swing band
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A thudding kick drum and a mournful sax set up “I’ll Play the Fool” before a rubbery rumba beat and swing band take over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
As a teenager, the pianist and composer played in a swing band, his own trio and then in a sextet called the Jazz Epistles, which also included another South African jazz great, Hugh Masakela.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Stationed in Germany, he performed original songs on the Armed Forces radio Network, traveled with a western swing band and earned a high school diploma.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2021
ACL Presents: 50 Years of Asleep at the Wheel: A Retrospective This new special looks back over nearly half a century of performances by the Austin-based Western swing band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
There was music playing, perhaps a swing band.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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