Category: Big Band Jazz
Claude Thornhilll In Session – 1941-1946 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table: Archeology
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra – Lang-Worth Sessions – 1941-1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Claude Thornhill to end the weekend. One of those bands, very often misunderstood by collectors, completely understood by other musicians and mystifyingly overlooked by the audience in general. Every time I post something on
Louis Prima And His Orchestra – 1945 – Past Daily Downbeat
Louis Prima -Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands – January 15, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Louis Prima this weekend. In the days before Call Of The Wildest and his legendary stints in Vegas, Louis Prima was a staple of the Big-Band era, writing a string of classic songs and, as
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – 1945 – Past Daily Downbeat
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra – Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands – Nov. 23, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Our nod to the Swing era continues this week with a performance by Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra, broadcast on November 23, 1945 as part of Coca-Cola’s Victory Parade of Spotlight
Carla Bley Big Band – Live In Vennes – 2009 – Past Daily Downbeat
Carla Bley Big Band – live in Vennes, France – July 30, 2009 – Radio France Musique- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Pardon me while I plug some Desert Island music this weekend – Carla Bley has been a favorite in all her various endeavors for quite some time now.