Clare Teal presents the best of the big bands and the dance bands. With music from Henry Mancini, Bobby Darin with Billy May and Lionel Hampton. Classic albums include Ted Heath's Kern for Moderns and Woody Herman's The Raven Speaks. Music from the year 1931 also features including Fletcher Henderson's Sugarfoot Stomp, The Charleston Chasers featuring Jack Teagarden and Benny Goodman with Basin Street Blues and the unique vocal style of Al Bowlly with Goodnight Sweetheart.