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Big band renaissance [sound recording] : [the evolution of the jazz orchestra : the 1940s and beyond] / [compiled and annotated by Bill Kirchner]

Smithsonian collection of recordings: RD 108 (additional numbers: RJ 0014; S25-17618). Continues the title: Big band jazz. Compact discs. Program notes by Bill Kirchner, with bibliography and index ...
The New York Times

The Conductor Who Bent Music History to His Will

Serge Koussevitzky, a prolific commissioner born 150 years ago, made his mark not only on the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but also on American music. Serge Koussevitzky in the late 1940s at Seranak, ...
HeraldNet

‘In the Mood’ recaptures swing music of the 1940s

It was a great time in the country’s history. World War II was over. The music was jazzy, brassy, upbeat and swing. And it was as if the whole nation was tuned in to the same sound. The bands were big ...