Rare clips from old films show a rich array of Big ... Big Band talent over three decades of performances. The Big Bands dominated the music three decades of performances. The Big Bands dominated ...

Big-band music began to appear more often on records. Basie collected a new full-size outfit 16 months ago, bounced back with a reputation as the swingingest band in the land. “Our old book was ...

15, 1944, Glenn Miller, one of the kings of the big-band scene - the ... the songs, so the music has stood the test of time," says Erik Stabnau, the 32-year-old tenor saxophonist and current ...

He was years older than the others, already in his thirties when they made their classic 1968 debut, Music From Big ... and the Band’s whole career. Hudson had the gravitas of an old man when ...