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Jazz is both a written and improvised affair. As such, the larger ensemble provides an opportunity to bring together point, counterpoint, harmony, rhythm, etc. into a uniquely creative offering. In this hour, we will dig some hip arrangements and soloists that deliver the written and improvised essence of jazz.
Artist | Track | Album |
James Brown | I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On) | Soul on Top |
Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Hollywood Freeway | Big Band Modern |
Mingus Big Band | Pussycat Dues | Blues and Politics |
Kenny Wheeler Big Band | Seven, Eight, Nine | The Long Waiting |
Count Basie Orchestra | Splanky | The Complete Atomic Basie |
Claude Bolling Big Band & Stéphane Grappelli | Minor Swing | First Class |
Ray Charles | Then We'll Be Home | Renaissance |
Quincy Jones | Trouble on My Mind | I Dig Dancers |
Dave Stryker with Bob Mintzer & the WDR Big Band |
Aha | Blue Soul |
Jimmy McGriff | Hob Nail Boogie | The Big Band |
Dave Eshelman's Jazz Garden Big Band | Dance of the Scorpion | The Jazz Garden |