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1	From This Moment On (2006) more music like this by Diana Krall add to wishlist Returning to the large ensemble sound of her 2005 success, Christmas Songs, pianist/vocalist Diana Krall delivers a superb performance on 2006's From This Moment On. Although having received a largely positive critical response for her creative departure into original singer/songwriter jazz material on 2004's The Girl in the Other Room, here ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
2	Walking in Space (1969) more music like this by Quincy Jones add to wishlist The protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader after a long stretch in Hollywood with this triumphantly contemporary big band album. He re-established himself firmly with his big band jazz base while casting a keen eye on the pop scene and the world of electric instruments (even Ray Brown is caught playing superb electric ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $12.49!
3	With Love (2007) more music like this by Charles Tolliver add to wishlist On the first new release from the Mosaic subsidiary of Blue Note, veteran trumpeter Tolliver finally makes the long awaited big-band recording of the group that has played occasionally in New York City, revived from the remnants of his legendary '70s Music Inc. Orchestra. A bit of the old repertoire ("Mournin' Variations" and "Right Now") and a ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $14.58!
4	A Love Supreme (2005) more music like this by Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra/Wynton Marsalis add to wishlist see all copies from $2.60! new only from $9.78!
5	Chanson du Vieux Carre (2007) more music like this by Harry Connick, Jr. add to wishlist Chanson du Vieux Carre should simply be titled Harry Connick, Jr.'s New Orleans album. The material chosen for this set is comprised of jazz tunes associated with the Crescent City, or simply tunes Connick wrote about it. According to the liner notes, he arranged it all on his computer while traveling from gig to gig over a period of years. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.58!
6	Thundering Herd (1974) more music like this by Woody Herman add to wishlist Of all the big-band leaders of the swing era, Woody Herman went the most out of his way to interpret current material and keep his orchestra young, enthusiastic, and modern. For this Fantasy date (reissued on CD under the OJC imprint), Herman's band not only plays two John Coltrane songs, but material from Frank Zappa ("America Drinks and Goes ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $10.60!
7	Live from San Francisco (1983) more music like this by Maynard Ferguson add to wishlist Live from San Francisco was Maynard Ferguson's strongest jazz album in quite a few years. Utilizing a small big band comprised of 12 pieces, Ferguson is in consistently fiery form during a session recorded live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. "Bebop Buffet" (which has quotes from many bop classics) is a high point, and these ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $10.76!
8	Out of the Cool (1960) more music like this by The Gil Evans Orchestra add to wishlist Out of the Cool, released in 1960, was the first recording Gil Evans issued after three straight albums with Miles Davis -- Sketches of Spain being the final one before this. Evans had learned much from Davis about improvisation, instinct, and space (the trumpeter learned plenty, too, especially about color, texture, and dynamic tension). Evans ... see all copies from $9.22! new only from $9.22!
9	Consummation [Reissue] (2002) more music like this by Thad Jones-Mel Lewis add to wishlist Of the many albums recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, this was the greatest. Reissued on CD as part of a large Mosaic box set, this set introduced Jones' best-known composition, "A Child Is Born," also has a colorful rendition of his sly "Tiptoe," and finds the big band ripping the roof off during the lengthy and very exciting ... see all copies from $9.91! new only from $9.91!
10	Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006) more music like this by Ed Palermo Big Band add to wishlist From his Mothers of Invention days onward, Frank Zappa often used jazzy multi-part arrangements that in some ways could have been regarded as avant-garde extensions of the big-band style. Of course, there was a lot of non-jazz involved in what Zappa composed and performed, and even his jazziest outings had some outrageous touches that would be ... see all copies from $14.63! new only from $14.63!
11	Tears of Joy (1971) more music like this by Don Ellis add to wishlist Recorded in 1971, Tears of Joy is a Don Ellis classic. The sheer musical strength of this ensemble is pretty much unparalleled in his career. The trumpeter/leader had backed off -- a bit -- from some of his outlandish and beautifully excessive use of strange and unconventional time signatures, though there is no lack of pioneering experimentalism ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $17.93!
12	Pure Emotion (1995) more music like this by Chico O'Farrill add to wishlist After not having led a recording session under his own name in 29 years, O'Farrill came from seemingly out of nowhere to lead a terrific Afro-Cuban big band date on this CD. O'Farrill claims that he turned down offers to lead standard seven or eight-piece salsa bands on records over the years, preferring to wait until a big band opportunity came ... see all copies from $11.02! new only from $11.02!
