Best of Big Band Jazz

To the size it comes to light, the larger the band, the better the sound. This is true at least for the ever-increasing Venues in the 1920s, when the swing gained popularity. But how can you justify such powerful bands, at times, in which you can generate by reinforcing with small combos great sound? The answer is found in these 20 rare and digitally reprocessed albums, some of the best big bands of the 1950s. From classics by Count Basie or Duke Ellington and their interpretations by '' newcomer '' as Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie, on the cool sounds a la Marty Paich, Stan Kenton or Pete Rugolo, to advanced arrangements by Gil Evans, Bill Holman and George Russell. Diversity has never sounded so benign and so great. ...