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The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra – Potpourri
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra – Potpourri
Potpourri is a 1974 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The [More]
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Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling
Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling
The Good Feeling is a studio album by the Christian McBride Big Band. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at [More]
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Al Hirt – Horn A-Plenty
Al Hirt – Horn A-Plenty
Horn A-Plenty is a big band album by Al Hirt that was released in 1962 by RCA Victor. The album was arranged and conducted by [More]
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Gil Evans Orchestra – Into the Hot
Gil Evans Orchestra – Into the Hot
Into the Hot is an album released under the auspices of Gil Evans featuring a large ensemble under the direction of John Carisi and the [More]
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Harry James – The Golden Trumpet of Harry James
Harry James – The Golden Trumpet of Harry James
Harry James captured in glittering “Phase 4 Stereo” with a band that he regarded as his best ever, recutting standards of his own such as [More]
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Billy Butterfield ‎– Thank You For A Lovely Evening
Billy Butterfield ‎– Thank You For A Lovely Evening
“He was one of the most respected and beloved of jazz trumpeters since the 1930s,” said Leonard Feather, jazz critic for The Times. “He had [More]
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Ralph Burns And His Orchestra ‎– Jazz Studio 5
Ralph Burns And His Orchestra ‎– Jazz Studio 5
Jazz Studio 5 is a 1956 album by Ralph Burns And His Orchestra, originally released on the Decca label. The album features 7 jazz tracks [More]
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Terry Gibbs And His Big Band – Swing Is Here!
Terry Gibbs And His Big Band – Swing Is Here!
The title Swing Is Here would have been more appropriate for the 1930s instead of 1960 when this album was originally issued, and the big-band [More]
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Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – 1934-1935
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – 1934-1935
The second of Classics’ reissuance of all the master takes of Jimmie Lunceford’s recordings finds the orchestra gaining in popularity and in power. Among the [More]
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Randy Weston – Blue Moses
Randy Weston – Blue Moses
Blue Moses is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label [More]
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