The appeal of large ensembles! Recommended masterpieces and popular songs of big bands

ManhattanGeorge Russell

George Russell: Manhattan

Modern jazz began with a reform of improvisation performed by star players who had come to prominence in jazz.

Many of these reforms involved determining which notes could be used based on chord progressions, but Russell devised a completely different approach, creating an entirely new current in jazz.

RangeGiorgio Gaslini Big Band

Giorgio Azzolini Big Band • Rangte (1971)

“Rangte” is a track included on the jazz LP “Giorgio Azzolini Big Band,” released in 1971.

Giorgio Gaslini, born in 1929 in Milan, Italy, was a jazz pianist, composer, and conductor.

Gold In The CaneJoe Sample & NDR Bigband

Joe Sample & NDR Big Band – Gold in the cane

“Gold in the cane” is a Big Band-style track from the 2012 jazz album “Children Of The Sun.” Joe Sample, born in 1939, was a jazz fusion pianist from Houston, Texas, USA.

The NDR Bigband is a radio dance orchestra founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 1945 under Willi Steiner.

Hello, HelloLutz Krajenski Big Band, Juliano Rossi

Juliano Rossi – Hello Hello live

“Hello, Hello” is a track in the Big Band style included on the jazz album “Lutz Krajenski Bigband Meets Julio Rossi,” released by Peppermint Park in 2011.

Lutz Krajenski, born in 1972, is a German composer, arranger, and bandleader.

Juliano Rossi, born in 1970, is a singer from Hanover, Germany.

Love BeamsMark Taylor & The Bigband

Love Beams by Mark Taylor

Love Beams is a big band–style piece from the 2015 jazz album “To The Edge.” Mark Taylor, born in 1961, is a horn player and composer.

He also served as principal conductor of a U.S.

military band for 24 years.

The Bigband is a Midwest band from Chicago.

Wersi WalkORF Big Band & Karel Krautgartner

ORF Big Band & Karel Krautgartner – Wersi Walk (1973)

Wersi Walk is a track from the LP “Wersi Walk — Big Band Sound in Wersi Organ,” released by WM Produktion in 1973.

The ORF Big Band emerged around 1970, when Austria’s broadcasting company was restructured and new modern pop and jazz stations were established, becoming an orchestra that met all the needs of a modern broadcaster and remaining active from 1971 to 1982.

Karel Krautgartner, born in 1922, was a clarinetist from Mikulov in the Czech Republic.

Georgia on My MindSANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND

2011 georgia on my mind EVA FERNANDEZ SANT ANDREU JAZZ BAND direccion JOAN CHAMORRO

One of the jazz standard numbers that also serves as the state song of Georgia, USA.

It has even been used in commercials for the canned coffee brand “Georgia.” Some say the song was written on commission as a piece evoking the American South, titled “Georgia,” while others say it was dedicated to the composer Hoagy Carmichael’s sister, also named Georgia.

The lyrics weave together both a longing for one’s hometown and feelings for a loved one.

Set to a comfortable jazz rhythm, it’s a song that voices emotions both wistful and passionate.

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