♪ Genres · 27 reviewed records
Big Band
27 reviewed records, 1954 to 2008
Every Big Band record reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 27 albums, 1954 to 2008, by 17 artists, led by Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Anthony Braxton. Every record links to its review.
27Reviewed records
17Artists
1954–2008Years
9Five-star records
Most reviewed artists
Who turns up most in Big Band among the records reviewed here. The number is reviewed records in this genre.
On which labels
The labels behind the Big Band records reviewed here.
- Verve4
- Clef3
- Concord Jazz3
- Mercury2
- Prestige2
- Roulette2
- Soul Note2
- ABC-Paramount1
Reviewed records
By year of release as printed on the review. Red is the site’s rating out of five.
1950s
- 1954Basie JazzCount Basie · Clef★★★★☆
- 1954Dance SessionCount Basie · Clef★★★☆☆
- 1955Dance Session Album #2Count Basie · Clef★★★☆☆
- 1957April in ParisCount Basie · Verve★★★★★
- 1957Basie in LondonCount Basie · Verve★★★★☆
- 1957Chet Baker Big BandChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★☆☆
- 1957Count Basie at NewportCount Basie · Verve★★★★★
- 1957This Is How I Feel About JazzQuincy Jones · ABC-Paramount★★★★☆
- 1958Basie Plays HeftiCount Basie · Roulette★★★★☆
- 1958The Atomic Mr. BasieCount Basie · Roulette★★★★★
- 1959Drums Around the WorldPhilly Joe Jones · Riverside★★★★☆
- 1959The Birth of a Band!Quincy Jones · Mercury★★★★☆
1960s
- 1960Art Pepper + ElevenArt Pepper · Contemporary★★★★★
- 1962Big Band Bossa NovaQuincy Jones · Mercury★★★★★
- 1962Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!Oscar Peterson · Verve★★★★☆
- 1962The QuintessenceQuincy Jones · Impulse! Records★★★★★
- 1965Stockholm SojournThe International Jazz Orchestra dir. Benny Golson · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1969Monk's BluesThelonious Monk · Columbia Records★★★☆☆
1970s
- 1972Free AgainGene Ammons · Prestige★★★☆☆
- 1976Creative Orchestra Music 1976Anthony Braxton · Arista★★★★★
1980s
- 1981Charli Persip and Gerry LaFurn's 17-Piece SuperbandCharlie Persip and Gerry LaFurn · Stash★★★☆☆
- 1985In Case You Missed ItCharlie Persip and Superband (II) · Soul Note★★★★☆
- 1988Tribute to Count BasieGene Harris All Star Big Band · Concord Jazz★★★★★
- 1989Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C.Gene Harris and The Philip Morris Superband · Concord Jazz★★★★★
- 1989No Dummies AllowedCharlie Persip and Superband · Soul Note★★★★☆
1990s
- 1991World Tour 1990Gene Harris / Philip Morris Superband · Concord Jazz★★★★☆
2000s
- 2008Intrinsic EvolutionCharlie Persip and Supersound · Self-released★★★☆☆
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