Swing It, Lady, Swing: Billie Holiday With the Big Bands
Original Airdate: July 17th, 2009
Billie Holiday’s discography doesn’t reflect the breadth of her big-band experience. “Swing It, Lady, Swing” collects nearly all of the big-band recordings that she did make.



This week on Afterglow we’ll feature music from a new and comprehensive collection of Nat King Cole’s late-1950s Capitol recordings, including Cole’s collaborations with arrangers such as Billy May, Nelson Riddle, and Gordon Jenkins, as well as two sides made with members of the Count Basie Orchestra.