Back in 2000, BBC Scotland made a 19-part series for BBC Radio 2 about the world's great arrangers. The series included programmes about Percy Faith, Bert Kaempfert, Nelson Riddle, James Last, Neal Hefti, Quincy Jones... well, you get the general idea. A wonderful series full of anecdotes and great music.
Now that I'm scheduling Radio Scootland's night-time programming, I've arranged to repeat the entire series in August, and it includes a half-hour programme on Herb's skill as an arranger. The Herb Alpert episode airs in the early hours of Saturday, 11th August at 00:00GMT (which will be 8pm Friday 11 Aug in New York). Like all BBC Radio Scotland programmes, the shows will all be available to listen to online as well as to "listen again" via our website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Many of you will want to hear the whole series, which has some knockout stuff in it. Here's the schedule - all days are early morning UK and if you're in the USA, Canada or South America, the programmes will be heard the evening before, local time.
July 31: Mantovani
Aug 1: Bert Kaempfert
Aug 2: Percy Faith
Aug 3: Geoff Love
Aug 4: Ray Conniff
Aug 7: no programme
Aug 8: James Last
Aug 9: Nelson Riddle
Aug 10: Robert Farnon
Aug 11: Herb Alpert
Aug 14: Xavier Cugat
Aug 15: Paul Weston
Aug 16: Esquivel
Aug 17 & 18: Andre Kostelanetz (a 2-part programme)
Aug 19: Stan Kenton
Aug 20: Billy May
Aug 23: Neal Hefti
Aug 24: Pete Rugolo
Aug 25: Quincy Jones
Now that I'm scheduling Radio Scootland's night-time programming, I've arranged to repeat the entire series in August, and it includes a half-hour programme on Herb's skill as an arranger. The Herb Alpert episode airs in the early hours of Saturday, 11th August at 00:00GMT (which will be 8pm Friday 11 Aug in New York). Like all BBC Radio Scotland programmes, the shows will all be available to listen to online as well as to "listen again" via our website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Many of you will want to hear the whole series, which has some knockout stuff in it. Here's the schedule - all days are early morning UK and if you're in the USA, Canada or South America, the programmes will be heard the evening before, local time.
July 31: Mantovani
Aug 1: Bert Kaempfert
Aug 2: Percy Faith
Aug 3: Geoff Love
Aug 4: Ray Conniff
Aug 7: no programme
Aug 8: James Last
Aug 9: Nelson Riddle
Aug 10: Robert Farnon
Aug 11: Herb Alpert
Aug 14: Xavier Cugat
Aug 15: Paul Weston
Aug 16: Esquivel
Aug 17 & 18: Andre Kostelanetz (a 2-part programme)
Aug 19: Stan Kenton
Aug 20: Billy May
Aug 23: Neal Hefti
Aug 24: Pete Rugolo
Aug 25: Quincy Jones