big bands / orchestras in the 70's ?

[Strider79it]

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

 

[disco_che]

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

 

[disco_che]

Ivan Julien Big Band

 

[Strider79it]

love them in cop show mode.

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

 

[disco_che]

1. Ray Davies & the Button Down Brass
2. Roy Budd
3. Henry Mancinis Cop Show Themes LP.

 

[neil_something]

oliver nelson

 

[Beatnicholas]

john cameron

 

[Strider79it]

for instance



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

 

[LaserWolf]

Goddard High School

 

[DocMcCoy]

Ulysses31nicholas said:john cameron

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

 

[Horseleech]

Duke Ellington

 

[fishmongerfunk]

George Gruntz

 

[esskay]

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

 

[batmon]

Love Unlimited?

 

[LaserWolf]

Toshiko Akiyoshi

 

[parallax]

Hello friends,

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

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

are the ones that immediatly come to mind.

Kindly,
parallax

 

[Bowls]

No love for the Daly-Wilson Big Band?

 

[Strider79it]

On the progressive side don Ellis and Gil evans

 

[esskay]

Gil Evans plays Hendrix record is common but interesting

 

[plainstone]

Toshiyuki Miyama & New Herd

Great version of Ironside on here, as I'm sure most of you know ...