KnowraBig bandLinked fromLinked fromThe 34 pages that link to Big band, each with the reason it gives.All 34Broader topic 2Related 12Narrower topic 18Compared with 2Benny GoodmanNarrower topic: Goodman’s orchestra brought big-band swing to national prominence.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.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.Tito PuenteNarrower topic: Puente adapted big-band instrumentation and arranging to Latin dance music.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.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.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.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.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.
KnowraBig bandLinked fromLinked fromThe 34 pages that link to Big band, each with the reason it gives.All 34Broader topic 2Related 12Narrower topic 18Compared with 2Benny GoodmanNarrower topic: Goodman’s orchestra brought big-band swing to national prominence.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.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.Tito PuenteNarrower topic: Puente adapted big-band instrumentation and arranging to Latin dance music.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.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.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.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.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.