The Big Bands by George T. Simon

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By George T. Simon

during this publication you can find an amazing four hundred biographies that spotlight the background and team of workers of the nice bands. it really is geared up into 4 sections: “The sizeable Bands--Then” (the scene, the leaders, the general public, the musicians, vocalists, arrangers and businessmen, recordings, radio, videos and the press); “Inside the large Bands” (profiles of seventy two most sensible bands); “Inside extra of the large Bands” (hundreds of extra profiles prepared via different types (“The Arranging Leaders,” “The Horn-playing Leaders,” etc.); and “The enormous Bands Now.”

The immense Bands is likely one of the most sensible books at the topic. it's either readable and a useful reference resource for the research of jazz criteria when you consider that many have been written by way of large band leaders or musicians or have been popularized via their performances and recordings. The index is complete with names yet lists no songs.

George T. Simon was once one of many unique organizers and contributors of the Glenn Miller Orchestra for which he performed the drums. He used to be additionally one of many first writers for Metronome journal the place he remained from 1935 till 1955.

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