麻豆社 Big Band in Billingham
Joe Stilgoe presents a special Big Band edition from Billingham, featuring the 麻豆社 Big Band, conducted by Chris Egan and singers Madeline Bell and Anthony Strong.
Joe Stilgoe presents a special edition featuring the 麻豆社 Big Band conducted by Chris Egan with singers Madeline Bell and Anthony Strong.
Joe's Big Band Bonanza showcases the best big band music has to offer including arrangements from Buddy Rich, Nelson Riddle, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Gordon Goodwin and Stan Kenton. Among the songs, classics including 'Too Close For Comfort', 'Mack the Knife', 'Ain't Misbehavin' and 'Something's Gotta Give'.
The programme also includes the duelling pianos of Joe and Anthony on a specially arranged Big Band medley - for two pianos!
Madeline Bell is the doyenne of female jazz vocalists. Most famous for Blue Mink, she has worked with Dusty Springfield, Georgie Fame and the Rolling Stones amongst others! Tonight she pays special tribute to the jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald.
Conducted by Chris Egan, the 麻豆社 Big Band contains some of the best jazz musicians Great Britain has to offer!
In amongst the music, Joe Stilgoe also pays tribute to the great Peter Skellern who died in 2017.
First broadcast in 2017.
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Come Back to Me
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Anthony Strong
Whatever Lola Wants
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Madeline Bell
Mean to Me
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The 麻豆社 Big Band
Sing Sang Sung
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Joe Stilgoe & Anthony Strong
Duelling Pianos
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Madeline Bell & The 麻豆社 Big Band
Mack The Knife
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Anthony Strong
On a Clear Day
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The 麻豆社 Big Band
Flight of the Foo Birds
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Joe Stilgoe
You Do Something To Me/In the Still of the Night
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The 麻豆社 Big Band, Joe Stilgoe, Madeline Bell & Anthony Strong
It's Alright With Me
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George Gershwin With Paul Whiteman And His Concert Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue
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Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Opus (Number) One
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Charlie Parker with Strings
Just Friends
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Nat King Cole
Let's Face The Music
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Joni Mitchell
I wish I were in love again
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Frank Sinatra
Luck Be A Lady
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The 麻豆社 Big Band
Intermission Riff
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Joe Stilgoe
I Like this One
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Anthony Strong
L.O.V.E
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Madeline Bell
Ain't Misbehavin'
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The 麻豆社 Big Band
American Patrol
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Anthony Strong
That Kind of Guy
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Joe Stilgoe
Love is the Sweetest Thing
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The 麻豆社 Big Band & Madeline Bell
Too Close For Comfort
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The 麻豆社 Big Band
Bill Bailey
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The 麻豆社 Big Band, Joe Stilgoe, Madeline Bell & Anthony Strong
Something's Gotta Give
Broadcasts
- Fri 6 Oct 2017 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Fri 26 Apr 2019 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Sun 10 Apr 2022 19:00麻豆社 Radio 2