Hoods, Horns and Hooch!
Jeremy Vine presents the music of Prohibition, Al Capone and all that jazz. Guests Curtis Stigers, Liane Carroll and Kurt Elling with the ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Includes interval.
'Hoods, Horns, and Hooch' - Jeremy Vine presents a Friday Night special, featuring the music and telling the story of the Prohibition era. On May 2nd, live at the Cheltenham jazz festival the 60 piece ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra are joined by the Guy Barker Big Band, conducted by Guy Barker, and singers Curtis Stigers, Liane Carroll and Kurt Elling. With new arrangements of songs written during the Prohibition years taking you back to the spats and speakeasies; the rackets and scandals; the rhythm and booze; the hoods, the horns and the hooch, of 1920's Chicago. Music from Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Mercer, Fats Waller, George Gershwin, Harry Warren and a special selection from Louis Prima.
During the interval, Joe Haddow looks at some of the most famous gangsters from the movies and musicals, to find out if they really were bad guys, or just misunderstood. He talks to actor Douglas Hodge, casting director David Grindrod and theatre critic Mark Shenton.
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Music Played
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±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
Sing, Sing, Sing
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Liane Carroll/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
STORMY WEATHER
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±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
BLUE SKIES / IN WALKED BUD
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Curtis Stigers/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE SORRY
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Kurt Elling/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE
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Liane Carroll/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
MIDNIGHT SUN
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Kurt Elling/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
I Like The Sunrise
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Ensemble/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Barker
THE JOINT IS JUMPIN'
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Liane Carroll/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
LOVE FOR SALE
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Kurt Elling/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
MINNIE THE MOOCHER
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Liane Carroll/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
THE MAN I LOVE
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Curtis Stigers/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY
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Curtis Stigers/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH
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Liane Carroll/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
LOVER COME BACK TO ME
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Kurt Elling/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Guy Barker
TUTTI FOR COOTIE
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Ensemble/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Barker
Louis Prima Medley: Just a Gigolo
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Ensemble/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Barker
Louis Prima Medley: I Ain't Got Nobody
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Ensemble/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Barker
Louis Prima Medley: All Night Long
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Ensemble/±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra/Guy Barker Big Band CB Barker
Louis Prima Medley: Jump, Jive & Wail
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jeremy Vine |
Performer | ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra |
Performer | Guy Barker Big Band |
Performer | Curtis Stigers |
Performer | Lianne Carroll |
Performer | Kurt Elling |
Producer | Anthony Cherry |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 May 2014 20:00±«Óãtv Radio 2
- Fri 18 Jul 2014 20:00±«Óãtv Radio 2