Jazz Big Band Recommendations?

I "third" the Dave Holland big band.

Hey Nighthawk,

I have a great jazz/big band recommendation for you! His name is Matt Dusk and he's a 24-year-old budding star from Canada. YOu might have caught him on FOX's "The Casino" this past week... he plays the hotel's lounge singer. Anyway if you didn't get a chance to see him on the show, you missed out! His voice is phenomenal... like a young Frank Sinatra! Check out his site at www.mattdusk.com and tell me waht you think. =)

I recommend the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band. The Mosaic set is out of print, but individual CDs are still available. These are the charts that Basie did not want to
touch because they were too complex.

Lavay Smith,,wow

For something comtemporary, Dave Berger and the Sultans of Swing. In the mode of Duke. See sultansofswing.com
Saw the Dave Holland Big Band last month at Birdland, 10 horns on stage! in addition to vibes, drums ( the utterly amazing Nate Smith), and obviously a pretty good bass player :^) They blew the roof off.