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Nat Gonella

Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader and jazz trumpeter Nat Gonella.

Favourite track: Wild Man Blues by Louis Armstrong
Book: Collected short stories by Damon Runyon
Luxury: Golf clubs and balls

35 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Aug 1966 13:10

Music Played

  • Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

    Basin Street Blues

  • George Frideric Handel

    Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

    Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Louis Armstrong

      Wild Man Blues

  • Roy Fox & His Band

    Whispering

  • Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars

    Georgia on My Mind

  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

    I'm Coming, Virginia

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    O don fatale (from Don Carlos)

    Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: Paris Conservatoire Orchestra Conductor: Nicola Rescigno

  • Harry James and His Orchestra

    Trumpet Blues

  • Book Choice

    • Collected short stories - Damon Runyon

  • Luxury Choice

    • Golf clubs and balls

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest Nat Gonella

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Aug 1966 13:10

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