Big band
A big band, also known as a jazz orchestra, is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music, especially Swing.
The band is divided up into a number of sections, by instrument; each section usually has four or more members. All bands usually have a rhythm section, made up of drum set, bass, piano, and possibly guitar. There are also sections for trumpets, trombones, and saxophones (who sometimes double on flute or clarinet). [1].
This is a list of band leaders who worked mainly in Britain taken from Julien Vedey's book Band Leaders (London, 1950):
- Jack Hylton
- Debroy Somers
- Carroll Gibbons
- Harry Roy
- Jack Payne
- Ambrose (Bert Ambrose)
- Henry Hall (BBC Dance Orchestra)
- Jay Whidden
- Billy Cotton
- Lew Stone
- Stanley Black
- Joe Loss
- Major Glenn Miller
- Ted Heath
- Geraldo
- Eric Winstone
- Cyril Stapleton
- Edmundo Ros
- Oscar Rabin and Harry Davis
- Victor Silvester
- Billy Ternent
- Ivy Benson
- Tito Burns
- Harry Parry
- Ray Ellington
- Harry Davidson
- Harry Leader
- Jack Jackson
See also
Categories: Musical groups | American styles of music | Radio formats | Musical genres