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| | Big band - definition of Big band in Encyclopedia |
 | | Big band music peaked in popularity during the 1940s, and much of the best-known popular music of the era was recorded by them. | | | A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially Swing. | | | Most of these jazz ensembles have the same instrumentation as the big bands that were popular in the 1940s, and they often play wide range of music from old Swing standards to new compositions and arrangements of new popular songs from big band arrangers like Sammy Nestico and Tom Kubis. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Big_band
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| | Mr. Big (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The band comprised of Shrapnel artist and former Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey on drums, and singer Eric Martin, who had a number of album releases throughout the 1980s with his Eric Martin Band. | | | Big combined two popular musical trends of the rock scene in the 1980s: a particular brand of hard rock, focused on melodies and listener-friendly choruses, and impressive technical proficiency, then called shredding. | | | Tensions in the band between Billy Sheehan and the other members, especially Eric Martin, led to the band's demise -- contractual obligations for yet another Japanese tour were fulfilled in the form of a "farewell tour". |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(band)
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| | Big Smith - Hillbilly Band |
| | Big Smith is a band from Springfield, Missouri composed of five cousins, including two sets of brothers: Mark and Jody Bilyeu, Jay and Mike Williamson, and Rik Thomas. | | | Big Smith has looked not only to their own children for inspiration, but also up the family tree for songs that have been handed down from their ancestors, some songs that can be traced back at least five generations. | | | The band includes their family on this release in other ways as well parents, children, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents are all part of the recording. |
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http://www.bigsmithband.com
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| | Big Band Music - Bandleaders, Musicians And Historic Jazz Magazine Articles |
| | During the big band era there were many territorial bands and sweet bands that played a more commercial brand of dance music. | | | Before big band swing music swept the nation, record sales were at all-time lows. | | | Although there may not be any earth shattering big band music news flashes in this article, many fans of big band jazz were as interested in personel changes in the great bands as baseball fans are of any changes in a teams roster. |
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http://www.swingmusic.net/Big_Band_Playlist.html
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| | The Origins Of Big Band Music |
| | The New Orleans bands of the late 19th century from which Big Bands evolved were varied. | | | The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the culmination of over thirty years of musical development. | | | Big Band Jazz, according to one historian, had its start in New Orleans in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American war. |
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http://www.redhotjazz.com/bigband.html
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| | Swing back in time with the Yachats Big Band on Oregon's Central Coast... |
| | About Us The Yachats Big Band was formed by Bill Bryner in 1992 with the members coming from all walks of life, but all sharing a common interest in big band music. | | | This 17-piece big band plays newer tunes of the day, as well as the music of your life from the Big Band Era. | | | The Yachats Big Band will provide the music from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. |
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http://www.geocities.com/yhtsbgbnd
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| | The Big Band Sound jazz orchestra |
| | The foundation of the band's repertoire is based firmly in the classic swing era of the 1930s and 1940s with all those golden hits, but the band also performs a wide variety of music from the 1950s through today that continue the tradition of the stirring, full-bodied sounds of the big bands. | | | The Big Band Sound is a member of Friends of Big Band Jazz, Big Bands International and The International Association of Jazz Educators. | | | The Big Band Sound has an active library of hundreds of compositions, from jumping jive to slow and sweet, all to bring the brassy big band era boisterously to life. |
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bigbandsound
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| | Jelly review: Mingus Big Band |
| | The Mingus Big Band, run by Mingus's widow Sue, evolved from the large group put together by Gunther Schuller for the posthumous performance of Mingus's massive "Epitaph." The band plays weekly in New York with a revolving list of performers and arrangers. | | | The band radiated a palpable reverence for Mingus and his music. | | | This is the first of two CDs the band has recorded. |
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http://www.jellyroll.com/01/mingus.html
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| | Compaq Big Band home page |
