| The Big Band | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Studio | A & R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | Solid State SS-18001 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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The Big Band (rereleased as The Big Band: A Tribute to Basie) is an album by American jazz organist Jimmy McGriff featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally released on the Solid State label. [1] [2] [3]
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "Matching the leader's powerful organ with a big band was a logical idea and one that would be successfully repeated quite a few times in the future". [4]
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
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Sax No End is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band with guest soloist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1967 and released on the SABA label. The album was also released in the US on Prestige Records as Fire, Heat, Soul & Guts!.
Basie Plays Hefti is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie performing the compositions and arrangements of Neal Hefti recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.
Sing Along with Basie is an album by vocalese jazz group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross with Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.
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The Count! is an album by pianist/bandleader Count Basie recorded in 1952 and released on the Clef label in 1955.
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The Natural Seven is an album by saxophonist, composer and arranger Al Cohn recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.
Encyclopedia of Jazz is an album released on the Verve label compiled by jazz journalist Leonard Feather featuring tracks which were recorded to accompany Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Sixties. The album features three tracks by the Encyclopedia of Jazz All Stars arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson along with one track each by Jimmy Smith with Wes Montgomery, Count Basie and Johnny Hodges with Earl Hines.
You Ought to Think About Me is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1990 and released on the Headfirst label.
Countdown is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1983 and released on the Milestone label.
Skywalk is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in 1984 and released on the Milestone label.
City Lights is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff recorded in late 1980 and early 1981 and released on the Jazz America Marketing (JAM) label.
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