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The Jimmy Heath Orchestra – Really Big!
The Jimmy Heath Orchestra – Really Big!
Really Big! is the second album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring big band performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Riverside label. Reception [More]
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Terry Gibbs – Launching A New Sound in Music
Terry Gibbs – Launching A New Sound in Music
Reception It is ironic that the Contemporary label came out with five CDs worth of unknown material by the Terry Gibbs Big Band while Polygram [More]
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Mel Tormé – Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
Mel Tormé – Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich. Reception The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the [More]
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Harry Connick Jr. – When Harry Met Sally… (soundtrack)
Harry Connick Jr. – When Harry Met Sally… (soundtrack)
When Harry Met Sally… is the soundtrack to the 1989 film of the same name starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. The songs are performed [More]
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Don Ellis And His Orchestra – Autumn
Don Ellis And His Orchestra – Autumn
Autumn is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1968 and released on the Columbia label. Reception Scott Yanow of Allmusic awarded the album [More]
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Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones – At Basin Street East
Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones – At Basin Street East
At Basin Street East is a 1961 live album by Billy Eckstine, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. It was [More]
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Anthony Braxton – Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978
Anthony Braxton – Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978
Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978 is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. Recorded in Germany in 1978 but not released on the [More]
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Quincy Jones with Harry Arnold and His Swedish Radio Studio Orchestra – Quincy’s Home Again
Quincy Jones with Harry Arnold and His Swedish Radio Studio Orchestra – Quincy’s Home Again
Quincy’s Home Again is an album by Quincy Jones with performances by Harry Arnold’s Orchestra. The album was recorded in Sweden in 1958 and released [More]
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Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra – 1923-1924
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra – 1923-1924
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]
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Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra – Night Train (Album)
Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra – Night Train (Album)
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]
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