Mike is a music compiler and curator, co-compiling the J-JAZZ : DEEP MODERN JAZZ FROM JAPAN VOLS 1, 2 & 3 SERIES of Japanese Jazz reissues for BBE Records. On today’s mix Mike has taken a deep dive into his vast collection of albums to put together what he calls BIG BAND BANGERS – EBULIENT ROARING SCREAMING BIG BAND SOUND. Including the Milt Jackson and Ray Brown Big Bad and the Stan Kenton Orchestra, but also some ensembles perhaps less well known by many listeners, such as the O.R.F. Big Band from Austria, and Japanese legend Nobuo Hara’s Sharps and Flats.
Track | Artist |
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Compared To What | Tsu Jazz Ensemble & Anita Moore |
Madrox | Big Band Katowice |
Devil Made Me Write This Piece | Don Ellis |
Good Medicine | Doc Severinsen |
Circle | Perez Prado |
Samba De Haps | Stan Kenton & His Orchestra |
Wild Chick | Rhythm Combination And Brass |
Bitter Lemons | The Dankworth Big Band |
Rock A’ Motion (edit) | Orf Big Band |
Bogota | Ahmad Jamal & Richard Evans |
One For Bo Bo | Stan Tracey |
Braddock Breakdown | Milt Jackson & Ray Brown Big Band |
Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun (edit) | Nobuo Hara Sharps & Flats |
Calling Up The Rain | Gustav Brom |
All Praises To Allah | Kashmere Stage Band |