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From the post-bop beginnings of groups like the Sun Ra Arkestra and Carla Bley's big band, to the full-on chaos of the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, experimental big bands produce an amazing diversity of sounds within the large group format.
G. Michael Gibbs Orchestra. George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra [1] Globe Unity Orchestra. The Vinny Golia Large Ensemble. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
By the mid-1920s, big bands had begun to establish a performance style that combined syncopated eighth-notes with improvised melodies. This innovation later evolved into what became known as the swing style.
- The Big Band Era – The Swing Era
- The Recording Ban
- Examples of Big Bands and Vocalists in Front of Big Bands
The Big Band era is generally regarded as having occurred between 1935 and 1945. It was the only time in American musical history that the popularity of jazz eclipsed all other forms of music. To many, the appearance of Benny Goodman and his Big Band at the Palomar in Los Angeles in August of 1935 was the start of the Swing Era. America was still i...
The following is from “DownBeat,” Chicago August 1st, 1942, Vol 9-No.15 Disc Firms Sit Back, Public’s Next Move:Government may step in, Threat of CIO seen, several months’ record supply on-hand. (By Mike Levin) “New York – From today on there will be no recording of music, classical or jazz, in this country by union musicians. Prexy Petrillo has no...
Andrews SistersArtie ShawBob CrosbyBoswell SistersFrom the post-bop beginnings of groups like the Sun Ra Arkestra and Carla Bley's big band, to the full-on chaos of the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, experimental big bands produce an amazing diversity of sounds within the large group format.
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Experimental Big Band. Dispensing with traditional Jazz structures and Swing sounds, instead performing Avant-Garde Jazz and pushing the boundaries of the medium.
