One of the challenges of exploring new musical genres is that an individual may have no context. Imagine someone listening for the first time to The Beatles...
Tag - big band jazz
Harry James was one of the most important performers of the World War II era–and not just because he played a major role in the career of Frank Sinatra...
The above probably predates The Thundering Herd, which was the great name that Herman used for years. It was a driving and creative band. Here is the first...