Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street
Boogly Woogly Piggly
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The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street presents jazz and popular music with a playful classical-music veneer. Its mock-serious framing turns the contrast between refined concert-hall language and lively swing into part of the entertainment.
The program features performances by vocalists and jazz musicians, with the music introduced and surrounded by comic commentary. Rather than a conventional drama, it is a variety-style broadcast built around songs, musical interplay, and the Society’s tongue-in-cheek presentation.
Its appeal lies in the blend of polished musicianship and affectionate parody: listeners can enjoy the performances on their own while also catching the jokes in the program’s formal, highbrow trappings. The episode title is “Boogly Woogly Piggly.”
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.