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The 34 pages that link to Big band, each with the reason it gives.

• JazzBroader topic: Big bands made jazz central to popular dance music and developed distinctive arranged ensemble textures.

• Swing musicBroader topic: The big band became swing music’s characteristic ensemble format.

• Benny GoodmanNarrower topic: Goodman’s orchestra brought big-band swing to national prominence.

• OrchestraCompared with: It uses jazz instrumentation and practices rather than orchestral section conventions.

• Boogie-woogieRelated: Swing-era bands featured boogie-woogie piano figures in dance-oriented arrangements.

• MamboNarrower topic: Mambo’s international sound often came from arranging Cuban rhythms for big-band sections.

• Swing eraNarrower topic: Big bands supplied the era’s dominant ensemble sound and touring format.

• Easy listeningNarrower topic: Big-band orchestration and its popular-song repertoire helped establish easy listening's polished sound.

• Lionel HamptonRelated: Hampton’s orchestras used sectional arranging to surround his soloing with powerful ensemble sound.

• Cab CallowayNarrower topic: Calloway’s orchestra supplied the arranged sound and rhythmic force behind his singing.

• Fletcher HendersonNarrower topic: Henderson’s orchestra helped establish the ensemble format that became central to swing.

• Jazz drummingRelated: Arranged ensemble figures require different kinds of support from small-group comping.

• Tito PuenteNarrower topic: Puente adapted big-band instrumentation and arranging to Latin dance music.

• Western swingRelated: Big-band arranging supplied Western swing with brass-and-reed power and sectional riffs.

• Count BasieNarrower topic: Basie’s orchestra became a leading example of how a big band could combine written charts with improvisation.

• Mary Lou WilliamsNarrower topic: Williams’s arranging gave swing bands distinctive section writing and tightly shaped transitions.

• Nelson RiddleRelated: Riddle drew on big-band section writing while adapting its forces to vocal recording.

• Doris DayNarrower topic: Big-band performance was Day’s first professional setting and shaped her early recording sound.

• Kansas City jazzNarrower topic: Kansas City’s riff-based ensemble practice influenced how big bands balanced written parts and improvisation.

• Tenor saxophoneRelated: Tenor saxophones commonly anchor the saxophone section alongside altos and baritones.

• Artie ShawNarrower topic: Shaw’s orchestra used this format while emphasizing tightly coordinated sections and featured clarinet solos.

• Glenn MillerNarrower topic: The big-band format supplied the sections and scale behind Miller’s arrangements.

• Billy EckstineNarrower topic: Eckstine led a large ensemble that combined big-band forces with bebop musicians.

• Jazz guitarRelated: Amplification lets guitar comp and contribute solos within a dense ensemble texture.

• Traditional popRelated: Big bands provided a prominent dance-oriented accompaniment for early pop vocalists.

• TromboneRelated: Trombone sections supply harmonies, riffs, and counterlines alongside trumpets and saxophones.

• Lounge musicCompared with: Its forceful ensemble sound contrasts with lounge music’s typically intimate scale.

• Tommy DorseyNarrower topic: Dorsey led a big band whose sectional writing and rhythm section shaped its swing sound.

• Art CarneyNarrower topic: As a young performer, Carney sang and impersonated celebrities with Horace Heidt’s big band.

• Benny CarterRelated: The big-band format gave Carter a broad palette for arranging and bandleading.

• Buddy RichNarrower topic: Rich’s drumming served the ensemble’s arranged sections as well as its featured solos.

• Dinah ShoreNarrower topic: Shore’s early singing career developed alongside the big-band sound dominating popular music.

• Jimmy DorseyRelated: The big-band format gave Dorsey’s arrangements their section-based orchestral texture.

• Pérez PradoRelated: Prado used big-band forces to make mambo’s syncopations sound bold and sharply contrasted.