Yes, good choice.
As I said, I'm not a big fan of big bands. By necessity too much is written out which takes it further away from jazz in my (non-musician's) opinion. Still, there are several I do enjoy so I may as well list them.
For the older bands, which for me means going back to the '40s even though what I listen to was recorded since then, I start with Basie and Woody Herman.
Moving forward I listen to Gil Evans, both scoring for Miles and with his own orchestra, Mulligan, Ellis, Monk (only three recordings that I'm aware of but those include arrangements by Hall Overton and really expand on Monk's music), Carla Bley, and George Russell.
Wikipedia defines big bands as those with 10 or more musicians and that's good enough for me.
As I said, I'm not a big fan of big bands. By necessity too much is written out which takes it further away from jazz in my (non-musician's) opinion. Still, there are several I do enjoy so I may as well list them.
For the older bands, which for me means going back to the '40s even though what I listen to was recorded since then, I start with Basie and Woody Herman.
Moving forward I listen to Gil Evans, both scoring for Miles and with his own orchestra, Mulligan, Ellis, Monk (only three recordings that I'm aware of but those include arrangements by Hall Overton and really expand on Monk's music), Carla Bley, and George Russell.
Wikipedia defines big bands as those with 10 or more musicians and that's good enough for me.
