big band
Example Sentences
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The big band music stopped, and for a few seconds a hush fell over the guests.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
As Simon observed years later, the V-Discs “mark the high watermark of the big band years.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
"Oh, I don't know if we're owning being a big band," Oddie demurs.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
“Fotografías” is another sumptuous, big band salsa session.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025
In the late 1940s, Billy Eckstine’s big band boasted among its ranks some of the rising stars of the bebop era: Blakey, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Fats Navarro.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
