Jazz, blues and nostalgia, by Sjaak Roodenburg.
A treasure hunt in the history of music. Featuring the cool singers Anita O’Day, Julie London and Peggy Lee.
Further: Jules de Corte in a duet with Frans Halsema, the ‘barefoot diva’ Cesaria Evora, ‘the biggest little band in the land’ by John Kirby, singer France Aubert who reaches stratospheric heights when she sings with Basque singer Luis Mariano.
Also: Art Tatum who makes an improvisational artwork of ‘Elégie’ by Jules Massenet, the BBC Dance Orchestra about the irresistibly beautiful Russian spy Olga Pullofski, Sarah Vaughan, Francisco Canaro.
And also: the saxophonist with the sound of a ‘chilled, very dry Martini’ Paul Desmond, Wim Sonneveld who reports that ‘het plok over is’ and legendary crooner Bing Crosby languishing in heartbreak.
