The Big Band Almanac

by Leo Walker

With more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete coverage of black and white bands--from the almost-forgotten to Basie, Ellington, Miller, Shaw, and Dorsey--will prompt memories and establish important facts about a glorious era of jazz and popular music. Forewords by Les Brown and Harry James and an index with more than 6,000 names bracket a book that should be part of any music library.

Genres: Music

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Jason Carlson]

It’s sad people are forgetting this music. So much history, culture, stories surrounding this era. I will be going down the rabbit hole listening and absorbing what musical gems are quickly being lost and forgotten