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Big Bands

With music from the Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw

The history of the American big band. With music from the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey. Interview with guitarist Barney Kessel, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, trumpet player Bobby Shew and drummer Bobby Rosengarden. "Who was meaner than Benny Goodman?"

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29 minutes

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project