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During the 1923–1924 period, Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra emerged as the premiere African American big band in New York. This era marked a transition [More]

Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, best known for his groundbreaking work as a [More]

The album Night Train by Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra was released in 1959 on the Mercury record label. A popular instrumental version of the [More]

“”Labor of love” is the inevitable phrase to describe this album on which composer/conductor/arrangers Quincy Jones and Sammy Nestico, both of whom wrote for Count [More]

All My Yesterdays is a big band jazz recording of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra playing at the Village Vanguard club in New York [More]

The Swingin’ Miss D is the sixth studio album by Dinah Washington, arranged by Quincy Jones. It was recorded in December 1956 and released in [More]

Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral. Track listing: “Give Me the Simple [More]

A Cozy Conception of Carmen is a 1962 jazz album by American jazz drummer Cozy Cole. Recorded in 1961, the album features jazz and lounge-style [More]

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]

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]