The Count Basie Orchestra
Peggy Lee
Benny Goodman
Count Basie
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Thelonious Monk
Shirley Bassey
Lionel Hampton

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Big Band genre — history, bands and artists

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Overview

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Origins

Genres from which Big Band originated

Derived genres

Genres that evolved from Big Band
Samba De GafieiraSoulEastern-Style Polka

Parent genre

Big Band is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Jazz

Subgenres

Subgenres or what Big Band is divided into
Experimental Big Band

Bands and musicians of the genre

The Count Basie OrchestraThe Count Basie OrchestraPeggy LeePeggy LeeBenny GoodmanBenny GoodmanCount BasieCount BasieFrank SinatraGlenn Miller OrchestraGlenn Miller OrchestraThelonious MonkThelonious MonkDuke Ellington and His OrchestraTommy Dorsey and His OrchestraDuke EllingtonBuddy RichLouis PrimaJo StaffordShirley BasseyShirley BasseyLionel HamptonLionel HamptonGene KrupaGene KrupaGlenn MillerGlenn MillerJazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraJazz at Lincoln Center OrchestraElla FitzgeraldMichael BubléMichael BubléThe BBC Big BandMatt ForbesTony BennettCab CallowayTommy Dorsey

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