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World Service,28 Nov 1989,28 mins

Big Bands

Meridian

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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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