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Benny Goodman and his Orchestra – And the Angels Sing One of the greatest recordings of the Big Band era, “And the Angels Sing”, was recorded [More]

“Tangerine” ~ Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra w/ Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell (1941) Decca #4123 – The flip side of, “Everything I Love” – [More]

Another track form the Early Years…This is another big band number where the singer is still regarded as an accessory. This would be 1940 and [More]

(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (Calloway-Froeba-Palmer) by Cab Calloway & his Orchestra. Purported to have been a million-selling disc, this was one of Calloway’s most popular [More]

Charlie Barnet – bandleader, piano,  saxophone

“Sentimental Journey” is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by [More]

Artie Shaw’s classic recording of Hoagy Carmichael’s standard “Stardust.” The most famous of big band era “Star Dust” versions, arranged by Lennie Hayton and featuring [More]

Duke Ellington’s big band Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone  

Big Band Konzervatoře Plzeň, Jarní koncert / Spring Concerto Cole Porter: Begin The Beguine, Saxofony/Saxophones: Jakub Douda, Lenka Kužvartová, Barbora Zavadilová, David Kovář, Michal Dolejš, [More]

Thomas Francis “Tommy” Dorsey, Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956[1]) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band [More]