Big Bands Through the Years

[OLDUDE]

You cant get much earlier than this Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxoaF68EJBo&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

Here's an old favourite of mine from 1926.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vio-TjMi5_s&feature=player_detailpage

 

[OLDUDE]

I return to Jelly Roll a lot, and also King Oliver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=J-HJI464CVs

Here is a less well known one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-gAmzo0EY&feature=player_detailpage

 

[stu]

This is maybe moving too quickly into the thirties but here's some classic rare footage of Count Basie with Lester Young at a Randall's Island open air show plus a lot of happy jivers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cbubFSgUTlM

 

[OLDUDE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTF5r6KDY1A&feature=player_detailpage

Take this as far as you like

 

[OLDUDE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxoaF68EJBo&feature=player_detailpage

This was ral early, but it sounds like jazz to me

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpNjAmQmq90
female big band,and they were very good.

 

[OLDUDE]

Hi GordThat was good stuff.
I'm still trying to cover the twenties.

 

[OLDUDE]

Hi GordThat was good stuff.
I'm still trying to cover the twenties.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4lGRNmIseCs

 

[OLDUDE]

Earl Fullers jazz band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSqHFOnHu0g&feature=player_detailpage

 

[JHC]

Earl Fullers jazz band

Ye gods and little fish John is that a big band?? man you is scraping the bottom of the barrel now, but I did like the pose of the clarinet player

 

[OLDUDE]

OK Colin but Im only trying to dig out the sort of jazz that was prevalent in the 20s with some sort of cross-section.
To be quite honest, most of it is not my own cup of tea (apologies to non-UK English speakers) but it is part of the
root music from which our own (various) Jazz habits arise.
Perhaps Mike can help us? Are these the sort of posts you were looking for in your Thread?

 

[stu]

This one is just sorta sneaks into the early 30's, Cab Calloway, 'Kickin The Gong Around'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCOvG_vGzRc&feature=player_detailpage

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh98BEjS_00&feature=related
this was a very good band.

 

[gord]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9scLgsz1Q&feature=related
excellent big band,with a dynamite solo from dodo marmarosa.gord

 

[OLDUDE]

jimmy Lunceford 1934

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL4D1E44A2A8F58261&v=4ieT4m-Eqhs&feature=player_detailpage