For the albums, see Big Band (Joe Henderson album) and Big Band (Charlie Parker album).
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Big band
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra in 1921
Stylistic origins
Jazz
blues
American marches
classical
various rhythmic social dances
Cultural origins
1910s
Derivative forms
Swing
progressive jazz
Kansas City jazz
easy listening
space age pop
lounge
The United States Navy Band Northwest Big Band plays at a concert held in Oak Harbor High School.
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. 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 improvisation, big bands relied on written compositions and arrangements. They gave a greater role to bandleaders, arrangers, and sections of instruments rather than soloists.
A bigband or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones...
WDR BigBand is the bigband of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne, Germany. After World War II, the Kölner Rundfunk-Tanzorchester (Cologne Radio...
needed] with the formation of the Buddy Rich Big Band, also billed as the Buddy Rich Band and The BigBand Machine. Rich was known for his virtuoso technique...
While the BigBand Era suggests that bigbands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when...
Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in Saint Petersburg in 2013 and currently based in Los Angeles, California, following the Russian invasion of...
The Mingus BigBand is a 14-piece ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of Charles Mingus. It was managed by his widow...
The BBC BigBand, originally known as the BBC Radio BigBand is a British bigband, previously run under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
beat. Swing bands usually featured soloists who would improvise on the melody over the arrangement. The danceable swing style of bigbands and bandleaders...
The Big Dirty Band was a one-off Canadian supergroup composed of Rush's Geddy Lee (bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar), Thornley's and Big Wreck's Ian Thornley...
Basie BigBand is a 1975 studio album by Count Basie and his orchestra. "Front Burner" – 5:54 "Freckle Face" – 6:26 "Orange Sherbet" – 3:42 "Soft as Velvet"...
another Big Apple Band (which promptly changed its name to Chic). As result, the record was later re-released and credited to "The Walter Murphy Band", then...
(2012, Eagle Records) Charlie Watts Meets the Danish Radio BigBand (Live with DR BigBand at Copenhagen 2010) (2017, Impulse! Records) Other appearances...
Group 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a BigBand 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, BigBand 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance...
Big Boss Band is the 1990 studio album of American musician George Benson on Warner Bros. featuring the Count Basie Orchestra. This is Benson's second...
a TV host.[citation needed] In 1987, Holland formed the Jools Holland BigBand, which consisted of himself and for the show Gilson Lavis from Squeeze...
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