A complete departure for our 80th birthday, with wall-to-wall vocal groups, stimulated by a positive reaction to the all-vocal content of the 77th Hot Box. So, for the first time, we have an hour of the best harmony vocalising in jazz, from the streets of New Orleans to Carnegie Hall.

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Track Listing for The Hot Box #080

1. Felicite by Les Grandes Gueules
   
   
2. Four Brothers by The Manhattan Transfer
   
   
3. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall by The Inkspots
   
   
4. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy From Company B by The Puppini Sisters
   
   
5. One O’Clock Jump by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
   
   
6. Come On Home by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
   
   
7. Home Cookin’ by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
   
   
8. All Blues by New York Voices
   
   
9. Lady Be Good by New York Voices
   
   
10. Moon Glow by The Mills Brothers
    
    
11. Hey Pocky Way by Jay, Ray & Gee
    
    
12. Seven Steps to Heaven by Take 6 with Jon Hendricks & Al Jarreau
    
    
13. Birdland by The Manhattan Transfer
    
    
14. Twilight Zone by The Manhattan Transfer

Author: Donald Helme

Donald presented Jazz Alley, Ireland’s number one jazz show, on RTE Lyric FM from the station’s first week on air until the end of 2015. “I am not a musician, and have never pretended to be anything other than a lifetime fan with loads of experience and hopefully, good ears.”

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