Clare Teal presents the best in dance bands and big bands from the 1930's to the present day. Including great vocal performances from Mel Torme with Billy May, Al Bowlly with Lew Stone, Nat 'King' Cole with the Count Basie Orchestra, James Brown with Louie Bellson & the Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. Plus Woody Herman plays the blues, Ted Heath Goes Latin and the Brian Setzer Orchestra 'takes the 5th'.