Charlie Spivak - a podcast by Frank Miller

This week's show is a belated birthday salute to a great trumpeter and bandleader, Charlie Spivak. Charlie was an exceptional trumpet player who, despite having been around jazz musicians all his life, rarely improvised. I recorded a show on the Spivak Orchestra several years ago and decided a few weeks ago to revisit his band. He was a member of several top name big bands before launching one of his one. Glenn Miller was one of his backers. We will be listening to some of the early original recordings that feature Charlie's wife, vocalist Irene Daye. These are some great sides by a Big band leader and a trumpet master. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

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