The Weintraub Syncopators were the hottest jazz band in Weimar Germany. But after the Nazi party passed the first anti-Jewish laws, the Syncopators decided to embark on what was perhaps the longest world tour by any band in history. It ended in an internment camp in rural Australia. This episode traces an epic journey of music, intrigue, war, xenophobia and survival.
Playlist
Weintraub Syncopators – Heut spelt mein Sebastian
Marlene Dietrich – Jonny
Marlene Dietrich – Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin
Marlene Dietrich – Lili Marleen (German version)
Marlene Dietrich – Lili Marleen (English version)
Marlene Dietrich – Falling In Love Again
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – Chinatown My Chinatown
Marlene Dietrich with Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Blonde Women
Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Up and At ‘Em
Die Weintraubs – Mein Schatz vom Tegernsee
Weintraub Syncopators – Isle of Capri
Weintraub Syncopators – Jo-Jo
Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Jackass Blues
Weintraub Syncopators – Nur in Sebastopol
Weintraub Syncopators – Honolulu Baby
Weintraub Syncopators with Rudolf Nelson – Wenn Du Meine Tante Siehst
Franz Waxman – Dance and Angela (piano version)
Friedrich Hollaender & Weintraub Syncopators – Marion
Weintraub Syncopators – Auf Dein Wohl
Brad Annis (Double Bass – Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) – Solo from Mahler Symphony No. 1 (Original recording)
Weintraub Syncopators – Das Geheimnis des Dr Lari Fari