American Jazz From WWII V-DIsc November 12, 2023 Jazz Journey
American Jazz From WWII V-Disc November 12, 2023 Jazz Journey
This week’s show was taken from a few collections of music that were v-discs including: <1>World War II’s Favorite Memories: Big Band, Swing & Jive (Park South Records, 2002), <2>The Original Music of World War II (1987), <3>V-Disc Era 1943-1949 (Vintage Masters, 2012).
Artist – Song
Count Basie – Ain’t Misbehavin’ – <1>
Artie Shaw – Begin The Beguine – <3>
Jack Teagarden – If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight – V-Disc, The Songs That Went To War
617am
Billie Holiday & her Orchestra – I’ll Be Seeing You – <2>
Fats Waller – Solitude – V-Disc Story
Etta Jones – Blow Top Blues – <3>
The Nat “King” Cole Trio – Let’s Pretend – <1>
632am
Freddy Slack & Orchestra w/ Elle Mae Morse on vocal – Cow Cow Boogie – <2>
Les Brown and Doris Day – Sentimental Journey – <2>
Ozzie Nelson – Jersey Bounce – <2>
Larry Clinton – Dipsy Doodle – <2>
644am
Betty Hutton with Paul Weston & Orchestra – What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For – <2>
Cab Calloway – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – <1>
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – Boogie Woogie – <1>
Benny Goodman Orchestra – Henderson Stomp – V-Disc Story
PSAs
702am
June Christy – It Don’t Mean A Thing – <1>
Bob Crosby – When I Grow To Old Yo Dream – V-Disc, The Songs That Went To War
Glenn Miller Orchestra – Little Brown Jug – <1>
Louis Armstrong – On The Sunny Side Of The Street – <1>
717am
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra – You Are My Everything – <1>
Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby – Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee – <2>
Helen Ward & Red Norvo – Too Marvelous For Words – <3>
Bing Crosby – Zip A Dee Doo Da – <1>
732am
The Mills Brothers – You Tell Me Your Dream – <3>
Bill Stegmeyer & His Hot Eight – Tea For Two – <3>
Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra with Illinois Jacquet – Flying Home – <3>
Roy Eldridge & His V-Discatters – Old Rob Roy – <3>
747am
Sidney Bechet – V-Disc Blues – V-Disc Story
Muggsy Spanier – That’s A Plenty – ” ”
Ted Fio Rito Orchestra with vocalist Jimmy Baxter – This Is The Army, Mr. Jones – Sentimental Journey:WWII Project
The Andrews Sisters & Bob Crosby – Everywhere You Go – <3>