Jazz Shows in Old Time Radio

Beeeeep, zang zang, dittly doo-doo, Jazz got its start in African-American southern communities in the late 19th and earliest 20th century. After the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance, African-American musical sounds were popularized and spread around the country with the advent of radio.

Band of the AAF Training Command Presented by Uncle Sam and directed by Captain Glenn Miller.

The Chestfield Show also known as The Moonlight Serenade This old time radio series features "the number one dance band with the number one swing trio:" Glenn Miller and The Andrews Sisters.

Chesterfield Time Listening to sweet jazz and dance music should make you want to fire up a refreshing smoke... It's Chesterfield Time!

Golden Gate Quartet Building on a tradition of vocal harmonies and syncopated rhythms, The Golden Gate Quartet not only popularized Gospel music but helped lay the foundations of Rock and Roll.

I Sustain the Wings Glenn Miller Orchestrated Tunes for WWII Forces

Jazz Club USA Hosted by the authoritative Jazz reporter Leonard Feather, this US propaganda broadcasting service by Voice of America was an effort to spread the inherent goodness of American culture.

Jubilee AFRS Presents Great Jazz and Entertainment for the Troops during WWII.

Live from Birdland Count Basie and his Orchestra Plays at the Hotspot of Jazz in New York City!

Latin American Popular Music Series  American Music, especially from the Big Band Era, owes a huge debt to Latin American influences.

Music for Moderns Featuring Chicago Jazz which was generally more sophisticated than New Orleans and the Dixieland sound but placed a stronger emphasis on individual improvisation.

Jubilee AFRS Presents Great Jazz and Entertainment for the Troops during WWII.

Live from Birdland Count Basie and his Orchestra Plays at the Hotspot of Jazz in New York City!

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