Jeannie McInnes and Ken Raphael bring you music featuring bands of the 30s swing era, and post-swing big bands.
Swing and Beyond continues the legacy of John Buchanan’s enthusiasm for music of the swing era in his long-running series, Swing Sessions. You can listen to an archive of John’s programs at Swing Sessions.
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Monday 1st June 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 25th May 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 18th May 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 11th May 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 4th May 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 27th April 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 20th April 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 13th April 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 6th April 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 30th March 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 23rd March 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 16th March 2026 – 12:00pm Monday 9th March 2026 – 12:00pm
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Duke Ellington – SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK – AJO with John Lewis
12:05
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Duke Ellington – WARM VALLEY – AJO with John Lewis
12:10
12:10
– SYMPHONY IN RIFFS – AJO & Benny Carter
12:15
12:15
– REMEMBER – AJO & Benny Carter
12:18
12:18
– BETTER GIT IT IN YOUR SOUL – Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
12:27
12:27
– SAIL AWAY – Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
12:35
12:35
– THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR – Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
12:41
12:41
– FLYING HOME – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
12:45
12:45
– SEPIA PANORAMA – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
12:49
12:49
Leonard Bernstein – TIMES SQUARE BALLET – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
12:01
12:01
– TEARS FOR JOHANNESBURG – Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln
12:11
12:11
– MENDACITY – Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln
12:17
12:17
– GARVEY'S GHOST – Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln
12:24
12:24
– STRAIGHT AHEAD – Abbey Lincoln
12:30
12:30
– RETRIBUTION – Abbey Lincoln
12:34
12:34
– BLUE MONK – Abbey Lincoln
12:39
12:39
– THROW IT AWAY – Abbey Lincoln
12:45
12:45
– LOVER MAN – Abbey Lincoln
12:51
12:51
– SUMMER WISHES, WINTER DREAMS – Abbey Lincoln, Stan Getz
12:01
12:01
– SWING & BEYOND OF TEDDY WILSON – …
12:01
12:01
Parker; Gillespie – ANTHROPOLOGY – Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra feat Gerry Mulligan
12:02
12:02
Koehler; Arlen – I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING – Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra
12:05
12:05
Woods – WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO – Billie Holiday w Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra
12:09
12:09
Boutelje; Winfree – CHINA BOY – Benny Goodman Trio, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson & Gene Krupa
12:11
12:11
Mitchell; Stept – ALL MY LIFE – Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra voc Ella Fitzgerald
12:15
12:15
Feldman; Fitzgerald – A-TISKET, A-TASKET – Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra voc Nan Wynn
12:18
12:18
Harding; Wilson – BOOLY-JA-JA – Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra voc orchestra
12:21
12:21
Gershwin – EMBRACEABLE YOU – Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra voc Helen Ward
12:24
12:24
Wilson – SUMMER'S END – Teddy Wilson
12:26
12:26
