big band

Noun

Meaning

a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians

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It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up. Alvin Lee

So I was always around music and my dad was in his own way a progressive jazzer, a big band jazzer guy. Billy Sherwood

I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records. Billy Sherwood

Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music. Brian Setzer

My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records. Chuck Mangione

Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best. Carla Bley

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