This weekend I added a few dozen more songs to the Swing City Radio rotation. I try to do this every month so the daily playlist remains fresh and more enjoying to listen to. Here's a quick breakdown of the "new" content added:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
I was very surprised I hadn't added these yet. I actually checked and rechecked to make sure they weren't already in the rotation. There's over a dozen songs from appearances Shaw made on Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. These shows took place in September and October of 1945 and the sound quality is very good. The band sounds very sharp and Imogene Lynn was the female lead at the time.
Jan Garber and His Orchestra
Contains a handful of songs from a gig at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles sometime during the 1940's. I don't have an exact date on these.
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
A half dozen songs from two different sources. Recordings he made for the Standard Library and a Dec 1943 performance on Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. Good Stuff!
Also keep an ear out for songs by The Andrews Sisters, Boyd Raeburn, Sam Donahue, and some fusion of Hawaiian and Big Band by Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians.
Enjoy.
Listen to: "Can't Read Between The Lines" by Artie Shaw from 1945.