Robin; Columbo – PRISONER OF LOVE – Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra voc Lena Horne
12:30
12:30
Freed; Warren – THIS HEART OF MINE – Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra voc Maxine Sullivan
12:33
12:33
Wilson – B FLAT SWING – Teddy Wilson Sextet
12:38
12:38
Hall; Wilson – SHOW PIECE – Edmond Hall And His Quartet With Teddy Wilson
12:42
12:42
Bloom; Koehler – DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME – Teddy Wilson Octet voc Sarah Vaughan
12:45
12:45
Webster; Ellington – I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD – Benny Goodman Quartet
12:49
12:49
Jobim – QUIET NIGHTS – Marian McPartland & Teddy Wilson
12:53
12:53
Youmans – TIME ON MY HANDS – Eiji Kitamura & Teddy Wilson
12:01
12:01
Harold Arlen – IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON – Benny Goodman
12:04
12:04
Alec Wilder – I'LL BE AROUND – Carin Lundin
12:09
12:09
Harold Arlen – STORMY WEATHER – Ella Fitzgerald
12:14
12:14
Harold Arlen – WHILE WE'RE YOUNG – Mitch Miller, Percy Faith
12:18
12:18
Harold Arlen – THE BLUES OPERA SUITE – Andre Kostelanitz & His Orch
12:35
12:35
Alec Wilder – KINDERGARTEN FLOWER PAGEANT – Alec Wilder Manhattan Chamber Orch cond Richard Aldon Clark
12:39
12:39
Alec Wilder – AIR FOR SAXAPHONE – Alec Wilder Manhattan Chamber Orch cond Richard Aldon Clark
12:43
12:43
Alec Wilder – NEUROTIC GOLDFISH – Alec Wilder Manhattan Chamber Orch cond Richard Aldon Clark
12:46
12:46
Alec Wilder – JAZZ SUITE FOR 4 HORNS, HARPSICHORD & GUITAR – Charles Tibbetts
12:01
12:01
Johnny Mercer – LAZY BONES – Louis Armstrong Gary Crosby
12:04
12:04
Johnny Mercer – HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD – Boston Pops Orch, John Williams
12:08
12:08
Johnny Mercer – JEEPERS,CREEPERS – Billy Holliday, Benny Goodman
12:11
12:11
Johnny Mercer – YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY – Tommy Dorsey
12:14
12:14
Johnny Mercer – LOVE OF MY LIFE – Artie Shaw, Anita Boyer
12:17
12:17
Johnny Mercer – BLUES IN THE NIGHT – Woody Herman & His Thundering Herd
12:31
12:31
Johnny Mercer – ON THE AITCHISON,TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE – Judy Garland,Cyd Charise, Virginia O'Brien, Marjorie Main,Ray Bolger,Ben Carter
12:40
12:40
Johnny Mercer – AUTUMN LEAVES – Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis
12:48
12:48
Johnny Mercer – MOON RIVER – Henry Mancini
12:51
12:51
Johnny Mercer – DAYS OF WINE & ROSES – Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass
12:54
12:54
Johnny Mercer – CHARADE – Henry Mancini
12:01
12:01
– THE SWING AND BEYOND OF HANK JONES – …
12:01
12:01
Gillespie; Parker – ANTHROPOLOGY – Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra feat Gerry Mulligan
12:02
12:02
Tizol – PERDIDO – Jazz at the Philharmonic band, incl Hank Jones
12:06
12:06
Jacquet; Thompson – ROBIN'S NEST – Jazz at the Philharmonic band, incl Hank Jones, Ella Fitzgerald
12:09
12:09
Hammerstein; Kern – THE SONG IS YOU – Charlie Parer, Hank Jones, Teddy Kotic, Max Roach
12:12
12:12
Hopkins – DERBY TIME – Hank Jones
12:15
12:15
Dogion – THE OREGON GRINDER – Hank Jones
12:20
12:20
Waller; Razaf – THE JOINT IS JUMPIN' – Ain't Misbehaving' Original Broadway Cast, incl Hank Jones
12:22
12:22
Ahlert; Turk – MEAN TO ME – Hank Jones & Red Mitchell
12:27
12:27
Williams – LONELY MOMENTS – Hank Jones & George Shearing
12:31
12:31
Remler – EAST TO WES – Emily Remler & Hank Jones
12:38
12:38
Hornez; Betti – C'EST SI BON – Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones
12:44
12:44
Ronell – WILLOW WEEP FOR ME – Hank Jones
12:47
12:47
Traditional – GO DOWN, MOSES – Charlie Haden & Hank Jones
12:53
12:53
Carter – PEOPLE TIME – Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones
12:56
12:56
