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Jazz comes in all sizes from the soloist to the largest ensemble. In this hour we'll hear from extended combos through the full sized big band. We'll take a musical magic carpet ride filled with the polyphonies that can only be achieved when a larger number of larger than life musicians come into play.
Artist | Track | Album |
Frankie Ortega & Sy Oliver | 77 Sunset Strip | 77 Sunset Strip and Other Selections |
Stan Kenton | Intermission Riff | <single> |
Woody Herman | Not Really the Blues | Keeper of the Flame: the Complete Capitol Recordings |
Count Basie | Sloo Foot | Basie Plays Hefti |
Duke Ellington | Upper and Outest | Anatomy of a Murder |
Dizzy Gillespie | Jumpin' with Symphony Sid | Dizziest |
Buddy Rich | Bouncin' with Bud | Class of '78 |
Duke Ellington Orchestra | 22 Cent Stomp | Digital Duke |
Gerald Wilson | Sea Breeze | Moment of Truth |
Ken Nordine | Silly Ideas I Used to Have | You're Getting Better: the Word Jazz Dot Masters |
John Beasley | Gallop's Gallop | Presents MONK'estra, Vol. 1 |
Orrin Evans & the Captain Black Big Band |
The Scythe | Presence |