"Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw, 1949-54"

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This week's Night Lights program pays tribute to the Artie Shaw centenary (Artie born May 23, 2010) by focusing on the last few years of his recording career--his short-lived but dynamic 1949 big band, some of the classical recordings he made that same year, and his revived Gramercy Five of 1953-54. The show is now archived for online listening:

Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw 1949-1954

 

Next week: "The Last: Final Recordings of Jazz Greats" (Artie will pop up in that one as well)

Edited May 24, 2017 by ghost of miles

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Here's another Shaw program, via Afterglow:

Artie Shaw and the Singers

...with Helen Forrest, Billie Holiday, Mel Torme, Lena Horne and more.

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Up for Mr. Shaw's birthday:

Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw 1949-54

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We re-aired Shaw Sounds Final: Artie Shaw 1949-54 this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.