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Genre: big band

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Big band music is a genre that emerged in the 1920s and reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s. It features large ensembles of musicians playing brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The music is characterized by its swinging rhythms, complex arrangements, and improvisation. Big band music was popularized by dance halls and radio broadcasts, and it became a staple of American culture during the Great Depression and World War II.


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Trumpet, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trombone, Piano, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Vocals

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Most popular big band albums

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Tex Beneke And His Music In The Miller Mood
2004
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New York 1935-1937, Vol. A
2003
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Pure Gold
1980
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Texas Chatter
2008
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Bob Crosby and the Bobcats: The Complete Standard Transcriptions
2004
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Collection of the Best Big Bands - Woody Herman, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
2018
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Collection of the Best Big Bands - Benny Goodman, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
2018
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A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas!
2015
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String Of Pearls Album
2019
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Tommy Dorsey & His Original Orchestra
2011
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Further Definitions
1962
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I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas
2000
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Milenberg Joys (Original Aufnahmen 1930 - 1932)
2013
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The Atomic Mr Basie
1958

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List of big band artists

Here is a list of big band artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the big band genre. You can find out what big band genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 25 7503
2 50 127162
3 51 371073
4 42 65008
5 28 23040
6 46 103546
7 22 8804
8 39 24108
9 29 28608
10 17 3207
11 35 31534
12 37 33291
13 19 3046
14 31 6514
15 29 16168
16 16 2317
17 21 11290
18 31 19262
19 17 4138
20 10 2984
21 20 9828
22 18 4294
23 26 29713
24 23 2613
25 21 2748
26 61 348122
27 18 3843
28 55 499237
29 26 10179
30 27 28543
31 11 2835
32 32 14226
33 27 18003
34 37 39556
35 39 44996
36 21 4056
37 21 5626
38 29 7259
39 28 8430
40 51 98174
41 33 18786
42 41 27218
43 35 9438
44 39 39669
45 40 116515
46 35 51841
47 40 143764
48 29 29173
49 29 7072
50 28 4151
51 32 53851
52 29 25685
53 35 10140
54 34 57400
55 21 7989
56 36 27530
57 19 5146
58 19 2037
59 32 47028
60 33 23894
61 33 2473
62 21 4604
63 27 11372
64 26 6000
65 16 2744
66 22 8233
67 18 17602
68 16 4228
69 14 5033
70 13 1657
71 14 1382
72 11 1451
73 14 409
74 40 4591
75 17 1050
76 42 27833
77 35 41593
78 31 21903
79 28 3805
80 31 27857
81 29 6763
82 22 6225
83 38 19749
84 24 8331
85 37 1413
86 18 895
87 17 7773
88 15 1738
89 23 10097
90 13 2155
91 13 2257
92 25 8476
93 11 5884
94 24 510
95 22 1563
96 23 5860
97 9 2259
98 21 5296
99 17 2548
100 14 746

big band playlist created by Chosic

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