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    Pithecanthropus Erectus
    Pithecanthropus Erectus
    Charles Mingus
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    The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
    The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
    Quincy Jones
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    Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue - (live)
    Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue - (live)
    Duke Ellington

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James Brabenec
Gabriel Higareda
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Swing era big bands were primarily concerned with getting people on the dance floor. Modern big bands lead you back to your seat by expanding the jazz vocabulary. Even during the swinging 1940s, Duke Ellington often used his band in purely artistic settings, influencing Gil Evans' interest in orchestral colors and textures. Stan Kenton followed suit with more bombast while Charles Mingus had a lighter, but still complex, touch. Sun Ra and Carla Bley created unique music that challenged even the avant-garde, but Don Sebesky's current work for orchestra will please fans of classic and progressive jazz.

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Jazz 101: Modern Big Band

Hailing the next generation of leaders, arrangers and bold new trailblazers.

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Jazz 101: Modern Big Band