Over the last month or so, I've added over a hundred "new" songs to The Swing City Radio rotation. Here are some of the highlights to listen for:
Charlie Barnet
These recordings were from two separate performances on One Night Stand. (Episodes 298 and 543) The raw audio of these recordings were pretty bad. I was able to clean them up and they sound much better than they did but still not the best. Kay Starr handles the vocals on many of these and Barnet and the Boys were on the top of their game. Great stuff.
Cab Calloway
These tracks were also sourced from a One Night Stand episode. The performance took place in Jan of 1945, and the beautiful Dotty Saulters takes care of the female lead on some of the tracks.
Jan Savitt
A great performance from Sep of 1945. Savitt always had a tight, disciplined band with a really good sound - but on this night, they took it up yet another notch.
Listen to: "Caprice XXIV" by Jan Savitt and His Orchestra from Sep of 1945.
Other Artists Added
This playlist addition also contained a wide range of artists including vintage tracks by: The Andrews Sisters, Billy Bishop, The Boswell Sisters, Dick Haymes, Harry Cool, Jesse Stone, Joe Reichman, Louis Prima and Tommy Dorsey.
Enjoy!