13	Live at MCG (2007) more music like this by Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan add to wishlist Billy Taylor was already in his early seventies and Gerry Mulligan not far behind when the pianist and baritone saxophonist performed together for the first time in a series of 1993 dates at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in Pittsburgh, PA. The two had been close friends for years, though, and their on-stage meeting has an aura of inevitability ... see all copies from $10.35! new only from $10.35!
14	Live at MCG (2004) more music like this by Bob Mintzer Big Band add to wishlist Interestingly, Live at MCG is the very first live recording by Bob Mintzer's big band, a group that has been together for over a decade. Recorded at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild in Pittsburgh, this date is also the first pairing of vocalist Kurt Elling with the band, and it's a doozy of a gig. The players include bassist Rufus Reid, pianist ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $11.09!
15	The Essential Thelonious Monk [2003] (2003) more music like this by Thelonious Monk add to wishlist Calling an album "The Essential Thelonious Monk" is a bit misleading, especially since all the material comes from one label: Columbia. Nonetheless, this may arguably be the essential Thelonious Monk material on the label. There are 11 selections here, all recorded between 1962-1968, the period of Monk's tenure with the label. Produced for ... see all copies from $6.83! new only from $6.83!
16	No Funny Hats (2004) more music like this by Buddy Rich add to wishlist see all copies from $7.24! new only from $7.24!
17	Long Ago and Far Away (1996) more music like this by Charlie Watts add to wishlist see all copies from $5.99!
18	Rich in London (2006) more music like this by Buddy Rich add to wishlist This is one of the best all-round sets by the Buddy Rich big band. The original Rich in London RCA LP, which contains nine selections, is augmented by four additional numbers from the same dates that were originally issued on a British RCA LP. The Rich orchestra at the time featured the great Pat La Barbera on tenor and soprano, trombonist Bruce ... see all copies from $16.52! new only from $16.52!
19	Explosive! (1999) more music like this by Milt Jackson & the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra add to wishlist This is such a logical combination. When vibraphonist Milt Jackson and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra appeared together at the Jazz Bakery near Los Angeles during the same period as when this CD was recorded, Jackson (who usually frowns when he plays) could not stop smiling. He loved both John Clayton's arrangements and the sound of the 19 ... see all copies from $4.99!
20	Dizzy's Business (2006) more music like this by The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band add to wishlist The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band's Dizzy's Business continues where 2002's Things to Come (credited to the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars) left off. Gone is the fabulous trumpeter Jon Faddis, who also led that aggregation, but many of the other key players return, among them tenor saxman Jimmy Heath, baritone saxman Gary Smulyan, alto ... see all copies from $10.35! new only from $10.35!
21	Plays Well with Others (2007) more music like this by Wayne Bergeron add to wishlist Journeyman jazz trumpeter Wayne Bergeron delivers a lush and fiery big-band performance on his 2007 album Plays Well with Others. Featuring Bergeron's own big band, the album also includes a guest appearance by iconic high-note trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. Much of the music here is crisply urbane, swinging mainstream jazz in the "little big band" ... see all copies from $5.29! new only from $9.14!
22	The Cry of My People (1972) more music like this by Archie Shepp add to wishlist Recorded in 1972 with a core band of Leroy Jenkins, Cornell Dupree (!), Jimmy Garrison, and Charles McGhee, Shepp supplemented these proceedings in much the same way he did with the cast of Attica Blues, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets, and chamber orchestras, with guests that included Harold Mabern on piano, Bernard "Pretty" ... see all copies from $13.03! new only from $13.03!
23	On a High Note: Best of the Concord Jazz Recordings (2007) more music like this by Maynard Ferguson add to wishlist Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson's move to Concord Records in the mid-'90s was a return to form for the iconic high-note jazz musician. Having scored his biggest success in the '70s with the jazz-funk of "The Theme from 'Rocky'," Ferguson had achieved a level of fame, money and legend few of his contemporaries would match. However, by the '80s the ... see all copies from $10.60! new only from $10.60!
24	Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 (1997) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Like the first volume, Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich, Vol. 2 assembles a shifting cast of virtuoso trap-set players sitting in with the Buddy Rich Big Band in order to pay tribute to its legendary founder. There are fewer rock drummers this time around, although Bill Bruford and Neil Peart are back. In fact, many of these ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99!
25	Big Boss Band (1990) more music like this by George Benson with the Count Basie Orchestra add to wishlist This project had its genesis back in 1983 with a Benson promise to Count Basie that he would record an album in his style, a promise partially fulfilled the following year with 20/20's "Beyond the Sea." Focusing on standards that steer commendably clear from tunes normally associated with Basie, Benson takes on the dual challenge of big-band ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!

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