Main Performers | Clare Teal, Vanessa Haynes, (Proms debut artist), Mads Mathias, (Proms debut artist), Georgina Jackson, (Proms debut artist), Rob Green, (Proms debut artist), Cherise Adams-Burnett, (Proms debut artist), Ben Cipolla - vocals, (Proms debut artist),
Pee Wee Ellis - tenor saxophone (Proms debut artist), Hiromi - piano (Proms debut artist) |
Orchestra or Band | Guy Barker Big Band, Winston Rollins Big Band |
Choirs | Accent Quartet, vocal group, (Proms debut artist), |
Conductors | Guy Barker - MD, conductor, trumpet, Winston Rollins - conductor, trombone, |
Set List | 'Milenburg Joys', Jelly Roll Moron, 'Stuff Like That There', Jay Livingston/Ray Evans, 'East St Louis Toodle-Oo', Duke Ellington/Bubber Miley, 'Serenade in Blue', Harry Warren/Mack Gordon, 'Whatcha know, Joe?', Trummy Young, 'Singin' the Blues', Con Conrad/J Russel Robinson, 'Trumpet(s) No End (Blue Skies), Irving Berlin/Mary Lou Williams, 'What your story, Morning Glory?', Mary Lou Williams/Jack Lawrence/Paul Weston, 'I Got Rhythm', George and Ira Gershwin, 'Roll 'Em', Mary Lou Williams, 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' George and Ira Gershwin, 'Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On', Eugene West/James McCaffrey/Dave Ringle, 'Apple Honey', Woody Hermna, INTERVAL 'Boyd Meets Stravinsky', (Edwin Finckel/Boyd Raeburn), 'I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night), Irving Berlin, 'Four Brothers', Jimmy Giuffre, 'I Can't Get Started', Vernon Duke/Ira Gershwin, 'Ridin' High', Cole Porter, 'Stormy Weather', Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler, 'My Blue Heaven', Walter Donaldson and George A Whiting, 'Body and Soul', Johnny Green, 'The St Louis Blues march', W C Hardy, 'Orange Coloyred Sky', Wilton DeLugg/Willie Stein, 'On Revival Day', Andy Razaf, 'Tain't What You Do', Sy Oliver/Trummy Young, 'Medley', various, |
Performance Notes | From stomps and shuffles to boogie-woogie and blues, from bebop to Latin, this Sunday matinee Prom presents a slice of musical action from the 1930s and 1940s.
Two roaring big bands battle against each other, joined by special guests and led by Guy Barker and Winston Rollins. Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal is our guide on a journey that celebrates the triumphs of big band greats, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Boyd Raeburn, Machito, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman.
Tribute is also paid to a highly respected but unassuming giant of the big band world pianist, arranger and composer Mary Lou Williams.
There was one interval. The oncert was broadcast on BBC Four on 1 September 2017. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a), Programme (RAHE/1/2017/102), Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36), Posters (RAHE/2/2017/28, 32) |