| | The Compaq Big Band is a 21-piece jazz ensemble made up of current employees of Hewlett-Packard, former employees of Compaq Computer Corporation (Compaq) and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), and other talented big band musicians from the New England region. | | | The band has an opening for a guitarist. | | | The band's first CD "Bandwidth" is now on sale. |
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http://www.compaqbigband.com
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| | Big Band World "Diamond Entertainment Inc. Publications, World Wide Internet Presence" |
| | Salute to Swing and Sinatra is a swinging musical salute to the legends of Big Band music and the world's greatest 'pop singer, the most influential entertainer of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra. | | | This swingin' showcase recreates the excitement of the Big Band 40s and traces Sinatra's career from the early 'crooning' days to the later years when, on the wings of monumental popularity, he skyrocketed to stardom. | | | She specializes in Big Band favourites and in the tradition of the vocalists of the 40s, such as Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Helen Forrest, Kay Starr...Robin Lea's magic on the band stand can span the dance floor to make direct contact with the dancers. |
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http://www.bigbandworld.com
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| | Big Bands _ America's Romantic Era of Popular Music, 1935-1945 |
| | To sample the big band sound, click the site title or scroll down to music boxes below for each month of the past year containing links to big band music. | | | But more so it is intended to interpret the big bands to a younger audience unfamiliar with the full scope of the medium. | | | Please refer to music or big bands in your E-mail subject to help me distinguish it from the spam. |
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http://cfelt.com/bigband.html
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| | The Scott Harris Big Band is the ideal entertainment for conventions, weddings, parties, openings, receptions, reunions, trade shows, dinner dances, fund raisers, night clubs, cruise ships. | | | The band's 250+ song list also includes many specialty dance numbers: Tango, Cha-cha, Waltz, Jitterbug, Foxtrot, Polka, Rhumba, Mambo, etc. There are many songs from the 1920's to the 1990's including all styles of Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Latin, Salsa, Bebop, Show Tunes Movie and TV themes, and novelty numbers. | | | Jupiter II He is in demand as a session musician and sideman, frequently appearing with all sorts of groups from symphony orchestras to rock and roll bands. |
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http://www.scottharris.com/bigband
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| | magic and accident + matthew herbert big band |
| | Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 2002, the ensuing album, 'Goodbye Swingtime' attempted to move away from the modern association of big bands with decadence and opulence and address it as a musical form worthy both of respect and indifference and whose merit should be judged on a piece by piece basis. | | | The process of arranging, writing, recording, deconstructing and reconstructing each song was revealed on the 12" release, 'The Process, The Parts, The Many and The Few' (2003) which took music from the album and exposed it at each stage of the process from midi-written idea to reconstructed Big Band recording. | | | The big band set up of 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 4 saxophones, piano, bass and drums were always considered a set of parameters to work with, rather than a staple of convention. |
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http://www.magicandaccident.com/matthew_big_band.htm
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| | Big band - Mingus: The Mingus Bands |
| | The Big Band Sound orchestra, a 20-piece big band based in Poughkeepsie, New York, recreates the swinging jazz sounds of the big band era. | | | Music for big band is highly 'arranged&;, leaving only specified gaps for jazz The guitar in a big band is mostly used as a pure rhythm instrument in | | | Mingus Big Band at the University of Denver, Colorado Television Mingus Big Band The Mingus Big Band celebrates the music of the composer and bassist, |
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http://netsfeed.com/ntfd/big-band.htm
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| | Big Bandemonium - THE Contradance Big Band |
| | "Big Bandemonium is a multidimensional dance band of the rarest order. | | | Big Bandemonium is a favorite in New England, and has been featured on WRSI (The River) "Local Heros"; WFCR "Folk Talk" and NPR "Open Mic" (All Songs Considered). | | | The band takes music to a new level of fun, with some of the best groove you've ever heard in your life! |
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http://www.bigbandemonium.com
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| | bigbandarrangements |
| | Big band charts, combo charts, vocal charts by top writers in pdf format for less than $20 bucks. | | | We have a wonderful selection of Big Band music arrangements available in a number of sheet music formats including, hand-written music charts, Encore, Sibelius, and Finale. | | | This is the place where you will find big band charts for your jazz ensemble. |
