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Armstrong, who had heavily influenced jazz as its greatest soloist in the 1920s when working with both small bands and larger ones, now appeared only with big swing bands. Other musicians who rose during this time include Jimmy Dorsey, his brother Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Goodman's future rival Artie Shaw, and Woody Herman, who ...
This category contains drummers playing in big bands. Pages in category "Big band drummers" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Gordon Goodwin (born 1954) (Big Phat Band) Glen Gray (1900-1963) ( Casa Loma Orchestra ) (1927-1963) George Gee (George Gee Swing Orchestra; formerly known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra)
This is a list of swing and Western swing musicians. Swing. Anita O'Day ... Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (1989–) ... The Quebe Sisters Band (2000–) Riders in the Sky ...
Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands. Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing the Lindy Hop. In contrast to the typical jazz emphasis on ...
Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 – June 7, 1971) [1] was an American drummer and bandleader from the mid-1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to employ musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland, and Harry James. This ability earned him the nickname the "Father of Swing". [2]
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. [2] His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".
The following is a list of big band musicians Ray Anthony (b. 1922) Buster Bailey (1902–1967) [1] Count Basie (1904–1984) [2] John Beasley (b. 1960) ...