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George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) [1] was a British musician and big band leader. Heath led what is widely considered Britain's greatest post-war big band, [2] recording more than 100 albums, [3] which sold over 20 million copies. [4]
While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.
The Birdland Big Band; The Brian Setzer Orchestra; Brussels Jazz Orchestra; Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra; C. The California Ramblers; The Capp-Pierce Juggernaut;
Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) [1] is an American composer, music arranger and conductor.He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band Köln, as well as arranging music for musicians such as John Scofield, Joni Mitchell, Michael Brecker and Björk.
Many big band musicians played in Hotel Pennsylvania's Cafe Rouge in New York City, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra. [1]The hotel's telephone number, Pennsylvania 6-5000, inspired the Glenn Miller 1940 Top 5 Billboard hit of the same name, which had a 12-week chart run. [2]
The main characters consist of Tin, a train-engineer, and New, a young girl on the run from the Corporation that controls the city. Other characters include Metrognomes, white humanoids that used to be children before their souls were stolen, and Scouts, robots that appear to look like old-fashioned cameras dressed in police attire.
The Roar of '74 is a studio album by Buddy Rich, with his big band, released on the Groove Merchant Records label in the United States. The album was released in the UK in 1974 on the Mooncrest label by B & C Records. [2]
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