Olsen
  7. “There’s a Rainbow Around the Moon Tonight” – George Olsen
  8. “Where in the World” – George Olsen
  9. “Silver on the Sage” – George Olsen
  10. “Isn’t It Wonderful” – George Olsen

One Night Stand With Ziggy Elman

  1. “Hup-Je-De-Bee”
  2. “The Girl From Texas”
  3. “You’re Mine You”
  4. “Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime”
  5. “The Night Is You”
  6. “Dolores”

Soft and Swinging

  1. “The Sweetest Sounds” – Lester Lanin
  2. “A Lot of Livin’ to Do” – Lester Lanin
  3. “Never on Sunday” – Ray Conniff
  4. “Stella by Starlight” – Ray Conniff
Saturday, February 18, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 2/18/17
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