big bands / orchestras in the 70's ?

Strider79it · September 2010

Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, johnny pate....who else ?

disco_che · September 2010

Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
Gerald Wilson
Ernie Wilkins
Clarke-Boland Big Band (although that's more late 60s)
Johnny Harris
Keith Mansfield

disco_che · September 2010

Ivan Julien Big Band

Strider79it · September 2010

love them in cop show mode...

let's add louie bellson and Thad Jones + Mel Lewis to the list

disco_che · September 2010

Ray Davies & the Button Down Brass

Roy Budd

Henry Mancinis Cop Show Themes LP.

neil_something · September 2010

oliver nelson

mini · September 2010

Beatnicholas · September 2010

john cameron

Strider79it · September 2010

for instance

from 1:44 to 2:16 on it's "chasing" galore....

LaserWolf · September 2010

Goddard High School

DocMcCoy · September 2010

Ulysses31nicholas said:
john cameron

Hit singles and everything. Albums are spotty affairs, though.

Horseleech · September 2010

Duke Ellington

fishmongerfunk · September 2010

George Gruntz

esskay · September 2010

I have an interesting one from the early '70's-The Gene Siegel Orchestra-Pzazz Records-LA hippie jazz ish action

batmon · September 2010

Love Unlimited?

LaserWolf · September 2010

Toshiko Akiyoshi

parallax · September 2010

Hello friends,

Nice thread! Below is a quick list of artists and their best tracks (imho)

Pierre Sellin (Don't Play For Me)
Bob Elger (Happening)
Rainbow Orchestra (Onyx)
Orchestra Julian (Do It With Class)
Big Band Katowice (Maddox)
Henrik Debich (Bez Metalu fame)

are the ones that immediatly come to mind.

Kindly,
parallax