Big Band

Big Band The large swing orchestra that dominated popular music from about 1936 to about 1950; representing an international phenomenon most pervasive in the United States and in Britain. Some of the big bands had started out as smaller jazz groups in the 1920s. The typical ensemble consisted of a four– or five-piece rhythm section (piano, double bass, guitar, and percussion), four or five saxophones, three or four trumpets, and three or four trombones. There was usually a pair of solo singers…