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http://www.fredonia.edu/rac/bigbandarrangements.htm
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| | Big Band Online - The Andrew Thielen Band |
| | The Andrew Thielen Big Band not only has great instrumentalists, but it is their fantastic vocalists and the variety of music they deftly perform that really sets this band apart. | | | The leader of this Big Band is Andrew Thielen, one of today's best Big Band drummers. | | | Within the Andrew Thielen Big Band we also have jazz and classical pianists, combos, easy listening duos, jazz trios, ceremonial trumpet players, stringed ensembles and more to make your wedding, corporate event or holiday party spectacular. |
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http://www.bigbandonline.com
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| | Portland Oregon Big Band - Lets Dance Band |
| | The music is artistically and skillfully arranged to have an unusually pleasing sound, very versatile styling and a live pulsating rhythm regardless of the size of the band. | | | The Let's Dance Band, Old Gringo's Latin Orchestra, 2 O'clock Jump Orchestra and the "Feel Good" Marching Band consists of 3 to 16 carefully selected professional musicians. | | | One of our Bands would be very interested in playing for your event. |
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http://www.letsdanceband.com
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| | DJ big band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A DJ big band is a large musical ensemble made of a large number of DJ's. | | | The first and still only known DJ big band is DJ Grazzhoppa's DJ big band formed in 2003. | | | This article on a band or other musical ensemble is a stub. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_big_band
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| | Big band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially swing. | | | Big Band music was very popular from the late 1920s to the early 1950s but many amateur bands around the world still exist playing the old arrangements and many new ones. | | | The guitar in a big band is mostly used as a pure rhythm instrument in that it plays straight time. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-band
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| | Welcome to The BigBands Database Plus |
| | The BigBands Database: An ongoing project dedicated to Bands; to Jazz and to Swing History, and to the music now known to the world as "American Popular Song". | | | You may search our site by band, musician, song, or keyword to learn about the big band era in this country and abroad; study chords; find out about Dixieland, jazz, the Harlem scene, swing, and Latin bands; learn dances; see the charts; find working bands; and lots more. | | | The Big Bands such as - Benny Goodman- "the King of Swing", the Dorseys, Glenn Miller, and a host of others, were riding high. |
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http://nfo.net
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| | Marty Conley's Big Band Express |
| | Marty Conley's Big Band Express is often called San Diego's Best Band. | | | The Big Band Express has an extensive library with hundreds of arrangements and still continues to add new music each and every week. | | | Of course, we play all the unparalleled original music of the big band era including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Benny Goodman and the others, but that's not all! |
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http://www.sandiegoswings.com/bigbandexpress
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| | BIG BANDS ON COMPACT DISC - PUBLISHED BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS |
| | This is your guide to a selection of 'special' BIG BAND RECORDINGS and a wide selection of BIG BAND ARRANGEMENTS. | | | You will see a link to my 'amends' page, within are potted reviews of a variety of new big bands on CD including some selected collegiate jazz ensembles (big bands) from the USA in fact anything that should appeal to big band fans. | | | I can include your big band CD, send me a copy if you wish. |
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http://www.btinternet.com/~j.r.killoch
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| | Amazon.com: Big Band: Music: Joe Henderson |
| | This album will please fans of big band music and Henderson, but is not Henderson's best work. | | | I wasn't a fan of big band music (except for Basie and Ellington, who somehow didn't fit my definition of big band) until my friend Brian pointed out I was wrong thinking that the format precluded most solos of note. | | | A belated big band disc, December 26, 2000 |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000004761?v=glance
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| | Encyclopedia: Big band music |
| | Big band music peaked in popularity during the 1940s, and much of the best-known popular music of the era was recorded by them. | | | A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially Swing. | | | Most of these jazz ensembles have the same instrumentation as the big bands that were popular in the 1940s, and they often play wide range of music from old Swing standards to new compositions and arrangements of new popular songs from big band arrangers like Sammy Nestico and Tom Kubis. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Big-band-music
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