Now and Then

April 1, 2025 #2223


The 1990s saw a renaissance of big band music. We compare these arrangements with the ones that were created in the 1930s and '40's.


Playlist

Leap frog
Big Time Operator
Leap frog
Les Brown
Beyond the sea
Royal Crown Revue
Beyond the sea
Tex Beneke
Jersey bounce
Blue Moon Big Band
Jersey bounce
Benny Goodman
Minnie the moocher
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Minnie the moocher
Cab Calloway
Stealin’ apples
Swing Shift
Stealin’ apples
Benny Goodman
Basie boogie George Gee
Basie boogie Count Basie
You’re driving me crazy Ray Gelato
You’re driving me crazy Rudy Vallee
Sing, sing, sing Lee Press-On