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B. Béla Babai; Paul Banks (jazz pianist) Harold Barlow (songwriter) Blue Barron; Lionel Belasco; Bob Belden; Rick Benjamin (conductor) Boyd Bennett; P. R. Bidez
Irving Aaronson (1895–1963); Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947); Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band)
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American Jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. [3]As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".
Visions American Legends: A New Look And A New Sound (MGM, 1961) Music in Motion! (MGM, 1962) More Music in Motion (MGM, 1962) The City (MGM, 1963) The Larry Elgart Dance Band (Project 3, 1979) (reissue of New Sounds at the Roosevelt) Flight of the Condor (RCA Victor, 1981) Hooked on Swing (RCA Victor, 1982) Hooked on Swing 2 (RCA Victor, 1983)
Henderson called on Armstrong for a second time to join the band. On October 13, 1924, history was made when Henderson's band began their re-engagement at Roseland, with Armstrong now in the orchestra. The band quickly became known as the best African American band in New York. By late 1924, the arrangements by Don Redman were featuring more ...
Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [1] [2] Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C melody saxophone and subsequently tenor saxophone, the latter the one with which he would be identified. [1]
B. Craig Ball (musician) Charlie Barnet; Blue Barron; Count Basie; Kenny Bass; Leo Baxter; Phil Baxter; Benny Benack; Tex Beneke; Bunny Berigan; Ben Bernie; Barney Bigard
Miller took up the oboe at first as a teenager, because it was the only instrument available when he went to audition for his junior high school orchestra. [2] After graduating from East High School he attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, where he met and became a lifelong friend of Goddard Lieberson, who became president of the CBS music group in 1956.