Young – STELLA BY STARLIGHT – The Great Jazz Trio – Hank Jones
12:01
12:01
Rogers & Hart – MY FUNNY VALENTINE – Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
12:06
12:06
– FOR MILES AND MILES – Chet Baker Art Pepper
12:13
12:13
– TIME AFTER TIME – Chet Baker
12:15
12:15
– LITTLE DUET FOR ZOOT & CHET – Chet Baker Zoot Sims
12:18
12:18
Gerry Mulligan – LINE FOR LYONS – Chet Baker
12:26
12:26
George & Ira Gershwin – SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME – Chet Baker Bud Shank Russ Freeman
12:29
12:29
– A MINOR BENIGN – Chet Baker Sextet
12:34
12:34
Elvis Costello – ALMOST BLUE – Chet Baker
12:39
12:39
– BEATRICE – Chet Baker
12:46
12:46
– I'LL REMEMBER APRIL – Chet Baker
12:52
12:52
– YARDBIRD SUITE – Chet Baker Stan Getz
12:01
12:01
George Gershwin – THE MAN I LOVE – Benny Goodman voc Helen Forrest
12:05
12:05
George Gershwin – S'WONDERFUL – Artie Shaw
12:08
12:08
George Gershwin – OH! LADY BE GOOD – Artie Shaw
12:11
12:11
George Gershwin – SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME – Ella Fitzgerald
12:15
12:15
George Gershwin – BUT NOT FOR ME – Ella Fitzgerald
12:18
12:18
George Gershwin – I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU – Thad Jones
12:26
12:26
George Gershwin – HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON – Chet Baker
12:30
12:30
George Gershwin – BUZZARD SONG – Miles Davis
12:34
12:34
George Gershwin – THERE'S A BOAT LEAVING SOON FOR NEW YORK – Miles Davis
12:38
12:38
George Gershwin – SUMMERTIME – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
12:43
12:43
George Gershwin – IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
12:50
12:50
George Gershwin – CUBAN OVERTURE – James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orch
12:01
12:01
– EASTER PARADE – …
12:01
12:01
Irving Berlin – HAPPY HOLIDAY – Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter Orch
12:04
12:04
Irving Berlin – BE CAREFUL IT'S MY HEART – Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter Orch
12:07
12:07
Irving Berlin – ABRAHAM – Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter Orch
12:10
12:10
Irving Berlin – EASTER PARADE – Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter Orch
12:13
12:13
Irving Berlin – HAPPY EASTER – Fred Astaire & MGM Studio Orch
12:16
12:16
Irving Berlin – IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I DANCE WITH YOU – Fred Astaire/ Judy Garland
12:19
12:19
Irving Berlin – A COUPLE OF SWELLS – Fred Astaire/ Judy Garland
12:23
12:23
Irving Berlin – EASTER PARADE – Fred Astaire/ Judy Garland
12:27
12:27
– APRIL IN PARIS – Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
12:33
12:33
– I LOVE PARIS – Annie Ross
12:36
12:36
– LET THERE BE LOVE – Annie Ross with Gerry Mulligan Quartet
12:40
12:40
Rogers & Hammerstein – CAROUSEL WALTZ – Broadway Cast Orch
12:49
12:49
Rogers & Hammerstein – MR SNOW – Jessie Mueller
12:52
12:52
Rogers & Hammerstein – THAT WAS A REAL NICE CLAMBAKE – Broadway Cast Chorus
12:54
12:54
Rogers & Hammerstein – YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE – Renee Fleming
12:01
12:01
– THE SWING & BEYOND OF STEPHANE GRAPPELLI – …
12:01
12:01
Gillespie; Parker – Anthropology – Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra feat Gerry Mulligan
12:03
12:03
Grappelli; Reinhardt – MINOR SWING – Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France
12:06
12:06
Green; Heyman – OUT OF NOWHERE – Coleman Hawkins & his All Star Jam Band incl Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
12:09
12:09
Gershwin – LADY BE GOOD – Trio de Violins: Eddie South, Michel Warlop, Stephane Grappelli + Django Reinhardt
12:13
12:13
Grappelli; Reinhardt – SWING FROM PARIS – Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France
12:15
12:15
