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