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While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular.
Dave Siebels With: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (PBGL, 2009) That's How We Roll (Telarc, 2011) Life in the Bubble (Telarc, 2014) Wrap This! A Big Phat Christmas (Music of Content, 2015) The Gordian Knot (Music of Content, 2019) The Gordian Knot (Dolby Atmos Release) (Music of Content, 2020) The Reset (Music of Content, 2021) [4]
Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968 by Paul Rodgers (vocals), Paul Kossoff (guitar), Andy Fraser (bass, piano) and Simon Kirke (drums, percussion). They are best known for their hit songs " All Right Now " and " Wishing Well ". [ 1 ]
The swing era (also frequently referred to as the big band era) was the period (1933–1947) when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States, especially for teenagers.
A Swingin' Christmas is a Christmas album by Tony Bennett, released in 2008, that features the Count Basie Big Band.Bennett's daughter Antonia duets with him on one track. . The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 52nd Grammy Awar
The Chris Walden Big Band is a Grammy-nominated 18-piece jazz big band based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1999 by German composer and arranger Chris Walden.The band consists of Los Angeles–based studio musicians who suggested to Walden he should form his own band, after having played his music for various projects in studios.
Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine Billboard number-one singles chart (which preceded the Billboard Hot 100 chart), which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine, was the ...