Monthly Archives: November 2011

11/30/11 Episode – Django Reinhardt and his Legacy

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All That Swing returns after a 1 week hiatus, which was no excuse to stop listening to KZSU. In fact I had my friend The Ambassador play some of his finest soul LPs instead. I hope some of you took advantage of it.

Anyhow, we’re back and this week we tried to draw a musical map of Django Reinhardt and his legacy, particularly his French legacy. We started the hour with a previously unreleased solo recording (in fact it had been recorded by a radio listener over his or her transistor radio during a live broadcast – you too can be a hero ;)). Then we wandered onto Django’s legacy in France and the Netherlands with artists such as Stephane Grappelli, Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre and Sanseverino. We made a final stop in Brazil with another guitar virtuoso, Baden Powell.


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11/16/11 Episode – The Songbook of Cole Porter (part II)

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Special on Cole Porter
This is the 2nd half of a 2-part series on Cole Porter. Unfortunately, last week’s show did not record properly. I will try to post a mock version with no comment at a later time. In this podcast episode, lots of songs from Porter’s musicals – Out of this World, Silk Stockings, Nymph Errant…


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11/02/11 Episode – The Songbooks of Irving Berlin and the Gershwins

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Special on Irving Berlin and George & Ira Gershwin
After last week’s show on Rodgers and Hart, this week’s show explores the songs of Irving Berlin and George and Ira Gershwin. The classics are there – Summertime, I Got Rhythm, The Man I Love, Blue Skies – but not necessarily in their most “classic” version. Some lesser-know tunes and a mash-up are added to the mix.


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10/26/11 Episode – The Songbook of Lorenz & Hart

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Rodgers and Hart.
Finally uploaded last week’s show. It’s a special on Rodgers and Hart with some famous and some not-so-famous songs. In particular, don’t miss Maurice Chevalier’s Mimi! Also note that this show and all previous shows are now available on the iTunes store, in the podcast section.


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