De Lisle – ECHOES OF FRANCE – Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France
12:18
12:18
Asmussen – TWINS – Svend Asmussen & Stephane Grappelli
12:24
12:24
Berlin – THE PICCOLINO – Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli
12:27
12:27
Dabney – SHINE – Stephane Grappelli & The Diz Disley Trio
12:31
12:31
Grappelli – LA CHANSON DES RUES – Stephane Grappelli & George Shearing
12:35
12:35
Kern; Fields – A FINE ROMANCE – Stephane Grappelli, Don Burrows, George Golla
12:40
12:40
Grappelli – BALLADE – Stephane Grappelli
12:45
12:45
Bolling – STEPHANE – Claude Bolling Big Band & Stephane Grappelli
12:49
12:49
Kaper; Jurmann; Kahn – ALL GOD'S CHILLUN GOT RHYTHM – Stephane Grappelli Trio
12:53
12:53
Whiting – TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS – Stéphane Grappelli, Iwao Furusawa, Marc Fosset & Jean-Philippe Viret
12:01
12:01
– I REMEMBER CLIFFORD – Lee Morgan
12:08
12:08
– BLUE TRAIN – John Coltrane
12:19
12:19
– GOODBYE PORKPIE HAT – Charles Mingus
12:27
12:27
– ALFIE – Sonny Rollins
12:37
12:37
– ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW – The Modern Jazz Quartet
12:40
12:40
– ROUND MIDNIGHT – Herbie Hancock/Dexter Gordon
12:46
12:46
– BODY AND SOUL – Herbie Hancock/Dexter Gordon
12:52
12:52
– WRIGGLIN – Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean
12:01
12:01
– THE SWING & BEYOND OF HARRY JAMES – …
12:01
12:01
Gillespie; Parker – ANTHROPOLOGY – Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra feat Gerry Mulligan
12:02
12:02
James; Goodman – LIFE GOES TO A PARTY – Benny Goodman & his Orchestra
12:06
12:06
Pestalozza; Lawrence; James – CIRIBIRIBIN – Harry James & his Orchestra, voc Frank Sinatra
12:09
12:09
Monaco; McCarthy – YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:12
12:12
James – MUSIC MAKERS – Harry James & his Music Makers
12:16
12:16
Coates; Lawrence – SLEEPY LAGOON – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:19
12:19
Cahn; Styne – I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE – Harry James & his Orchestra, voc Helen Forrest
12:22
12:22
James – CONCERTO FOR TRUMPET – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:25
12:25
James – TRUMPET BLUES – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:27
12:27
Styne; Kahn – IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME – Harry James & his Orchestra, voc Kitty Kallen
12:31
12:31
James – SEPTEMBER SONG FROM 'KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY' – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:34
12:34
Williams – ROLL 'EM – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:37
12:37
Hefti – 'CEPT FEBRUARY, WHICH HAS 28 – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:40
12:40
Hill; James – BLUES ON A COUNT – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:43
12:43
Hefti – HARRY NOT JESSE – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:46
12:46
Wilkins; James – HARRY'S DELIGHT – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:50
12:50
Armstrong – WEATHER BIRD – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:53
12:53
Ellington; Persons – THINGS AIN'T WHAT THE USED TO BE – Harry James & his Orchestra
12:01
12:01
– RSVP – Nat Adderly Sextet
12:05
12:05
– 12' IT – Ellis Marsalis Quartet
12:09
12:09
– JUAN – The Wynton Marsalis Quartet
12:17
12:17
– DONNA LEE – The Marsalis Family
12:24
12:24
– LITTLE GIRL BLUE – Hank Jones Trio
12:30
12:30
– THE GROOVE MERCHANT – Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
12:35
12:35
– IN THE TRUTH – Elvin Jones Trio
12:41
12:41
– GEMINI – Jimmy Heath
12:47
12:47
– DJANGO – Modern Jazz Quartet
12:52
12:52
– SMILIN' BILLY SUITE IV – The Heath Brothers with Stanley Cowell
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