Favorite Big Band Leader

Started by Mirror Image, September 14, 2012, 08:52:37 PM

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Who is your favorite big band leader? You're allowed up to three choices.

Duke Ellington
12 (85.7%)
Stan Kenton
1 (7.1%)
Gil Evans
1 (7.1%)
Count Basie
7 (50%)
Quincy Jones
0 (0%)
Artie Shaw
3 (21.4%)
Benny Goodman
3 (21.4%)
Glenn Miller
6 (42.9%)
Tommy Dorsey
0 (0%)
Buddy Rich
1 (7.1%)
Oliver Nelson
0 (0%)
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
1 (7.1%)
Dizzy Gillespie
0 (0%)
Lionel Hampton
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 14

Voting closed: March 13, 2014, 08:52:37 PM

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Sergeant Rock

#20
September 17, 2012, 03:38:19 AM Last Edit: September 17, 2012, 03:43:13 AM by Sergeant Rock
Here's a photo (taken in 1964) of one of my favorite big bands. It was called simply The Dance Band. It was formed by my high school band director. I'm playing tenor sax. I was 15. In the age of the Beatles we were not wildly popular  ;D  but playing hits from the Swing Era was a lot of fun. The girls on the far left were our pianist and vocalist. We seem to be seriously short in the trombone department but we had a great sax section.

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Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

eyeresist

#21
September 17, 2012, 05:40:54 PM
Euphonium FTW! :D

Ataraxia

#22
September 18, 2012, 07:02:13 AM
Duke Ellington.

Duh.
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